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Welcome to The Good News From The Gardens Podcast. I am Pastor Steve Winsor, of Nativity Lutheran Church and School in Palm Beach Gardens Florida. Each week I will be sharing a message grounded in faith, hope and love of God from our Sunday worship service right here via this podcast. I hope you consider subscribing and sharing this message with others.
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052624 | Holy Trinity Sunday: Divinity, Dogma and Dancing
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The Holy Trinity. In trying to define and explain it, our words awkwardly dance in and out of heresies. In trying to define and explain the Holy Trinity, we risk isolating, elevating or demoting one over the others, and damaging the intimacy of the relationship. When we try to define and explain the Holy Trinity we undermine the mystery of faith. P…
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051924 | Stretched and Blown By The Spirit
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The third person of the Trinity had their day this past Sunday as we celebrated the arrival of the Holy Spirit to Jesus' community of believers. How did the Holy Spirit arrive? The book of Acts explains in detail. Why do we need the Spirit? Jesus explains in John. What will the Spirit do for us? Paul explains in Romans. What is the Spirit capable o…
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Listen! Karen Joyce and Son Rev. Bret Rizzo
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Both God and Jesus said, “Listen”. It was a heads up that what they were about to say was important. I believe everyone has something important to say. Everyone has a story, an event that helps to define who they are, and possess the power to connect us to one another in ways that only the Holy Spirit can. Our first guests are longtime member (40+ …
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Acts 10:44-48 John 15:9-17 In this message we continue with Jesus’ analogy of himself the vine, and we the branches, as it relates to friendship, and loving one another as Jesus loves you. In Acts, Peter advocates for the baptism of Gentiles. In both texts, the definition of love and servitude is expanding. How might you better define friendship in…
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Acts 8:26-40 John 15:1-8 The Spirit leads us to grow the kingdom here on earth. We are led, to lead, and assist in someone’s belief in Jesus Christ as their source of life, healing and forgiveness. Someone needs you to step into their life; to reopen the doors of the church to them, to step into the waters of baptism with them. Abiding in the Lord …
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04/21/24 | Drifting and Living in the Waters of Baptism
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Psalm 23 John 10:11-18 If the 23rd Psalm is a profession of the Lord as a shepherd, then John 10:11-18 is the assured response of the Lord being a good shepherd. In the John text Jesus aligns his life with that of a shepherd who is invested in his flock. Unlike a haired hand, a good shepherd goes to all lengths for the sheep that are “in” the flock…
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04/14/24 | Seeing Christ: A Mix of Joy, Disbelief, and Wonder
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Luke 24:36-48 The night of the day in which Jesus resurrected, He appears amongst the disciples. Luke’s assessed the disciple's state of heart and mind as being, joyful disbelief and still wondering. They are joyful in the midst of disbelieving and yet still wondering. Think about that for a moment, what it is, to be joyful in the midst of disbelie…
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