St. Paul Podcast

Max Franks preaches on sensing God’s presence in our lives. God’s presence is just as available to us outside of the church as it is inside. God comes home with us. You are the temple of God and God’s spirit is within you. In all of the places in our lives, physical and spiritual, God is present. 

Preaching text: John 2: 13-22

Have you ever wondered what heaven looks like? That’s what Little Bird is wondering…what exactly heaven looks like? Jesus talks about just that in today’s episode. 

John goes to the heart of religious life to show Jesus pleading for people to honor the holy graces that God showers on us.

Preaching text: John 2:13-22

Bible for Worship is a weekly introduction to the scripture passage that is likely to be the basis for the sermon on the following weekend. It correlates with the Revised Common Lectionary as it is used at St. Paul.  With Peter A. Pettit, teaching pastor.

Peter W. Marty preaches on abundant life. What does it mean to take up your cross? If we’re not afraid to let go of the myth that nothing bad will happen to us, or that God will spare us from anything but safety and comfort, then we might be surprised to discover the really good life we have. We can try to save our lives, to preserve things and we can be cautious, but if we live this way, it is certainly not abundant life.  

Preaching text: Mark 8: 31-36

This week, we need your superpowered imaginations as we tell stories with lots of comparisons. Jesus is often compared to things and today, we’ll hear an example of a few of those. So turn on those imaginations!
 

 Mark writes the gospel for us after the resurrection, which is the promise that calls us to follow in the pattern of Jesus' suffering love for others. 

Preaching text:  Mark 8:31-38 

Bible for Worship is a weekly introduction to the scripture passage that is likely to be the basis for the sermon on the following weekend. It correlates with the Revised Common Lectionary as it is used at St. Paul.  With Peter A. Pettit, teaching pastor.

Sara Olson-Smith preaches on God’s amazing promise. What truly changes people is grace. Rainbows appear when there is both rain and sunshine. God doesn’t deny our brokenness, our failures, and our sin, nor does God let us ignore that part of our humanity, but God lets us see that in the light of God’s grace with a kind of loving truth. By God’s rainbow grace and a little foolish faith, we can make this place beautiful. 

Preaching text: Genesis 9: 8-17

Today, Little Bird is MAD. Very, very mad. Do you ever get mad? Of course you do. We all do! But it’s how we deal with those feelings that is very important. 

The covenant God makes with all living things after the Great Flood opens up our lives to honest self-critique and an earnest quest to respond more fully in faith.

Preaching text: Genesis 9: 8-17

Bible for Worship is a weekly introduction to the scripture passage that is likely to be the basis for the sermon on the following weekend. It correlates with the Revised Common Lectionary as it is used at St. Paul.  With Peter A. Pettit, teaching pastor.

Katy Warren preaches on change. Every day we get to choose how and when to let others influence us and how we’ll let our perspectives shift or modify our own ways of thinking. We decide how open we are to change. There are times we could set aside our perspectives and plans to learn from someone else’s and allow ourselves to be shaped, moved, and inspired toward change. 

Preaching text: Mark 9: 2-9