What does it mean to be blessed? We might think of being well off and well-fed, being loved and having reasons to smile. Yet Jesus calls us blessed when we are poor, hungry, weeping, and persecuted.

Listen to this week's sermon to find out how you can be all those things and yet truly blessed.

What does it take to really be Jesus' disciple? Without question, it has to start with believing in him. But Jesus says there's more to it than that.

Listen to this week's sermon to find out what it takes and how you can confidently know that you really are a disciple of Jesus.

Can you imagine being called upon to do as much as Jesus asked of Peter? The escalation from a small boat charter, to a big catch of fish, to an even bigger calling as a fisher of men?

Or can you imagine being called upon to do as much as the first WELS Lutherans - knowing that future generations of believers depend on what you do today?

The truth is, he does ask for almost the exact same things from you (minus the boat, maybe). The real question is, is it too much? Listen to this week's sermon to learn how it's not, not by a long shot.

Where do you spend your Thanksgiving holiday? Many of us celebrate it surrounded by family and loved ones, sitting before a table set for a feast. But perhaps there's an even better place to spend our Thanksgiving—giving thanks at Jesus' feet. Listen to this week's sermon to find out why Jesus came to us, and why we can't keep ourselves away from him.

How strong is your faith? Jesus said once that if it is the size of a mustard seed (which is only about 1 millimeter long!), then you can uproot a 20-foot mulberry tree with a word. Can you do that?

Listen to this week's sermon to find out why not, but also what better thing your faith is able to do by God's grace.

Is the door to heaven "one size fits all," or do people have to be the right size/shape?

A hard truth about heaven is that getting into heaven is hard. We carry lots of extra baggage that disqualifies us from entering.

A happy truth about heaven is that Jesus has made every effort to ensure that no matter who you are or what you've done you can enter his heavenly home.

Listen to this week's sermon to learn how.

Sometimes hearing, "Welcome back!" is the most natural thing in the world - like on the first day of school. Other times, though, they catch you off guard - mostly in a good way.

In today's Scripture, we hear a parable of Jesus that shares with us an unexpectedly joyful "Welcome back!" from our Saviour in a way that speaks directly to our hearts and fills us with a joy we can't help but share.

"You shall not covet." The 9th and 10th Commandments feel a little fuzzier than the first eight. But setting your heart on what doesn't belong to you is just as dangerous a sin as any other. That's why it's so important that we guard our hearts—and that we have a Saviour who guards it with us. Listen to this week's sermon to learn more about the dangers of greed and the need for a pure heart that only God can give us.

Patience without problems isn’t patience; it’s privilege. And it’s often privileged people who struggle most when problems come, because they don’t have practice. But the beauty of what God does for you through his Holy Spirit is that he gives you opportunity to exercise your faith until you excel in it.

Listen to this week's sermon to find out the immediately practical and eternally relevant truth of the Trinity that saves you and strengthens you to face life with faith.

Have you ever heard the complaint or criticism that the God of the Old Testament is vengeful and cruel? Some will point to the Flood and to the forceful, involuntary dispersal of Babel as examples. But what if both the Flood and Babel were more about grace than judgment? What would that mean for history and for you?

Listen to this week's sermon to find out how in a battle of wills, God always wins, and why that's always a good thing.