Welcome to this week’s episode of The Follow Up from Spring Lake Church! Things are a bit different this time—it’s been a busy week, and our full pastor panel couldn’t come together for our usual Monday recording due to a conference near Madison. Instead, Carrie hosts and sits down with Pastor Bill, one of our three pastors who preached this week, …

Pastors Jack Guerra and Arlen Chastain continue in our latest sermon series, Romans: The Power of the Gospel Romans: The Power of the Gospel Week 8 Romans 5:12-21 The problem of sin through Adam (Romans 5:12-14) The provision of Righteousness through Jesus (Romans 5:15-17) The power of grace (Romans 5:18-21; Philippians 2:6-11) Connect with us! spr…

Pastor Bill Van Kirk continues in our latest sermon series, Romans: The Power of the Gospel Romans: The Power of the Gospel Week 8 Romans 5:12-21 The problem of sin through Adam (Romans 5:12-14) The provision of Righteousness through Jesus (Romans 5:15-17) The Power of Grace (Romans 5:18-21) Connect with us! springlakechurch.org/getconnected spring…

Episode Overview In this episode of The Follow-Up, Jack Guerra, filling in for Carrie, dives into Romans 5:1-11 with Arlene and Adam. They discuss the powerful theological concepts of justification and reconciliation, breaking them down in a way that connects deeply to our everyday faith journey. The conversation also explores suffering and perseve…

Pastors Jack Guerra and Arlen Chastain continue in our latest sermon series, Romans: The Power of the Gospel Romans: The Power of the Gospel Week 7 Romans 5:1-11 Justified through Jesus (Romans 5:1-4) Hope through Jesus (Romans 5:5-8) Reconciled through Jesus (Romans 5:9-11) Life is THROUGH Jesus Connect with us! springlakechurch.org/getconnected s…

Pastor Adam Jackson continues in our latest sermon series, Romans: The Power of the Gospel Romans: The Power of the Gospel Week 7 Romans 5:1-11 Justified through Jesus (Romans 5:1-4) Hope through Jesus (Romans 5:5-8) Reconciled through Jesus (Romans 5:9-11) Life is THROUGH Jesus Connect with us! springlakechurch.org/getconnected springlakechurch.or…

Welcome back to The Follow Up, where we recap this week's sermon so you can grow deeper in your relationship with Jesus! This week, join Jack Guerra, Ryan Groshek and Bill Van Kirk as we continue our study of Romans, diving into chapter 4 verses 1 through 25 and exploring the meaning of God's Grace and the role of His Law in our lives. Subscribe fo…

Pastor Jack Guerra continues in our latest sermon series, Romans: The Power of the Gospel Romans: The Power of the Gospel Week 6 Then: Abraham believed and God counted Him as righteous (Romans 4:1-3) Now: We believe and God counts us as righteous (Romans 4:4-8) Then: Abraham believed before keeping God's Law (Romans 4:9-15) Now: We believe before k…

Pastor Ryan Groshek continues in our latest sermon series, Romans: The Power of the Gospel Romans: The Power of the Gospel Week 6 Abraham believed and God counted it as righteousness (Romans 4:1-8) Abraham believed and God counted it as righteousness We believe and God counts it as righteousness Abraham believed before obeying God’s Law (Romans 4:9…

Welcome back to The Follow Up, where we recap this week's sermon so you can grow deeper in your relationship with Jesus! This week, join Bill Van Kirk and Carrie Vajko as we continue our study of Romans, diving into chapter 3 verses 21 through 31 and exploring the connection of faith and trust. The gap between the head and heart can be a wide chasm…

Pastor Jeff Pittman continues in our latest sermon series, Romans: The Power of the Gospel Romans: The Power of the Gospel Week 5 1. Faith in Jesus makes us right with God (Romans 3:21-23) 2. Faith receives the gift of Jesus’ Sacrifice (Romans 3:24-26) 3. Faith means you take zero credit (Romans 3:27-31) Find out more about Spring Lake Church at ou…

Pastor Bill Van Kirk continues in our latest sermon series, Romans: The Power of the Gospel Romans: The Power of the Gospel Week 5 1. Faith in Jesus Makes Us Right with God (Romans 3:21-23) 2. Faith Receives the Gift of Jesus’ Sacrifice (Romans 3:24-26) 3. Faith means we take zero credit. (Romans 3:27-31) Find out more about Spring Lake Church at o…

Welcome back to The Follow Up, where we recap this week's sermon so you can grow deeper in your relationship with Jesus! This week, join Garet Meyer, Bill Van Kirk and Carrie Vajko as we continue our study of Romans, diving into chapter 3 verses 1 through 20. Subscribe for more in-depth discussions and weekly updates on our biblical series Find Stu…

Pastor Bill Van Kirk continues in our latest sermon series, Romans: The Power of the Gospel Romans: The Power of the Gospel Week 4 1. What can we rely on? (Romans 3:1-8) 2. What is wrong with humanity? (Romans 3:9-18) 3. What is the purpose of God's rules if we can't obey them? (Romans 3:19-20) Almighty God, We confess that we are sinners in need o…

Pastor Garet Meyer continues in our latest sermon series, Romans: The Power of the Gospel Romans: The Power of the Gospel Week 4 Romans 3:1-20 1. What can we rely on? 2. What is wrong with humanity? 3. What is the purpose of God’s rules if we can’t obey them? Almighty God, We confess that we are sinners in need of Your mercy. We have turned away fr…

Welcome back to The Follow Up, where we recap this week's sermon so you can grow deeper in your relationship with Jesus! This week, join Adam Jackson, Jack Guerra and Bill Van Kirk as we continue our study of Romans, diving into chapter 2 verses 1 through 29 to discuss the need for repentance and the means of how we are made right, not through comp…

(Due to technical audio difficulties, the segment between 2:00 and 6:00 was re-recorded and spliced into the sermon. Our desire was for the sermon to be heard even if it had to be patched together for this to be accomplished.) Pastor Adam Jackson continues in our latest sermon series, Romans: The Power of the Gospel Romans: The Power of the Gospel …

Pastor Jeff Lederer continues in our latest sermon series, Romans: The Power of the Gospel Romans: The Power of the Gospel Week 2 Romans 1:18-32 Ignoring God leads to darkened perspectives (Romans 1:18-23) Ignoring God leads to degraded passions (Romans 1:24-28) Ignoring God leads to deadly pursuits (Romans 1:29-32) 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Connect wit…

Welcome back to The Follow Up, where we recap this week's sermon so you can grow deeper in your relationship with Jesus! This week, join Adam Jackson, Jeff Lederer and Carrie Vajko as we continue our study of Romans, diving into chapter 1 verses 18 through 32 to discuss how ignorance of God is not an excuse. We all have sin in our lives and we all …

Pastor Adam Jackson continues in our latest sermon series, Romans: The Power of the Gospel Romans: The Power of the Gospel Week 2 Romans 1:18-32 Ignoring God leads to darkened perspectives (Romans 1:18-23) Ignoring God leads to degraded passions (Romans 1:24-28) Ignoring God leads to deadly pursuits (Romans 1:29-32) 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Connect wit…

Welcome back to The Follow Up, where we recap this week's sermon so you can grow deeper in your relationship with Jesus! It's a new year and with the new year comes a new series! This week, we open our study on Romans and there is no better way to start diving into the letter the Apostle Paul wrote to the Romans then to introduce Paul, and so we be…

Pastor Jack Guerra begins our latest sermon series, Romans: The Power of the Gospel Romans: The Power of the Gospel Week 1 Romans 1:1-17 Introductions are in order: Apostle Paul (Romans 1:1-7) Paul’s heart for people he has never met (Romans 1:8-13) Paul’s bigger purpose in life and calling (Romans 1:13-17) So what? The church isn’t about us—it’s a…

Pastor Bill Van Kirk begins our latest sermon series, Romans: The Power of the Gospel Romans: The Power of the Gospel Week 1 Introductions are in order: Apostle Paul (Romans 1:1-7) Paul’s heart for people he has never met (Romans 1:8-13) Paul’s bigger purpose in life and calling (Romans 1:13-17) So what? The church isn’t about us—it’s about God’s b…

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Pastor Ryan Groshek continues our sermon series, Christmas Traditions Christmas Traditions Week 2 Jesus is the light of the world: - the ultimate SOURCE of Truth (John 8:12; John 1:9-14) - the ultimate STANDARD of goodness (John 3:19-20; 1 John 1:5) Jesus-followers are the light of the world: - when we SHARE the truth about Jesus (Matthew 5:14-15) …

Pastor Bill Van Kirk continues our sermon series, Christmas Traditions Christmas Traditions Week 2 1. The Tree of Life: God’s Eternal Plan (Genesis 2:9; Revelation 22:2) 2. The Shoot from Jesse: God’s Promise of Hope (Isaiah 11:1-2) 3. The Tree of Sacrifice: God’s Gift of Redemption (1 Peter 2:24) Connect with us! springlakechurch.org/getconnected …

Pastor Bill Van Kirk unwraps our sermon series, Christmas Traditions Christmas Traditions Week 1 1. The Tree of Life: God’s Eternal Plan (Genesis 2:9; Revelation 22:2) 2. The Shoot from Jesse: God’s Promise of Hope (Isaiah 11:1-2) 3. The Tree of Sacrifice: God’s Gift of Redemption (1 Peter 2:24) Connect with us! springlakechurch.org/getconnected sp…

Pastor Ryan Groshek opens our sermon series, Christmas Traditions Christmas Traditions Week 1 Jesus is the light of the world: - the ultimate SOURCE of Truth (John 8:12; John 1:9-14) - the ultimate STANDARD of goodness (John 3:19-20; 1 John 1:5) Jesus-followers are the light of the world: - when we SHARE the truth about Jesus (Matthew 5:14-15) - wh…

Welcome back to The Follow Up, where we recap this week's sermon so you can grow deeper in your relationship with Jesus! Join Jack Guerra, Adam Jackson, and Bill Van Kirk as we reach the end of our series on this journey of faith. In this finale, we dive into Genesis Chapter 45 through 50 and the climactic conclusion of the story of Joseph's dreams…

Pastor Jack Guerra continues our sermon series, Faith Journeys Faith Journeys Week 14 Genesis 42:6-11; Genesis 43:26-28; Genesis 45:1-8 Genesis 49:10; Genesis 50:17-21; Genesis 50:24-25 Genesis 48:17-22 1. God’s promises are always fulfilled, wait for them. (Romans 8:22-25) 2. God’s promises are always good for His people, believe them. (James 1:2;…

Pastor Jack Guerra continues our sermon series, Faith Journeys Faith Journeys Week 13 1. What was once Joseph's stumbling block has now become his gift (Genesis 40:8-23) 2. God uses the dreams to reveal his plan (Genesis 41:28-41) 3. Joseph's faithfulness leads to favor (Genesis 41:33-41) 4. God brings Joseph's a long way from the pit! (Genesis 41:…

Welcome back to The Follow Up, where we recap this week's sermon so you can grow deeper in your relationship with Jesus! Join Adam Jackson, Ryan Groshek, and host Carrie Vajko as we trek further on our journey of faith. This week, we dive into Genesis Chapter 39 to talk about Joseph, Potiphar, and his wife, while exploring what it means to maintain…

Pastor Adam Jackson continues our sermon series, Faith Journeys Faith Journeys Week 12 Genesis 39:1-6; Genesis 39:6-18; Genesis 39:19-23 1. God is with His people in the face of TRIALS and TEMPTATIONS. 2. Remain faithful in the face of TRIALS (James 1:12) 3. Run from sin in the face of TEMPTATION (1 Corinthians 10:13) Connect with us! springlakechu…

Pastor Ryan Groshek continues our sermon series, Faith Journeys Faith Journeys Week 12 Genesis 39:1-6; Genesis 39:6-18; Genesis 39:19-23 1. God is with His people in the face of TRIALS and TEMPTATIONS. 2. Remain faithful in the face of TRIALS (James 1:12) 3. Run from sin in the face of TEMPTATION (1 Corinthians 10:13) Connect with us! springlakechu…

Welcome back to The Follow Up, where we recap this week's sermon so you can grow deeper in your relationship with Jesus! Join Jack Guerra, Bill Van Kirk, and host Carrie Vajko as we trek further on our journey of faith. This week, we dive into Genesis Chapter 37 to explore the story of Joseph and discuss the dangers of allowing jealousy to rule our…

Pastor Bill Van Kirk continues our sermon series, Faith Journeys Faith Journeys Week 11 1. Favoritism plants the seeds of conflict. (Genesis 37:1-4) 2. The Two Sides of Jealousy: Fuel and Fire (Genesis 37:5-11) 3. Unresolved Envy Leads to Unimaginable Betrayal (Genesis 37:12-28) 4. The Chain Reaction of Sin (Genesis 37:29-37) Connect with us! sprin…

Pastor Jack Guerra continues our sermon series, Faith Journeys Faith Journeys Week 11 1. Favoritism plants the seeds of conflict. (Genesis 37:1-4) 2. The Two Sides of Jealousy: Fuel and Fire (Genesis 37:5-11) 3. Unresolved Envy Leads to Unimaginable Betrayal (Genesis 37:12-28) 4. The Chain Reaction of Sin (Genesis 37:29-37) Connect with us! springl…

Welcome back to The Follow Up, where we recap this week's sermon so you can grow deeper in your relationship with Jesus! Join Jack Guerra, Bill Van Kirk, and host Carrie Vajko as we trek further on our journey of faith. This week, we dive into Genesis Chapter 32, skip 33 and 34 and explore 35, talking about how Jacob wrestles with God. Subscribe fo…

Pastor Jack Guerra continues our sermon series, Faith Journeys Faith Journeys Week 10 1. God Shows Up in Our Fear (Genesis 32:1-22) 2. The Wrestling Match (Genesis 32:23-31) 3. True Worship Flows From Transformation (Genesis 35:1-7) 4. God’s Faithfulness (Genesis 35:9-14) Connect with us! springlakechurch.org/getconnected springlakechurch.org Need …

Pastor Bill Van Kirk continues our sermon series, Faith Journeys Faith Journeys Week 10 1. God Shows Up in Our Fear (Genesis 32:1-22) 2. The Wrestling Match (Genesis 32:23-31) 3. True Worship Flows From Transformation (Genesis 35:1-7) 4. God’s Faithfulness (Genesis 35:9-14) Connect with us! springlakechurch.org/getconnected springlakechurch.org Nee…

Pastor Ryan Groshek continues our sermon series, Faith Journeys Faith Journeys Week 9 Genesis 28:10-22; Genesis 29:14-30; Genesis 30:25-36; Genesis 31:45-55 Sin makes a mess, but God works with messy people. Connect with us! springlakechurch.org/getconnected springlakechurch.org Need Prayer? We’d love to pray for you! springlakechurch.org/prayer Fi…

Pastor Jeff Pittman continues our sermon series, Faith Journeys Faith Journeys Week 9 Genesis 28:10-22; Genesis 29:14-30; Genesis 30:25-36; Genesis 31:45-55 Sin makes a mess, but God works with messy people (Luke 18:9-14) Connect with us! springlakechurch.org/getconnected springlakechurch.org Need Prayer? We’d love to pray for you! springlakechurch…

Pastor Jack Guerra continues our sermon series, Faith Journeys Faith Journeys Week 8 Genesis 25:19-34 God’s purposes prevail . . . . . . In spite of our disordered desires (Genesis 26:34; Genesis 27:1-46; Genesis 28:1-9) God’s purposes prevail . . . . . . in spite of our lack of trust “Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild tha…

Pastor Jeff Lederer continues our sermon series, Faith Journeys Faith Journeys Week 8 Genesis 25:19-34 God’s purposes prevail . . . . . . In spite of our disordered desires (Genesis 26:34; Genesis 27:1-46; Genesis 28:1-9) God’s purposes prevail . . . . . . in spite of our lack of trust “Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild th…

Pastor Jack Guerra continues our sermon series, Faith Journeys Faith Journeys Week 7 Genesis 26:1-32 1. The Covenant Continues (Genesis 26:1-6) 2. Like Father like Son (Genesis 26:7-16) 3. God’s provision continues (Genesis 26:17-18) 4. Isaac is a person of peace (Genesis 26:19-32) Connect with us! springlakechurch.org/getconnected springlakechurch…

Pastor Bill Van Kirk continues our sermon series, Faith Journeys Faith Journeys Week 7 Genesis 26:1-32 1. The Covenant Continues (Genesis 26:1-6) 2. Like Father like Son (Genesis 26:7-16) 3. God’s provision continues (Genesis 26:17-18) 4. Isaac is a person of peace (Genesis 26:19-32) Connect with us! springlakechurch.org/getconnected springlakechur…

Welcome back to The Follow Up! Join Jack Guerra, Jeff Lederer and Carrie Vajko as we trek further on our journey of faith. This week, we delve into Genesis 24:1-67 and the story of the beginning of Isaac and Rebekah's relationship. Rebekah was a woman of moral character and integrity, and an answer to prayer as a partner for Isaac, but God had this…

Pastor Jeff Lederer continues our sermon series, Faith Journeys Faith Journeys Week 6 Genesis 24:1-67 1. Integrity and Moral Character. That’s attractive! 2. Faith moves forward 3. Pray with expectation 4. The testimony comes from our tests Connect with us! springlakechurch.org/getconnected springlakechurch.org Need Prayer? We’d love to pray for yo…

Pastor Jack Guerra continues our sermon series, Faith Journeys Faith Journeys Week 6 Genesis 24:1-67 1. Integrity and Moral Character. That’s attractive! 2. Faith moves forward 3. Pray with expectation 4. The testimony comes from our tests Connect with us! springlakechurch.org/getconnected springlakechurch.org Need Prayer? We’d love to pray for you…

Welcome back to The Follow Up! Join Bill Van Kirk and Carrie Vajko as we trek further on our journey of faith. This week, we continue exploring the story of Abraham as he is faced with his biggest test of faith. We talk about when God asks Abraham to sacrifice his son and how that relates to us. It can be easy sometimes to believe in God and trust …