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This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, October 1, 2023. It focuses on two questions put to Jesus about his and his disciples’ eating habits. The message to all who will listen is Jesus eats with those in need of help and invites his followers to do the same.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, September 17, 2023. It focuses on Jesus’ invitation to Simon and his fishing partners to follow. The message to all who will listen is the invitation to follow is still open to all who will believe on Jesus.

This sermon was originally preached for Pratt Friends Church at Lemon Park by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, September 10, 2023. It focuses on Jesus’ authority over demons and his power to heal. The message to all who will listen is we can trust Jesus to help us.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Scott Rose on Sunday, September 3, 2023. It focuses on indwelling of the Holy Spirit in believers. The message to all who will listen is Jesus.is present with his people through the Holy Spirit to speak to them and guide them.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, August 27, 2023. It focuses on Jesus’ announcement of his mission to free captives. The message to all who will listen is Jesus has set us free to live for him.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, August 20, 2023. It focuses on Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. The message to all who will listen is Jesus is creating a new people who can, with the Spirit’s help, resist the devil’s allurements to sin.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, August 13, 2023. It focuses on our Jesus’ genealogy given in Luke 3. The message to all who will listen is Jesus is the son of man and the son of God, the only one who can save us.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Scott Rose on Sunday, August 6, 2023. It focuses on our need to share the good news that we are no longer under the law. The message to all who will listen is Jesus invites us to die to ourselves and live for him so others can follow him as well.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday July 30, 2023. It focuses on John the Baptist’s preparation for Jesus, the savior’s arrival. The message to all who will listen is this: because God has brought about the salvation of all who will believe we should repent and produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday July 23, 2023. It focuses on several “at last” moments for adults near Jesus. The message to all who will listen is we can bless those younger than us and guide them toward growth as we ourselves grow in our relationship with God.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday July 16, 2023. It focuses on the story of Jesus’ birth and the reactions of all who experienced his first moments. The message to all who will listen is God will empower our witness to Jesus’ presence and work in our lives.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday July 9, 2023. It focuses on the story of God’s invitation to Mary to carry and bear his Son, the savior promised through his prophets hundreds of years before. The message to all who will listen is this: if you have the favor of God, you can do what God gives you to do.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday July 2, 2023. It focuses on the story of John the Baptist’s birth, including the “you’re going to have a baby” announcement from an angel to John’s dad, Zechariah. The message to all who will listen is God will fulfill his promises in all things. Our job is to trust him.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday June 25, 2023. It focuses on Jesus’ quotations from the book of Psalms. The message to all who will listen is Jesus is the one foreseen in the pages of the Old Testament. He is the savior!

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday June 18, 2023. It focuses on Jesus’ invitation to pray to the Father. The message to all who will listen is when we pray, we’re promised answers and, if our faith is in Jesus, the Holy Spirit.

This testimony was originally shared at Pratt Friends Church by Eve Garrison on Sunday June 4, 2023. We pray that this story of God’s work in one person’s life will encourage you in your faith.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday May 28, 2023. It focuses on honoring God by trusting him in tough times. The message to all who will listen is living a non-grumbling, non-arguing life brings glory to God.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday May 21, 2023. It focuses on living as citizens of heaven while living here on earth. The message to all who will listen is being a citizen of the kingdom of God changes the way we act in all situations.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday May 14, 2023. It focuses on the advice given to King Lemuel by his mother in Proverbs 31:1-9. The message to all who will listen is godly men and women are aware of outside forces which might lead them into ungodly living and know how to do good to others.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday May 7, 2023. It focuses on Jesus’ temptation by Satan in the wilderness. The message to all who will listen is we must know God’s word in order to defend ourselves against our enemy. Before listening, please note there is a short section toward the beginning of this message – it’s about a minute and a half long – which is visually oriented and may not make sense in this podcast format. If you’re patient, you’ll be on the other side of it in short order and hear the rest of the message.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday April 30, 2023. It focuses on Satan’s conversation with God concerning Job’s faithfulness. The message to all who will listen is God is with us at all times, even when trouble comes.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday April 23, 2023. It focuses on discerning which thoughts are from God and which are from Satan or ourselves. The message to all who will listen is God’s word records the words of Satan so we can recognize his voice and reject his lies.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday April 16, 2023. It focuses on God’s faithfulness to Daniel when the man was confronted by a law which demanded prayer to another. The message to all who will listen is God is trustworthy when we face scary, dangerous, out-of-control situations.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, April 9, 2023. It focuses on Jesus as the risen one. The message to all who will listen is God is with believers in all circumstances; even when we don’t recognize his presence.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, April 2, 2023. It focuses on Jesus as king and savior. The message to all who will listen is God will save all those who submit to Jesus in faith.

This testimony was originally shared at Pratt Friends Church by Kim Stewart on Sunday, March 26, 2023. It’s the story of how God watched over and protected Kim’s son, Ben, as he suffered a stroke while driving from Kansas to Idaho.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, March 19, 2023. It focuses on God’s judgment against King Belshazzar when the man mocked God. The message to all who will listen is God can be trusted to confront our sin and either free us from it or judge us for it.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, March 12, 2023. It focuses on God’s humbling of King Nebuchadnezzar when the man became full of himself. The message to all who will listen is God can be trusted humble us when we become filled with pride.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, March 5, 2023. It focuses on God’s rescue of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego from the fiery furnace. The message to all who will listen is God can be trusted in times of trial even if he doesn’t rescue in the way we think best.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, February 26, 2023. It focuses on God’s faithfulness to Daniel and his three friends as their lives are threatened by Nebuchadnezzar’s terrible edict, “All the wisemen will be cut to pieces if they do not tell me my dream and interpret it.” The message to all who will listen is God is trustworthy and will come through when we ask him to act in impossible situations.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, February 19, 2023. It focuses on God’s faithfulness to Daniel and his three friends as they seek to honor God in Babylon, their new home away from home. The message to all who will listen is God is trustworthy and helps those who seek to obey him in seemingly small things.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, February 12, 2023. It focuses on the brotherly love which marks believers as followers of Jesus. The message to all who will listen is the church, when it loves well, shows the world what Jesus is like.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, February 6, 2023. It focuses on the way believers interact with each other and on the new creation we are in Christ. The message to all who will listen is we must overcome any sense of spiritual superiority, comparison, or rebellion and live out our lives as God’s renewed people.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, January 29, 2023. It focuses on the conflict between our flesh and the Holy Spirit. The message to all who will listen is we, as believers, must give ourselves fully to the Spirit so we can overcome the passions of our sinful nature.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, January 22, 2023. It focuses on the salvation we have in Christ. The message to all who will listen is freedom and salvation is available only through faith in Jesus, apart from the Law.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, January 15, 2023. It focuses on God’s adoption of believers and their subsequent zeal for life with him. The message to all who will listen is God has brought us into his family to serve him and the world.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, January 8, 2023. It focuses on the way to salvation. The message to all who will listen is salvation is by faith in Jesus, not by observing the law.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by pastor Scott Rose on Sunday, January 1, 2023. It focuses on following the Spirit rather than the flesh. The message to all who will listen is we must choose to follow God in order to experience the new life he has for us.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, December 25, 2022. It focuses on Jesus’ humbling of himself to become a man and die for mankind’s sin. The message to all who will listen is we must humbly confess our sin, repent, and believe on Jesus. 

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This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by pastors Mike Neifert and Scott Rose on Sunday, December 18, 2022. It asks over and over, “What if things had been different in the Christmas story?” Among the messages to all who will listen is this big one: God worked out all the details so we could trust in Jesus for a righteousness which would actually save us.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, December 11, 2022. It focuses on how God’s love compelled him to send Jesus into the world to save mankind. The message to all who will listen is we can escape condemnation and receive eternal life through faith in Jesus.

This Advent celebration was originally presented at Pratt Friends Church by members of the congregation on Sunday, November 27, 2022. It focuses on the names of Jesus connected to the Christmas story. The message to all who will listen is Jesus has the name which is above all names.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, November 20, 2022. It focuses on giving thanks for things which last forever. The message to all who will listen is our minds should be set on things above not on earthly things.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, November 13, 2022. It focuses on God’s new covenant with the peoples of the world. The message to all who will listen is Jesus’ work on the cross has made a way for our hearts to be transformed. He has given us freedom from our sinful nature.

The testimony and explanation of Evangelical Friends Missions’ 5-year goal for planting new works recorded for this episode was originally presented at Pratt Friends Church on Sunday, November 6, 2022. You will hear from Nathan Macy, a high school student who feels called to missionary service, and from his dad, Matt Macy, EFM’s Director of Mobilization.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, October 30, 2022. It focuses on God’s covenant with David. The message to all who will listen is God’s promise to David that a forever king would come from his line is fulfilled in Jesus.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, October 23, 2022. It focuses on God’s covenant with Israel as mediated through Moses. The message to all who will listen is God made one conditional covenant which no one could keep so all mankind would seek salvation by faith in Jesus.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, October 16, 2022. It focuses on God’s covenant with Abraham and his descendants, both physical and spiritual. The message to all who will listen is God blesses all those who believe with a gifted righteousness that comes by faith.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, October 9, 2022. It focuses on God’s post-flood covenant with Noah, his family, and all living creatures on the earth. The message to all who will listen is God, though his judgment is coming because of the wickedness of man, will never wipe out mankind again by means of a globe-encompassing flood.

This sermon was originally preached at Pratt Friends Church by Pastor Mike Neifert on Sunday, October 2, 2022. It focuses on God’s covenant with Adam and Eve after the first couple disobeyed him. The message to all who will listen is God, just moments after his creation was marred by sin, gave mankind hope for a future defeat of evil, a hope for salvation from sin.