Facets of Faith
Join Pastor Katie, Keith, and David as they explore the gospel reading for the coming Sunday and how facets of our faith can be strengthened in the message of Scripture. Pastor Katie, Keith, and David are all members of St. John Lutheran Church in Mars, a congregation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Episodes
As we get closer and closer to the crucifixion in our gospel readings from Matthew, tensions are rising between Jesus and the chief priests. In these tensions, the question of "by what authority are you doing these things?" is posed to Jesus. His answer puts the listener on their heels a bit as he challenges people to live a life worthy of the gospel (to use a phrase from last week's reading from Philippians). And even still, there...
Community is hard... especially when we feel like things aren't "fair." But being the body of Christ means being a community where we lead with love and leave envy behind.
Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16
Philippians 1:21-30
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This coming Sunday's gospel reading includes the parable of the vineyard workers, a parable that often rubs us the wrong way as we are confronted with the generous provision of God. Join Pastor Katie and David as they explore the challenge of this text.
Scripture Reading: Matthew 20:1-16
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The bulk of the books in the New Testament are letters. Letters that were written to early communities of the church offering guidance and encouragement in response to their struggles of being followers of Christ in their daily lives. The book of Revelation is often pictured as a story of fire and brimstone, but listen as Pastor Katie, Keith, and David reveal the good news of God's love that is proclaimed even in this often misunde...
The New Testament begins with four gospel accounts - four accounts of the Good News of Jesus Christ. Why are there four? Why not just one? Join Pastor Katie, Keith, David as they explore the similarities and differences between the gospels and how they (or rather, how one of them) connects with the book of Acts.
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Scripture reading: Matthew 18:21-35
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Scripture: Romans 13:8-14
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There are a number of books with the messages of the prophets in what is frequently called the Old Testament. Prophets offered messages for the people in their current world as well as messages of timeless truths of God's promises that we see realized in Jesus and that we hear as meaningful in our current lives.
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In the middle of the Bible is a collection of eclectic texts known as the books of Wisdom or Poetry. Each book has its own distinct flavor, but taken together, they offer a beautiful approach of expressing the joy and challenge of life and trusting in God's Good News for us.
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How long does it take to be sure that a fire is not consuming a bush? In Moses' call story with the burning bush, we hear the importance of a stance of curiosity in faith, in relationships, and in life.
Primary Reading: Exodus 3:1-15
Secondary Reading: Matthew 16:21-28
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The Books of History in the Old Testament (Hebrew Scriptures) covers a HUGE timeframe. In today's episode, Pastor Katie, Keith, and David try to summarize some of the highlights and ways to read these books of the Bible.
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Who do yinz say Jesus is? Maybe the point isn't having an answer ready to go for this question from today's gospel. Maybe the point is engaging with and living with the question itself. After all, even Peter struggles with what his original answer means!
What does it look like for you to live with and continually engage with the question, "Who do you say Jesus is?"
Scripture reading: Matthew 16:13-20
The Pentateuch is the name given to the first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy). Join Pastor Katie, David and Keith as they talk about the scope of these five books and how they help us begin our journey into the greatest story - the story of God's love for creation (including us!).
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Joseph story is quite the story! His first major entrance is in Genesis 37, and his story goes on until the end of Genesis 50, the last chapter of the book of Genesis. There's a lot that can be said about him, but what does his story, specifically the time when he and his brothers reunite after they sold him into slavery teach us about living in God's purpose today?
Scripture reading: Genesis 45:1-15
We continue our conversation about the 101 basic question of what is the Bible. In this conversation, we dig into the content of the Bible and the overall structure of the Bible.
If you want to learn more about how Lutherans view and understand the Hebrew Scriptures in relation to Jesus while still respecting our Jewish neighbors, please reach out! This is an important conversation in the ELCA's efforts to combat antisemitism ...
Jesus met the disciples in the middle of a storm. What does this story have to say for us in our own faith lives.
Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33
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All of worship is based in scripture... but what is scripture? What is the Bible and why does it matter? How do you even begin to study such a monumental text? Join Pastor Katie, Keith, and David as they begin this new 101 series, Bible 101.
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The Bible offers welcome to those who struggle with the divine, and in these stories, we hear God's welcome to those who struggle with faith, with God's call, and our place in all of it. In the story of Jacob wrestling with God, we hear this invitation for us as well.
Reading: Genesis 32:22-32
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The second half of most Sunday morning services at St. John in Mars is called the "liturgy of the Eucharist," the work of the people surrounding the celebration and reception of the gift of Holy Communion. This part of the service is a mix of ancient tradition and context-based elements. Join Pastor Katie as she walks through this part of the worship service in what is likely to be the last episode of the Worship 101 series.
This episode originally was not playing for people, so this is a rebroadcast.
Stained glass windows surround the congregation in worship. In this episode, we explore the stories behind these windows and how they connect with the culture of the worshiping body of people at St. John Lutheran Church in Mars.
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