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Sharper Iron, hosted by Rev. Timothy Appel, looks at the text of Holy Scripture both in its broad context and its narrow detail, all for the sake of proclaiming Christ crucified and risen for sinners. Two pastors engage with God’s Word to sharpen not only their own faith and knowledge, but the faith and knowledge of all who listen. Sharper Iron is underwritten by Lutheran Church Extension Fund, where your investments help support the work of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Visit lcef.org.
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Christ The King Video Sermons

Christ The King Lutheran Church

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These are past video sermons from Christ The King Lutheran Church, in Fallbrook, CA. LCMC. For more information on our church please visit us online at www.CTKFB.org or stop in for any of our 3 Sunday Services 8am (Traditional), 10:30am (Family Friendly) or 6pm (The Brook Contemporary).
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Grace On The Go

Grace Lutheran Church

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Grace Lutheran Church in Pocatello brings you weekly sermons, classes and discussions on faith in Christ. Dive deep with us as we seek to love God, love others and serve the world.
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Route 42

Pastor Chris Cahill

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The Life and Times of Christ the King Lutheran Church, Lodi, Ohio. Conversations, devotions, sermons by Pastor Chris Cahill, and more. Episodes are archived after 90 days. You can find archived episodes of the Route 42 Playlist on the Christ the King Lutheran Church YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBXPPaGwlFZOu-L11lcXNRCpoMRuSXcuK
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I'm Rev. Eric Wolf, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Sudbury, MA (https://www.stjohnsudburyma.org). This podcast mostly contains the sermons I preach there, though I may add more at some point. I believe strongly that the task of preaching is to engage Scripture as a mirror held up to our lives so that we can confront what we see with integrity. This image we engage helps us to understand what it means to be Children of God; gain perspective of what it means that our primary citizenship ...
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Music – Mount Olive Ministries

Mount Olive Music Ministries

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Listen to live worship music from past services at Mount Olive Ministries, a dynamic Lutheran faith community of the LCMS located in the Silicon Valley with a mission of connecting people to Jesus Christ, one person at a time. Visit our web site at http://mt-olive.org CSPL022214
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Website: https://marinawell.com/ Pr. Marie Duquette, with 20 years of sound theological preaching, brings the Bible into current events in this podcast. FROM HER LINKED-IN PROFILE - "I've been a progressive pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) for twenty years, including leading four separate congregations in three states, each with a different emphasis. In that time I've lead a rural congregation through building a church, which included a summer in which several youn ...
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We are a group of people committed to being students of Jesus. Our goal is to be with Him, study His life and teaching, emulate his compassion, and invite the kingdom of God in our lives through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. Join us on Sundays at 9am at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Tigard: 11305 SW Bull Mountain Road, Tigard OR 97224.
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Stand for Peace: MLK Middle East Peace Forum

First Lutheran Church, Onalaska WI

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During the weekend of January 18-21 2013, as our country recognized the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., First Lutheran and the La Crosse Area Synod invited everyone to Stand for Peace and to stand for those living under oppression around the world. This four day event explored the themes of awareness, accompaniment and advocacy, discussing ways to be people who bring about peace.
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There and Back Again

Higher Things, Inc.

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What happens when you leave church on Sunday morning and you have to live the week ahead in the world around us? The good, the bad, the happy, the sad and everything in between. What does it mean to live as a christian in this fallen world? Join Pastor Chris Hull and Patrick Sturdivant as they dive into the topics that are happening around us every day. They'll tackle pop culture and contemporary topics and have some fun times while they are at it. For more about HT visit our website, www.hi ...
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On October 17, 520 BC, the Word of the LORD came to Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the governor, Joshua the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people in Judah. The LORD calls them to remember the previous temple in its glory and contrast it to the temple that they are currently rebuilding. Although the rebuilt temple seems like nothing to…
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Most people fear death to some degree. Some fear death because they assume it is the end. Others fear death because they assume it isn’t the end at all, but that there is some sort of reckoning after death which might not go well for them. And have you seen what happens to a dead body? It is far from pretty. So, it is understandable that most peopl…
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On August 29, 520 BC, the Word of the LORD came to Haggai the prophet to the two primary leaders of the Judean exiles who had returned home to Jerusalem. Although the people had started to rebuild the temple about twenty years before, the work had stalled, and the people had become complacent. They cared more about their own houses than the LORD’s …
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"The Post-Exilic Prophets” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through the books of Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. Through the preaching of these faithful men, the LORD sent His Word to His people who returned home after their exile in Babylon. Not only did the LORD encourage His people in the work of rebuilding the temple, but even more than th…
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As another chapter in the life of our King of Kings family comes to a close today, we find encouragement, comfort, and even joy in Christ, as he calls us to go and carry out the gospel work he has entrusted to his Church. This is our God-given task, our labor in the Lord. Yet such mission and ministry work can be difficult, tedious, even frustratin…
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What does life in the family of God look like? What did Jesus intend for us while we live with one another as blood-bought brothers and sisters in Christ? On the night he was betrayed, Jesus commanded his disciples to “Love one another.” (John 13:34-35) What does that mean? Why love one another? What does that look like? Loving one another in the f…
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In order to remember and celebrate God’s deliverance of His people, Mordecai calls for the yearly celebration of the feast of Purim. The feast’s name is a reminder of the lots that Haman had cast to find the right day to destroy God’s people, which God reversed to bring about the day He delivered His people. As the hectic events settle down, King A…
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Are you ready for what’s coming? The forces of darkness are arraying against us—the devil, the sinful world, even our own sinful natures within us, and their goal is to win the war for our souls. There is no compromise, no peace treaty, no negotiations with these enemies arrayed against us—only an expectation of unconditional surrender and enslavem…
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No Christian teaching demonstrates that we have a top-down faith more than the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. Scripture teaches that there is only one God. Yet that God exists as three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Incomprehensible! It is the type of teaching about which the psalmist declares, “Such knowledge is too wonderful for m…
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Jesus told his disciples that, though he was going to ascend into heaven, he wasn’t going to leave them alone. He was going to send “the Advocate,” a title for the Holy Spirit. But Jesus wasn’t sending the Spirit just to keep us company. Jesus would have the Advocate give us spiritual power so that we might participate in Christ’s saving work. Here…
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When the thirteenth day of the twelfth month arrives, two contradictory Persian decrees are both legal. On the one hand, the enemies of God’s people are allowed to slaughter them; on the other hand, God’s people are allowed to defend themselves. Through a divine reversal, the people of God ably defend themselves from those who are trying to kill th…
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Taken from First English Lutheran Church's Soundcloud account. While recovering from flooding on June 22nd, Christ the King will be worshipping with and at First English Lutheran Church in Spencer until we at Christ the King can return to our building. In the meantime, since First English uses the three-year lectionary, that is what we will use as …
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The entirety of God’s Word can be summed up in one word: love. God’s Law is all about love. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart…” and “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37,39). The gospel is all about love: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son…” (John 3:16). From his compassion for the sick and broken, to …
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On the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee is one of the nation of Israel’s National Parks, Kursi National Park. This is the area where Jesus may have performed the miracle in today’s Gospel lesson (Mark 5:1-20), when He commanded a legion of demons to leave a man they had been tormenting. The demons immediately infested a herd of pigs, who hurled …
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Generally, our actions are shaped by our beliefs. People who eat low-carb diets do so, probably not because they hate pasta, but because they believe it healthiest. If a man buys stock in a company, it probably is because he believes in their business plan. Our beliefs shape our behavior. This is true of Christians’ belief in the resurrection. We b…
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Scripture frequently pictures spiritual care in terms of a shepherd watching over sheep. Even folks unfamiliar with shepherding are able to grasp the meaning. Sheep are helpless animals—an easy meal for predators. For sheep to survive they needed a shepherd who not only leads them to sources of food, but who also is willing to tangle with a pack of…
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After Haman’s execution, Ahasuerus gives Haman’s house to Esther, and he gives his signet ring to Mordecai. Esther risks going before the king a second time, and he extends his scepter to her again. She asks for a second decree to be made to counteract the first, since the first could not be repealed under Persian law. With the king’s authority, Mo…
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Scripture Readings: Daniel 9:4-11, 17-19|1 Timothy 2:1-6|Matthew 26:36-45 Website : glc.gracepocatello.org Stay Connected to us: facebook.com/glcpocatello Online offering can be done through our secure platform: https://glc.gracepocatello.org/give-online/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/PocatelloGrace…
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A platitude is a statement aimed at helping sooth some sort of emotional unease. “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Or “Life is a mystery.” Or “Good things come to those who wait.” While platitudes may be well-intentioned, at best they come off as trite. And since platitudes provide no real help, they can actually make a situation worse. T…
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Immediately after Haman’s shame at being forced to honor Mordecai, he is taken to Queen Esther’s second feast. There Esther reveals her request to Ahasuerus: she asks that he spare her and her people from destruction. When the king asks who is behind such wickedness, Esther names Haman as the foe. As Haman realizes his imminent demise, he pleads fo…
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The king attempts to secure his sleeplessness by having the book of memorable deeds read to him. When Ahasuerus learns that Mordecai has received no honor for the way he had saved the king from a homicidal conspiracy, the king asks Haman for his counsel. Confident that the king means to honor him, Haman recommends the highest accolades. To Haman’s …
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After three days and nights of fasting, Esther goes before the king without an invitation. He spares her life by extending his scepter to her, and he tells Esther to present her request. Using her God-given wisdom, Esther simply invites both the king and Haman to her feast that night. There, she promises that she will present her request when they …
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In response to Haman’s wicked plot, Mordecai and the people of God throughout Persia mourn and repent, as seen in their outward appearance and actions. Esther, unaware of the plot, attempts to clothe Mordecai properly, but he refuses. As they converse via messengers, Mordecai makes Esther aware of what Haman has decreed against the people of God an…
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When King Ahasuerus elevates Haman above all other Persian officials, Mordecai refuses to bow before Haman, likely due to religious realities. In fury, Haman begins to plot to destroy not only Mordecai but the entire people of God to which Mordecai belongs. At this point, however, Haman’s fury does not overwhelm him. He patiently casts lots to find…
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Scripture Readings: 1 Kings 19:7-12|2 Timothy 1:3-7|Mark 6:30-46 Website : glc.gracepocatello.org Stay Connected to us: facebook.com/glcpocatello Online offering can be done through our secure platform: https://glc.gracepocatello.org/give-online/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/PocatelloGrace…
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After a delay due to military campaigns, King Ahasuerus remembers what had happened with Vashti and decides to find a new prized queen. Among those taken into the king’s palace was a young Judean woman, Esther, an orphan who had been raised by her cousin, Mordecai. Mordecai helps Esther navigate a terribly difficult situation. Eventually, Esther is…
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The book of Esther starts with the opulent and extravagant party given by King Ahasuerus of Persia. As the king and his officials feast and drink to excess, Ahasuerus’ beautiful and prized queen, Vashti, refuses her husband’s attempt to objectify her. When the king does not know what to do, his advisors tell him to issue a proclamation putting Vash…
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"For Such a Time As This” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through the book of Esther. Although God is never explicitly named in the book of Esther, He remains the One who directs all the events of the book. Happenings that seem coincidence, chance, or luck are truly God at work. He puts Mordecai and Esther in the right places and moments to w…
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After Nehemiah had gone back to the court of King Artaxerxes for a time, he returned to Jerusalem to find God’s people in need of continued instruction and correction. Although they had promised to remain faithful to the LORD by caring for His house, observing the Sabbath, and avoiding intermarriage with idolaters, God’s people had fallen into sin …
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Another list of people who had returned Jerusalem includes information about the roles they fulfilled, especially within the worship life of God’s people. Because the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem was more than a secular construction project, the people of God dedicate the completed work with singing and great joy. Multiple choirs lead the pe…
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Although Jerusalem’s walls had been rebuilt, few people were living in the city itself. The leaders first moved into Jerusalem, and the rest of the people willingly participated in the casting of lots to allow the LORD to determine the rest of the city’s residents. The list of the people who moved into Jerusalem, as well as those who remained in th…
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Scripture Readings: Genesis 3:8-15|2 Corinthians 4:13-18|Matthew 11:25-30 Website : glc.gracepocatello.org Stay Connected to us: facebook.com/glcpocatello Online offering can be done through our secure platform: https://glc.gracepocatello.org/give-online/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/PocatelloGrace…
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As the people prepare to renew the covenant with the LORD, they seal their names before Him. The clergy and the laity, the leaders and the people, all join to enter into a curse and an oath to walk in God’s Law given to Moses. In view of their history that led to their exile in the first place, the people particularly make promises concerning inter…
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