Community Of Grace Audio Podcast

God is the source and we are the re-source. So how do we grow as a resource of God's blessings? By sowing and reaping.

On All Saints Day we light candles remembering those who have shone the light of Christ into our lives. These last years we've lost much, yet this day we also celebrate in Christ we are found, and have much yet to discover! Nothing is lost, that...

Sometimes the Church has blind spots. For Lutherans, that can mean an unfamiliarity with the person and work of the Holy Spirit. How can we begin to see him more clearly?

What does it mean to "be the Church in the World?" Am I really qualified to minister to other people? Find out what it means to be part of a royal priesthood in your daily life.

How does your current vocation (what you do with your productive time/energy) bless the world? Our daily lives honor Jesus' name, as we faithfully do our part to help create a trustworthy world for our neighbor. How IS the Lord using you, to...

Do we see Christ in success or in suffering?

How do you read the Bible and how does the Bible read you? Learn about the lens of Law and Gospel in today's message.

The final chapters tells a gruesome story of the worst of humanity, resulting in the death of God's own son. Yet, Jesus is not defeated. He defeats death and points his disciples to a kingdom that will never be defeated. Even when things seem...

How do we adapt our methods of mission in an ever changing world?

Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem was a disruption to the social, religious, and political "kingdoms" of the entire city. In what ways does Jesus continue to disrupt our lives in order to establish his Kingdom over us and within us?

Jesus wants a deep and growing heart-to-heart relationship with us that transforms us by the sanctifying work of his Spirit so that he can through us to love others.

Why does Jesus think that children are the greatest? Because God loves to help those who can't help themselves.

Find out what it means to "believe in miracles" through the eyes of Matthew and the experiences of Peter.

To live out what Jesus teaches us to pray in the Lord's prayer, that God's will be done, "on earth as it is in heaven" we need to know how it is, in the kingdom of heaven. In this chapter of parables, Jesus teaches us to imagine...

Jesus was continually being accused of breaking the Sabbath by the religious leaders of his time. Find out how Jesus challenged and reframed their (and our) misunderstanding of God's intent in calling for a day of holy rest.

In Matthew 10, Jesus sends his disciples into the world to prepare people to receive the good news of Jesus' redeeming and restoring work for them. What can we learn from this account about what Jesus wants for people, and for us as his...

Jesus continues his healing ministry, delighting the faithful and confounding the religious. He also sets out a challenge to pray for workers for the harvest. As his disciples, how do we continue Jesus' ministry, and what do we do with his prayer...

There are many things we think will separate us from the Love of Christ; things that often separate us from one another. But Matthew 8 shows us through multiple stories what the apostle Paul reflects in Romans 8; the heart that asks will not be...

As Jesus concludes the Sermon on the Mount, he makes it clear that his words aren't just good advice, but are the only sure foundation for building our lives upon

What moves you to give to others? Discover what Jesus taught his disciples about what lies at the heart of our discipleship.