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Pastor Jon is the serving chairman of the ELCE and presents Lutheran Radio UK's weekly devotion. Inspiring messages that draw the listener close to the cross of Jesus where God comes to meet his people and to lead them in the way of truth.

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    • Jan 8, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    The encounter is now

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023 4:23


    Christmas, The Epiphany, Easter, anything about Jesus can seem to be about him with Jesus himself 'far away' and in one sense irrelevant but the power of words and the work of the Holy Spirit mean that people are still meeting Jesus through...

    With us in our time and place

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023 5:14


    The message of the Incarnation isn't about making Jesus like us but reminds us that God wants to us to be like him.

    Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2022 6:14


    Why Christmas is celebrated is important to know because, at its heart, it is a celebration of God being with us today.

    Religious appropriation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2022 4:54


    People build their religions from all sorts of sources. How different is it for people when God reveals himself in Jesus Christ!

    The book of Revelation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022 5:15


    When people read the book of Revelation they are looking for comfort and hope – and in Jesus you can always find it for he is with his people always!

    No matter what is happening

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 4:56


    What is happening to us is always important to us - and we never face it alone with Jesus.

    The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2022 4:37


    Truth is important to us. The best truth is Jesus Christ.

    Knowing the right forecast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 5:32


    Getting the forecasts right are very helpful for so much of living from the weather to the economy and more. How much more important is the right forecast that comes with living with Jesus Christ! Now that's life in all its fulness!

    The power of words

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2022 5:18


    Whether we hear them as they are spoken or read them from centuries past, words open the world and others to us – and that is no more so than with the Word of God.

    While waiting at Heathrow ...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 4:45


    When imagining heaven and arrivals there, let's be firmly grounded in God's Word – and there isn't much detail, but it is enough!

    Which way to turn?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2022 5:06


    Whichever way it is, hopefully we make the best decision we can each time. Knowing that Jesus is with us is good and supportive, but he is not the puppet master, or a heavenly sat-nav. Rather Jesus guides us through his Word. Which way we turn is up to...

    What are the stories you tell yourself?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2022 6:02


    We all tell them and they shape our life but they do not necessarily define reality. For the Christian, defining reality and truth comes from God's Word which impacts the stories we tell ourselves.

    Location, Location, Location

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 5:14


    Whether it is the right place at the right time or the wrong place at the wrong time, we live in specific places all the time – and Jesus is with his people wherever they are because he is united with them in Baptism – and so wherever we are, we are...

    Testing the fuses

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022 4:57


    Will I test the new fuses in the house? If I remember and follow the electrician's instructions. Will I live as a person who is saved? That will depend upon whose words take hold of me even when my following them is all over the place.

    The full story

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2022 5:00


    Learning the full story is important. When it comes to salvation, then the full story must include Jesus and his cross and empty tomb.

    On the announcement of the death of Her Majesty The Queen

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2022 4:32


    Cross Encounters - #376

    When things are unexpected

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2022 5:06


    We live with the expected and the unexpected and Jesus helps us with both.

    Ottilie

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2022 4:47


    Reflections on the birth of a granddaughter.

    Listening

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2022 5:07


    We listen to so much! And those voices - in the room, online, live or recorded - shape us. Making sure we hear theological truth for our context is important in forming us - growing us - in Christ. What a blessing it is to have Lutheran Radio UK.

    Thoughts from a raging bull

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2022 5:18


    The opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games can remind us that the past is always a mixture of 'good' and 'bad'. Whether personally or socially, only Jesus is best placed to help us with our history and our tomorrows.

    When you're 100 years old

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2022 4:45


    With age comes perspective – especially in the Faith.

    Living in this world

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2022 6:34


    Following Jesus in this world means knowing truth and seeking to serve everyone – friends and enemies, supporters and opponents – and society benefits.

    More than labels and names

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2022 6:05


    Identity is big at the moment but who determines it?

    Clothes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2022 5:19


    We wear our clothes for all sorts of reasons – functional and festive, to be seen by others and just for being at home – and they say something about us. Through Baptism people 'put on Christ'. Returning to our Baptism each day is like...

    Reflecting on the weather

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2022 5:29


    I once heard the statement "there is no bad weather, only poor clothing" which, whatever we think of its veracity, reminds us that what we bring to situations – particularly our attitudes and insights as guided by God's Word – affects...

    The Trinity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 5:02


    The Triune God is a mystery to us but that doesn't make God unknowable.

    God's Word

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2022 5:51


    The question to ask when we are reading that Bible is not whether it is God's Word – it is – and that answer is definitive, static. The question to ask when reading the Bible is 'How is what I am reading God's Word for me?'. That...

    Character

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2022 5:57


    We want people to be technically competent and good at what they do but also their character is not unimportant. We are returning to this truth in today's world more and more.

    Pentecost

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2022 5:52


    If Pentecost is not about Jesus, then what's the point of it?!

    Faith – like life – is never static

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2022 6:07


    We are either growing or declining; getting healthy or unwell, living is about movement. Since faith is living, we can always do things to help or hinder it. It is important to remember that God is faithful and Jesus doesn't change.

    A sudden change

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2022 5:02


    No matter how much people insist that God doesn't exist, it doesn't make him go away! That is true as a thought exercise and in reality. The resurrection of Jesus was unexpected and whether it is good news or bad news really does depend when...

    Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2022 5:54


    How do people relate to God? Often people think about spiritual relationships in terms of monarch and subject or all-powerful and not-powerful or master and servant or owner and pet or mystery and student but to think in terms of friends needs more...

    Dying to live

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2022 5:16


    How we live is very much shaped by what we think dying and death are all about. No wonder then that what Jesus has done changes everything!

    Being insistent

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2022 5:20


    The right rant at the right time to the right people just may get heard. Christ is risen! Our deaf world needs to hear this!

    We still grieve but we also have hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 5:31


    'Long grief' is being discussed because of the COVID-19 context. All who grieve are in pain – and yes, it is long-term. Even longer, though, is the comfort and hope that Jesus brings since he is with people for the 'long haul' –...

    It's called the long view

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2022 4:55


    Perspective isn't everything but it is very import, especially when it includes Jesus' resurrection.

    Hugs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2022 6:16


    Hugs are special – to receive and to share – and the empty tomb of Jesus is God reaching out to hug all people.

    Confessing our sins

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 6:01


    Such confession is one of the most important ingredients in all growing relationships.

    Getting hit with one thing after another

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2022 4:55


    No matter the relentless pressure of life or the 'hard knocks' that come, Christians can be resilient not because God waves a magic wand but because God broke the 'quick fix stick' into a cross.

    Glimpsing the local and the global

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 6:35


    Jesus calls us to him in the Divine Service and then sends us into the world to serve. We often go out together but should we?

    When the chatter inside our heads becomes too loud

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 5:10


    Listening to a psychology podcast became a springboard for appreciating God's Word, meditation, prayer, Christian consolation, and the perspective they bring.

    Keep listening!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 5:10


    The songs are wonderful and the messages are helpful!

    Whether it is Ukraine or somewhere else – what shall I do?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 6:25


    Especially when the world becomes fearful, we wonder what to do. How we should behave, however, is a daily question that shouldn't be ignored. Christians should definitely know their answer.

    When not wanting the phone to ring

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 4:52


    Reflections on facing tough situations and yes Jesus is still with us in all circumstances.

    Imagining Jesus laughing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 5:37


    I do. I hope you do too.

    HO'OPONOPONO??

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 6:25


    HO'OPONOPONO?? Yes, I thought so too! Yet it's amazing how learning a word can take us on a journey. That's even more so with the Word made flesh!

    On the occasion of Her Majesty's accession to the throne

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 6:22


    The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II commences on 6th February and offers us a milestone to reflect on authority. What should we do with power and authority?

    There is always movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 5:20


    There is always movement in living – and in this world – growing or declining. The Triune God is always coming towards us. How people move in response – towards or away – is very much about what they know of this Triune God.

    Knowing the outcome

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 5:43


    How do we know anything? Through experience, research, and trust. And that's also true about Jesus. He is not the fabrication often claimed but a living and personal truth to be encountered.

    Is anyone out there?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 4:37


    The question of the possibility of life outside our planet is a journey in our increasing knowledge while the message of a cross and empty tomb offers new life and a journey that lasts for ever. Both journeys are exciting!

    A long time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 4:39


    How long is a long time? The answers vary. How wonderful to hear that God loves us all the time!

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