Best Redeemer Lutheran Church Podcasts (2025)

This is the second Sunday in the New Year. It’s also the first Sunday in the Epiphany season, the church season that started with the visit of the Wise Men to the baby Jesus. In this morning’s Gospel lesson we leave the childhood of Jesus behind and see Him as an adult. He begins the ministry He came to do by being baptized! But His baptism isn’t o…

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THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD: JAN. 12, 2025 16:30

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So, why does Jesus need to be baptized? If he is sinless, what forgiveness is needed? Why does the Son of God submit to John’s baptism when even John claims he is unworthy to “untie the thong” of Jesus’ sandals? These are questions that have vexed the Church for centuries. Luke’s unique way of dealing with these questions places John in prison and …

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Sunday Sermon - January 12, 2025 (The Baptism of Our Lord) 34:30

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Ch Ochner's sermon for January 12, 2025Readings used:- Isaiah 43:1-7 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2043%3A1-7&version=ESV- Romans 6:1-11 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%206%3A1-11&version=ESV- Luke 3:15-22 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%203%3A15-22&version=ESVCheck our website for i…

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250112 Sermon against cynicism for Christ's kingdom (The Baptism of our Lord) January 12, 2025

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Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Donald J. Trump will begin his term as president at noon,January 20th. Have you been planning for what will happen January 21st?Have you been making lists, getting everything ready, rehearsing what you willdo for the day after the inauguration? Probably not. I haven’t either. I don’tthink a lot will change with ou…

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Remember your baptism 17:22

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A sermon base on Matthew 3:13-17 Our Redeemer Lutheran Madison January 12, 2025By Pastor John Hartwig

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Sermon January 5, 2025 "Following the Star" 21:44

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This is the first Sunday in the New Year. It’s also the last day of the Christmas season. Tomorrow, January 6, is the day when the Church remembers the visit of the Wise Men to the baby Jesus. I don’t know if you know this, but there’s lots of discussion about who these wise men were, how many there were, and on and on – but today I want to invite …

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TWO KINGS, THREE GIFTS: JAN. 5, 2025 12:49

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When we celebrate the Feast of Epiphany, we tell the story of astronomers from the east who bring three gifts. Christmas pageants and hymns portray these visitors as three kings. There are however, only two kings in the story. The fake one named Herod sitting on a throne in Jerusalem and the real one, Jesus, lying in a manger in Bethlehem. Isaiah s…

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Second Sunday of Christmas - Church Service @ Redeemer Lutheran LCMS 40:49

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Sunday Sermon - January 5, 2025 (Epiphany Sunday) 18:08

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Pastor Schwartz's sermon for January 5, 2025Readings used:- Isaiah 60:1-6 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2060%3A1-6&version=ESV- Ephesians 3:1-12 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%203%3A1-12&version=ESV- Matthew 2:1-12 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%202%3A1-12&version=ESVCheck ou…

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Sermon for the 2nd Sunday after Christmas 18:05

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Sermon based on Matthew 2:13-23By Pastor Caleb Bassett

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241231 Sermon for New Year's Eve

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Audio recording Sermon manuscript: I have been a pastor for many years now, but this is thefirst New Year’s Eve service I have ever preached for. In Iowa neither of mycongregations had services on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day. If memoryserves, I attended a New Year’s Eve service when I was a kid. However, mychildhood congregation more often had…

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Sermon December 29, 2024 "Jesus, redeemed and Redeemer" 19:23

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This sermon is from the first Sunday after Christmas. This year, you might also know it as The Fifth Day of Christmas (that’s “Five Golden Rings” Day) - but in the calendar of the church, it’s the day we remember that very soon after Jesus was born his parents took Him to the temple to “present Him to the Lord.” We’ll meet two wonderful people who …

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LET CHRIST: DEC. 29, 2024 15:07

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As we step into the new year, Paul’s words to the Colossians remind us that the Christian life isn’t about striving to accomplish an impossible checklist. It’s about letting Christ—letting Christ’s peace, love, and word dwell in us and work through us. In a world focused on resolutions and self-improvement, Paul invites us to surrender, trust, and …

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INCARNATION: DEC. 25 CHRISTMAS DAY 13:25

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Incarnation – the divine becoming flesh - is a wildly radical notion. Most religious thought in human history has firmly fixed a chasm between heaven and earth, between divinity and humanity. Yet we proclaim that “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” What does this mean?By Pastor Tim Olson

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SILENT NIGHT: DEC. 24 CHRISTMAS EVE 14:18

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Calling the night of our Savior’s birth :silent” seems an historical stretch. After all there were noisy animals, singing angels, shepherds speaking, and a crying baby. There were also many voices in the world made it seem impossible that anything or anyone important could happen in Bethlehem. Our love of this carol seems to be rooted in not the fa…

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"Everything Changes When Jesus Arrives" (Luke 2:22-40) 19:31

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Sermon for the First Sunday after Christmas (C) Sunday, 29 December A+D 2024 Rev. Matthew D. RueschBy Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

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First Sunday of Christmas - Church Service @ Redeemer Lutheran LCMS 43:31

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Sunday Sermon - December 29, 2024 18:53

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Pastor Schwartz's sermon for December 29, 2024Readings used:- Exodus 13:1-3a, 11-15 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2013%3A1-3a%2C%2011-15&version=ESV- Colossians 3:12-17 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians%203%3A12-17&version=ESV- Luke 2:22-40 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%202%3A22-…

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Anna and Simeon see their Savior 17:46

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Sermon for the first Sunday after Christmas based on Luke 2:33-40By Pastor John Hartwig

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"The Manger of God's Word" (John 1:1-14) 12:52

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Sermon for The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Day) (C) Wednesday, 25 December A+D 2024 Rev. Matthew D. RueschBy Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

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Christmas Sermon - December 25, 2024 17:14

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Pastor Schwartz's sermon for December 25, 2024Readings used:- Isaiah 52:7-10 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2052%3A7-10&version=ESV- Hebrews 1:1–12 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%201%3A1%E2%80%9312&version=ESV- John 1:1–18 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201%3A1%E2%80%9318&version=E…

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Find the way home at Christmas 17:42

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A sermon based on John 1:1-14 Our Redeemer Lutheran Madison Christmas Day 2024By Pastor Caleb Bassett

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Christmas Day - Church Service @ Redeemer Lutheran LCMS 41:06

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241225 Sermon on Jesus, the light, scattering the darkness (Christmas Day) December 25, 2024

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Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Jesus Christ is the light of the world, the light nodarkness can overcome. In our reading John puts it this way: “In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The lightshines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” Again,Jesus is spoken of this way: “The true light, whichenlightens everyone,…

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The wonder of his birth is also the wonder of yours 21:04

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A sermon based on Luke 2:1-20 Our Redeemer Lutheran Madison Christmas Eve 2024By Pastor Philip Moldenhauer

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"Voices Made for Christmas Praise" (Luke 2:8-16) 11:08

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Sermon for The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Eve) (C) Tuesday, 24 December A+D 2024 Rev. Matthew D. RueschBy Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

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Christmas Eve - Church Service @ Redeemer Lutheran LCMS 49:01

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Sermon December 22 - Red Letter Advent 4 "LOVE" 20:50

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We’re almost at the end of Red Letter Advent, where we are unboxing the four gifts of hope, peace, joy, and today, the LOVE of Jesus. So far, we’ve heard that the everyday, human understanding of each of these gifts is different than the way God uses them in His Word, the Bible. Last week, for instance, we heard that the word “JOY” is not so much a…

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THE WORLD IS ABOUT TO TURN: DEC. 22, 2024 16:59

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Mary’s Magnificat isn’t a lullaby—it’s a revolution. The world is about to turn, and everything is changing. A humble girl sings of God’s justice, lifting the lowly and scattering the proud. This isn’t just ancient history—it’s the hope we hold onto today.By Pastor Travis Segar

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"Together with Mary, Let Us Magnify the Lord" (Luke 1:39-56) 16:21

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Sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Advent (C) Sunday, 22 December A+D 2024 Rev. Matthew D. RueschBy Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

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The Fourth Sunday in Advent - Church Service @ Redeemer Lutheran LCMS 40:10

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The Third Sunday in Advent - Church Service @ Redeemer Lutheran LCMS 47:09

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241222 Sermon on why Elizabeth and Mary are happy (Advent 4) December 22, 2024

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Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Our Gospel reading is appropriate as we approach thecelebration of the birth of Jesus. Our Gospel reading describes something thathappened not long before Jesus was born. Mary, Jesus’s mother, visited herrelative, Elizabeth. Both Mary and Elizabeth were pregnant with very special babies.Mary had been visited by th…

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Sunday Sermon - December 22, 2024 (4th Sunday in Advent) 21:32

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Pastor Schwartz's sermon for December 22, 2024Readings used:- Micah 5:2–5a | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah%205%3A2%E2%80%935a&version=ESV- Hebrews 10:5–10 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2010%3A5%E2%80%9310&version=ESV- Luke 1:39–45 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%201%3A39%E2%80%9345&v…

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Let Prayerful Peace be your Guard 17:12

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A sermon base on Philippians 4:4-7 Our Redeemer Lutheran Madison December 22, 2024By Pastor Caleb Bassett

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"The Lord God Will Be Tracy's Light...and Yours" (Revelation 22:1-5) 14:26

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Sermon for the Funeral Service of Tracy Amber VanDusen Friday, 20 December A+D 2024 Rev. Matthew D. RueschBy Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

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"The Righteous Branch Revealed: From Exile to Restoration" (Jeremiah 33:14-18) 9:10

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Sermon for the Midweek of Advent 3 Wednesday, 18 December A+D 2024 Rev. Matthew D. RueschBy Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

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Ep. 90 - Dan Marotta, Redeemer Anglican Church 38:43

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About the guest: Dan's spiritual journey eventually led him into the Anglican Church where he then felt a call to be in the ministry. He now serves as lead pastor at an ANCA church plant, and endeavors to ignite the Christian imagination in our secular age through the historic practices of the Christian faith. Find Dan's own book Liturgy in the Wil…

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Sermon December 15, 2024 "Red Letter Advent 3 - JOY" 21:17

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Welcome home to Red Letter Advent, where we are unboxing the four gifts of hope, peace, joy, and the love of Jesus. Last week, we heard Jesus say that the PEACE he came to give us is not like what most people think peace should be about. That’s also true of JOY – especially at this time of year! So, welcome back to Red Letter Advent, and the gift o…

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BROOD OF VIPERS: DEC. 15, 2024 16:07

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When John the Baptist addresses his congregation as a “Brood of vipers,” it hardly seems like good news. Rather than an insult, however, John is calling out the misguided notion that we can avoid judgment because we’re the right kind of people. We shall all be shaped for life in the reign of God through judgment or repentance. Repentance invites us…

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Sunday Sermon - December 15, 2024 (3rd Sunday in Advent) 18:24

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Pastor Schwartz's sermon for December 15, 2024Readings used:- Zephaniah 3:14–20 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zephaniah%203%3A14%E2%80%9320&version=NIV- Philippians 4:4–7 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians%204%3A4%E2%80%937&version=NIV- Luke 7:18–28 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%207%3A1…

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"The Reasonableness of Joy" (Philippians 4:4-7) 13:07

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Sermon for the Third Sunday in Advent (C) Sunday, 15 December A+D 2024 Rev. Matthew D. RueschBy Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

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241215 Sermon on our reluctance to hate sin (Advent 3) December 15, 2024

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Audio recording Sermon manuscript: I remember being very distressed by splinters when I was akid. Splinters are not terribly serious. You won’t die from having a splinter. Theydo cause a bit of discomfort, but what’s far worse, is that the splinter has tocome out. To get the splinter out, the finger must be turned over to an adult.What might the ad…

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Witness in a cul-de-sac 20:22

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The sermon for the third Sunday of Advent based on Matthew 11:2-10By Pastor Philip Moldenhauer

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Sunday, December 8, 2024 56:58

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Lessons and CarolsBy Lutheran Church of the Redeemer

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Sunday, December 1, 2024 1:02:08

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Pastor Randy's sermon: 100 YearsBy Lutheran Church of the Redeemer

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"The Righteous Branch and the Reign of David: From Exile to Peace" (Jeremiah 30:8-24) 11:39

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Sermon for the Midweek of Advent 2 Wednesday, 11 December A+D 2024 Rev. Matthew D. RueschBy Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

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Ep. 89 - Christopher Thoma, Our Savio Lutheran 29:50

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About the guest: Christopher has developed a passion for having the Church interact in the town square of society. Through engaging culturally and politically, Christopher desires to see God's Kingdom grow. Recommended Books: Charles Dickens, Collected Works Works of Shakespeare Christopher Thoma's Dissertation For more on The Body of Christ and th…

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