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The Hidden Acres PodcastS6E3: October 2024 UpdateIn this month’s update episode, Josh and Taylor recap October and look forward to November.
October Recap
Senior Saints’ Day, Oct 1
Ladies’ Horse Retreat 2, Oct 4-6
EFCA Young Adult Retreat, Oct 4-6
The big SALT retreat, Oct 11-13
CCCA Fall Fellowship, Oct 14-16
Ladies’ Horse Retreat 3, Oct 25-27
Started interviewing for 2025 summer staff
November Preview
Summer Staff Worship Night, Nov 30
Giving Tuesday, Dec 3
Recruiting Update
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Emmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 27 | October 20, 2024We explore how it is that Leviticus ending on vows is not weird, but a wise way to call God's people to fully trust in his never-failing faithfulness.
2024-10-2236 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 26 | October 13, 2024Exploring the grace of God in the threats of judgement for disobedience to his covenant laws.
2024-10-1341 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 25:35-55 | October 6, 2024Theoden shows us God's care for the poor and how Jesus work to bring us Jubilee enables us to care for the poor as we take on God's image empowered by Jesus.
2024-10-0633 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 25:1-34 | September 29, 2024How sabbath and jubilee affect our relationship with the created world and other people.
2024-09-2942 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 24:9-23 | September 22, 2024How can justice and judgment fit with God's invitation to feast and find life with him?
2024-09-2337 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 24:1-9 | September 15th, 2024God keeps the light on to eat a mess of bread with his people.
2024-09-1628 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 23 | September 8, 2024Josh walks us thorugh the Feasts of Lev. 23 and shows us how they are fulfilled in Christ and his Gospel work.
2024-09-0932 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 22 | September 1, 2024What do priests, bread, and slavery have in common? The Gospel.
2024-09-0331 min2024-08-2834 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 20 | August 18, 2024God reveals his identity and gives his people an ordered, holy, identity that is a reflection of his own identity.
2024-08-1839 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 19:19-37 | August 11, 2024Theoden takes us through what seems like some random laws in this text that represent God's call to purity that is fulfilled for us and in us by faith in Jesus.
2024-08-1234 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 19:9-18 | August 4, 2024We consider the loving attention of God and how we are transformed into people who obey him and give loving attention to others as we fix our attention upon Jesus.
2024-08-0433 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 18 | July 28, 2024Leviticus 18 exposes false pathways to the good life and shows us that God in Christ is our life, and not just biological life - but abundant life!
2024-07-2945 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 19:1-8 | July 21, 2024Theoden Wedel teaches on the holiness of God and what it is to be holy from Leviticus 19, and shows us how we are holy in Christ by faith.
2024-07-2434 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 17:10-16 | July 14, 2024Josh Stanton teaches on the "guardrails" around the use of blood in the law and how it points us to Jesus and his shed blood for us!
2024-07-2427 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 17:1-9 | July 7, 2024After God provides cleansing for his people, he calls them to worship him alone - and in Christ, God recreates our tastebuds to prefer him more than his blessings and more than the creation.
2024-07-0840 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 16:29-34 | June 23, 2024God calls Israel to recieve his cleansing and mercy through a living faith that fasts and rests in him.
2024-06-2440 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 16:1-28 | June 16, 2024The Day of Atonement - a display of immeasurably rich mercy from God to sinful people.
2024-06-1642 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 15 | June 9, 2024Leviticus 15 is a crazy chapter, and in it we hear the Good News that God is determined to bring cleansing and transformation to the most secret, intimate, and sacred parts of life - as every nook and cranny of life, no matter how good and righteous it may be, is contaminated by death and the corruption of sin.
2024-06-1031 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 14:33-57 | June 2, 2024Jesus is our home, he cleanses us in his blood and makes a home in us for our life and joy with him.
2024-06-0234 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 14:1-32 | May 26, 2024Cleansing for skin disease restores the unclean to communion with God and the community.
2024-05-2838 min2024-05-2836 minEmmaus Church AnkenyEphesians 6:18-20 | May 12, 2024 | PentecostAs we prepare to celebrate Pentecost next week, Pastor Luke preaches out of the book of Ephesians to teach us about prayer and to invite us into the slow, smoky way of a continually-praying life!
2024-05-1836 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 13 | May 5, 2024Pastor Luke Snowden teaches us this week how God has made his people into agents of healing and restoration in this world and how skin diseases and uncleanness in the book of Leviticus points to this.
2024-05-1837 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 12 | April 28, 2024This week we discover how God meets us intimately in our loneliness, delivering us from uncleanness even as we consider an awkward text about birth and blood.
2024-04-2844 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 11 | April 21, 2024What does the dietary laws of Scripture have to do with us? Everything! We see that within all the dietary laws is the hope of salvation in Christ, and freedom from the dehumanizing effects of malcontent in our hearts!
2024-04-2135 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 10 | April 14th, 2024How does fearing God fit with delighting in Jesus? We explore how Leviticus 10 teaches us about the marriage between fearing God and Delight in God are made possible for us in Christ.
2024-04-1447 minEmmaus Church AnkenyPsalm 35 | April 7th, 2024Pastor Luke Snowden takes us through David's prayer in Psalm 35 and what it means to "delight in Jesus together." He'll help us consider how to "clear the path" that David takes when seeking communion with God. This Sunday marks the one year anniversary of our church!
2024-04-0844 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 9:22-24 | March 31, 2024 | Easter SundayHow is it that there is joy in the midst of judgement? How could the fire of God's judgement be the place of rest? Pastor Luke answers these questions as he points us to the resurrection of our Lord on this most blessed day.
2024-04-0431 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 9:1-22 | March 24, 2024Pastor Luke shows us the eighth day wherein God's people prepare themselves for God's presence in their midst. He helps us to see that God wants to be near us and He makes Himself available to us through Jesus Christ.
2024-03-2541 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 8:14-36 | March 17, 2024Pastor Luke shows us how Moses acts as a priest among priests and how he ultimately points to Jesus as our Great High Priest, who cleanses us and makes us fit for service.
2024-03-1941 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 8:1-13 | March 10, 2024Pastor Luke teaches on how Christ cleanses, clothes, and consecrates us to transform us in to beautiful people, fit for him to dwell within.
2024-03-1442 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 7:18-38 | March 3, 2024Pastor Luke shows us how Jesus pays our debt to God and removes the threat of being "cut off" with God as the fulfillment of all the hope of the sacrifices.
2024-03-0335 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 6:24-7:21 | February 25, 2024Pastor Luke Snowden shows us how God's holiness is "sticky" and ushers his people into community where God's people party with God.
2024-02-2650 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 6:8-23 | February 18, 2024Pastor Luke Snowden teaches through Leviticus 6 on the Priestly call to continual and complete worship of God.
2024-02-2238 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 5:14-6:7 | February 11, 2024Luke Snowden preaches on the guilt offering.
2024-02-1843 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 4:1-5:13 | February 4, 2024Pastor Luke Snowden walks us through the "Sin" or "Purification" offering, showing that Jesus de-sin-fects us of our guilt and uncleanness from sin - ushering us into the presence of God in great joy.
2024-02-0441 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 3 | January 28, 2024Pastor Luke preaches on the peace offering, its fulfillment in Christ, and the repetition of the book of Leviticus.
2024-01-3038 minThe Hidden Acres PodcastS5E10: January UpdateHappy New Year! In this update episode, Josh and Taylor recap December AND January, plus a look ahead to February. And as a bonus, there’s a surprise Top-10 books list from a listener.
January Recap
Impact (EFCA Youth Conference), Jan 5-7
Men’s Retreat, Jan 19-21
Josh and Maya’s big recruiting trip
February Preview
Spring Equipping Class begins Feb 12
The Friends of Hidden Acres Gala and Auction, Feb 18
Recruiting Update
Emmaus CMS, Feb 5-6
Grace Church in North Liberty, Feb 7
Iowa Falls EFC, Feb 14
Navs Conference at Camp, Feb 16-18
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2024-01-2930 minEmmaus Church AnkenyLeviticus 2 | January 21, 2024Pastor Luke preaches on the grain offering and what it means for God's people to be formed in dependence of Him.
2024-01-2339 minEmmaus Church AnkenyJeremiah 31:1-4 | LOVE | Advent 2023Pastor Luke calls us to meditate upon the boundless powerful love of God for us in Christ.
2023-12-2547 minEmmaus Church AnkenyPsalm 16 | JOY | Advent 2023Pastor Luke points us toward the joy we find in God, revealed in Jesus Christ.
2023-12-1849 minEmmaus Church AnkenyPsalm 130 | HOPE | Advent 2023Theoden Wedel shows us the Hope that we have in Christ--what it means to wait and how to do it faithfully.
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Emmaus Church AnkenyMark 16:1-8 | November 26, 2023Pastor Luke preaches the last sermon in our series on the Gospel according to Mark.
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Emmaus Church AnkenyMark 15:21-47 | November 19, 2023Will Cook preaches on the crucifixion of Christ.
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Emmaus Church AnkenyMark 15:1-20 | November 12, 2023Pastor Luke Snowden preaches on Jesus as the ruling king who was passive, condemned, and mocked from Mark 15.
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Emmaus Church AnkenyMark 14:32-72 | November 5, 2023Pastor Luke Snowden takes us through Jesus' experience of being abandoned to help us see our need to be awake and to commune with God.
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Emmaus Church AnkenyMark 14:1-9 | October 22, 2023Pastor Luke Snowden shows how Jesus is worth our everything.
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Emmaus Church AnkenyMark 13 | October 15, 2023Luke Snowden preaches through Mark 13 on Jesus' prophecy of the destruction of the Temple that occurred in 70ad.
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Emmaus Church AnkenyMark 10:32-52 | September 10, 2023The kingdom of God subverts our expectations of what is actually needed. Not power and wealth, but humility as demonstrated by Bartimaeus.
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Emmaus Church AnkenyMark 10:13-31 | September 3, 2023Pastor Luke is preaching this week on Mark 10:13-31, continuing Emmaus Church's sermon series through the gospel of Mark.
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Emmaus Church AnkenyMark 9:38-50 | August 20, 2023Jesus shows us that his Kingdom is characterized by ruthless humility that produces worship and peace.
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Emmaus Church AnkenyMark 9:14-37 | August 13, 2023Luke Snowden preaches Mark 9, showing that the Kingdom of God is established and is constituted by humility.
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The Ridge – Weekly MessageHow do I walk through seasons of pain with God?Two disciples are walking along the road to Emmaus in Luke chapter 24. As they talk through the grief and disappointment over Jesus’s execution and death, a third man enters into the conversation. He walks alongside them and offers comfort, yet challenges them in their lament. Turns out this man is Jesus, and His interaction with these men reveals much about Him.
Message by Will Herron
Scripture referenced: Luke 24:13–35
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2023-07-3127 min
Emmaus Church AnkenyKingdom Sight | Mark 8:11-30 | July, 30, 2023Last week, Mark's emphasis was on hearing the words of Jesus and this week the focus is on seeing Jesus. With all the confusion in the 1st Century, and today, about the identity of Jesus - who he is, really - Mark shows us not only that Jesus is God, but that he also is ready to heal our blindness and cures our inability to see him clearly.
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Emmaus Church Ankeny"Kingdom Irony" | Mark 7:24-8:10 | July 23, 2023Earlier in Mark 7, Jesus is accused of being unclean. Jesus, responded by showing that it is what comes out of the mouth that makes a person unclean. So, our sermon text shows us what comes out of Jesus mouth: deliverance, healing, and provision - restoring and remaking unclean people into his family! Jesus' words are not just pure, they make everything better!
2023-07-2347 min
Emmaus Church Ankeny"Kingdom Expectations" | Mark 6:30-56 | July 2, 2023In this sermon we explore the uncomfortable reality that we have expectations of Jesus that are too low. And our low expectations are rooted in our hard hearts that just do not know him very well. But, we see Jesus invite us to see him, to know him, and he is postured to heal our hearts that we would joyfully rest in the hope of his Kingdom.
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Emmaus Church Ankeny"Kingdom Rejected" | Mark 6:1-29 | June 25, 2023Jesus is rejected, the Apostles will be rejected, John the Baptist was rejected and executed - in this sermon we explore how rejection is not an accident but a feature of the Kingdom of God - we see that it is through the experience of rejection that God's Kingdom comes bringing restoration, joy, and new creation. If you, like us, fear rejection and struggle to not be paralyzed by it, see that there is hope for us in this passage!
2023-06-2651 minEmmaus Church Ankeny"The Authority and Power of God's Kingdom" | Mark 4:35-5:43 | June 18, 2023This a mountain of a text and we attempt to mine that mountain to see the authority and power of Jesus as he brings new creation to storms, demons, and death to cause us to rejoice before him with great trembling. We find that the Kingdom of God brings life, hope, cleansing, and so much more.
2023-06-1852 minEmmaus Church Ankeny"Kingdom Takeover" | Mark 4:21-34 | June 11, 2023Mark shows us that Jesus' kingdom is not like an exclusive, hidden, nighclub down a dark alley that only a few will encounter. Rather, the Kingdom of God is coming small but will be all consuming and take over the cosmos. Jesus is showing that he is on his way to rule the world!
2023-06-1442 minEmmaus Church Ankeny"Kingdom Engagement" | Mark 4:1-20 | June 4, 2023Mark transitions to Jesus' teaching ministry and hones in on the parables of Jesus. This week we look at the Parable of the Sower and take hope in God as the farmer who plows up our hard hearts that we might intimately engage with him in his Kingdom!
2023-06-0539 minEmmaus Church Ankeny"Earnestly Desire the Spiritual Gifts: Pentecost Sunday" | 1 Corinthians 12:31 - 14:1 | May 28, 2023What is the purpose of the Spiritual Gifts? And why are we commanded to "earnestly desire" them? We cover these questions and more as we celebrate Pentecost together.
2023-05-2943 minEmmaus Church Ankeny"Kingdom Reaction" | Mark 3:20-35 | May 21, 2023As Jesus establishes his Kingdom in the world, demonstrating his power to heal and beat back the rule of Satan it causes a reaction. This passage gives us the medicine we need to trust Jesus, and avoid the kinds of allergic reactions to his Kingdom we see in this text.
2023-05-2248 minEmmaus Church Ankeny"A Kingdom Transition" | Mark 3:1-19 | May 14, 2023In this sermon we explore the transition from Jesus doing the work of the Kingdom to him granting authority and power to his people to help him establish the Kingdom in the world. We find here, the exciting truth that God has chosen to use us as the means to bring about his Kingdom on Earth by giving us a role and place in his Kingdom!
2023-05-1540 minEmmaus Church Ankeny"The Incompatible Kingdom" | Mark 2:13-28 | May 7, 2023In this sermon, we explore the incompatibility of the Kingdom of God with the traditions and values of corrupt human culture. Jesus shows us the kind of culture and the kind of values that constitute his Kingdom, and hence the culture we strive to imbibe at Emmaus Church.
The audio for this sermon is not great, so please excuse us as we work to find the best way to obtain quality recordings of our sermons.
2023-05-1549 minEmmaus Church AnkenyThe Kingdom is Defined! | Mark 1:14-34 | April 23, 2023As Jesus heralds in the kingdom of God, he brings us a "defining the relationship" moment! This week Pastor Luke preaches on the kingdom of God and the significance of Jesus' ministry method of choosing people to follow him.
2023-04-2442 minEmmaus Church AnkenyGod Comes Into the Wilderness | Mark 1:1-13 | April 16, 2023Out of the wilderness comes a king that defies and exceeds all expectations. Pastor Luke begins preaching through the book of Mark this week!
2023-04-2440 minEmmaus Church AnkenyChurch Planting as Eden | 1 Corinthians 3:14-17 | April 2, 2023Heaven meets Earth in church planting. For the very first Sunday gathering of Emmaus Church, Pastor Luke preaches on this heavenly invasion of the earth through church planting.
2023-04-1028 minEmmaus Church AnkenyResurrection Brings Transformation | Romans 6:9-14 | April 9, 2023Happy Easter! On this Resurrection Sunday, we explore a few questions. What does the resurrection of Jesus Christ actually mean for us? How does if affect us in the twenty-first century? Join us as Pastor Luke asks these questions and more as we consider ourselves in light of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
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The Emmaus TableWeek 11 of Guided PrayerThis is week 11 of 52 weeks of guided prayer for the formation and planting of Emmaus Church. We have entered a critical stage in the life and formation of Emmaus - we started our Core Team meetings last week! So, please continue praying with us and for us as we labor together for the cause of the Gospel in Ankeny.
2022-03-1608 minThe Emmaus TableWeek 8 of Guided PrayerThis is the 8th week of 52 weeks of Guided Prayer for the formation and planting of Emmaus Church in Ankeny. This week we jump into the Lord's Prayer and use it as way to pray for Emmaus with one thing in mind - allowing Jesus' prayer to help us know what belongs as essential to our identity and purpose. Join me in praying for Emmaus.Next week we'll continue in the Lord's Prayer and will also, already, be publishing the March update!
2022-02-2307 minThe Emmaus TableWeek 4 of Guided PrayerThis is our 4th week of 52 weeks of Guided Prayer for the formation and planting of Emmaus Church in Ankeny. This week we are continuing our way through the Athanasian Creed as we pray for Emmaus to not only be a Church that is doctrinally established in the Trinitarian worship of God, but also to be conformed further into his image. Join me, if you are able, twice this week to pray for Emmaus.
2022-01-2608 minThe Emmaus TableWeek 3 of 52This is our 3rd week of 52 weeks of guided prayer for Emmaus Church as we prepare to plant in 2023. Join us this week as we continue to use a section from the Athanasian Creed as a prompt for praying for us. This week we zero in on how doctrine and mission are not two different, or opposed, ideas, but one. 1 Timothy 4:16 is our paradigm, where Paul tells Timothy to watch his life and doctrine closely, that he might save his hearers. We want to be a doctrinally sound Church not only because that is Biblical and glorifying to God, but...
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The Emmaus TableWeek 1 Prayer52 weeks of Prayer for Emmaus Church. Set aside a few minutes Saturday night before worship and make one other appointment for yourself and God to pray through this guided prayer. This is one way to help us become more like Jesus together for the joy of Ankeny!
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