FAQ: Are Not All Religions the Same? - Pastor Steve Brown - July 20, 2014
St. Luke Columbus Sermon Podcast
Release Date: 07/29/2014
What’s the Big Deal about the Trinity? // Chris Lutz
St. Luke Columbus Sermon Podcast
We have a whole Sunday devoted to this essential, but kind of confusing, tenant of our faith. What difference does it make when we say God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? Trusting that the Spirit continues to guide us into truth, we look at what God’s three-ness tells us about our mysterious, fluid, diverse, communal, hospitable, and loving God. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church:
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With You, In You, For You // Aaron McCullough
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When we feel like we’re alone, facing all of life’s challenges, remember that God, the Holy Spirit is already with you, already at work in you, and is for you, not only the share Jesus with the world, but to give you his peace. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church:
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Transition, Part 4: On The Move // Mike Weaver
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Eventually, after all the preparation, the people of Egypt moved through the river and entered the promised land. They did so slowly and with intention, following the ark. Likewise, we move into the future keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader of the church. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church:
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Transition, Part 3: The Obstacles Before Us // Mike Weaver
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As we peek into the future, we recognize that there are inevitable storms ahead. In Joshua’s time, Israel sent spies into the promised land and discovered inevitable opposition. How did they respond? Courage. Faith. Trust. Partnership Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church:
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Transition, Part 2: All In // Mike Weaver
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The phrase used at Westerville North HS is AllN. Similarly we are All In From coaching, I know that it takes every single player to create a win. We move forward together, united as one, into the future God has prepared for us. We need all of us, not some of us to make this transition well. The disciples eventually replaced Judas. Jesus prayed for our unity. Together we move ahead. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church:
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Transition, Part 1: Mind the Gap // Mike Weaver
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The people of Israel were at a transition point in their history. They had arrived at a new chapter in their history, a place no one had been. Across the river was the land God had promised. Moses died and Joshua was chosen to lead the people through the river into a new beginning. Transitions mean change and change brings stress with it. Things will not be as they were. There is an inherent risk in change, in transitions, but there is also beauty as we anticipate what will be. A new chapter in St. Luke’s history is upon us. We get...
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The Final Four, Part 4: Grace // Steve Brown
St. Luke Columbus Sermon Podcast
Our greatest reality and hope is that, by grace alone, we have been made beloved children of God and inheritors of God’s eternal kingdom. GRACE is the final word I leave with this church family. Grace was the first word that I preached on September 10, 2000, and the final word I left with the family of St. Paul’s Lutheran in Maumee, Ohio on August 20, 2000. Article IV of the Augsburg Confession on Justification teaches that we cannot be justified before God by our own strength, merits or works, but are freely justified for Christ’s sake through faith, when we believe that we are...
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Sent Like Jesus // Christina ‘Tini’ Horning
St. Luke Columbus Sermon Podcast
Today’s message is shared by Christina ‘Tini’ Horning, Campus Crusade for Christ missionary in Freiburg, Germany. She will talk about what it means to be sent like Jesus and share experiences from her work in Germany. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church:
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The Final Four, Part 3: Mission // Steve Brown
St. Luke Columbus Sermon Podcast
Our mission to connect people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ is why we exist as a church family. Jesus’ first command to the first person (Mary) who saw him raised from the dead was to “Go and tell.” That is also what Jesus told Peter and the other disciples to do. Becoming a congregation that is foundationally evangelical will mean that we live more for others than ourselves. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church:
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The Seven Last Words of Jesus // Bob Weishaar, Sam Easterling, Joanna Mahoney, Jason Woltja, Laura Whistler, Steve Brown, Mike Weaver
St. Luke Columbus Sermon Podcast
The Seven Last Words of Jesus The Word of Forgiveness - “Father, Forgive them for they know not what they do.” The Word of Promise - “Today you shall be with me in paradise.” The Word of Love - “Woman, behold your son! Behold your mother!” The Word of Loneliness - “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” The Word of Suffering - “I thirst.” The Word of Victory - “It is finished.” The Word of Trust - “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” Lessons: Luke 23:34, Luke 23:43, John 19:26-27, Matthew 27:46, John 19:28, John 19:30, Luke 23:46...
info_outlinePastor Steve concludes our sermon series, "FAQ: Ask And It Will Be Given You - Answering Frequently Asked Questions" by addressing the questions, "Are Not All Religions the Same?" Some of the similarities among the religions will be acknowledged as a way of pointing to the reality and omnipresence of God. Christianity will be shown to be unique among all the religions because we are saved by grace.
We encourage you to lay down whatever other “religion” you are holding unto to justify yourself and rest in God’s Amazing Grace centered in Jesus Christ.