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Pastor Dan Waters 3-1-2026
Preached on Pleasing God. What is the main thing we should be doing in these times we live in?
Please God. What else matters if you are pleasing God? What else matters if you are not pleasing God? For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. Philippians 2:21 Our highest goal and motive in life should be to please God. See Deuteronomy 6:5. We looked at Proverbs 20:27, it is about our heart and our inner most being, and Proverbs 21:2, we are not the best judges of ourself. Are we striving and working, every day, to please God?

Pastor Dan mentioned several examples, from the Old Testament, of those who pleased God: Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:8,
Numbers 14:24, 1 Samuel 2:26 and 16:13, 2 Kings 18:3 and 22:2. Jesus perfectly pleased the Father, and here are some
examples of that: John 4:34, 5:30, 8:29, 15:10 and 17:4. The Father was pleased by the Son! Look up the following verses: Isaiah 42:1 and 42:21, and Matthew 3:17 and 17:5. John taught us to please God in 1 John 3:22. The Father loves us because we love Jesus, see John 16:27. Paul taught us to please God in 2 Corinthians 5:9, Philippians 4:18, Colossians 1:10 and 1 Thessalonians 4:1. WARNING: the future decline is now! See Revelation 2:4-5. It is a sin to not love God with all of your heart, mind and soul. Read Matthew 24:12 and 2 Timothy 3:1-4. It is easy for our relationship with God to cool off, it takes work to maintain a relationship. For the More and More Solution, read Philippians 1:9 and 1 Thessalonians 3:12 and 4:9-10. We are not called to be perfect, we are called to grow. A couple reminders from Hebrews for you are in 11:6, 13:21 and 6:10-11. How do we know if our love has grown cool for God? If you have lost your passion for reading the Bible, you have lost your passion for praying, if you have lost your passion for your spouse, lost your passion for other people, or lost your passion for missions. His passion for us has not cooled. “Look I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds.” Revelation 22:12 We
need to finish well!

Pastor Dan Waters 2-15-2026
Preached on the ninth fruit of the spirit, self-control. Addressing this issue is uncomfortable and challenging. Peter spoke about self-control in 2 Peter 1:6. Do not procrastinate, start working on this today! Self-Control nourishes the first eight fruits; it is kind of like Weed and Feed! Any negative behavior can become addictive.Our emotions, thoughts, words, deeds, habits, pride, issues of the tongue, and so many other things need to be controlled. Pastor Dan gave us a list of three things to help us in the area of self-control. 
1. Change our thinking, see Romans 13:14. We need to remove temptations in our life, in order to encounter temptations less, which will make it harder to sin. We need to meditate and memorize more of the Bible, see Joshua 1:8. We also looked at James 1:20 and Proverbs 16:32. We need to hate evil, see Psalm 97:10. Think of yourself as a new person, 2 Corinthians 10:5. Life is not about you. We only have one purpose in life. When Satan attacks your mind – obey God! Read Colossians 3:2. If you
please God, what else matters? If you do not please God, what else matters?! 

2. Change your actions, Galatians 5:16. Walk in the spirit, do the things God wants you to do. 3. Change in relationships. Try to help someone else, maybe by example or by sharing something with them. Read Proverbs 27:17, and sharpen one another on purpose. Witness to saved people, by encouraging them. David became complacent and allowed himself to be tempted, and God told David there would be consequences. Uzziah was made a leper because of his pride. Solomon had all those ladies, but paid the price the rest of his life. We are forgiven, but still pay the consequences of our sins. Look at Proverbs 25:28.
Accountability can help in this self-control area. We should help one another to grow. Things that are addictive, do not
do it the first time. We know from 2 Corinthians 3:18 that we are being changed, and from 2 Corinthians 5:9 that our
goal is to please Him. We closed by reading 1 Corinthians 15:57-58 – But thank God! He gives us victory over sin
and death through our Lord Jesus Christ. So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always
work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.. 

Pastor Dan Waters 1-18-2026 
Once we realize we are only accountable to one person in the universe, it simplifies life! We know from Luke 2 that
Christ came in peace. Romans 14:17 says peace comes from the Holy Spirit. According to John 14:27, peace also comes
from the Lord. Pastor Dan talked about three relationships that we need peace in.

1. We need peace in our relationship with God. Read Romans 5:1 and Colossians 1:20. Blood is needed for this
peace because sin is serious business.

2. We need peace in our relationships with others. People are tough to get along with! If it is possible, as much
as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. ~ Romans 12:18 Forgiveness can be tough, but Matthew
6:14-15 says, “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if
you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” When you
forgive someone, God will still hold them accountable, they are not getting away with something! Take a look at
Philippians 2:3 and Matthew 20:26-28 for more on peace. Jesus was willing to give His life as a ransom for us.
We should want to serve others, and serve them the best we can.

3. We need peace in our relationship with ourself. Do you have perfect peace in yourself? How would you rate
your inner peace? Peace in yourself brings contentment. Lasting peace comes from the Holy Spirit. You will
have perfect peace if you focus on Him and not your circumstances. 2 Thessalonians 3:16 is a good prayer about
peace. What do you do when worry hits you? Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about
you. ~ 1 Peter 5:7 When you have problems, do something to please God. Do not keep telling yourself to stop
thinking about the problem. How do we please God? Read the Bible, pray, serve others or praise Him. Jesus
had perfect peace on the inside. Paul had inner peace. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 is a major league prayer! If you
want peace, you have to be willing to go through whatever He takes you through. You cannot have fear and
peace as roommates!
We personally benefit when we go through “stuff” in life. Our faith grows when we feel powerless. True peace
comes from the Father. True peace comes from Jesus. True peace comes from the Holy Spirit. Have you ever
experienced complete bliss and said, “I wish this could last forever?” It will, in heaven! For those of us who know
Jesus, peace is our right and heritage.

Pastor DanWaters 1-4-2026
started out his message telling us that there is a difference between joy and happiness. Christians
are at their most attractive when they are filled with God’s joy! We looked at 1 Thessalonians 5:3. We want His joy
flowing into us. Happiness happens when things are going well. There are five places to find joy.

1. Joy is present when we focus on our future. Read Ephesians 1:3 and Hebrews 12:2. Christ’s joy secures our
eternal joy. “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may
be full. ~ John 15:11 We also looked at Romans 15:13 and 1 Peter 1:8. Do you have inexpressible and glorious
joy? You can look at Psalm 30:5-6, which relates to joy, too.

2. Joy is present when God is present. Joy is not the absence of troubles. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace... Galatians 5:22 How do you know if you have the Holy Spirit? If you have joy! Joy can coexist with
happiness. No one can take your joy, faith, or confidence from you. See Romans 14:17. The Holy Spirit is
connected with joy. See the connection between the Holy Spirit and joy in 1 Thessalonians 1:6. In Psalm 21:6,
we see that God made David joyful with His presence.

3. Joy is present when your sins are forgiven. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is
covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no
deceit. ~ Psalm 32:1-2 See Romans 4:7 and 1 John 1:4, read the Bible, try to obey it, and get God’s joy.

4. Joy is present when we sing to God from our heart. Look at Psalm 71:23 and Psalm 100:1-2. Joy is not a one and
done thing, it is a challenge every day! Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy; and on
the harp I will praise You, O God, my God. ~ Psalm 43:4
5. Joy is present after true worship. Read 1 Kings 8:66. We should leave church rejoicing and with glad hearts!
You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures
forevermore. ~ Psalm 16:11 If you trust God, you have to be willing to go through where ever He takes you. Is
God sufficient or not?
Pastor Dan closed by reading two verses to us, James 4:8 and Jude 24, and a quote by Joni Ericson Tada. If you want
joy, get near the joy giver. “It’s easy to want the things of God, without the Lord Himself.” Joni Ericson Tada

Pastor Brad Davidson 12-28-2025
Started out the message saying that he wants us to think about us! We read Isaiah 43:18-19. We have good
intentions for New Years resolutions, but they are worthless unless we do something with them. We need to look at
one thing we want to change, then focus and be intentional about that one thing. Our life could be changed if we focus
and do one thing a year. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! That is how to improve our faith in God,
also. What one thing do you desire from God? In Psalm 27:4, David said, The one thing I ask of the Lord- the thing I
seek most- is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and
meditating in His Temple. Do you desire a friend, a loved one coming to God, or overcoming an addiction? Give
yourself space or a margin, say no sometimes, even to good things. You have to have trust in a relationship to make it
work. Do you trust God? Really trust Him? Or do you trust in your IRA or your job? What one thing do you lack in your
relationship with God? Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t
done,” He told him. ~ Mark 10:21a The man lacked trust. Our decisions have consequences – we have to make daily
choices to get to the life God has for us. Our obedience is vital! We push back though and make excuses to continue in
our sin. Trust and obedience are vital to a relationship. Hard decisions are hard to do, it is a battle, but make the right
decision and let your feelings catch up! We cannot always trust our heart or our feelings. Surround yourself with solid
Christian friends, who speak the truth. What one thing is hindering your relationship with God? It could be fear or
doubt. What one thing do you need to let go of? Anger, a grudge against someone, a habit, a ritual, or maybe a
tradition? No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the
past and looking forward to what lies ahead. I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly
prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. Philippians 3:13-14 We need to know where we are going,
and which lane we are in. Quit whining about your troubles, look up and look towards where you are going, look
forward and not back. Read 2 Corinthians 11:22-28. Which one promise from God do you need to claim? Look at Psalm
56 and 2 Corinthians 12:9-10. One thing can change everything! What is your one thing? See Isaiah 43:1-3

All Praise to God! ~ Romans 11:33-36 ~Pastor  Dan Waters December 12-7-2025
God does not go back on His word. He made a promise to us that He will keep. If you are a science lover, read Proverbs
8. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.” ~ Isaiah 55:9 Are we going to trust Him or not? Can you figure out life on your own? Look at Romans 11:34. Historians and philosophers cannot figure it out, and neither can we! We need to trust in God enough to not worry about the future. Philippians 4:11 and 2 Corinthians 12:10 both teach us how to be content. In Romans 11:35 we learn that God owns everything and He does not owe us anything, other than to fulfill His promises. God is the source of all things that exist. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. ~John 1:3 God is the judge and end-all of everything! If we live, it’s to honor the Lord. And if we die, it’s to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. ~ Romans 14:8 Life is not about us, it is about God. Pastor Dan ended his message with Romans 12:1 and 1 Timothy 1:17. And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice – the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible,to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. Let us focus on God instead of our
disappointments and challenges.

Pastor Dan Waters November 16, 2025
Shared a message with us from Romans 11:11-32. We started out reading Revelation 3:10, Because
you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the
whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. There will be a time of testing, but the church will not go
through it. The tribulation will be a focused persecution of the Jews. Alas! For that day is great, so that none is like
it; and it is the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it. ~ Jeremiah 30:7 “That day” refers to a seven-
year picture, and Jacob refers to the father of the Jews. The tribulation will be terrible for the Jews, lots of persecution,
even worse than what Hitler did. Satan hates the Jews because God loves them. Nations of the world will gather
against Jerusalem. “Therefore wait for Me,” says the Lord, “Until the day I rise up for plunder; my determination
is to gather the nations to my assembly of kingdoms, to pour on them My indignation, all my fierce anger; all
the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy. ~ Zephaniah 3:8 No one wants to have to go through this!
We looked at Revelation 19:15-20, which is talking about Jesus. In verse 15, God is angry. Jesus will now set up His
kingdom. And there you shall remember your ways and all your doings with which you were defiled; and you
shall loathe yourselves in your own sight because of all the evils that you have committed. ~ Ezekiel 20:43 The
Jews are finally going to realize what they did by killing Jesus. We looked at Romans 11:26, which is an important verse.
And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away
ungodliness from Jacob” After this the Jews will be a blessing to the whole world! Read Zechariah 8:22-23. “In those
days” is referring to future days. If you are not saved, you are not going to heaven. Talk to someone today if you have
questions about being saved, it is not too late!

Eric Becker October 26, 2025
Eric spoke on the Beatitudes, from Matthew 4:23 – 5:12. The beatitudes are also in Luke, starting in 5:17. If you only read Luke, you get the feeling Jesus will bless you if something bad happens to you. In Luke we think of the blessings in earthly realms, but it says blessed in the “poor in spirit”, a heavenly realm, not earthly. Spiritually poor means needing, not lacking, a closer relationship with Christ. Each beatitude is calling each of us. Poor means constantly striving, wanting to grow closer, see Psalm 84:2. We are never as close as we need to be, we should also strive to be closer. All the beatitudes are attributes that we should always be wanting more of. The first beatitude sets the basis for the next seven. We should forever mourn the death of Christ, look at John 16:22. The meek beatitude means not outgoing or having to be noticed, or humble. We looked at Matthew6:5 – 8. Hungering and thirsting for
righteousness is about how we should always be hungering and thirsting for righteousness. Regarding the merciful beatitude, we need to think about if we show grace, compassion and forgiveness. Read Romans 12:6 – 9. The beatitude on being pure of heart is talking about seeing God. Pure of heart is because of our relationship with Christ, and what He does for us. We looked at 1 Timothy 1. Peacemakers. We are called to be peacemakers, in our families or whoever we deal with. See James 3:18. Being persecuted is not only talking about death. Do you profess your faith even if you will lose a relationship, or lose something earthly? Do you have enough faith to put yourself out there? The beatitudes are like a recipe for what we are called to be. What should I look like if I have a relationship with Christ? The beatitudes canbe our recipe.

Pastor Dan Waters October 19, 2025
Shared with us from Romans 10:14-21, God, the Jews, the Gentiles, the Future. There is so much stress in the world, and people are turning to yoga, meditation or other ways they think will help, but we need to turn to the Bible. We need to have our feet planted firmly, so we can stand. But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. Revelation 3:16 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” ~ John 20:21 We have already been sent, if we are a Christian. Ask God to open your eyes to the opportunities around us. 
Pastor Dan gave us an assignment, which is to give someone the Gospel this week. We are told to go into the world and preach the Gospel to every creature, in Mark 16:15. Why do people need to hear the Gospel? Because there is a heaven and hell, and everyone is going to one of those two places, forever!
Philippians 1:21 is the purpose in life. If we really believe, we will obey. We need to be faithful to God, whether others
listen or not. Isaiah and Jeremiah are examples of men who were faithful, amongst people who were not. John 17:17
tells us the word is truth, and that is why it is important to read the Bible. If we read our Bibles, we will grow up,
spiritually. We must diligently seek Him, see Hebrews 11:6. People are without excuse, God has shown Himself to all in some way, read Romans 1:20. God made the first move, by reaching out to the Gentiles. God demands that we get
saved, love Him with all our heart, and obey Him. Romans 9:3 is hard for us to understand, yet Jesus did that for us!
Read Romans 11 for Pastor Dan’s next message in his series on Romans, which will be on November 16th. Have you
received Jesus as your savior? If so, will you serve Him? Will you tell others about Him?

Mike Prom September 7, 2025
shared with us from Ephesians 4:29 – 5:2. We need to appreciate people and thank them for what they have done for us, or how they impacted us, before they die. Today’s Scripture mentions unwholesome talk. What is “unwholesome”? It is foul talk, sarcasm, racial slurs, making fools out of people, and other unkind things we sometimes say. Are we building people up or tearing them down with our words? Use talk that is good and helpful to others. Edify means to build up. Our words must improve a person. When I am talking to someone about someone else, my speech should build up the person being talked about, or do not say it! We need to ask ourselves if whatever we say is completely truthful and honest, do not exaggerate things. We looked at James 3:3-6, which also talks about the tongue. Everything we say to someone should draw them closer to Jesus. People, especially young people, need to know we believe in them. We are all leaders because we all have influence over others. Be truthful though, do not use “fluff” to build someone up. We can impact others with our words. As leaders, we need to be known more for what we stand for rather than what we are against. We should be standing for Jesus. We need to be compassionate and sympathetic to others, which is following Jesus’s example. Have you told someone, before they died, that they made an impact on you? Are your words building up or tearing others down? If you build up someone, you will open the door and be able to share Jesus with them.

Pastor Dan Waters August 17, 2025
It’s Getting Closer...There are two kinds of people in the world, saved and unsaved. Stop trusting in yourself to be saved, you are not good enough. You need Jesus and His sacrifice. If you are saved, then truly live for Him. There are many who do not think they need God, read Job 21:14-15 and 2 Thessalonians 1:8 for more examples of those types of people. Once you become a Christian though, you need to grow, to become more and more like Christ. We will all be judged on what we do as an individual. Matthew 7:13-14 tells us that God is seeking people, but they ignore Him. Pastor Dan gave us five motivating factors to serve God, business motivation, love motivation, obligation motivation, fear motivation and future rewards motivation. If we are obligated by business, we will minister to the saints and God is “obligated” to remember what we have done, read Hebrews 6:10. Love motivation goes with obedience, and our actions speak louder than words. See John 14:15, 1 John 5:2 and 1 Thessalonians 4:1. The obligation motivation means you pay your debts, and we are in debt to Jesus, look at Romans 13:8. The fear motivation can keep us from doing evil and can keep us doing the right thing, look up Ecclesiastes 12:13. The final motivation is huge, future rewards. In the future, on judgement day, it will be obvious who served God. Read Malachi 3:16-18 for an explanation on that. Pray and ask God how you can serve Him, or ask your church elders. Satan likes to remind you of your past and make you feel guilty, do not go there. It hinders you in the present and in the future. Do the things which will gain you eternal rewards, God deserves our best.

Pastor Kevin Korb August 10,2025
A few months ago, Kevin shared a message with us and he used an acronym of PIES. This week he went more in depth about the I, intercession. Intercession means to petition for someone, to intercede, to go to bat for them, or to advocate for them. This is hard to do because we are naturally self-centered. Interceding for someone is a part of love, you are choosing to do something that benefits someone else. When reading Ephesians 6:10 – 18, we realize we are not living in a blissful world of peace, this is spiritual warfare. We have an enemy that wants to trip us up, and the closer we get to God the more the enemy works. Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. ~ Ephesians 6:18 Do we take this verse seriously? We are ready to pray for people’s health or when there is a death in the family, which we should be praying for those situations. But do we pray for others that are doing fine? Paul tells us to pray for all the saints. We need to take the ministry of intercession seriously. In John 17, Jesus intercedes for His disciples and future believers. Ephesians 1:15 – 17 wants us to see life the way God intended. Are we encouraged in hope or sinking in our circumstances? God wants us to live in
hope! We should pray for ourselves, but also for others. Jesus is our greatest role model in prayer, and we learn in Romans 8:34 that He is going to bat for us. Look at Paul’s and Jesus’s prayers, and pray for someone else that way. God is listening, He tells us, “Come to me.” He wants to hear from us! You do not even have to know someone well to pray for them, we are all facing some of the same issues. We all need to be made holier, pray for that!

Pastor Dan Waters August 3, 2025
The message shared with us was called It’s Coming... We looked at several passages, but he came back to 2 Corinthians 5:10 multiple times. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. We need to be looking at the Word, and actually “seeing” the Word. There is a difference between looking and seeing, we all look, but do you really see? Meditation and prayer have no power. It depends on what you meditate on and who you pray to, that is where the power is. Spend some time in your Bible, look at it and see it. Whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved ~ Acts 2:21 This is a good verse to spend some time meditating on. Part of meditating on a verse involves chewing on it, questioning it, and doing it! Read 2 Kings 4. While meditating on that, some things you could think about are: Did she wish she had borrowed more vessels? Did she wish she had worked harder earlier? What were the consequences? What are our consequences for serving or not serving the Lord? Look at Mark 4:19, riches promise more than they fulfill. What do we spend our time thinking about? Do we think about the fun things we want to do or do we think about how we can serve God? Go back to our opening verse in 2 Corinthians and “chew on that for a while”! Here are a few questions you can ask yourself to get started. Will our rewards be worth our sacrifice? Will
our rewards be temporary or permanent? If this is true, how zealously should we live? Why are some of Jesus’ last words about the rewards He is bringing with Him? (Rev 22:12) If our only motive is to get rewards, what does that say about the object of our love? What do we really believe about 2 Corinthians 5:10 based on how we have lived so far in 2025? We will continue with these thoughts in two weeks, August 17th, which also happens to be our church picnic!.