Sermons and reflections on faith and the Bible by Pastor David L. Hansen, a pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Pastor Hansen serves Spirit of Joy! Lutheran Church in The Woodlands, TX. Join us as we grow in relationship with God and one another.
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Where Spirits Come Alive is a weekly sermon podcast presented by St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX. Our mission is clear: to love, serve, and welcome all. Join us each week as we dive into the Word of God and discover how to be disciples of Jesus, living our faith every day.
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Living Your Best Life: The Freedom of Generosity (4 of 4) : 10-27-24
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little concludes the sermon series "Living Your Best Life" with a sermon called "The Freedom of Generosity" as he preaches from the 8th chapter of John’s Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Living Your Best Life: Joyful Generosity (3 of 4) : 10-20-24
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little continues the sermon series "Living Your Best Life" with a sermon called "Joyful Generosity" as he preaches from the 14th chapter of Luke’s Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Living Your Best Life: Sermon Series (2 of 4) : 10-13-24
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Pastor Sunny Kern continues the sermon series "Living Your Best Life" with a sermon called "Contagious Enthusiasm" as he preaches from the 4th chapter of Mark’s Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Living Your Best Life: Sermon Series (1 of 4) : 10-06-24
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little kicks off a new sermon series "Living Your Best Life" with a sermon called "Caught & Taught" as she preaches from the 4th chapter of Mark’s Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Big Questions of Faith: Sermon Series (3 of 3) : 09-29-24
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little wraps up her sermon series "Big Questions of Faith" with a sermon called "How do I Know God's Will for My Life?" as she preaches from the 14th chapter of John’s Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Big Questions of Faith: Sermon Series (1 of 3) : 09-15-24
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little kicks off a new sermon series "Big Questions of Faith" with a sermon called "Are Hard Times a Test of Faith?" as she preaches from the 8th chapter of Mark’s Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Big Questions of Faith: Sermon Series (2 of 3) : 09-22-24
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little continues the sermon series "Big Questions of Faith" with a sermon called "If Christianity is Good, Why has it Resulted in So Much Harm?" as she preaches from the 9th chapter of Mark’s Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Holding Your Center in Troubling Times: Sermon Series (4 of 4) : 09-8-24
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little continues her sermon series "Holding Your Center in Troubling Times" with a sermon called "Love Always Wins - In it for the Long Haul" as she preaches from the 7th chapter of Mark’s Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Holding Your Center in Troubling Times: Sermon Series (3 of 4) : 09-1-24
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little continues her sermon series "Holding Your Center in Troubling Times" with a sermon called "Doing the Right Thing" as she preaches from the 7th chapter of Mark’s Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Holding Your Center in Troubling Times: Sermon Series (2 of 4) : 08-25-24
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little continues her sermon series "Holding Your Center in Troubling Times" with a sermon called "Finding What Sustains You and Clinging to It" as she preaches from the 6th chapter of John’s Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Holding Your Center in Troubling Times: Sermon Series (1 of 4) : 08-18-24
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little kicks off a sermon series "Holding Your Center in Troubling Times" with a sermon called "Persevering in Your Journey to Faith" as she preaches from the 6th chapter of John’s Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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The youth of St. Luke's share their summer experiences and preach from the 5th chapter of Matthew’s Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Pastor Janet Kraatz preaches from the 6th chapter of John’s Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little preaches from the 18th chapter of Matthewe’s Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little preaches from the 6th chapter of Mark’s Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little preaches from the 11th chapter of Matthew's Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little preaches from the 6th chapter of Mark's Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Pastor Mark Moore preaches from the 5th chapter of Mark's Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Pastor Janet Kraatz preaches from the 4th chapter of Mark's Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little preaches from the 4th chapter of Mark's Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little preaches from the 28th chapter of Matthew's Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little preaches from the 2nd chapter of Mark’s Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little preaches from the 3rd chapter of John's Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little preaches on the 15th chapter of John's gospel during the Pentecost Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little preaches on the 17th chapter of the Gospel of John during this special Mother's Day Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little preaches from the 10th chapter of John's Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX. This is the fourth of five sermons that are part of the Spring Sermon Series: Lost & Found: Jesus in Real Life. Listen each week through May 5th, 2024.…
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Pastor Mark Moore preaches from the 24th chapter of Luke's Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX. This is the third of five sermons that are part of the Spring Sermon Series: Lost & Found: Jesus in Real Life. Listen each week through May 5th, 2024.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little preaches from the 20th chapter of John's Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX. This is the second of five sermons that are part of the Spring Sermon Series: Lost & Found: Jesus in Real Life. Listen each week through May 5th, 2024.…
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little preaches from the 24th chapter of Luke's Gospel during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX. This is the first of five sermons that are part of the Spring Sermon Series: Lost & Found: Jesus in Real Life. Listen each week through May 5th, 2024.…
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little preaches on the 16th chapter of the Gospel of Mark during the Easter Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little preaches on Gospel from the 13th chapter of John during the special Maundy Thursday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little preaches on the Gospel of John during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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Pastor Linda Anderson-Little preaches on the Gospel of John during the Sunday service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Richardson, TX.By St. Luke’s Lutheran Church - Richardson, TX
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We often experience darkness as a negative - the absence of light. But throughout Scripture, God meets people in the middle of the dark. And it is often there, in the beauty of the dark, that God's love and grace are revealed. This Advent, we are invited to experience Hope in the Dark. Texts this week: Luke 1:26-38 and Luke 1:46-55…
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We often experience darkness as a negative - the absence of light. But throughout Scripture, God meets people in the middle of the dark. And it is often there, in the beauty of the dark, that God's love and grace are revealed. This Advent, we are invited to experience Hope in the Dark. Texts this week: Genesis 37:5-11, Acts 2:14-21, Matthew 1:18-24…
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We often experience darkness as a negative - the absence of light. But throughout Scripture, God meets people in the middle of the dark. And it is often there, in the beauty of the dark, that God's love and grace are revealed. This Advent, we are invited to experience Hope in the Dark. Texts this week: Genesis 15:1-21 and John 20:1-16…
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We often experience darkness as a negative - the absence of light. But throughout Scripture, God meets people in the middle of the dark. And it is often there, in the beauty of the dark, that God's love and grace are revealed. This Advent, we are invited to experience Hope in the Dark. Texts this week: Genesis 1:1-5, Song of Songs 1:2-6, and Exodus…
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In our latest worship series we are looking at the stories that Jesus told - the parables that are so familiar to many of them. In this first sermon in the series, we hear the explanation that Jesus himself offered for the parables, Matthew 13:10-17. This passage gives us an invitation to dig deeper in our reading of all the parables, to read them …
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What if now - in the middle of all that is happening - is the perfect time to be a community of faith? What if THIS is exactly what God has called us for? Together we dig deep into the story of Esther and discover the ways God is working behind the scenes in our lives. This week, we are looking at Chapters 7-9 of the Book of Esther…
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What if now - in the middle of all that is happening - is the perfect time to be a community of faith? What if THIS is exactly what God has called us for? Together we dig deep into the story of Esther and discover the ways God is working behind the scenes in our lives. This week, we are looking at Chapters 5&6 of the Book of Esther…
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What if now - in the middle of all that is happening - is the perfect time to be a community of faith? What if THIS is exactly what God has called us for? Together we dig deep into the story of Esther and discover the ways God is working behind the scenes in our lives. This week, we are looking at Chapters 3 & 4 of the Book of Esther…
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What if now - in the middle of all that is happening - is the perfect time to be a community of faith? What if THIS is exactly what God has called us for? Together we dig deep into the story of Esther and discover the ways God is working behind the scenes in our lives. This week, we are looking at Chapters 1 & 2 of the Book of Esther…
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Unprecedented. Unforeseen. Extraordinary. Unparalleled. To say that 2020 has been weird is like saying that Michael Jordan was a "pretty good" basketball player. It seems as though normal - the normal we expected and anticipated for our lives this year, the normal we have come to count on - normal has died. What does this mean for our lives and our…
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What does the day of Pentecost say to us in the middle of a respiratory crisis; on the week that George Floyd was murdered and said "I can't breathe"? What does it mean when the crucified one - who was killed in a legal, brutal, public execution comes back and breathes on the disciples? Texts this week are Acts 2:1-21 and John 20:19-23. Our primary…
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More Unsung Heroes of Scripture! The faithful women and men whose stories we often overlook when we read the Bible. Today we encounter Onesimus - A reminder that God remembers our names, and calls us to lives of purpose You can read the story of Onesimus in the book of PhilemonBy Pastor David L. Hansen
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The last sermon from our Unsung Heroes of Scripture series. The story of the women who followed Jesus is one of the most consistently overlooked stories of the Bible - a story of faithful compassion, service, and generosity. Our Scripture for the day was Luke 8:1-3 and Matthew 27:54-56, 28:1-8By Pastor David L. Hansen
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We are continuing to look at the Unsung Heroes of Scripture - the faithful women and men whose stories we often overlook when we read the Bible. Today we encounter Ananias - a faithful disciple who loved when it was hard, loved another who did not deserve his love. You can read the story of Ananias in Acts 9:1-22…
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We are continuing to look at the Unsung Heroes of Scripture - the faithful women and men whose stories we often overlook when we read the Bible. Today we encounter Shiphrah & Puah - women who show us the power of ordinary people in the face of the trial of life. You can read the story of Shiphrah and Puah in Exodus 1 (Once again I am indebted to th…
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Today we begin looking at the Unsung Heroes of Scripture - the faithful women and men whose stories we often overlook when we read the Bible. Our first Unsung Hero is Hagar - the slave who is overlooked and forgotten. Encounter in her story a new name for God. Read the story of Hagar in Genesis 16. (Cited in this sermon is the work of Dr. Wil Gafne…
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We all have questions. Today, with Thomas the Apostle, we bring forward some of our questions. We tackle all sorts of little topics in this sermon: the Trinity, suffering, baptism, the role of Judas, and the classic: Will pets go to heaven. Listen as we wrestle with these questions - and wonder: What would you like to learn more about as you grow i…
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