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When Jesus was asked to name the most important commandment, His answer was simple but far from easy. Pastor Bailey challenges us to look at what it really means to love God and love people when life gets busy, faith feels routine, or relationships get complicated. This message invites you to rethink where your love is directed and what it looks like when faith moves beyond words into everyday life.
It’s easy to get consumed by what feels urgent, loud, and powerful in front of us. Pastor Hans points to a moment in Mark where Jesus quietly reframes who truly holds authority and what really deserves our allegiance. This message invites you to pause and reconsider which kingdom is shaping your decisions, your identity, and the direction of your life.
Authority can feel uncomfortable, especially when it looks closely at our lives instead of staying at a distance. Pastor Hans walks through a moment in Mark where Jesus steps into the center of religious life and does not back away. This message invites you to consider what happens when Jesus has the authority not only to lead you, but to shape you, challenge you, and bring real change from the inside out.
A new year makes it tempting to rush ahead, make plans, and grab control. Pastor Hans opens the next message in the Mark series by pointing us to a moment when Jesus chose patience over pressure and timing over impulse. This message invites you to slow down, look closer, and consider what might happen if you trusted God’s timing more than your own.
Christmas does not end when the lights come down and the guests go home. Pastor Hans closes the Three Days of Christmas series by turning our attention to the quieter, often overlooked day after Christmas. Through the journey of the wise men, this message invites us to consider how faith is sustained when the excitement fades and the road ahead still feels long. If you have ever wondered how to keep moving forward when clarity feels distant, this message is worth your time.
Christmas Eve often looks calm on the surface, but real peace rarely comes from a quiet scene alone. Pastor Hans shared a message about a deeper kind of peace that enters dark places, unsettled hearts, and uncertain futures. This message invites you to consider where peace truly comes from and how the arrival of Jesus still speaks to the unrest we carry today.
Some kinds of joy only come after you step forward in trust. Pastor Hans looks at a quiet but powerful moment in the Christmas story and invites us to consider what joy grows when we trust God without having all the answers. This message is for anyone learning to wait, to remember, and to believe that God is still at work even when the outcome is not yet clear.
Tonight was one of those nights that reminds you why church feels like family. Our annual Adult Christmas Banquet brought us together for great food, lots of laughter, and a variety show full of surprises. From games and contests by members of our church to incredible musical guests from the University of Valley Forge, the night was packed with joy, talent, and Christmas spirit. We hope this captures even a piece of the fun we shared together. Merry Christmas!
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Hope doesn’t usually arrive all at once. Sometimes it grows quietly through prayer, waiting, and moments when God seems silent. In this message, Pastor Hans looks at the day before Christmas and the kind of hope that forms long before answers show up. If you are in a season of waiting and wondering whether God is still at work, this message will meet you right where you are.
Sometimes the simplest stories are the ones that hit the deepest. Today our kids shared Gloria’s Christmas, a musical that follows a young girl learning to tell her own story of being chosen and loved. As she finds her voice, she discovers something bigger than she expected: Christmas is a story of adoption too. Through song, joy, and honest moments from our children, this presentation reminds us what it truly means to belong.
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What do you do when life backs you into a corner and every easy answer disappears? Pastor Hans shared the story of blind Bartimaeus, a man who refused to stay quiet when Jesus passed by. In a moment charged with fear, tension, and uncertainty, one desperate voice cut through the noise and changed everything. This message will challenge you to see desperation not as a sign of weakness but as the doorway to the clarity and breakthrough you have been praying for.
What if the one thing you refuse to let go of is the very thing keeping you from the life God is trying to give you? Pastor Bailey shared from Mark 10 about a man who came running to Jesus with all the right questions, yet walked away with all the wrong priorities. This message will nudge you to look honestly at what you hold tight and what Jesus might be asking you to surrender so you can finally breathe, finally trust, and finally follow Him with a whole heart.
Ever chase success so hard that you forget why you started in the first place? Pastor Hans shared from Mark 9 about a moment when the disciples were so focused on being great that they missed what God wanted to do right in front of them. This message will push you to look honestly at your motives, your drive, and the kind of greatness Jesus actually calls us to pursue.
What do you do when God moves powerfully in your life, then the moment passes? Pastor Hans shared from Mark 9 about the mountaintop experiences that were never meant to be campsites. God calls us to do more than just feel His presence; He calls us to steward it. This message will challenge you to carry what God is doing in your life into the ordinary, everyday moments where faith really takes root.
Ever had one of those days that starts out normal, then everything flips? One moment you feel unstoppable, the next you’re wondering if God even sees you. Pastor Hans shared from Mark 8 about a disciple who went from rock star to rebuke in a single breath. What he learned—and what we can too—is that God’s love doesn’t shift with our failures or successes. It’s steady, fierce, and unchanging.
Imagine living in a land where no one can make weapons. The enemy controls the tools, the prices, and even the sharpening of your blade. That is where Israel found itself. And that is where many people live today, surrounded, dulled, and paying more than they should for what only God can provide.
In this heartfelt message, Pastor Bailey shares his vision for Praise Assembly, his passion for students, and a challenge for all of us to become spiritual blacksmiths who help others find their purpose and strength in Jesus.
Ever find yourself missing what God is doing right in front of you? Pastor Hans shared from Mark 8, where Jesus challenged His disciples to look deeper than the surface and pay attention to what truly matters. In a noisy, distracted world, this message calls us to sharpen our spiritual senses and recognize the voice of God in everyday life.
Have you ever searched for the right words but couldn’t find them? Pastor Hans ministered from Mark 7, where Jesus met a man who could not hear or speak until one powerful moment changed everything. The crowd’s response was simple but profound: “Everything He does is wonderful.” This message invites you to rediscover those same words in your own life of worship, trust, and faith.
Pastor Hans shared from Mark 7 about a woman who faced every reason to give up… but didn’t. What do you do when life throws barriers between you and what you’re praying for? This message reminds us that Jesus still meets faith that refuses to quit.
We also welcomed Pastor Bailey Giesbrecht as our new Youth Pastor and partook in Communion together as a church family.
Pastor Hans reminded us that Jesus does not want His followers drifting through life spiritually dull. In Mark 7 He challenged the Pharisees and His own disciples not to trade God’s truth for empty tradition. What about us? Are we sharp to sin, to the condition of our hearts, and to where our lives are headed, or are we slipping into dullness? This message will push you to sharpen your faith where it matters most.
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