Prairie Hills Covenant Church

This Sunday is Prayer & Evangelism Sunday. Pastor Jill will be preaching on BLESS (formerly ASK or Bring My World to Christ). BLESS is an Intentional Evangelism Initiative that focuses on 5 missional practices we can engage to naturally introduce people to Jesus Christ.

Aren’t you thankful that you are not who you were 10 years ago? 20 years ago? In Middle School? I know I am so very thankful that I outgrew the frizzy tight perms and the horrendous multicolored shirt that I thought would be a good idea to wear to picture day. Mostly I’m thankful that I grew out of the negative attitude and insecurities I had as a middle schooler. Even more than that, I am thankful that because of my relationship with God I am able to leave behind the sinful nature of this world. Am I prefect? No. Do I still make mistakes? Yes. Yet because of God’s redeeming love and grace I have a new life and most importantly hope for the future. For this I am extremely thankful! This Sunday I am pressing on in the book of Ephesians and embracing the encouragement that Paul gives to his readers. So be encouraged, God knows who we were. It is up to us to take God at His word about who we now are! We can no longer think of ourselves in the old way, or burden ourselves down with past guilts. In Je

We are excited to have as our pulpit supply this Sunday, Mary Hendricks Wilkens, who is Rita Cusick's sister. Mary is an AIM, SAM. In addition to doing pulpit supply in different churches, she is presently serving as a synodically authorized minister at Vangen Lutheran Church in Mission Hill, SD and is taking classes in the Kairos program at Sioux Falls Seminary. Mary’s goal is to obtain a Masters in Divinity and become an ordained minister. Mary also served as an Associate in Ministry for two interims and was called and served at Renner Lutheran for four years. Mary lives in rural Alcester with her husband Warren. They have three sons and nine grandchildren.

Every so often Zoe asks if she can get the mail. I think she asks with the hope that there will be a letter for her. She loves getting mail, although in today’s culture the use of snail mail is becoming less and less. I would argue, that even though letters were the one way of communication back in the first century, as Twitter and Facebook didn’t exist back then, the regularity that one receives an actual letter is about as often as sweet Zoe does, which isn’t very often at all! This week, we are going to take a look at Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Paul wrote this letter while he was in prison, with the purpose of encouraging the believers to walk as fruitful followers of Christ, and to serve in unity and love in the midst of persecution. Although we are not a church that is facing persecution, we are a church who can use some encouragement to keep on going in the midst of our current situation (In general, every church can use such encouragement!). Join us as we look at Paul’s encouraging words whe