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A Long Fuse: Patience - TJ Winters

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 28:28


We can't wait 20 seconds for an elevator without getting impatient, so how are we supposed to understand God's patience that spans lifetimes and generations? This message explores God's patience; not surface-level niceness, but the transformative patience that leads to repentance and redeems broken people. The sermon covers the difference between mercy and grace, explains why God works through flawed people like Abraham and Jonah, addresses forgiveness without reconciliation, and unpacks why Christ hasn't returned yet. It includes practical teaching on identity in Christ and living faithfully while waiting for His return.

The Big Chill: Peace - TJ Winters

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2025 33:59


In a world filled with GPS navigation and instant directions, we've forgotten what it means to plan our journey. But when it comes to finding peace, do we really know where we're headed? This message addresses real-life struggles like busyness, comparison culture, relational pain, and the search for meaning. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, grief, or simply the chaos of modern life, you'll find biblical wisdom and hope for your journey toward true peace.

A Foundation not a Feeling: Joy - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2025 34:46


Explore Jesus's incredible promise that His followers will be known for their full, overflowing joy - a promise no other religious leader or spiritual guru has ever made. But this isn't the fleeting happiness our culture chases. Biblical joy is defined as a deep, resilient confidence in the goodness of God - a spiritual buoyancy that keeps us afloat no matter what tries to pull us under. Drawing from John 15 and John 16, this message reveals how Jesus's joy, rooted in His death and resurrection , creates an "unsinkable" people who can face evil, tragedy, and heartbreak while proclaiming they belong to someone stronger. Whether you're struggling through grief, chasing after things that don't satisfy, or simply wanting to understand what true joy looks like, this message offers hope and practical wisdom for finding the joy that no one can steal.

The Real Deal: Love - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2025 29:25


Ever notice how the music you listen to while running changes your pace, endurance, and even the path you take? In this powerful message, we explore how the Holy Spirit works like a divine soundtrack in our lives, one we can choose to turn up or tune out. Drawing from Galatians and the example of Christ's sacrificial love on the cross, this message challenges us to move beyond convenient, conditional love to the kind of selfless, others-oriented love that changes hearts.

Peace Isn't What You Think - Alex Allsing

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2025 15:47


What if the "peace" you're chasing is actually keeping you from real peace? This message challenges our modern understanding of what it means to have peace in chaos. Whether you're seeking escape through products, experiences, or substances, discover why the peace Jesus offers is fundamentally different from the tranquility the world sells.

Forgive Yourself - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 33:24


We've all heard the advice: "Just forgive yourself." But what if that well-meaning counsel is actually keeping you trapped in cycles of guilt and shame? Drawing from the story of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery (John 8), this message unpacks the profound difference between trying to heal ourselves from within versus receiving true healing from the outside. Whether you're carrying deep regret from past mistakes or struggling with daily feelings of unworthiness, this message offers hope rooted not in your ability to fix yourself, but in Christ's finished work on your behalf.

You Are Enough - TJ Winters

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2025 21:04


The question that haunts us all: "Am I enough?" In our social media age, we're bombarded with conflicting messages about self-worth and identity. This sermon cuts through the cultural noise to reveal what God's Word actually says about who you are. Discover the profound truth that you're valuable enough for God to die for, yet broken enough to need saving - and why that's the best news you'll ever hear.

Ask Anything - 10:30AM Service - TJ Winters & Zach McIntosh

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 29:55


Ask Anything - Questions Answered: How do we know the Bible is true? What is the new heaven and new earth and how does it differ from the current heaven? Where should Christians draw the line when drinking? How should Christians engage with politics without idolizing a party or politician? Can unbaptized children go to heaven? In your view, what's the most important distinction between LCMS theology and other Lutheran bodies, and why does it matter? How can I repair a broken relationship with my wife? Why would the God of love allow awful things to happen to people while using his name as a reason to do so?

Ask Anything - 9AM Service - TJ Winters & Zach McIntosh

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 35:00


Ask Anything - Questions Answered: How do we know the Bible is true? What exactly is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit? Saying that Jesus had an evil spirit? How can Jesus be God if he says that his Father knows things that he doesn't, such as when He will return? Are Mormons Christians? How do we know what's in God's will for us? When Jesus descended into hell, were people saved because of seeing Him? Is there a “right” worship style? Why do some say there is? What's the deal with the age of earth (young vs billions) and dinosaurs How can we best justify God's goodness when suffering is so prevalent across the world?

Put Yourself First - TJ Winters

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025 23:37


Popular culture tells us to "put yourself first" and "follow your heart," but what does Scripture say? In this thought-provoking message, we explore how these seemingly positive phrases can lead us astray when taken to extremes. Discover Jesus's radical teaching about true greatness - that to be first, you must be last. Learn why our hearts can't always be trusted and how Christ gives us new hearts to guide our decisions. This isn't about self-neglect; it's about finding the biblical balance between caring for yourself and serving others.

Finding Our Way - Cody MacMillin

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 17:24


What if endurance isn't about powering through, but about sitting under life's weight while looking to Jesus? This powerful sermon from Hebrews 12 challenges everything we think we know about endurance and reveals the life-changing difference between glancing at Jesus versus truly looking to Him.

The Waiting Place - Jeffrey Reuter

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 28:58


A sermon about discovering God's presence and purpose in life's uncomfortable "middle places." Through the story of Jonah, we explore how God's grace meets us in our seasons of waiting, struggle, and uncertainty.

Manna Mindset - Ben Griffin

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 31:13


Homegrown - St. Mark Houston

Grown in Hope - Alarik Morris

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2025 25:36


Homegrown - St. Mark Houston

Servant - Garrett Anklam

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2025 24:39


Church Is a ___ - St. Mark Houston

Bride - TJ Winters

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2025 25:13


Church Is a ___ - St. Mark Houston

Warrior - TJ Winters

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2025 34:19


Church Is a ___ - St. Mark Houston

Cheater - TJ Winters

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2025 21:06


Church Is a ___ - St. Mark Houston

Owning the Future - Garrett Anklam

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 25:04


Owning It - St. Mark Houston

Owning the Present - Garrett Anklam

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 23:57


Owning It - St. Mark Houston

Owning the Past - TJ Winters

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 17:36


Owning It - St. Mark Houston

Change & Growth - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 25:12


The Mystery of Marriage - St. Mark Houston

Grace & Mercy - TJ Winters

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 21:53


The Mystery of Marriage - St. Mark Houston

Care & Comfort - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 33:18


The Mystery of Marriage - St. Mark Houston

Beyond Belief - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 23:40


Easter at St. Mark Houston

The Bible: Inerrant, Authoritative, and Our Foundation - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 31:11


The Bible: Inerrant, Authoritative, and Our Foundation - Matt Popovits by St. Mark Houston

Church and Sacraments: God's Mission & Means of Grace - Garrett Anklam

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 23:00


The Fundamentals - St. Mark Houston

Sin and Substitution: The Cross That Saves Us - TJ Winters

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 22:31


The Fundamentals - St. Mark Houston

Grace & Faith Alone: God's Work, Not Ours - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 34:26


The Fundamentals - St. Mark Houston

Christ: True God, True Man, and Our King - Garrett Anklam

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 29:39


The Fundamentals - St. Mark Houston

Lingering Doubts - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 28:55


Holding On - St. Mark Houston

Promises Endure - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 31:29


Holding On - St. Mark Houston

Horrible Happens - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 33:29


Holding On - St. Mark Houston

An Unhelpful Audience - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 23:31


Crushing It: Pride - St. Mark Houston

An Ungrateful Attitude - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 27:01


Crushing It: Pride - St. Mark Houston

A Crowded Heart - Garrett Anklam

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 24:22


Crushing It: Pride - St. Mark Houston

In Constant Conversation - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 34:49


A Fresh Start with God - St. Mark Houston

In Constant Conversation - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 34:49


A Fresh Start with God - St. Mark Houston

Assured by God's Gifts - TJ Winters

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 25:17


A Fresh Start with God - St. Mark Houston

Led by the Scriptures - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 31:06


A Fresh Start with God - St. Mark Houston

Loved by Jesus - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 31:19


A Fresh Start with God - St. Mark Houston

No Fear - Garrett Anklam

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 19:29


His Gospel is Peace - St. Mark Houston

No Fear of Man - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 32:26


His Gospel is Peace - St. Mark Houston

No Fear of Lack - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 26:04


His Gospel is Peace - St. Mark Houston

No Fear of Failure - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 26:36


His Gospel is Peace - St. Mark Houston

No Fear of the Future - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 27:41


His Gospel is Peace - St. Mark Houston

Urgency - Garrett Anklam

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 21:30


More Than Me - St. Mark Houston

Partnership - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 27:06


More Than Me - St. Mark Houston

Happiness - TJ Winters

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 22:23


More Than Me - St. Mark Houston

Identity - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 29:50


More Than Me - St. Mark Houston

Good News for Normal People - Matt Popovits

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 29:43


Reformation Sunday - St. Mark Houston

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