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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.

As we hear of the work of our God, the Spirit He has poured into us responds with growing praise and thanksgiving.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 Jesus prepares his disciples for things that will happen in the future, His main encouragement is that we keep awake and stay prepared.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.

An odd parable leads us to consider how we should approach stewardship with the larger purpose of the kingdom of God in mind.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 stewardship series draws us away from a focus on money and shows us the generosity of the Father that in turn makes us generous in every way.The audio on the sermon is quiet for about 3 minutes, mic not on.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 gives us this beautiful word of hope of who we are and what is to come."The Commemoration of the Faithfully Departed" is also included, following the sermon.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.

A full understanding of the Gospel certainly sets us 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.

Hebrews calls us to enter the eternal rest of God through faith in the good news of salvation in Jesus. But it also reminds us that faith is also obedient to the word of God.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.

That was all, one thing the young man lacked, to sell everything and to follow Christ.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.

Mary answered the startling announcement from Gabriel, "I am the servant of the Lord." By God's we too can respond to God's calling with a joyful willingness to serve.

James brings us wisdom from above that shows how we as Christians live in this tension of being in the world but not of 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.

Soap is an unpleasant way to teach children how to get some control on what comes out of their mouth, but James warns us that truly and totally taming it is beyond our ability.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 of us who gather for worship have been told of the "glorious deeds of the Lord and the wonders that he has done" by another generation. And having heard it we also share it with others.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 armor of God is all about the work of Christ in us and through us that we too might speak with boldness of the mystery 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.

Paul calls marriage a "profound mystery." But that is not because it's a mystery how marriage works, though many would agree with that. It is profound because it points to Christ and His Church!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 have the light of Christ in us, and that should be shown to all in the way we live.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 give online through Vanco on our website.