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Welcome back! This week we're looking into teachings that sound freeing on the surface, but ultimately end up enslaving us. We also look at the flip side- things we typically think of as restrictive, but can actually set us free. Also on this episode we continue our quest of identifying and debunking self-empowerment messaging and how our conscience plays a role in all of this. Lastly, tune in to find out the number of mini-sermons pastor John can squeeze into one podcast. Spoiler alert: it's more than two! Have a great day, and thanks for listening!
Have a listen as our podcast crew gets in front of (or is it behind?) the microphones to discuss the implications of how our actions are always teaching something to somebody. We also dive into some ways to increase our discernment, not only out in the world, but also in Christian settings. Also, John V. has yet to figure out how to end a podcast without being socially awkward. Enjoy!
Looking at the beauty of God's creation can tell us a lot about Him, but can it tell us everything we need to know?
In the week's episode we examine Psalm 19:1-14 and discuss both general revelation and specific revelation. Enjoy!
Do you find yourself annoying others when sharing the Gospel? Do you ever wish you had the power to heal others like the Apostles? What insights do you have about the great commission?Let's take a look at these questions and more in this week's episode.Also, a garden hose discussion, because why not? Enjoy!
The church is often referred to as the body. What does that even mean? How are we the body of Christ?
Do you own your possessions or do they own you? Let's spend some time discussing how the early church reoriented their lives around the gospel, and how we can as well.
Who doesn't crave more to the story? Let's look at the event of Pentecost in Acts 2, and how the incredible story of the Gospel was compelled and transformed them as they gathered then, and still compels and transforms us today.
He is risen! He is risen indeed, ALLELUJAH! Happy Easter! Take a few minutes with us to celebrate the living hope we have through Jesus Christ our Risen Savior!
Since this week is Holy Week, we spend some time on Matthew's account of Jesus's Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem and why there is more to the story than palm branches and hosannas. Stick with us to the end for some exciting updates about missions here at St. Andrew, and ways you can be involved!
This week we look at the story of Naaman being healed of leprosy and draw parallels to ways we see a fight for control in our own lives.
This week we entertain the question of "Who is the original, Batman or Robin... Elijah or Elisha? and discuss why the actual 'Original' really matters.
Have you ever thought about WHO you are teaching and WHAT you are teaching them? This week as we look at Elijah and Elisha's final moments together, we discuss how the Gospel calls for replication, and the implications of what we are teaching others in our lives.
What revives, comforts and restores us when we experience hardships, fear and despair like Elijah did?
Plenty of us love a good buffet, but do we recognize when we frequent the spiritual buffet, our 'favorites' of Christianity are amongst many 'shaded truths' that can end up on our plate as well? Let's unpack that!
We are diving into 1 Kings for a while, looking at two prophets that God sends to His people. We are JUST getting started on some great conversations!
What is it about the influence of culture that left the Israelites (and those before them) back THEN, that still leaves humanity TODAY, with propensity to replace God's truth, His word and methods of salvation/restoration, with our own versions of truth.
What does it mean to observe the Sabbath? If God commands us to remember it, why is it so hard today, in 2024, for us to habituate ourselves to taking an entire day just to do so?
What if we reshaped our approach to living and working through the framework of service? Is money what is standing in our way?
We are in week two of our Good Work series, discussing how playing the comparison game can rob us of the joy and perspective of our work as worship. Do you find yourself playing the comparison game as well?
What a great start to the new year with some new voices joining us as we dive into a conversation about what in the world the concept of 'Good Work' might even mean. Could that really be God's plan for His creation?Check out Michelle and John's business at https://www.creativemaison.com
We are back this year for a new season of the ONE LIFE podcast! This week Pastor John gives a quick explanation of the plan for this new season, and how you can incorporate this podcast into your life of faith each week. We can't wait to have you join us each week!
This week we continue in the book of Luke, looking at chapter 6 looking noting how the teachings of Jesus cause radical shifts to our worldview, perceptions, and behaviors.
This week we dive into Luke 5 as we compare Jesus to a modern day social media influencer... but, is He more?
This week's discussion takes us to Luke 4, as we note the genealogy of Jesus, as well as the significance and the "why" of His baptism.
We kick off this brand new year of our sermon series on Luke and Acts by diving into Luke 2 and asking questions like, "How do we respond to the Gospel?" and "How should we respond to the Gospel in light of submission."
Join us for our last episode of 2022, as we conclude our thoughts on Downtime, the significance of the incarnation of Jesus, and God's incredible love and forgiveness.
As we continue our series called Downtime, we talk this week about grief, and how the account of Jesus grieving the death of His cousin John the Baptist can remind us of the hope we have.
Tis the Season for some downtime... but, how in the world do we really find rest and respite in God's will and word, when our lives are so busy and chaotic? We start that conversation this week!
When it comes to God's word, there is SO much to meditate on and to be nourished by, so this week, we suggest some resources to help you do just that!
This week we continue our series called People of the Word looking at Psalm 119, and how God's word not only comforts us and gives us hope, but is truly life-giving.
Is it possible to love the law of God? Psalm 119 certainly stitches a picture of that, and this week, we take that concept on.
Does the weight of failure feel ever feel crushing? This week we look at the failure of disciples Peter and Judas, and what we can learn from both of their auto responses to that failure, and how scripture can help shape our auto response.
We continue our Auto Response series talking this week about anxiety, worry and fear, and how we can trust God is in control of all circumstances.
After looking at Ephesians 4 this past week, we talk about how being clothed in Christ can help us to better manage and shape our anger responses.
This week we kick off our new sermon series called "Auto Response", and discuss how God's word can help us navigate and adjust our automatic responses when we face conflict, anger, anxiety, fear, and failure.
Join us this week for a lively conversation about Jesus, and the constant that He is in the midst of chaos and change, as we wrap up our Journey of Faith series examining the book of Hebrews
What is the difference between viewing the journey of faith as a series of sprints, versus a marathon that requires endurance and perseverance? That's only part of our conversation this week!
This week we discuss the challenge to the church in the book of Hebrews to move beyond the more basic things or 'milk' of the faith to the 'meat' or more maturity in the faith.
This week we talk a bit about Melchizedek and the why the author of Hebrews mentioned him in conjunction with Jesus being a high priest.
Our new series on called Journey of Faith (where we dig into the book of Hebrews) started off with some great conversation on the ever dialog-providing topic of how God spoke, speaks... or doesn't and the Holy Spirit's 'voice' and role.
This week we wrap up our series on the book of James and reflect on how God uses people to accomplish His purposes, and the value of being and participating in the Church.
How do we stay grounded and rooted in truth in a day and age where messaging everywhere is that it is only subjective? We continue our James series and talk about that a bit more.
Continuing our series on the book of James, this week's discussion tackles Jame's call to the church to "show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory."
It seems that the church of today could gleam quite a bit from the book of James about the 'already, not yet' tension we live in as Christ followers seeking to be doers of the Word, and not just passive hearers.'
Since we just celebrated Father's Day, we talk this week about the important role and impact of Dads on the formation of faith in their kids.
This week we conclude our discussion on the sermon series "Tested" and talk about why our identity in Christ is such a crucial part of experiencing and enduring times of testing.
Continuing our series, Tested, this week we talk about some pretty amazing things that Jesus said to His disciples about suffering, sorrow, and joy, and... seeing Him again.
This week we discuss Deuteronomy 13, where God's people are told they will be tested, but cautioned not to be swayed when unexpected people and sources try to divert their hearts and worship away from Him.
Join us this week as we share about and unpack ways that God allows for or tests us in our lives of faith, and... why.
We're back this week as we start our new sermon series called Tested! What does scripture mean when it tells us to rejoice in suffering or that trials produce steadfastness?
This week we talk the church's role in community... and how there is still much to learn from the early church that we can apply today.
How God works through His people is a theme in scripture. How we can apply that and know God's abundance to us and through us is what we tackle this week.
Continuing our Spiritually Vibrant Home series, this week we look at how messy prayers (being intentional with our time in scripture and prayer) and loud tables (conversations often within your household) can lead to open doors (lives extending towards and loving those outside of the kingdom of God).
Join us this week as we discuss important role of meaningful conversations on keeping Jesus at the center of our relationships, households, meals... everything.
As the terrain of life and culture continues to shift away from the influence and acceptance of Christianity, how do we continue to stay rooted in Christ and committed to navigating the mess of it all?
Thermostats are clean, sanitary, and efficient, but fireplaces are messy, a lot or work, and yet a beautiful place to gather. This week we talk about how our messy prayers can be a part of a more engaged life of faith. Faith, vulnerable and honest prayers, working through tensions and brokenness can all be messy, but like the work involved to build, stoke, and maintain a fire in a fireplace, it is beautiful and worth it.
This week we launched our new sermon series, The Spiritually Vibrant Household, and on the podcast, we dive further into what our foundation is built upon. Whether our household is two parents with 2.5 kids, empty nesters, or singles, our cornerstone, what we are building on is crucial, and it does make an impact. Plus... this week instead of food, we talk SOCKS! Don't miss out!
As we wrap up our Everyday Disciple sermon series, we look at the words of Jesus in Luke 14 about the cost of discipleship. How can we more effectively 'be' the church, instead of it just being this nice, pleasant, social spot that we visit once or twice a week that meets all of our preferences.
Here at St. Andrew, we talk a lot about loving God and loving others. This week, we look at how our presence and interactions on social media impact and affect our vocation as everyday disciples. The world is watching... so, are we using that technology and those platforms to love others as ourselves, or just make disciples of ourselves?
This week we challenge a popular Christian phrase by looking at Matthew 5. We talk about being 'salt and light', everyday disciples, discuss some pitfalls of viewing our faith as a checklist, and how our best life is our life in Christ.
We've all heard and probably been influenced by different sayings about hard work. This week, we candidly talk about some of those hangups we may have about work and serving the Lord… are we seeking first the kingdom of God, or the kingdom of ourselves? Are we paying attention to where our focus is the way that we live and work and in the midst of our relationships?
This past Sunday we started our new sermon series Everyday Disciple. Join us this week as we look at some of the barriers we face in sharing faith with those unchurched whether they are family members, friends, coworkers, neighbors, and beyond. Maybe we are overcomplicating it...
This week we talk sin, our love or hatred of bologna sandwiches, and what it means to be hidden in Christ as described in Colossians 3.
We kick off this year looking at Psalm 19:9-11 as we discuss the tendency to mischaracterize and misconstrue our view of God's law so much that we miss its goodness and right purpose in our lives.
Join us this week in the book of Revelation as we discuss this sometimes challenging book, and root ourselves in its culmination - Jesus, the Lion and the Lamb.
This week we look at 2 Timothy and discuss the basis for spiritual correction and reproof, and why that is sometimes challenging for us to work though.
Join us in Hebrews 12 this week as we look at running the race surrounded by the cloud of witnesses who have come before us in the faith.
This week we look at Ephesians 4, and discuss how we are to operate, function, and thrive in unity as the body of Christ, and where we sometimes go wrong...
This week we talk about faith and works, and the way they are beautifully tied together in Jesus and lived out in us.
Join us for this week's discussion looking at Galations 2 as we talk about where and in whom our justification is found.
Join us in Acts 10 this week as we discuss how scripture should inform and shape our deeply held beliefs. And... by whose authority do we handle what the Bible doesn't specifically speak about?
This week we discuss a cultural tendency to fall into a ditch of either 'Jesus without the church', or the 'church without Jesus'. What can we learn from the conversion of Saul, who's life was completely disrupted by his encounter with Jesus? And... how does that intersect with us embracing Jesus WITH the church?
This week we are in Acts 4 looking at the apostles and early believers (who gave all that they had for the spreading of the message of the resurrection of Jesus) and asking what we today, as the church making up one body, can learn from them.
This week we talk deep concepts like the saving and sending of people through Pentecost, the creator becoming part of His creation to redeem it, and the difference between wanting to KNOW and be with God and wanting to BE or replace God.
This week we discuss Jesus' Great Commission and 'get real' about what making disciples actually looks like... even when we feel (and often are) inadequate for that command and purpose.
This week we look at the disbelief of Thomas when the disciples told him that they had seen Jesus, and the incredible moment when Jesus appeared to him. What can we learn from this about our own times of doubt, and better yet, what does this passage show us about Jesus' posture towards us even in such times of doubt and disbelief?
This week look at the account in the gospel of Luke of the events with Jesus on the road to Emmaus and the pivotal importance of Word and Sacrament not only in that story, but also in our very own lives and in the life of the church.
This week we discuss the paradoxical nature of the cross of Jesus - how something so brutal and heinous resulting in DEATH brought about something beautiful and virtuous resulting in LIFE.
It's no secret that people in general hold many differing opinions over things big and small, even within the Church(church) amongst Christians. This week as we look at the Last Supper, we reflect on the bigger picture of unity that Christ is calling us to... even in our diversity.
We are in Luke 9 this week talking about discipleship and following Jesus in the way He actually taught. The challenge. The tension. The cost.
This week we talk about the Law - how it can seem crushing or causes us to become self-righteous. BUT, because Jesus came to fulfill the law, we are now free from those suppositions and invited into a new way of seeing God's law, no longer as an obligation, but as a beautiful opportunity.
Do we have faith that when we bring people into the presence of Jesus, something beautiful, redemptive, and restorative is going to happen? And, if so, what then wouldn't we do...?
This week we are in John 3, talking about what it means to have a gospel/Christ centered worldview, and how our view of truth often changes even though truth itself doesn't.
This week we talk about keeping the One thing the one thing (and...the beach, feeling old, and more).
This week we talk about the significance of the birth of Jesus, and what it means to be Christmas people in July and every other month and day of the year.
This week we look at the Intertestamental period when the Jewish people were 'doing all of the things', but loosing sight of worshiping the One. You could say they were arguing over Audiaphora - practices that were neither commanded nor condemned... and how we tend to do the same thing even today.
What was the point of this weekend's message from Matthew 1? Here is the two minute summary...
This week we dive into the book of Nehemiah as we discuss arming and equipping ourselves with the word of God in order to further build the kingdom of God.
Are we willing to actually hear truth when it is spoken and do the hard work of growing...? How can we better stay rooted in scripture and grounded in truth to live our Christ claimed identity wherever we are, whatever we are doing, and whomever we are with? We talk about that as we look at the book of Esther this week.
This week we are in the book of Daniel, discussing how we handle ourselves during the lows of life. When we feel like all is against us, is our first move to turn to the Lord, or do we cling to other methods and means of handling and coping.
Jump into Jeremiah 29 this week with us and our two special guests as we look at God's instructions for His people exiled in Babylon.
This week we talk about the hope we have that God entered into the mess of sin and the rebellion of creation to dwell among it, taking our humanity upon Himself, so that we would not be left in our despair and abandoned in our brokenness.
This week we are in the book of Amos as we discuss true restorative justice that only the Gospel of Jesus Christ offers. We also talk about Amos's reference to himself as a 'dresser of sycamore figs' (one who tends to sycamore trees and pierces the figs to help them ripen and sweeten), and how that can serve as a good metaphor in our own lives as we 'hear the word of the Lord.'
Jonah struggled with God forgiving and saving the people of Nineveh. So, this week we wrestle that in application to our own lives, how we view the sin of others, and ask the question, "Does forgiveness end with us, or does it also pass through us to others?"
This week we look at what we can learn from the account of God speaking to Elijah at Horeb, and what that shows us about the connection between His word and His sending of people. Also... there is a special beginning and end to this one...
This week we look at sin by contrasting the sin of King Solomon to King David. By today's standards, one may be considered more grievous than the other, but we challenge that notion and discuss why the outcome of both was so distinctive.
This week, while looking at Solomon building and dedicating the temple, we compare how the Israelites viewed it (and where they went wrong) to how we view (or should view) our worship spaces today.
You may have heard (especially around St. Andrew) the Psalms referred to as the 'songbook of the Old Testament'. On this episode, we look at how we might integrate them musically into our devotional lives. This week, we encourage YOU to sing!
Join us this week as we talk about David and Goliath, and how we can be misguided by grandiose ideas of facing our own giants.
How can we see faith as a part of our operating system, not just a part of our emergency plan? How does culture that is derived from the avoidance of hardship contribute to spiritual complacency? We discuss questions like that and more!
This week we look at Joshua 3 as we talk about faith, some hurdles and hangups we often have, and why we can trust in the promises of God.
On Easter, we see the cycle of ‘life... to death’ become ‘life... to death... to life’ because of the redemption, reconciliation, and restoration that we have in Christ Jesus. HE takes us back to the garden… what a continual and compelling realization for our lives to be humbled and shaped by!
This week look at Deuteronomy 6, and how God has meant for family to be instrumental in the shaping of our children and grandchildren's worldview... and how important that is in this particular time when we see culture waging war with faith.
This week we acknowledge that the the journey of faith is sometimes hard and often times challenging. So, what are we to do when our current circumstances are difficult, and the false promises of prosperity seem to just be a popular book, a memory, a different church, or a few internet clicks away...
Is holiness a declared state of God's people, or is it a crushing moral expectation to be achieved, earned, and maintained?
The past year has caused us all to make major shifts and adjustments in how we do church. So, this week we spend some time asking questions like "What is church and why?" "What does it mean to be the church and gather together?" "What does that look like today considering the growing Online options."
This week we look at the Exodus and the first 9 plagues, and really dive into the events, meaning, significance and application of the Passover then and now.