King of Kings Lutheran Church Podcast

Challenge does not seem like a gift, but the path to change is paved with challenge. We are promised that Jesus meets us on that path, leads us, and brings others along side to travel that road together.

When our lives are characterized by comfort, safety, and security. We really don’t need hope – because things are fine. But there will eventually come a point when life strips that away. The Good News for us is that hope is one of the gifts of God’s Christmas Presence.

In the eyes of the world, following Jesus seems risky, especially His call to radical generosity. But our fear reveals our lack of understanding of just who Jesus is. If you really knew, you would realize that betting on Jesus is the safest risk you can take.

We often live as though our money is our life. Money drive many of the decisions we make. But if our life revolves around the pursuit, accumulation, maintenance, and reliance on wealth, that is a road to holy discontentment because there will never be enough. In God's version of the Good Life, it really is your money or your life.

So often, our activity for the sake of others is based on our preferred availability: what we are willing to do with our time, energy, and finances. But, in God's version of the Good Life, our activity is not based on our availability but on our anointing. That is actually Good News.

There is a strong gravitational pull away from feeling the negative emotions of that come from pain and trauma. But until we work through these, they will play out in potentially destructive ways. The Good News for us is that Jesus sets us free to "feel all the feels."

Everyone loves an underdog story. But true underdogs know something the rest of us don't. They have a faith, and that faith truly makes them a favorite.

It is easier for us to judge people or situations by what we see on the surface. But God doesn't judge the way humans do. God looks at the heart of the matter and sees what is really going on beneath the surface.Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13

On this episode, we continue our series called "How God Works." We all want to believe God is on our side, but Jesus didn't come to take sides. He came to take over. Scripture passage: 1 Samuel 8:4-20.

On this episode, we begin a new sermon series called "How God Works." While God does sometimes work in mysterious ways, Scripture also reveal ways we can know God works. One of those ways is that God calls us. Scripture passage: 1 Samuel 8:3-10.