Faith in Daily Life

Shawna Berg preaches on what it means to own your God-given gifts. Text: Matthew 14:22-32 New to St. Andrew? Click here: https://standrewlu.org/about/visitors/ Visit our website: https://standrewlu.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/standrewlu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/standrewlu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StAndrewLu To automate your giving on a continued basis or to make a one-...

Pastor Matthew reads from Luke, Chapter 7; Pastor Peter gives a sermon on how Jesus blesses our imperfections. New to St. Andrew? Click here: https://standrewlu.org/about/visitors/ Visit our website: https://standrewlu.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/standrewlu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/standrewlu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StAndrewLu To automate your giving on a continued ba...

Text: Luke 7:36 -47 The mark of our most meaningful relationships is that the person sees us at our worst and loves us anyway. The same is certainly true of Jesus, who knows everything about us and still loves us fiercely. When we understand this, it leads us to love more deeply and to receive Jesus’ love with overflowing gratitude and praise. New to St. Andrew? Click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Text: Psalm 139:1-3, 7-10 New Mobile Friendly Bulletins Isn’t it nice to be around dear friends where we can “just be ourselves.” What is at our core? Do we even know? If so, do we approve or are we on the fence when it comes to an authentic life? The Lord, who searches us and knows us, is calling us to life an authentic life that is rooted in God’s love so that we can serve and lift up others. Ne...

Text: 1 Timothy 1:12-16 We’re both saints and sinners at the same time.  Not bad, but broken.  We’re in need of restoration on a daily basis.  Fortunately for us, God and Jesus know that about us from the get-go.  We kick off our Fall sermon series with an examination of what it means to be one of God’s saints, but also, as the apostle Paul states, “the worst of sinners.” New to St. Andrew? Click...

Text: Colossians 3:12 -17 Our text for this Sunday reminds us of the importance of being kind, gentle, and loving to those we meet along the way. We sure know how good it feels when we are treated in that way. Come and worship this Sunday at 9:00 and 10:30 as we celebrate and think of how we can help those around us have: “Brighter Days.” New to St. Andrew? Click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ h...

Text: Isaiah 40:6-11, 28-31 St Andrew, we have planned an exciting, motivating, and spirit-filled worship experience for all this morning. Rally Day, 2023. We will hear and sing about God and our Lord and Savior as we head into “Brighter Days.” New to St. Andrew? Click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://standrewlu.org/about/visitors/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Text: Ruth 1:1-5 At some point in our lives, we will be faced with the loss of loved ones that completely change our lives and maybe even our circumstances forever. The story of Ruth and Naomi gives us a moving narrative about how to surround those who experience the deep grief of loss and even lead us to find hope, courage, and the community that sustains us. Let’s trust the larger story in our l...

Text: Romans 12:9-18 Living with others can be a challenge but the apostle Paul gives us sage advice: “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” This sounds good but is it more easily said than done? A cynic once described large churches as “more sinners under one roof!” But God equips us with all the grace we need and more to live in harmony with all people. Jo...

Text: Acts 1:3-11 Our new sermon series will explore how we live with others, how we live without others, how we live with unchangeable things. But before we get to any of those topics, we begin with how we live with Christ. How do we see Jesus’ presence in our lives and in the lives of those around us? Are we able to learn to see Christ in the people and places where we never thought to look? How...

Text: John 2:1-11 Did you hear about the parable where Jesus goes to a wedding and he makes more wine? Turns out, it's a true story. Come or listen online this Sunday at 9:00 and 10:30 and find out that, because of Jesus and His amazing love, the wedding at Cana is a foretaste of the feast to come! New to St. Andrew? Click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://standrewlu.org/about/visitors/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Text: Matthew 22:1-14 The parable of the wedding banquet delves in the question of who, exactly, is invited into the party that is God’s kingdom.  What does it mean if we don’t have the “right clothes” to wear to the party?  Are we party crashers if Jesus himself invites us and even provides the “right clothes” when he gives us his own righteousness? New to St. Andrew? Click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The book of Revelation is quite complicated with many different and sometimes confusing images. The good news of the gospel is clear and concise -- we are saved by Christ and Him crucified! Come and hear more about that good news this Sunday at 9:00 and 10:30. New to St. Andrew? Click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://standrewlu.org/about/visitors/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Text: Matthew 19:13-15 We get the words of Jesus wrong all the time, just like his earliest followers. When a group of children were hanging out with Jesus and having a great time, the disciples wanted to send them away for “bothering” Jesus. But Jesus knows children are the center of God’s love, not on the margins of it. Jesus sees children as keys to understanding everything that he is doing in...

Matthew ⁠10:40⁠ -42 Celebrate Heroes with us! Join us as we invite our VBS Participants and their families to sing and Celebrate our Heroes. See you in worship where you can find out who are the heroes, according to Jesus. New to St. Andrew? Click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://standrewlu.org/about/visitors/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://standrewlu.org/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Text: Matthew 18:21 -35 “Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and waiting for the rat to die,” writes Anne Lamott. We may think ourselves beyond generous to forgive someone seven times but Jesus challenges our thinking by saying, “not seven times but seventy-seven times.” In other words, for those of us who follow Christ, forgiveness becomes not so much an act but a way of life. How are we eq...

Text: Luke 12:13 -21 Success can be a double-edged sword. Even while God is equipping us to “do all things through Christ who strengthens [us],” Jesus warns us that “life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.” How do we measure our success and have we ever “arrived” or does God call us to deeper purposes than success as our world defines it? New to St. Andrew? Click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Text: Matthew 5:21-26 God’s Word provides us with solid reasoning on the importance of settling our differences with others.  The God of peace asks us to be reconciled with our brothers and sisters even before we come before the Lord in worship.  Wasn’t it peace that Jesus was showing us in his death on the cross?  How is God calling us to transform our anger into something life-giving before we d...

Text: 1 Samuel 17:41-51 The young shepherd boy faced Goliath, the champion of the Philistine army, with five smooth stones and an unshakable trust in God.  We face our own giants as we journey through life but each of us wrestles with doubts that shake our faith in God, in others, and in ourselves.  How do our doubts cripple us and cause us to stumble?  More importantly, how does God equip us for...

John 20:19-23 “A Starry Night.” John’s Gospel gives us a picture of the disciples who were locked away in fear after the death of Jesus. But Jesus breathed on them and gave them the gift of the Holy Spirit along with the words, “peace be with you.” How is Jesus calling each of us to move from fear into peace? Come and celebrate Pentecost with us as we look at the peace of God that surpasses all un...

Text: Luke 24: 13-35 We may very well ask how disciples could travel the road to Emmaus with Jesus and not recognize him. But the simple truth is that Jesus walks with us every day and comes to us in many ways that we fail to recognize! Nevertheless Jesus makes himself known in many and various ways. Sometimes we notice Jesus right away. Other times, it takes awhile. New to St. Andrew? Click here:...

Text: John 14:15-31 Jesus may be getting ready to leave his disciples at his ascension into heaven, but he promises them and us that he doesn’t leave us as orphans. The promise of the Holy Spirit for all who follow Jesus is truly the gift that keeps on giving. Without the Spirit who is given to us in our baptisms, there would be no gift of faith for us! New to St. Andrew? Click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ htt...

Text: John 14:1-14 As we examined in our Lenten series, we are often lost and need to be found.  The risen Christ tells Thomas what he needs to hear and what we all need to hear when we don’t know the way: “I am the way.”  The promise of heaven is more than “pie in the sky”; it invites us to walk with the very One who is the way to eternal life. New to St. Andrew? Click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://stan...

Text: John 17:1-19 When people are facing death, they speak of the things that matter the most to them.  It was no different for Jesus, who prayed for us: for our unity and for our protection.  We are all under the care of one who continues to look out for us, even when he is no longer in this world. New to St. Andrew? Click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://standrewlu.org/about/visitors/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our...

Text: John 10:11 -19 We heard during Lent of the shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine sheep to go after the one who is lost but this text is even more radical: the good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep! In these days when we are surrounded by so much tragedy and sorrows, we need to hear the comforting voice of the Shepherd who has so much to say to us! New to St. Andrew? Click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...