What Does Holiness Look Like?

In What Does Holiness Look Like?, Pastor Doug Scalise explores Galatians 5:13–26 and Paul’s clear contrast between living by the flesh and living by the Spirit. In a culture that often values charisma over character, this sermon calls believers back to holiness expressed through virtue, integrity, and the visible fruit of the Spirit. Holiness is…

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The Prayer-Filled Life

In The Prayer-Filled Life, Pastor Doug Scalise invites us to rediscover prayer as the steady, transforming center of Christian life in a divided and anxious world. Drawing from 1 Thessalonians 1:2–3, this sermon shows how prayer shapes communities marked by faith, love, and steadfast hope rather than fear or outrage. Prayer is not an escape…

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People of the Bible: Why the Word Still Matters

In Why the Word Still Matters, Pastor David Pranga reminds us that in a noisy and distracted world, God still speaks clearly through Scripture. Drawing from 2 Timothy 3:14–17, this sermon teaches that the Bible is God-breathed, authoritative, and essential for shaping how we live as followers of Christ. God’s Word teaches, corrects, and trains…

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A Spirit-Empowered Life

In A Spirit-Empowered Life, Pastor Doug Scalise reflects on Jesus’ baptism in Matthew 3:13–17 and what it reveals about identity, purpose, and God’s presence. As the Spirit descends and God declares Jesus the Beloved Son, we see that acceptance and approval come before achievement or service. This sermon reminds us that baptism is not an…

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Flesh and Blood Christianity

The Gospel of John doesn’t include a birth story for Jesus like Luke and Matthew; however, John also testifies to the incarnation of Jesus, the idea that in Jesus, God took on a human body like ours. John says, the eternal Word became flesh, that God chose to tabernacle or “camp out” with us on…

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How Have You Seen God at Work in Your Life the Past Year?

Each year, we enjoy coming together for one combined service to end the year to celebrate all that God has done for us.  This year we will join at 10:00 a.m. and hear what God has been doing in the lives of Gwyneth Preu, Pastor Doug Scalise, and new members Matt and Annika Hall. Thank…

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The Grace of God Has Appeared in Christ

In The Grace of God Has Appeared in Christ, Pastor Doug Scalise reflects on Luke 2:1–14 and invites us to see Christmas as a journey to Bethlehem where God’s grace breaks into ordinary, messy, and unexpected circumstances. The birth of Jesus reveals that God enters the world not through control or perfection, but through humility,…

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Faithful Love

In Faithful Love, Pastor Doug Scalise reflects on Matthew 1:18–25 and the often-overlooked faithfulness of Joseph in the Christmas story. Faced with unexpected disappointment, Joseph responds not with fear or control, but with mercy, obedience, and trusting love when God reveals a greater plan. This sermon reminds us that God is present even when life…

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The Sound of Joy

For this third week of our Advent Series, “Preparing for Christmas,” we welcome ABCUSA President, Rev. Nikita McCalister, to share with us about “The Sound of Joy from Luke 1:46b-55. In addition, Rev. McCalister serves as the Transitional Ministries consultant for the American Baptist Churches of Michigan and Transition Pastor of Westhaven Baptist Church in…

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