Living Water Radio: For Today's Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail    Summary:  There are a lot of small churches trying to get bigger and reclaim their glory days. Maybe that’s the problem.    Referenced Bible verses:  Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail    Summary:  There are a lot of challenges to growing your own food. One teaches us about living as Christians in this world. Today, we’re going to find out what it is.    Referenced Bible verses:  Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23; Romans 12:2    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail    Summary:  We sow seeds so that they grow into what we need to live. How do we do the same, metaphorically, to effectively help others receive eternal life? Today, we’ll find out.     Referenced Bible verses:  Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23; Matthew 11:16-19; John 15:16-17     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail   Summary:  Americans will celebrate our Independence Day this coming Saturday, July 4th. Christians celebrate it and an even greater day, our Dependence Day. Why?    Referenced Bible verses:  Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30; Galatians 5:22-25; Matthew 12:39     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail   Summary:  Most people are motivated by some kind of reward. One kind is temporary and another is eternal. One divides and another unites. Which reward motivates you?    Referenced Bible verses:  Matthew 10:40-42; Ecclesiastes 9:11; John 17:23     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail   Summary:  I can’t imagine a worse Gospel reading for Father’s Day than the one that will be read this coming Sunday in most churches. Or a better one. Today, we’re going to find out why.    Referenced Bible verses:  Matthew 10:24-39; John 16:33; Matthew 6:20-21     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail    Summary:  Do you feel harassed and helpless? You’re not alone. Today, we’re going to find out how Jesus addressed the same feelings and what that leads us to do.     Referenced Bible verses:  Matthew 9:35-10:8; Psalm 8:3-5      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail   Summary:  Are you a follower or a leader? You probably think of yourself as a leader, and that could be your problem. Today, we’re going to find out why.   Referenced Bible verses:  Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26; Matthew 15:8-9      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App   Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail    Summary:  The doctrine of the Holy Trinity just seems like a mystery floating in space. It is just the opposite. Today, we’re going to find out why.     Referenced Bible verses:  Matthew 3:13-17; Matthew 28:16-20      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail    Summary:  Of all the gods that people worship in the world, how do Christians know that the God they worship is the true one? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses:  Acts 2:1-21; John 20:19-23; Exodus 3:2-6; Genesis 11:8-9; Romans 5:8; 2 Timothy 4:3     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail    Summary:  How is our unity built on our relationship? Today, we’re going to find out.    Referenced Bible verses:  John 17:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:27     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail    Summary:  What’s the difference between knowing who we are and knowing whose we are? Today, we’re going to find out.    Referenced Bible verses:  John 14:15-21; 2 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 3:14-15; John 19:26-27; Romans 8:26-27; John 14:6      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: What is our answer to the divisions that we are experiencing, possibly even leading to our recent political violence? It’s not that complicated. Today, we’re going to find out.    Referenced Bible verses:  John 14:1-14; Matthew 18:20      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: There are lots of voices competing for our trust, telling us that they are the only ones who are worthy. Today, we’re going to find out who is trustworthy.    Referenced Bible verses:  John 10:1-10; Romans 5:6-8; John 14:6-7; Psalm 118:20      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App   Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: What can we learn about building a life on the road with Jesus? Three things. Tomorrow, we’re going to find out what they are.    Referenced Bible verses:  Luke 24:13-35; John 14:6      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail    Summary: Do you like stories? How about stories about yourself? Today, we’re going to hear one.     Referenced Bible verses:  1 Peter 2:2; John 20:19-31; Genesis 2:7; 2 Timothy 3:16-17          Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: What possible meaning can life have in the face of the inevitability of death? Today, we’re going to find out.    Referenced Bible verses: :  Isaiah 5:35; John 10:14-18; John 18:1-19:42      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: The Gospel of John in the Bible spends over 50% of his gospel on the last week of Jesus’ life. Today, we’re going to find out why.    Referenced Bible verses: :  Isaiah 52:7a; John 13:1-17, 31b-35; Philippians 4:11-14; Philippians 2:2-8; Galatians 5:6b        Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: Parades were once an expression of community identity. That they have become fewer in number and less substantial today comes as no surprise. Today, we’re going to look at three that create Christian identity.    Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 21:1-11; Zechariah 9:9; Matthew 27:31-37; Revelation 7:9-10     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: The Emergency Food Pantry in the church that I served in Compton had a bumper sticker stuck to the inside of its door. It said, “If you feel far from God, guess who moved?” Today, we’re going to find out what that means.     Referenced Bible verses: John 11:1-45; John 10:17-18; Romans 6:3-5     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw           **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** o Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified. 

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: California has been known as the place where people from all over can go to reinvent themselves. Jesus has another idea. Today, we’re going to find out what it is.    Referenced Bible verses: John 9:1-14; John 3:15; 2 Corinthians 5:17      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail    Summary: There are lots of ways that you can get scammed these days. How can you tell when an offer is real and when it is a scam? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: John 4:5-42; Jeremiah 2:12-13; John 7:37-39      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail    Summary: What is old and stale to the world is new and fresh to us. How can we make the gospel of Jesus Christ fresh for those in darkness? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: John 3:1-17; Numbers 21:4-9    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail    Summary: The playwright Oscar Wilde once said, “I can resist anything but temptation.” Today, we’re going to see why that is the foundation of the Good News.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 4:1-11; Deuteronomy 8:3; Psalm 91:11-12; Deuteronomy 6:16; Deuteronomy 6:13; Judges 17:6; Hebrews 4:14-16      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: We know all too well in Southern California that ashes are the refuse of destructive fires. Today, we’re going to find out how ashes can also be signs of new life..    Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27; Romans 6:4-6; Matthew 5:16; Galatians 5:22-23      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail    Summary: Which are better places to be, on mountain-tops or in valleys? Each have their benefits, but only one has changed the world. Today, we’re going to find out which.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 17:1-9; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: There is lots of bad news in the world today that’s really bad, but the worst bad news is really good news. How is that possible? Today, we’re going to find out.    Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 5:13-20; Matthew 21:13     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail    Summary: Doing the right thing for the right reason is our goal, right? But is doing the right thing for the wrong reason bad? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 5:1-12; I Corinthians 1:18; Hebrews 13:5b    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: Are we foreigners in this world? Do we belong here, really? Today, we’re going to find out.   Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 4:12-23; Isaiah 9:2-7; 1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Peter 2:10; Romans 5:6-8     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: Many churches include “come and see” on their websites and promotional materials, but is anybody looking? Today, we’re going to find out.    Referenced Bible verses: John 1:29-42   Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail    Summary: Bomb Cyclone, right? Today we’re going to see how one changed everything.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 16:6; Romans 6:3-4     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: God became human flesh to die for us. What can we do in 2026 to live that gift? Today, we’re going to find out.    Referenced Bible verses: John 1:1-18; Luke 2:1-20; 2 Corinthians 5:18-20; 1 Peter 3:14-16; Matthew 10:16-20      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail    Summary:  The world is a mess. Christmas changes that. Today, we’re going to find out how.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 5:14-15; Matthew 2:13-23; Proverbs 21:2; John 8:12; John 1:3-5    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail    Summary:  Christmas is a time of death and life. Which one will it be for you this week?     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 2:1-20     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail   Summary:  There are two ways to say, “When is now”. Which one will you choose this week?    Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 1:18-25; Romans 13:11-14; Revelation 22:20   Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail   Summary:  It’s easier to destroy than to build, it’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God, and it’s easier to desecrate the Church than to make it holy. Today, we’re going to find out why.    Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 11:2-11; 1 Peter 2:9   Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: “Kind of Blue”, the best-selling jazz album of all time, has a lot in common with John the Baptist. Today, we’re going to find out why.    Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 24:36-44; Genesis 11:1-9; Genesis 6-9   Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App   Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail    Summary: How can we prepare for Advent when Advent prepares us for Christmas, and the world started celebrating Christmas months ago? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 24:36-44; Genesis 11:1-9; Genesis 6-9    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: How many kings do you have? Is that a trick question? Maybe. Maybe not. Today, we’re going to find out.    Referenced Bible verses: Luke 23:33-43; John 19:1-5; John 3:16; Exodus 20:4-5a     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail    Summary: The Boy Scout and Girl Scout motto is “Be Prepared.” That’s Jesus’ counsel for Christians but prepared for what, and how? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 21:5-19; John 14:6    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: There seem to be major political shifts happening in our society and in the world as a whole, and they all have to do with the Christian understanding of marriage. Today, we’re going to find out why.   Referenced Bible verses: Luke 20:27-38; Deuteronomy 25:5-10; 1 Peter 3:15b; Ephesians 5:27-33; Galatians 3:27-29     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: If you wanted to find a saint, where would you look? Do you feel very saintly? Well, maybe you should. 😊 Today, we’re going to find out why.    Referenced Bible verses: Luke 6:20-31; Matthew 5:1-12        Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: One day bothered me, and it bothered me for a few days. Another day made all of us new, and it made us new forever. Today we’re going to find out what they both have to do with Halloween and the current administration.    Referenced Bible verses: Romans 1:16-17; Ephesians 2:8-9; John 8:31-36      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: The world grants justice to regular people when it is bothered. God grants justice right away. How many of those statements are true? Today, we’re going to find out.    Referenced Bible verses: Luke 18:1-8; Matthew 22:37-40; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; John 14:6       Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: What is going on in the world?! Are we in a temporary blip of uncertainty, or is the zombie apocalypse just around the corner? How can we endure? Today, we’re going to find out.    Referenced Bible verses: Luke 17:11-19; Leviticus 13:45-46; Romans 8:18-21     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: Do you ever imagine that all your spiritual struggles would be over if only you had more faith? They wouldn’t. Today, we’re going to find out what it would take, and why.    Referenced Bible verses: Luke 17:5-10; Romans 5:6-8; Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 11:1; Romans 10:17      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail    Summary: There are people in this world who would steal everything you have if they could. Some who steal from you would call it a blessing. Today, we’re going to find out why they’re wrong.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 5-7; Matthew 5:1-12; Luke 16:1-13; Luke 15:11-32    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  [email protected]    Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App     Here are our related links:    Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com    YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw         **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!** 

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: Some people are searching for God, and some are not. Some don’t know that they are, but they are. And others think that they are, but they aren’t. And all of them are going in the wrong direction. Today, we’re going to find out why.    Referenced Bible verses: Luke 15:1-10; 1 Corinthians 15:33; Isaiah 55:6; Jeremiah 29:13   Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: It’s been said that Jesus comforted the afflicted and afflicted the comfortable, and he did. But not nearly in the way most people mean it today. We’re going to find out why.    Referenced Bible verses: Romans 6:23; Luke 14:25-33; 1Timothy 5:8; Genesis 29:33; Matthew 19:29-30; John 3:16      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**

Send us Fan Mail   Summary: If you had something to celebrate, who would you invite to the celebration with you? What qualifications would they need to get in? Today, we’re going to find out how that works with God.    Referenced Bible verses: Luke 14:1,7-14; Romans 3:23; Psalm 51:5; Isaiah 64:6; Luke 5:29-32 Luke 13:12-17      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.   Our Email Address:  [email protected]   Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basics of the Christian faith: https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/22879/Luther-Small-Catechism-App    Here are our related links:   Facebook Page (for live video): https://www.facebook.com/dberkedal/  and advance broadcasts at www.facebook.com/solwpage    Blog (for theme text):  pastorberkedalsblog.blogspot.com    Podcast (for downloadable audio) at:  https://livingwaterradio.buzzsprout.com   YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7KnYS1bpHKaL2OseQWCnw        **Please click or tap on Subscribe to receive notifications of future videos. It’s free!**