Faith Lutheran - Appleton Messages

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September 08, 2020 Tuesday Adult Bible Study: "Solomon Says: A Study of Proverbs" (part 4)
Continued survey of Proverbs, this session took us through the end of chapter 3.
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September 06, 2020 Saturday/Sunday Contemporary Worship (full service): "Inheriting" (CMC)
Our summer Sermon Series called “Life in the Kingdom” comes to a close this weekend. For the past thirteen weeks, we have explored the Gospel of Matthew and paid close attention to Jesus’ parables that explain holy living in the Kingdom of God. Compared to other kingships on earth, God’s kingly reign is unique. Jesus’ parables often use simple comparisons to a merchant, a farmer, a child, or a worker to teach an important lesson, but often the lesson learned is radically different than what is taught in contemporary culture.
Today’s parable is no exception from Matthew 20. In this story, a generous landowner decides to pay all his workers the same wage, whether they worked an hour or a full 12-hour day. In this parable, God is the landowner and the believers are the workers. For those working the longest period, this payment structure can be a tough pill to swallow once they realized everyone is getting the same wage. Though the most involved worker gets what was promised to them, a sense of superiority sets in because of their dedication and hard work invested throughout the long haul. A similar parable can be found in Luke 15 when the lost son returns home and the elder brother grumbles about the father’s generosity towards his lost son and desire to throw a party with the prized, fatted calf. Both parables are used to clarify the membership rules of the Kingdom of God—believers are allowed to enter and inherit the treasures of heaven because of God’s generous grace!
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September 06, 2020 Sunday Traditional Worship (full service): "Inheriting" (FMC)
Our summer Sermon Series called “Life in the Kingdom” comes to a close this weekend. For the past thirteen weeks, we have explored the Gospel of Matthew and paid close attention to Jesus’ parables that explain holy living in the Kingdom of God. Compared to other kingships on earth, God’s kingly reign is unique. Jesus’ parables often use simple comparisons to a merchant, a farmer, a child, or a worker to teach an important lesson, but often the lesson learned is radically different than what is taught in contemporary culture.
Today’s parable is no exception from Matthew 20. In this story, a generous landowner decides to pay all his workers the same wage, whether they worked an hour or a full 12-hour day. In this parable, God is the landowner and the believers are the workers. For those working the longest period, this payment structure can be a tough pill to swallow once they realized everyone is getting the same wage. Though the most involved worker gets what was promised to them, a sense of superiority sets in because of their dedication and hard work invested throughout the long haul. A similar parable can be found in Luke 15 when the lost son returns home and the elder brother grumbles about the father’s generosity towards his lost son and desire to throw a party with the prized, fatted calf. Both parables are used to clarify the membership rules of the Kingdom of God—believers are allowed to enter and inherit the treasures of heaven because of God’s generous grace!
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September 06, 2020 Saturday/Sunday Worship (sermon only): "Inheriting"
Our summer Sermon Series called “Life in the Kingdom” comes to a close this weekend. For the past thirteen weeks, we have explored the Gospel of Matthew and paid close attention to Jesus’ parables that explain holy living in the Kingdom of God. Compared to other kingships on earth, God’s kingly reign is unique. Jesus’ parables often use simple comparisons to a merchant, a farmer, a child, or a worker to teach an important lesson, but often the lesson learned is radically different than what is taught in contemporary culture.
Today’s parable is no exception from Matthew 20. In this story, a generous landowner decides to pay all his workers the same wage, whether they worked an hour or a full 12-hour day. In this parable, God is the landowner and the believers are the workers. For those working the longest period, this payment structure can be a tough pill to swallow once they realized everyone is getting the same wage. Though the most involved worker gets what was promised to them, a sense of superiority sets in because of their dedication and hard work invested throughout the long haul. A similar parable can be found in Luke 15 when the lost son returns home and the elder brother grumbles about the father’s generosity towards his lost son and desire to throw a party with the prized, fatted calf. Both parables are used to clarify the membership rules of the Kingdom of God—believers are allowed to enter and inherit the treasures of heaven because of God’s generous grace!
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September 01, 2020 Tuesday Adult Bible Study: "Who Gets Into Heaven?"
What does the Bible say about who will and will not have eternal life in heaven? Passages used in this Bible study are taken from Matthew and Romans.
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August 30, 2020 Sunday Traditional Worship (full service): "Forgiving" (FMC)
Our summer Sermon Series is called “Life in the Kingdom”. Each weekend we will explore the Gospel of Matthew, especially the portions that detail the teaching ministry of Jesus. Throughout this particular Gospel, “the kingdom of heaven” is referenced numerous times as Jesus describes holy living through various parables and similes. By making relevant, contemporary comparisons to a merchant, farmer, child, etc., Jesus helps His followers understand what it is like to be a part of “the kingdom of heaven” on earth.
Today’s Gospel passage from Matthew 18:20-35 focuses our attention on forgiving one another. Peter asks Jesus: “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” Surprisingly, Jesus answers: “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.” His answer went far beyond the standard Jewish tradition of forgiving someone three times. As long as the wrongdoer is truly repentant, Jesus’ reply to Peter conveys a generous amount of forgiveness without keeping track of the number of times one is wronged by another. In today’s parable, the human tendency to retaliate and hold a grudge is portrayed by the unforgiving debtor. In contrast, the Kingdom of Heaven is built on a lavish amount of grace and mercy, ultimately displayed by the atoning sacrifice made by Jesus on the cross for the sins of all people. It grieves our Father in Heaven when those He has so generously, abundantly, and completely forgiven through Jesus refuse to offer forgiveness and mercy to others.
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August 30, 2020 Saturday/Sunday Worship (Sermon only): "Forgiving"
Our summer Sermon Series is called “Life in the Kingdom”. Each weekend we will explore the Gospel of Matthew, especially the portions that detail the teaching ministry of Jesus. Throughout this particular Gospel, “the kingdom of heaven” is referenced numerous times as Jesus describes holy living through various parables and similes. By making relevant, contemporary comparisons to a merchant, farmer, child, etc., Jesus helps His followers understand what it is like to be a part of the kingdom of heaven on earth.
Today’s Gospel passage from Matthew 18:20-35 focuses our attention on forgiving one another. Peter asks Jesus: “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” Surprisingly, Jesus answers: “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.” His answer went far beyond the standard Jewish tradition of forgiving someone three times. As long as the wrongdoer is truly repentant, Jesus’ reply to Peter conveys a generous amount of forgiveness without keeping track of the number of times one is wronged by another. In today’s parable, the human tendency to retaliate and hold a grudge is portrayed by the unforgiving debtor. In contrast, the Kingdom of Heaven is built on a lavish amount of grace and mercy, ultimately displayed by the atoning sacrifice made by Jesus on the cross for the sins of all people. It grieves our Father in Heaven when those He has so generously, abundantly, and completely forgiven through Jesus, refuse to offer forgiveness and mercy to others.
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August 30, 2020 Saturday/Sunday Contemporary Worship (full service): "Forgiving" (CMC)
Our summer Sermon Series is called “Life in the Kingdom”. Each weekend we will explore the Gospel of Matthew, especially the portions that detail the teaching ministry of Jesus. Throughout this particular Gospel, “the kingdom of heaven” is referenced numerous times as Jesus describes holy living through various parables and similes. By making relevant, contemporary comparisons to a merchant, farmer, child, etc., Jesus helps His followers understand what it is like to be a part of the kingdom of heaven on earth.
Today’s Gospel passage from Matthew 18:20-35 focuses our attention on forgiving one another. Peter asks Jesus: “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” Surprisingly, Jesus answers: “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.” His answer went far beyond the standard Jewish tradition of forgiving someone three times. As long as the wrongdoer is truly repentant, Jesus’ reply to Peter conveys a generous amount of forgiveness without keeping track of the number of times one is wronged by another. In today’s parable, the human tendency to retaliate and hold a grudge is portrayed by the unforgiving debtor. In contrast, the Kingdom of Heaven is built on a lavish amount of grace and mercy, ultimately displayed by the atoning sacrifice made by Jesus on the cross for the sins of all people. It grieves our Father in Heaven when those He has so generously, abundantly, and completely forgiven through Jesus, refuse to offer forgiveness and mercy to others.
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August 26, 2020 Tuesday Adult Bible Study: "Exploding the Myths that Make Us Miserable-The Truth About God" (part 5)
“Over the years we have been taught many myths. Most of them are purely harmless (Santa, Easter Bunny, always wear clean underwear in case you are in an accident, etc.). However, there have been some myths that just aren’t true, that really are harmful – they have robbed us of happiness and led us into guilt and despair. In this Bible study, we’ll bring God’s truth to the myths about ourselves, about life, the future, and our past. Why? Because if we don hot have truth in our life we cannot have true joy either."

Part 5 - "The Truth about Stress"
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August 23, 2020 Sunday Traditional Worship (full service): "Guarding" (FMC)
Our summer sermon series is called “Life in the Kingdom”. Each weekend we will explore the Gospel of Matthew, especially the portions that detail the teaching ministry of Jesus. If one was to read through the book of Matthew, one might notice how often Jesus speaks of “the kingdom of heaven”, a way of talking about the kingly reign of God. Throughout His life, Jesus encourages His listeners to live according to God’s will since we are ultimately under His authority and kingship. Throughout the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus has a lot to say about how to live in the kingdom of God.
Our Gospel passage today is from Matthew 18:1-20 and is Jesus’ complex response to the disciple’s question: “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Jesus calls a child over to serve as an illustration and says, “Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 18:4-5). Jesus redefines their idea of greatness and equates it to humbleness and total dependence on God.
Jesus’ long response continues for 15 verses and covers a variety of topics, but today we are focused on His call to GUARD the “little ones”—those who are easily influenced and led astray. Jesus uses the famous illustration of our Father in heaven as shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine to find the one lost sheep because He is “not willing that any of these little ones should be lost” (Matt. 18:14). Our Creator’s interest in finding that one lost sheep is supremely important.
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How many episodes does Faith Lutheran - Appleton Messages have?

The podcast currently has 354 episodes available.