Evergreen Church - Bloomington Messages

Silencing the Accuser

Sermon in a sentence: "The enemy may accuse you, but Jesus has already covered you."Action steps:This week, identify one accusation or past failure that still brings guilt or shame.

Divide and Conquer

Sermon in a sentence: "Satan divides us, the cross unites us"Action steps:Think of one strained relationship. Ask what is growing in your own heart, and take one practical step toward peace—have the conversation, apologize, forgive, or ask instead of assuming.More verses used:John 17:21Romans 5:10Romans 12:18

The Lie Behind the Lie

Sermon in a sentence: "Lies trap you. Jesus frees you."Action steps:ICR:Identify the lieConfront the lieReplace the lie with God's truth

#105 Lukewarm Christianity

Isaac Morrell joins to break down the letters to Philadelphia and Laodicea to wrap up our study of Revelation 1-3.

#104 Waking a Spiritually Dead Church

Pastor Kitt Guerrier joins to break down the letter to Sardis from Revelation chapter 3.

#103 Who is Jezebel?

Pastor Brent Knox joins to break down the letter to the church in Thyatira.

#102 Compromise in the Church

Pastor Deacon Ales joins to break down the letter to the church in Pergamum and how compromise slowly creeps into the church.

#101 Preparing for Persecution

Pastor Joel Fredricks joins to discuss the letter to the church in Smyrna and how we should view and prepare for persecution.

#100 Recovering Spiritual Affection

Pastor Mike Langlois joins to break down the letter to the church in Ephesus from Revelation Ch 2 and discuss how churches slowly lose their first love and how to recover spiritual affection.

#99 John's Vision of Jesus Explained

This week we break down the entire description of John's vision of Jesus, the biblical roots and symbolic meaning of each attribute.

#98 What is Revelation really about?

Pastor Spencer Bernard joins to talk about our new series The Revelation of Jesus, why we are covering this book and mistakes people make when trying to interpret it.

#97 Italy Mission Update 2026

As we prepare for Mission to our City, hear from members of the 2026 Italy mission team as they reflect on the trip to Milan in April and share encouragements from what God has been doing.

#96 Deception, Devotion and Decisions

This week we wrap up our Joshua series by taking a look at the key events of the last 16 chapters of Joshua and what we learn about God's faithfulness through them.

#95 The Consequences of Hidden Sin

This week we continue our look at the Book of Joshua covering chapters 7 and 8 looking at the sin of Achan and the conquering of AI.

#94 Did God Command a Genocide?

This week we continue our look at the Book of Joshua covering the seize of Jericho and discussing the morality of God's command to wipe out the Canaanites.

#93 Is Jesus the Commander of the Lord's Army

This week we take a look at the book of Joshua as they prepare to conquer the promised land. We'll explore God's command to circumcise all the men, celebrate the Passover, and a mysterious interaction with a figure called the Commander of the Lord's Army.

#92 Crossing the Jordan River

How does the crossing of the Jordan River compare to the Red Sea? What is the significance of the Ark of the Covenant and the Memorial Stones?

#91 Was Rahab's Lie Justified?

This week we take a closer look at the story of Rahab from Joshua Ch 2 and look at how her story foreshadows the gospel, what it tells us about the character of God and whether or not her lie to save the Israelite spies was justified.

#90 Who Is Joshua?

Let's take a look at the character of Joshua Son of Nun from the Bible and how he and his story foreshadow the gospel.

#89 The Testimony of Jim Palo

Jim Palo joins to talk about the Men's Game Feed and how God has used his cancer diagnosis to change his perspective and open doors for the Gospel.

#88 Answering All Your Questions About Baptism

This week, we set out to answer all your questions about baptism wrapping up our Worship Proclaim Baptize series.3:00 Why is baptism important?11:27 What are the basic requirements to get baptized?15:19 Does baptism save you?20:12 What about the verses that imply baptism saves?32:36 Why do some churches practice infant baptism?46:21 Is there an age when a child can make the decision to get baptized?52:25 Is there a difference between a christening and baptism?53:09 Mode of baptism: Immersion, sprinkling, pouring55:50 Can we change the mode of baptism for special circumstances?57:47 Can someone get re-baptized?58:07 Should I get re-baptized if I was baptized as an infant?59:46 Should I get re-baptized if I didn’t understand the gospel in my first baptism?01:02:51 Should I get re-baptized if I wandered from my faith?01:05:46 Who is allowed to perform baptisms?01:08:02 Can I get baptized privately?01:11:21 What is baptism for the dead? Should we practice it?

#86 The Gospel Proclaimed by John, Jesus and the Apostles

This week we take a look at how John Jesus and the Apostles carried on the message from the Old Testament and fulfilled the story it began.

#87 Baptism Means More Than You Think

This week we explore the practice of baptism through the Scriptures and who it connects back to the Old Testament to reveal its true meaning.

#85 How was the Gospel Proclaimed in the Old Testament?

As we continue to look at our new Church vision, Worship Proclaim Baptize, and how these words were used throughout the Bible, we ask the question, how was the gospel proclaimed in the Old Testament?

#84 How Did Worship Change In The New Testament?

As we continue to unpack our new church vision, we take a look at what changed in regards to Worship from the Old Testament to the New Testament.

#83 What Did Worship Look Like In The Old Testament

Worship Proclaim Baptize. This is our new church vision for how we plan to carry out the mission to make healthy disciples who passionately love Jesus and authentically love people. Join us as we explore what each of these words mean through the Old and New Testament.

#82 Transformed Everyday

As we reach the end of our 40 Days of Transformation, hear from a variety of Hometown Church pastors and leaders as they share how they've integrated their faith into their everyday lives.

#81 Transformed In Discipleship

As we continue our 40 Days of Transformation, here from Hometown pastors and leaders as they share their experiences going from being disciples to making disciples.

#80 Transformed by Focusing on Others

This week we continue our 40 Days of Transformation by hearing stories and reflections of shifting focus from ourselves to others.

#79 Transformed In Obedience

Hear from a variety of Hometown pastors and leaders as they share reflects and stories about going from knowledge to obedience during our 40 Days of Transformation.

#78 Transformed Through Service

Members of Hometown Church share their thoughts and reflections from Week 2 of our 40 Days of Transformation series.

#77 Transformed By Community

Hear from a variety of Hometown Church pastors, leaders and attendees as we reflect on the first week of our 40 Days of Transformation.

#76 Answering All Your Questions About The Tithe

You might have a few lingering questions about generosity, tithing and how we practically decide how much to give and where to give our money to. We asked the pastors of Hometown to share all the lingering questions that they have received after our Thanks and Giving series and attempted to answer them in this week's podcast.

#75 Reviving Your Prayer Life

Pastor Casey Flynn joins to discuss the importance of a healthy prayer life, his journey of renewing his own prayer life and how to renew your own.

#74 Divine Focus: Missions & Outreach

This week Oleh Korol from Steiger Ukraine joins the podcast to share an update on the missionary efforts in Ukraine, how the war has affected their ministry and the importance of continuing to share the gospel.

#73 Sunday Experience & Worship

Bryan Haville joins the podcast to discuss his role as deacon and how we can rethink what worship is and how that impacts the way we worship on Sundays.

#72 Divine Focus: Sunday Experience & Preaching

Pastor Spencer Bernard joins the podcast to discuss his role as the Lead Teaching Pastor and overseer of the Sunday Service Experience at Hometown. Is the Sunday service for the visitor or the member? How do you go about putting together a sermon? Should we be preaching expository or topical style?

#71 Divine Focus: Kids Ministry

Pastors Deacon Ales and Jim Bosholm join the podcast to discuss the importance and challenges of running a successful kids ministry, their roles in it and why it is one of our Divine Focus ministries at Hometown.

#69 Divine Focus: Leadership Development

#68 Divine Focus: Small Groups

Pastors Jeff Groen and Mike Langlois join the podcast to talk about one area of our Divine Focus as a church: Small Groups. Over the last few years, we have narrowed down our church's focus into 5 specific ministries to become more effective in carrying out our mission to make healthy disciples who passionately love Jesus and authentically love people. Pastors Jeff and Mike oversee one of those five; small groups. They join to share more about their role, the importance of small groups and where we hope to go in the future.

#67 Wrapping Up Colossians

This week we break down the final chapter of Colossians and look back on the message of Paul's letter as a whole.

#66 The New Humanity

This week we continue our journey through the Letter of Colossians. Paul begins to move away from the behaviors and attitudes that we need to avoid and into the behaviors and attitudes we must adopt. How do we live out the new nature in Christ? How do we express that new nature? How does that new nature affect our relationships?

#65 Put The Flesh To Death

This week we continue into chapter 3 of the Letter to the Colossians as Paul begins to describe what the transformed life of a Christian should look like beginning with putting our old life to death.

#64 How To Handle False Teaching

This week we continue our journey through the Letter of Colossians unpacking Paul's warning to beware of false teachings.

#63 Was Christ's Suffering Not Enough?

We continue our journey through the letter of Colossians discussing the suffering of Paul and the mystery of the gospel.

#62 Jesus Is Way More Than You Think He Is

As we continue our study through the book of Colossians, we unpack Paul's poetic description of the identity and supremacy of Christ and what that means for us today.

#61 What Are We Praying For?

Continuing our study in Colossians, this week, we unpack Paul’s intercessory prayer for the church in Colosse (Col. 1:9–14), exploring what it means to discern God’s will, identify spiritual fruit, persevere with gratitude, and celebrate God’s redemption and rescue.

#60 What Do We Really Know About Colossians?

#59 How to Share the Gospel

Today we are continuing our look ahead to MTOC which is our annual local mission trip that we do as a church. And in preparation for that we wanted to have a few conversations centered around outreach and sharing our faith. And so joining us for this to help us get ready for this is Pastor Rob. Today will be the second in a two part conversation where we first looked at 10 lies that people believe that prevent them from sharing their faith which was last week’s episode. This week we will go practical and discuss how to go about sharing your faith and the methods we have used as a church.

#58 Ten Lies That Prevent You From Sharing Your Faith

Today we are continuing our look ahead to MTOC which is our annual local mission trip that we do as a church. And in preparation for that we wanted to have a few conversations centered around outreach and sharing our faith. And so joining us for the next couple of weeks to help us get ready for this is Pastor Rob. Today will be the first in a two part conversation where we first look at 10 lies that people believe that prevent them from sharing their faith.