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Your Week with St. Luke’s
by St. Luke’s UMC Orlando
A weekly Bible Study to go along with the worship series at St. Luke’s UMC in Orlando, FL. St. Luke’s Pastors and special guests will guide you through the scriptures and offer practical applications for your life!
Episodes
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Sacred Civis: Seeing Our Leaders
In the final episode of our Sacred Civics series, we explore Jesus’ teachings in Matthew 5 on truthfulness, retaliation, and loving our neighbors. How does living as citizens of God’s kingdom shape the way we engage in civic life, respond to power, and break cycles of harm? Go deeper on our free...
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Sacred Civics: Seeing Ourselves
What does it mean to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world? In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, we explore Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:13–16 and what they reveal about our identity and calling as citizens of God’s kingdom. Rather than retreating into privacy or blending into...
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Sacred Civics: Seeing Our Neighbors
Continuing our Sacred Civics series, we explore Jesus’ challenging command to “love your enemies” and what it means to see even those we disagree with as our neighbors, breaking cycles of division and living out the unconditional love of God. Go deeper on our free app: https://lifetherhythm.app/...
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Sacred Civics: Seeing the Marginalized
What does it mean to live as a citizen of God’s kingdom in our world today? In this episode, Pastor Melissa explores Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount and the Beatitudes, and considers what they reveal about God’s kingdom, marginalized people, community, and how we live out our faith in the world around...
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Wesleyan Vile-tality: History Repeats Itself, or Does It?
Join Pastor Melissa, and Dr. Ashley Boggan, author of Wesleyan Vile-tality, as we wrap up our "history" lessons and why they matter for us today. Go deeper on our free app: https://www.livetherhythm.app/ Looking for a small group? View a full listing at: https://www.st.lukes.org/lifetogether/
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Wesleyan Vile-tality: History Fights Back
Pastor Melissa explores Jeremiah 7 and the call to remember who—and whose—we are. Discover why true worship goes beyond rituals and institutions to a life of justice, compassion, and faithful action. Go deeper on our free app: https://www.livetherhythm.app/ Looking for a small group? View a full...
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Wesleyan Vile-tality: History Goes Mainstream
Explore the story of Israel’s demand for a king in 1 Samuel 8. Join Pastor Melissa as she discusses what it reveals about fear, trust, identity, power, and the temptation to seek security by becoming “like all the other nations.” Go deeper on our free app: https://www.livetherhythm.app/ Looking…
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Wesleyan Vile-tality: History Takes Shape
What does it mean to be a people set apart? In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Melissa explores Deuteronomy 6 and the Shema, examining how Israel’s unique identity was shaped by its singular devotion to God. As we connect this ancient story to our Methodist heritage, we’re…
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Wesleyan Vile-tality: History Gets Vile
What if God’s call comes not in a dramatic moment, but in the middle of ordinary life? In this week’s Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Melissa explores Exodus 3 and Moses’ encounter with God at the burning bush, and what it teaches us about calling, holy ground, and God’s promise to be with us....
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Wesleyan Vile-tality: History in the Making
Every story has a beginning, and every people have a history that shapes their future. As Israel's story begins under oppression in Egypt, we meet ordinary people—the Hebrew midwives and Pharaoh's daughter—whose courageous faith changes history. Their stories remind us that faith has never been...
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Pentecost: The Spirit Matters
What happens when the Holy Spirit interrupts ordinary life? In this Pentecost episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastors Corey and Melissa dive into Acts 2:1–21 and explore how God’s Spirit transformed fearful disciples into a courageous, compassionate community that carried the story of Jesus...
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Simply Invite
What do we do with the parts of our story we wish we could undo? In this week’s episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastors Corey and Melissa reflect on one of the most tender and human moments in the Gospel of John: the resurrected Jesus meeting Peter beside a breakfast fire in John 21:15–19....
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Servant Evangelism
In this week’s episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastors Corey and Melissa reflect on John 21 and the powerful post-resurrection moment when Jesus meets his disciples in the midst of their ordinary lives—after a long, fruitless night of fishing—and quietly serves them breakfast on the shore....
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Living Proof
Is doubt the opposite of faith? In this week’s episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, we continue our Eastertide journey through “Love University” in the Commons, exploring what it means to live as a resurrection community through the story of Thomas in John 20:24–29. In a thoughtful and engaging...
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Shaped by Forgiveness
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, St. Luke’s Pastors Corey, Jad, and Melissa reflect on John 20:19–23, exploring how the risen Jesus meets the disciples in their fear, speaks peace into their anxiety, and immediately sends them out with the gift of the Holy Spirit and the…
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Special Episode: Celebrating Autism Acceptance Month @ St. Luke's!
In this special episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Jad is joined by St. Lukers Dayani Fernando and Mark Niederman for an honest and hope-filled conversation marking Autism Awareness Month—while inviting listeners to move beyond awareness toward true acceptance. Through personal stories...
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Formed for Fellowship
In this Eastertide episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastors Corey, Jad, and Melissa reflect on Luke 24:36–49, exploring the powerful moment when the risen Jesus appears to his disciples—speaking peace into their fear even as they struggle with doubt. Through honest conversation, they unpack...
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Remember and Recognize
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, the pastors kick off our new Eastertide series, The Commons, reflecting on Luke 24 and the story of the road to Emmaus, exploring what it means to live as a resurrection community. As two disciples walk in confusion, grief, and disappointment, the…
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Holy Week @ the Crossroads
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, the final episode of our Lenten series Crossroads, pastors Corey, Melissa, and Jad invite us into the depth and significance of Holy Week as more than just a lead-up to Easter, but as the very heart of the Christian story. Walking through the movement...
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Final Seminar: Misunderstood Love
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Jad reflects on the Palm Sunday story from Matthew 21 as the culmination of the Lenten Crossroads series, inviting listeners to wrestle with the tension between expectation and the way of Jesus. While the crowds shout the right words— “Hosanna”...
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Love 501: Love through Loss
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, we continue our Lenten series, Crossroads, by exploring John 11 and the powerful story of the raising of Lazarus. Pastor Jad reflects on how the story unfolds less as a miracle tale and more as a series of conversations that reveal who Jesus is,...
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Love 401: Learning to See Differently
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, we explore John 9 and the story of Jesus healing the man born blind through the lens of our Lenten series Crossroads and this week's theme: Learning to See Differently. What begins as a story about physical sight becomes a deeper reflection on...
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Love 301: Unseen and Chosen
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Jad explores the powerful encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman in John 4:5–42, a story that unfolds at the crossroads of culture, theology, and human division. As part of our Lenten journey, this lesson reveals how Jesus…
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Love 201: Letting Love Change You
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Jad explores Gospel of John 3:1–17 through Jesus’ nighttime conversation with Nicodemus, inviting listeners to reflect on what it means to be “born from above.” Unpacking the rich symbolism and double meanings in John’s Gospel: light and...
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Love 101: Resisting False Power
In this special episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Jad launches the Lenten series called Crossroads with a reflection on Matthew 4:1–11, where Jesus faces temptation in the wilderness. Framed as “Love 101: Resisting False Power,” the episode explores how Jesus, freshly named God’s…
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Preparing for Ash Wednesday
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Jad invites listeners to step thoughtfully into the season of Lent by exploring the meaning and history of Ash Wednesday. Tracing Lent’s roots to the early church as a season of communal preparation, repentance, and renewal, he explains the...
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Lead All U Can
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, all four pastors come together to explore what it truly means to lead our lives as disciples of Jesus in everyday, ordinary life. Rooted in 2 Peter 1 (from The Message), the conversation reflects on discipleship as transformation rather than…
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Love All U Can
This episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s continues the Love University journey by exploring what it truly means to love God through worship, using Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4. Together, all 4 St. Luke’s pastors unpack how Jesus reframes worship away from...
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Live All U Can in Community... Practice
This episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s invites listeners into a reflection on what it truly means to live God’s story in community. As part of the Love University series, Pastor Melissa and Pastor Jad explore Acts 2:42–47, one of the earliest snapshots of the church, highlighting practices of...
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Learn All U Can... Skills and Drills
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, we kick off the new year and introduce Love University, St. Luke’s 2026 theme centered on learning to live, love, and lead like Jesus. 3 of our pastors (Jenn, Corey, and Jad) explore St. Luke’s discipleship rhythm—Learn, Live, Love, Lead—and why deep...
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Christmas is Here!
As Christmas Eve approaches, Pastors Jen, Jad, and Melissa invite listeners to look beyond the familiar glow of candles and carols and rediscover the deeper, incarnational meaning of this holy night. Rooted in Isaiah’s promise of light in the darkness and the grounded reality of Luke 2, this...
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Advent Week 4: Joy
As Advent draws to a close and we approach the Sunday of Joy, this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s explores a surprising path to joy through Joseph’s often-overlooked annunciation in Matthew 1. St. Luke’s pastors Jenn, Jad, and Melissa reflect on how Joseph, a righteous man shaped by duty,...
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Advent Week 3: Love
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, pastors Jenn, Jad, and Melissa take us into the theme of love through the story of Mary visiting Elizabeth in Luke 1. Reflecting on the moment when Elizabeth feels John leap in her womb, they discuss how the presence of Christ brings confirmation,...
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Advent Week 2: Peace
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, pastors Jenn, Jad, and Melissa explore the theme of peace through Luke 1 and Mary’s encounter with the angel Gabriel. They share personal reflections on seeking peace amid life’s chaos, discuss Mary’s courageous trust and agency, and wonder about the...
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Advent week 1: Hope
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, we launch our new Advent series, A REEL Christmas: You Can’t Make This Up, exploring how beloved Christmas films help us make sense of a world that often feels unbelievable—yet the hope God offers is even more extraordinary. Pastors Jenn, Melissa, and...
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Who is your king?
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, all three pastors (Jenn, Jad, and Melissa) gather to close out the Christian year with a conversation on Christ the King Sunday and the culmination of our month-long focus on gratitude. Together, they explore what it means to claim Christ as Lord in a...
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Commit to the Future - With Gratitude for the Hope
In this week’s episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Jad explores Nehemiah 2. As we close our November series, Lead Courageously with Gratitude, we look ahead with gratitude for the hope God gives us to rebuild what’s been broken. Through Nehemiah’s story, we’re reminded that faithful...
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Embrace the Moment - With Gratitude for the Mission
In this week’s episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Jad invites us to reflect on what it means to “clothe ourselves with love” from Colossians 3:12–17. Through vivid imagery and thoughtful teaching, he explores how virtues like compassion, humility, gentleness, and patience shape a...
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Remember the Courage - With Gratitude for the Dream
In this episode Your Week with St. Luke’s, we’re invited to reflect on how gratitude shapes the way we lead—in our church, families, workplaces, and community, as we kick off a new series called Lead Courageously with Gratitude. Through the lens of Israel’s crossing of the Jordan, Pastor Jad...
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Make Room for Joy
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Jenn and Liz sit down with Dr. Ryan Bonfiglio to explore the radical power of hospitality—how scripture calls us to welcome not just friends, but strangers and even God in unexpected forms. Together they unpack what it means to “make room” in…
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Pour It Out
In this week’s episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Jenn and Liz continue their conversation with Dr. Ryan Bonfilio from The Candler Foundry as they explore 2 Kings 4:1–7—the story of a widow, a jar of oil, and a God who transforms scarcity into abundance. Together they wrestle with what…
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Dig Anyway
Three kings lost in a desert, a prophet who calls for music before a miracle, and a divine command to dig ditches in dry ground—what does faith look like when the world feels barren? In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Dr. Ryan Bonfilio from the Candler Foundry joins Pastor Jenn and Liz...
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Pick Up the Cloak
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, we launch a new series: Serve Joyfully, reflecting on the dramatic story of Elijah and Elisha in 2 Kings 2. Pastor Jenn and Liz are joined by Dr. Ryan Bonfiglio from the Candler Foundry and together they explore how Elijah’s departure in a fiery...
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Prove Love
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Jad closes out the Love Boldly series by diving into Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 22:34–40, where he names love of God and love of neighbor as the heart of the entire law. As you listen, you’ll be invited to imagine yourself in the story: as a...
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Offer up the REAL Jesus
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, we’ll explore Jesus’ command in John 15 to “love one another as I have loved you” alongside the vision of the early church in Acts 2, where believers devoted themselves to teaching, fellowship, prayer, and radical generosity. Pastor Jenn reminds us…
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Heal the Harm
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Melissa continues the Love Boldly series by exploring John Wesley’s first General Rule—“Do no harm”—and reframing it as the church’s call to heal the harm. Drawing on Isaiah 58:6–12, she unpacks the prophet’s challenge to move beyond empty…
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It's JUST that simple
In this episode of "Your Week with St. Luke’s,” we kick off a new series called Love Boldly, where we’ll explore what it means to practice genuine love and overcome evil with good, taking an innovative look at John Wesley's three simple rules and and focusing on practicing love as a verb. St....
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Lead Your Life Boldly
In this final episode of the Change Makers series, St. Luke’s Pastor Jenn invites us to reflect on what it means to lead our lives with courage, humility, and faithfulness rooted in God’s presence. Drawing from Joshua 1:1–9, one of the Bible’s most pivotal leadership transitions, she unpacks…
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Raise Your Voice
In this week’s episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Jenn explores the call to be Change Makers by lifting our voices for justice through two powerful scriptures: Proverbs 31:8–9 and Micah 6:8. Together, these passages challenge us to move beyond private faith into public action—speaking…
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Start Where You Are
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Jenn continues the Change Makers series by exploring the parable of the Good Samaritan through a fresh lens. She challenges us to shift from passive belief to active discipleship—starting right where we are. Drawing on scripture, historical...
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A weekly Bible Study to go along with the worship series at St. Luke’s UMC in Orlando, FL. St. Luke’s Pastors and special guests will guide you through the scriptures and offer practical applications for your life!
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