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Dollars and Less Sense (10-25-2026)

2026/10/26

This sermon, originally preached at Pratt Friends Church on Sunday, October 25, by Pastor Mike Neifert, focuses on what the Bible says about indebtedness, cosigning, lending, and gambling.

Dollars and More Sense (10-11-2026)

2026/10/12

This sermon, originally preached at Pratt Friends Church on Sunday, October 11, by Pastor Mike Neifert focuses on what various New Testament writers said about wealth and money. Like Jesus, they warn their readers that the love of money will lead to their downfall.

Dollars and Sense (10-04-2026)

2026/10/05

This sermon, originally preached at Pratt Friends Church on Sunday, October 4, by Pastor Mike Neifert focuses on what Jesus said about wealth and money. Over and over, Jesus warns against letting money take too prominent a place in a person’s life.

Getting Political (09-27-2026)

2026/09/28

This sermon, originally preached at Pratt Friends Church on Sunday, September 27, by Pastor Mike Neifert focuses on what the Bible says about how believers are to live out their faith in the political realm and how they’re to interact with governmental authorities who are over them.

Why Suffering? - Part 7 (09-20-2026)

2026/09/21

This sermon, originally preached at Pratt Friends Church on Sunday, September 20, by Pastor Mike Neifert focuses on key passages from the New Testament which give guidance and hope during times of suffering.

Why Suffering? - Part 6 (09-13-2026)

2026/09/14

This sermon, originally preached at Pratt Friends Church on Sunday, September 13, by Pastor Mike Neifert focuses on key passages from the Old Testament which give guidance and hope during times of suffering.

Enjoying Work (09-06-2026)

2026/09/07

This sermon, originally preached at Pratt Friends Church on Sunday, September 6, by Pastor Mike Neifert focuses on God’s gift of enjoyment in our work and how joy in our labor is a return to Eden of sorts.

Why Suffering? - Part 5 (08-30-2026)

2026/08/30

This sermon, originally preached at Pratt Friends Church on Sunday, August 30, by Pastor Mike Neifert, takes on Job’s final words and his final state, his reversal of fortunes if we can call it that.

Why Suffering? - Part 4 (08-23-2026)

2026/08/24

This sermon, originally preached at Pratt Friends Church on Sunday, August 23, by Pastor Mike Neifert, considers God’s response to Job’s demand for vindication. In the end, it’s God who questions the questioner.

Why Suffering? - Part 3 (08-16-2026)

2026/08/17

This sermon, originally preached at Pratt Friends Church on Sunday, August 16, by Pastor Mike Neifert, reviews the powerful words Job speaks about God in the midst of his troubles. He finds hope and asks for relief fully trusting God can and will deliver him.

Why Suffering? - Part 2 (09-09-2026)

2026/08/10

This sermon, originally preached at Pratt Friends Church on Sunday, August 9, by Pastor Mike Neifert, catalogs Job’s many tragedies and the righteous man’s response to what God has allowed in his life.

Why Suffering? - Part 1 (08-02-2026)

2026/08/03

This sermon, originally preached at Pratt Friends Church on Sunday, August 2, by Pastor Mike Neifert, lays the foundation for a series on this question: If God exists and he is good, why is there so much suffering in the world?

Spiritual Warfare - Part 2 (07-26-2026)

2026/07/27

This sermon, originally preached at Pratt Friends Church on Sunday, July 26, by Pastor Mike Neifert, focuses on our part in spiritual warfare. We are, as believers, called to be strong in the Lord and put on the full armor of God. We are instructed to submit to God and resist the devil.

Spiritual Warfare - Part 1 (07-12-2026)

2026/07/20

This sermon, originally preached at Pratt Friends Church on Sunday, July 12, by Pastor Mike Neifert, focuses on what the Bible says about the main battlefield in spiritual warfare – the mind. The devil is, in this message and in the Bible, revealed as a liar who distorts the truth.

Finding Freedom (07-05-2026)

2026/07/05

This sermon, originally preached at Pratt Friends Church on Sunday, July 5, by Pastor Mike Neifert, focuses on the freedom we have in Jesus through faith in him. It speaks also of confession of sin, repentance, and putting sin to death.