St. John's Lutheran Church: Alexandria, VA Sermon Podcast
By St. John's Lutheran Church: Alexandria, VA
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Testimony | Jesus is the testimony of God's love, who keeps us while we are in the world | 5/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What A Way To Go | Jesus' ascension points us to the destination ahead of us | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Assembled | Jesus assembles us as his people in the Church as branches connected to him, the living vine | 5/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Laid Down | Jesus is the Good Shepherd who calls us to lay down our weariness from self-preservation and self-promotion and rest in him in faith and trust.. | 4/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Forgetting and Remembering | Life is full of things that we forget about - little things and big things. Even in matters of faith, we can forget about who our heavenly Father is, how much we are loved by him, and all that he has done for us in his Son, Jesus. Easter is about remembering - God's gift of forgiveness, life, and salvation in Jesus, reclaiming this for our lives today, and retelling this through our words and actions. We are witnesses of these things! | 4/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Savior Who Serves: Rising | The resurrection of Jesus from the dead is what Easter really means. More than chocolate bunnies and egg hunts, Easter celebrates the truth of Jesus' victory over sin, death, and hell. Jesus' crucifixion must lead to resurrection; Good Friday must lead to Easter Sunday. If not, as Paul the apostle writes, | 4/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Savior Who Serves: Dying | Jesus had paid the price to wipe the debt of our iniquity before God | 4/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Savior Who Serves: Injustice | Injustice is part of the Passion story of Jesus' suffering and death. It is also something that we struggle with in this life. The purpose of Jesus' incarnation, suffering, and death is that he would take upon himself our sins, exchanging his sinless perfection and righteousness for our sin-stained hopelessness. Here is a Savior who serves - even in the midst of injustice! | 3/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Savior Who Serves: Correction | Jesus corrects our understanding of greatness and entitlement | 3/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Savior Who Serves: Loving | Probably the most familiar passage in the Bible is what's found in today's Gospel lesson: | 3/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Savior Who Serves: Betrayal | Jesus does not give you up or give up on you | 3/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Savior Who Serves: Cleansing | Jesus cleanses the temple of distracting clutter, but he has come to do the same with us, too | 3/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Savior Who Serves: Submission | In his human nature as true man, Jesus who is true God and true man, confesses the terrible truth of what he is feeling: | 3/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Savior Who Serves: Teaching | Jesus calls his followers off the mountain and from the desert to live as his people in the world | 3/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Savior Who Serves: Anointing | Jesus is God's Anointed One, come to give himself for us | 2/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Savior Who Serves: Temptation | In Jesus, we have a Savior who stands for us against the powers of darkness | 2/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sent for Serving | It's tempting to remain on the mountaintop with Peter, James, and John who witnessed Jesus' transfiguration. Like Peter, we want to hold on to this moment forever. But we must follow Jesus down the mountain and back into the vallye of daily life where he calls us to serve in his name. We are sent for serving. | 2/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Global Serving | In Jesus, we see the one, true God of all nations and people, reaching out to make us clean and restore our relationships. | 2/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Congregational Serving | Our serving in Jesus' Name must be both a giving and a receiving. As Jesus brought healing and new life to Peter's mother-in-law, and many others in the Gospel lesson (Mark 1:29-39), so Jesus empowers and send us to serve others in his Name. Our congregational serving - both giving and receiving - will, by God's grace, bring glory and praise to our Servant King, Jesus Christ, and be a blessing to others in his Name. | 2/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hunger Serving | Jesus frees us from eating without discernment and care for others | 1/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Life Serving | The Lord's call to Simon Peter, Andrew, James and John launched them into a new life - a life following Jesus and fishing for people. Jesus calls us today to follow him and so experience that full and abundant life which He came to bring. | 1/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Local Serving | God calls us into opportunities to be the hands and feet of Christ in the world | 1/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Baptized into Serving | Jesus' baptism by John in the Jordan River marked him as the Father's chosen and anointed Son who would fulfill all righteousness. Jesus' baptism launched him into a life of serving. Can it be any different for us who are baptized into Jesus' death and resurrection? We also are baptized into a life of serving in Jesus' Name. | 1/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Sure Foundation for Christmas | Inscribed on the cornerstone of the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. (set in place in 1907) is this: | 12/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Shepherd | Jesus' birth, first announced to shepherds, shows the extraordinary grace of God breaking in to ordinary lives | 12/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Foretold | God transforms fear into obedience through the message of the gospel | 12/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel | -- | 12/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Who Are You? | -- | 12/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hopeful Waiting | Waiting is not something most of us do very well. We usually see this as a waste of time, and yet Advent is all about waiting - not impatient, irritated waiting, but hopeful waiting. John the Baptist called the people of his day to wait with readiness for the Messiah, the One whose coming John prepared the way. We, too, are called to wait with repentance for the coming of the Lord when He will come again to judge the world in righteousness. | 12/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Comfort, Comfort Ye My People | -- | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Take Care | Thanksgiving is a call for us to remember - remember how richly and abundantly God has blessed with gifts of body, mind, and spirit. Moses reminded God's people as they prepared to enter into the Promised Land to remember, and not forget: "Take care lest you forget the Lord your God" (Deuteronomy 8:11). We, too, are called to "take care" and give thanks to the Lord at all times. | 11/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Distressing Disguise | Jesus makes clear that he comes to us now in distressing disguise in the face of the hungry and thirsty, the stranger and the naked, the sick and imprisoned. But on that great and final day when Jesus comes again and all the nations are gathered before him in judgment, he will no longer be in distressing disguise. He will be revealed in all his majesty and glory. In ministering to the least of his brethren, we minister to Jesus himself. | 11/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Like a Ninja | Paul reminds us that we are children of the light through Jesus. No matter when the Day of the Lord will come, we can be ready in Christ. | 11/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Great Multitude | It is the grace of God in Jesus Christ that transforms sinners into saints, making us acceptable and pleasing in the sight of God. The Festival of All Saints celebrates the gift of salvation in Jesus which numbers us among that "great multitude which no one could number," when we shall stand before the throne of God and before the Lamb. | 11/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Shelter | As we celebration the Festival of the Reformation, we hear how God puts an end to our fears on the cross of Christ. | 10/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Joy in Giving | Before there can be joy in giving, there must first be joy. Any giving of ourselves, our time, or our possessions must first begin in joy - the joy of salvation in Jesus Christ our Savior that transforms our hearts and minds to be rivers of giving. | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Enabling Giving | We give so that others are enabled to give, sharing the gospel of Jesus through word and action. | 10/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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God's GIving Through Us | Paul's words to believers in Philippians are a beautiful promise: "And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:19). Trusting that our gracious and giving God is able to do this very thing, and because He has given the life of his only Son for us, we are called to trust in His amazing power to provide for all our needs. | 10/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Seven Gifts of Christ | There's a striking reason behind your stewardship as a Christian: when you give from what you’ve got with Christ Jesus as your source, you are giving more than just your time, energy, or financial resources. God works through you to give Christ’s gifts others even as you give. | 10/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rivers, Not Lakes | A lake takes in all the water that flows into it, but very little, if anything, flows out of it. A lake is all about getting, but a river is all about giving. The Lord God is the ultimate river of giving because it is God's very nature to give. God's river of giving which began at creation culminated in the giving of his only begotten Son, who freely and willingly gave his life as the atoning sacrifice for us all. This is where our stewardship of giving begins: with God's giving. | 9/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Variance | God's love does not vary, calling all to know His generosity regardless of our merit. | 9/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How Much Is Enough? | Forgiveness is central in our relationships, both with God and with others. Peter's question to Jesus is one we still ask today, and it is about setting a limit on how often and how much we forgive. How much is enough? Jesus makes clear that as God has not put limits on how much He forgives us, neither can we put limits on our forgiveness of those who sin against us. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Repentance | Jesus calls us to care for the greatest in the reigning of heaven. But whom might they be, and how do we care for them? | 9/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rock or Stumbling Block? | Following his confession of who Jesus is as "the Christ, the Son of the living God," Peter quickly moves from rock to stumbling block. He becomes a hindrance to Jesus' mission to go up to Jerusalem and suffer and die there. What about us? We, too, may find ourselves as roadblocks and obstacles that oppose, rather than support, God's kingdom. This is a call to repentance, and to take up our cross, following Jesus wherever He may lead us. We can only do this because Christ has himself first taken up his cross for us, giving his very life as the atoning sacrifice for all our sins. | 8/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Confessed | Simon Peter's confession of Jesus as the Christ is central to our faith, but why? Who do you say that Jesus is? | 8/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Do Not Be Afraid | Jesus comes to his weary disciples on the Sea of Galilee, walking on the water in the midst of the storm. Jesus comes to his weary disciples today who struggle in the midst of life's storms. What He said to his disciples then, He says to his disciples today: "Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid." | 8/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fed | God provides what we need to truly live, both for body and spirit. | 7/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Have You Understood All These Things? | Jesus and the free gift of salvation that God freely gives in him is that priceless treasure in life, like treasure hidden in a field, or a pearl of extraordinaryly great value. In order to possess these things, people will put all their resources into service to make it their own. The kingdom of heaven that centers in Jesus is the supreme treasure because it fully satisfies the heart and brings inner peace - peace which the world cannot give. | 7/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Seeds | God is at work, even though his timing is not based in our expectations. Yet even so, God’s timing is for our benefit. The Master has a plan, and it will all be set right in the end. | 7/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sower, Seed, and Soil | Jesus' parables focus on the kingdom of God and what this is like. In the parable of the Sower and the Seed, despite the various soil types and conditions (hardened pathway, rocky soil, thorn-infested, soil, and good soil), the sower casts the good seed widely and generously. That seed is the life-giving Word of God, which carries within itself the power to grow and produce a rich harvest for the kingdom of God. God's kingdom has come to us through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, who now invites us to scatter the good seed of his Word widely and generously in the fields around us today. | 7/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Patriotic | What does it mean for Christians in America be truly patriotic? | 7/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Cost of the Cross | Jesus calls his disciples to take up our cross and follow him. What is the cost of the cross? For Jesus, it was the price of his own life. What is the cost of the cross for us as disciples of Jesus today? To belong to Christ is a privilege so valuable that no other relationship can replace. To follow Christ is a calling so important that every other obligation must give way to this. Though we often fail to take up our cross for Christ, he did this for us. Jesus took up his cross and not only carried it, but was nailed to it. The One who has taken up his cross for us will strengthen us to carry our cross for him. | 6/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Commissioned | -- | 6/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Divine Disruption | The outpouring of the Holy Spirit which we celebrate at Pentecost can be something of a divine disruption that pushes us in new directions that we would never choose for ourselves, prods us forward when we don't feel like moving, breathing new life into the ordered predictability of our life. We pray, "Come, Holy Spirit!" | 6/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Entrusted | What our our priorities in an increasingly consumer-driven culture? What are God's priorities? In his "High Priestly Prayer," Jesus reveals the answer. | 6/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Always Being Prepared | Jesus is preparing his disciples for the day of his departure - when he will withdraw his physical presence from them. In preparing them for his departure, he is also preparing them for the coming gift of the Holy Spirit. It is through the work of the Spirit that we are enabled in faith to do as Jesus says: to love him and keep his commandments. We love because he first loved us, and through the love of Jesus we are always being prepared to share the love of Jesus with those around us, until Jesus shall come again. | 5/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Laborers for Christ! | Jesus builds us up to be his people in the world | 5/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Abundant Life | The abundant life is not about materials goods and material possessions. It is about life in Jesus, and through him, fellowship with the Father who sent Jesus. In describing himself as both Shepherd and Door for the sheep, Jesus makes known to us that the full and abundant life comes to us through what he has done in laying down his life for the sheep. | 5/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Confirmed: Walking by Faith | Walking by faith is what believers are called to do. Unlike Thomas and the first disciples, we have not seen the risen Savior. Thomas' refusal to believe that Jesus had truly risen from the dead was transformed into living faith, but only after he had actually seen Jesus. In contrast to seeing, Jesus calls blessed those who have not seen and yet believe - and that is you and me. Thanks be to God! | 5/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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On the Lenten Road: At the Grave - Part 2 | Easter is our story as people who Jesus has rescued from death. He has transformed death from a destination to a layover for those who believe in him. | 4/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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On the Lenten Road: In an Upper Room | In an upper room in Jerusalem, Jesus instituted what we call the Lord's Supper and washed the feet of his disciples on the night in which he was betrayed. It is tempting for us to just remain in that upper room, removed from the noise and hubbub of the world. But Jesus did not stay there, and neither can we. We follow Jesus out of that upper room, down the stairs, out into the darkness and all that is before him. What Jesus began in that upper room so many centuries ago continues with us until the day He comes again. | 4/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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On the Lenten Road: On a Hill | Mountains figure into what Palm Sunday - also called Passion Sunday - is all about. Jesus descends the Mount of Olives riding on a donkey and enters into Jerusalem amid shouts of "Hosanna!" and waving of palm branches. Jesus comes down one mountain - the Mount of Olives - only to climb another, Mount Calvary. There Jesus took upon himself the crushing burden of our sins and gave his life for each one of us. | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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On the Lenten Road: At the Grave - Part 1 | Why does Jesus raise his friend Lazarus from the grave, and what does it mean for us? | 4/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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On the Lenten Road: In the Pool | At the Pool of Siloam in Jerusalem, a man blind from birth is able to see through the healing mercy of Jesus. His eyes were opened not only for physical sight, but also for faith. Ironically, the religious leaders who were able to see, did not see, and were blind to God's work among them. On this Lenten road, our constant prayer of repentance must be: "Lord, open our eyes, we want to see Jesus." | 4/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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On the Lenten Road: At the Well | Jesus, the Word made flesh, gives the living water of God's promise of grace to our dry world. We drink from that living water as we spend time in the Scriptures. | 3/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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On the Lenten Road: In the Night | Nicodemus comes to Jesus at night, under cover of darkness. He learns from Jesus that to enter God's kingdom one must be reborn from above by water and the Spirit. And so it is with us on the Lenten road today. We are reborn through the cleansing waters of holy Baptism where the Holy Spirit is given to us, and through this gift we receive the good news of Jesus, who came into the world not to condemn it, but that the world might be saved through him. | 3/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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On the Lenten Road: In the Desert | In the desert, Jesus did what we could not: overcame the devil's temptation and selflessly obeyed our heavenly Father's will | 3/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen to Him | There are lots of things going on in the world that are crying out to us for our listening attention, but are we listening to Jesus? The Father's voice from the bright cloud spoken at Jesus' transfiguration still speaks to us today: "This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him" (Matthew 17:7). In the midst of so many things calling out for our attention, there is only one thing needful, and that is listening to Jesus, and in listening to him, receiving the gifts that He alone can give: forgiveness, life, and salvation. | 3/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Follow Me: Looking Ahead | Jesus calls his disciples to lives freed from worry, because the Father cares for them | 2/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Follow Me: Perfection | Jesus' call to "be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect" (Matthew 5:48) is rooted in God's command to "be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy" (Leviticus 19:2). But how can sinful and imperfect human beings be holy and perfect? We cannot, but through Jesus' redemption, we are declared holy and righteous before God. Through Jesus' sinless life and his innocent suffering and death all this has been done for us. Though we do still struggle with sin and its effects in our life, our calling in Christ is to love our enemies, do good to those who hate us, and pray for those who persecute us. It is Jesus at work in us which enables this to happen. | 2/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Follow Me: Out of the Dark | Jesus lays out God's intention behind His instruction, calling his hearers to beware of the dangers of complacency around culturally-common sin | 2/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Follow Me: Light for the World | Jesus is the Light of the world, and He calls us his people to be light for the world - to shine with the light of his love and to season the world with the salt of his grace. Jesus himself calls us and makes us to be salt and light so that our words and deeds - our whole life - becomes a living witness to Christ Jesus. | 2/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Follow Me: Jesus Speaks | The beatitudes which open the Sermon on the Mount speak blessing to us today | 1/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Answering the Call | Jesus' call to Simon Peter, Andrew, James, and John required a response: "Follow me." And they did - immediately. We're not always so quick to answer the call. Things can hold us back. But Jesus calls to us today just as he did to those first disciples. Jesus calls us to leave our old life behind and embark upon a totally new life by following him. | 1/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Behold the Lamb of God | The ancient liturgy of the church points us, like John the Baptizer, to the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world | 1/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Back to the Jordan | Weren't we just here? It may feel like we were just at the Jordan RIver during Advent, but we're back at the river's edge today as Jesus is baptized by John. Jesus was baptized not for his sake, but for ours - in order "to fulfill all righteousness," as he tells John. Through his life of service; through his power over sickness, death, demons, and the forces of nature; through his innocent suffering and death upon the cross; through his glorious resurrection, Jesus has fulfilled all righteousness. By his grace, we are now clothed with the robe of Christ's own righteousness as we today are baptized into his very death and resurrection. | 1/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Supporting Cast of the Star | The dramatic story of Epiphany shows all those who are around the Star, Jesus - including Christians today | 1/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ready | On the eve of a new year, we remember that God makes us ready and guards us against spiritual complacency | 12/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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In the Fullness of Time | The birth of Jesus is described as happening "in the fullness of time." Over against our usual understanding of the flow of time (days, months, years, etc.), the word used here for "the fullness of time" means the God-appointed time, the supreme moment, when something special happens. This is the coming of God's Son, Jesus, whose birth "in the fullness of time" would lead to his suffering, death, and resurrection - all for us and for our salvation. | 12/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Delivery | The best gift of Christmas is the good news that God is bringing salvation to us | 12/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Emmanuel | In Isaiah's prophecy of Emmanuel, we have a reminder that God loves His people and calls us to trust in Him. | 12/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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In That Day | In Advent, we look ahead in hope for the coming of the perfect leader, Jesus. | 12/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The New Age | In contrast to the teachings of the New Age movement, God's new age centers in Jesus Christ, in whom there is forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation. Isaiah's vision of God's new age points us ahead to the coming of Jesus - during his earthly life and ministry, and ultimately as King and Judge of all creation when Christ shall come again. | 11/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Beginning is the End is the Beginning | Jesus is the one true King, the beginning, end, and beginning for his people. | 11/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hang In There | Jeus' description of what will come before his return are ominous and threatening: wars and insurrection, natural disasters, persecution of believers. The immediate fulfillment of Jesus' words came with the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D.; however, in a larger sense Jesus is pointing us ahead to the end of the world. How then are we to live? "By your endurance you will gain your souls," Jesus tells us. He calls us to hang in there by keeping our eyes fixed on him, running with endurance the race that is set before us. | 11/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Yours is the Kingdom of God | What does it mean to be a saint, experiencing the reigning of Christ in life even now? | 11/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Consecrated Stewards are Humble Stewards | Consecration Sunday sermon | 10/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Consecrated Stewards are Persistent Stewards | -- | 10/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Consecrated Stewards are Obedient Stewards | "We are worthless slaves; we have done only what we ought to have done" (Luke 17:10). With these words, the Lord Jesus makes clear to his disciples that doing what He commands does not entitle us to a reward. We cannot put God in our debt, as though God owes us something. We look to Jesus, who for our sake "became obedient unto death, even death on a cross" (Philippians 2:8). In response to Jesus' willing obedience and his sacrificial death for our sins, we dedicate all that we are and have to his glory and praise, and for the good of his kingdom. We affirm the truth that as God's consecrated stewards we are called to be obedient stewards, faithfully managing all of God's gifts. | 10/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Consecrated Stewards are Compassionate Stewards | -- | 9/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Consecrated Stewards are Faithful Stewards | Jesus' parable of the dishonest manager calls us as the people of God to faithful and wise stewardship of all God's gifts, not begrudgingly or under coercion, but freely and joyfully in response to all that God in Christ has done for us. | 9/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Absolution | The absolution that God gives through Christ delivers freedom from sin, guilt, and despair | 9/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Faith that Loves | God gives us philadelphia, that familial love that draws us together and out of our own self-interest, through Jesus. We live in that faith that loves as we journey through life. | 8/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Faith that Grounds | Contrasting Mt. Sinai and Mt. Zion, we see on the one hand God's almighty power revealed as He gives his Law to his people through Moses. On the other hand, in Mt. Zion we see that heavenly home with God has graciously prepared for all who trust in him, received through faith in Jesus Christ. Our own journey of faith takes us from the severity of the Law on Mt. Sinai to that new and heavenly Mt. ZIon by way of Mt. Calvary, where on the cross Jesus rescued us from sin and death. | 8/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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There IS Light at the End of the Tunnel | Faith encourages us to run the race set before us, giving God's people in Christ hope in even the darkest times | 8/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Faith that Guides | The faith that God gives shapes the whole life of the believer, providing support and guidance as it looks ahead to the fulfillment of God's promises | 8/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New in Christ | In Christ, we are made new, we are set apart from the old things in which we once lived. | 8/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Alive in Christ | -- | 7/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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According to God's Protocol | -- | 7/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Follow the Leader | Introduction to Colossians; Christ has transferred us into his care and keeping | 7/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Freed for Community | As we celebrate the Fourth of July holiday in America, we as Christians hear how the freedom we have through Christ allows us to serve one another as a community | 7/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Living by the Spirit | Paul calls us to live by the Spirit, connected to Christ and his direction for our lives as freed people | 6/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Adopted Into Freedom | God adopts us as His children, making us family through Christ | 6/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Freed from Law? | Justification by grace through faith in Christ Jesus means that we are freed for salvation from dependence on what we can for for ourselves | 6/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Called to Freedom | Like the Galatians, we are called to live as people who have freedom in Christ | 6/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mystery of Trinity | -- | 5/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Future | This Pentecost, we look to the future in hope through the work of the Holy Spirit. | 5/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guardian | As we celebrate LCMS Armed Forces Sunday in this time in between Ascension and Pentecost, we remember Jesus as our great high priest and guardian. | 5/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Travel Itinerary For A Round Trip | Jesus gives us four gifts to his disciples - and us - as he departs, to support his people until his return. | 5/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Inside | As we celebrate the Rite of Confirmation for several of our young people, we remember that Christ has given us a both a new commandment and his love inside us to empower us in keeping it. | 5/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Baa | The texts for Good Shepherd Sunday point to Jesus as the loving leader and protector of the flock that is the Church. As his sheep, we hear the voice of Jesus calling through the din of the world (and our own internal noise) to follow him. | 4/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Like Two P's in a Pod | Peter and Paul present models of how God works through different kinds of people to spread the Good News of the resurrected Jesus. | 4/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Absent for Easter | What's it like to be absent from some special event when everyone else is present for it? We miss out on what took place - sort of a "you had to be there" moment. Thomas was absent for Easter. He wasn't present on that first Easter evening when Jesus came into the midst of his frightened disciples who were huddled behind locked doors. Thomas' absence made him doubtful and uncertain about the truth of Jesus' resurrection. One week later, Thomas got the proof he demanded - putting his fingers and hand into the wounds of Jesus. Jesus doesn't praise Thomas, but He does call blessed those who have not seen, and yet believe. And this is all of us who walk by faith, and not by sight, trusting in our risen Savior | 4/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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An Emotional Lent: Astonishment | We don't find Jesus in the empty tomb, but in the community of his Church at the Lord's Supper. There, his astonishing gift of new life - for this world and the next - is given anew. | 4/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Day of Remembrance | The three days of Maundy Thursday-Good Friday-Easter Vigil and Day invite us to do a lot of remembering. The season of Lent begins with a call to remember that we are dust, and to dust we shall return. Jesus' institution of the Lord's Supper on the night of his betrayal also calls us to remember - "Do this in remembrance of me." This remembering is vitally important because we are so prone to forget all that God in Christ has done for us. Our remembering leads us to repentance, but also to rejoicing - rejoicing that Jesus comes to us in his holy Supper and gives us his very Body and Blood for the strengthening of our faith. | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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An Emotional Lent: Extravagance | As Mary freely poured out the aromatic ointment to anoint Jesus at Bethany, Jesus would pour out his life on the cross. God's extravagant love surrounds us as His forgiven people. | 3/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The God of the Second Chance | God gives his people -- prophets included -- a merciful and gracious second chance in the waters of Holy Baptism. | 3/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Praying in the Belly of the Great Big Fish | There, deep beneath the wind and waves in the belly of the great big fish, Jonah prayed to God. Even after Jonah had stubbornly refused to accept the mission God had given him to do, and had run in the opposite direction, even then God didn't shut the door on his reluctant prophet. In the hour of deepest need, when we find ourselves in life-threatening situations, we (like Jonah) cry out to God in all our need because there is nowhere else to turn. God makes a way where there is no way, as He did with Jonah. Jonah's experience in the belly of that great big fish points us ahead to Jesus' own suffering, death, and resurrection. And it is in Jesus and all that He has done for us that we are delivered in our own time of need. | 3/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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An Emotional Lent: Repentance | Repentance is not actually an emotion or feeling, although it can produce strong emotions and feelings within us. What does repentance look like? Jesus helps us to understand this change of heart and mind, this returning to the Lord, with the parable of the fig tree in Luke 13. Repentane that is real can and will produce fruits of repentance - just as John the Baptist exhorted the people of his day: "Bear fruits that are worthy of repentance." The unproductive fig tree is a picture of our own lives - on the verge of being cut down by order of the Master! And yet the Gardener pleads for the unproductive fig tree. He will dig around it and put manure on it to fertilize it. In the same way, Jesus pleads for us, his unproductive people. His redeeming blood is the fertilizer of forgiveness that sinks down deep into our roots, nourishing our life with his death, so that we might bear fruits that are indeed worthy of repentance. | 3/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Our Providing God | As God provided for Jonah -- despite the prophet's stubborn actions and attitude -- we can see the Lord's beckoning grace at work. We reflect on God's provision for our needs of body and soul as we look again to the Sign of Jonah. | 3/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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An Emotional Lent: Grief | Our journey through “An Emotional Lent” continues as we hear Jesus call out in grief over Jerusalem’s rejection of God’s messengers. As the fulfillment and embodiment of the Gospel message, Jesus came to deliver forgiveness of sin. The world, though, rejected him. In this time of Lent, we reflect on the grief that Jesus felt for our sake, knowing that he calls us to come to him and know the shelter of his wings. | 2/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saved in the Storm | There are countless stories of individuals whose lives have been spared in the midst of horrific storms. One such individual is Jonah, the prophet in the Old Testament. Called by God to preach judgment against the mighty Assyrian capital city of Ninevah, Jonah instead chose to run in the opposite direction. The ship he was on was caught in a terrible storm at sea, and his life - and the lives of the other people on board - was spared only when Jonah instructed them to throwh him overboard. Reluctantly, they did so. There was another whose life was sacrificed, and that is Jesus, who willingly gave his life on the cross for our sins. In difficult and challenging storms of life, Jesus invites us to cry out to him. In his mercy, e hears and helps. | 2/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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An Emotional Lent: Temptation | Temptation is a reality in this life, and we face it on a daily basis in our walk of faith. The devil's purpose of temptation now with us is the same as it was with Jesus: to cause us to doubt who Jesus really is, and to doubt who we are in relationship to Him. We often con ourselves into thinking that we are entitled to indulge in temptations that come our way; that somehow the normal rules which apply to everyone else don't apply to us. For all of the temptations that we give in to, for all our sins, Jesus paid the penalty by giving his life on the cross. He now calls us to follow Him. | 2/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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God is Calling! | God called Jonah to proclaim repentance to the people of Nineveh, but the prophet ran the opposite direction. We, too, often try to run away from God's call to live as His witnesses. In this Lenten season, God calls us to follow. | 2/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jesus Alone | After the dazzling apperance faded away, after Moses and Elijah departed, after the cloud was gone and the Voice was just a memory, what is left on the mount of Transfiguration is Jesus alone. Sometimes being alone with Jesus troubles us. We're afraid that all of our excuses and masks will be exposed, and we will be seen for what we truly are: sinful human beings who are in need of a Savior. But that is exactly what we need - a Savior! Because of Jesus' innocent suffering and death, his aloneness there on the cross of Calvary, we are assured that we will never be alone. Jesus himself is with us, even to the end of the world. | 2/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Call and the Challenge | God's call comes to people who often are not ready to accept that call - witness Jeremiah in today's Old Testament lessson (Jeremiah 1:4-10). God's call to Jeremiah was not just to the house of Israel, but to the nations. God's call is often much larger and more expansive than anything we can imagine. In the Gospel lesson (Luke 4:21-30), Jesus is threatened with murder by the people of his own hometown when he, like Jeremiah, lifts up the truth that God's mission and concern is for all people, not just a select few. This is still the church's mission today - to the nations. | 1/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Seeing by Hearing | God's Word gives us sight in a dark world of fear and hopelessness | 1/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Unexpected | In the wedding feast at Cana, God reveals himself as an unexpected Messiah to an unexpected audience with unexpected grace. | 1/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Do Not Fear | Fear takes many forms in life: job, health, family. Fear robs us of the joy of living, and undermines faith and trust in God. The word of God through Isaiah to the exiled people of Judah living in Babylon was "Do not fear." Despite their fears, God promised that He would deliver and restore his people to their homeland. When Jesus was baptized by John in the Jordan River, He came to take our fears, and fulfill all righteousness in our behalf. Jesus came to be the new Son of Israel, passing through the waters of the Jordan, to live that sinless and perfect life we could not. When we are baptized into his death and resurrection, all that Jesus has done is given to us by his grace. We are God's children of promise and hope. | 1/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gifts for the King | January 6 celebrates the Epiphany of Our Lord, and commemorates the coming of the wise men to worship Jesus as they offered gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Epiphany means "to show forth" or "to manifest." Jesus is shown forth and manifested not just to the house of Israel, but the Gentile world as well. The wise men, as Gentiles, represent all nations coming to worship Christ. Their gifts speak of the truth of who Jesus is: gold for a king, frankincense for God, and myrrh for the sacrifice. Jesus is King of kings and Lord of lords; he is the Son of God, and his sacrifice upon the cross sets us free from sin and death. | 1/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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According to His Purpose | God has chosen you in the Christ of Christmas for a purpose: He has called you in this new year, to the praise of His glory, for you have been given new life through His grace in Jesus. | 1/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reboot | For the baptized, every day can be a reboot, a new start in Christ, whose Spirit gives us the power to persevere. | 12/31/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lost and Found | Is it possible for us to actually lose Christmas? Sure, but by the grace of God in the Christ of Christmas it is more than possible for Christmas to be found again. “Lost and Found” is the theme for the message this day as we see the boy Jesus in the temple, lost from his parents and then found again. In the larger scope of things, Jesus isn’t the one who is lost – we are. This is what Christmas is all about: God sending his only begotten Son on a search-and-rescue mission; to find and save his sons and daughters – that’s us – who were lost and didn’t even know it. That’s what sin can do to us – cause us to be so blinded to what God’s design and purpose for life are that we do not even realize we are hopelessly lost and headed to certain destruction. This is why Jesus came into the world - to save us from our sins. | 12/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Some Assembly Required | Sometimes there's way too much assembly required in life - the pieces might be there, but they’re for the wrong thing, or the directions don’t make sense, or there is a part that’s missing. And then we call the customer service number only to go through endless menu options and never actually speak to a real person. In frustration, we may pack up that special Christmas gift and put it back in the box because it just isn’t coming together. The good news is that the gift of God’s Son, Jesus, comes to us fully assembled. This is God's Christmas gift to the world, and to each one of us. | 12/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sights and Sounds | The sights and sounds of the first Christmas Eve reveal God's love for us in our lives today. | 12/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Traditions of Advent - Carols | We offer and receive the gift of music in these last days of Advent, singing carols that celebrate God's mighty work in Jesus, the Messiah, Son of God and son of Mary. | 12/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Vindication | In the Advent season, we acknowledge our complacency and admit that things aren’t as they should be; however, we live in the reality that Jesus the Messiah is making things as they should be even now, working peace and hope in us as God's forgiven people. | 12/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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My Messenger | Messengers hold an important place in history, bearing news to people about happenings and events. God's messengers include such people as Malachi (whose name in the original Hebrew literally means "my messenger") and John the Baptist. Both of these were called and sent by God to prepare the way for the promised Messiah - Malachi pointing ahead to John, and John pointing to Jesus. The message of the messengers was not always welcome because it was a message of repentance, confronting the reality of sin in our lives. With the coming of Jesus, He himself becomes both Messenger and Message - the One who brings good news of forgiveness, life, and salvation. | 12/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Traditions of Advent - The Advent Wreath | In this season, we look to the Advent wreath as a reminder of the light of the Messiah, Christ Jesus, who is coming into the world. | 12/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why Worry? | As humans, we tend to do a lot of worrying about many things - the economy and unemployment, growing need in our communities, global terrorism and combating it. As we pause for the Thanksgiving holiday, Jesus asks a very good question: "And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?" (Matthew 6:27). The obvious answer is no. The antidote to worry, anxious fear, and nervious care is offering thanks - God's blessings great and small in our lives, not only at Thanksgiving, but throughout the entire year. And chief among these many blessings is the forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation that we have in Jesus. Our gracious God who loved us and gave his only Son for us promises to provide for our needs. | 11/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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From Another World | Jesus makes clear in his testimony before Pontius Pilate that his kingship is not from this world. He is a king from another world, and his kingship is different from earthly rule. Instead of being concerned with armies and ambassadors, politics and power, Christ our King is concerned with forgiveness of sins, eternal life, and salvation - all of which He accomplished through his life-giving death on the tree of the cross. When the world sees Jesus again, it will see a very different Jesus than the one standing on trial bruised and bloody before Pilate. Whether people have acknowledged Christ as King in this life or not, when Jesus comes again the whole world will then acknowledge Jesus Christ as King of kings and Lord of lords. And so we pray: Amen. Come quickly, Lord Jesus. Amen. | 11/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Abandon | As we see in the episodes involving the widow at Zarephath (1 Kings 17) and the widow's offering (Mark 12), God calls us to give out of our poverty, relying not on ourselves but on His grace. | 11/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Arise, shine! | Now is the time for us to go as God's redeemed saints, sharing with the darkened world the light that we have in Christ | 11/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stewardship of Truth and Freedom | Reformation Day celebrates the solid truth of the gospel, that God sets us free to walk with Him through His Son, Jesus | 10/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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God's Concern for the Whole Person: Body, Mind, and Spirit | God's concern is not just for eternity, but for the here and now also. And God is concerned not just about the soul, but the body and mind as well. God who created and redeemed us is passionately concerned about the whole person - body, mind, and spirit. Understanding and living stewardship in daily life, we are called to manage God's gift of our health and well-being. On the church's calendar, October 18 commemorates St. Luke, Evangelist. Luke was also a physician, so there are strong healing connections associated with this day. Into our stress-filled world broken by sin, Jesus has come to bring healing and shalom - his saving peace. | 10/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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You Can't Take It With You | In His love, God forgives you and me for putting our confidence in the money and possessions that have been entrusted to our care, freeing us from their weight, making it possible for us to follow Christ as His people. | 10/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tripping Tongues | Gossip, grumbling, and grenades are some of the tools that our tongues use to set fire to the world; however, in the waters of Holy Baptism, God's grace connects us to God, and our tongues may glorify His name. | 9/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Improper Distinctions | We are prone to make improper distinctions in many areas of life. Is there an improper distinction made between what James says and what Paul says concerning salvation? Does James advocate salvation by works over against what Paul preaches about salvation by grace through faith? The truth is that both James and Paul speak of one and the same faith: a true and living trust in Jesus as Savior, and that this faith will make itself known in good works that point others to Jesus. | 9/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Practical Religion | Authentic Christianity possesses an intimate relationship between belief and action: it is practical religion because it is meant to be a practiced religion, coming as a response to the gospel, the word of truth. | 8/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ready for Battle | Spiritual warfare is a reality for the believer in Christ. As baptized and redeemed people of God, we are "high profile targets" of the enemy, who is bent on our destruction. The weapons that we use are very different than those used in earthly conflict and warfare, but are very powerful: the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, shoes of the Gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. In truth, the victory over against sin, death, and hell has already been won by Christ our Captain through his death and resurrection. It is is strength and power that will see us through. | 8/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Walking Wise | To walk wise means to follow a path of holiness in our actions, to make choices that are pleasing to God, and God directs us in following such a path | 8/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Walking Together | God gives us the community of the Church to correct, to forgive, to build up, to support, and to proclaim His grace. | 8/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Little is Much in the Hands of the Lord | So often we see only what we do not have in matters of faith, and think little of those seemingly small things. But little is much in the hands of the Lord! Paul's prayer for believers here in Ephesians 3 ends with a triumphant song of thanks to God: "Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen." What a promise! God is able to do far more than anything we can imagine, and so we trust that little really is much in the hands of the Lord. | 7/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dead Man Walking | We who once were the walking dead are made truly alive by God's grace, living out lives as willing workers, doing that which God has prepared for us. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Riches of His Grace | Paul's letter to the Ephesians makes known t he riches of God's grace in Jesus, the Beloved. Of infinitely greater value than any earthly treasure, the riches of God's amazing love, mercy, and forgiveness are freely given through faith in Jesus. This is not something which can be earned or merited; nor is it something which we deserve. The riches of God's grace are given to us as a gift through the cleansing blood of Jesus. Rather than hoarding this incredible treasure and keeping it all to ourselves, our calling is to share with others what we ourselves have received so they too will be blessed with the riches of God's grace in Christ Jesus. | 7/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Walking in Weakness | As we celebrate our nation's Independence Day, we remember that as Christians are dependent on our Lord, whose love overcomes our weakness | 7/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Giving in Grace | Paul's words to the Corinthian Christians help us grasp the truth of what Christian stewardship is, and what it is not. Christian stewardship is "the free and joyous activity of the child of God, and of God's family, the church, in managing all of life and life's resources for God's purposes." When all is said and done, Christian stewardship is not about fundraising, but faithraising. We cannot give anything to God since God is the Maker and Owner of heaven and earth. The only thing we can do is to manage faithfully and wisely what belongs to God. Stewardship begins with God's giving the life of his only Son - the greatest sacrifice. | 6/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Walk the Talk | God’s favor has come to us through His Son, who gave his life on the cross so that both our outside and our inside may be made new, so that we may be saved from our sin. God walks the talk for us, and we follow Him. | 6/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Adopted | Father, Son, and Spirit are at work, spending time with us, the adopted children of our Triune God. | 6/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Breathing New Life into Our Bones | The Lord God breathed new life in the dry bones of his people in Ezekiel's vision of old. As we rejoice in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the Lord God breathes new life into our bones today through that same Spirit who, as Luther says, "calls us and keeps us in this one truth faith." Although at times we, like Israel of old, feel like "our bones are dried up; our hope is lost, and we are cut off completely," the truth is that the Holy Spirit is more than able to revive us and raise us up to serve God's purpose in the world. Through God's life-giving Word and holy Sacrament, through the fellowship of believers, God is breathing new life into our bones today. | 5/31/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Unity | All of the things that Jesus asks for us from his Father, the Father gives us through the Holy Spirit. | 5/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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From the Father: Faith, Friends, and Fruit | Because Jesus is the true Vine, and we are the branches, our calling is to stay connected to him, loving one another just as he has loved us. This is God's agape love - that holy, self-giving, sacrificial love. This love comes from the Father, is given to us through the Son, and moves out through Christ's people as we show and express this holy love, not just in words, but in action. Jesus calls us his friends - not servants, but friends. Because he has loved us literally unto death (his death upon the cross), his love sets us free to produce the fruits of faith: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. This is our calling in Christ. | 5/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Connected | Through God's love in Jesus, we are a connected people. | 5/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Voices and Choices | Jesus, the Good Shepherd, calls us to be loved as members of his flock, assured that he gives himself for us. Our voices then echo his in sharing his love with others. | 5/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Best | God has forgiven you, set you free from captivity to sin, and given you a new identity as His child. And He's the best at what He does. | 4/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Not Seeing Is Believing | As St. Augustine has said, “Faith is to believe what you do not see; and the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” By grace, we cast off doubt and believe in God's forgiveness through His Son, Jesus Christ. | 4/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Soaring | The "Soaring" ride at Disney's Epcot takes riders on an exhilarating flight simulation over mountains, forests, and oceans. On Easter Sunday, we soar in spirit as Jesus rises in triumph over sin, death, and hell. Despite the overwhelming problems facing our world at present, because of what Jesus has done, we are not helpless victims caught in an endless downward spiral in life. Through Jesus' death and resurrection, we are more than conquerors. Through Jesus, we can soar in the midst of life's problems, and find our joy in his victory. | 4/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wounds that Heal | Lent is about God's love for us, epitomized in Jesus' giving up his life for us on the cross. | 4/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Meal for the Wounded | In the Lord's Supper, the "love feast," Jesus paid our bride price to have us as his own people, that we might be with God forever. | 4/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hype, Humility, and Authority | On Palm Sunday, we cry out "Hosanna!" to God who saves us in Christ Jesus. | 4/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Blossoms | Blossoms | 3/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Wound of Mockery | The Roman soldiers' mockery of Jesus demonstrates the depth of Jesus' patient love for us to work our forgiveness and reveals the nature of his kingly grace. | 3/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Signs | As we journey through the wilderness of life, there is only one sign that can deliver what it signifies: the cross of Christ Jesus, through which experience the rich, healing grace of God. | 3/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Wound of Denial | Through silence and inaction, we have shunned Jesus for the same reasons as Peter: to avoid being denied by others. We strike our Lord with the wound of denial. Jesus carries this wound to the cross, where he becomes the outcast for us. | 3/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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An Overturning | The account of Jesus' cleansing of the temple is more than an overturning of the moneychangers' tables. In righteous anger, Jesus drove out the animals and those who had turned his Father's house of prayer into a marketplace. When our lives seem overturned and upside-down, God our Father, who raised Jesus from the dead, is more than able to turn right-side-up whatever is overturned in our lives. Jesus, who overturned the power of sin, death, and hell, is at work in our lives. We look to him, and like his first disciples, we too, “… believe the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken” (John 2:22). | 3/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Wound of Apathy | Apathy is certainly one of those wounds inflicted on Jesus which brought about his suffering and death. Early church leaders identified what are called the "seven deadly sins," which include lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride. It is that deadly sin of sloth that connects us with the wound of apathy. The early definition of sloth was seen as apathy, joylessness, a refusal to enjoy the goodness of God. Like Peter, James, and John who fell asleep in the Garden of Gethsemane while Jesus struggled in prayer, we are guilty of this same sin. In contrast to our sinful apathy, Jesus remains true to his mission and goes to the cross to pay the awful price for our sin. | 3/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Worthy | Though we may be tempted to think that we're "more special" than other people, no one is truly worthy before God -- except His Son, who, through faith, works to rebuild and reshape our lives as we journey through this world. | 3/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lent - 40 Days with Jesus in the Wilderness | During the 40 days of Lent, we reflect on Jesus and his faithfulness to God the Father. Because of Jesus' faithfulness, which was evidenced by his victory over Satan in the wilderness and completed on the cross, we have a guarantee of our own salvation. | 3/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Wounded Savior for a Wounded People | Everyone is wounded in some way - physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually. Entering into this Lenten season, there is help and healing for those who are wounded. We have a wounded Savior for a wounded people. Jesus experienced the awful burden of our sin, taking on himself the punishment for the evil we have done and the good we have failed to do. He was wounded for our transgressions and died upon the cross for our salvation. Throughout the Lenten season, we will examine a different wound of our sinfulness which led to Jesus' being wounded and crucified in our behalf. In his wounds, there is forgiveness and new life. | 2/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Going Up to Come Down | Hiking up a mountain is an exhilarating experience, and helps give us perspective. Jesus goes up a mountain with Peter, James, and John and is transfigured before them as his heavenly glory and splendor are revealed for a fleeting moment. Jesus goes up the mountain only to come back down again - back down to set his face toward Jerusalem, and go up another mountain, Mount Calvary, and to the cross where he would pay the price of his own life for our sin.. It's very tempting for us to stay up on the mount of transfiguration, but we follow Jesus back down to the valley, knowing that he leads us forth to new life. | 2/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Healing Touch | The Lord's healing touch is revealed in Naaman's being healed of his leprosy, and as Jesus brings healing and new life to the unnamed leper in Mark chapter 1. God's healing mercy continues to be demonstrated in the world today as people come to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior, and receive his healing mercy for body, mind, and spirit. The work of Mission India draws countless thousands of children, youth, and adults to Christ's healing mercy that brings new life and salvation. | 2/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mark: Jesus the Messiah | Jesus came as the fulfillment of prophecy, the Chosen One of God who would defeat the forces of sin, death, and Satan. | 2/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hope | Christ comes with authority to clean house in our lives, to wipe away the unclean things and bring real change by his grace, working through his Word. | 2/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Paul: Impressed by Christ | Paul's life was forever altered when Jesus appeared and called the Pharisee to be his apostle. We, like Paul, are impressed upon by Christ as we live "in Christ," so that the people who touch our lives may see our Lord. | 1/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listening for God's Calling | We worship a seeking and searching God who desires to have a living and vital relationship with people. God will go to great lengths to communicate with us, but the question is: are we listening? God's call came to Philip and Nathanael, who listened to and followed Jesus. God's call comes to us as well as the Lord invites all his baptized people to listen and respond, to follow where he is leading. That call may come when we least expect. That call may take us to places we would never have imagined. That call may stretch us beyond anything we thought ourselves capable of. But the same Lord who calls us also promises to be with us and strengthen us to live out that calling. | 1/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Torn Apart | Jesus' baptism marked him as God's chosen Servant to fulfill all righteousness, setting him on the path of servanthood that would lead to his coronation upon the cross. As the heavens were torn apart at Jesus' baptism, so when our lives are torn apart God enters into our brokenness and comes to us. By the grace given in that cleansing water of regeneration, we are declared God's beloved children. The tearing of the heavens which took place at Jesus' baptism would lead to another tearing on the day Jesus died. The curtain of the temple was torn in two and the separation between God and man was now bridged by Christ's atoning death. | 1/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Kings | Epiphany commemorates the visit of the Magi to the child Jesus in Bethlehem; however, it even more significantly points us to how God steps in to draw us to the one true King. | 1/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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In the Fullness of Time | Simeon and Anna bore witness to the coming of the Messiah after long lives of waiting. Mary and Joseph, who came to the temple offer a sacrifice for purification, would themselves be purified -- along with us -- through the same Jesus they presented that day. | 12/28/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lighten Up! | The message of the angels to the shepherds is one of joy: God has come down to mankind to save us from our sin! | 12/24/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Astounding | God's astounding love for us is revealed in the Annunciation of Christ's conception. | 12/21/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Favored | Jesus, the Messiah, God's Anointed, brings hope and joy into our hearts as we look ahead to his return. | 12/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A New Beginning | John the Baptizer's message of repentance -- doing an "about face" from our sin -- rings true to us today, just as it did to his first audience. The Holy Spirit turns us around and gives us a new beginning. | 12/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Awake! | We struggle to follow Christ's command to keep awake in life, and not just last at night! In Advent, he calls us to look ahead in excited expectation for the day when he returns -- the great day of the coming of the Son of Man. | 11/30/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Giving Thanks | What is being thankful about? | 11/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Until Jesus Comes Again | As God's people who have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus, we anticipate Jesus' coming again not with fear, but with expectant joy. On that great and final day, Christ the King will be revealed in all his power and glory - very different from his first coming, and he will judge the world in righteousness. The good works of his redeemed people will stand as evidence of their faith in Him who gave his life for them. Until Jesus comes again, our response of faith is to manage wisely and faithfully all of God's gifts, holding fast in faith to Jesus, our Shepherd King. | 11/23/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Feeding a Hungry World | Guest preacher Rev. Paul Sutterer from Food for the Poor | 11/9/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What is God's Word? | The Word of God made flesh, Jesus Christ, sets us free from slavery to sin. We are saved and set free not by our works, but through God's grace alone. | 10/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How Do I Share My Faith? | God has elected us to be His people, thanks to His Son's endorsement, and we share our faith by living our faith out in the world. | 10/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How Do I Grow My Faith? | How do I grow my faith? From a Biblical perspective, we don't do the growing at all. That is the power of the Holy Spirit at work in our lives as God's grace comes to us in Word and Sacrament. We can, however, put ourselves in a position to grow in our faith, and this begins by accepting the King's gracious invitation to come to the wedding banquet of his Son. We are to come dressed appropriately for this great occasion, clothed in the garment which the King himself provides: the righteousness of his own Son. | 10/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What is the Church? | The Holy Spirit calls the Church together and sustains it. Everywhere the good news in Jesus is purely taught and the sacraments administered according to God’s instruction in His Word, there is Church. | 10/5/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why is Justification So Important? | Why is justification so important? This is the central truth of the Christian faith; that we are justified by God's grace in Jesus Christ and this gift is received by faith. The cleansing blood of Jesus is our forgiveness and our freedom. Through God's gift of justification through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we are acceptable and pleasing to God. | 9/28/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What is the Office of the Ministry? | God gives us pastors, men who have been entrusted with the Office of the Ministry, to publicly administer His gifts of the Word and the Sacraments, to care for His people in the Church. Though them, God works to give us a solid foundation on the Rock, Jesus. | 9/21/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why the Cross? | Why did Jesus die on the cross? Was the cross necessary? In God's wisdom, the cross is revealed as God's plan for mankind's salvation. | 9/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Who is God? | The One true God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, through His Word and, ultimately, through the Person of the Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. | 9/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gideon: Against All Odds | Though we often fall to temptation to serve the "gods" of our world only to have things crumble around us, the one true God calls us back from our sin and delivers us, as He did with Gideon and the people of Israel | 8/31/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bartholomew: No Deceit | Christians don’t often get to hold press conferences about the Good News that we have to share with the world. Even so, we are sent to speak the truth in love in every situation. We go to tell the truth about an amazing thing: the love of God in Jesus Christ. | 8/24/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Simeon and Anna: Delayed Gratification | Simeon and Anna demonstrate God's gift of patience, waiting on the fulfillment of His promise. | 8/17/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Elijah: Weary of Doing the Right Thing | We often grow weary in this life, worn down by the challenges we face. As Christians, this can be especially true as the world opposes Christ and his people. But Jesus strengthens us and renews us, not just through acts which are awesome in scale but also through the low whisper, preparing us for continued work in his kingdom | 8/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Timothy: Youthful Service | As we see in the young Timothy, God works through His people of all ages to proclaim the Gospel, the "good deposit" which has been entrusted to us. | 7/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lydia: Mission Support | Like Lydia, God works through us to support His mission of reconciliation through Christ in the world | 7/13/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 210 Episodes |
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