All Things Good

A sermon on the Transfiguration (Mark 9:2-9). Even a little bit of hope goes a looong way when that hope is grounded in Christ Jesus, the Risen one! www.LMCQuincy.com

We invite you to participate in our 2021 Lenten Series, Created for Community. Give a listen to this short intro and head to www.LMCQuincy.com for more information!

This sermon on Mark 1:29-39 is about a word that sums up our call as Christians as good as any other! There is a special way that you can participate in this week's podcast by leaving a voice message at anchor.fm/tony-metz. What is your most profound experience of being served?

Pastor Tony talks with a member of LMC, Kala Breder, who nearly died after the birth of her son Channing in 2020. We'll hear how this experience changed the way that she sees the world, how it deepened her faith, and how she has been inspired to give back. Thanks to Kala for sharing her amazing story! Find out more about Luther Memorial at www.LMCQuincy.com

Pastor Tony shares a little of his call story as we reflect on the story of Jesus calling his first disciples in Mark 1 and we are reminded of our own call to follow Jesus. To listen to today's gospel lesson use this link: http://gotell.org/stories/by-text/mark/mk01_14-20/ THEN click on “Audio Telling”

A sermon for Sunday, January 10th, 2021 (the Baptism of our Lord) on Mark 1:4-11. Baptism doesn't separate us from this messy, scary, sinful, sometimes violent world, it sends us into it to share the transformative love of Jesus. We are called to wade into the the waters of this world and to shine a light in the darkness, come what may.

A sermon for the second Sunday of Christmas, 2021 about the bigger, deeper, wider, truer hope that we have in Christ.

We have a God who sees us. We have a God who loves us and like any good parent longs to give us good things. Every good gift that God has to give us comes to us freely and abundantly and in spite of our undeserving...out of God's loving and merciful heart. “We are beggars this is true” and we are supremely blessed in Christ Jesus!

Never before have we as a people been in a better position to understand what it was like to be in the shoes of those faithful women who walked to Jesus tomb. We, alongside them, receive a word of life in the midst of our confusion and fear.

A simple reading of the passion narrative according to the Gospel of Mark read by seven different voices. My deepest gratitude to Megan Pike, Tom Oliver, Bill Machold, Lianne Lohmeyer, Marty Pike, Pete Magliocco, Sara Gasko, Mark and Jessica Snider, and my wife Angie.

A conversation with my childhood pastor and dear friend Darby Lawrence!

Jesus and describe have a surprising interaction that centers us in the two most important things, loving God and neighbor. Poor woman shows us what faith looks like in the midst of stressful times. God will be faithful, and we will get through this together.

Parables are a caricature of reality. They reveal truth about us and truth about God. What does the parable of the wicked tenants have to show us? Is there good news? Of course there is!

Bartimaeus knew, somehow, that he was worthy of Jesus time and attention. Do you? He threw off his cloak and sprang up to meet Jesus, what do you need to throw off?

Our fate is all tied up with Jesus, in death and in life.

What does it mean to be Christians in the midst of the struggles for political power that surround us? Where do we place our hope in our trust? Where do we look for our peace and security?

Time and time again we see that Jesus prioritizes the needs of the one over the many. A sermon on Mark 5:21-43.

A conversation with therapist Belinda Cullo. Have you thought about seeking treatment for mental health? What has kept you from making that call? This episode is for you.

Martin Luther King Jr. said that there are some things so precious, so eternally true that they are worth dying for. Today we learn what that was for Jesus. What would you gladly give your life for?

Sometimes demons need to be named before they can be cast out. Can you name yours?

Where is God at in the midst of all the new beginnings life brings?