The Vitality of Hospitality
By Brandon Lemons During the past year, there have been many new people coming to Friedens. If attempting to quantify the number of...
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Mar 17, 20221 min read
New Sermon Series: “Who Do You Say I Am?”
By Brandon Lemons In Matthew 16:15, Jesus asks His disciples who people are saying He is. Jesus is creating a teachable moment, for He...
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Mar 14, 20223 min read
Praying for Brandon to Know Jesus
By Brandon Lemons The title of this article may have caught your attention: “Praying for Brandon to Know Jesus.” This title is talking...
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Mar 8, 20223 min read
Prayer: The Fuel for Outreach
By Brandon Lemons We are currently in the “40 Days of Prayer,” during which we pray daily for at least five people around us, that they...
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Mar 1, 20222 min read
40 Days of Prayer
By Brandon Lemons Each year during the six weeks leading up to Easter, Friedens has a season called 40 Days of Prayer. It’s technically...
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Mar 1, 20223 min read
Update on Pastor Brandon’s Eyes
By Brandon Lemons I wasn’t planning to write an eye update today (Tuesday, March 1), but I just returned from a doctor’s appointment and...
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Feb 22, 20225 min read
How to Fast
By Brandon Lemons In our society, fasting is quite common and accepted as a medical requirement (before a surgery or blood draw) and as a...
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Feb 15, 20225 min read
Fasting: A Hunger for God
By Brandon Lemons This is part two of a three-part series on fasting. Fasting might be the most counter-intuitive “spiritual discipline.”...
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Feb 8, 20224 min read
Fasting: A Declaration of Dependence
By Brandon Lemons Last Sunday in the class I teach, we studied fasting and had vibrant discussion. As you probably know, fasting is...
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Feb 1, 20223 min read
Celebrating the Good & Glorious
By Brandon Lemons It is easy to focus on what is wrong – whether in the world, in our individual lives, or even in the church (whether...
Friedens Church
Jan 25, 20224 min read
Update on Pastor Brandon’s Eyes
By Brandon Lemons Nearly two years ago, I was thrown into a whirlwind of eye problems. In mid-February of 2020, my right retina...
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Jan 18, 20223 min read
Renewing Our Minds With Scripture
By Brandon Lemons I am currently leading a Sunday-morning class called “Habits of Grace,” which highlights habits and disciplines we can...
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Jan 11, 20223 min read
Reintroductions: 2022 Districts Youth Conference
By Matt Hampson This past weekend Motion Student Ministry went to the annual Districts Youth Conference in Green Bay at the Resch Expo...
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Dec 23, 20211 min read
Father of Faith: The Life & Legacy of Abraham
By Brandon Lemons I enjoy reading and learning. A wide variety of topics pique my interest, including sports, investing, exploration and...
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Dec 14, 20214 min read
Digging Deeper: God’s Glory Through Ordinary People
By Brandon Lemons At the conclusion of Sunday’s sermon, I read a quote from pastor John Ortberg about Joseph and Jesus. After reading...
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Dec 7, 20216 min read
Digging Deeper: Interrupted Lives
By Brandon Lemons Last week, as I prepared a Christmas sermon about Mary and the trustworthiness of God, I was struck with some new...
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Nov 30, 20213 min read
First Quarter Financial Update
From Friedens’ Leadership Board & Finance Committee In order to keep the congregation updated on Friedens’ finances beyond the weekly...
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Nov 16, 20218 min read
More Thoughts On Contentment
By Brandon Lemons This past Sunday, we began a three-part series called Learning Contentment. In this article, I’d like to address a few...
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Nov 9, 20212 min read
Learning Contentment
By Brandon Lemons This is the time of year when we typically have a short sermon series featuring a Thanksgiving-related theme. This...
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Nov 2, 20213 min read
Reflections on Healthy Relationships
By Brandon Lemons This past Sunday, we concluded our eight-week study of Healthy Relationships. This was one of those sermon series from...
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