Pastor's Note

By: Aaron Halvorsen May 7, 2026

I might be the only one, but sometimes I wish I had a little more time during the Sunday sermon! Or, more often, I sometimes wish I could redo parts of the sermon and add a little more clarity. If I could do either of those things, I might go back and clarify the distinction between those who baptize infants (paedobaptists), and those who do not (credobaptists, i.e. us), and how they differ in their understanding of the new covenant (the subject of Jeremiah 31:31-34).

By: Dave Lewis Apr 30, 2026

The elders met for our regular monthly meeting on April 23. Administratively, we are starting our budgeting process. This usually takes several months and results in a recommended budget for the August 2026 through July 2027 budget year.

By: Aaron Halvorsen Apr 23, 2026

On May 3rd we will be begin a six-week sermon series on church membership and discipline called "Holy Belonging." If I may be transparent, I am less excited now for this series than I was when we began 1 Samuel or jumped back into Romans. As a rule I generally prefer going through books of the Bible as opposed to topical or thematic series. And nobody wants to talk about church discipline. So why this series?

By: Aaron Halvorsen Apr 16, 2026

"You can't put God in a box." I don't know if you've heard that phrase, or even used it yourself. It is used essentially to say that God is mysterious in nature, and when we try to define Him with theological and doctrinal terms, we are creating inappropriate (or even wrong) boundaries and limitations on an infinite God. I understand the sentiment.

By: Aaron Halvorsen Apr 9, 2026

Sunday begins a new round of adult Sunday School classes, and I think we'll be ending the season on a high note! (We'll take a break from Sunday School in the summer.) Here are the three classes we're offering:

By: Dave Lewis Apr 2, 2026

The elders met last Thursday for our regular monthly meeting. A couple of things that we would share with you: