Together 4 Good: Making Sense of Life and Faith

We are just about halfway through the season of Lent and so here is a conversation between Pastor Gary and Pastor Nate about the Lenten season.  Why is it important? How can it be of value to our journey of faith.  Is it too late to embrace the themes of Lent, now that we are halfway through? 

We will answer these questions and more!  

This episode is an audio recording of Pastor Nate’s full sermon from 3/7/21.  This sermon is part 2 in our “Because You Asked” series.  Pastor Nate’s sermon looks at forgiveness and is based on readings from Psalm 130 and Matt 18:15-22

In this episode, we share an audio recording of Pastor Nate’s sermon from our Mid-Week Lenten Service on 3/3/21.  

In this episode, we share the audio recording of Pastor Gary’s full sermon from our Wednesday Evening Lenten service on 2/24.  Listen as Pastor Gary explores the ways that temptation affects our life and how Jesus shows us the way to confront these difficulties.

In hopes of helping equip our listeners with new skills during this Lenten season, we will be recording several of these Spiritual Practice episodes during the next 40 days.  These episodes are designed to provide you with instruction and insight about different spiritual practices that can benefit your walk of faith.

This Spiritual Practice episode explores the practice of the St. Ignatius Examen, a prayerful practice of looking back at your day with God where you REST, REWIND, REVIEW, and RELEASE the day with God.    

If you’d like to hear more about Spiritual practices in general be sure to listen to the introduction recorded in the podcast we released on 10/21.

Pastor Gary’s full sermon from 2/28/21, the 2nd Sunday in Lent.

This is the first sermon in a 3 part series we are calling “Because You Asked”.

This sermon looks at the topic of evil and division in our world and how Jesus calls us to respond.  It is based on reading from Galatians 3:22-29 and Matthew 10:34-39.

In this PRAYER AND STUDY episode, we take time to dwell deeply in God's Word. 

Through readings, reflections, prayers, and music we will meditate on Acts 16:19-34.  Take 15 quiet minutes to pray, study, and grow in your sense of God's activity in your life and the world around you.

In hopes of helping equip our listeners with new skills during this Lenten season we will be recording several of this Spiritual Practice episodes during the next 40 days.  These episodes are designed to provide you with instruction and insight about different spiritual practices that can benefit your walk of faith.    

This Spiritual Practice episode explores the practice of Lectio Divina and the slow, meditative reading of scripture. Pastor Nate talks about the different ways we often read scripture and how this practice can lead to new insights and a deeper connection with God's word.  

If you’d like to hear more about Spiritual practices in general be sure to listen to the introduction recorded in the podcast we released on 10/21.

Pastor Nate's sermon for the first Sunday in Lent is based on Mark 1:9-15 and explores the topics of humility and stillness.  This sermon was preached at Bethany Lutheran Church on 2/21/21