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We are a nation of spenders. And while spending money we have earned is good and necessary, Proverbs also would encourage us to intentionally save our money as well. Join us as we explore the wisdom of God in regards to money.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Earning money is a good thing. But there are many dangers in earning money including greed and idolatry. Join us as we explore the wisdom of God in regards to money.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Jesus commissions his church to proclaim his name to all nations. The Lutheran Women's Missionary League does just that.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

This parable is clear and direct: God's Word is enough.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

The parable of the Shrewd Manager is one of the hardest parables to wrap our head around, until we understand that Jesus is the shrewd manager, just shredding up the debts against the Father.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Jesus tells three stories that remind us the joy He has in our salvation and our repentance.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Jesus says that the price to follow Him is to bear our own cross. That's a steep price! Is it worth it?For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Jesus is at a highfalutin dinner party, but he doesn't play by the social rules. Would you pass His tests?For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

“Lord, will those who are saved be few?” is the question put to Jesus. In his normal fashion, Jesus shifts the focus to, "Will you be saved?"For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Like a fire and a rock that breaks rocks in pieces - that's what God compares His word to. And that is good because our stone cold hearts often need to be broken so that we listen with new ears to the word of the Gospel.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Faith is not just a feeling or a belief or a "spiritual" activity, but it has actual, real world action as we see in Hebrews 11.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Solomon tells us that it is a great gift from God to be able to be satisfied here during our life under the sun. That satisfaction come from the setting "our minds on things above." Colossians 3.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

When you hit the nail between the eyes you've mixed a metaphor. This is similar to our reading from Colossians where we are to walk with Christ and be rooted in Him.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Laughter expresses a whole host of emotions. But as Abraham and Sarah laughed at God's promise of a child in their old age, God was beginning to bringing eternal laughter and joy into the the world.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

The second table of the law guides our behavior toward our neighbor. But who is that exactly?For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Jesus sends the 72 on a Mission: go to the villages ahead of Him. He tells them the Method: take nothing with you. And gives them a Message: Peace and the Kingdom of God has come near. These 3M's are still instructive for us today.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Where the people tried to bind the demon possessed, Jesus comes and set him free!For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

It is a massively charged statement when Jesus boldly said, "Before Abraham was, I am."For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

It is a massively charged statement when Jesus boldly said, "Before Abraham was, I am."For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Life in our day is not unlike to times of the Tower of Babel when the people rebelled against God's word and sought to make a name for themselves. In mercy God scattered the people of that day in order that we might know and receive His name.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Just like the electricity that powers our lives, so Jesus promises and provides the Holy Spirit to empower our faith and life.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Jesus doesn't promise a trouble free life. In fact He indicates His followers might have more troubles. But He does tell us to "Take Heart! He has overcome the world."For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

How are Jesus' followers to be know? By the love they show toward one another.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

How are Jesus' followers to be know? By the love they show toward one another.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

What does it mean that Jesus is our Good Shepherd. It's everything you probably think, but even more!For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

When God tells Ananias to baptize Saul, Ananias is not so certain. After all, Saul has done great harm to the Christians in Jerusalem. But God is sure.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

We get Thomas since we have our own moments of doubt.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Pastor: Alleluia! Christ is risen!Cong: What?!? He is ?!?There are not many surprises about the message of Easter, but there are some surprises to come because of it!

Jesus causes His resurrection to be remembered so that people will rise and live with Him.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

We are there at the crucifixion of Jesus as we "remember" the thief's cry for mercy and recognize it as our own.This podcast includes, not only the readings and sermon, but also the Bells with cello, a solo "Blessed Redeemer" and the reading of Passion of Jesus according to St. John.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Jesus causes his death to be remembered so that people have life.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

God had promised David that one of his sons would sit on his throne. As Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey, the pilgrim crowd goes wild, because they know that God is fulfilling His promise.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

This one word sums up the entire Gospel message and gives us a mission in every area of our lives.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Complete this saying: "When you point your finger ..." But Jesus is doing so much more than sharing a little social/moral point. Jesus is directing us in the way of mercy.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

All the victories the devil wracked up over the years means nothing compared to the One that got away.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

From the "sinner" to the "pharisee" our sin makes us a mess. But Jesus has come to win forgiveness and pay our debts.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Jesus directs us to a radical love even for our enemies a radical love that Joseph had demonstrated toward his brothers.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Easter Morning is reality.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Our Gospel leaves no doubt about who cause the great number of fish to be caught and the same holds true yet today.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Much media has been created around the theme of "love," but what Paul writes about love shows that it is a set of actions not emotions.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

As we hear of Jesus preaching in his hometown of Nazareth, we rejoice that what he did that day, he is still doing among us now.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

God the Holy Spirit alone, through faith, empowers our activities that they might be called good works.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

At the Jordan River the King of creation Father, Son, and Holy Spirit comes into His creation, into His realm, to save it.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

As the Magi visit Jesus they bring their gifts, but leave us the greater gift of the wisdom of faith to seek, follow and worship Jesus.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Christmas Day worship seems less "magical" than the glow of Christmas Eve. But appearances can be deceiving for the same Christ comes through His Word and Sacraments to fill us with Himself.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

The story of salvation has a lot of points that make us stop and say, "Imagine That."For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

As we come to the Sunday before Christmas we are reminded that Jesus came to be the bright Morning Star.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

Advent is traditionally a time of repentant preparation, not unlike Lent. But the Third Sunday of Advent is a time for Joy - the Savior is coming!For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.

John comes into our lives every Advent to prepare us to celebrate the Savior.For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook.If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website.