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WELS Congregational Services resource, The Foundation – Year C provides a podcast for preachers in preparation for sermon topics during the church season.

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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Cause and Effect – Proper 23 – Generosity/Gratitude – Luke 17 24.06.2025 38:18

Luke 17:11-19 Ten men believed that Jesus could save them from leprosy, but only one understood the undeserved generosity of Jesus. That one man threw himself at Jesus’ feet in gratitude. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message […]

Year C – Season After Pentecost – Wounds That Heal – Proper 22 – Increased Faith Increases Duty – Luke 17 29.05.2025 31:45

Luke 17:1-10 With the apostles, we pray, “Lord, increase our faith,” then joyfully embrace the opportunities to serve that come along with that blessing. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the […]

Year C – Season After Pentecost – Wounds That Heal – Proper 21 – What Helps in Life Fails in Death – Luke 16 28.05.2025 33:32

Luke 16:19-31 Jesus tells a parable about two men, one whose confidence was in his wealth, another whose confidence was in his God. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the week. […]

Year C – Season After Pentecost – Wounds That Heal – Proper 20 – No One Can Serve Two Masters – Luke 16 27.05.2025 34:30

Luke 16:1-13 All money belongs to God; he loans it to us to manage for his glory. Through a parable, Jesus teaches us to be shrewd in the way we use money to serve him. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches […]

Year C – Season After Pentecost – Wounds That Heal – Proper 19 – The Found Are Left; The Lost Are Found – Luke 15 26.05.2025 38:54

Luke 15:1-10 Through two parables, Jesus rebukes those who consider themselves already found and not in need of repentance. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the week. Listen to multiple pastors […]

Year C – Season After Pentecost – Wounds That Heal – Proper 18 – Count the Cost – Luke 14 25.05.2025 30:41

Luke 14:25-35 Jesus teaches us that following him closely will come at a cost. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the week. Listen to multiple pastors discuss sermon topics for the […]

Year C – Season After Pentecost – Wounds That Heal – Proper 17 – Those Who Exalt Themselves Will Be Humbled – Luke 14 24.05.2025 37:03

Luke 14:1,7-14 Jesus teaches some ways to demonstrate humility and promises that those who humble themselves will be exalted. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the week. Listen to multiple pastors […]

Year C – Season After Pentecost – Wounds That Heal – Proper 16 – The Door Is Very Narrow – Luke 13 23.05.2025 35:41

Luke 13:22-30 Jesus urges, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door.” The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the week. Listen to multiple pastors discuss sermon topics for the church […]

Year C – Season After Pentecost – Wounds That Heal – Proper 15 – God’s Word Divides – Luke 12 22.05.2025 34:48

Luke 12:49-53 Jesus was fully aware that his work would cause division that would often cut close to home. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the week. Listen to multiple pastors […]

Year C – Season After Pentecost – Undivided Attention – Proper 14 – On Heavenly Treasure – Luke 12 25.03.2025 45:23

Luke 12:22-34 Jesus assures us that we have a Father in heaven who knows what we need better than we do. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the week. Listen to […]

Year C – Season After Pentecost – Undivided Attention – Proper 13 – On Useful Resources – Ecclesiastes 1 24.03.2025 38:04

Ecclesiastes 1:1-2,12-14;2:18-26 King Solomon, possibly the wealthiest man who ever lived, learned by experience the limited value of earthly possessions. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the week. Listen to multiple […]

Year C – Season After Pentecost – Undivided Attention – Proper 12 – On the Privilege and Purpose of Prayer – 1 Timothy 2 23.03.2025 35:14

1 Timothy 2:1-7 Paul teaches us that the ultimate purpose for everything we ask is that God’s will would be done. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the week. Listen to […]

Year C – Season After Pentecost – Undivided Attention – Proper 11 – On the One Thing Needed – Luke 10 22.03.2025 36:58

Luke 10:38-42 One sister served Jesus, which was lovely. The other sister wanted to be served by Jesus, which is the one thing needed. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the […]

Year C – Season After Pentecost – Undivided Attention – Proper 10 – On a Neighbor in Need – Ruth 1 21.03.2025 33:42

Ruth 1:1-19a The LORD moves a Moabite woman named Ruth to care for her widowed mother-in-law, even though it meant leaving her people, her country, and her way of life behind. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message […]

Year C – Season After Pentecost – Undivided Attention – Proper 9 – On the Want for Workers – Luke 10 20.03.2025 31:11

Luke 10:1-12,16-20 Jesus sends out messengers of his Word who were to serve the people they met exactly as Jesus would have if he had been there himself. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, […]

Year C – Season After Pentecost – Undivided Attention – Proper 8 – On Christ’s Call for Commitment – 1 Kings 19 19.03.2025 37:30

1 Kings 19:19-21 Elisha commits himself completely to the work to which the Lord had called him, leaving family and wealth behind. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the week. Listen […]

Year C – Season After Pentecost – Undivided Attention – Proper 7 – On the Mission Right Before Us – 2 Timothy 1 18.03.2025 34:39

2 Timothy 1:3-10 The grace of God has been revealed to all in Jesus Christ; all who have seen it serve as witnesses of God’s grace in their various callings. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard […]

Year C – Season After Pentecost – Undivided Attention – Holy Trinity – On the Mystery and Majesty of Our God – Romans 5 17.03.2025 37:49

Romans 5:1-5 We have peace because the love of the Father has been demonstrated in his Son and poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to […]

Year C – Holy Week – Dead and Buried – Good Friday – A One-Time Substitute Buries All-Time Guilt 27.02.2025 29:07

Galatians 3:10-13 We are saved not by obeying God’s law but through faith in the One who redeemed us from the law’s curse. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the week. […]

Year C – Holy Week – Dead and Buried – Holy Thursday – A New Covenant Buries an Old Contract 26.02.2025 24:54

Jeremiah 31:31-34 The Old Covenant could only modify behavior. The New Covenant transforms people’s hearts and minds. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the week. Listen to multiple pastors discuss sermon […]

Year C – Holy Week – Dead and Buried – Passion or Palm Sunday – Surrender Buries Seizure 25.02.2025 20:15

Luke 19:28-40 On Palm Sunday Jesus rode into Jerusalem to cheers and praise, knowing that shortly after he would surrender himself to his enemies and be put to death. (Palm Sunday) The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message […]

Year C – Easter – Because He Lives – Pentecost – Christ Sends Us His Spirit – Acts 2 25.01.2025 31:56

Acts 2:1-21 On Pentecost the disciples proclaimed the gospel. Through their words the Holy Spirit unleashed his saving power. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the week. Listen to multiple pastors […]

Year C – Easter – Because He Lives – Ascension and Easter 7 24.01.2025 38:53

Ascension – He Reigns Over Everything for the Benefit of his Church Revelation 19:11-16 St. John sees the ascended Lord as a warrior riding on a white horse fighting against all those who oppose Christ’s gospel and his Church. Easter 7 – Christ Creates Unity Within Diversity Acts 16:6-10 The ascended Lord directs Paul to […]

Year C – Easter 6 – Because He Lives – We Have Deep and Lasting Joy – John 16 23.01.2025 35:01

John 16:16-24 Jesus promises that our grief will be turned to perfect joy. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship, to echo throughout the week. Listen to multiple pastors discuss sermon topics for the church […]

Year C – Easter 5 – Because He Lives – We Live Lives of Lavish Love – John 13 22.01.2025 39:14

John 13:31-35 The Father has glorified the Son. Christ shares that glory with us and commands us to show others the same lavish love he has shown to us. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in […]