Yesterday, I continued our look at evangelism. We all know we're called to reach out with the gospel, but most of us don't do it. Most say that they don't do it because of fear. But when we look at Scripture, we see that the prophets, apostles, and the early church continued in their calling despite the persecution they faced. Why were they willing? And why should we be willing? This message can be heard or downloaded at http://www.archive.org/details/KentSperryFaithfulUntoDeath

Our children's sermon for the day can be heard at http://www.archive.org/details/MollyBlobaumApril25childrensmessage

We have a lot for you to hear and digest this week.

First of all is the message I delivered at Redeemer in Ashton. We see in Acts 20 that Paul declared himself innocent of the blood of the Ephesian church. He was innocent because he'd declared to them the full counsel of God. If they strayed from the Lord, their blood would be on their own head. Can we say the same thing, that we're innocent of the blood of those God has placed in our path? This message can be heard at http://www.archive.org/details/KentSperryInnocent

Our children's message for the day, focusing on Daniel and the lion's den, can be heard at http://www.archive.org/details/MollyBlobaumApril18childrensmessage

We began a series of revival meetings at Grace with Pastor Paul Nash, the home missions director of the AFLC. He's preaching on Romans 12:1-2. The series is titled, "Be Transformed." The first of his messages can be heard at http://www.archive.org/details/PaulNashBeTransformed1

His second message, delivered Sunday night, can be heard at http://www.archive.org/details/PaulNashBeTransformed2

The third message, delivered Monday night, can be heard at http://www.archive.org/details/PaulNashBeTransformed3

The final message can be heard at http://www.archive.org/details/PaulNashBeTransformed4

As believers, we've all been called to serve the Lord. But many of us resist his calling; we refuse it. We fail to realize that serving the Lord is a great honor, and that we should thank him for the privilege. This message can be heard or downloaded at http://www.archive.org/details/KentSperryThankfultoServe

Our Easter message ended our series on brokenness. We heard that the person with a spirit of brokenness will live the resurrected life. This message can be heard or downloaded at http://www.archive.org/details/KentSperryTheResurrectedLife

Our children's message for the day can be heard at http://www.archive.org/details/MarkFagerstromApril4childrensmessage

Our Holy Thursday we heard that the person with the broken spirit will humble himself and serve others. This message can be found at http://www.archive.org/details/KentSperryTrueHumility

Our message yesterday continued our series on brokenness. We saw that, if we have a broken spirit, we will not try to claim ownership of our life, but will offer it to the Lord. This message can be heard or downloaded at http://www.archive.org/details/KentSperryOfferingOurselves

Our children's message, focusing on Palm Sunday, can be heard at http://www.archive.org/details/MarkFagerstromMarch28childrensmessage

Last night, Pastor Randy Nelson concluded our Wednesday Lenten series with a message titled "The Christ of the Cross." It can be heard at http://www.archive.org/details/RandyNelsonTheChristoftheCross

As we continued our look at brokenness, we saw that our sin affects not only us, but other people as well. And if we have a broken spirit, we'll be concerned about this. This message can be heard or downloaded at http://www.archive.org/details/KentSperryLovingOthersinBrokenness

Our children's message for the day can be heard at http://www.archive.org/details/MollyBlobaumMarch21childrensmessage

Last night, Pastor Peter Ward from Faith Lutheran Church in Ottawa, IL brought the fifth message of our Wednesday night series. He brought a message titled "The Challenge of the Cross." It can be heard or downloaded at http://www.archive.org/details/PeterWardTheChallengeoftheCross

Yesterday, we continued our series on brokenness. We saw that, if we have a broken spirit, we know we can't depend upon ourselves if we're to be justified before God. The one who's forgiven is the one who looks to Christ for mercy. This message can be heard or downloaded at http://www.archive.org/details/KentSperryTheOneWhoIsForgiven

Our children's message for the day talked about the fact that Jesus holds all things together. It can be heard at http://www.archive.org/details/MarkFagerstromMarch14childrensmessage

Last night, Pastor Ed Strom, from rural Ottawa, IL brought the message at our Lent service. His message, the fourth in our series on the Christ of the Cross, he talked about the cancellation of the cross. His message can be heard or downloaded at http://www.archive.org/details/EdStromTheCancellationoftheCross

Yesterday, I continued our series on brokenness, the attitude God desires of us, with a message titled: "The One Who Loves Jesus". Even though so many people in our society today claim to believe in Jesus, there is no love for him evident in their lives. Even though the people of the church claim to love Jesus, it all seems very cold. Why is this? We see in Luke 7 that the one who loves Jesus is the one who sees his sin. This message can be heard or downloaded at http://www.archive.org/details/KentSperryTheOneWhoLovesJesus

Last night, Pastor Steve Heilman delivered part 3 of our Lenten series on the Christ of the Cross. His message was titled "The Conquest of the Cross" and can be heard or downloaded at http://www.archive.org/details/SteveHeilmanTheConquestoftheCross

Sunday, I was extremely sick, so one of the guys filled in last minute. Shawn Blobaum delivered a message, sharing with the church Jesus' invitation to take his yoke. It can be heard or downloaded at http://www.archive.org/details/ShawnBlobaumFeb28message

Our children's message for the day can be heard at http://www.archive.org/details/MollyBlobaumFeb28childrensmessage

Last night, Pastor Patrick Lohse, from Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Morris, IL was at Grace. He preached the second message of our Lenten series focusing on the cross. His message is titled "The Centrality of the Cross" and can be heard and downloaded at http://www.archive.org/details/PatrickLohseTheCentralityoftheCross

Yesterday, we began a Lenten series on brokenness. We looked, in yesterday's message, at the spirit of brokenness. Many people in the church today simply go through the motions. It looks like they're living a life of faith, but the reality is much different. If our repentance is to be accepted by God, it must flow from the heart. This message can be heard or downloaded at http://www.archive.org/details/KentSperryASpiritofBrokenness

Last night, several pastors from the Illinois district of the AFLC began a Lenten series that'll be shared in each our churches. The first message, heard last night at Grace, is titled "The Crime of the Cross." We looked at the fact that Jesus was completely innocent of any crime when he was convicted to death and that a murderer was released in his place. We also looked at the fact that each one of us are guilty and deserving of death, but Jesus, even though he was without sin, took the penalty of sin upon himself. He died in our place that we might have life. This message can be heard or downloaded at http://www.archive.org/details/KentSperryTheCrimeoftheCross

We all know that we're imperfect, but most of us take our sin too lightly. We don't understand that our struggle with sin is a life and death struggle. We see this reflected in the life of Cain as we look at Genesis 4:1-7. This message can be heard or downloaded at http://www.archive.org/details/KentSperryRulingOverSin

Our children's message for the day, focusing on Valentine's Day, can be heard at http://www.archive.org/details/MollyBlobaumFeb14childrensmessage

In Psalm 139 we see that God is the author of life. He creates each person who is born into the world, and he decides when our time in this world is over. Because of this, life belongs to him and we are his. We have no right to decide who should live and who should die; we have no right to decide how long a person should be allowed to live. We must respect the author of life and the gift he's given. This message can be heard and downloaded at http://www.archive.org/details/KentSperryTheAuthorofLife

What attitude should be possessed by those in church leadership? We see it in three commands that Peter gives to the elders of the church in 1 Peter 5. This message can be heard and downloaded at http://www.archive.org/details/KentSperryChurchLeadership

Our children's message for the day can be heard at http://www.archive.org/details/MollyBlobaumJan31childrensmesssage

Yesterday, we finished up our series on faith. What are we to do when we find that our faith is lacking? What do we do when we find that we have doubts? This question is answered in an encounter Jesus had with the father of a demon possessed boy. This message can be heard and downloaded at http://www.archive.org/details/KentSperryLimitingGod