Mark Davis : piano

Eric Wills : bass

Bob Berlyn : saxophone

Tom Anderson : drums

Sermon by Pastor Keith Aurand

Recorded December 31, 2017

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

Revelation 22:20

Be careful what you pray for … you just might get it

Sermon by Pastor Keith Aurand

Recorded December 24, 2017, Candlelight Service

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

Revelation 22:20

Be careful what you pray for … you just might get it.

Sermon by Pastor Keith Aurand

Recorded December 24th, 2017 9:30am Service

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

Revelation 22:20

Be careful what you pray for … you just might get it

Sermon by Pastor Keith Aurand

Recorded December 17, 2017

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

matthew 25:14-30

Are you willing to take what God has given you to help build the body of Christ? It doesn’t matter if you succeed or fail. What matters is that you try. That’s where grace comes in. Jesus is always there to pick us up and encourage us.

Sermon by Pastor Keith Aurand

Recorded November 19, 2017

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

James encourages us to endure the difficulties of life as a gift from God. In the face of difficult challenges we have the opportunity to grow in Christian maturity, to round out our discipleship, to grow in faith, that is our loyalty and reliance on God, along with all the other qualities that make for a true disciple of Christ.

Scripture reading by Tony Sumanski

Sermon by Pastor Keith Aurand

Recorded November 12, 2017

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

Paul wants us to recognize the positive features of mission. Missionaries need to be upright in conduct - holy, righteous and blameless. They had acted in a caring way toward the new church and were encouraging, comforting and urging Thessalonians to do good works. All this was directed toward one end, that the members of this new church might live lives worthy of the Lord, worthy of the one who bids them to share in the splendor of God's kingdom.

Scripture reading by Deb Huyck

Sermon by Pastor Keith Aurand

Recorded November 5, 2017

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

Halloween

It’s that time of year again : Trick or Treat and all that entails.

At the nursing home we got into a bit of a debate … A myriad of questions surround Halloween. Should we participate? Accommodate? Or vigorously denounce Halloween?

So how should we respond to this holiday? Is it sinful and evil or just fun and games? Is it a problem or a potential opportunity?

Sermon by Pastor Keith Aurand

Recorded October 29, 2017

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

Forgiveness is the oil to relationships

Everyone has two needs one to be forgiven and one to forgive others. We have been called to do both. Listen to this message for biblical truth on how to forgive others and how Jesus continues to forgive us. 

Sermon by Elizabeth Ware, Director of Family Ministries

Recorded October 22, 2017

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

How Much

In the story of the feeding of the five thousand and of Jesus' walking on water, John describes signs which serve to reveal the true nature of Jesus' messiahship, namely, his function of feeding us with the bread of life and carrying us safe to a distant shore.

Scripture reading by Debbie Huyck

Sermon by Pastor Keith Aurand

Recorded October 15, 2017

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

Trust

Sometimes it feels like no matter how much faith we have, no matter how many promises we have heard, and no matter how many signs God has provided, still, most of us from time to time wonder if God has abandoned us. In other words, we have difficulty trusting.

We aren’t the first ones in history to feel this way. For example, in today’s Scripture lesson from Exodus, the Israelites seem to be having a little trouble trusting too. We all know the story. After spending many years as slaves in Egypt, the Lord sent Moses to help them break free from their captivity. Moses challenged Pharaoh and got him to let God’s people go. So Moses led them out of slavery and across the Red Sea. He then led them across the desert, about two hundred and fifty miles, until they reached the point in the story for today: a place called Rephidim, about twenty-five miles from Mt. Sinai.

Scripture reading by Pat Korth

Sermon by Pastor Keith Aurand

Recorded October 1, 2017

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

Here’s the Secret

Jesus and his disciples have entered the district of Caesarea Philippi, some twenty miles north of the Sea of Galilee. He asks the disciples who people say he is. Most people see Jesus as some sort of prophet, but Jesus wants to know who the disciples think he is. Peter declares that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus then announces that Peter is blessed for this answer and that upon this rock Jesus will build the new Israel, bestowing on Peter and his fellow believers the authority to bind and loose.

Scripture reading by Pastor Keith Aurand

Sermon by Pastor Keith Aurand

Recorded September 3, 2017

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

We Belong to Jesus

After Paul details his personal circumstances as a prisoner in chapter one, verses 12-26, he moves on in his letter to encourage his readers. In the passage before us Paul exhorts the Philippians to steadfastness, unity and humility. First, he calls on his readers to "stand firm" together for the gospel, striving against all opponents in verse 28, through suffering in verse 29, and conflict in verse 30. He then goes on to encourage his readers to engage in a determined oneness of intent in chapter two, verses 1 & 2. Finally, he encourages his readers to take on humility in verses 3 & 4.

Scripture reading by Debbie Slater

Sermon by Pastor Keith Aurand

Recorded August 27, 2017

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

To Live is to Die

Paul begins his letter to the Philippians with a thanksgiving and prayer for the church in verses 3-11. He then touches on his personal situation in verses 12-26. The passage before us reminds us to let Christ be exalted, whether in our day-to-day living, or in the day of our dying.

Scripture reading by Debbie Huyck

Sermon by Pastor Keith Aurand

Recorded August 20, 2017

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

Size Doesn’t Matter

As is typical of Paul's letters, following the greeting he gives thanks and prays for the welfare of his readers. His thanksgiving is by no means an oblique prayer on behalf of his readers, rather it is made directly to God for the wonderful work he is performing in the Philippian congregation. Paul probably has in mind the financial contribution the congregation is making to his missionary work. Paul then prays for the perfection of his readers; he prays for their spiritual insight so that they might reap the full harvest of righteousness - the fruits of God's redeeming love.

Scripture reading by Chuck Garrigues

Sermon by Pastor Keith Aurand

Recorded August 6, 2017

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

Know Who You Are

Knowing who you are can be a hard thing to figure out. But God has given us a book (the bible) to read and discover who we are not only in Christ but in this world.

Scripture reading by Grace Sheedy

Sermon by Elizabeth Ware, Director of Family Ministries

Recorded July 23, 2017

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

I Wonder

Jesus used many stories, or parables, when speaking to the crowds. These stories compare something familiar to something unfamiliar, helping us understand spiritual truth by using everyday objects and relationships. Jesus’ parables compel listeners to discover truth, while at the same time concealing the truth from those too lazy or too stubborn to see it. To those who are honestly searching, the truth becomes clear. We must be careful not to read too much into parables, forcing them to say what they don’t mean. Each parable has a central meaning unless otherwise specified by Jesus. Let’s now listen to the parable of the 4 soils.

Scripture reading by Pat Korth

Sermon by Pastor Keith Aurand

Recorded July16 2017

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

Prescription for Exhaustion

Scripture reading by Pat Merhing

Sermon by Elizabeth Ware, Director of Family Ministries

Recorded July 9, 2017

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

We Are Free

In our passage today Paul explains that a person can be subject to only one of two masters; we are either beholden to sin, promoting an ever-increasing burden unto death, or we can listen to God, promoting an abundance of right-living unto life eternal.

Scripture reading by Ceiline Kashishian

Sermon by Pastor Keith Aurand

Recorded July 2, 2017

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

Warning Tough Decisions Ahead

How to keep God in your decision making when the world is all around us.

Scripture reading by Pastor Keith Aurand

Sermon by Elizabeth Ware, Dir of Family Ministries

Recorded May 28, 2017

New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA