The Word of Life Podcast

Do you pray? Do you ever wonder how to pray or even feel like you're doing it wrong. Prayer is asking God. Prayer is a close conversation with our Heavenly Father. Today Pastor J is kicking off a new series about prayer. Do you know Jesus prayed? Yes, even the Son of God spent time alone with God in prayer. So we are gonna start this series asking God to teach us to pray. Let's pray togeth...

In Daniel 6, we meet a faithful servant thrown into the lions' den--not for doing wrong, but for doing what's right. But Daniel's rescue isn't just a miracle--it's a preview. He points us to Jesus: the truly innocent one, sealed in a tomb, yet delivered by God for our salvation. This week, we discover how Christ has conquered the ultimate lions' den--sin and death--so that...

Happy Father's Day! We are celebrating fathers today, but what does it take to be a good dad? If we are honest, we don't always feel good, what do we gotta do? Pastor J is gonna introduce us to a father who brings his family to Jesus. Recorded live at Word of Life Church in Le Sueur, Minnesota, on Sunday, June 15, 2025, Pastor Jason Lang preaching.

There's a line in the song Rattle that says, "Just ask the man who was thrown on the bones of Elisha if there's anything that He (God) can't do." We gotta hear the Backstory to that one. The story is recorded in 2 Kings and it still impacts our lives today. Who will you be buried with? Everyone who believes in Jesus and is baptized is buried with Christ. Jesus is changing our...

As we live life it's easy for us to take it for granted. We wake up in the morning and we live life. But who gave us life? Who makes us really alive? God is the giver of life that is eternal. This life leads to death but the life God gives is eternal. That's real life. You turn bones into armies and into gardens. Recorded live at Word of Life Church in Le Sueur, Minnesota, on Sunday, June...

Ever feel like your life is a dumpster fire? Do you ever look at your life and think, "Well that's not good." And then it gets worse? As we sing Trust in God, we confess faith in God who saves us. What does it mean when we sing, Jesus is "our fourth man in the fire." What is the backstory for this worship song? Today we are going to read the prophet Daniel who tells us about a day when his friends...

Today is a special Sunday! Pastor Brandon Pangman, Director of North American Mission for the Church of the Lutheran Brethren is commissioning Beka Nadgwick as Minister of the Gospel. He is sharing a message about why we share the Gospel with people who don't yet know Jesus. We are going to hear a lot of God's good news for us and our neighbors. And then we will pray for our graduating sen...

Today we are starting a new sermon series called Backstory. We are looking at the Bible verses that inspired the writing of some of our favorite worship songs. We sing these songs in praise to God, but do we realize what we are singing? There are some great Bible stories in these songs we sing. Let’s look at a few worship song Backstories. Today we are focusing on Jesus Christ our Firm Foundation...

This is a special Sunday as we listen to our students share how God has impacted their lives. Congratulations to the Confirmation Students - Ashlyn, Alliana, Avery, Harper, Hunter, Matthew, and Robert! Recorded live at Word of Life Church in Le Sueur, Minnesota, on Sunday, May 4, 2024, Pastor Jason Lang preaching. Powered by Restream https://restream.io/(Bensound Royality Free background music)

Recorded live at Word of Life Church in Le Sueur, Minnesota, on Sunday, April 27, 2025, Pastor Nick Olson preaching. Powered by Restream https://restream.io/(Bensound Royality Free background music)

Happy Easter!!! What are you looking for? Every time I think about Easter I remember kids running around looking for Easter eggs filled with candy. But the first people looking for something on Easter were the women looking for Jesus in the tomb. We are all looking for something or someone. No matter how hard we are looking we won't find what we are looking for in a tomb. Jesus is alive! Recor...

Jesus said, "Father, forgive them." while He was suffering on a cross, dying for the people who rejected and crucified Him. Good Friday is the day we gather to remember Jesus' death for us. We take time to confess our sins and nail them to the cross. Jesus paid for all our sin and gives us forgiveness. Thank you Jesus!  If you are worshiping with our Online Campus, please grab a pen and some paper...

The night before Jesus suffered and gave His life for us, he had dinner with His closest friends. In the middle of dinner Jesus gives Himself and reminds them to "do this in remembrance of me". We continue to share Communion to remember the Lord's death for us and look forward to celebrating it with Jesus in eternity. 

Life is hard. Today we celebrate Palm Sunday, remembering the day Jesus rode into Jerusalem as King. The crowds praised God and cheered for Jesus to take the thrown, but Jesus didn’t give them what they wanted. Days later Jesus gave them what needed as he gave his life on the cross. Life is hard for us too and Jesus doesn’t give us everything we want. Life is hard, so we pray. And Jesus gives us w...

God, can't you hear me?! Why aren't you answering my prayers? Or maybe we should say it like it is; God why aren't you giving me what I want when I pray? Today we are discussing prayer, our selfish desires and how they don't get along very well. But don't worry, there's good news too. God gives us the Holy Spirit to help us as we pray and lead us to confession. Recorded liv...

Recorded live at Word of Life Church in Le Sueur, Minnesota, on Sunday, March 30, 2024, Pastor Jason Lang preaching. Powered by Restream https://restream.io/(Bensound Royality Free background music)

Recorded live at Word of Life Church in Le Sueur, Minnesota, on Sunday, March 23, 2024, Pastor Nick Olson preaching. Powered by Restream https://restream.io/(Bensound Royality Free background music)

Pastor, I thought you said I didn’t have to do anything?! It's true, we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. We can't DO anything to earn God's grace, it's a gift. So what does James mean when he says be Doers of the Word? That's what we will be discussing today. God is calling us to be Doers of His Word. You might want to listen to this with a mirror near bye. Rec...

Do you think God sees you? Does God know what's going on in your life? The answer to both questions is yes. No matter what is going on in your life, God is with you, He is steadfast. We will experience trials, times when our faith is tested. We will face temptation to sin, even the temptation to blame God for what's happening in our lives. But through it all, God is with us and He gives us...

On Ash Wednesday we take time out to focus on repentance. Tonight we are starting our Lent series on the Book of James. Tonight we are talking about serving. And when it comes down to it, everyone is going to serve someone. We will either serve Jesus or... That's why we focus on repentance during Lent, because all too often we are serving ourselves. Repentance is turning back to serving Jesus....

Does God care about the storms in your life? We all know that living life isn't smooth sailing every day, some days, we go through storms. In this message, Pastor J, leads us into a day when Jesus and his disciples were stuck in a storm on the sea. But while the disciples were freaking out in the storm, Jesus was taking a nap. How does Jesus sleep when the storm is raging around HIm? Jesus has...

Recorded live at Word of Life Church in Le Sueur, Minnesota, on February 23, 2024, Pastor Nick Olson preaching. Powered by Restream https://restream.io/(Bensound Royality Free background music)

Who are your friends? We have friends we have know for years. We have new friends too. We have friends we haven't seen for years. We are looking at a day when Jesus saw some great friends. Friends bring friends to Jesus, and Jesus gives what we really need. Recorded live at Word of Life Church in Le Sueur, Minnesota, on February 16, 2024, Pastor Jason Lang preaching. Powered by Restream https:...

I was so tempted to ____. Wait, what?! You’re tempted, too?! Yes, and Jesus was tempted too. That’s right, I’m tempted, you’re tempted, and even Jesus was tempted. We are looking at what Jesus did when He was tempted and what that means for us when we are tempted, too. Jesus helps us when we are tempted; you are not alone. Recorded live at Word of Life Church in Le Sueur, Minnesota, on February 9,...

When was the last time you thought, “I just can’t. I can’t do it.” I can’t heal the person I love, but I wish I could. I can’t fix my marriage. I can’t earn my salvation. A friend told me she can’t forgive the person who hurt her. I can’t, but Jesus can. Jesus can do the impossible. Jesus does the impossible in ordinary ways for ordinary people. Today, we are going to Jesus in faith, knowing we ca...