1 Peter: Set Apart | "The reason for our hope" | 4.21.24 | Pastor Todd Hessel https://www.ankenyfree.churchAnkeny Free Church

In the latest edition of the Ankeny Fanatic weekly podcast sponsored by Coldwell Banker Mid-America, publisher Dan Holm previews the Drake Relays with Anika Mohrhauser and Lawson Langford of Ankeny Centennial along with Morgan Johnson and Jack Belding of Ankeny. Former Ankeny standout Robin Hagen also makes an appearance.…

In Jesus’ day, there would be times when multiple shepherds would bring their flocks together. Whether by accident or on purpose, they would gather them in a paddock, an area that was walled off to keep the predators out of the flock. The sheep would mingle together and do all the things sheep do. Now that presents a problem for the shepherd. How d…

Hope Ankeny - Sermon by Pastor Scott Rains from Apr 21, 2024Scott Rains - Hope Ankeny Pastor

Parkview Middle School student, Miles, has taken over the "Let's Talk About It" podcast! He takes you on a behind-the-scenes tour of Parkview's 2024 spring play Goldilocks on Trial. Miles (actor) with fellow Parkview student Avery (set designer & builder), and Ms. Alexa Long (teacher sponsor and producer) talk about the process of bringing the play…

We all want to experience the Lord's blessing. Sometimes that blessing comes at the end of pain. If we want to experience God's goodness, the journey is often difficult. https://www.ankenyfree.churchAnkeny Free Church

In the latest edition of the Ankeny Fanatic weekly podcast sponsored by Coldwell Banker Mid-America, publisher Dan Holm breaks down the start of the girls’ golf season with first-year Ankeny coach Kelley Emke and Ankeny Centennial senior Payton Drefke. Coldwell Banker realtor Tom Butler also makes an appearance.…

The resurrection of Jesus reveals that God’s way is the way of life, light, love, peace, hope, and wholeness. Whenever these things break through the darkness of the world it is a moment of resurrection. Sadly, we don’t see it, nor do we often want to accept this eruption of new life. We are resistant to the resurrection.…

In the latest edition of the Ankeny Fanatic weekly podcast sponsored by Coldwell Banker Mid-America, publisher Dan Holm breaks down the boys’ soccer season thus far with coaches Trevor Fuccio of Ankeny and Brian Duax of Ankeny Centennial. Coldwell Banker realtor Ronda Dix also makes an appearance.Ankeny Fanatic

Who are you following? Jesus, right?!? That can be hard in the world we live in. Our passage today gives us some practical help as to what that looks like. https://www.ankenyfree.churchAnkeny Free Church

BIG Questions: "Why does the Resurrection matter?" | Easter Sunday 2024 | Pastor Todd Hessel https://www.ankenyfree.churchAnkeny Free Church

We live in the age of the individual. We are a lonely, fragmented people often at each other’s throats. The resurrection of Jesus binds people together in love to stand against the individualism that makes everything about “me.” “Doubting” Thomas struggled in despair and doubt because he was not with the others when Jesus first appeared. The church…

Hope Ankeny - Sermon by Pastor Ashley Lentz from Apr 7, 2024Ashley Lentz - Hope Ankeny Pastor

In the latest edition of the Ankeny Fanatic weekly podcast sponsored by Coldwell Banker Mid-America, publisher Dan Holm breaks down the girls’ track season thus far with coaches Tyler Asbe of Ankeny Centennial and TJ Jumper of Ankeny. Coldwell Banker realtor Amy Wiederin also makes an appearance.Ankeny Fanatic

The Gospel of Mark ends at chapter 16, verse 8 (other endings were added much later). It is an odd, perplexing end that leaves us with an empty tomb and three women who say nothing to anyone. Yet, maybe Mark was less concerned with what happened then and more concerned with what happens now. The resurrection means that God is loose in the world, un…

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Hope Ankeny - Sermon by Minister Emily Beltrame from Mar 28, 2024Emily Beltrame - Hope Ankeny Minister of Children and Students

In the latest edition of the Ankeny Fanatic weekly podcast sponsored by Coldwell Banker Mid-America, publisher Dan Holm previews the girls’ soccer season with coaches Simon Brown of Ankeny and Chris Allen of Ankeny Centennial.Ankeny Fanatic

BIG Questions: "What is Most Important?" https://www.ankenyfree.churchAnkeny Free Church

We all listen to someone, and who we listen to matters. Are you listening to wisdom or folly? https://www.ankenyfree.churchAnkeny Free Church

I grew up thinking that the word hosanna meant something triumphant. Knowing that it means something else entirely changes how I see Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Mark 11:1-11Pastor Travis Segar

Hope Ankeny - Sermon by Pastor Ashley Lentz from Mar 24, 2024Ashley Lentz - Hope Ankeny Pastor

Student voices are crucial to a thriving academic community. This show introduces you to student school board representatives Megan Rembert and Kalyani Baht and Ankeny Centennial student council member Mya Maron. The next generation of leadership begins here, take a listen.Ankeny Community School District

In the latest edition of the Ankeny Fanatic Rodcast, Rod Brannan of Shelter Insurance and Ankeny Fanatic publisher Dan Holm are joined by Dowling Catholic assistant football coach Andy Pollock to break down the hottest topics in the world of sports.Ankeny Fanatic

The cross is the chief symbol of our faith, a sign of the saving work of Christ. What does it mean “to be saved?” Some would say it is assent to beliefs. Others point to a religious experience. Those are not, however, works of Christ. They are things we do. In John’s gospel, Christ’s work on the cross is bigger than forgiving sins. It is to judge t…

Hope Ankeny - Sermon by Pastor Scott Rains from Mar 17, 2024Scott Rains - Hope Ankeny Pastor

Pastor Twila Schock, Vice President for Church Relations and International Programming for Mosaic, one of our mission partners, is our guest preacher. Mosaic empowers people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in their unique pursuit of happiness.Pastor Twila Schock

Hope Ankeny - Sermon by Pastor Scott Rains from Mar 10, 2024Scott Rains - Hope Ankeny Pastor

Ankeny Schools is preparing the next generation of public school teachers and administrators. Our Teacher's Academy is a concurrent course with Des Moines Area Community College's Foundations of Education where Ankeny students earn college credit and classroom experience. Students Anna Sash and Ingrid Dietrich give you an inside look at their exper…

18 Summers: The Proverbs of Solomon "Two Companions" Proverbs 7:1-27 Pastor Todd Hesse https://www.ankenyfree.churchAnkeny Free Church

In the latest edition of the Ankeny Fanatic weekly podcast sponsored by Coldwell Banker Mid-America, publisher Dan Holm previews the boys’ state basketball tournament with coach Brandt Carlson and senior guards Carson Johnson and Lio Aguirre of Ankeny. Longtime Ankeny assistant coach Dave Kissinger also breaks down the tournament.…

We often have an image in our head of what Jesus looks like and how Jesus should act. The Jesus of John’s gospel is not the safe, tame, domesticated Jesus of my childhood. A domesticated Jesus doesn’t have anything to say about how we live our lives and would never flip any tables. This Jesus is the undomesticated Jesus who isn’t afraid to flip the…

Hope Ankeny - Sermon by Pastor Ashley Lentz from Mar 3, 2024Ashley Lentz - Hope Ankeny Pastor

In the latest edition of the Ankeny Fanatic weekly podcast sponsored by Coldwell Banker Mid-America, publisher Dan Holm previews the boys’ substate basketball final with coaches Brandt Carlson of Ankeny and Bob Fontana of Ankeny Centennial and breaks down Centennial’s quarterfinal loss to Waukee in the girls’ state tournament with Jaguars assistant…

18 Summers: The Proverbs of Solomon "Living for Tomorrow, Today" Proverbs 6:1-19 Pastor Todd Hessel https://www.ankenyfree.churchAnkeny Free Church

It seems like from the moment we enter the world the effort to find and follow our own way is what we are about. Every toddler at some point says “I do it myself!” To take up one’s cross and follow Jesus however, means not going our own way but following in the way of Jesus. Peter finds that out today as Jesus says, “Get behind me, Satan.”…

Hope Ankeny - Sermon by Minister Emily Beltrame from Feb 25, 2024Emily Beltrame - Hope Ankeny Minister of Children and Students

In the latest edition of the Ankeny Fanatic weekly podcast sponsored by Coldwell Banker Mid-America, publisher Dan Holm previews the girls’ state basketball tournament with junior point guard Mya Crawford and coach Scott DeJong of Ankeny Centennial along with broadcaster Paul Yeager.Ankeny Fanatic

18 Summers: The Proverbs of Solomon "Wisdom and Sex" Proverbs 5:1-23 | Pastor JD Abell https://www.ankenyfree.churchAnkeny Free Church

In the swift narrative of Mark's Gospel, details may seem sparse, but depth and meaning abound. Baptized by John in the Jordan, Jesus hears the heavens tear open, affirming him as the beloved Son. Driven into the wilderness by the Spirit, Jesus faces real struggles. Mark, unlike Matthew and Luke, leaves the temptations ambiguous. Lent isn't about a…

There is more to the world than meets the eye. By faith, we see things that others cannot. We see people and the world differently than others might. The Feast of the Transfiguration tells us how God pulled back the curtain of heaven to reveal radiance, glory, and grace in Jesus Christ. We get a glimpse of grace and see as God sees. It happens all …

Hope Ankeny - Sermon by Pastor Scott Rains from Feb 18, 2024Scott Rains - Hope Ankeny Pastor

18 Summers: The Proverbs of Solomon | "The right path" | Pastor Todd Hessel https://www.ankenyfree.churchAnkeny Free Church

Hope Ankeny - Sermon by Pastor Ashley Lentz from Feb 14, 2024Ashley Lentz - Hope Ankeny Pastor

In the latest edition of the Ankeny Fanatic weekly podcast sponsored by Coldwell Banker Mid-America, publisher Dan Holm breaks down all of the boys’ and girls’ basketball postseason brackets with frequent guest Andy Pollock.Ankeny Fanatic

Hope Ankeny - Sermon by Pastor Ashley Lentz from Feb 11, 2024Ashley Lentz - Hope Ankeny Pastor

To understand the wisdom is to understand the open secret to this world. We are going to look at the three ways that wisdom runs the world. https://www.ankenyfree.churchAnkeny Free Church

Hope Ankeny - Sermon by Pastor Scott Rains from Feb 4, 2024

We live in a world of opportunity and danger. Wisdom leads us on the good path. But where does "treasured wisdom" truly begin? Subscribe and listen now wherever you get your podcasts @ankenyfreechurch https://www.ankenyfree.churchAnkeny Free Church