Best Lutheran Memorial Church Podcasts (2024)

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August 11, 2024 Sermon: "Feast...And Be At Peace" -- Pastor Craig [John 6:35-51] 23:14

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The Coffee Hour — “Community of Hope” LW Searching Scripture, August 2024: 1 Peter 3:8–17 27:14

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This issue of LW focuses on the church as a teaching and learning community. Peter encourages Christian education oriented toward apologetics, the defense of the Christian faith: “Always [be] prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you” (1 Peter 3:15). Lutherans have a wonderful resource for apologetic…

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July 28, 2024 Sermon: "We Are Starving" -- Pastor Craig [John 6:1-21] 18:03

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August 4, 2024 Sermon: "But...We Want the Provolone Sandwich!" -- Pastor Craig [John 6:24-35] 17:37

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July 21, 2024 Message: "Are We Only Touching the Fringe of His Cloak" -- Bryan Walz [Mark 6:30-34, 53-56] 15:56

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July 7, 2024 Sermon: "The Preachers Will be Tested" -- Pastor Craig [Mark 6:1-13] 24:02

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July 14, 2024 Message: "What a Tangled Web" -- Kim Farries [Mark 6-14-29] 18:02

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"The Better Samaritan" - Luke 10:25-37 - (June 30, 2024 - Pentecost 6) 18:40

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We all know the story of the Good Samaritan. But who is the Good Samaritan? Do you want to be like him, rather than the priest and the Levite who pass by the injured man on the road? Well, you can't, and you never will. Here's why...

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June 23, 2024 Sermon: "Casting Out the Un-Faith" -- Pastor Craig [Mark 4:35-41] 20:06

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"Prodigiously Prodigal!" - Luke 15:1-32 - (June 23, 2024 - Pentecost 3) 21:02

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We all know the parable of the Prodigal Son, but what is the final outcome of the older brother. The parable leaves us hanging without a conclusion. The question is WHY? Jesus knew what He was doing when he did this. This parable is the last of three parables Jesus tells in succession, and the punch line is the key in the Prodigal Son. Listen why.…

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June 16, 2024 Sermon: "The Power in the Seed...the Word" -- Pastor Craig [Mark 4:26-34] 27:07

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June 9, 2024 Sermon: "A Priest, Rejected" -- Pastor Craig [Mark 3:20-35] 23:42

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"Banquet Kibosh" - Luke 7:36-50 - (June 9, 2024 - Pentecost 3) 16:00

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This begins a series on parables found only in the Gospel of Luke. Today, the Pharisee, Jesus and the sinful woman are at a banquet feast. Things don't go as planned for the Pharisee when a prostitute enters the room. What will Jesus' reaction be to this banquet gone awry?

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June 2, 2024 Sermon: "God's Gifts" -- Pastor Craig [Mark 2:23--3:6] 20:48

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May 26, 2024 Sermon: "From the Darkness, to the Light" -- Pastor Craig [John 3:1-17] 23:16

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"I'm Really Into God" - Genesis 18 - (May 26, 2024 - Trinity Sunday) 19:14

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Are you "into God?" Christians say we were baptized in the name of the Triune God. Do we merely carry His name upon us as believers? This Trinity Sunday, we explore the riches of the what if means to believe in God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit by taking a look at St. Patrick and Shakespeare.

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May 12, 2024 Sermon: "In His Name...." -- Pastor Craig [John 17:6-19] 20:11

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May 19, 2024 Sermon: "What Say You, Spirit" -- Pastor Craig [John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15] 23:16

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"God's Testimonial" - 1 John 5:1-21 - (May 12, 2024 - Pentecost 7) 18:00

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If you get Christ right, you get the right Christ. It's simple. When you hear God's own testimony concerning His som you avoid the pitfalls of falling into traps of false prophets telling to do this or that in order to be a Christian. Do you get Christ?

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“Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled” - John 14:1-7 - (May 11, 2024 - Doris Evans Memorial) 13:34

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A celebration of life for Doris Evans, 93 years old called to Jesus side.

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"The Name's Thomas....Doubting Thomas" - John 20:19-31 - (May 5, 2024 - Easter 6) 20:57

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Rev. Greg Klotz accepts the invitation from Resurrection Lutheran Church in Brentwood, California, to today's sermon on a familiar post-Easter text: Doubting Thomas.

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May 5, 2024 Sermon: "We Can't, But He Has" -- Pastor Craig [John 15:9-17] 20:42

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April 28, 2024 Sermon: "The Truth in the Vine" -- Pastor Craig [John 15:1-8] 21:51

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April 21, 2024 Sermon: "Wolves Amongst the Preachers" -- Pastor Craig [John 10] 20:07

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"The Good Shepherd" - John 10:11-18 (April 21, 2024 - EASTER 4 33:38

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Rev. Andrew Mundinger of Holy Cross Lutheran in Concord, California, preaches on one of the "I Am" texts in the the Gospel of John. "I am the Good Shepherd" is the theme of this Sunday's worship.

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"Short-changing the Resurrection?" - Mark 16:1-8 - (April 14, 2024 - Easter 3) 19:24

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The original ending to MARk's Gospel probably ended at verse 8. Mark 16:9-20f may have been added by Mark at a future date. Earliest manuscripts indicate the shorter reading...why would Mark end his Gospel with the fear and bewilderment of the women who came to the tomb? AND...nobody saw Jesus. We explore how this shorter ending fits into Mark's ov…

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April 14, 2024 Sermon: "Stuck in Our Stories" -- Pastor Craig [Luke 24:36b-48] 17:23

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Christian Hope Amidst Numerical Decline 6:03

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Numerical growth is not promised to the church. But even when numbers decline, the Christian church clings to the promise that Jesus promised to build His church, and so He does. For more information on The Lutheran Witness or to subscribe to the magazine, please visit witness.lcms.org. Sound effect obtained from zapsplat.com.…

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"Undoubting Thomas" - John 20:24-31 0 (April 7, 2024 - Easter 2) 20:22

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Pastor Mundinger preaches on the story of Thomas who doubting wants to see Jesus in the flesh before believing in His resurrection. But, did Thomas doubt? Or, was Thomas requesting to confirm and affirm what He knew to be true by faith; namely, what He has to look forward to in the end.

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April 7, 2024 Sermon: "Doubting Thomas?...How About Bold And Faithful Thomas?" -- Kim Farries [John 20:19-31] 15:49

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On ‘Hannah Coulter’: Conforming our memories to Christ 8:01

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Hannah is the eponymous narrator of Wendell Berry’s novel Hannah Coulter, which is set in the small fictional town of Port William in rural Kentucky. The storyline is simple: Hannah, now an old woman, gives an account of her life. Though her narrative focuses on her day-to-day life, eternity is her most constant theme. For Hannah, the daily and the…

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March 31, 2024 Sermon: "The Tomb Was Empty..., Yet Filled." -- Pastor Craig [Mark 16:1-8] 19:55

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March 29, 2024 Sermon: Good Friday -- Pastor Craig 18:32

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"Time to Sleep; Time to Wake Up!" - 1 Peter 1:3-9 - (March 31, 2024 - Easter Sunday) 17:24

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Today is the last Sunday Grace Lutheran Church will be worshipping in this building. In 1931, when Grac eLutheran Church began, nobody thought they would go to sleep, and wake up to the last Sunday they would be in their church building. On Good Friday, Jesus went to "sleep" and "woke up" on Easter Sunday replacing death with life, sin ridden bodie…

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"Heading Home ... Forgiven, More Forgiving" - 1 Peter 3:18-22 - (March 29, 2024 - Good Friday) 16:44

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"Heading Home ... Loving All the Way" - 1 Peter 4:7-11 - (March 28, 2024 - Maundy Thursday) 15:50

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‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ and Christian Love in the Three Estates 8:57

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Almost every freshman in America reads Harper Lee’s classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, in English class. And it is good that so many people read it — the novel is an excellent expression of what it means to love your neighbor, the vocation to which every Christian is called. Read the full article. For more information on The Lutheran Witness or …

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"A Nation of Sheep" - Mark 14-15 - (March 24, 2024 PALM SUNDAY) 17:40

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Palm Sunday and Jesus rides into Jerusalem. “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” (John 12:13). Wow, the crowds were ecstatic! But today is also called the “Sunday of the Passion,” because by the end of the week the crowds are shouting, “Crucify him!” (Mark 15:14). Have you ever wondered why the crowd …

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Part 3: Worship Is God’s Work, Incomplete without You 5:52

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Cantor Phillip Magness wrote a three-part series on worship. Part 1 focuses on how the Holy Spirit creates and sustains the Christian community through the Word and Sacraments. Part 2 discusses the alien nature of worship. As God’s people receive His alien righteousness, so also the community of the church is alien to this world. In Part 3, Magness…

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Part 2: Worship Nurtures a Community That Is Alien to This World 6:57

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Cantor Phillip Magness wrote a three-part series on worship. Part 1 focuses on how the Holy Spirit creates and sustains the Christian community through the Word and Sacraments. Part 2 discusses the alien nature of worship. As God’s people receive His alien righteousness, so also the community of the church is alien to this world. In Part 3, Magness…

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Part 1: Worship Reveals a Community Created by the Holy Spirit 6:40

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Cantor Phillip Magness wrote a three-part series on worship. Part 1 focuses on how the Holy Spirit creates and sustains the Christian community through the Word and Sacraments. Part 2 discusses the alien nature of worship. As God’s people receive His alien righteousness, so also the community of the church is alien to this world. In Part 3, Magness…

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"If You Knew Susie..." - Mark 10:32-45 - (March 17, 2024 - LENT 5) 17:54

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Back in 1925, Eddie Cantor took the nation by storm with his roaring-twenties hit: “If you knew Susie, like I know Susie, oh, oh, oh what a gal!” Everyone wanted to know Susie, and who wouldn’t. She was lively, fun, a party girl. She was the center of attention when she walked into the room. This was the 1920s – a decade of extravagance, free and w…

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"Leaving Grief Behind" - Numbers 21:4-9/John 3:14-21 - (March 10, 2024 - LENT 4) 17:04

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Lent is a somber time, although we do know this season ends in joy, don’t we?. Yes, Christ is risen; your Savior is alive but in LENT you take the time to focus on repentance and your need for what you know is coming on Easter. Lent is part of your journey toward eternity with Christ. Paul says, “God’s patient kindness [towards all those living] is…

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"Leaving Folly Behind" - 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 - (March 3, 2024 - LENT 3) 12:44

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In preparing for today’s sermon, I came across a Bible passage that describes me very well. At least it describes me most of the time. Psalm 14:1 says, “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’” Yup, sometimes that thought has crossed my mind. It’s not that I’m a thoroughgoing atheist. Church people get upset by atheism and there’s been a new…

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The Coffee Hour – "A Community of the Word" LW Searching Scripture, March 2024: 1 Peter 1:22–2:3 25:18

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This issue of LW encourages us to be a hopeful community. In current English usage, “hope” usually expresses a wish about something yet to be determined, such as, “I hope I don’t have cancer,” or “I hope the Astros win the World Series.” In the Bible, hope does not convey mere wishfulness; rather, it conveys expectation — patiently waiting for God’…

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"He Gets Us?" - James 1:12-18; Mark 1:9-15 - (February 18, 2024 - LENT 1) 18:28

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When you travel, there are some things you need to leave at home. You need to travel lighter. You may leave your rock collection, for example. But, you might want to take your blood pressure medicine. Those are physical things. What about leaving behind attitudes or emotions. For instance, you’re going to a family reunion for 2 weeks and uncle Ned …

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"Ch Ch Ch Changes" - Mark 9:2-9 - (February 11, Transfiguration Sunday) 17:52

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I remember walking through the woods near our house several times in the Fall, trying to find a cocoon. We studied about it in science. I wanted to find one, put it in a jar, and watch it turn from caterpillar to butterfly. I never found one, and I never saw it happen.In the early Christian church, the symbol for the resurrection was, you guessed i…

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The Coffee Hour – "A Holy Community" LW Searching Scripture, February 2024: 1 Peter 1:13–21 24:39

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The February issue of the Lutheran Witness explores a broken community. Peter summons Christians to gather as a holy community — consecrated by and set apart for the One who alone is holy, God the Holy Trinity. Whenever Christians fall short of this calling, they inevitably revert to “the passions of [their] former ignorance” (1 Peter 1:14) and “th…

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"Interruption" - Mark 1:21-39 - (February 4, 2024 - Epiphany 5) 18:44

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I hate interruptions. Don’t you? Interruptions distract from your final goal and purpose. Sometimes I get so absorbed in what I’m doing, I just can’t be distracted until I’m finished. For instance, the interruption of having to go to the garage to find the tool you need, and then when you’re there forget why you’re there. Man, that’s the worst inte…

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"King of the Hill" - Mark 1:21-28; 5:1-20 - (January 28, 2024 - Epiphany 4) 21:42

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When you were a child, did you ever play King of the Hill? Do you remember the game? We used to play it on the monkey bars at recess or climbing to the top of a mound of freshly plowed snow in the bank parking lot – that’s how we played most of the time. The rules were, first one who pushed and shoved their way up to top was King of the Hill. But t…

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