Posts by Michael Nelson (Page 16)

Weekly Update – April 8th, 2021 After 19 weeks we will return to The Sermon on the Mount this coming Sunday. That is a longer break than we usually take in the middle of a sermon series, so let me take just a minute and highlight for you where we have been and where we are going on Sunday mornings. The first part of The Sermon on the Mount, specifically in chapter 5, can be divided up into three sections.…

Weekly Update – April 2nd, 2021 One of the most significant days in the life of the church is Easter Sunday. Regardless of what we do to celebrate this special day, the events of this day remain the cornerstone of our faith. In reality, every Sunday that we gather is in celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but this day in particular is pivotal, for without it, there would be no point in gathering any other Sunday. The apostle…

Weekly Update – March 25th, 2021 At last night’s members’ meeting, it was announced that I would be taking a sabbatical this coming summer. In light of this announcement, I want to take some space in this update to try to answer any lingering questions you might have about this time period. First, what is a sabbatical? A sabbatical is a focused time for rest, rejuvenation, and can be, a devoted time to study or other type of ministry. A…

Weekly Update – March 18th, 2021 This week we will look at Mark 7-10 and consider “The Response to Jesus.” Leading up to chapter 7, Jesus has been clear on His mission and in His ministry. His mission is to proclaim the Kingdom of God by calling all to repent of their sins and believe in the good news of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. His ministry was filled with teaching and power to confirm this proclamation as…

Weekly Update – March 12th, 2021 Last week we considered “The Mission of Jesus” as we took at look at Mark 1-3. It was a fairly large section, larger than we typically examine on a Sunday morning, but nonetheless, the theme of his mission was clear. Jesus Christ came to this world to usher in His kingdom through calling men and women to repent and believe. This week we will look at “The Ministry of Jesus” from Mark 4-6 as…

Weekly Update – March 4th, 2021 As we approach Easter in the next several weeks, we are going to center our focus on the life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In reality, every Sunday should a celebration of the resurrection, but for the next several weeks we will specifically focus on the gospel of Mark. We will take 5 weeks and do an overview of who Jesus is, what he has done and how that affects us. For…

Weekly Update – February 26th, 2021 For the last year now, we have heard updates and warnings almost continuously about the danger of Covid 19. For a period of time, these updates were coming to us from the President and other health officials about what we needed to do to protect ourselves and how significant of a threat this virus is to us. As we approach the year anniversary now, we find that this warning is still the same, even…

Weekly Update – February 18th, 2021 Well, lets try this again. Last Sunday we called off all activities due to snow, extreme temperatures and slick conditions. We were planning to have Sam Bierig with us to preach. Thankfully Sam is willing to join us this Sunday instead. Sam will be preaching for us from the book of Jonah. He is married with three kids and serves as the Dean of Spurgeon College at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. If you would…

Weekly Update – February 11th, 2021 There are two items that I want to highlight for you this week. First, this past Sunday I preached a sermon from 1 Timothy 4:1-10 titled, “Disciplined for Godliness.” This was the final message in our series titled, “Growing in Your Faith.” The basic idea here is that though the Spirit of God is alive within every believer, we are still called to pursue the Lord through the spiritual disciplines. If you would like…

Weekly Update – February 4th, 2021 One of the things we have not done since this “season” of Covid started was take the Lord’s Supper together. With the various health concerns and the inability to gather like we would like to have brought some hesitation, at least on my part, to us taking as a church. Even so, by God’s grace, those of us who are physically able to attend will take the Lord’s Supper this Sunday, February 7th, during…

Weekly Update – January 28th, 2021 The last few weeks we have been looking at what it means to grow as a Christian. The process that Scripture lays out for us is what I like to call, Spirit-Empowered Effort. What this means is that God has given us his Spirit to effect change in our hearts and move us towards him, but at the same time, we must push and fight and struggle to put off sin and pursue Christ.…

Weekly Update – January 21st, 2021 With the inauguration of a new president, there have been many different feelings and emotions across our country. I think there are two helpful things we need to remember as we process this transition of power. First, we have a dual citizenship that should affect the way that we think. Then second, we ought to pray for all of those in power, regardless of who they are. First, our dual citizenship. We are citizens…