How should I pray? Jesus answers this question directly and simply. But, as you might expect, there is a depth and richness in the prayer Jesus taught us. https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

The Christian life is not a solo act; we need each other! https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

1 Peter: Set Apart | "Before I Close" | 1 Peter 5:6-11 | Pastor J.D. Abell https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

As the Lord shepherds our lives in tumultuous times, He gives the church shepherds to guide and care for the flock. https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

1 Peter: Set Apart | "Suffering and the Christian" | 1 Peter 4:12-19 | Pastor J.D. Abell https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

📖 Jesus changes everything - including how we are to think. 1 Peter 4:1-11 shows us three areas of change that bring about transformation in our lives. https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

1 Peter: Set Apart | "The reason for our hope" | 4.21.24 | Pastor Todd Hessel https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

We all want to experience the Lord's blessing. Sometimes that blessing comes at the end of pain. If we want to experience God's goodness, the journey is often difficult. https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

Who are you following? Jesus, right?!? That can be hard in the world we live in. Our passage today gives us some practical help as to what that looks like. https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

BIG Questions: "Why does the Resurrection matter?" | Easter Sunday 2024 | Pastor Todd Hessel https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

BIG Questions: "What is Most Important?" https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

We all listen to someone, and who we listen to matters. Are you listening to wisdom or folly? https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

18 Summers: The Proverbs of Solomon "Two Companions" Proverbs 7:1-27 Pastor Todd Hesse https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

18 Summers: The Proverbs of Solomon "Living for Tomorrow, Today" Proverbs 6:1-19 Pastor Todd Hessel https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

18 Summers: The Proverbs of Solomon "Wisdom and Sex" Proverbs 5:1-23 | Pastor JD Abell https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

18 Summers: The Proverbs of Solomon | "The right path" | Pastor Todd Hessel https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

To understand the wisdom is to understand the open secret to this world. We are going to look at the three ways that wisdom runs the world. https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

We live in a world of opportunity and danger. Wisdom leads us on the good path. But where does "treasured wisdom" truly begin? Subscribe and listen now wherever you get your podcasts @ankenyfreechurch https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

18 Summers: The Proverbs of Solomon | "A Pleasant Path" | Pastor J.D. Abell https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

Bad company corrupts good morals. This passage looks at why we don't want bad friends and especially why we don't want to be a bad friend. https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

18 Summers: The Proverbs of Solomon | "Fear" | Pastor Todd Hessel https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

Refocus on Christ | Pastor J.D. Abell | 12.31.23 https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

“Long lay the world in sin and error pining, till He appeared and the soul felt its worth” - No soul is overlooked or undervalued by Jesus. Watch or listen now to this week's message from our Christmas series "The Line" with Pastor Todd Hessel. https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

When Jesus came to earth, He divided history. In today's message, we see how Jesus changed sacrifices forever. https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

1 Peter: Set Apart | "The Marriage That Lasts" | 12.03.23 | Pastor Todd Hessel https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

1 Peter: Set Apart | "Honorable Living" | 11.26.23 | Pastor J.D. Abell https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

1 Peter: Set Apart | "Good Deeds" | 11.19.23 | Pastor J.D. Abell https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

1 Peter: Set Apart | "A new identity as a new people" | 11.12.23 | Pastor Todd Hessel https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

As Christians, our love for others comes from the new life we have in Christ. As we treasure the work of Jesus, this changes us: on the inside and how we treat others. Watch or listen to this week's message from our series in 1 Peter - Set Apart "Love One Another" with Pastor Todd Hessel. https://www.ankenyfree.church…

Have you ever acted as though you were special or different? You should! Our passage today lays the groundwork for how we should live our lives in a difficult world. https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

In 1 Peter 1:10-12, we find the incredible encouragement that the Old Testament prophecies and the New Testament evangelists were doing things, not for themselves, but for us. We see God's goodness in the Gospel itself and in how it came to us. https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

Life comes at us at such high velocity, have you taken time lately to stop and ask yourself, "What's my ultimate purpose?" Listen to this week's powerful message from our own Bob Bressert from our new sermon series in First Peter. https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

Does the world seem strange to you? Do you struggle to belong in it? Maybe there is something different about you because you are a Christian. 1 Peter shows how we are a people set apart. Watch or listen now to our first message in this new series. https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

Jonah: Reluctant Prophet, Relentless Grace Angry at God's mercy" | 10.01.23 | Pastor Todd Hessel https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

Who does salvation belong to? Is there hope for me? Listen to this week's message from the book of Jonah; "The God of Second Chances" with Hunter Thorpe https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

Just when you thought Jonah couldn't get any lower, he hits rock bottom. But is his way up pleasing to the Lord? Watch or listen now to week 3 of our series in the book of Jonah: Reluctant Prophet, Relentless Grace - with Pastor Todd Hessel https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

Jonah: Reluctant Prophet, Relentless Grace "On the Run" | 09.10.23 | Pastor JD Abell https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

Welcome to the book of Jonah! This message will orient you toward the book, the prophet, and his downward journey. We will learn about religious disobedience and a true heart toward the Lord. https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

Is it okay to have doubts about our faith? Who gets to define what's true? Listen to this powerful message from our own speaker Curtis Carroll. https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

Reconstructing Faith: Week Four | "The Problem of Evil" | Pastor Todd Hessel https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

Joy in Suffering | A Conversation with Judie Colyer & Kathy Vetick https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

Reconstructing Faith: Week Three | "The Gospel and Gender" | Pastor Todd Hessel https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

What does God's Word really say about His design and purpose when it comes to human sexuality? https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

Does objective truth really exist, or is truth in the eye of the beholder? https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

"As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good." https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

What is God's desire for you in this life? Find out in this week's message from Pastor JD Abell. https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

Overnight: The Story of Joseph "Faith & Blessing" | Genesis 48 | JD Abell https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

This world can be brutal, lonely, and degrading. Genesis 47 shows us that in the pain, there is the God Who Cares. Watch or listen now! https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

God's promises come to pass, even if it takes time. In Genesis 46, we see the reunion of Joseph with his father Jacob. Even more importantly, we see God's faithfulness to what He has promised. https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church

Overnight: The Story of Joseph "Reconciliation in Egypt" | Genesis 45 | Pastor JD Abell https://www.ankenyfree.churchOleh Ankeny Free Church