January 18, 2026

  • January 15, 2026
  • BY Sydney Bylsma
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As a church family, we’re learning what it means to Change Your World through Mission.   Right now, in each of our Communities, we’re leaning into Jesus’ call to everyday mission where we live, work, learn, and play. God has supernaturally and strategically placed us within a circle of influence with people far from Jesus … [Read More…] January 18, 2026

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January 11, 2026

  • January 9, 2026
  • BY Sydney Bylsma
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It’s time to Change Your World through Mission!   God has always used ordinary people to advance His mission in extraordinary ways. That’s one of the key insights we’re gleaning from the book of Acts. God’s mission to redeem this lost world and reconcile all peoples to Himself in Jesus Christ is a mission we … [Read More…] January 11, 2026

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January 4, 2026

  • January 1, 2026
  • BY Sydney Bylsma
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It’s a big week for our Moody Church Media team. On Monday, the new daily radio program Living Hope launches nationwide. The program’s name is based on the powerful truth found in 1 Peter 1:3, God “has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” The … [Read More…] January 4, 2026

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December 28, 2025

  • December 22, 2025
  • BY Sydney Bylsma
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As I reflect on this year, I’m especially grateful for our church family. Six years ago, Krista and I were praying about what the Lord might have in store for our future ministry. We’d had a few conversations with the leaders at The Moody Church and were seeking the Lord’s will together. I remember streaming … [Read More…] December 28, 2025

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December 21, 2025

  • December 19, 2025
  • BY Sydney Bylsma
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This Sunday, we have the joy of experiencing our Children’s Christmas Program as our kids remind us of our deep need for the new heart that only Jesus can give us. That new heart was promised long ago in a number of places in the Old Testament, but there are two central texts that speak … [Read More…] December 21, 2025

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December 21, 2025

  • BY Sydney Bylsma
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This Sunday, we have the joy of experiencing our Children’s Christmas Program as our kids remind us of our deep need for the new heart that only Jesus can give us. That new heart was promised long ago in a number of places in the Old Testament, but there are two central texts that speak … [Read More…] December 21, 2025

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December 14, 2025

  • December 11, 2025
  • BY Sydney Bylsma
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Advent is by very definition a season of waiting. Waiting for God to move. Waiting for promises to be fulfilled. Waiting for the redemption of all things. Israel was waiting for Messiah. We are waiting for Messiah’s return.   Waiting is difficult. Everything in our technology-driven world aims at the quick, convenient, and instantaneous. We … [Read More…] December 14, 2025

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December 07, 2025

  • December 4, 2025
  • BY Sydney Bylsma
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Christmastime is one of the best opportunities we have throughout the year to invite friends and family to join us here at The Moody Church. It seems like everyone is looking for tradition and festivity this time of year. Krista and I have found our neighbors to be warmly receptive to our invitations. So let … [Read More…] December 07, 2025

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November 30, 2025

  • November 28, 2025
  • BY Sydney Bylsma
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During Advent this year, we will be working our way through a series titled: The Canticles of Christmas. Canticle comes from the Latin canticulum, meaning “little song.” During the Christmas story, there are three human characters who burst out in song in response to what God is doing in sending His Son into the world … [Read More…] November 30, 2025

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November 23, 2025

  • November 20, 2025
  • BY Sydney Bylsma
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One hundred years ago, in his sermon dedicating our sanctuary building, Pastor P.W. Philpott titled his message, “What Mean These Stones?” Drawing upon Joshua 4, where the children of Israel made a memorial pile of twelve stones taken from the Jordan River to stand forever as a testimony to the miraculous way God had brought … [Read More…] November 23, 2025

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