St. Paul Lutheran Church

The book of Jude is an urgent message to Christians to stand strong in their faith in the midst of the dangers of this world–in particular, there are warnings against false teachers who will try to make you fall away from the faith. As he nears the end of his letter, Jude encourages believers to build themselves up and keep themselves in the love of God. The Gospel lesson contains strong exhortati...

It’s the End of the World as We Know It...And I Feel Fine | Daniel 12:1-3; Hebrews 10:19-25; Mark 13 Pastor Josh Sermon Discussion Questions | “Its The End Of The World As We Know It…And I Feel Fine” When you think about the last day, what do you think about? Why do you think people throughout the ages have tried to predict when Jesus will return? What are some of the “love and good works” that ot...

Two Widows Teach Us All | 1 Kings 17:8-16; Mark 12:38-44 Pastor Buegler Sermon Discussion Questions | “Two Widows Teach Us All” When we say “I believe” at the beginning of our creeds it is not simply a statement of our doctrinal confession, but it is actually a declaration of our commitment to a “lifestyle”. Discuss God protected Elijah and took care of him…..but then sent him on a mission that to...

On this All Saints’ Day, Pastor Smith reflects upon the picture of the heavenly multitude of saints praising God into eternity. We remember those who have died in the past year and are now with the Lord, and we long for the day when our voices will be joined with theirs to glorify God forever and ever. In this sermon, Pastor Smith leads us to realize that even though there are many connections we...

Hold Tightly To Jesus | John 8:31-36 Pastor Josh Sermon Discussion Questions | “Hold Tightly To Jesus” The Jews saw their standing before God based upon being descendants of Abraham. Do you think Christians today get too “confident” in things other than Jesus? What do you typically think of when you hear an “if…then” type of statement? What are your thoughts on what Jesus says in this text? (John...

Jesus Looked Hard Into His Eyes...And Loved Him | Mark 10:17-22 Pastor Buegler Sermon Discussion Questions | “Jesus Looked Hard Into His Eyes...And Loved Him” The preamble to the 10 Commandments in Exodus 20 has two parts: God says, “remember who I am” and “remember what I did for you”……Now, therefore HAVE NO OTHER GODS ABOVE ME. And then comes the other 9 commandments. Luther reminds us that if w...

Highly Flavored | 1 Samuel 3:1-10; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 1:26-38 Pastor Josh Sermon Discussion Questions | “Highly Flavored” What was your first job? Is there a situation where you think, “Why would God ever use me for this?” Who is the person in the Bible that you most think, “If God can use THIS person, maybe he can use me”? Why? What’s something you feel God has used you for? NEWS: Catch up...

Today we look at a very short, raw, and candid prayer that a father prays to Jesus as he is seeking healing for his son. “I believe! Help my unbelief.” It sounds rather confusing at first glance…how can you both believe and disbelieve at the same time? This is most likely an inner struggle we have experienced, but maybe we haven’t put it quite into these words. We will explore the difference betwe...