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Sermons and the occasional reflections and interviews from Pastor Lars Hammar at Lord of Grace Lutheran Church in Marana, Arizona. Sunday sermons, mid-week and special services, and the occasional interview and reflection.

Pastor Lars Hammar


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    Belonging to Truth - Nov. 24

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 20:06


    The truth of Jesus is not outside of us, but something you experience and know through belonging to him. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    Provoke One Another to Love and Good Deeds - Nov. 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 17:29


    The Bible calls us to provoke one another to love and good deeds, as we are not always our best selves, and sometimes need accountability to be more loving and just. Based on Hebrews 10:24-25. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    Abundance - Nov. 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 18:41


    The work of God is most visible when the people of God go outside the comfort zone. Sermon by Pastor Lars Hammar. November 10, 2024

    The Truth Will Set You Free - Oct. 27

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 16:11


    It's not a lack of facts that keep us from seeing the truth; it's the filters in our mind that block it out. October 27, 2024 sermon by Pastor Lars Hammar at Lord of Grace Lutheran Church, Marana, Arizona

    Servant Leadership - Oct 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 16:18


    William Willcoxson, member of Lord of Grace Church, preaches on Servant Leadership. October 20, 2024

    More Than Imagination - Oct. 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 19:43


    Our gifts, our service can accomplish so much more than we could imagine with the power of the Holy Spirit. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    If All Were Prophets - Sept 29

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 18:09


    God does not keep the Holy Spirit only to those with degrees and credentials, only to professional religious people, but gives the power to be prophets and healers to all who are open to his gifts. By Pastor Lars Hammar, September 29, 2024

    The Hard Path of Love - Sept 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 19:54


    The easy way, in the short term, not only can have long-term consequences, it's also not the way of love - the way of sacrifices, listening, vulnerability - as Jesus did. Sermon September 15, 2024 by Pastor Lars Hammar

    Faith Forms with Practice - September 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 20:34


    Faith forms when we practice it, when we do the ways of Jesus, not just learning about Jesus. Sermon September 8, 2024 by Pastor Lars Hammar

    Act Into New Thinking - Sept 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 21:30


    Discipleship is following Jesus where he goes, to be more Godly in our lives. The transformation can come through new thinking first, then change in behavior, or it can go the other way: acting first and growing into faith. Sermon September 1st, 2024. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    Armor of God - August 25

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 20:57


    Put on the whole armor of God (Ephesians 6:11-17) to protect you from dark forces of evil - the temptations to hate and violence that draw us in. Instead, go with God's power to respond with love, kindness, grace, and faith. Put on the belt of truth, breastplate of righteousness, shoes that proclaim Gospel of peace, shield of faith, sword of the Spirit, and helmet of salvation. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    The Solitary Broom Tree - August 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 16:59


    When Elijah has burned his bridges and gotten in trouble for his life, he goes out into the desert and lays down under the broom tree, where he comes face to face with God and the consequences of his actions. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    What's Unity? - August 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 22:22


    We talk endlessly about "unity" in the church, but what does it look like to actually put into practice in a way that is authentic, and not just trying to cover up divisions to avoid the discomfort of conflict? By Pastor Lars Hammar

    Try Even When... July 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 19:52


    Love is to believe in someone and try even when it does not seem like it will work. Sermon July 7, 2024 at Lord of Grace Church by Pastor Lars Hammar

    Hardship and Faith - June 23

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 17:32


    All of us come at faith through the experiences of our lives, the joys and hardships that become points of struggle and growth in our relationship with God. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    Go with the Flow - June 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 18:48


    Life is full of things we can't control, and rather than exhaust ourselves, we can go with the Holy Spirit, like flowing down a river. By Pastor Lars Hammar.

    What's Not Seen - sermon June 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 17:20


    The most important things in life are not things, but the values, dreams, visions from God. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    Sabbath - A Rebellion and Way of Life - sermon June 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 18:56


    The Sabbath is not given to us by God to ruin our fun or kill our productivity or make us bored. It's a rebellion against a culture that values only money, and a protection for the poor and working classes against endless work. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    Holy Trinity - Three in Relationship - sermon May 26

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 19:57


    How do we conceive of a God who is three in one? Relationship. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    Pentecost sermon by Pastor Jim Dew

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 17:59


    Pastor Jim Dew shares the word for Pentecost Sunday, May 19th, 20204 from Lord of Grace.

    Jesus' Prayer for Us - sermon May 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 17:06


    At the Garden of Gethsemene Jesus says a prayer for the disciples, asking God the Father to take care of them and continue his legacy as one. By Pastor Lars Hammar.

    Conquer the World - sermon May 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 16:56


    Nothing great in life has ever been conquered, won, achieved without effort and following the commands of a teacher. We know this in our personal lives, but forget that Jesus gives us the commands to live a more Godly life, a fuller life.

    Love Casts Out Fear - sermon April 28, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 18:38


    Note: Forgive the rough voice, I was still getting over a cold.... We can get caught in a vicious cycle when fear keeps us from loving, and yet we can't love if we fear. the only way is to turn to doing love, taking the risk, and watch love push fear away. Based on 1 John 4:7-21. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    God is Greater - sermon April 21, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 18:21


    We come burdened with guilt and shame over things we've done, and often avoid approaching God for fear of condemnation instead of compassion. But God's love is greater than anything we do. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    Good Friday Stations of the Cross with Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024


    This is an edited excerpt from the Stations of the Cross service done at Lord of Grace Lutheran Church in Marana, Arizona in 2024. The original service had a traditional introduction with sermon and hymns, then it shifted to the Stations of the Cross liturgy. With each station came a Bible reading, then an artist statement about the image of the station, then the meditation music. This version includes just the Bible readings and meditation music. Thanks to Stuart Oliver, Lord of Grace Praise Band Director, for doing all this original music live. Check out Stuart's music at https://www.desertmyth.com/

    Child of God - sermon April 14, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 22:36


    No matter what people in the world call you, or how much you have been shut out, you are adopted as a Child of God, loved and accepted in his eyes. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    What is Truth - Jesus in the Eyes of John series 1 - April 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 25:56


    The big problem of discerning the truth in the face of overwhelming powers, and the temptation to believe in conspiracies and mystery cults, is nothing new. In fact, combatting the lure of the gnostic cults with their promises of secret knowledge to the initiated is an underlying theme in the writings of John. This first in the series on "Jesus in the Eyes of John" looks at Gnosticism and how it affects language of light and dark, truth and falsehood, and finding God's love. By Pastor Lars Hammar.

    Like a Seed to a Tree - Easter 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 12:53


    The resurrection is a total transformation, like a seed that gets buried and regrows into a tree. We can't see what God will make of us when we put ourselves in his hands, but we know that it will be greater and more spiritual than what we can imagine. Easter Sunday 2024. By Pastor Lars Hammar.

    Managing Expectations - sermon Palm Sunday 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 16:40


    Jesus is brought into Jerusalem by the crowd who is filled with expectations, hopes, and dreams for Jesus to the next King, starter of a revolution. The problem is, that's their idea of Jesus, not what he told them he was. So often we project our expectations onto others, instead of letting them be to us who they are. By Pastor Lars Hammar. Palms Sunday, 2024

    Forgiveness is Hard - sermon March 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 19:54


    True forgiveness requires a lot more than just saying so. It's a process than can take time, and need to be repeated over and over to sink in. It's the reason why Jesus tells Peter that we forgive 77 (or seventy times seven) times. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    Get Behind Me - sermon March 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 16:59


    Peter gets nervous about Jesus dying, and tries to convince him not to. But it's a part of God's plan for Jesus, and Peter too. The Cross is the path of the disciple. By Pastor Lars Hammar. Fourth Sunday in Lent

    Who is Jesus to You? - sermon March 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 19:17


    If asked, who would you say that Jesus is to you? What have you experienced of Jesus? What does he mean in your life? What difference has faith made to you? Third Sunday in Lent. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    Crossing the Deep

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 25:30


    The scariest thing to step out and do is often to examine yourself is true honesty. As Peter began to fear when he stepped out of the boat to see Jesus, so we often avoid the deepest connections with Jesus because we're afraid to open up about what we have inside. Second Sunday in Lent.

    Stop. Listen. Try Again. - sermon Feb 18, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 19:48


    How quickly we can become exhausted trying the same thing over and over, only to discover that the answer was there, but we wrote it off long ago. First in the Lenten series on Peter and the Wandering Heart. By Pastor Lars Hammar.

    Mountaintop Experiences - sermon Feb 11, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 16:44


    We can use mountaintop experiences as moments to empower us to go back into the world, or as an excuse to run away from it. Jesus was clear with his disciples that going back down was his will, not to escape. Transfiguration Sunday. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    Psalm 104 - sermon Jan 28, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 17:29


    To understand the Bible you have to think like an artist, or a painter, who describes God's work in the world full of meanings, symbols, analogies, images that draw you in and point you to deeper and higher truth. To read it literally is to fall into the trap of thinking "truth" is only what can be counted and measured, and ignoring the world of experience in the Spirit. Based on Psalm 104. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    Psalm 66 - sermon Jan 21, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 23:14


    The Psalm says that God puts burdens on us to test us, but it's not what it sounds like. A careful read shows that it's not about individual tragedies and illnesses, but about the whole people facing consequences for injustices. By Pastor Lars Hammar.

    Psalm 65 - sermon Jan 14, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 19:12


    What does God do for us? It's many things, and we can see the evidence in what God does in the world every day. Part 1 of the sermon series "Four Psalms". By Pastor Lars Hammar.

    Take the Plunge - sermon Jan 7, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 15:46


    New life requires new commitments, the shaking off of the old and taking on the new. We can be scared of making the move, jumping in, but God carries us through the transition. By Pastor Lars Hammar for the Sunday of the Baptism of Our Lord.

    Christmas Eve Sermon 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 12:59


    Why was it the shepherds' were able to hear the voice of God and not all those who one would expect? Could it be that they lived a life more in tune with God's majesty and wonder, and were less distracted? By Pastor Lars Hammar

    Be Amazed - sermon Dec. 17, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 15:26


    It can be easy in a world full of cynicism to distrust everything and see a darker motive behind every surprise, even God's action in the world. But when Zechariah speaks again, the people are amazed, and embrace the joy of God. Third Sunday in Advent. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    Joy in Connection - sermon Dec. 10, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 15:36


    When overwhelmed we can find joy in connection with each other, community that is a gift from God. Second Sunday in Advent. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    Suffering in Silence

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 15:07


    To struggle in silence, when you are hurting inside but forced to look strong in the public eye, can cause us to question faith, or God's reality in our lives. But it is in silence that God often speaks to us. First Sunday in Advent. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    You Don't Need a King - Christ the King Sunday 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 21:21


    In times of anxiety we can get tempted to give up our freedoms and turn to a strong man, dictator, or king to protect us and, supposedly, make us proud. But this is giving to a person what belongs only to God - our ultimate loyalty and worship. God delivers and brings peace, so we don't need a king. By Pastor Lars Hammar. Christ the King Sunday

    Hundred Percent Yield - sermon Nov. 19, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 20:19


    How can we get a a 100% return on the talents God gave us? By investing in the community, the poor, and the things that matter. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    Foolish Bridesmaids - sermon Nov 12, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 17:50


    Being ready for when God is speaking is about more than waiting for the second coming, it's a way of life.

    Being Blessed - All Saints Day sermon - Nov. 5, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 17:32


    To be cursed is to be hated for who you are. To be blessed is to be loved after that. Jesus promises blessings to all who are cursed by the world in the Beatitudes.

    The Banquet - sermon Oct. 22, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023


    The kingdom of God is like a banquet where all those who want to come may join, from wherever they are. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    Finding Peace - sermon Oct 15, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 19:47


    Peace is found in connections with others and the earth, by allowing ourselves to be open to experiencing their pain and joys. By Pastor Lars Hammar

    Brian Clymer - sermon October 8, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 14:18


    Lord of Grace member Brian Clymer shares the word for October 8th, 2023

    Sue Justis - sermon Sept. 3, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 21:54


    Lord of Grace member Sue Justis shares the sermon for September 9, 2023

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