St. Paul Podcast

Peter Marty preaches on gentleness. How might we operate in the world more gently? What would happen if we all aspired to be more gentle in our lives? Let your gentleness be visible to all you meet. Because gentleness is not weakness. To be gentle, you have to be strong. I think we're going to have an exceptionally good Christmas this year. 

Preaching text: Luke 2: 1-14 

Luke's profoundly rich story of Jesus' first visit to the Jerusalem Temple signals the key themes of his gospel message in an appealing story filled with powerful symbols.

Gospel passage: Luke 2:22-40

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.

Luke uses subtle irony and surprise to underscore the revolution that arrives with Jesus' birth. Gospel passage: Luke 2:1-14

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 dreams. What does it mean to be people who dream? The season of Advent is about the hope and anticipation that there is something more to come. No matter the struggles, emptiness, or grief we feel right now, we can dream that it will not always be this way. Hold fast to your dreams, for a life without dreams is like a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.  

Preaching text: Psalm 126 

This week, Little Bird is off on her longest journey yet, flapping her little wings all the way to Bethlehem. Little Bird, Mary, and Joseph find comfort and support in a very unlikely place. 

The prophet's vision of a world restored brings hope for freedom, healing, comfort, and growth both in our day and in our spirits.

Preaching text: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11

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 the winding path of life. Most of the roads we navigate in life are not perfectly straight. Not everything works the way we wish it would, the way we think it will, the way God hopes it will. We have our issues, our disappointments, our detours but the crooked shall be made straight. Advent is a time to divest the hope we have in ourselves and try to transfer that hope to something we have in God.  

Preaching text: Isaiah 40: 1-8

This week, our brave Little Bird is off on another adventure. This time, traveling days and days to visit Mary's cousin Elizabeth. This week's episode is filled with lots of song and encouragement. 

Mark opens the gospel story boldly, setting John the Baptizer in an older biblical context and signaling that "the one who is coming" will be different.

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 Marty preaches on staying awake. Stay alive to everything that life brings you, offers you, asks of you, and what the world needs of you. The best way to be awake or on watch is for us to do everything we’re supposed to do every day. Don’t go to sleep. Just keep doing the things the world needs you to do. 

Preaching text: Matthew 13: 24-37