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Welcome to Series Two of our podcast!Welcome to the Second Series of The Wine Pod 'For The Love of Wine':Join us on a journey through our unique approach to wine, enriching your understanding and enjoyment along the way.In our latest episode, Will and I explain how to analyse and enjoy the aftermath!Will's wine of the week:Le Marquis de Calon Ségur 2019Luke's thought of the week:The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work. - Richard BachReferences:Export Spain Sueño Megala Red 2020Monastrell - grape varietyGevrey-Chambertin - famous French wine producerAs always please like, share and comment.Stay Corked - Luke & Will This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lukeflunder.substack.com/subscribe

December 24, 2019Luke 2:1-14 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB This Christmas, perhaps the best way to celebrate Jesus’ birth, the arrival of the divine into our world, is, with prayerful intention, to grow more fully into who God created You to be, and to offer that beautiful human self to others to help them grow. So that we all may grow together. This Christmas, may the baby Jesus, the Christ Child, the divine arrival, be born in you again today, and awaken you to the divine in yourself and in others. May you continue to grow more fully into who God has created you to be. May God’s image grow more clearly in you each day. † † † Support our ministry at www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999 Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

Sermon Preached December 22, 2019Luke 2:8-20Support the show (https://secure.siteorganic.com/App/Giving/firs6114217)

Visit happyvalleyevangelical.org/sermons for more.December 22, 2019Luke 2:1-20Part of the “Advent 2019” seriesRev. Jim Steele

Sermon Preached December 15, 2019Luke 2:8-20Support the show (https://secure.siteorganic.com/App/Giving/firs6114217)

Visit happyvalleyevangelical.org/sermons for more.December 15, 2019Luke 1:39-59Part of the “Advent 2019” seriesRev. Jim Steele

Visit happyvalleyevangelical.org/sermons for more.December 8, 2019Luke 1:26-38Part of the “Advent" 2019” seriesRev. Jim Steele

Visit happyvalleyevangelical.org/sermons for more.December 1, 2019Luke 1:1-25Rev. Jim Steele

November 24, 2019Luke 23:33-43 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB As servants of Christ our King, the God on the cross, may you be known by how much you love, radiating the Christ who loved us so much that he died rather than lift a finger against those who were killing him, so that he would rise to transform the whole world into his loving likeness. † † † Support our ministry at www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

November 17, 2019Luke 21:5-19 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB Are we living in the End Times? No, we are living in this time. You are living in your time. All we really have is this moment, until this moment ends. Your moment ends. And another moment emerges. † † † Support our ministry at www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

James Swynford sermonNovember 17, 2019Luke 21:5-19 God Clothing Adam and Eveby William de Brailes (c. 1250)

October 20, 2019Luke 18:1-8 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB We believe in a God who, with a word, created something out of nothing. We believe in a God who shows us that words have tremendous creative power; and who shows us that words have devastating power to destroy. We believe in a God whose word is written on our hearts. We believe in a God who saves us through the Word that was made flesh. † † † Support our ministry at www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

Sermon by Pastor Ryan StrebeckNovember 10, 2019Luke 20:27-38

Jame Swynford sermonNovember 10th, 2019Luke 20:27-38 ResurrectionBy Aatmica Ojha

Matt Kapral & Josh PowersNovember 10, 2019Luke 10:25-37

Sermon by Pastor Ryan StrebeckOctober 20, 2019Luke 18:1-8

James Swynford sermonOctober 13th, 2019Luke 19:1-10 From The Life of Christ Wood EngravingsBy Bruno Bramanti

Sermon by Pastor Ryan StrebeckOctober 13, 2019Luke 17:11-19

Sermon by Pastor Ryan StrebeckOctober 6, 2019Luke 17:5-10

James Swynford sermonSeptember 22, 2019Luke 5:27-32 Light and Darknessby Rudhiris Tsi

Sermon by Pastor Ryan StrebeckSeptember 22, 2019Luke 6:1-13

James Swynford sermonSeptember 15th, 2019Luke 15:1-10 Jesus MafaCameroon (1970s)

Sermon by Amberly StrebeckSeptember 15, 2019Luke 15:1-10

Sermon by Pastor Ryan StrebeckSeptember 8, 2019Luke 14:25-35

“Stand Down”Lectionary 22C (Proper 17 C) September 1, 2019Luke 14:1, 7-14Pastor Roger Dykstra Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Iowa City, IA

Making Friends of God with Unrighteous WealthThe Ninth Sunday after Holy TrinityAugust 18-19, 2019Luke 16:1-9 The Dishonest ManagerGrace and mercy to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.IntroductionVictor Hugo may have had the parable of the unjust steward in mind, when he wrote the famous candlestick scene with the bishop and Jean-Valjean. The main character of Victor Hugo’s famous book had just been released from prison and was unable to find work or a place to stay. When he was finally invited to eat and then spend the night with the kindly old bishop. Early in the morning full of bitterness Jean stole silver plates and utensils as he left the house. He was caught by the police that same morning and brought him back to the bishop. The bishop pretended that he gave Jean the silver as a gift. And on top of that the bishop gave him a pair of matching silver candlesticks which he had not stolen to add to the gift. Les Miserable Means We Need MercyIt is quite a picture of mercy. And that by the way of the word miserable. It means in need of mercy. That is what we mean when we confess that we are poor miserable sinners. We need mercy.In any case in the novel this event re-birthed Jean Valjean and drives the whole story. The SurpriseThe parable of the unjust steward portrays a similar surprise. It is not unlike giving silver candlesticks to a thief who has already stolen plates and silverware. The steward or manager in our translation had stolen from the rich man. He had wasted his property. When called to give an account he stole even more. Using bribes to win friends. We expect the rich man to be outraged. To be infuriated and frustrated. We expect that justice would require this man who wasted property and then stole more. Instead, the rich man commends the thief for stealing.God Is Not Like UsThis is not a parable to show us how much God is like us. God is not like us. The fruit of the parables is in the distinction, in the surprise, how God is not like us.This is not the way we behave. Justice wants those who steal to pay it back. It doesn’t commend them for it. But here is how God is different than us. God wants to give His kingdom away. However it was that the steward was wasting the rich man’s property it was rectified when the rich man’s debtors were forgiven the debt, not when they paid it back. Here is the point: God wants to give His goods away to those who sought to steal from Him. He wants as sons and daughters the very people who murdered His beloved Son. And He wants to bestow His kingdom upon rebels who plotted against Him. We are not worthy of such mysteries and joys but God bestows this Good News upon us in His Holy Word. But Those Who Have Ears To Hear, Hear This:Our Lord interprets this parable when He says “make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into eternal blessings. This is the key. For who can receive you into an eternal dwelling? Only God.Therefore our Lord tells you to make a friend for yourself of God through unrighteous mammon and wealth that you might be received into eternity. What unrighteous wealth could you use to bribe God? Stolen wealth. Only that which belongs to another. Which is not yours by right. That which you cannot buy or earn so it must be stolen. The innocent die for the guilty. That injustice is the very foundation of the kingdom and of creation.The Shocking Character of GraceAnd this is the shocking character of grace. God wants to give away His goods to the very people who stole from Him. To the very people who murdered His beloved Son. And He wants to bestow His kingdom on rebels guilty of treason who plotted against Him. The father forsakes the son in order to have you. He declares that the guilty are innocent. And he accepts payment from the son for your debt.Then He goes so far as to say you were never guilty. And He has even more to give. More than you tried to steal. He adds candlesticks to plates and spoons. It is not “write down 80 when you owe 100.” It is not even “write down 0.” He takes the pad and He adds a credit. You end up with more than you sought to steal. You are not less in debt or even with God but you are actually rewarded for trying to steal from Him. He pays more than justice demands; our cups overflow.And that is the unrighteous wealth. The stolen wealth that makes God a friend of sinners. It is the blood of Jesus Christ from the cross and the chalice that welcomes sinners into eternal dwellings as God’s own friends when this creation fails. What Are We Supposed To Do Now?Our Lord also says that we are to be faithful with unrighteous wealth. That is we are to be faithful in thievery. To be faithful in this thievery is to recognize that the blood of Jesus Christ is desirable to want it to honor it to love it and to keep on taking it. The blood of Jesus Christ. His death and resurrection. His innocent, substitutionary suffering is the currency of heaven which is given in perfect generosity to thieving sinners who receive even more than what they sought to steal. The Psalmist asks what shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits of the Lord to me. And he answers, “I shall take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord. What shall I give to the Lord for all the things He has done to me. The Psalmist says, I will take more. I Will Take More. God wants to give away His goods. He wants sons and daughters declared out of the very people who murdered His very son. And he wants to bestow His kingdom upon rebels guilty of treason who plotted against Him; in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.The peace of God, which passes understanding, guard and keep you in body and soul through Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.

“When Jesus Says the Darndest Things”Lectionary 20C (Proper 15 C) August 18, 2019Luke 12:49-56 Pastor Roger Dykstra Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Iowa City, IA

Sermon by Pastor Ryan StrebeckAugust 11, 2019Luke 11:1-13

Sermon by Pastor Ryan StrebeckAugust 4. 2019Luke 11:1-13

July 28, 2019Luke 11:1-13Simply put… Bon Jovi is right, we are a community living on a prayer. A prayer mind you, that lacks $15 seminary words and is not longwinded. The prayer Jesus taught to his disciples is sufficient witness to G-d, made truthful by worshipers, through the One who taught is to be prayed. Jesus offers us, through this prayer and all prayer to G-d, sufficient grace and compassion to ensure our needs, our daily bread is made available. The response we receive from G-d to the need we present may not match the desires we have. The daily bread or the healing we request from G-d may not mirror what we desire and this is where the difficult work of seeking G-d’s will through prayerful dialogue with our Creator begins. This is when we begin to lean into the Lord, bending even further towards G-d so that we can catch a glimpse, we pray, of what G-d’s will is for our lives and for the new creation inaugurated by Christ’s death and resurrection.As we pray and make the words of Christ not only our prayer but a post by which we build our faith - knowing we were created by a G-d who desires to provide for our needs - know that when you do not feel like speaking the words or that you do not have the faith to do so at the moment, not only is this community praying the words for you, but the church universal is as well. In a world full of division among the church, Christ is still the head of the church, and through prayer, we are still connected to Christ and one another.

July 28, 2019Luke 11:1-13Simply put… Bon Jovi is right, we are a community living on a prayer. A prayer mind you, that lacks $15 seminary words and is not longwinded. The prayer Jesus taught to his disciples is sufficient witness to G-d, made truthful by worshipers, through the One who taught is to be prayed. Jesus offers us, through this prayer and all prayer to G-d, sufficient grace and compassion to ensure our needs, our daily bread is made available. The response we receive from G-d to the need we present may not match the desires we have. The daily bread or the healing we request from G-d may not mirror what we desire and this is where the difficult work of seeking G-d’s will through prayerful dialogue with our Creator begins. This is when we begin to lean into the Lord, bending even further towards G-d so that we can catch a glimpse, we pray, of what G-d’s will is for our lives and for the new creation inaugurated by Christ’s death and resurrection.As we pray and make the words of Christ not only our prayer but a post by which we build our faith - knowing we were created by a G-d who desires to provide for our needs - know that when you do not feel like speaking the words or that you do not have the faith to do so at the moment, not only is this community praying the words for you, but the church universal is as well. In a world full of division among the church, Christ is still the head of the church, and through prayer, we are still connected to Christ and one another.

Visit happyvalleyevangelical.org/sermons for more.July 28, 2019Luke 5:1-11, Matthew 4:19, Jeremiah 29:13Rev. Jim Steele

Sermon by Pastor Ryan StrebeckJune 30, 2019Luke 8:22-25

Lectionary 13 C (Proper 9C)June 30, 2019Luke 9:51-62Pastor Roger Dykstra Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Iowa City, IA

Sermon by Pastor Ryan StrebeckJune 23, 2019Luke 8:26-39

Sermon by Pastor Ryan StrebeckJune 2, 2019Luke 24:44-53

Visit happyvalleyevangelical.org/sermons for more.April 28, 2019Luke 18:35-43Zach Frentress

April 21, 2019Luke 24: 1-12 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB Resurrection is the antidote to fear and hopelessness. Resurrection begins when you stop believing the lies our world tells us and start believing the truth about you. The truth that you were created in love. † † † Support our ministry at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6...Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

April 18, 2019Luke 22:7-23 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB Our Lenten journey ends as we enter the Triduum (Three days). Maundy Thursday, the night in which Jesus was betrayed and when Jesus instituted Holy Communion. † † † Support our ministry at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6...Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

April 14, 2019Luke 23 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB When we look to the cross, we know that when we are rejected, he has borne that rejection, we know that when we've failed, he has borne that failure, we know that when we've sinned, Jesus has borne that sin. We know that when we die, he has borne our death.We know this because his story and our story has been woven together in a strange tapestry of stories that come together in this story, the suffering and death of our Lord Jesus Christ. † † † Support our ministry at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999/donationRemember to Rate & Review our podcast!

Sermon by Pastor Ryan StrebeckApril 7, 2019Luke 18:18-30

March 31, 2019Luke 15: 1-3 11b--32 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB When you are feeling lost and can't find a way home, God finds you and brings you to where you need to be. † † † Support our ministry at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999/donationRemember to Rate & Review our podcast!

March 17, 2019Luke 13: 31-35 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB The Christian life isn’t about escaping who you are, but becoming MORE of who you are, it’s about developing the best of who you are, so that you can feed others with the fruit you bear with your own unique giftedness. The Christian life is about dying to those things that keep you from living your distinctiveness, and rising to live more fully the YOU that was created in love. † † † Support our ministry at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999/donationRemember to Rate & Review our podcast!

Sermon by Pastor Ryan StrebeckMarch 24, 2019Luke 13:1-9

Sermon by Pastor Ryan StrebeckMarch 17, 2019Luke 11:29-36

March 17, 2019Luke 13: 31-35 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB Jesus’ arms are open, there on the cross. He laments our refusal to heed his wisdom, the wisdom of the prophets before him, the wisdom of the prophets after him, the wisdom of the prophets of today, but still he stands with arms open.He says to us to come and find rest with him. † † † Support our ministry at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999/donationRemember to Rate & Review our podcast!

Sermon delivered by our Pastor, Ryan StrebeckMarch 10, 2019Luke 10:17-24

March 10, 2019Luke 4: 1-13 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB When Satan tempted Jesus in the desert he had choices; Test God or Trust God. Jesus chose to trust.As we enter the season of Lent, this season of spring, this season of becoming, let the Spirit will lead you into your own desert, where you can discover what needs to die so that you can more fully live. † † † Support our ministry at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999/donationRemember to Rate & Review our podcast!

Sermon delivered by Pastor Ryan StrebeckMarch 3, 2019Luke 9:28-36

March 03, 2019Luke 9:28-43a NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB This Transfiguration Sunday, Pastor Kevin speaks about living the mission that God has for you. Wherever your skills and passions meet a need, that is your mission. † † † Support our ministry at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999/donationRemember to Rate & Review our podcast!

Sermon delivered by Pastor Ryan StrebeckFebruary 24, 2019Luke 5:27-39

February 24, 2019Luke 6:27-38 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB Turning the other cheek is a well worn expression in church circles. But rather than telling his followers to become doormats in his name, Jesus was providing his followers with a way to respond to oppressive situations.When the world lashes out in anger, you respond in love. When others demean you have creative solutions to maintain your dignity. † † † Support our ministry at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999/donationRemember to Rate & Review our podcast!

Sermon delivered by Pastor Ryan StrebeckFebruary 17, 2019Luke 5:17-26

February 17, 2019Luke 6:17-26 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB The kingdom of God that Jesus talks about in Luke is located at the base of human experience.  It resides deep in the human heart. It’s in the union between people and God.Jesus’s vision for this world is where all people live and thrive in the abundance of this world. † † † Support our ministry at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999/donationRemember to Rate & Review our podcast!

February 10, 2019Luke 5:1-11 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB God’s call in your life has left a light inside of you and because of Jesus that light, God's light, shines through you because thats where God has decided to shine. So like the disciples, cast your net. † † † Support our ministry at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999/donationRemember to Rate & Review our podcast!

Sermon delivered by our Youth Director Nate CarlsonTraditional ServiceFebruary 10, 2019Luke 5:1-11

Sermon delivered by Ken BeckerModern ServiceFebruary 10, 2019Luke 5:1-11

Sermon delivered by Pastor Ryan StrebeckFebruary 3, 2019Luke 4:14-30

February 03, 2019Luke 4: 21-30 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB As people looking for community, we want a place where we can rest an be accepted in brokeness, and no one will bat an eye, because everyone else brings their own bruised and battered hearts too. And the church is that place. That’s why God drew you here to be part of this family of faith. † † † Support our ministry at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999/donationRemember to Rate & Review our podcast!    

January 27, 2019Luke 23:39-46Pastor Caleb Speicher

January 27, 2019Luke 4: 14-21 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB Pastor Kevin Discusses Jesus' first sermon, and how it was received by the unsuspecting crowd gathered to hear it. † † † Support our ministry at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999/donationRemember to Rate & Review our podcast!