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Effective January 1, 2012, Grace Fellowship at Wisconsin Dells, WI, USA has transitioned from a traditional church that meets weekly on Sunday to a media, mail, and visiting ministry to our scattered members. I have encouraged our members to fellowship with, and support, local churches in their respective areas. My wife Karen and I are doing the same.  Click here for a letter to our local newspaper that explains our situation.  I hope that the content on this site will help you "...believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name." (John 20:30)  -- Pastor John Torgerson 

 

Video Messages

Video Sermon Series

 

2011 Romans Series
 

Romans 1, 2, 3

 

Romans 4, 5, 6, 7

Romans 8 (5 Camp Chapels)

Romans 9-12

Two Messages Related to Marriage and Sex

A one hour presentation given on October 1, 2010.   The Heart of the Gospel in Matters of the Heart.

A 42 minute sermon from 1 Thes 4:1-8.  The Christian Basis of Sexual Morality.

Four-Part Colossians Series  When the Colossians mix Christianity with other religions, the Apostle Paul begins the process of setting them straight by reminding them of who Jesus is and what he has done for them.

Click here for additional selected 2011 video sermons
Click here for selected 2010 video sermons

Genesis Bible Studies

| Introduction & Creation - Ch 1| The Fall, Cain's Line - Ch 2 to 4 |

 

Christmas Messages - They're good for the other 364 days of the year, too!

(Video) | Good News of Great Joy - It's Real | What to Do With Your Christmas Gift |
(Text) | Jesus or Someone Else? | On Earth Peace Goodwill Toward Men |

Blog Posts  (on http:\\notjustanotherreligion.blogspot.com)

Do We Really Need Moralistic Preaching? - God came to earth and interacted with a few people for a little over three years.  And he died for all of us.  We should be suspicious if all he left us was a bunch of sin lists with the instructions, "Don't do these things."

Being the Peace That We Want for the World - Quoting Isaiah 59:8, Paul tells the Romans, "The way of peace they do not know." (Rom 3:17)   Nothing much has changed since in the approximately 2700 years since Isaiah wrote those words.   It's even hard to make a case that Christians know the way to peace.  What if I told you that there is a prayer that Jesus promised to answer affirmatively that would guarantee that Jesus' followers can contribute to family, community, and world peace?  Would you pray that prayer?

 

Is the Bible a Rule Book for Living?

The Bible has been called a  "rule book for living"?   Others are concerned about whether a church believes the Bible is "literal", "inerrant", or "inspired".   People often argue over the exact meaning of these terms.  

Click here for how we view the Bible as guide to life.

Preach the Word - a short article - It doesn't mean preach the Bible!

We Value

  • the Gospel of Jesus Christ as being central in teaching and in living life.

  • scripture as the authority for revealing God and His will.

  • our history of joyful fellowship.

  • our history of desiring Christianity to be a way of life.

  • the freedom to cooperate with, learn from, and worship with Christians outside our denomination.

  • our local church as the vehicle for corporately doing God's work.

  • our journey of coming to grace and truth.

  • the historic Christian doctrines expressed in the Apostles' Creed.

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We believe…

  • In one holy, loving, all-powerful, and gracious Creator God who exists in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

  • That the Bible is the inspired and infallible Word of God, fully authoritative for all matters of faith and practice. · That Jesus Christ, born of the virgin Mary, fully God and fully human, is both Lord and Savior.

  • That Jesus Christ suffered and died on the cross for human sin, that he was raised bodily on the third day, and that he ascended to heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father.

  • That Jesus Christ will come again to judge the living and the dead and to reign over all things.

  • In the Holy Spirit, who brings sinners to repentance, who gives eternal life to believers, and who lives in them to conform them to the image of Jesus Christ.

  • That Christians should gather in regular fellowship and live lives of faith that make evident the good news that humans enter the kingdom of God by putting their trust in Jesus Christ.

  • In the spiritual unity of all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • That salvation comes not by works, but only by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ.

  • In the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.

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