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Good News Sermon Podcast — 640 episodes
Confession means citizenship in God's Kingdom.
God’s Kingdom has a brand-name border policy.
God eliminates all wealth disparity in his kingdom.
The Lord comforts through his gentle Word.
The more often Jesus exerts his kingdom’s power, the more surprising it is.
Getting close to God at Christmas requires travel.
The place to find the firmest footing for when we need it most.
God’s message to his servers ensures the health of those they serve.
The Lord's rescue plan for his lost sheep
The Trinity doesn't belong in the cupboard
Pentecost is the end of hydropolitics-as-usual.
Jesus isn’t done with you yet.
No one can build a God like ours.
Jesus’ Church is at its best when it minds its own business.
When the Good Shepherd is at the head, a blessed community is built.
The final piece of humanity’s future has already fallen into place.
Easter gives you a faith that is certain
Easter shows from whom—and from where—salvation flows.
When God calls a Friday good, the correct response is, “Whatever you say.”
On this holy night, Christ replaced the Old with the New.
Rejoice! Your victorious king has come.
Eventually, the intervention Jesus came for had to happen at a tomb
In life, we want Christ’s light, not our own supposed “sight.”
Your soul will know when to say, "This is water."
The gospel rescues us from the doom we’d be destined for.
The devil offers humanity shortcuts.
When you see the full reality of your mortality, you’ll repent.
As long as we’re still in the dark, a dim light helps us see best.
You are God's community.
The place where worldly value passes the point of no return.
When the world was in darkness, Christ shined a light.
With Jesus, what's brought to light on day one needs to be brought to light on every other day too.
Christ stood in your place on the bank of the Jordan
The primary miracles of Epiphany violate laws of human nature.
From day one, Christ’s life proves that nothing can get in the way of God’s plan.
Christ’s birth cannot be ignored.
The gift of Immanuel is a sign of how close we are with God.
Good news of great joy is far more than nostalgia.
Be unified! For God our judge has come near.
The year ahead is shaped like a circle, not a straight line.
Get ready, get set, wait! For the Lord is coming soon
Whenever we get to the end, we’ll find the plot hasn’t changed.
In which age should you build your eternal home?
When God calls us all saints, he's promising far more than a participation trophy.
You’ll only find free air within walls, not without them.
What makes your God unique?
Jesus uses God's law like a lightning bolt
Persistent prayer packs a punch.
How to walk Christ's better way
Whether you get a label or become one, Jesus wants you to wear it proudly.
Wealth is the Christian's temporary tool.
You will be asked to carry something. It will be shaped like a cross.
Our conduct at the kitchen table is just as critical as our conduct at church.
Strive to enter the narrow door.
If you could make your suffering stop but you didn’t, what kind of people would you be?
Jesus supplies the right navigational instruments in case we get off course.
Baptism redefines our relationship with everything.
When God puts the string tied to his heart in your hand, he wants you to pull.
Don't forget the reason that you're here.
Nothing can separate you from God's love — not even you.
See the world as Jesus sees it.
The walk of a Christian isn't one where you can "have it all."
Which way would you run?
Trinity Sunday doesn’t add details. It guarantees a Deity.
The gift Jesus gives his Church isn’t a choice between practical and meaningful.
When it comes to the Church's mission, the problem is the plan.
Christ's self-sacrificing love informs his growing Church.
Why do we need to know this stuff?
The promises the Good Shepherd makes to his sheep aren’t just empty words.
An encounter with Jesus will make you do a complete 360.
A message that overcomes any obstacle.
Easter is a monument to the memory that matters most.
It isn't just Easter. You've been Eastered.
Trying to make Good Friday better will only make it worse.
Those under the New Covenant are called to draw near.
Don’t let your expectations of God’s Servant ruin the greater reality.
When assessing Jesus' value, don't mistake him for a diamond in the rough.
Is grace really all that amazing?
God gives all kinds of signs, and they all point to repentance.
There's a hen guarding the fox house.
Jesus is our perfect champion.
Ash Wednesday makes clear what's on the canvas.
There’s only one effective process for looking like Jesus.
The Christian life is not one that fights fire with fire.
If you want a life that's blessed, let God keep the trademark.
Sharing the gospel is all about quality.
A servant of God is under strict constraints.
There's no need to fear a “shoot the messenger” world.
Make your prayers the mirror image of the image of God.
Baptism is God's cure for our identity crisis.
Jesus is the perfect gift for the person who has everything.
The family of God is no place for CEOs.
Christmas is the assurance that God is with us.
"Peace on earth" deserves another chance.
Mary's story is your story.
The best kind of Christmas music is impressive.
Preparation for the King isn’t just another holiday obligation.
God makes sure we know the whole point from the very first day.
When it comes to justice, wait for the professional.
Pardons from lame ducks can't be trusted.
Jesus wants to pry out of our warm, living hands every cold, dead object.
All Saints' Day: Face-to-face with death
When it comes to the fire of trials, God breaks the laws of thermodynamics.
Jesus shows up.
The path to eternal life looks and feels like death.
Only the Lord can build a house made of steel.
Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.
In the back-and-forth between darkness and light, Jesus gives us better than balance.
As a follower of Jesus, greatness defies our expectations.
Your experience with Jesus will not meet your expectations.
God's law is not a ten-step program to righteousness.
Being given only one source can be offensive or assuring.
When deciding whether to bite on the bread of life, ignore the vibes.
The life Jesus offers isn't a piece of cake.
Jesus is a Judge worth standing trial for.
Your King asks what you can do for him for you.
Freedom comes from Jesus’ compassion, not from insider information.
You are what causes God not to act like he's been there.
Your job description includes suffering—be encouraged!
Jesus' Word cuts through the commotion that surrounds death.
What you hear before it gets dark lets you know what you'll see when it's dawn.
To make things strong is to keep the message simple.
The war between Jesus and Satan takes place at your house.
Defend your liberty as property of the Lord of rest.
Is your God safe?
In the exam called life, the answer to every question is Jesus.
Those who believe the truth make a soul-and-body difference.
To see the beauty of Jesus' ascension, look closely at his hands.
Those who believe the truth aren’t all talk.
Shepherds who are tender with the sheep are also ferocious with the wolves.
Confessing keeps you from getting gaslit about guilt.
You don't have to wait to begin your life!
After everything collapses, Easter has the answer.
Don't turn Good Friday into Good-Enough-for-Now Friday.
Nothing brings you closer than this meal.
What makes the Christian race difficult is also what makes it easy.
God gave his Son to a terminally ill world.
Jesus' path offers less resistance than the path of least resistance.
Jesus’ zeal saves us from self-constructed sanctuaries.
When Jesus mentions the cross, it's a watershed moment.
Jesus didn't come to set an example.
Jesus exposes life's imperceptible currents.
The reason the light doesn't go on for everyone is the reason the light goes on for anyone.
God uses his mighty hand to do more than snap his fingers.
Jesus rescues one more.
Let one day define you daily.
Human claims of superiority can only be settled by divine wisdom.
When God goes to church...
Christmas gives us a skin-deep relationship with God.
Jesus' birth disrupts the best things in life.
No one makes promises as big as God.
Festival of Scripture and Song Introduction
God's voice is the only path to comfort.
What will we find when we open the box sent by God™?
If nothing seems different as another year ends, that's kind of the point.
Be ready for the reception!
Be brave, bold, beautiful bringers of Good News.
To get us to our destination, all life’s roads keep leading us back to the Lamb.
Those who pledge allegiance to God will never stand alone against persecution.
Serving God by (not and, not or) serving the common good
If you want to live in a spiritual echo chamber, don't let Jesus in.
Is God a pushover or a punisher?
Jesus establishes his kingdom by rebelling against the rule of law.
In a world where we know what is fair, God offers what is radically unfair.
Your balance with God isn't just your balance with God.
Within a church where no one considers themselves greater than anyone else
The symbol of suffering becomes the reason we rejoice.
Is a church of true believers the world's worst fear or its best friend?
The cure for an excluding church is an extending church.
The scam that put you in the cave can't possibly get you out.
A free treasure worth working for
God's plan of action for his field: Yield for the yield.
What God fuels us with proves what God fuels us for.
Are you jealous?
God gives the game plan to his gospel ministers.
God made the Holy Ministry for you.
When we ask all the wrong questions, God provides all the right answers.
Rather than testing your connection to God, use it to test everything else.
Whether you're at Good News or in Mt. Horeb, "alone" is one thing you never are.
The Day of Pentecost de-weaponized our spiritual thirst.
Don't stop looking, not just at, but through what you know about God.
Once the victory is won, the bodyguard of lies is no longer needed.
When Christ is your cornerstone, you always fit.
When the shepherd is Jesus, it's okay to be a sheep.
Easter means we never need different dots.
What changed on Easter dawn will forever will be dawning on us.
This Friday is the last Friday
Jesus serves us with offensive love.
After the Last Man's last stand, the fighting can stop.
When it comes to the works and ways of God, blindness is the preferred state of affairs.
It isn't easy adjusting to life in the desert.
A promise greater than the demand
The instant everything goes wrong, God doesn't press rewind.
No Match: A mortality greater than our morality
A Light for Peter, for his readers, and for us.
The Good News on Mt. Horeb is Good News for Mt. Horeb
Live radically, not just radically.
The driftless are given a drift.
In the Church, some people are more valuable than others.
An unexpected light in an unexpected place.
The solution to every spiritual puzzle is spelled J-E-S-U-S.
A lightbulb moment: Sharing is caring.
The first thing we should do in 2023 is label.
The Solution to Tribology is Christology
Immanuel turns fear to joy...when waiting, when wondering, when wandering
When looking for a home for more than Christmas, consider three things: location, location, locatio
What did you expect?
Don't get stumped by what's at the surface.
When God builds it, who will come?
How much longer?
There's only one quantity of time you'll ever be content with.
The reward you receive for your faith is going to be delayed.
Hold on for dear life.
Grappling in the Darkness until Dawn
To use God's laws correctly in the present, you need to have a clear view of the past.
A wee little man no more
If your whole life were reduced to one word, you would want it to be this.
Managing money and masters
The treatment is obvious once you hear his shocking diagnosis.
When will you use what you learn from Philemon?
A lesson in etiquette
Jesus speaks ill of the dead while they're still living.
You won't lose this race because the course hasn't been clearly marked.
Reminders of the life to come
The one thing needed
Pay attention to what a Good Samaritan pays attention to.
The terms and conditions of discipleship
You don't have to be an insider for Jesus to do marvelous things for you.
Possessed
Stop being deceived by such an obvious lie.
When death meets life
The last words you hear here tell you what you get here.
We all live in the shadow of Babel.
Easter unsevered earthly grief and heavenly joy.
There's an exam you'll be taking for the rest of your life.
Looking for heaven? Look for love.
You're about to hear the best investment advice you'll ever receive.
Easter doesn't end with Easter.
Don't buy what death is selling until you've looked inside the empty tomb.
It's a good thing we weren't there on Good Friday.
God gives us a better deal in Jesus.
The King who exceeds our expectations
God doesn't leave us rummaging for our righteousness.
God's house rules
When God wants his children to know what he's like, he starts a fire.
The hard way
This David vs. Goliath story is not a David vs. Goliath story
Home is one place where you don't have to pretend.
Hidden to be found
Grace is a non-fungible commodity.
An upside-down life
Jesus could have been more popular than Jesus.
Don't expect Jesus to quit while he's ahead.
The best for last - and more to come
Baptism is the cure for cases of mistaken identity.
The good news for outsiders
There's at least one thing Mary didn't - and we had better - know.
You haven't fallen for something.
Seeing God
Because God pressed send at Christmas...
Will you believe Mary's Christmas story?
Prepare for the Lord
Here we are again, just like clockwork.
Waiting for the End.
The best place for your innocence to be is behind closed doors.
Pay close attention to the man behind the curtain.
Faithful through the flames
Jesus still stops.
Standing for grace will always be costly.
The impossible made possible
Taking a stand for Scripture is taking a stand for - not against - authority.
Unity isn't easy.
The only one who can stand between you and greatness is you.
The score isn't what you think.
When Jesus is involved, 1 + 1 never equals just 2.
Our worst habit is the easiest one to form and the toughest one to break.
The Bread of Life comes with a choice.
Expect the Bread of Life to get bad reviews.
Self-destructive self-interest is halted when you eat the Bread of Life.
You are not the hero of your own story.
Fishes and loaves are more than just desserts.
God's solution to bad leadership is more leadership, not less.
Not all ifs are iffy.
The Holy Spirit keeps us from stumbling because of our bias.
A solution-oriented Savior solves a feelings-oriented problem.
We're all in the same boat with Jesus, but who is he?
Jesus shows how his kingdom grows by keeping us in the dark.
When a law is universal, resistance is futile.
Holy, holy, holy.
Trust your ears to tell your eyes what they aren't seeing.
If Jesus doesn't budge, you should never be bored.
God lets us each serve a purpose, and that purpose is to serve.
The world needs Christians to be more radical, not less.
No flock survives without a good shepherd.
Jesus' name proves that God is anything but impartial.
Keep on speaking and do not be silent.
Our death-sized problem requires a resurrection-sized solution
We're about to hear a story that provides more than inspiration.
Jesus' constant "no" has conquered the world's constant "yes."
God's love makes no sense at all. Thank God.
This place is no place for business as usual.
Between here and heaven, we'll go through hell.
The second God identifies a child, Satan sees a mark.
Jesus makes his biggest waves by pressing mute.
God can do anything, but instead he loves us.
In a world where everything is oversized and evil, God lowers his voice to get our attention.
God stops the endless loop of solutions that cause new problems.
God's Word is precious in these days.
The cure for life's doldrums is in the Lord's hand.
Believing is seeing.
God has always had and will always have a physical address.
John's Christmas story will change the way you see the Nativity.
Christmas delivers the perfect gift for a year like this.
Trust whatever God says, even when it sounds like gibberish.
Children's Christmas Service Devotions: A Light in the Darkness
If you didn't love 2020, ask Jesus to come over this Christmas.
The perfect story to start the season, no matter the year.
God will gather those who belong to him.
Seeing Jesus' business model will modify your behavior.
Preparation protects the prepared from panic.
If you want to be part of something big, stop trying to do the math.
Courage to start a new chapter comes from knowing how the story ends.
Let law and gospel speak for themselves.
Everyone can - but few will - fit in at God's feast.
Learn to like what makes Jesus' kingdom unlike any other.
If only we could see.
When it comes to politics, Jesus refuses to pick a side.
Embrace the path that leads to pain.
If Jesus is who he says he is, then you are who he says you are.
Jesus insists that insiders are inclusive.
The Lord knows how best to calm self-inflicted storms.
Jesus puts his kingdom on the market.
Jesus feeds the hungry.
Jesus conquers evil without cancelling it.
Jesus' sovereignty spreads through a seed.
We are at Jesus' mercy to reveal heavenly mystery.
Jesus causes division by design.
Jesus gives us the courage not to cater.
When you love sheep, you provide them with shepherds.
Together is in our Triune God's nature.
The Holy Spirit is God's final pour.
When Jesus ascended, our hope skyrocketed with him.
There's only one stone worth starting with.
You are blessed when you get called to take the stand.
Jesus calls us to a life full of injustice.
Because of Easter, we already live in an alternate universe.
Easter puts us on a path whose end is nowhere in sight.
Hold onto whatever still stands after everything else falls.
The forensic analysis of Jesus' final footprint is crystal clear.
Jesus leads us into brand new, uncharted territory.
There's a strange man standing at the door.
As our footprints lead us to the grave, we have death's cure in hand.
To test your spiritual sight, look at Jesus and describe what you see.
Our footprints tell the story of what makes us who we are.
Instead of looking at the glass as half anything, look to the one who gives it.
The footprints left in the garden should look very familiar.
Seek approval from the only one who has enough approval to give.
It won't always be sunny, but there will always be light.
When you look at Jesus, you see what matters to God.
When people hear "Christian," they ought to think "strange."
Harness the light that exposes you as a fraud.
When you're in the light, you just know.
If you're already out of the hole, don't start digging again.
At your baptism, God started a rumor about you.
God reveals his big surprise by hiding it in plain sight.
God's second attempt to raise the perfect child was his last.
The Christ child shows us what God has up his sleeve.
When everything goes wrong, everything is right.
You'll get a Christmas miracle whether you want one or not.
Children's Christmas Service Devotions
Enjoy all the fruit without any of the labor.
There's a place that has everything you want for Christmas.
You can watch and chew gum at the same time.
Your better, brighter future includes judgment.
Take a good look at your brand new home.
Take a good look at the brand new you.
Restrict yourself to Jesus' word in order to be free.
Jesus' goal is to get you to give up.
Jesus encounters the ultimate test case of grace.
Everyone is one of these two men.
There's cosmic war at the line Jesus has drawn.
Jesus uses a strange scalpel to perform serious surgery.
Be cold and calculating about the cost of following Jesus.
Humility is more than good etiquette; it's essential.
When it comes to who's in or out, Jesus makes it personal.
When it comes to division, the question isn't if but how.
Jesus offers a life with focus.
You're in danger if you don't declutter.
The Lord invites us to pray.
Good lawyers make bad neighbors.
Wait for the Lord and be assured.
Jesus is willing to put his record on the line.
Jesus has made a real mess of our mess.
It's a win-win with Christ.
God has bottled up his power in words.
Wait! There's more.
Easter is an engine that generates joy.
What you listen to reflects what you're looking for.
The vital sign of spiritual health is love.
Jesus' resurrection will stop you dead in your tracks.
Stop doubting and believe.
Easter still stands.
The cross is where contradictions go to die.
God's new covenant will always keep you coming back.
This week will change your mind about everything.
The best place to find treasure is in the trash.
This is what grace looks like.
Run to Christ your rock.
Jesus resists the path of least resistance.
Live vicariously through Jesus.
Jesus wants to burst your bubble before death does.
Jesus is here to get us out.
Jesus reveals his kingdom's secret ingredient.
Jesus plays by his own set of rules.
Everyone plays.
This is the sound of a voice you would leave everything for.
The offensiveness of Jesus' message isn't a bug; it's a feature.
Jesus has the power to make you blush.
Baptism means you no longer belong.
Jesus started doing magic at a very early age.
Jesus is a gift that comes with instructions.
Christmas means we know where to find God.
Christmas Undercover
The last place you'd expect to find the spirit of the season is the very place you'll find it for mo
Children's Christmas Service Devotions
God gives you work that's never done but always complete.
You never have to waste your time with Jesus.
Realize that you have less time than you think you do.
Treasure the Lord, THE true treasure.
Tune out every voice except one.
Don't live like you have one foot in the grave.
Watch the preview of your life's story through the right lens.
You have a limitless supply of the world's rarest commodity.
Jesus loves you enough to cut your heart out
Find peace by picturing angels at war.
Why follow Christ?
The more danger we are in, the safer we are.
It take more than one sense to make sense of suffering.
There are only two possible compulsions for dealing with our universal obsession.
The most important decision you will ever make will never seem like it.
Jesus builds his personal brand around love.
In Christ's classroom, we never move on from the very first lesson.
When the body of Christ steps on the scale, the pressure to make weight is already off.
Christ created unity out of hostility.
God has woven a beautiful picture of you.
The gospel is a soul-thing, not an eye-thing.
Jesus insists on intruding.
Our God is strong to save!
Have confidence in God’s flourishing seed.
Liberated by the Lord of Rest
Jesus is foolish!... Well, then so am I!
Only a Triune God can deliver what only a Triune God can offer.
School is still in session.
The first page of the final chapter
Reliable voice recognition
A picture of productivity
Easter means your wildest dreams won't come true.
Does Easter still hold up?
Can anything last forever?
What kind of filter makes this Friday so good?
Worshiping a donkey-riding king
Tests are examples of - not exceptions to - God's love.
In guilt, press for forgiveness in God alone
Don't believe your eyes.
Every last ounce of odd.
Fix your thoughts on Jesus.
Can you live without community?
Even better than a better you
The path between two points
The difference between restarting and departing in peace.
You know what you got for Christmas.
Christmas shatters expectations.
The first skeptic of Christmas
Children's Christmas Program Devotion
Hard work that's hardly work
Learning to perfect the art of asking
Judge Jesus will get it right.
The difference in making a difference
Keep watch with your eyes closed.
Stare at what no one else can see.
Giving God all glory is a gift.
Putting the gospel on center stage
The cost of God's approval
Becoming bulletproof - in both ways
Who gets to decide?
The cold hard facts about forgiveness.
You are your bother's - and sister's - keeper.
A plan different than pleasure
There are no walls in the city of God.
Before you take a single step forward...
Forever in God's love
The deal of a lifetime
There's a method to God's mad-ness.
What mix of soil is in your heart?
Your trusted source for the truth about God
Loving people vs. pleasing people
God's answer to "God bless America!"
A song about sitting still.
Fix your eyes on the things you can't see.
If it's true that the only true God is the Triune God...
I have a dream.
What if we said it more often?
Keep the foreign familiar
The right posture toward a pluralistic society
This could be you.
Unleashing the power of forgiveness
Allow me to explain.
Everything starts with Easter (or ends without it).
The sincerest form of flattery
A monopoly on love
A shocking strategy for a king
Even better than being best friends
Turn to Jesus; he changes your life.
The cure for us vs. them
Turn to Jesus; he longs to forgive you.
A better way to suffer
Turn to Jesus; he holds the key to heaven
The explanation of faith enhances the experience.
Turn to Jesus; do not turn away.
Is your religion primitive or progressive?
Turn to Jesus; not to yourself
Two mountaintops; both pit stops
The control of money.
When wrongs are better than rights.
Does faith make the world a better place?
Sin is worth fighting against!
But then he opened his mouth.
Who shows up matters.
Stand and stare!
Jesus is superior.
Home is more than a dream.
The weight is over.
Don't be afraid.
When you're too close to see.
History's strangest productivity guru.
Perpetual sleep deprivation
There are two types of people in this world.
There are no second chances.
Saying something doesn't make it so.
What's next for the Church of the Reformation?
Rely on the God who raises the dead.
Embrace weird.
Because the Bible tells me so, because...
In the hands of a surgeon
Avoid the marriage trap.
What if your sphere is already full?
Why do I need religion?
Acquiring an appetite for the Bread of Life
Just another promise?
Limitless supply for a bottomless pit
Jesus' emergency safety plan
Jesus shares - and shows - his work.
Find time to be with Jesus.
Lessons about our mission made out of leather
Something worth suffering for
Everything is under control.
Power in the palm of your hand.
Trust in the God who works all things for our good.
Just the first of many
Do we want the shadow or do we want Christ?
When everything you've been told is tested.
The day God switched seats on the boat.
Be love reflectors.
The incredible energy of Easter
A victory culture
The kind of shepherd smart sheep follow.
Don't ease up on Easter.
The day the end began
Daily reminders
Watch what you eat.
Faith gets you to the finish line.
The profile of a perfect child.
Christianity's most dangerous thought.
No place in God's house
Rejoice in your suffering
Put God's love to the test.
Then what?
All signs point to Jesus
The perfect bait
Who do you think you are?
Jesus is your brother.
You didn't have to be there.
Starting off on the right foot.
What does Christmas change?
Embrace war on Christmas
Expect to be surprised this Christmas.
The Anti-List
A first impression of Jesus
One solution to problem zero
Resolutions for a New Year
Absolute power comforts absolutely.
You will be delivered.
From your worst nightmare to your wildest dream
Silencing the opposition
How far will wisdom go?
What are your options?
No need to shout
The cost of the cross
Ignore the cost.
Good news or gaffe?
A dinner demonstration
Are only a few going to be saved?
Stronger than family ties
Protecting your most valuable asset
What's your magic number?
A crash course on prayer
Find time to sit
One less lawyer
Can we afford it?
What a resolute Christian looks like
How is God's aim?
What dads and death have in common
Getting your way with Jesus
Christianity Excludes.
God's Word breathes life!
The Lord of language
One peek to keep peace
You're better off without me.
Can love live up to the hype?
We're all just sheep.
One more cast
How many times do I have to tell you?
Running on Empty
Do you object?
What kind of king would you be?
Watch what you eat.
Remember that time?
Living with-and giving out-God's consequences
The Key to Climbing God's Corporate Ladder
Nothing Is Safe.
The Trouble with Achor
Face Time with God
Evangelism Is a Marathon, not a Sprint
The Measures of the Desperate
Your Father Isn't as Great as You Thought He Was.
Seek the Approval of Others
The Secret's Out
Can't We Skip That Part?
The Longest Christmas Story Ever Told
Find Your Missing Peace