Faith Lutheran Church

We are afraid of being replaced, so Jesus replaces the one of whom we are afraid.(Exodus. 1:8-16, Exodus 12:29-32, Jeremiah 31:15, Psalm 137:9, Matthew 2:16) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) When have you been afraid of being replaced? 2) When have you done to someone what they first did to you? 3) When have yo...

We think interruptions get in the way of life, but interruptions are how God gets into our lives. . (Isaiah 7:10-16; Matthew 1:18-25 As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) What interruptions have frustrated you recently? 2) When has insisting on your plan made you miss out on something unexpected? 3) When has God sho...

When we have no way home, Jesus, the Way becomes our home.(Isaiah 35:1-10; Matthew 11:2-11) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) When have you felt lost spiritually? 2) If home is where the heart is, where is home for you? 3) When have you seen joy in unexpected places this week?

We don't think we can change, but Jesus changeshow we think. (Isaiah 11:1-10; Matthew 3:1-12) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) What do you have trouble imaging could change in your life? 2) When has something that felt like destruction in your life turned out to be an opportunity for transformation? 3) When hav...

Anxiety robs us, so Jesus robs us of our anxiety.(Isaiah 2:1-5;Matthew 24:36-44) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) In what ways do you put energy into feeding your fears? 2) If you didnt have to put your energy into being protective, how would you want to be more productive? 3) Where have you seen God this week?

We want a king who conquers our enemies, but Christ the King conquers our enmity.(Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) From what do you want to be saved? 2) When has someone both made a commitment to you and been honest about their problem with you? 3)What does it mean for you to...

We try to get through life to get to Jesus, but through life Jesus gets to us. (2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) What are you waiting to get through? What are you putting on hold while you wait? 2) If you knew you had one year to live, what would you do? If you knew you had...

We can't imagine beyond our life, but Jesus gives us life beyond imagining. (2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; Luke 20:27-38) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) In what ways do you triage your resources, your time, and your relationships? 2) What challenges do you have in believing you could have a life better than t...

Monstrosities try to make us into monsters, but the Son of Man maintains our humanity. (Luke 6:20-31; Daniel 7:1-18) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) What suffering have you experienced that has shaped who you are? 2) Who has shown you how to hold onto your humanity? 3) This week, how can you reject doing to ot...

We set people above or below us; but Christ stands beside us. (Ephesians 2:8-10, Romans 3:23-25a) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) In what ways do you compare yourself to others? 2) What do you gain by such comparison? What do you lose? 3) When are you focused least on your self? 4) If there were no consequence...

We place our hope in the powerful, but Christ places power in the hopeful.(Luke 18:1-8; 2 Tim 3:14-17) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) When have you seen scripture used for purposes other than naming how we are to relate to others and trust in Christ? How does that square with what scripture says its use is? 2...

When we are faithless, Christ remains faithful. (2 Timothy 2:8-15;Luke 17:11-19) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) When have you been physically limited, but socially included? When have you been physically whole, but socially excluded? 2) When have you found solace in the company of others who didnt fit in? Whe...

(NOTE: Last Sunday we experienced technical issues that compromised our audio. Our staff and volunteers are working to fix this, and we have edited this audio to share it with as much clarity as we can. Thank you to our A/V team for being present during these hiccups and handling these situations with such care and grace.) Our faith is too small to work great things, but Jesus does great works thr...

We carve chasms, but Christ crosses them.(1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) When have you seen a chasm form between you and someone else? What caused the chasm? 2) When has someone crossed a chasm to connect with you? 3) What is a chasm that exists in your life that you want to c...

Scripture:1 Timothy 2:1-7;Luke 16:1-13 Sermon: We use debt to control, but Jesus uses debt to connect Questions: 1) When have you felt controlled by a debt to someone? 2) When have you felt someone "owed" you? 3) When has a moment of hurt between you and another person been an opportunity to connect more deeply with that person?

"We fail to grasp God, but God never fails to grasp us in love."(1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) When has your insistence on being right caused you to act in ways that were wrong? 2) When have you been confident that you belonged? What gave you that confidence? 3) Who is someon...

"Our fear of death kills our life. Jesus dies to kill our fear and let us live."(Deuteronomy 30:15-20;Luke 14:25-33) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) When has fear of losing something prevented you from gaining something more important? 2) When have you let a part of your life die in order to experience a resur...

"We push people away, but Jesus keeps us close."(Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) When have you received a blessing by offering hospitality to a stranger? 2) When have you helped someone not in the way that they asked, but in a way that you were able to do so? 3) What hel...

"We make our lives serve rules. God makes rules to serve our lives."(Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) What rule do you impose on yourself to benefit your life? 2) When have you experienceda rule being enforced by someone who has forgotten the rule's original purpose? 3)What is a...

"Our direction toward God causes division, but our destination in Christ is reunion, and so our Way must be the invitation of Jesus."(Hebrews 11:2912:2;Luke 12:49-59 As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) When have you been willing to cause division for the sake of something you believed in? 2) When have you been tem...

"We fear losing our earthly treasure, so Jesus gives us a glimpse of our heavenly treasure."(Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16; Luke 12:49-56) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) What are your greatest treasures? 2) How is the way you live out your faith evidence of the reality for which you hope? 3)When has your faith helped...

"We hold onto the gift instead of the giver and get only loneliness; God, the giver of every good gift, holds onto us until we have life abundant."(Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) What is something of which you've held onto more than you can use? Why did you keep it? 2) When h...

"Even when it seems we can't get a hold of God through prayer, God gets a hold of us."(Luke 11:1-13;Colossians 2:6-19) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) How do you pray? 2) Who is an example to you of a prayerful person? 3) When has the Holy Spirit gotten a hold of your life through prayer?

"When we try to hold everything together ourselves, we ourselves fall apart. Jesus holds all things together so we do lose the good part."(Colossians 1:15-28; Luke 10:38-42) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) When have you felt resentful while serving God? 2) What has helped you to place more things in Jesus' han...

"When we tell the story that we aren't enough, we never will be. Jesus tells the story of how he is enough for us, and he always is."(Colossians 1:1-14; Luke 10:25-37) As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God: 1) What story is most often told about your family history? How does it shape your perception of your family? 2) W...