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Praying in the Belly of the Great Big Fish

Originally Recorded On March 10, 2010
Part of the Jonah: The Survivor Series sermon series

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This week we find Jonah in the belly of the fish.  Is his prayer one of repentance?  Join in and let us be shaped by the Word of God.

For next week, read Jonah 3:1-4, ask yourself:

  1. What does it mean for my life that "the Word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time?"
  2. Do you think Jonah willingly went to Nineveh?
  3. What do you think of his sermon?  Where is the Law?  Where is the Gospel?
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Provision: Meals & More

Originally Recorded On March 7, 2010
Part of the Family Care: Christ for His Father's Children sermon series

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We continue with Family Care.  This message gets very practical, both personally and organizationally.  Listen in and enjoy some personal letters from those being cared for by St. John's.

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Our Providing God

Originally Recorded On March 3, 2010
Part of the Jonah: The Survivor Series sermon series

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God is a saving God, chasing after Jonah for his repentance.  Where you might see the great fish provided by God as a way for Jonah to be forced into obedience, maybe the fish is one more chance for Jonah to repent before the Lord.  Take a listen...

For next time, read Jonah 2:1-10 and ask yourself:

  1. How do times of distress affect my prayer life?
  2. How fervant am I in prayer when life is going well?
  3. How does distress re-orient my thinking toward God?
  4. Is the power of prayer found in my sincerity, my persistance, or God's grace?
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Provision: Mercy & Movement

Originally Recorded On February 28, 2010
Part of the Family Care: Christ for His Father's Children sermon series

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Family Care is more than taking pity on another in need.  It is active and moving.  The mercy Jesus Christ has for the world is a gift that Christ gives to His Church to care for others.  Think of it this way, "Christ Provides, You Deliver!!!"

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Saved in the Storm

Originally Recorded On February 24, 2010
Part of the Jonah: The Survivor Series sermon series

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God pursues Jonah for his repentance.  God pursues him through a storm, through a ship captain, through sailors.  God pursues you also.  Take a listen to continue the story of Jonah, the story of all Christians.

For next week, re-read Jonah 1 and ask yourself:

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He Saves!

Originally Recorded On February 21, 2010
Part of the Family Care: Christ for His Father's Children sermon series

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Sundays in Lent will be focused on Family Care: Christ for His Father's Children at St. John's.  Our Lord, Jesus Christ, cares for his family through his own death and resurrection.  But Christ also cares for his family through his body, the Church.  We all have a role to play.  Mr. Craig Toerpe, Director of Stewardship & Gifting Ministry is also introduced.  Part of what his role is includes continuing and organizing all of the amazing work the people of God at St.

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God is Calling...

Originally Recorded On February 17, 2010
Part of the Jonah: The Survivor Series sermon series

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Join in as we begin with Jonah 1:1-3. 

For next time, read Jonah 1:4-16, then ask yourself:

  1. Even when God, in his grace, has sought me, how have I dug in my heels, refusing to hearken to him?
  2. How has my acting in such a fashion caused trouble for others?
  3. How as Jonah's sacrifice similar to, as well as different from, that of Christ's sacrifice on the cross?
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Thank You Lord... Leadership Board Shares a Thank You to the Lord

Originally Recorded On February 14, 2010

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Your Leadership Board President, Dan Rudolf, and Vice President, Jeff Hesse, share their heart with you about the thanfulness we all live in with the Lord.

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Help!

Originally Recorded On February 7, 2010
Part of the Help! For the Hurried Life sermon series

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Peace and Contentment...

Originally Recorded On January 31, 2010
Part of the Help! For the Hurried Life sermon series

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Finding Focus...

Originally Recorded On January 24, 2010
Part of the Help! For the Hurried Life sermon series

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Looking Out For...

Originally Recorded On January 17, 2010
Part of the Help! For the Hurried Life sermon series

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Choosing Whats Best...

Originally Recorded On January 10, 2010
Part of the Help! For the Hurried Life sermon series

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Slow Down

Originally Recorded On January 3, 2010
Part of the Help! For the Hurried Life sermon series

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Song of Simeon

Originally Recorded On December 27, 2009

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The first Sunday after Christmas provides time to look at Jesus' presentation at the temple.  Walk along through Exodus and Luke to see the context of Simeon's response to Jesus.  God saves as our Redemption Draws Near.

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Faithful Relationships

Originally Recorded On December 20, 2009
Part of the Before the Feast... sermon series

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Faithful Promises

Originally Recorded On December 13, 2009
Part of the Before the Feast... sermon series

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Faithful Service

Originally Recorded On December 6, 2009
Part of the Before the Feast... sermon series

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Next we consider Jesus' Parable of the Talents from Matthew 25.  There is a balance between relationship and resource.  Or said another way, there is a difference between being faithful and being responsible.  The parable can be tough to figure out.  What is Jesus telling us?  As the faithful, we have been given a wonderful gift of serving until the Lord returns.

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Faithful Perseverance

Originally Recorded On November 29, 2009
Part of the Before the Feast... sermon series

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This week, we look at the Parable of the Ten Virgins from Matthew 25.  A reading of the parable portrays the division that will occur between those who are ready and those who are not.  According to the parable, the difference is those with oil and those without oil.  So, what is the oil?  This is the real question.  Listen in as we work to perservere in faith.

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We are ... His Disciples

Originally Recorded On November 22, 2009
Part of the Promises of Grace sermon series

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Finally, we bring this all together.  The life of Discipleship is the best description of what we are all about at St. John's.  Or we could say that St. John's is about discipleship in as many places as possible.  This is more a statement about being a disciple than about defining disciplines.  Being a disciple focuses on whom we follow, Jesus.  Being a disciple of Jesus will then direct us to the life of faith.

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We are ... God's hands, feet, and mouth

Originally Recorded On November 15, 2009
Part of the Promises of Grace sermon series

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Let's get practical.  For those in faith, your life does not belong to you but belongs to God.  Does that sound practical?  Probably not, but it is.  Recognizing and then living a life that belongs to God will directly impact your decisions and values.  We are God's hands, feet, and mouth in this world.

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We are ... Two Worldly

Originally Recorded On November 8, 2009
Part of the Promises of Grace sermon series

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God's creation was first one creation in perfect communion with God and with one another.  Sin litteraly broke that in two.  God continues to reign supreme over all creation.  But God has chosen to work through his Church with the Gospel and through Culture with the Law.  Listen in to hear more...

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We are ... Clingers (we cling to God's Gifts)

Originally Recorded On November 1, 2009
Part of the Promises of Grace sermon series

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Do you see yourself as needy?  Those believing they need to cling to the gifts of God are needy and that is just the right place to be.  Let's talk about the gifts of God through His Word and Sacraments.

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We are ... God's Janitors

Originally Recorded On October 25, 2009
Part of the Promises of Grace sermon series

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So what do we do as those who have been rescued, redeemed and called to Christ's body AKA "The Church"? We do the work of forgiveness of sins. This is a full time job, one that Christ completely and utterly has given himself on the Cross and now through us His body (The Church). So what are we called to do as His Church? Forgive Sins

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We are ... God's Mess

Originally Recorded On October 18, 2009
Part of the Promises of Grace sermon series

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We are a Mess, struggling daily against our sinful self and constantly trying to save ourselves. But our hope is that God saves us despite ourselves. He saves us not only from the mess we are born into, the mess that we wallow in but also from the mess we make of life as his Children. God Saves!!! It is who he is, it is what he does and the Good news of the Gospel isn't that we are cleaning up our messes, but that God has claimed us as His Mess. He has dealt with Sin completely through His Son Jesus Christ and he claims us by the killing of Sin and the resurrection through Baptism.

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