St. Paul Podcast

Matthew’s summary of Jesus’ ministry sets the stage for the story of Jesus sending the disciples out as laborers in the harvest of the kingdom.

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 identity. Naming who we are in relation to circumstances outside of ourselves is a reality many of us face at one point or another. We spend our whole lives trying to figure out who we are. Some of our greatest struggles come when our identity shifts in some way and we figure out who are now. But, we have an identity through God’s love that is unchanging. 

Preaching text: 1 John 3: 1-3 

Sometimes help and kindness come from very unexpected places and that’s just what today’s story is about. Jesus tackles the question: “Who is my neighbor?” What do you think? Cozy up for more story time with Little Bird and Jesus. 

In the mystery of life and death, the writer assures the community of God’s faithfulness and the promise of life with God.

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.

The explosion of rockets and invaders from Gaza into Israel on Oct. 7 has been called unprecedented. It has thrown Israel and the Palestinians back onto the front page and leaves many of us feeling ill-equipped to understand what we are seeing. In mid-October, Peter Pettit led a public educational forum on the background of the conflict in history, geopolitics, religion, and human nature. 

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Peter W. Marty preaches on truth. There is a difference between telling the truth and living the truth. Living the truth is about being a certain kind of person. How do we discover this truthful living? To live the truth is to want to know and to desire the love of Jesus, such that we can be free from all kinds of other anxieties. To live the truth is what will help us tell the truth. 

Preaching text: John 8: 31-36 

This week’s episode is all about persistence and prayer! Have you ever wanted something so badly that you kept working toward it no matter how hard it was or what stood in your way? Then you were persistent, just like the woman in today’s story. 

John shows Jesus correcting believers’ misunderstanding about freedom, a key dimension of life as the people of God.

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 ways God shows up in our lives. Why is it we cannot see God visibly, tangibly, immediately? If God is so omnipresent, why doesn’t God show up with some skin on sometime? God seems everywhere present but nowhere obvious. Perhaps we need to pay more attention to God showing up in other people. God does show up with skin and it just so happens to be through the lives of other people. 

Preaching text: Exodus 33: 12-23 

We all have days when we feel very small. Today is a day like that for Little Bird. And it’s really great to have a friend like Jesus to share with. Jesus reminds Little Bird about two stories that show that even the smallest of things do amazingly big things!