Posts by Sharon Kautz
The Mountain of Obedience
In The Mountain of Obedience, Pastor Nate Ryan wrestles with the unsettling story of Abraham and Isaac in Genesis 22. When God asks Abraham to surrender the very son of promise, we confront the costly nature of faith and the tension between obedience and understanding. This message reminds us that mountains in Scripture are places…
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Verse of the Day February 21
This week in worship, we begin our Lenten series, “The Mountains of God.” Pastor Doug begins by sharing about “The Mountain of Renewal” and the story of the life of Noah. Today’s reading is Genesis 8:20-22, The Mountain of Renewal The Verse of the Day is Genesis 8:21, And when the Lord smelled the pleasing…
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March 2026 Beacon
Here’s the March 2026 Beacon.
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Verse of the Day February 20
This week in worship, we begin our Lenten series, “The Mountains of God.” Pastor Doug begins by sharing about “The Mountain of Renewal” and the story of the life of Noah. Today’s reading is Genesis 8:15–19, New Beginning The Verse of the Day is Genesis 8:16, Go out of the ark, you and your wife,…
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Verse of the Day February 19
This week in worship, we begin our Lenten series, “The Mountains of God.” Pastor Doug begins by sharing about “The Mountain of Renewal” and the story of the life of Noah. Today’s reading is Genesis 8:1–14, God Remembers Noah: The Waters Recede The Verse of the Day is Genesis 8:1, But God remembered Noah and…
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The Mountains of God – Week 2 Guide
The Mountain of Obedience – Genesis 22:1-14 To download the guide for this week, use the link below. Connecting If your house were on fire and you could only save one non-living item, what would you take and why? The Mountain of Obedience, Genesis 22:1-14 Genesis 22:1-14 (NIV) 1 Some time later God tested Abraham.…
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Verse of the Day February 18
This week in worship, we begin our Lenten series, “The Mountains of God.” Pastor Doug begins by sharing about “The Mountain of Renewal” and the story of the life of Noah. Today’s reading is Genesis 7:11–24, The Flood & Judgment The Verse of the Day is Genesis 7:17, The flood continued forty days on the…
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Preview: The Mountain of Obedience
This Sunday, we continue “The Mountains of God” series with Pastor Nate sharing about the story of Abraham and Issac and “The Mountain of Obedience.” “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me…
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Verse of the Day February 17
This week in worship, we begin our Lenten series, “The Mountains of God.” Pastor Doug begins by sharing about “The Mountain of Renewal” and the story of the life of Noah. Today’s reading is Genesis 7:1–10, Obedient Faith The Verse of the Day is Genesis 7:5, And Noah did all that the Lord had commanded…
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