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1 Thing Matters

Religion EN ↓ 310 episodes

There's a lot in life that gets our attention, but ultimately, only one thing matters. Don't get distracted by what doesn't. 1 Thing Matters will help you focus on what matters most for this life, and the better life to come.

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“Pushing Past the Paradox” series - “Inclusive Exclusion” (Luke 13:22-30) 23.09.2019 19:14

Paradox: "a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well-founded or true." What do we do when we come across a paradox in Scripture? Avoid it? Discard it? What if instead, we chose to study it? When we study it, we allow the Holy Spirit to enlighten us with a deeper understanding of any supposed contradictions. In this me...

“Pushing Past the Paradox” series - “Peaceful Division” (Luke 12:49-53) 08.09.2019 19:59

Paradox: "a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true." What do we do when we come across a paradox in Scripture? Avoid it? Discard it? What if instead we chose to study it? When we study it, we allow the Holy Spirit to enlighten us with a deeper understanding of any supposed contradictions. In this mes...

It's Not WHAT You Work for, but WHO 03.09.2019 16:24

What are you working for? There's a better question to ask: who are you working for? Asking the right question will lead you to the right answer, and that is when your life will have meaning.  When the right stuff is the most meaningful, then nothing is meaningless.

“Pushing Past the Paradox” series - “Blind Sight” (Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16) 03.09.2019 20:54

“Freedom through Faith” series - “Free to Be Family” (Galatians 3:23-29 sermon) July 14, 2019 23.07.2019 22:13

Are you getting the most out of your family? Are you putting as much as you can into your family? You are free both to be blessed by and to be a blessing to your faith family.

“Freedom through Faith” series - “Free to Fight” (Galatians 5:1, 13-25 sermon) July 21, 2019 23.07.2019 20:22

It’s not only OK to fight; it’s absolutely necessary to fight in order to guard against losing the greatest gift we’ve been given. The best part? We fight not to win our freedom, but because we already have it.

“Faith over Fear: Faith Learns” (John 14:23-29 Sermon) May 26, 2019 03.06.2019 21:08

Faith is more than mere knowledge. To think otherwise is to miss out on how richly our lives can be blessed through it. When Faith Learns, it puts that knowledge into practice, freeing us to live in Faith over Fear.

“Faith over Fear: Faith Anticipates” (Revelation 22:12-17, 20 sermon) June 2, 2019 03.06.2019 18:26

Not knowing what our temporal future holds can leave us living in fear. But it doesn’t have to be that way, because we know what our eternal future holds. That allows us to live in Faith over Fear, because faith anticipates our future in heaven.

5/19/19 Sermon - “Faith over Fear: Faith Loves” (1 Samuel 20:12-17) 20.05.2019 18:51

The key to deeper friendships isn’t getting better at loving our friends, but rather loving the One who gave them to us. To know and be loved by him - and to love him best in return - enables us to love others rightly. When this happens, deep, rich, meaningful friendships with others will follow.

“The Heart IS the Problem” (Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23) 04.09.2018 17:40

September 2, 2018 sermon (Pentecost 15) at The Way Ev. LC (WELS)