This past weekend, we hosted Pastor Mujahid El Masih.  He shared with us about his life in Islam, his coming to faith in Jesus, his ministry, the persecution he endured, and how God brought him to the United States.  He also shared with us three sessions on Christianity and Islam.

This link will take you his testimony that he shared Sunday morning  https://archive.org/details/Masihtestimony

Session 1 of his presentation on Christianity & Islam can be found at https://archive.org/details/ChristianityAndIslamSession1

Session 2 - https://archive.org/details/ChristianityAndIslamSession2

Session 3 - https://archive.org/details/ChristianityAndIslamSession3

The only part of his presentation that went unrecorded was the adult Sunday School hour on Sunday morning, where he talked about Silent Jihad.

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On Maundy Thursday, we talked about arrogance and humility.  Even though we're turned off by arrogance, most of us display this quality in many ways.  Jesus, however, calls us to a life of humility and service.  This message can be heard at https://archive.org/details/TrueHumility

On Good Friday, Pastor Nate brought the message.  He talked about our tendency to look to signs rather than trust in the gospel of Christ.  His message can be heard at https://archive.org/details/TheSignOfJonah_201404

Unfortunately, our Easter message did not get recorded.

Yesterday, we heard another installment of our Lenten series on the Passion History. We looked briefly at the inscription that Pilate placed on Jesus' cross and the ways it was understood.  We then asked how we understand these words today.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/TheInscription

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Yesterday at Ebenezer, I continued my Lenten series on the Passion History.  We looked at the women who followed Jesus, mourning for him, as he was led away to be crucified.  And we find that, instead of mourning for his suffering, we should mourn for ourselves.  This sermon can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/TheWeepingWomen

On Wednesday of this past week, Pastor Kirk Thorson from Larimore, ND brought our message.  It was part of our series "Sermons Preached by Christ's Enemies." His sermon focused on the words of the chief priests, "He saved others, but he cannot save himself." This message can be heard at https://archive.org/details/HeCannotSaveHimself

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Once again, we had an issue in the sound booth yesterday, so our message was not recorded.  On Wednesday night, however, I continued our mid-week series: Sermons Preached by Christ's Enemies.  We looked at Jesus trial before the Sanhedrin and his confession, which they used to condemn him.  This message can be heard or downloaded at  https://archive.org/details/WeHaveHeardItFromHisOwnLips

Our sermon for yesterday was not recorded properly.  So, unfortunately, I can't make it available to you.  However, this past Wednesday evening, Pastor Nate Nash continued our series, "Sermons Preached by Christ's Enemies," with a message titled: "Hail, King of the Jews." This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/HailKingOfTheJews

Yesterday, at Ebenezer, I began with a series of messages on the Passion History.  We looked at the death of Judas.  We then asked this question: How do we respond when we're confronted with our guilt?  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/TheDeathOfJudas

This past Wednesday, our message was brought by Pastor Kirk Thorson of Living Faith Free Lutheran Church in Larimore, ND.  He continued our series "Sermons Preached by Christ's Enemies" by focusing on a statement made by the wife of Pontius Pilate.  She sent word to her husband telling him to have nothing to do with that innocent man.  This message is available at https://archive.org/details/HaveNothingToDoWithThatInnocentMan

I recently finished a series at Ebenezer titled, "Responding to the Call," which was based on the book of Jonah.  We looked at the call of God on Jonah's life, and how he responded to that call. We then applied the lessons we learned to our own life and our own calling.  This series is now available as a short book on Amazon.  You can find it at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IYW9MN2

Yesterday at Ebenezer, we heard part 4 of our series, "Responding to the Call." The message was titled, "Possessing the Compassion of God." We saw how Jonah, instead of rejoicing the the salvation of the people of Nineveh, longed for their judgment.  In the same way, we often desire the judgment of some.  However, God is concerned for the lost, a concern we should all share.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/PossessingTheCompassionOfGod

On Wednesday night (Ash Wednesday) we heard the first of a series of messages that will be delivered by myself, Pastor Nate Nash (Youth and Family Pastor at Ebenezer), and Pastor Kirk Thorson (Living Faith Free Lutheran Church in Larimore, ND).  The series is titled "Sermons Preached by Christ's Enemies." The first message focused on the words of Caiaphas, "It is Better that One Man Die."  This message can be heard at https://archive.org/details/ItIsBetterThatOneManDie

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On Saturday, we had our third annual men's conference at Ebenezer.  Pastor Jason Holt, Director of Youth Ministries for the AFLC, was our speaker.  He spoke on the theme: The Slippery Grip of Headship.  In the first session he talked about "Headship and Me," and asked the question, "Am I in charge of myself?" In the second session, he talked about "Headship and Marriage", and asked "Am I in charge of my marriage?" In the third session he talked about "Headship and Parenting" and asked "Am I in charge of my kids?" And in the last session, he talked about "Headship and Work" and asked if we're in charge of our work.  The links to the sessions are below.

https://archive.org/details/MensConferenceSession1_201403

https://archive.org/details/MensConferenceSession2_201403

https://archive.org/details/MensConferenceSession3

https://archive.org/details/MensConferenceSession4_201403

Unfortunately, I don't believe Sunday's message was recording, part 3 of our series on Jonah.

Yesterday, we heard the second part of our series on the book of Jonah: Responding to the Call.  We saw in the second chapter how God pursued Jonah when he ran for a very important reason: He pursued Jonah to show him mercy.  In the same way, God desires to show us mercy when we run from him.  He desires our salvation, and he desires to reveal to us the mercy we're to have upon our fellow sinners.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/RecognizingGodsMercy

Yesterday, we began a series of messages based on the book of Jonah.  The title of this series is: Responding to the Call.  Part 1 of this series focused on the response most of us have when God calls us: Running from God.  It can be heard and downloaded at https://archive.org/details/RunningFromGod

This summer, I delivered a series of messages at Ebenezer, as well as at a Bible camp, titled "Trusting God When It Doesn't Make Sense." While the audio files are still on this site to hear or download for free, I've also made this series available in book form.  It's available through Amazon in e-book form only.  You can find it and purchase it here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I8QA21U

People always say that children are a blessing.  But do we really believe this?  Do we believe they're a gift from God or that they're a hindrance in our life?  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/ABlessingOrAHindrance

After getting a new computer in our sound booth, it's taken a while to adjust and to figure everything out.  So, here's this week's sermon, along with several from advent 2013.

It's easy for us to feel that evil might win the day.  It often seems that those who oppose Christ might somehow put a stop to his work of salvation.  However, as we see in the Christmas story, there's no stopping him.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/NoStoppingHim

On December 22, we looked at why the virgin birth of Christ is so important.  In fact, we saw why it was necessary.  This message can be found at https://archive.org/details/OurGreatAssurance

On December 15, we talked about doubt.  We all have times of doubt when it comes to Jesus.  How can we be sure that he is the Savior?  This message can be found at https://archive.org/details/CanWeBeSure_201401

On December 8, we looked at Jesus, and what he came to accomplish.  We learned that, through him, we become the children of God.  And this is his work, not our own.  This message can be found at https://archive.org/details/BornOfGod_201401

Even though we come to church every week, we often have the wrong motives when we come to worship.  Our heart isn't in the right place.  In fact, our attitude hinders our ability to worship.  In Psalm 98, the people are being called to worship.  And, in this, we can see the proper motive and attitude for the worship of God.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/WhyWeWorship