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View the full archive of Sermons from Bethel Lutheran Church What’s in a Name? Sermon delivered by Pastor Randy Pabst. Ever look up what your name means? Did that influence your self image? Names are important aren’t they?!? For ancient peoples, just knowing a name carried an important power in your relationship to the person or thing whose name you know. For us, God telling us God’s name through Moses means something about our relationship to God AND God’s relationship to us. Today we explore the implications and truth revealed in THE name that is above a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Follow Me Sermon delivered by Pastor Joseph Chiu. It has been said that this is the era of following. Everything wants us to follow from political causes and campaigns—to products; from controversial issues—to athletic teams; I could go on and on. Today, however, we are faced with the ultimate call: who will be our God and how will we pursue our relationship to the god / God? And lest we forget, following means something profound and important for our lives. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website ReForming Our Lives Sermon delivered by Pastor Randy Pabst. We all like the idea of “reform” to one degree or another—it’s “change” we can’t stand! Reformation Sunday is a profound reminder that we are the descendants of “reformers” whose “protest” of what the Church had become changed everything even unto today. On this Re-Formation Sunday we look again at the ultimate “reform” and change that comes only from God and challenges us to let God change us into God’s own image! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website And You Will Be My Witnesses… Sermon delivered by Pastor Randy Pabst. Over the years there has been a great deal of emphasis on Biblical Literacy. It is good to have a working knowledge of scripture. However, if the Bible is our “first language” of faith how “fluent” are we in that language—that is how well can we speak and share this “language of faith?” When the risen Jesus tells the disciples they are to be his witnesses he is directing them to share the faith based on who he is and what he did. In ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Beginning... And the End! Sermon delivered by Pastor Randy Pabst. How do we who a Christian of the Lutheran Tradition understand the Bible? Today we focus on the Bible as the “norm of our faith.” It is something much more that just the facts about God. It is something much more that just the “rules for life.” It is even more than the story of God. It is the divinely inspired living WORD of God revealed, interpreted, and lived out through Jesus Christ. It not only reveals God—it reveals who we are. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website DO NOT FEAR! Sermon delivered by Pastor Randy Pabst. With this nation in the grip of the Great depression, President Roosevelt proclaimed, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself!” And it is revealing to know that fear too often feeds upon itself. We too live in a “fear-filled” time. So it becomes even more important for us to listen to the words of the Prophet Isaiah as he addressed people caught up in cycle of fear. His response, of course, was the response of God! Today we hear a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Who Do You Say That God Is? Sermon delivered by Pastor Randy Pabst. Who or what is God to you? Seems like a simple question. However, how we answer that question with our lives may be more important that what we say or even how we worship. Today, we introduce the fall emphasis for Bethel as we focus on the basics of our faith through the Book of Faith—the Bible. We know God first hand because of what is revealed in this book and the Kingdom that is God’s Kingdom for us all! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Taking Up the Cross... Sermon delivered by Pastor Randy Pabst. Giving away to receive; taking a cross (instrument of death) to know life; loosing life to save it! This all goes against our basic nature but is exactly what Jesus invites us toward if we are to follow. The Bible is the story of giving away so that one can receive. God gives first—his only Son so that the world (we) might know just how much God does love us. He then asks us to give ourselves over to God through the same Jesus so that we too ca ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Directions for Winning Spiritual Battles Sermon delivered by Pastor Randy Pabst. Are you a spiritual warrior? Most of us would never describe ourselves this way, even though we are involved in spiritual battles on a daily basis. Paul give us some practical advise on how to gear up for battle. The armor of God is a great image that point to one invaluable conclusion—in this world we need God’s strength. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Directions for Family Life Sermon delivered by Pastor Rick Sherrill. Do you have a good marriage? Do you want one? Paul gives some controversial advice to married people, advise we often want to ignore or water down. Wives—be subject to your husbands. Husbands—love your wives. In the end, what matters is commitment displayed in action. Today we are reminded that the sacred institution of marriage is just that—sacred. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Directions for Living Wisely Sermon delivered by Pastor Randy Pabst. Do you consider yourself a wise person? Paul encourage us to live wisely but doesn’t really flesh out the details. However, his main piece of advice is enough to propel us forward—stay focused on God and don’t forget to be thankful. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Directions for Living a Godly Life Sermon delivered by Pastor Rick Sherrill. How do we live great lives? According to Paul, it's simple—imitate God. Of course, that’s easier said than done. Paul fleshes this out with a simple yet incredibly difficult list: release anger, be honest, speak gracefully, recognize God’s work in the world, be kind, forgive and most important of all, live in love. It’s time we got to work! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Back to the Basics: When Our Need to be Healed Meets God's Need to Heal Sermon delivered by Pastor Randy Pabst. We all know that Jesus can heal—even bring the dead back to life. It’s not just something for others or even those from Jesus own time—it is also for us. The catch? We have to want to be healed! That may seem obvious, however, there are times when healing and the new life it will bring is more a challenge than we are willing to admit. Yet, we know when we are ready for Jesus healing touch—Jesus is ready to touch us… Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Directions for Living Blessed Lives Sermon delivered by Pastor Rick Sherrill. What is your destiny? In the introduction to his letter to the Ephesians, Paul contends that we are destined for adoption as God’s children through Jesus Christ. In addition, we have been gifted with an inheritance to live for the praise of Christ’s glory. Living a blessed life involves recognizing our status and purpose as God’s children, not the accumulation of wealth, comfort and security. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Directions for Mighty Prayers Sermon delivered by Pastor Rick Sherrill. What do you pray for? Paul gives us a glimpse into the depth of his prayers for the Christians in Ephesus. The top items on his list are wisdom and revelation concerning the immeasurable greatness of Jesus Christ. How often do your prayers dive to these depths? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Directions for Graceful Living Sermon delivered by Pastor Rick Sherrill. What do you deserve? Many of us think that God’s blessings are something we can earn or achieve if only we work hard enough. The core of Lutheran Christianity is that everything we are and everything we have is a gift from God’s hand. Today we explore an idea that often drives us crazy—that life isn’t a game to win but a gift to share. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Directions for Living in Christ Sermon delivered by Pastor Randy Pabst. What is the cornerstone of your life? Paul uses the analogy of a house to explain what the Christian life is all about. The foundation is the work of the men and women who have proclaimed the faith throughout the centuries (apostles and prophets) while the cornerstone on which the entire structure depends is Jesus himself. The household of God is not an exclusive club but an inclusive family. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Directions for Body Building Sermon delivered by Pastor Randy Pabst. Do you work well with others? Creating community can be an extremely difficult endeavor, especially in our “lone-ranger” society. Paul calls for unity in the “body of Christ” and then gives some advice for making that dream a reality—value the spiritual gifts of others. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Gifts from an Empty Tomb... Clarity Sermon delivered by Pastor Randy Pabst. One of the worst human flaws is our tendency to compare ourselves to others. Immediately after Peter is forgiven by Jesus pointed toward his future, he wants to know what the future holds for another disciple (the one who Jesus loved!) Jesus’ simple response cuts through our walls of pride, shame and resistance—“Follow Me!” Today we hear the inspirational story of how a group of teenagers have answered Jesus’ call. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Gifts from an Empty Tomb... Purpose Sermon delivered by Pastor Randy Pabst. Most of us know about the 40 Days of Purpose from Pr. Rick Warren. Nice idea—but what about the rest of our lives? Don’t we all need PURPOSE every day?!? Today, Jesus invites his closest followers into a purpose that actually goes beyond their lives on into our very lives—that is, to bear witness to the one who suffered; who died; who rose from the dead for the sake of the world! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website