Messages from First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Concord, CA

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Sermons and messages from First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Concord, CA.

Rev. Jedidiah Maschke


    • Sep 24, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 15m AVG DURATION
    • 321 EPISODES


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    Put Your Trust in the Prince of Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019


    King David advises us not to put our trust in political leaders, but in the Lord. Political leaders will die, but the Lord reigns forever.

    Bring Back, Bind Up, Seek, and Strengthen

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 15:43


    The religious leaders of Ezekiel's day were not taking care of their people. The people needed a new shepherd, a good shepherd. The people needed Jesus.

    Preferential Treatment

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2019


    When Jesus says we can't follow Him unless we hate our families, what does He mean?

    Proverbs and Parables

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019


    Jesus tells a parable about humbling ourselves. As we humble ourselves, we invite our heavenly Father to determine our value, to determine our honor by exalting us. He does. And He will when Jesus returns.

    Disciples Need Discipline

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019


    Discipline is painful in the moment, but it yields fruit eventually. As Jesus' disciplines we need discipline, and Jesus shows us ultimate discipline on the cross.

    By Faith...

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2019


    The author of Hebrews recounts heroes of faith, but nobody's faith is perfect then or now. We all need our faith to be perfected by Jesus.

    So Let's All Praise the Lord

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019


    God promises Abraham his very own son with be his heir. Despite waiting years and years, Abraham believes God's promise. God keeps His promise to Abraham and God keeps His promise to us: I will be with you always.

    Hidden

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2019


    Being hidden is good when something bad is searching for you. Being hidden is bad when something good is searching for you. In the cosmic game of hide and seek between Christ and Satan, we are sought by Christ, delivered from the domain of darkness, and hidden with Christ in the Kingdom of God.

    Presented Holy and Blameless

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2019


    The Apostle Paul writes that because of Jesus, we are reconciled to God and presented holy and blameless before Him.

    Do Not Rejoice in This...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019


    Jesus tells His disciples not to rejoice in their own abilities, but in what God has done for them: written their names in heaven.

    The Low Whisper of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2019


    Elijah visits God on Mount Sinai, and God is not in the wind, earthquake, or fire, but in the sound of a low whisper. God often reveals Himself in such whispers.

    Sitting at the Feet of Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2019


    After Jesus heals a man with a legion of demons, the man sits at the feet of Jesus and is sent to share all that God has done for him.

    The Promised Holy Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019


    Our Triune God is mysteriously three persons, but one God. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit always work together. As the church, we are one...even though sometimes it doesn't really look like it.

    You Will Be My Witnesses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2019


    Jesus' last words to His disciples before ascending into heaven promise that they will be His witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Where are these places in our own lives?

    That Your Way May Be Known

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019


    God wants His way to be known, so He sends prophets, He sends His Son, and He sends you.

    Coming Down out of Heaven

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2019


    John sees the holy city, new Jerusalem coming down out of heaven. This is the continual movement of God's deliverance: Him coming down to us.

    Led and Followed

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019


    Shepherds lead their sheep, dwell with their sheep, and make sure nothing bad is following their sheep. The Lord is your Good Shepherd and does these things for you, His sheep.

    Worthy Is the Lamb

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019


    The Apostle John sees a vision where God the Father holds a scroll, but nobody is worthy to open the scroll and its seals. No one except Jesus.

    Have You Believed Because You Have Seen Me?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019


    Jesus asks Thomas this question, "Have you believed because you have seen me?" We often think the answer is yes...but what if the answer is no?

    And they remembered His words

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2019


    The women at the tomb remember Jesus' words, how He predicted His death and resurrection. They tell the great good news of His resurrection but nobody believes them.

    Sounds of Lent, Part 6: Pounding Hammer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019


    Pressing On

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019


    Paul encourages us to forget what lies behind and press on toward what lies ahead. This means forgetting our sin and pressing on toward the return of Jesus and the resurrection of the dead.

    Sounds of Lent, Part 5: Crowing Rooster

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019


    Peter denies Jesus and hears a rooster crowing. Though the sound may haunt him, Jesus restores Peter and sends Peter to feed His sheep.

    The Giving and Forgiving Father

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2019


    The parable of the prodigal son is a very well known story, but we often overlook one of the details: the severe famine. Don't forget the famine. God uses famines to point us back to forgiveness.

    He Came Seeking Fruit

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019


    Jesus tells a parable of an vineyard owner who wishes to cut down a barren fig tree, the vinedresser intervenes on behalf of the tree to help it bear fruit. Jesus is the Vinedresser. He is chopped down in our place and through His death and resurrection be bear the fruit of the Spirit.

    Sounds of Lent, Part 3: Sobbing Tears

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019


    Jesus' weeps at the death of Lazarus. His tears show us that He is human, that crying is not a sin, and that crying is the proper response to death.

    The Lord Will Relent

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019


    Jeremiah comes speaking a word of truth to Judah and Jerusalem, but they prefer to hear polite lies rather than the truth. We are often in danger of the same, but Christ comes with His good news of truth.

    Sounds of Lent, Part 2: Clinking Coins

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019


    If is a dangerous word

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019


    When Satan tempts Jesus, he assaults His identity saying "If you are the Son of God...prove it." He does the same to us "If you are a child of God, then why aren't you living that way?" But we look to Christ who was tempted for us, died for us, and rose for us and our salvation.

    Sounds of Lent, Part 1: Ripping Cloth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2019


    The sound of ripping cloth communicates grief, but God calls on us to rend our hearts and not our garments.

    The Final Enemy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019


    Paul writes that the final enemy to be destroyed is death. This means two things. First, death is always an enemy. Second, death will be destroyed by Christ's resurrection and return.

    The Way of the Righteous

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019


    Psalm 1 contrasts the way of the righteous and the way of the wicked. This theme is picked up on by the classic book and musical Les Miserables, particularly in the characters of Jean Valjean and Inspector Javert.

    From Now On...

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019


    When we think of Simon Peter, we often think of a brash, daring, man who is not afraid to stick his foot in his mouth. But in Luke 5, we find a Simon Peter who is afraid and unworthy. His encounter with Jesus changes things forever.

    With Authority

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019


    When Jesus encounters a man with an unclean demon, He rewrites the man's story. He rewrites our stories as well for He is the perfect author of all creation who possesses all authority.

    The Joy of the Lord

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019


    Sometimes it is hard to hear the Gospel. Sometimes the Law is all we can hear because we are helpless before a holy God. But the joy of the Lord is our strength and when we are weak, He is strong.

    Water into Wine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019


    The first of Jesus' miraculous signs, turning water into wine, is the pattern and paradigm of all of Jesus' miraculous signs. Jesus transforms something. He manifests His glory. People believe in Him. God can transform any situation to His purposes and His mission of saving people.

    The Heavens Were Opened

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2019


    When Jesus is baptized, the heavens are opened, God the Father speaks to His beloved Son, and the Holy Spirit descends. The same is true at our baptisms, and Jesus is with is in the water.

    Fools still are found by Him

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019


    Who exactly were the Magi? What is the deal with the gifts they bring? And why have they come? This sermon seeks to answer those questions of this challenging reading from Matthew 2

    The Light Shines in the Darkness

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2018


    It's no secret that there is darkness in the world, but the light of Christ is still shining, and we should't keep that a secret.

    Good News for All People

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2018


    The angel's words to the shepherds echo down to us today: fear not, there is good news of great joy for all people.

    Meditations on O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2018


    This sermon looks at the O Antiphons, the ancient prayers used during the final days of Advent, as well as the hymn O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.

    Who Is Jesus? Part 3 - The Son of Solomon

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2018


    While Solomon starts strong and finishes poorly, Jesus starts and finishes strong. He also finishes for us.

    Who Is Jesus? Part 2 - The Son of Abraham

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018


    Like Abraham's son, Isaac, Jesus is put forward as a sacrifice, but there is no substitute for Jesus. Jesus is our substitute as the son of Abraham.

    Who is Jesus? Part 1 - The Son of David

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2018


    Jesus is the Son of David, the king, so Jesus is a king. But He's not like other kings. Jesus is the promised king, the compassionate king, and the rejected king.

    Behold, the Days Are Coming

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018


    God promises to fulfill a promise to send a righteous branch that will spring up for David who will execute justice and righteousness, who will save Judah and make Jerusalem dwell securely. Jesus is the fulfillment of that promise.

    Christ the King

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2018


    Jesus Christ is given three titles in the opening chapter of Revelation: faithful witness, firstborn of the dead, and ruler of the kings of earth. We look at each of these titles and their importance to the identity and authority of Christ the King.

    You Will Lack Nothing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2018


    As Moses leads the people of Israel to the Promised Land, he pauses so they can consider this momentous occasion.

    Perfected for All Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2018


    Christ's sacrificial death perfects us for all time.

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