Abiding Shepherd

Abiding Shepherd

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  • Designed to Shine

    I didn’t know that, did you?

    I recently ran across a website explaining the use for many everyday objects I did not realize. Without someone telling or showing you, there are certain design features we may overlook or never fully appreciate.

    Our lives can be like this – certain design elements God wisely gave us that we have never fully realized. Our good works, our outward lives as Christians is one of these areas. This weekend we study the second part to Matthew’s epiphany lessons to “light-en our load”. The lesson is Matthew 5:14-16 and our focus will be: “Designed to Shine”


    Recorded February 2, 2020

    35 min
  • Focus

    Can you see it?

    With all our modern technology so many skills of the past are being lost. As an example, when we want a picture of something we pull out our smart phones and just snap away.

    Lost is the fine are of focusing. In times past good pictures required the skill of understanding your camera, how it operated, and what exactly was need to get the best results. Could the same be true of our faith, both in the skills that are lost over time and the necessary steps to get the best results? Let’s find out this weekend as we study Matthew 4:12-17. Our theme is “Focus”.


    Recorded January 26, 2020

    34 min
  • Upgrade

    Running on an old version?


    Is your system outdated?
    It can be incredibly frustrating when we’re stuck with a computer or mobile device that’s running on an old version. It lags & doesn’t work right. Could it be possible that some of our frustrations in life come because we’ve been trying to run on an old version of living? This weekend let’s study together John 1:14-18 and learn how Jesus has given us a much needed “UPGRADE.”


    Recorded January 19, 2020

    37 min
  • The Journey

    The Journey Has Just Begun…..


    Where Are You Going?

    Happy New Year! 2020 is here which means we’ve just begun a new year & new decade! What do the months and years ahead hold? None of us know for sure. But this weekend, as we wrap up the Christmas season, we study Matthew 2:23b and celebrate the One who joins us on and transforms for us “The Journey.”


    Recorded January 6, 2020


    33 min
  • What a Difference A Day Makes

    Eureka!

    Don’t you just love those moments in time when everything finally comes together and you just get it? What about such moments when God connects all the dots and something we have been wrestling with, something we have been trying to get our heads around, suddenly the Holy Spirit shows us the light?

    This weekend we begin our Epiphany sermon series: “Light-en Your Load”. Our first lesson is from John 1:1-14 and God shows us how just one day can make all the difference in our lives and in this world.


    Recorded January 12, 2020

    36 min
  • I'm Forgetting Something

    I forget...

    The older I get (and yes, I am getting old) the more I seem to struggle to remember things. While forgetting things can sometimes be a problem, what if forgetting could be a good thing? What if there was something God actually told us we should forget? Our third Advent lesson – “I’m forgetting something” – teaches us about good forgetting as we study Isaiah 43:18-19.


    Recorded 12.15.19

    31 min
  • It's A Beautiful Mourning

    I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying!

    Either Way, Hope Is Here!
    No one likes to admit their tears. We don’t want to show our struggle. But not only can we be honest about our dark nights, we are empowered to say “It’s A Beautiful Mourning.” Let’s study Lamentations 3:22-24 together this weekend and find out how.


    Recorded 12.8.19

    30 min
  • Let's Begin - Again

    Unkillable...


    Have you ever had a tree or plant that you tried to get rid of but it just kept coming back? No matter what you used: a saw, poison, digging up the roots – it just could not kill it.

    I know, it is a weird analogy, but that’s how God’s promises are – unkillable. No matter how many times we doubt them, reject them, or walk away from them, God’s promises are always there. This week we begin the new church year and the Advent season. We start our series “New Beginnings” with a lesson from Jeremiah 33:14-16 with the theme: “Let’s begin – Again”.


    Recorded 12.1.19

    30 min
  • The Secret to a Successful Christian Life

    What If Some Blessings Look Different Than You Expect?


    As we get ready to thank God for all His blessings, we're going to make sure not to overlook some of His greatest but surprising blessings by studying Psalm 119:71-72. Let's give God thanks for "The Secret to a Successful Christian Life."


    Recorded 11.27.19

    27 min
  • Transformed

    What Happened To You?


    You’ve Changed!


    When we go through a battle we come out changed. This weekend as we conclude our “I Quit! (spiritual warfare on a personal level)” series we study Genesis 32:24-28 and celebrate how we’ve been “Transformed.”


    Recorded 11.24.19


    32 min

About Abiding Shepherd

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Messages that dive into God's Word and apply God's Word to your life, from Pastors Krause and Abrahamson of Abiding Shepherd Lutheran Church, Cottage Grove & Fort Atkinson, WI.