The Cross of Christ: we talk about it all the time. We may even forget what we're talking about. This instrument of death has been transformed by the God who was lifted up upon the cross, so now it is nothing other than the tree of life.

Christ gives his disciples some instructions on how to deal with conflict in their life together, but it's more than just simple advice: it's a compelling invitation to communion. Christ reframes our how way of thinking in this simple text. Join Pastor Ollie as we look at what that means for us, including the Barbie movie and Costco!

"Take up your cross" -- we hear these words all the time as Christians, but these are no ordinary words. They're words that kill and bring back to life. They force us to live by the promise of Christ. Join Pastor Ollie as we dive into this mystery here on the Fairbanks Lutheran Podcast.

On this Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, 2023, we wrap up our series on liturgy. God has gathered us, God has spoken to us, God has fed us, now God sends us out with the peace of Christ to be the peace of Christ.

We continue with our series on the liturgy with a sermon on Holy Communion and who meets us there. It's God, yes; it's a human, yes; in fact, it's Jesus the Son of God who is our neighbor.

On this Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, we start a new sermon series on the liturgy--divine service--and how God is at work in it. Instead of making worship about something we give to God, the witness of the scripture and history of the church suggests that worship is something God gives us, not the other way around! 

The parable of the sower is less about the sower and more about the soil. What kind of dirt are you? How does that effect your hearing of the gospel? Don't worry, Jesus is not just a sower--he's a gardener. Join Pastor Ollie as we find out all the possibilities of good soil in this week's gospel from Matthew 13.

God speaks to us through prophets, and sometimes the prophets tell us simple things. Yet even a simple word from God changes everything. God promises us hope this week through the prophet Zechariah in what would normally be a Palm Sunday passage. Hear about hope from Pastor Ollie here on the Fairbanks Lutheran Podcast.

Fairbanks Lutheran Church had a week of Vacation Bible School, and it's guiding verse (Psalm 25:4) led Pastor Ollie to talk about Revelation (not the book, the idea). God is surprising when it comes to this pivotal doctrine, and Pastor Ollie helps us find a proclaimatory message in it.

Everyone wants to be a shepherd, but we need to find ours from the Lord of the Harvest. Mixed metaphors, mutch? In this sermon, Pastor Ollie discusses the age of influencers and how they can help us view the harvest like Jesus did.