Stratford Lutheran Church: Recent Episodes
Alex Zenk
A podcast that captures the sermons delivered each week by Pastor Alex from Stratford Lutheran Church.
We spend one more week looking at the sermon on the mount; this time pausing at Jesus being the fulfillment of the law.
This week we are continuing in the Sermon on the Mount. Looking at the text on salt and light.
We continue our journey in Epiphany this week as we work through the Sermon on the Mount.
Our text continues to look at Jesus through the eyes of John the Baptist. This week we examine, Matthew 11:2-15
This week we begin our journey looking at who Jesus is through the eyes of John the Baptist. Gospel text from Matthew 3:1-12
We dig into Luke 16:1–15 this week in our sermon series as we work through the gospel of Luke.
The 3 parables surrounding lost times, the sheep, coin and son. This week, we look at the first two as we unpack what Jesus has to say here.
We move the lectionary around a little this week as I won't be preaching the 13th week in Pentecost. We look at a text from Luke 14, and deal with some harsh language once again.
We look at some rather difficult words from Jesus in Luke 12, where He discusses division.
We did not meet as a church for the 5th Sunday after Pentecost, as we had a community wide church service in the park.
This week we are back together, looking at this passage in Luke 10, when Jesus comes to Martha's house.
We conclude our time looking at the Lord's Supper. Next week we'll explore the Trinity.
We turn around our sermon series and begin to focus on the elements of the Christian faith. This week we'll begin that journey looking at Baptism.
This week we look at the parable of the Evil Tenants and examine this parable through the eyes of the Old Testament.
We take a look at Luke 13 once again, and see 2 related texts, the call to repent, and the fig tree.
This week we look at Luke 13:31-35, and Jesus's lament over Jerusalem. We dig into the topic of the Old Testament and how Jerusalem is the place where the Prophet would die, aka Jesus.
We continue our Lent series by looking at the account of Temptation of the Jesus Christ in the Desert. This readings is done through the eyes of the Old Testament.
We begin our Lent series, "Who is Jesus?" with a look at the Transfiguration in Luke 9.
Last week we left Joseph in Jail...this week, we see him rise to second in command in Egypt.
Last week we left Joseph in the hands of the Ishmaelites, this week we see him rise to power in Potiphar's house...only to get thrown in jail for trying to 'lay with' Potiphar's wife.
Our next stop in Genesis is with Joseph. This week, we begin to unpack this dysfunctional family unit, and see why his brothers wanted to kill him.
This week we dig into Genesis 32, and see where Jacob wrestles this mysterious man, whom we conclude is God Himself.
This week we dig into Genesis 28 as we look at the dream of Jacob and the ladder extending from Heaven to Earth.
This week we look at the story of Jacob and Esau, and work through a challenging text where God say, Jacob I loved, Esau I hated. We visit Malachi 1 and Romans 9 as we unpack this week's topic of election.
We are back to our Sunday School Bible Stories. This week we take a pitstop with Isaac, and look at his account briefly. Knowing we can't touch on every aspect of his life, we hit the high points this week.
We conclude our Advent season this year by looking at Luke 2:41-52, the time Jesus spent in the temple at the age of 12. Unpacking this, we see Mary and Joseph looking for Jesus in all the wrong places.
A shorter message this week, focusing on the goodness that people can bring to others. How can they let their light shine bright.
We pause our current Sermon Series to enjoy Advent season. We begin the season of anticipation by looking at the end of time. Why does Advent always start with the end? A season aimed at enjoying the coming Messiah, and we start by the world ending. Tune in to catch all details.
We conclude our time with Abraham as we take a look at the command that God gives to Abraham to take Isaac and offer him as a sacrifice.
We continue our journey with Abraham, looking again at the promises given, and the covenants established by God.
We continue our walk through our Bible Stories series, and pay a visit to Abraham. This week, we look at the blessings given to Abraham and how they still affect us today.
This week's account we visit the Flood. A historical event that God flooded the world, killing all but 8 people. Tune in as we unpack this text.
This week, we look at Cain and Abel. Is this a text on what we should be offering God in our worship? Or is this a text on God's divine election?
Our next installment in our Bible stories series. This week we look at the fall, and Genesis 3.
We continue our series titled, "Sunday School Bible Stories". This week we take on Genesis 2.
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