The Boundless Podcast

It is virtually a given that if you were to go to a Christian worship service you would hear a sermon by a preacher. But what is a sermon, exactly? And how to do you get something useful out of a sermon? Those questions and much more on this episode. Explore the St. Matthew Lutheran website here.

Continuing of the message series: The Divine Service - a Tour of Lutheran Worship. The Word of God permeates all parts of a Lutheran Worship service and it is life-giving and faith-creating and faith-sustaining! For more about St. Matthew, click here.

Confession (of sins) has two parts - actually confessing you did something wrong (or didn't do something right) and receiving absolution - the forgiveness of your sins solely by the grace of God for the sake of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. A continuation of the series "The Divine Service - a Tour of Lutheran Worship." For more info about St. Matthew, click here.

Worship has been called "heaven on earth." Lutheran Worship has, as its foundation, the Word of God. It is also called "The Divine Service" - from Martin Luther's use of the term "gottesdienst" or "God's Service." Worship is actually what God does for us, not what we do for God. In this message series we will take a journey through the elements of Lutheran Worship. Today's episode explores the Inv...

Worship has been called "heaven on earth." Lutheran Worship has, as its foundation, the Word of God. It is also called "The Divine Service" - from Martin Luther's use of the term "gottesdienst" or "God's Service." Worship is actually what God does for us, not what we do for God. In this new message series from Pastor Ed Blonski and Pastor Ryan Ferguson, we will take a journey through the elements...

On New Year's Eve it is natural to look back at the year that has past. On this episode Pastor B. looks back to the year 2024 and ahead to what God may have in store for us in 2025. For more about St. Matthew click here

For many people, Christmas is over the day after Christmas. Trees are on the curb, decorations come down, and people get on with their ordinary lives. But God often times will use the ordinary to do something extraordinary! This the message for the First Sunday of Christmas by Pastor Ryan. For more about St. Matthew click here.

On Christmas morning the King of the Universe, the Savior of us all, the long awaited Messiah has finally arrived. He’s laid in a manger, doted on by mom and Joseph, spied upon by curious animals and, Luke tells us, this newborn Savior King, is “wrapped in swaddling cloths” (Luke 2:7). This is the message for Christmas Day 2024 by Pastor Ed Blonski. This is based on "Clothing of the King" by Matt...

On Christmas Eve, we look our best. Because we don’t wear just anything to church, we wear the outfit picked out a few weeks ago when we were out grabbing some gifts for the kids. And it’s important to look your best. There’s probably a trip to grandma’s on the agenda, a nice dinner out, or a get-together with dear family friends. And through it all, pictures will be taken, a few gifts will be exc...

Looking back to 600 years before the birth of Christ we find ways to get ready to celebrate Christmas and be ready for the Second Coming of Jesus! Pastor Ryan Ferguson presents this message from St. Matthew Lutheran. To find out more about St. Matthew, click here.

Why is it that when you were younger your mom always cared so much about how you were dressed? Why did she always have some- thing to say about the dress you picked out for church, if your shirt was tucked in at school, or whether your outfit matched on a Saturday afternoon of running errands? Why does it matter so much, to so many a mom, that we look fit and proper and put together? This is the s...

Most people are either getting ready to celebrate Christmas or are already there! If you are one of those people, what do you do now? This is a question asked by several groups of people in the Bible. We often get something done or hear something special that touches our hearts and we ask, "What then shall I do?" This message seeks to provide an answer for you! For more about St. Matthew, click he...

As we enter Advent, where and how are you feeling the effects of Genesis chapter three in your life? Pastor Ryan begins a new message series based on "The Clothing of the King" from 1517.org. For more about 1517.org click here . For more about St. Matthew Lutheran click here .

600 years before the birth of Jesus, a man by the name of Jeremiah promised that God would send a Savior. Pastor Ryan Ferguson brings a message of hope 2000 years after the birth of that Savior that fulfilled the Jeremiah's promise. For more visit www.stmatts.net

With the holidays comes a lack of peace for many people. Here's a message of boundless hope that shows the path to the peace that surpasses understanding - even in this holiday season! For more, visit www.stmatts.net

Saints are not just the holy people from the past that we remember on special days - like Saint Valentine's Day or Saint Patrick's Day. Saints are the people of God who lived their lives reflecting His light and love in this dark world. Saints of the past are remembered and celebrated by the saints of today - the followers of Jesus - so that we can imitate their reflecting as we tell others about...

What is it that generous people know that others don't? How do we cross over the tipping point to life-changing generosity? The third in a three-message series based on the work of Matt Popovits, pastor of St. Mark Lutheran in Houston, TX. For more about St. Matthew Lutheran, go ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ .

What is it that generous people know that others don't? How do we cross over the tipping point to life-changing generosity? The second in a three-message series based on the work of Matt Popovits, pastor of St. Mark Lutheran in Houston, TX. For more about St. Matthew Lutheran, go ⁠here⁠ .

What is it that generous people know that others don't? How do we cross over the tipping point to life-changing generosity? The first in a three-message series based on the work of Matt Popovits, pastor of St. Mark Lutheran in Houston, TX. For more about St. Matthew Lutheran, go here .

500 years ago, the Church was really good at telling people that they were sinners. But not so good at telling people that, although they all fall short of God, He loves them by sending Jesus to be the only Savior they need! To find out more about St. Matthew Lutheran go to ⁠www.stmatts.net

If you think about it, the cross is an unusual symbol for the Christian faith. It was an instrument of brutal execution. But now is a symbol of hope and comfort for billions of people. This is the third message in a series called "Here We Stand: the Texts of the Reformation." To find out more about St. Matthew Lutheran go to www.stmatts.net

What can we do in order to get God to like us, to save us? Nothing! We are saved by grace alone! The second in a series called "Here We Stand." To find out more about St. Matthew go to ⁠www.stmatts.net

Do you feel ashamed at times? We all do. And the reason is because of sin. But the good news is that there is a Savior from sin who despised the shame and gives us hope! The first in a series called "Here We Stand." To find out more about St. Matthew go to www.stmatts.net

If you've ever been to Sunday School, you know about Daniel in the Lions' Den and the Three Men in the Fiery Furnace. But there is more to Daniel than just these amazing stories. There are visions and teachings of the return of God, the resurrection of the dead and much rejoicing! Check out the St. Matthew website at www.stmatts.net

The Book of James in the Bible says that if we are friends with the world we are enemies of God. As followers of Jesus, we engage in a "cultural war" with the world by proclaiming the Truth - Jesus Christ! To find out more about St. Matthew, go to www.stmatts.net