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  1. Sep 27

    Malachi: What & How We Give Reveals the Condition of Our Heart Toward God

    SPEAKER: Pastor Russel Moldovan Pastor Russel Moldovan’s sermon, “Malachi: What & How We Give Reveals the Condition of Our Heart toward God,” focuses on the truth that giving is ultimately a matter of the heart rather than simply a matter of money. Drawing from Malachi, Pastor Russ explains that although the people of Israel were still participating in worship, their offerings revealed that their devotion to God had grown cold. Instead of bringing their best, they offered defective sacrifices and withheld what belonged to God. The sermon develops three central truths: God deserves our best, God calls us to trust Him with what He has given us, and God desires to bless His people so that His goodness can become visible through them. Giving, therefore, is presented as an act of worship, an expression of trust, and a way of participating in God’s work by supporting ministry and caring for people in need. 32. Malachi- Giving & Our Heart 32. Malachi- Giving & Our HeartThe sermon concludes by bringing the subject back to love. Pastor Russ uses the story of two brothers who secretly carry grain to one another because each is concerned for the other’s welfare. Neither gives out of obligation or for recognition; they give because they love. In the same way, our giving reveals what we value and where our hearts truly are. But the sermon then turns the principle toward God Himself: what and how God gives also reveals His heart toward us. God loved the world and gave His Son; Christ loved us and gave Himself for us. The ultimate example of generosity, then, is not the tithe or any human offering, but Jesus Christ. Our giving becomes a response to the God who has already given Himself to us in love.

  2. Sep 20

    Daniel Sees Two Battlefields

    SPEAKER: Pastor Russel Moldovan Pastor Russel Moldovan’s sermon, “Daniel Sees Two Battlefields,” explores the book of Daniel through the theme of **faithfulness in the midst of conflict**. He begins with Daniel and his three friends living as exiles in Babylon, where they faced constant pressure to conform to a culture that did not honor God. Their refusal to compromise—whether concerning food, worship, or prayer—illustrates the challenge believers still face of living in the world without allowing the world to reshape their convictions. Pastor Russ connects that struggle to contemporary pressures and emphasizes that Christians are called to holiness, viewing life through the truth of Scripture rather than simply adopting the values of the surrounding culture. He then moves into Daniel’s prophetic visions, explaining how the kingdoms represented by the statue, beasts, ram, and goat portray successive earthly empires. Although nations rise, fight for power, and eventually fall, the repeated message of Daniel is that **God has the final word and His kingdom will endure forever**. The sermon then turns to what Pastor Russ describes as the second battlefield—the unseen spiritual battle taking place behind the events of the visible world. Drawing especially from Daniel 10, he describes Daniel’s vision of angelic and demonic forces involved in spiritual conflict and connects it with Paul’s teaching in Ephesians 6 that the Christian struggle is ultimately “not against flesh and blood,” but against spiritual forces of evil. Pastor Russ stresses that believers do not fight this battle through fear or human strength, but through God’s Word, prayer, the armor of God, and fellowship with other Christians. He offers practical examples, including his “detangle me” prayer, praying through the armor of God, pausing during the day to recalibrate through prayer, and drawing encouragement from the church family. The sermon closes with a message of confidence and hope: although Christians may not know what the future holds or fully understand the battles taking place around and above them, the outcome is not in doubt—Christ is victorious, He is with His people, and believers do not travel through the struggle alone.

  3. Sep 13

    Joel: Repentance - Hearts Turning to God

    SPEAKER: Pastor Russel Moldovan Pastor Russel Moldovan’s sermon centers on the prophet Joel’s call to repentance and the meaning of the “Day of the Lord.” He explains that Scripture uses this phrase both for historical moments of God’s judgment and for the final day when God will bring judgment upon evil and salvation to His people. In Joel’s day, the devastation of the locust plague and drought served as a wake-up call for God’s people, but the purpose of that judgment was gracious: God wanted them to turn back to Him. Joel therefore calls the people not merely to outward religious displays, but to genuine inward repentance: “Return to Me with all your heart” and “rend your heart and not your garments.” Pastor Russel applies that challenge personally, asking whether there are areas of sin, bitterness, pride, misplaced priorities, spiritual indifference, or inconsistency from which believers need to turn. God is not simply looking for outward religious activity; He wants hearts that are fully devoted to Him. The sermon then connects Joel’s prophecy with Pentecost in Acts 2, where Peter declares that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit fulfills what Joel had foretold. Through Jesus Christ, salvation is opened to all who call upon the name of the Lord, and Peter’s message leads his hearers to repentance, baptism, forgiveness, the gift of the Holy Spirit, and the birth of the church. Pastor Russel points to Acts 2:42–47 to show that the strength of the early church was not found in buildings, technology, or programs, but in people whose hearts were devoted to God, His Word, and one another. He connects this with Blanchard Church of Christ’s experience during COVID, when the congregation worshiped outdoors despite difficult weather and learned again that the essentials of church are not facilities or equipment, but hearts turned toward God. He concludes with the illustration of life as a car: it is not enough simply to have Jesus “in the car.” Christ must be in the driver’s seat, and believers must resist becoming back-seat drivers who still insist on controlling the direction. Repentance, therefore, is not only for new Christians; it is an ongoing willingness to surrender every part of life to Jesus and allow Him to lead.

  4. Aug 30

    Call to Serve Christ's Family

    SPEAKER: Pastor Russel Moldovan Pastor Russ Moldovan’s sermon, “Call to Serve Christ’s Family,” emphasizes that Christians are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, but they are also saved for a purpose: to live lives of service. Drawing from Ephesians 2:8–10, he distinguishes between salvation—God’s gift, not earned by works—and the good works God has prepared for believers. He then turns to Romans 12, where Paul calls Christians to present themselves as living sacrifices, allow God to transform their minds, and recognize that every believer is part of the Body of Christ. Pastor Moldovan stresses that the church is made up of many different people with different gifts, abilities, personalities, and passions, but every member has an important role to play. The sermon then becomes a practical challenge for members of the congregation to discover how God has uniquely equipped them and to find a place where those gifts can be used in ministry. Pastor Moldovan encourages people to consider what energizes them, what they enjoy doing, and where their abilities can strengthen others in the church. Using humorous illustrations about appliances needing to be plugged into the proper power source and ministries needing the right people in the right places, he points the congregation toward the church’s Ministry Fair as an opportunity to get involved. He closes with the image of glowing coals in a fire: when the coals remain together, they burn brightly, but when one is removed, it quickly grows cold. In the same way, the church shines brightest when its members remain connected to Christ and to one another, serving together as one family.

  5. Aug 23

    Habakkuk: The Righteous Shall Live by Faith

    SPEAKER: Pastor Russel Moldovan Pastor Russel Moldovan’s sermon, “Habakkuk: The Righteous Shall Live by Faith,” explores how believers should respond when life does not make sense, and God’s answers seem delayed. Habakkuk lived during a time of violence, injustice, spiritual decline, and national uncertainty, and he brought his questions directly to God: why were the wicked prospering, why were the righteous suffering, and why did God seem slow to act? Rather than condemning Habakkuk for asking hard questions, the sermon shows that God invites His people to bring their confusion and pain to Him. Pastor Russel emphasizes three major truths from the book: God is sovereign even when circumstances appear chaotic, God is just and will ultimately deal with evil, and God’s people are called to trust Him while they wait. Habakkuk 2:4 becomes the central message: “the righteous will live by faith,” meaning believers continue to obey, pray, forgive, worship, and trust God even when they do not yet understand what He is doing. The sermon then traces Habakkuk’s spiritual journey from questioning to worship. By the end of the book, Habakkuk’s circumstances have not improved, yet his response has changed: even if the crops fail, the fields are empty, and everything he depended upon disappears, he will still rejoice in God. Pastor Russel applies this to the congregation by asking whether we can continue trusting God when our own “fig trees” do not blossom—when marriages struggle, health declines, finances tighten, children wander, or dreams do not unfold as hoped. The message concludes by reminding us that God does not always give us the explanations we want, but He gives us something better: His presence. Through the example of Benjamin Warfield and the closing words of Psalm 23, the sermon calls believers to live faithfully in life's valleys, confident that God remains present, sovereign, merciful, and worthy of praise.

  6. Aug 16

    God's Fingerprints

    SPEAKER: Assoc. Pastor Wally Kocher Pastor Wally Kocher’s sermon, “God’s Fingerprints,” focuses on the truth that God is often working in people’s lives even when His presence and purposes cannot immediately be seen. Using the image of invisible fingerprints, Pastor Wally explains that difficult circumstances may sometimes make it appear that God is absent, when in reality He may be working behind the scenes in ways that will only become clear later. He illustrates this through the story of Joseph, whose betrayal by his brothers, slavery, false accusation, imprisonment, and years of waiting all seemed to contradict God’s plan for his life. Yet every painful step ultimately positioned Joseph exactly where he needed to be to preserve his family during a devastating famine. Pastor Wally then points to the crucifixion of Jesus as the greatest example of this truth. To the disciples, the cross appeared to be a terrible defeat, but the resurrection revealed that God had been carrying out His plan of redemption all along. Pastor Wally then connects this biblical theme to a deeply personal experience. In 2019, he underwent a procedure to treat several unusually large kidney stones. During that procedure, his doctor unexpectedly discovered a small, asymptomatic bladder tumor that proved to be cancerous but had been found at a very early stage. Looking back, Pastor Wally sees God’s fingerprints in the timing of the procedure, the unexpected discovery of the cancer, and even in the unusual kidney stone that led him to surgery in the first place. Adding another meaningful detail, the hospital where the cancer was discovered was named **Divine Providence**, a phrase describing God’s unseen guidance and care. Through Joseph’s story, the cross of Christ, and his own testimony, Pastor Wally encourages listeners not to assume that God is absent simply because they cannot understand what is happening in the present moment. The sermon concludes with a blacklight experience designed to make that truth visible: just as hidden fingerprints can suddenly appear under the right light, there may be places in a person’s life where God’s fingerprints have been present all along, even though they cannot yet be seen.

  7. Aug 9

    New Heavens and New Earth

    SPEAKER: Pastor Russel Moldovan In “New Heavens & New Earth,” Pastor Russel Moldovan traces God’s promise of final restoration from Isaiah 65 through the New Testament. He explains that Isaiah’s prophecy operates on two horizons: the near fulfillment of Israel’s return from Babylonian exile and the ultimate fulfillment in the Messiah, when God’s Kingdom is fully completed. Isaiah’s vision of a “new heavens and a new earth” describes far more than the rebuilding of earthly Jerusalem; it points to a restored creation in which the effects of sin are completely reversed. Peter and John later pick up this same promise, describing the return of Christ, the New Jerusalem, and a world where God dwells with His people and where death, mourning, crying, and pain are gone forever. Pastor Russel connects this hope to the “now but not yet” Kingdom of God, which was inaugurated through Jesus’ ministry, His death and resurrection, and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, but which will not be fully realized until Christ returns. The sermon then explains why a renewed creation is necessary. Because humanity’s sin brought both moral evil and the corruption of the natural world, creation itself now “groans” as it waits for redemption. When Christ returns, God will finally remove everything associated with the curse of sin. Pastor Russel vividly emphasizes that not only will the possessions and institutions of this present world pass away, but so will all of the things that cause human suffering—disease, fear, loneliness, grief, guilt, broken relationships, addiction, violence, funerals, sin, Satan, and death itself. That future hope also creates a responsibility in the present. God’s apparent delay in Christ’s return is an expression of His patience, giving more people the opportunity to repent. Therefore, believers are called to wait with holiness, longing for Christ’s return while actively participating in His mission through prayer, faithful example, evangelism, and witness. The sermon ultimately presents the new heavens and new earth not simply as something Christians are waiting to receive, but as a promise that should shape how they live and serve Christ right now.

  8. Aug 2

    The Suffering Servant

    SPEAKER: Pastor Russel Moldovan Pastor Russel Moldovan’s sermon, “The Suffering Servant,” explains how the book of Isaiah moves from judgment to hope. The first thirty-nine chapters warn Judah of the consequences of sin, while chapters 40–66 announce comfort, redemption, and God’s promise to restore His people. This hope reaches beyond Israel’s return from Babylon and points toward salvation for all nations through the promised Messiah. Focusing on Isaiah 52:13–53:12, Pastor Russel shows that God’s Servant would not come as a powerful military conqueror, but as one who would be rejected, despised, wounded, and killed. Although innocent, He would willingly suffer in the place of guilty sinners, fulfilling Isaiah’s prophecy in the life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The sermon emphasizes the “great exchange” of the gospel: Jesus received the punishment we deserved so that we could receive the righteousness, forgiveness, and peace that belong to Him. Because Christ has already carried our sins and guilt, Pastor Russel challenges believers to stop trying to earn salvation or continue punishing themselves for forgiven failures. He also calls the church to forgive others rather than seek revenge, to trust that God has not abandoned them during suffering, and to follow Christ’s example of humility. Rather than pursuing fame, beauty, influence, or worldly success, Christians are to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God, faithfully following the Servant who saved the world through sacrifice rather than power.

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