Fairbanks Lutheran Podcast

Fundamentalism is a great sin that is tempting to us in an uneasy road. Saint Cleopas shows us one way to combat it as he travels down the road to Emmaus with Christ under the guise of a stranger.

He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Hear how we can follow Christ's command to go to Galilee and experience the Risen Lord.

This is the night everyone has been waiting for: The Resurrection of the Son of God! Join in hearing how the resurrection involves all of us with Pastor Ollie on the Fairbanks Lutheran Podcast.

Remembering Christ's passion, we join together in worship of the Lord who died a gruesome death for us. Pastor Ollie Bergh takes us through three short lessons we can learn from Christ on the cross.

Our Easter Triduum begins with Maundy Thursday, the day where we remember Christ's new mandate: love one another as Christ has loved us.

Luther's Morning and Evening Blessings are simple, biblical prayers--but they pack a powerful punch: the power of the cross.

The story of the Raising of Lazarus shows us the confidence we can have in the resurrection. Join Pastor Ollie as he reveals his love of edgy comics in this week's message of how Christ loves us.

Luther's Section on Confession in his Small Catechism reframes the whole point of confession to be less about feeling sorry for your sins and more about receiving the joy of forgiveness. Join Pastor Ollie in hearing about how God has one thing God wants to say: you are forgiven.

The Gospel of John chapter 9 has a peculiar story involving Jesus spitting to make mud. In this sermon, Pastor Ollie Bergh shares three stories to proclaim the gospel of grace within this message.

We continue our series on Luther's Small Catechism with the Lord's Prayer and the gift of the Amen.

Nighttime is a good time to pray. Maybe it's the only time you can really wrestle with God! Nicodemus came to Jesus at night and Jesus got straight to the point with him. Likewise, Jesus will get straight to the point with us. Find out how on the Fairbanks Lutheran Podcast.

During Wednesdays in Lent, Pastor Ollie and Fairbanks Lutheran Church are revisiting and renewing their study of Luther's Small Catechism--also known as the "Lay Bible." It's often considered to be Luther's most important writing. This little book takes the core of the faith and teaches it in a way that everyone can know what it means to be a Christian. Luther started it with the Ten Commandments,...

The Temptations of Jesus confirm God's love in the most surprising places. Pastor Ollie uses Luther's Two Kinds of Love to show how God loves nothing, and that's good news.

The classic idea is that we love things because they're beautiful. The Transfiguration flips this idea on its head.

Jesus's sermon on the mount can feel like an impossible standard, but in today's sermon Pastor Ollie Bergh shares how God is transforming the church through the simple (yet hard) task of letting go of anger.

The Word of God comes to us in two ways: the Law and the Gospel. Both are good, and both have the power to do something. So is Jesus's first sermon law or gospel? Find out on the Fairbanks Lutheran Podcast.

Baptism is more than just a moment--it's a way of life. Looking at the baptism of Jesus with Pastor Ollie, we see a way of bringing ministry into our everyday lives.

Names are an important part of us--and God has a lot to say about names. What does Pure Land Buddhism, Shakespeare, and the name of Jesus have in common? Explore this and how much Jesus loves you with Pastor Ollie on the Fairbanks Lutheran Podcast.

Two spiritual questions are at the heart of today's gospel lesson, and their answers point to a new reality in Jesus Christ. John the Baptist points the finger to it, possibly leading his disciples; Jesus proclaims it and lives it. Hear how Jesus is bringing you into this new life with Pastor Ollie on the Fairbanks Lutheran Podcast.

With a new liturgical year, join Pastor Ollie in our first dive into the gospel of Matthew beginning where all good things begin: at the end; judgment day. There's a lot more grace than you might expect! After all, we know who the judge is.

**SPECIAL NOTE: The audio of the intro/outro is lower quality than normal. Pastor Ollie is posting this from the road as he's off to some continuing education, so please forgive the first moments being a little lower quality!   Jesus offers a radical solution to the problem of persecution: be dragged before the courts and testify with no advanced preparation. How can he suggest such an unprudent a...

In the 31st chapter, the prophet Jeremiah talks about a "new covenant." But underneath that covenant is the basic promise: God will be our God, and we will be God's people. For the 505th anniversary of the Reformation, Pastor Ollie shares what he discovered about Lutheranism when he converted, and how the Reformation really allows you to see what a thing is.

This week's lesson is the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, but more meets the eye. In this parable is a lesson on sin and on prayer--join Pastor Ollie as we dive into the Word to see what that means for us.

Jesus's parable doesn't just teach us to be persistent in prayer, but persistent in a kind of prayer: justice against her opponent. The church should pray for justice against sin, death, and the devil because that is the only kind of prayer that needs persistence even until the end of time. When Jesus comes back, will he still find people that want to shelter the orphans and clothe the naked? Will...

We often think of faith as either a) intellectual beliefs or b) simple obedience. But what if it was a secret, third thing? What if faith was a way to see? Hear about how Christ sees us through faith with Pastor Ollie.