Pastor Micah shared a message entitled "Hide & Seek" this week to help remind each of us why the Bible is so important to us today! He pulled out a few key words from 2 Timothy 3:16-17; profitable, complete, and equipped that help us understand the importance of God's Word! Only through spending time in God's Word can we truly grow into the man or …

Pastor Micah shared a message this week titled "The Meaning Of Pentecost!" The Day of Pentecost is a historic event that took place as God poured the Holy Spirit upon the Early Church to empower, equip, and enable us to reach the world for Christ! Pastor Micah approached this message with a 30,000 foot view looking at the connection between the Pas…

Pastor Micah finished up our current series this past Sunday called "Taking the NEXT Step!" Throughout this series we are focusing on the topic of stewardship and looking specifically at the Biblical principles of tithing, offerings, and trusting the Lord with everything He has placed in your hands! In the first week of the series we looked at the …

We celebrated all of the great moms, grandmothers, step mothers, foster moms, and mother figures God has blessed our great church and community with! Pastor Micah shared a message called "A Mother's Heart" which focused on how mothers experience the greatest of joys, but likewise experience the deepest of pains. By looking at 3 lesser known moms fr…

Pastor Micah picked back up our current series this past Sunday called "Taking the NEXT Step!" Throughout this series we are focusing on the topic of stewardship and looking specifically at the Biblical principles of tithing, offerings, and trusting the Lord with everything He has placed in your hands! In the first week of the series we looked at t…

Pastor Laura shared a message this week called "A New Thing" focusing on how after Jesus went back up to Heaven he commanded the Apostles to go to Jerusalem and wait for the Holy Spirit to come. In Acts chapters 1-3 we read about how even though God was doing a new thing it's not always easy as wait for the new thing to take place. Here are 3 thing…

Pastor Bethani shared a message titled "Please Pass The Faith" which focused on the importance of passing on our faith to the next generation. In particular as Pastors Bethani and Sarah wrote this message it was focused on passing down the faith to Generations Z and Alpha (those born since 1996). Here are a few highlights for you: Passing on the fa…

Pastor Bethani shared a message titled "Promise In The Valley" which focuses on Genesis 15 and relates it to the mountain highs and valley lows we experience in life. The point is that every mountain is followed by a valley but we always have a mountain of a promise in Jesus. This message offers hope to everyone in their low times in life and helps…

Pastor Micah started a new series this week called "Taking the NEXT Step!" Throughout this series we will focus on the topic of stewardship and looking specifically at the Biblical principles of tithing, offerings, and trusting the Lord with everything He has placed in your hands! This week we looked at the Biblical principle laid out for tithing. …

Pastor Micah wrapped up our 2024 Easter series this year, "Empty." As Easter has been approaching we've focused on how through an empty tomb we find the ultimate fulfillment in our lives through Christ! This series unpacks the idea of emptiness by following people connected to the death of Jesus and showing that only at the empty tomb will we be ma…

Pastor Micah continued our 2024 Easter series this year, "Empty." As Easter approaches we're focusing on how through an empty tomb we find the ultimate fulfillment in our lives through Christ! This series unpacks the idea of emptiness by following people connected to the death of Jesus and showing that only at the empty tomb will we be made full. T…

Pastor Laura started our 2024 Easter series this year, "Empty." As Easter approaches we're focusing on how through an empty tomb we find the ultimate fulfillment in our lives through Christ! This series unpacks the idea of emptiness by following people connected to the death of Jesus and showing that only at the empty tomb will we be made full. Thi…

Pastor Micah and the members of the Mexico Mission's Trip team took time to share about their recent amazing mission's trip to serve in Aguascalientes and Central Mexico February 20-26th!Kirjoittanut Micah Reed

Pastor Micah wrapped our series this week called "I'll Be There For You!" This series focuses on the topic of friendship. Each week will will look at a different friendship from scripture along with a specific important characteristic of friendship. In scripture we see many examples of Godly friendship and how important it is to our walk with the L…

Pastor Brad shared a message this week called "Vessels" which focused on how we're all called to be God's vessels to the world around us. His main passage of scripture was from 1 Corinthians 12:27. In order to be effective vessels there are 4 main points that he pointed out in this message: Effective vessels are WILLING to be used! Effective vessel…

Pastor Sarah Tillotson shared a message this week called "Adoption: Forever Home" focusing on the Biblical concept of adoption into the family of God, and how that relates to adoption in our world today! By looking at Paul's letter in Galatians 4:1-7 we pull out these 6 truths: We are Redeemed! We are Adopted! The Holy Spirit now lives within us! W…

Pastor Micah continued our series this week called "I'll Be There For You!" This series focuses on the topic of friendship. Each week will will look at a different friendship from scripture along with a specific important characteristic of friendship. In scripture we see many examples of Godly friendship and how important it is to our walk with the…

Pastor Micah started a new series this week called "I'll Be There For You!" This series focuses on the topic of friendship. Each week will will look at a different friendship from scripture along with a specific important characteristic of friendship. In scripture we see many examples of Godly friendship and how important it is to our walk with the…

Pastor Micah shared a message entitled "The Potter" for our 2024 Vision Sunday! God uses the language of creation to describe His ongoing interest in our lives throughout all of scripture. By focusing on Isaiah 64:8 and Jeremiah 18:2-6 we learn that God is the sovereign creator and He molds us in the palm os His hand. Here are a few keypoints and q…

Pastor Micah shared a message this week called "I Want To See!" to help set the stage for next week's Vision Sunday! By looking at the interaction between the blind man Bartimaeus and Jesus in Mark 10 we can learn 4 key things: Cry Out (He had nothing left to lose. He was not going to be timid.) Press In (He refused to be deterred by distractions, …

Pastor Laura took time this week to focus on worship in her message, "The Power of Worship!" As we continue going through our 21 days of corporate prayer & fasting we're also placing an emphasis on the act of daily worship. Living our lives in a way that as the Apostle Paul says, a "living sacrifice." Pastor Laura defined what worship is according …

Pastor Micah set the stage for our upcoming 21 days of corporate prayer and fasting by sharing a message entitled "Why Do We Fast?" In this message Pastor Micah looked at 8 different stories from scripture that helped us realize 9 different reasons why we fast. This is by no means an exhaustive list of why we fast, but gives a very clear introducti…

Pastor Brad shared a New Year's themed message called "Tear Off The Roof!" By looking at a couple individuals from the New Testament who were healed by Jesus we focus on their faith, boldness, and desperation! In Luke chapter 5 we see the story of the friends bringing their paralyzed friend to Jesus and him being healed due to their faith. Secondly…

Pastor Micah finished our Christmas series this week called "With Love!" The overarching theme of this series aims to answer the question, why do we have Christmas? The most simple answer is, LOVE! Out of God's love for us He made a way for us to be reconciled back to Him! He sent His One and only Son Jesus to become the final atoning sacrifice to …

Pastor Micah shared a message called "Be The Light" as a part of our annual Family Christmas service at CAG. In this message he talked about how Jesus came to be the 'light of the world.' In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus teaches that it is now our job to take the light of the world (the Gospel Message, the love of Christ) and share it with the worl…

Pastor Micah continued our Christmas series this week called "With Love!" The overarching theme of this series aims to answer the question, why do we have Christmas? The most simple answer is, LOVE! Out of God's love for us He made a way for us to be reconciled back to Him! He sent His One and only Son Jesus to become the final atoning sacrifice to…

Pastor Micah started our Christmas series this week called "With Love!" The overarching theme of this series aims to answer the question, why do we have Christmas? The most simple answer is, LOVE! Out of God's love for us He made a way for us to be reconciled back to Him! He sent His One and only Son Jesus to become the final atoning sacrifice to b…

Pastor Micah shared a timely message this week that the Holy Spirit laid on his heart called "Be Brave!" In particular the theme of the message is being brave in the midst of the unknown in our lives. It could be something unknown physically like an illness, something unknown spiritually like trying to discern God's direction for your life, or some…

Pastor Bethani shared a message this week called "Lukewarm Christianity!" By looking at the teaching from Revelation 3:14-22 we find a word for the church in Laodicea. They were challenged for their 'lukewarm' faith, and that same challenge still stands for us today. Are we living life fully committed to the Lord, or are we still trying to stand on…

Pastor Laura shared a message entitled "THANKful Truly" as she looked at Leviticus 7:11-13. In this Old Testament passage we learn a lot about the attitude of thankfulness. She shared about how thanksgiving is a key ingredient to having peace with God! Here are a few highlights from this week's message: We must be thankful for ALL things! But what …

Pastor Micah shared a message this week titled "Open Your Eyes!" By looking at the Apostle Paul's letter to the church in Ephesus we find 3 prayer points! Just as Paul prayed this over the church nearly 2,000 years ago. We continue to pray this over our church, community, and world! We pray that you may: Know Christ more! Receive more wisdom, insig…

Pastors Micah & Laura shared with us this week at Chisholm as Missionaries Micah & Laura as they follow the Lord's leading to take the Good News of the Gospel to the people of Aguascalientes and Central Mexico! They shared about their call to missions, where they're going in Central Mexico, and what kind of ministry they will be doing (church plant…

This week Pastor Micah focused on the Lord's Supper to teach us how Jesus took ordinary everyday items and did something extraordinary with them. The same is true in our lives! When we take what 'little' we think we have and place it in His hands, walk in step with the Holy Spirit, and respond in obedience we can see the ordinary used in extraordin…

Pastor Bethani shared a message entitled "Love Is The Reason" as we continue with our mission's emphasis throughout the month of October. Pastor Bethani shared about her call to missions and shared many different stories from here life that have greatly impacted her. Ultimately we know that Christ's love compels us to reach the lost, and we're comm…

Pastor Laura shared a message this week focused on God's Heartbeat as we continue to focus on Missions throughout the month of October! Often when we think of missions we think of the Great Commission, but it began long before then. Missions have always been the heartbeat of God. Here are 3 foundational pieces to help us understand God's Heartbeat:…

Pastor Micah took time this week to set the stage for our Missions Emphasis month throughout October. By looking at scripture Pastor Micah presented and answered the question, why do missions matter? As a church we believe that missions is one of the avenues that God created to see evangelism and discipleship take place. That we're command to go an…

Brad Monson of Mesabi Range Youth for Christ (MRYFC) shared a great update about MRYFC along with a challenging message! We're so excited to hear about all of the great things taking place across the Iron Range in students lives as a result of MRYFC! We can't wait to see what God continues to do with the new vision and direction God has given them!…

Pastor Micah shared a message for Back to Church Sunday called "Rooted In Faith" By looking at the teachings of Jesus and the Apostle Paul we get a clear understanding of the importance of having deep roots spiritually. Life will throw challenges our way so we must be able to stay connected to Christ and stand firm in our faith! A life built on Jes…

Kevin & Jennie Senapatiratne of Christ Connection came and shared a great message with us this week at Chisholm AG! By looking at the prayer of King Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles chapter 20 they pulled out 4 key reminders when it comes to prayer. His prayer started by turning his FOCUS to God He appealed to the POWER of God He appealed to the PROMISE…

Pastor Micah shared a message called "The Greatest Commandment" this week focused on Jesus answering the question, 'of all of the commandments, which is the most important?' in Mark chapter 12. Jesus answers the question by quoting 2 old testament commandments from Deuteronomy 6:4-5 and Leviticus 19:18. Jesus says that loving God with all the we ha…

Pastor Micah finished up our current series this week called Wisdom: A Study in Proverbs! While King Solomon was not perfect (he didn’t even always take his own advice!) he did record an incredible collection of wisdom in the book of Proverbs. This wisdom is timeless; it was relevant thousands of years ago and it is relevant today. The specifics ma…

Pastor Laura continued our current series this week called Wisdom: A Study in Proverbs! While King Solomon was not perfect (he didn’t even always take his own advice!) he did record an incredible collection of wisdom in the book of Proverbs. This wisdom is timeless; it was relevant thousands of years ago and it is relevant today. The specifics may …

Pastor Micah continued our current series this week called Wisdom: A Study in Proverbs! While King Solomon was not perfect (he didn’t even always take his own advice!) he did record an incredible collection of wisdom in the book of Proverbs. This wisdom is timeless; it was relevant thousands of years ago and it is relevant today. The specifics may …

For our 5th Sunday family service Pastor Micah and Kid's Ministry Director Sarah shared on the topic of self-control. Our min passage for the morning comes from Titus 2:11-12 which focuses on the importance of living a life marked by self-control. Self-control is choosing actions and attitudes that please God, not ourselves. The Holy Spirit helps u…

Pastor Micah started a new series this week called Wisdom: A Study in Proverbs! While King Solomon was not perfect (he didn’t even always take his own advice!) he did record an incredible collection of wisdom in the book of Proverbs. This wisdom is timeless; it was relevant thousands of years ago and it is relevant today. The specifics may have cha…

Pastor Brad shared a message entitled "Preparing for Battle." The Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 talks about the importance of working together as the body of Christ. Here are the key points from Pastor Brad's message: Drop the DIVISION Drop the ROUTINE Drop the ACT Drop the BAGGAGE Drop....to your KNEES!…

Pastor Laura shared a wonderful message on the topic of sacrificial love. By looking at the life of Jesus and other characters from the Bible Pastor Laura reminded us about the importance and powerful of sacrificial love. She also looked at how one of the greatest ways we can relate to sacrificial love is through our experience as parents. The two …

Pastor Micah wrapped up our current series this week called "Honor" which focuses on the topic of honor. In this 3 week series we we look at the importance of honoring God, honoring those in authority, and honoring those around us! This week we looked at the Apostle Paul's teaching in 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 12 that teach about how we're all me…

Pastor Micah continued in our current series this week called "Honor" which focuses on the topic of honor. In this 3 week series we we look at the importance of honoring God, honoring those in authority, and honoring those around us! This week we looked at Matthew 20 and the conversation between Jesus and John, James, and their mother about who wou…

As we took time to celebrate all of the fathers in our church and community Pastor Micah shared a message called "God Our Father." This week Pastor Micah took time to break down the heart of God the Father in relation to Jesus the Son, the role of the Holy Spirit, and us today as children of God! As Pastor Micah shared here are 3 of the important t…