http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast en-us ℗ & © 2012 Faith Lutheran Church & Pastor Carl Schneider Sunday Sermon at Faith Lutheran Church, Marietta, GA Sunday Sermon at Faith Lutheran Church, Marietta, GA Pastor Carl Schneider At Faith Lutheran Church & School, in Marietta, GA, our mission is to connect people to Jesus! We want to serve our community and display the love of Jesus through our Worship, Bible Studies, School, programs, and in all we do. Faith Lutheran School (K-8th grade) is committed to excellence in its curriculum and in all its programs. We have a highly qualified and competent staff and a wonderful Christ centered program. Faith Lutheran Church has a beautiful sanctuary that offers both traditional and contemporary styles of worship. For more information, please visit http://www.faithmarietta.com. Faith Lutheran Church & Pastor Carl Schneider webmaster@krazykaren.com (David) Religion webmaster@krazykaren.com (David) webmaster@krazykaren.com (David) http://www.krazykaren.com/podcasthttp://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/photologo_144.jpg worship, fellowship, sermon, lutheran, jesus, savior, faith, faith lutheran, christian, christianity, religion, god, holy, heaven, marietta, georgia, cobb, kennesaw, woodstock, smyrna, churches, church, school, love, prayer, hope, 2012 no ℗ & © 2012 Faith Lutheran Church & Pastor Carl Schneiderworship, fellowship, sermon, lutheran, jesus, savior, faith, faith lutheran, christian, christianity, religion, god, holy, heaven, marietta, georgia, cobb, kennesaw, woodstock, smyrna, churches, church, school, love, prayer, hope, 2012Religion & Spirituality/Christianity33.965601-84.4433FaithLutheranSermonshttp://feedburner.google.comAt Faith Lutheran Church & School, in Marietta, GA, our mission is to connect people to Jesus! We want to serve our community and display the love of Jesus through our Worship, Bible Studies, School, programs, and in all we do. Faith Lutheran School (K-8th grade) is committed to excellence in its curriculum and in all its programs. We have a highly qualified and competent staff and a wonderful Christ centered program. Faith Lutheran Church has a newly remodeled sanctuary that offers both traditional and contemporary styles of worship. For more information, please visit http://www.faithlcms.org http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-20-12.mp3 Sun, 20 May 2012 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=aqorgRac2Mw:Blt_ilwLxY4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. 25:08 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, Easter, life, change, fruit, spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/aqorgRac2Mw/sermon-May-20-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-20-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-20-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-13-12.mp3 Sun, 13 May 2012 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in His ways. Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in His ways.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=y74auYA0T_o:MaUpInhUKrI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Father, today, we commit our lives and our families to You. We pray that our Faith Family may be a place where we can build strong families and successful lives upon Your Word. We know that churches can never be stronger than the families that are in that church, and nations can never be stronger than the families that make up that nation. Holy Spirit, lead us and encourage us. Help us to let go of the failures of the past and move into a future blessed by You. In Jesus' name. Amen. 22:07 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, Easter, life, change, faith, family, nation, future http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/y74auYA0T_o/sermon-May-13-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-13-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-13-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-29-12.mp3 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Joy without hope is impossible. Joy without hope is impossible.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=dY-NUezSY9I:7ksrXslor1Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 28:24 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, Easter, life, change, happiness, hope, joy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/dY-NUezSY9I/sermon-Apr-29-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-29-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-29-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-22-12.mp3 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider The fruit of the Spirit is love. The fruit of the Spirit is love.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=ib2NYA4QFzk:8hposcJhzKM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Jesus said, "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name". May the Holy Spirit so fill you with the Father's love for you in Jesus Christ that He may produce in you the fruit of His abundant love. 22:47 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, Easter, life, change, love http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/ib2NYA4QFzk/sermon-Apr-22-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-22-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-22-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-15-12.mp3 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 08:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Hear the Word of forgiveness in the name of the Risen Christ Jesus. Hear the Word of forgiveness in the name of the Risen Christ Jesus.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=GXopFq-WfZI:P5n6d6id8Qg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Father, You desire truth in our hearts.�You teach us true wisdom within.�Cleanse us with the blood of Jesus, that we may be clean, whiter than snow. 29:42 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, Easter, life, change, forgive http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/GXopFq-WfZI/sermon-Apr-15-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-15-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-15-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-08-12.mp3 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 08:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Easter Sunday Easter Sunday<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=JoWPRiydyBI:1WXFJpvI1W0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our faith is futile; we are still in our sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. 15:11 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, Easter, lent, dead, death, life, cross, crucify http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/JoWPRiydyBI/sermon-Apr-08-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-08-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-08-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-01-12.mp3 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Palm Sunday Palm Sunday<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=XL0YWCD206g:cP0LkbZtUt0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives. 28:34 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, lent, palm, confess, Lazarus, dead, life, donkey, plan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/XL0YWCD206g/sermon-Apr-01-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-01-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-01-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-25-12.mp3 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Jesus has the authority to stand above His creation. Jesus has the authority to stand above His creation.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=1TyPt3cqjIY:muYsYSNcXYY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Father, give us Your Holy Spirit so that we may know Christ Jesus better. Open the eyes of our hearts that we may be strengthened in the hope we have in You, the riches of Your glorious inheritance, and Your incomparably great power at work in us who believe. 23:46 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, lent, sign, water, Yahweh, miracle, sabbath, law, power, authority, judge, create, creation, lake, mountain http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/1TyPt3cqjIY/sermon-Mar-25-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-25-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-25-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-18-12.mp3 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Does God punish us for our sins? Does God punish us for our sins?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=m9-YIRw9jkM:XMS6Yg0mZE4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar and His word has no place in our lives. 24:04 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, lent, sign, light, spit, blind, mud, miracle, punish, sin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/m9-YIRw9jkM/sermon-Mar-18-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-18-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-18-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-11-12.mp3 Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider God is gracious and compassionate. God is gracious and compassionate.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=FMXuXca9gNs:QqvloZdlEeA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Heavenly Father, as we hear the witness of Scripture this day, grant us faith that we may see and believe that Jesus fed a hungry crowd out of His compassion and love. Holy Spirit, may we see in this miracle a sign of our Father's Divine goodness and mercy to us; help us to grow in our faith and learn to trust Your compassionate heart for us in Jesus Christ our Lord; for You live and reign with the Father and the Son, One God, now and forever. Amen. 24:47 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, lent, feed, fish, mount, hungry, compassion, baby, grace http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/FMXuXca9gNs/sermon-Mar-11-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-11-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-11-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-07-12.mp3 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:00:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider Cover your life with the insurance that has no premiums to pay. Jesus paid it all! Cover your life with the insurance that has no premiums to pay. Jesus paid it all!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=eBeSTLfsfio:g3iogTWfpV0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Lord Jesus, I thank You that Your hands were nailed to the cross for me and ask You to keep me in the grip of Your grace and mercy. Today I bring to Your throne ______________ whom I pray will come to believe in You that they may be held in Your powerful, all-loving, gracious hands as I am. Holy Spirit, help me, out my hand of faith, to reach out to them in Jesus' name. Amen. 19:27 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, lent, purim, shepherd, insurance http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/eBeSTLfsfio/sermon-Mar-07-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-07-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-07-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-04-12.mp3 Sun, 04 Mar 2012 11:00:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider Do our troubles become opportunities for God to put His hand upon us? Do our troubles become opportunities for God to put His hand upon us?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=WviNH3rkz2g:OfxRmAs-z1I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Come near to God and He will come near to you. 39:48 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, lent, miracle, royal, mercy, grace, humble http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/WviNH3rkz2g/sermon-Mar-04-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-04-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-04-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-26-12.mp3 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:00:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider Pastor Schneider discusses Jesus' first miracle. Pastor Schneider discusses Jesus' first miracle.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=39Gn8ICqTho:GeUrzHv_De4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Heavenly Father, in the person of our Lord Jesus Christ, we have seen and touched your glory. The miracles Christ did in the flesh were and are a foretaste of the future we have before us. Open our eyes that we might see your hand at work, that, through our faith and lives of service, we might bring glory to your name; for you live and rule with the Son, and the Holy Spirit, One God now and forever. Amen. 23:23 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, lent, water, wine, miracle, wedding, sign http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/39Gn8ICqTho/sermon-Feb-26-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-26-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-26-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-22-12.mp3 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider The beginning of the 40 days of Lent. The beginning of the 40 days of Lent.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=SX_YKhYmsI0:VZMbBF3q98A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 14:37 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, lent, ash, wednesday, son, life, flesh, word, god, miracle, fish, meal, healing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/SX_YKhYmsI0/sermon-Feb-22-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-22-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-22-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-19-12.mp3 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:15:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider God refuses to remember our wrongs when we ask for forgiveness. God refuses to remember our wrongs when we ask for forgiveness.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=QZAsZWGkyao:ObKmofftyQE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Lord, we confess how difficult it can be to forgive those who hurt us. We admit there are times when we want revenge. We want them to hurt as much as they have hurt us. Holy God, we praise Your name that You forgive us, not because we have asked or are deserving, but only for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Forgive us our sins and give us, Holy Spirit, the mind and heart to forgive others in Jesus' name. Amen. 19:20 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, epiphany, forgive, forget, revenge, grudge, memory, rebuild, confidence, divorce, sorry, verdict, judgement, condemn http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/QZAsZWGkyao/sermon-Feb-19-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-19-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-19-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-12-12.mp3 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:00:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider Forgiveness is one of the most important health habits a person can have. Forgiveness is one of the most important health habits a person can have.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=CiDCRF1GKpI:RKB3yozKpl0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> The truth is that all sin is committed against God, first and last. Since God owns every thing and every life, when we sin against each other, our offense begins at the throne of God. But the good news is we have a High Priest, the Son of God, Jesus Christ our Lord, who has entered heaven and, even now, is sitting at the right hand of God Almighty, our Father, pleading for us. Let us hold firmly to what we believe. For this High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for He faced all of the same testings we do, yet He did not sin. Be assured that Your High Priest stands ready to forgive you today ALL your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. 21:44 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, epiphany, forgive, live, health, science, stress, happiness, happy, heart http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/CiDCRF1GKpI/sermon-Feb-12-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-12-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-12-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-05-12.mp3 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:00:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider Let's make forgiveness our first reaction to others' mistakes. Let's make forgiveness our first reaction to others' mistakes.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=EMo-QRVHo3s:SAc5yWB6-mA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Father, we come into Your house today with great thanksgiving for we believe You have forgiven us all our sins for Jesus' sake. In Christ's forgiveness, we are now forgiven and free. Thank you for lifting the weight and burden of our sins. Holy Spirit, lead us by Your grace and power to be more like Jesus so that forgiving others, we may know the ultimate blessing and peace Christ came to give us. Where we are harboring hurts in our hearts, Holy Spirit, lead us to forgive in Jesus' name. Amen. 25:46 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, epiphany, forgive, sins, free, weight, burden, grace, power, blessing, hurt http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/EMo-QRVHo3s/sermon-Feb-05-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-05-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-05-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-29-12.mp3 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:15:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider Hurt has different forms. It can make us better or it can make us bitter. Hurt has different forms. It can make us better or it can make us bitter.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=wTJrDsRiwjU:F4fR7rdha2g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Forgiveness must be a hallmark of our Christian community. 30:30 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, epiphany, forgive, hurt, rejection, divorce http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/wTJrDsRiwjU/sermon-Jan-29-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-29-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-29-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-22-12.mp3 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider Pray without ceasing. Do the things that Christ did.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=UyL4LjzPpG8:YlSDvfodB1w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Do the things that Christ did. 23:35 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, ask, pray, prayer, acts, apostles, spirit, comforter, counselor http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/UyL4LjzPpG8/sermon-Jan-22-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-22-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-22-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-15-12.mp3 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider Trust what Christ has done for you. Don't be deceived by Satan's schemes.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=a3-VrdiI9gA:HbNq7VC3xfk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Don't be deceived by Satan's schemes. 26:10 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, ask, pray, prayer, satan, census, job, permission, heart, lie http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/a3-VrdiI9gA/sermon-Jan-15-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-15-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-15-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-08-12.mp3 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:15:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider Epiphany Pastor Carl talks about the power of prayer.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=AIqa2HoD460:KGRE8jrAKxA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Pastor Carl talks about the power of prayer. 21:11 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, ask, pray, prayer, fig http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/AIqa2HoD460/sermon-Jan-08-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-08-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-08-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-01-12.mp3 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:15:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider New Year's Day Service Guest Speaker Tom Boeck describes Jesus' parent's journey.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=bXt1TbUJ9Nc:1tesjvIxwL0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Guest Speaker Tom Boeck describes Jesus' parent's journey. 15:18 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, advent, christmas, new, year, circumcision, magi, herod, egypt, simeon http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/bXt1TbUJ9Nc/sermon-Jan-01-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-01-12.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-01-12.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Dec-25-11.mp3 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:15:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider Christmas Day Service. Christmas Day Service.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=koFaCDstRB0:W4KbKelp_mk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. 12:48 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, advent, christmas, birth, savior, flesh, word, bethlehem, angels, manger, faithful, joy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/koFaCDstRB0/sermon-Dec-25-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Dec-25-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Dec-25-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Dec-24-11.mp3 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:00:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=LVNAU4_SLPU:sSopMyQNSEs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 12:08 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, advent, christmas, eve, birth, savior, bethlehem, angels, manger, faithful, joy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/LVNAU4_SLPU/sermon-Dec-24-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Dec-24-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Dec-24-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Dec-18-11.mp3 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:15:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider God's forgiveness gives us hope for the future. God's forgiveness gives us hope for the future.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=_YgObAfHt1g:pBac7-58fUQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Don't let your choices leave you with an empty heart. 31:54 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, advent, christmas, story, scrooge, regret, choice, past, future, death, gift, ending http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/_YgObAfHt1g/sermon-Dec-18-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Dec-18-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Dec-18-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Dec-11-11.mp3 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:15:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider Guest Speaker Tom Boeck describes Joseph's decision to wed Mary. Guest Speaker Tom Boeck describes Joseph's decision to wed Mary.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=h5_JlWlPnXw:O_pyZERwtI4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> How God demonstrated His own love for us. 34:29 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, advent, christmas, relationship, scrooge, engaged, joseph, mary, righteous, disgrace, divorce, respect http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/h5_JlWlPnXw/sermon-Dec-11-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Dec-11-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Dec-11-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Dec-04-11.mp3 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:15:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider What makes you merry at Christmas time? What makes you merry at Christmas time?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=-MnXqFdXWc8:teYS5eSyKG4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Go from Bah Humbug! to Halleliah! 21:36 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, advent, christmas, mary, elizabeth, zechariah, hope, give, shop, memories, joy, merry http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/-MnXqFdXWc8/sermon-Dec-04-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Dec-04-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Dec-04-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Nov-27-11.mp3 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 08:15:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider What chains are you bringing into the Christmas season? What chains are you bringing into the Christmas season?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=u0PXw2wCYQY:6w4cVQKHJe4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Your painful past doesn't have to lock you into a hopeless present and future. 16:04 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, advent, scrooge, chain, friday, peace, break http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/u0PXw2wCYQY/sermon-Nov-27-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Nov-27-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Nov-27-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Nov-23-11.mp3 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:00:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His love endures forever. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His love endures forever.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=ETkmcdau3Tc:56Pc97W_8Rg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> If the Lord should keep a record of our sins, especially our ungrateful and forgetful hearts, none of us could stand before Him. But the truth is that in Jesus Christ, He has forgiven you all your sins, even your sins of ingratitude. 21:13 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, thanksgiving, thanks, grateful, sins, forgive, leprosy, priest, samaritan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/ETkmcdau3Tc/sermon-Nov-23-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Nov-23-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Nov-23-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Nov-20-11.mp3 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:15:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider Each must give what he has decided in his heart to give. Realize that God owns everything.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=rfnL7-nxriw:cNxsa6cxCX4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Realize that God owns everything. 24:08 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, pentecost, stewardship, offering, widow, sacrifice, giving, grateful, heart, owner http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/rfnL7-nxriw/sermon-Nov-20-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Nov-20-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Nov-20-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Nov-13-11.mp3 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 08:15:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider Gifts aren't gifts when you expect something back in return. Obedience to Christ is about a desire to please the Father.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=hoo2RQVjvWQ:O-ErQyNtdrU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Obedience to Christ is about a desire to please the Father. 22:09 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, pentecost, stewardship, gift, exchange, control, guilt, obligation, manager http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/hoo2RQVjvWQ/sermon-Nov-13-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Nov-13-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Nov-13-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Nov-06-11.mp3 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 08:15:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider When we give to Christ's church, we are in a partnership with all Christians. When we give to Christ's church, we are in a partnership with all Christians.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=yJzrYRUFj1U:jFH77nGiVwk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> What would happen if the Sun stopped shining? What if every Christian church closed its doors? What if Jesus had stopped short of His journey to the cross? On the other hand, what if every Christian gave as Christ designed? 13:41 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, pentecost, sun, give, receive, flame, offering, Paul, macedonian, poverty, ability, sharing, partners, rich, generosity http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/yJzrYRUFj1U/sermon-Nov-06-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Nov-06-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Nov-06-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Oct-30-11.mp3 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 08:15:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Jesus set the example by His life and death. Jesus set the example by His life and death.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=N21q0Pz3rKA:cGNs5GXvY84:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Our present suffering is nothing compared to the glory that will be revealed in us. 19:51 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, pentecost, reformation, finish, example, follow, suffer, eyes, mind, thoughts, eternal, birthday http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/N21q0Pz3rKA/sermon-Oct-30-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Oct-30-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Oct-30-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Oct-23-11.mp3 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 08:15:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Your Baptism gives you all you need to run the race. Your Baptism gives you all you need to run the race.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=VC_rBSzU2rQ:LUvJqGFMBL4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Pray for perseverance, not patience. 25:39 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, pentecost, run, race, grace, perseverance, character, hope, suffer, finish, faith, joy, corley, josh http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/VC_rBSzU2rQ/sermon-Oct-23-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Oct-23-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Oct-23-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Oct-16-11.mp3 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 08:15:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider What's it going to take for us to run the race marked out for us? What's it going to take for us to run the race marked out for us?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=x6h8kooVmPk:da9H0a2ZBTA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Running the race means taking steps toward Jesus. 25:24 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, pentecost, run, race, game, steps, walk, breathing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/x6h8kooVmPk/sermon-Oct-16-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Oct-16-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Oct-16-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Oct-09-11.mp3 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Being with Jesus always means a Life Change. Being with Jesus always means a Life Change.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=F8l0HnAk9-w:8yMAgNCvQrk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> When we leave church, we enter a world filled with hatred, apathy, and selfishness. As God's children, we can use our gifts to do something according to the opportunities the Lord gives. 24:41 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, pentecost, living, edge, hatred, apathy, selfish, gifts, boat, Peter, water http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/F8l0HnAk9-w/sermon-Oct-09-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Oct-09-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Oct-09-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Oct-02-11.mp3 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:15:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider What to do when your kids rebel. What to do when your kids rebel.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=gVWoj2fm3VE:8FXgYD5U1rs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Even in the best Christian families, children can go astray.�You can raise your children according to godly standards, be consistent with discipline, you can set an example of your life in Christ, and you can pray for your children every day of your life AND there will still be times when your kids rebel.�Why do they rebel? For the same reasons we did and still do.�Sin and self-centeredness, the same reason Adam and Eve rebelled in the Garden of Eden. 24:13 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, pentecost, harmony, family, relationship, kids, parent, children, rebel http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/gVWoj2fm3VE/sermon-Oct-02-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Oct-02-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Oct-02-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Sep-25-11.mp3 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:15:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider We pray that our homes may be a haven in the storms of life. We pray that our homes may be a haven in the storms of life.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=9ZVTnndCDxs:X37UTitVgCs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> When it comes to raising a family, even the best of parents struggle. Jesus once told a story about a great father who raised two sons, and both of his boys had problems. One of his kids rebelled, ran off, and got himself into all kinds of trouble. The other stayed home, worked the family business, but was miserable and resentful. The problem with parenting is that just about the time you get pretty good at it, your kids grow up and move away. According to Jesus, there was only one perfect parent ever: "...your heavenly Father is perfect." Now that's good news for us, after all, He is our Father too, and because He is our Father, we have a reason to celebrate together as family in Jesus Christ. 19:12 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, pentecost, harmony, family, relationship, raise, kids, children http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/9ZVTnndCDxs/sermon-Sep-25-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Sep-25-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Sep-25-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Sep-18-11.mp3 Sun, 18 Sep 2011 08:15:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Be committed to building a strong family. Be committed to building a strong family.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=hIXOG93juxM:3Xm7JjhHcmA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Harmony. We take it for granted when listening to music.�It is absolutely beautiful when music is in harmony.�When discord strikes the eardrum we know immediately. Likewise, we take for granted harmony in our homes until discordant words and actions strike our ears and eyes affecting our hearts and immediately we know something isn't right. 24:37 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, pentecost, harmony, family, relationship, resolve http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/hIXOG93juxM/sermon-Sep-18-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Sep-18-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Sep-18-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Sep-11-11.mp3 Sun, 11 Sep 2011 08:15:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider God designed the family to help us withstand unfortunate events. God designed the family to help us withstand unfortunate events.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=rWkLCpe--tc:GI24Hwk7RBM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> The good news could never be better. God has heard our confession of our sins and our cry for our families. It is His desire, and for His grace, to be present, forgiveness shared and His love abound in your heart and home. 24:13 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, journey, pentecost, family, relationship, protection, stability, security, refuge, shelter http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/rWkLCpe--tc/sermon-Sep-11-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Sep-11-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Sep-11-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Sep-04-11.mp3 Sun, 04 Sep 2011 08:15:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Fix your eyes on Jesus when the going gets tough. Fix your eyes on Jesus when the going gets tough.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=4r6M6OCLvhA:ohSsWpGtqYs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26 Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. 27 No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 23:54 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, journey, pentecost, race, run, fight, strength, finish, marathon, win http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/4r6M6OCLvhA/sermon-Sep-04-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Sep-04-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Sep-04-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Aug-28-11.mp3 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 08:15:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider God gave each of us different gifts. God gave each of us different gifts.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=C1XhgGC9ECw:1Aa53186hWk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> When you jump in your car and take it for a drive, you probably give little if any thought about what's going on behind the scenes. But open the hood while the car is running and it becomes immediately obvious that there's a lot more going on than meets the eye. Stand in front of a great big 100+ story skyscraper or even the home where you live and just think about all the pieces and parts - the nails and screws, two by fours and two by sixes - all connected together to make your house. Your body is perhaps the greatest expression of a whole lot of stuff going on behind the scenes 24-7. Likewise, when you step onto our campus any day of the week - to drop off or pick up your child from school, to attend a Bible study, to worship or attend Sunday School - it doesn't take long to see that it takes many people to make all these things happen.� When Paul wrote those words, "From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work" (Ephes. 4:16 NIV), he was thinking of the complex nature of the church - united and working together in order to accomplish something great in the name of Christ. "We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10 25:39 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, journey, pentecost, servant, serve, body, work, gift http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/C1XhgGC9ECw/sermon-Aug-28-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Aug-28-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Aug-28-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Aug-21-11.mp3 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 08:15:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider God has adopted us into His own family. God has adopted us into His own family.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=4c9smuNHKA0:ooBY0ca1qgc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> We are a family through Christ. Our thoughts, our words and our actions do not make us members of God's family. We are members of God's family because God, our Father, has adopted us into His family of faith through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. God has promised to love and forgive us for Jesus' sake. 18:19 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, journey, connect, fellowship, pentecost, orphan, mother, brother, family http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/4c9smuNHKA0/sermon-Aug-21-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Aug-21-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Aug-21-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Aug-14-11.mp3 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider How should we worship God? How should we worship God?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=9EQMU7zxnEA:MuZgSmfkmw8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Things you never discuss� It's not politics, but it is religious. It is a subject that, when you bring it up in conversation, can raise a lot of dust. What is this dust-raising subject? Worship!� As we walk the Journey together, how do we define what worship is and what it is not?� What kind of worship does God desire from us?� What kind of worship does God require of us? What does real worship look like and who can offer it?� Is there a "style" of worship that is better than another? Debates about the styles of worship have been going on for a long time. Although, I don't remember debating what style of worship was right when I was a child or even at the seminary.� �We tend to think that this question is new to our day.� But it isn't! The Samaritan woman once tried to debate Jesus on the best time, place, and style for worship.� Jesus told the woman that these were external issues and irrelevant.� Where you worship is not as important as whom you worship and how much of yourself you offer to God when you worship.� There is a right and wrong way to worship. Let's begin our discussion in Hebrews�12:28 'Let us be grateful and worship God in a way that will please him'. Hebrews 12:28 (TEV) What if we define worship as: all that "I intentionally offer to God"? It might raise a question or two, such as: What can I offer to God as a sinful human being that could possibly be pleasing to him? Search the Scripture and you might be surprised at the answer.� But, if we define worship as that which "I intentionally offer to God from my heart of faith," that really "broadens" what worship is and really opens a worship door much more than an hour on Sunday. 17:35 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, journey, worship, style http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/9EQMU7zxnEA/sermon-Aug-14-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Aug-14-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Aug-14-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Aug-07-11.mp3 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 08:15:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Jesus used stories to teach others. Jesus used stories to teach others.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=NJ9nmlKPelw:lrH2T_2pVxY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Have you ever wondered who really lives next door to you? What do you really know about them? Do you know if they are happy? Struggling? Lonely? Sick? Do they go to church? Just who is your neighbor? 20:50 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, journey, story, china, mission, blind http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/NJ9nmlKPelw/sermon-Aug-07-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Aug-07-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Aug-07-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jul-31-11.mp3 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 08:15:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Share the love of Christ. Share the love of Christ.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=36ov-fQfJUM:mqm1y_Vrfkc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Have you ever wondered who really lives next door to you? What do you really know about them? Do you know if they are happy? Struggling? Lonely? Sick? Do they go to church? Just who is your neighbor? In its most basic sense, the word neighbor literally means "someone who is near to you, or close to you." However, the word in its broadest sense can encompass a friend, any Christian, or anyone who lives on this planet. In the parable, Jesus led the expert in the law to define neighbor as anyone who needs my mercy, anyone who needs my love. That certainly enlarges our neighborhoods a bit doesn't it? Think about that for a moment. Who needs your mercy now? Who needs your love now? This morning, our focus is on Making a Difference! When does our role as a Good Samaritan end? When the love of Christ touches every heart and every soul, when there are no more needs and no one lying by the roadside, when everyone has experienced the love of Christ, when all the needs of the world have been met, and all people, who once were in need, have become "good Samaritans" with us! 19:11 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, journey, difference, neighbor, samaritan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/36ov-fQfJUM/sermon-Jul-31-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jul-31-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jul-31-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jul-24-11.mp3 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 08:15:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Don't live in the past. Don't live in the past.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=ilJANhMtYEE:vM9uZUFyogI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> How do you avoid the holes as you walk the Journey that leads to life everlasting? The same way you keep from falling in the holes on the road ahead. It is amazing to me that God made the human body the way He did. You have probably noticed He put our head on our bodies facing forward so that we can see where we are going not where we have been. Let's push that thought a bit. What would happen, when you are walking through your day, if you took steps forward but were always facing backwards? Besides getting a very stiff neck, you would have to walk very slowly or you might walk into things, or you might step where you really didn't want to step. Your path would be zigzag at best. I think you get the idea. Imagine what would happen if we lived our lives that way. Instead of looking forward as we took our next steps, what if we looked backwards? What if we determined our next steps based solely on where we have been instead of where we need to be going? I just finished driving for 10 straight hours. When I drive, I look into my mirrors a lot to see who is behind me and beside me, but let me assure you that I still spend most of my time looking forward, looking ahead to see where I am going. I don't look "down" in front of the vehicle. I look way ahead so that I can see the direction I need to be heading. I look for holes in front of me to avoid and I look for traffic patterns that might be potentially dangerous to my forward progress. Our focus this week in worship is about "looking up" and looking ahead as we walk by Faith in the Son of God. 21:36 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, journey, sign, body, forward, backward, direction, hole, future, past, warning http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/ilJANhMtYEE/sermon-Jul-24-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jul-24-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jul-24-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jul-17-11.mp3 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 08:15:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Your journey is the sum of the steps of your life. Your journey is the sum of the steps of your life.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=fiOV0g_uR84:Ph48vyvaCFA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> In the past 230 years our nation has seen the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Spanish American war, World War I, World War II, the Korean war, the Vietnam war, the Gulf war, and the War on Terror. If the history of our nation has taught one lesson, it is this: if we are to remain free, we must ever strive to hold on to and guard the freedoms, both civil and religious, we enjoy in America or we will lose them. "We were in slavery under the basic principles of the world." Galatians 4:2-3 (NIV) 29:21 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, journey, war, freedom, way, path, road, life, kingdom, heaven, hell http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/fiOV0g_uR84/sermon-Jul-17-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jul-17-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jul-17-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jul-10-11.mp3 Sun, 10 Jul 2011 08:15:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Our journey is just beginning. Our journey is just beginning.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=-vGUNZXsAE4:h-yyHzdCaPo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> The Journey begins the same place for each of us!�It starts in a warm womb in a dark place. You didn't ask to be there and you may wonder "at times," depending on how your life is going at the moment, why were you put here? Nine months after your journey began, you made your grand entrance into the world: your birthday.�THE JOURNEY is your life! Annually, you mark the number of years you have been on The Journey (some of you have stopped counting). You might look back to see where you have been and how far you have come.�Hopefully you are looking forward to see where your journey is going in the short and long term. You may have noticed that along the way, on the journey you often encounter "detours", "roadblocks", "stops", "dead ends", "moments that take your breath away", "times of trouble", "Days of sorrow", and "moments of happiness." When Paul wrote, "we walk by faith, not by sight"�2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV), he was reminding us that Life (THE JOURNEY) is often a matter of "going" but not always knowing. That's where our faith in Christ comes in. We believe that the one who walk the path of service and suffering to save us has a plan for our lives that is "prosperous" (by his definition). So let's raise a few questions: How do we make every step of the journey worth taking?�How do we stay on the God-designed path marked out for us? How do we make certain that The Journey ends at the right place? Hebrews 12:1-3 (NIV) "1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. " We keep our eyes on the One who marked out the path for us: Jesus! 14:05 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, journey, path, life, stuff, detour, death http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/-vGUNZXsAE4/sermon-Jul-10-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jul-10-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jul-10-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jul-03-11.mp3 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Pastor Carl Schneider reminds us about the true cost of freedom. Pastor Carl Schneider reminds us about the true cost of freedom.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=AG_DgEGo3C0:zSocgGsSV5I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> In the past 230 years our nation has seen The Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Spanish American war, World War I, World War II, the Korean war, the Vietnam war, The Gulf war, and the War on Terror. If the history of our nation has taught one lesson, it is this: if we are to remain free, we must ever strive to hold on to and guard the freedoms, both civil and religious, we enjoy in America or we will lose them. "we were in slavery under the basic principles of the world." Galatians 4:2-3 (NIV) 14:05 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, freedom, history, war, struggle, slave, heir http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/AG_DgEGo3C0/sermon-Jul-03-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jul-03-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jul-03-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jun-26-11.mp3 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EDT Guest Pastor Don Schroeder Guest Pastor Don Schroeder says loyalty to Jesus can be divisive in the world. Guest Pastor Don Schroeder says loyalty to Jesus can be divisive in the world.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=zLQlYruLnnQ:M2T-efp1EJo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Peace, peace, there is no peace, cries out a world desperate for its gift. Peace is just a word until the Prince of Peace comes. He alone can offer to us the genuine peace of sins forgiven, consciences cleansed, good will from God, and life triumphant over death. In comparison, the peace the world offers to us is a mere placebo. Today we hear the prophet Jeremiah, who promised the peace that was fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Every prophecy of peace proclaims Christ alone, or it is an empty word that cannot deliver upon its promise. Only in Christ can God's people know true and genuine peace. 18:29 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, peace, prince, Jeremiah, sword, loyal, priority, conflict, struggle http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/zLQlYruLnnQ/sermon-Jun-26-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jun-26-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jun-26-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jun-19-11.mp3 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EDT Guest Speaker Jerry Cox Guest Speaker Jerry Cox describes the Gideon Ministry. Guest Speaker Jerry Cox describes the Gideon Ministry.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=Z63GFnJsNrc:bIaIC8aKs3A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Today, we come face to face with the great mystery of God, that God is one and that this one God is three persons. The Holy Trinity is not so much truth to be understood as it is truth to be confessed. We confess the Triune God. We confess the Father from whom all things come, the Son who is the incarnate Lord Jesus Christ, and the Spirit who proceeds from the Father through the Son. This great festival begins a whole new chapter of the Church Year in which the focus shifts from the events in the life of our Lord Jesus to His teachings in which He reveals the Triune God and His kingdom. This year, we start with the story of the order created by God, destroyed by sin, and restored in Jesus Christ. 17:28 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, gideon, bible http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/Z63GFnJsNrc/sermon-Jun-19-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jun-19-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jun-19-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jun-12-11.mp3 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EDT Guest Pastor Don Schroeder Guest Pastor Don Schroeder asks if we have the Holy Spirit burning within us. Guest Pastor Don Schroeder asks if we have the Holy Spirit burning within us.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=OAZFVS4HKBM:XRXjaOVkN2A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Guest Pastor Don Schroeder asks if we have the Holy Spirit burning within us. 14:18 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, Pentecost, spirit, fire, energy, good, news http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/OAZFVS4HKBM/sermon-Jun-12-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jun-12-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jun-12-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jun-05-11.mp3 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider God says to wait for His Spirit. God says to wait for His Spirit.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=y0achcEd-w0:ufMvqSF50b8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Do you ever feel like something's missing? There's a lot of stuff going on in your life, but it doesn't seem to make sense or fit together. Maybe your life feels like a puzzle at times? Lots of pieces, but not all that much satisfaction? Part of the struggle comes from role confusion. We all play many different roles in life. And let's add our own expectations and the expectations of others and doing life together can get complicated and frustrating at times. Doing life together doesn't have to be a puzzle. Thankfully, the Creator intended life to be full and rich as we connect to and with one another. This week we'll be looking at the importance of the team as we do life together. 21 "In him (Jesus Christ) the whole building (Church) is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit." Ephesians 2:21-22 (NIV) 23:41 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, life, team, wait, pray, patience, role, puzzle, spirit, witness, macau, mission http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/y0achcEd-w0/sermon-Jun-05-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jun-05-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jun-05-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-29-11.mp3 Sun, 29 May 2011 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider What roles do you really need to play in life? What roles do you really need to play in life?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=oAFu1nCkGRU:eOTOvoQrpVY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Do you ever feel like something's missing? There's a lot of stuff going on in your life, but it doesn't seem to make sense or fit together. Maybe your life feels like a puzzle at times? Lots of pieces, but not all that much satisfaction? � Part of the struggle comes from role confusion. We all play many different roles in life. And let's add our own expectations and the expectations of others and doing life together can get complicated and frustrating at times. Doing life together doesn't have to be a puzzle. Thankfully, the Creator intended life to be full and rich as we connect to and with one another. This week we'll be looking at the importance of the team as we do life together. 21 "In him (Jesus Christ) the whole building (Church) is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit." Ephesians 2:21-22 (NIV) 23:41 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, life, team, work, memorial, puzzle, role http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/oAFu1nCkGRU/sermon-May-29-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-29-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-29-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-22-11.mp3 Sun, 22 May 2011 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider What do you bring to God's church? What do you bring to God's church?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=aX-SUV82TbE:1GJu54x2VmI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> "I look for a church that is friendly, welcoming." "I look for a church that meet my needs." "I look for a church that inspires me toward better living." "I look for a church that will bring me closer to God." "I look for a church that is engaging and exciting, one that is not boring." "I look for a church that has the kind or style of music that inspires me." "I look for a church that offers a quality Kid's Ministry, where my kids beg me to come." Now I'll be the first to admit that I don't want to belong to a church where people are "unfriendly," my needs go unmet, there is no inspiration toward greater living, or I am not encouraged toward a closer walk with God. I don't want to belong to a church that doesn't care for my kids, or where I'm bored every Sunday. Whether we are willing to admit it or not, we all have a list of characteristics and qualities that we look for in a fulfilling church. Some people might call that list a "consumer mentality". Others might simply say, it's "smart" to get connected to a church where most of your needs are met. As we continue "Doing Life Together" let's turn the question around. Instead of asking, "what do I look for in a fulfilling church", let's ask, "what does Christ look for in me to make His church fulfilling? "� If Jesus had a set of requirements for us to join His church, would we measure up? Great question, but a scary one! We'll ask and answer the question and most importantly realize that by grace alone we believe and by faith alone we are saved. 21:42 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, life, grace, faith, church, expect, attitude http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/aX-SUV82TbE/sermon-May-22-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-22-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-22-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-15-11.mp3 Sun, 15 May 2011 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Why do we struggle with fixing broken relationships? Why do we struggle with fixing broken relationships?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=poBHZ_JhIl8:EBgHMIBCu-w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Brokenness.�You don't have to look very far to see Brokenness. It is everywhere. Some of the brokenness of life we cause (intentionally and unintentionally). Some of the brokenness in our lives happens upon us by others. Some of the brokenness of life happens because we live in a world broken by sin. Of all the things in life that get broken, the most repairable and most valuable are our relationships.� Do you remember when Peter took Jesus aside and asked him a question privately: "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" Do you suppose Peter had just had a run in with one of the 11 other disciples?�Do you remember Jesus answer? Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times." Matthew 18:21-22 (NIV) Why did Jesus essentially say to Peter, you need to forgive your brother every time he sins against you? Because Relationships are always worth restoring. 23:01 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, life, relationship, broken, restore, heal, pride, love, wrong, anger http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/poBHZ_JhIl8/sermon-May-15-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-15-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-15-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-08-11.mp3 Sun, 08 May 2011 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Some things in life you can't do alone. Some things in life you can't do alone.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=-cPUpnQRpug:qEusLLVo5Bs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Two are better than one. You've probably learned that lesson many times in your life when you discovered you needed an extra hand. Like the time you were wall papering or the time you were wrapping a very large package and the "bow" needed an extra finger to hold it in place for the finishing touch. There a few things in life that are "impossible" without a second person, hand, finger, body, mind. Solomon once wrote, "9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: 10 If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (NIV) " I recently discovered the truth of that when I went in for surgery to have my hip "resurfaced". When I awoke, I discovered a whole series of things I could no longer do for and by myself. For the first few days, I was nearly "helpless". If it hadn't been for my wonderful wife, I would not have made it. This week as we look at Doing Life Together we'll ask the question: what's keeping you from living a shared life? 22:23 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, easter, together, shared, mother, pride, self, fear http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/-cPUpnQRpug/sermon-May-08-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-08-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-08-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-01-11.mp3 Sun, 01 May 2011 08:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Don't look to the world for answers. Don't look to the world for answers.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=1AME2SacfWk:YaqtvIuVghU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Your life doesn't have to be falling apart to sense the need for a change whether the change needed is great or small. And you don't have to wait for January 1 to roll around each year to make a fresh start. Anytime we sense that something is not right in our life, or that something needs to be improved, then, perhaps change and a fresh start is needed. Now, there are all kinds of fresh starts needed. For some of us it might be a change in a career, others in might be a financial change, stills others might need a location change, could be something as simple as a project that needs to be started or restarted (or for some of us finished), a relationship that needs ending or repairing, a change in a lifestyle, a habit change, or maybe a fresh start in your relationship with God. The fact is: "Life is filled with fresh starts." Think about it. January 1 gives us a new year. 12 times a year we start a new month. 52 times a year we start a new week, and 365 times a year we begin a new day. The bible reminds: Lamentations 3:22-23 (NIV) says, " 22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. " Life is filled fresh starts and new things. Praise God! 26:24 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, easter, risen, fresh, start, life http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/1AME2SacfWk/sermon-May-01-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-01-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-May-01-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-24-11.mp3 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Every promise Jesus made was true. Will you start living for Him? Every promise Jesus made was true. Will you start living for Him?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=os8ZbQcP21w:evnMhFrVxwg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> "1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb 3 and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?" 4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. 5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. 6 "Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, "He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you." " 8 Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid." Mark 16:1-8 (NIV) How would you have reacted to the Good News of the Angel that first Easter? Excitement? Surprise? Joy? Fear? We now know that Jesus is the Christ; Jesus is the Son of God! Jesus has Risen from the dead! Now what? 17:32 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, lent, easter, risen, resurrection, cross, alive, mary, love, forgive, dead, grave http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/os8ZbQcP21w/sermon-Apr-24-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-24-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-24-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-17-11.mp3 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Jesus reveals His identity as the Messiah. Jesus reveals His identity as the Messiah.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=q2hLDqdBDPw:y0qVSH-VmUo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Our 40-day journey with Jesus is rapidly coming to a climax. Up to this point Jesus has kept His identity as the Messiah a secret. But today, Palm Sunday, the drawn shades are opened, the cloak is removed. No more warnings from Jesus not to tell anyone about Him. Today Jesus will publicly disclose His true identity as the Messiah. Unfortunately, even though Jesus knows everything that is going to happen, His disciples don't get it. They have in mind "the things of man," but not "the things of God." As the crowds shout "Hosanna! to the Son of David" which means "save now," they don't "get it" either. The question for us this morning is: Do we "get" the fact that Jesus came to Jerusalem to suffer in our place for our sins?� Do we "get it" that Jesus has to die the death, if we are going to be forgiven?� Do we "get it" that Jesus has to rise from the dead or His death was for nothing, and more importantly our lives would be meaningless? Prayerfully, this morning as we come to worship we will get it. BUT there are people around you who don't "get it" yet. Right? People you know and care about. AND they may never "get it" unless YOU bring them the good news?� So what are you waiting for?� Help them "get it" by inviting them to join with YOU Easter Sunday. Pick up an invitation (or 2 or 3 or as many as you need) today as you leave, to hand, send, walk next door, drive to their house, and invite them personally.� This just might be the year they "get it."� Let's pray they do. 22:51 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, lent, palm, jerusalem, colt, identity, hosanna, Lazarus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/q2hLDqdBDPw/sermon-Apr-17-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-17-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-17-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-10-11.mp3 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Jesus wants us to know that He had to die. Jesus wants us to know that He had to die.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=eLTo0XDhVE8:fbG_jzJ_DQk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Mark opens his gospel with these words: 1 "The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God." Mark 1:1 (NIV) "Jesus" is the name given Him by the angel, which means Savior. "Christ" is not a name as much as it is a title. The Hebrew equivalent is Messiah and Messiah translated means "anointed one". And lastly, Mark calls Him by another "title" "THE SON of GOD." There are, of course, many other names and tiles for Jesus: King of kings, Lord of Lords, the great I AM, the Beginning and the End, the Alpha and the Omega, Jehovah, the Holy ONE, to mention just a few. But you might be interested to know that Jesus used none of them to define Himself. Jesus used one "title," "THE Son of Man." Of the 83 times in the New Testament, 81 of them come directly from His lips. Jesus thought it important enough to use that title to describe Himself, so let's ask the question: What does Jesus want us to understand by this title "the Son of Man"? 14:05 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, lent, centurion, son, man, lord, die http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/eLTo0XDhVE8/sermon-Apr-10-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-10-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-10-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-03-11.mp3 Sun, 03 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Jesus is Transfigured and begins His journey to the cross. Jesus is Transfigured and begins His journey to the cross.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=UVe_ar_EQws:4azYJwERLyY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Up to this point, in the life of Jesus He has been proclaiming the good news. In today's gospel reading and from this point forward, Jesus "sets his face" toward Jerusalem and begins heading toward the cross. As we continue reading through the Gospel of Mark we'll hear Jesus tell His disciples at three different times and places: Mark 8:31-35 (ESV) 31 "And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33 But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man." 34 And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 35 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it." The turning point for Jesus began when He turned His face toward the cross. Our turning point begins when we turn our face toward Him! 29:43 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, lent, turn, satan, peter, cross, truth, oath, transfiguration, white http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/UVe_ar_EQws/sermon-Apr-03-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-03-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Apr-03-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-27-11.mp3 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Do you wonder why trouble happens to you? Do you wonder why trouble happens to you?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=LTxtNNiEkSI:JzJ5QTP3VVM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> "You didn't pray enough." "You didn't have "enough" faith." "You would be well by now if only you had . . ." Have you ever had anyone tell you that you are where you are right now because you didn't pray, do, think or believe enough? Many a "well-intentioned" believer has said something like that to another believer to "explain" why God didn't answer prayer, or get them out of the predicament they're in. I remember many years ago a somewhat new believer listened to a "Christian" radio program and then said, "I'm not going to claim my illness and that will take it away. Don't 'claim it.'" I never quite understood what she meant. Did she mean, "I'll stick my head in the sand and pretend I don't have it" Or If I claim, I declare "I'm healed" loud and long enough, I'll be healed!" Did she mean, "If only I claim the authority of Christ I can command it to leave." To this day, I still don't know or understand exactly what she meant. Here is what faith is NOT: faith is not believing strong enough or long that something will or will not happen to us and so it does or doesn't happen. Faith is having full confidence in the Son of God, Jesus Christ. Confidence in Him, in His mercy and love for us, in His plans for us, and in His timing for our lives PERIOD! 22:18 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, lent, confidence, trouble, struggle, desperate, pray, Job, Paul, Silas, jailer, John, Nero http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/LTxtNNiEkSI/sermon-Mar-27-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-27-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-27-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-20-11.mp3 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider Destroying the devil's work. Destroying the devil's work.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=1zi_M-nQHME:vAk8cZWWHI8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Fear. It is not something I was ever taught. My parents never sat me down and said, "Carl, today we want to teach you to be afraid." I never took a class on, "How to be afraid!" Now that I think about it, my mother once tried to teach me not to put anything in the electric outlet. (I didn't listen. I remember finding out the shocking truth she was trying to teach me.) Fear is an emotion or feeling that arises when we sense danger, evil, or pain before us or upon us. Fear can be helpful, if it prevents us from putting ourselves or others unnecessarily in danger or peril. Fear is not always helpful, though, especially when it keeps us from attempting new things in life like jumping out of an airplane, scuba diving, or speaking in public. (Speaking in public is reportedly the most common fear.) As we open God's Word (the Gospel of Mark) today, pay close attention to those who are afraid, of whom are they afraid, and why? Jesus reminds us that there is a time and a place for fear and for FAITH. "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell." Matthew 10:28 (NIV) 27:57 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, lent, devil, satan, evil, demon, enemy, foe, gentile, fishermen, fear, afraid http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/1zi_M-nQHME/sermon-Mar-20-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-20-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-20-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-13-11.mp3 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 11:00:00 EDT Pastor Carl Schneider This life is the prelude to the life God has in store for us. This life is the prelude to the life God has in store for us.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=2lVxMprmgi8:abaC1XzYJnQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> What is the best way to prepare for and honor the death and resurrection of Jesus the Son of God? � What if this year, instead of giving something up, like chocolate for 40 days in a row,�or meat on Fridays, we picked up something, like the Bible. And instead of giving up chocolate, we spent the next 40 days feeding on the Bread of Life, Jesus Christ. Is it possible for us to know the Son of God better?� What if we spend the next 40 days attempting to learn of Him and take the time each day to read the Bible and wrestle with its claims and praying for God's Spirit to lead and guide us?� For the next 40 days we will be looking closely at the life and ministry of Jesus the Son of God, as recorded for us in the Gospel of Mark: 40 Days with Jesus. 37:52 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, lent, 40, forty, bible, bread, fish, loaf, sacrifice, miracle, demon, herod, disciple, apostle http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/2lVxMprmgi8/sermon-Mar-13-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-13-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-13-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-06-11.mp3 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 11:00:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider Pastor Carl Schneider discusses when God answers our prayers. Pastor Carl Schneider discusses when God answers our prayers.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=y7HgChNmSmM:86FLf30BXZ0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Have you ever heard someone say, "I prayed, but nothing happened. So I prayed again. I waited. Still nothing. I'm not certain prayer works." Have you ever wondered what the conditions are when God answers your prayers? If we were totally honest we may realize that we've all sent thousands of prayers up, but there very few answers come down. Why is that? What causes that? Is prayer a farce, a superstition, something we just con ourselves into and pretend that it works but it really doesn't? What is prayer? There's a deeper question than that. Does God promise to answer everyone's prayers? This morning we'll explore the "conditions" when God answers our prayers. Jesus said, "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." Matthew 21:22 (NIV) 20:25 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, pray, why, yes, condition, relationship, obey, answer, transfiguration http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/y7HgChNmSmM/sermon-Mar-06-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-06-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Mar-06-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-27-11.mp3 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:00:00 EST Lay Minister Bill Patrick Lay Minister Bill Patrick reminds us how to ask for what we want in prayer. Lay Minister Bill Patrick reminds us how to ask for what we want in prayer.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=UzeP9ehKxm4:Y_xp6_cuEVY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Have you ever thought about asking God for something in prayer but then you didn't? Why didn't you? Were you afraid He'd say "NO!"? Maybe you didn't ask because you thought you were undeserving because of your sins! Or you've asked before and nothing came of it, so you lost confidence in the One to Whom you asked. So you stopped believing that the Lord will answer YOUR prayers. James the Lord's half-brother wrote: "You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. " James 4:2 (NIV) Here is what Jesus has to say on the matter: Luke 11:9-10 (NIV) "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." What are you waiting for? ASK! Jesus said, "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." Matthew 21:22 (NIV) 13:56 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, pray, prayer, ask, seek, knock, find, door http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/UzeP9ehKxm4/sermon-Feb-27-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-27-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-27-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-20-11.mp3 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 11:00:00 EST Elder Tom Boeck Elder Tom Boeck gives the sermon for Pastor Carl, who is recovering from surgery. Elder Tom Boeck gives the sermon for Pastor Carl, who is recovering from surgery.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=jMfL-rxZP7o:bghRKd6Ex2U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Jesus said to His 12 disciples, "This, then, is how you should pray: "Our Father in heaven..." Jesus never left the disciples with the impression that prayer was an "option" in the life of a believer. In fact, a seasoned pastor once said, "Prayer is the Christian's vital breath. As we need 'air' to live, so also we won't 'survive' life in this world without prayer." I never thought about it before, but prayer is something we will only do in this life. When we leave this planet and arrive in heaven, our praying will end for there won't be any need to pray to the Father, for all our needs will be met, because we will forever be in the perfect presence of our God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. When you think about it, revitalizing our prayer life is revitalizing our lives. Do you suppose that is why Jesus invites us to pray? Not because the Father is lonely, but we as His children need to talk to our Father for needs of our lives now? If you've ever wondered about your prayer life, join us for week two as we continue our four week worship series focusing on prayer entitled: What if God's people pray? "But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit." Jude 1:20 21:59 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, epiphany, pray, prayer, dependence, communication, supplication, earnest, talk, purpose http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/jMfL-rxZP7o/sermon-Feb-20-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-20-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-20-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-13-11.mp3 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:00:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider What if God's People Pray? What if God's People Pray?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=rKhGP4C0CXc:7cJW4gf0Nmw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Some prayer lives lack consistency. They're either a desert or an oasis. Long, arid, dry spells interrupted by brief plunges into the waters of communion. We go days or weeks without consistent prayer, but then something happens; we hear a sermon, read a book, experience a tragedy. Something leads us to pray, so we dig in. We submerge ourselves in prayer and leave refreshed and renewed. But as the journey resumes, our prayers don't. Others of us need sincerity. Our prayers are a bit hollow, memorized, and rigid. More liturgy than life. And though they are daily, they are dull. Still others lack, well, honesty. We honestly wonder if prayer makes a difference. Why on earth would God in heaven want to talk to me? If God knows all, who am I to do anything? If you've ever wondered about your prayer life starting today, we're starting a four-week worship series focusing on prayer entitled: What if God�s people pray? Jesus said, "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." Matt. 21:22 26:34 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, epiphany, pray, prayer, duty, depend, communication, supplication, cooperate, worth, selfish http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/rKhGP4C0CXc/sermon-Feb-13-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-13-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-13-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-06-11.mp3 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 11:00:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider Embrace God's plans by living in obedience and sacrifice. Embrace God's plans by living in obedience and sacrifice.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=aRufbzBkBMI:tQ-egRSdzcM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Ever made plans only to see them changed right before eyes? You graduate from high school planning to go into computer science, but you end up going into the ministry instead. You were planning on going back to work after your last child starts school but God has different plans and two children become three. Cancer in your firstborn changes your plans and your location. � You received a call from a church in Marietta. You were planning to spend the rest of your life and ministry in Michigan, and look where you find yourself today. Men plan; God laughs! "In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps." Proverbs 16:9 (NIV) 24:39 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, plan, Abraham, promise, hope, future, Noah, Moses, sacrifice http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/aRufbzBkBMI/sermon-Feb-06-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-06-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Feb-06-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-30-11.mp3 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:00:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider Unity matters to God. Unity matters to God.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=DVnTIRyiuGQ:0MKKnTviZUc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> On the last night before His last day, Jesus prayed. Now it is not surprising to us that the One, who invites us to pray, prayed, but what is fascinating is what Jesus prayed on Thursday night in the Garden of Gethsemane. Knowing the end is near, Jesus prays one final time for his followers. But notice what he did NOT pray for: He did not pray for their success, for their safety, or for their happiness. He prayed for their unity. Why? Unity matters to God. Jesus prayed for the unity of His Church: "that they may be one as we are one: [23] I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me." John 17:22-23 (NIV) 23:09 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, pray, prayer, garden, epiphany, unity, love http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/DVnTIRyiuGQ/sermon-Jan-30-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-30-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-30-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-23-11.mp3 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 08:00:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider God's message is ours to tell. God's message is ours to tell.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=mupvVSQ-6pU:7FUHJ4GUxfk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Many times Satan likes to leave us in the darkness of defeat, vanquished, and we forget the victory that is ours in Jesus. The darkness can suck the breath right out of us, leaving us gasping for life, and leading us to forget the forgiveness and freedom we have as God's chosen people. Jesus lived the life we long to live, died a death that was ours, before rising to life, victorious. Even in our darkest moments, God is still with us, treasuring us as His unique and precious creation. 21:37 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, language, communication, ccb, email, twitter, ichat, internet, message, web http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/mupvVSQ-6pU/sermon-Jan-23-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-23-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-23-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-16-11.mp3 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 08:00:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider God loves unity in His church. God loves unity in His church.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=mUK5TlNbN0Y:KUbAUxQaWMA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Will anyone be in heaven because of you? The truth is God's mission for every believer is the same mission;�it is to go into the world and share the Good News about Jesus. 30:51 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, mission, plan, vision, strategy, unity http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/mUK5TlNbN0Y/sermon-Jan-16-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-16-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-16-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-09-11.mp3 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 10:00:00 EST Pastor Carl Schneider Pastor Carl Schneider tells us to ask God for clear vision for our church. Pastor Carl Schneider tells us to ask God for clear vision for our church.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=5sMfdl5q_kQ:PWo_iSa2roc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Merry Christmas! Epiphany is sometimes called the Gentiles Christmas. Today we celebrate the light of Christ appearing to the Gentiles as we celebrate the fulfillment of God's Old Testament promises in the appearance of the Magi. Their visit came six months to two years after the birth of Jesus, when Mary, Joseph, and Jesus were in a home. This is recognized on the Church calendar on January 6. Let's celebrate the light of our Lord piercing the darkness of this present age! 14:55 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, epiphany, star, vision, magi, kings, wise, plan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/5sMfdl5q_kQ/sermon-Jan-09-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-09-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-09-11.mp3 http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-02-11.mp3 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 10:00:00 EST Lay Minister Bill Patrick Jesus came to Earth to be close to His creation. Jesus came to Earth to be close to His creation.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?a=y6iB-ive6hM:W9Fp_wGqbTU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FaithLutheranSermons?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> As our children do not remain small for very long but grow up quickly, so our celebration of our Lord's nativity moves on quickly. On this ninth out of twelve days of Christmas, Luke has us fast-forward twelve years and Jesus is already well versed in the Scriptures. The main issue is His growth and increase not only physically but especially in the wisdom of God. As Solomon prayed for wisdom as God's greatest gift, today we are given a glimpse into God's wisdom. It is the greatest and highest wisdom that a person is not, and cannot be, saved by his own works or actions, but solely by faith in the gift of Jesus Christ. We become God's children, God's family by God's action of adopting us. For all who may doubt this wisdom or their salvation, here the Bible teaches that God has chosen you in Christ. It is totally God's action and gift, not ours. Therefore our salvation is completely in God's hands. 14:55 worship, sermon, lutheran, Jesus, savior, christmas, solomon, economy, gospel, egypt http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FaithLutheranSermons/~3/y6iB-ive6hM/sermon-Jan-02-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-02-11.mp3http://www.krazykaren.com/podcast/sermon-Jan-02-11.mp3 Pastor Carl SchneidernonadultSunday Sermon at Faith Lutheran Church, Marietta, GA