Windows of Faith (Matthew 5)

IntroductionHello, welcome to the Will Preach for Food podcast. I’m Doug, a pastor here at Faith Lutheran Church, based out of Shelton, Washington, a congregation of the ELCA. You can learn more about Faith at our website, www.faithshelton.org. This Sunday, February 5, marks the 45th Anniversary of the first worship service held in our current sanctuary back in 1978. So dust off your disco albums, bell bottom jeans, and polyester leisure suits, and we going to worship like it’s 1978! Today’s podcast is titled “Windows of Faith,” and I want to tell you about the stained glass windows that adorn this sanctuary. For you out of staters, I’m working on getting the windows on a page on our website.Stained glass is a rare and treasured art form that lets the light of the sun shine through it to reveal God’s beauty and goodness. My prayer for the people of Faith is that each one of us be living stained glass, so that God’s Son might shine through our lives to bless the world and glorify God.Matthew 5:14-16The holy Gospel according to St Matthew, the fifth chapter, beginning with the 14th verse:14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.Here ends the reading. Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, grace, peace, and mercy be with you. Amen.Support the show