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St. John Lutheran Church, Defiance OH Podcast — 577 episodes
Sermon: by Pastor Kurt F. Mews "Truly My Disciples: – Engaged: Engage in Community”
"Discipleship - Display Christ-Like Character" by Pastor Mews
SERMON by Pastor Kurt F. Mews: “Truly My Disciples – Prayerful: Develop a Prayer Life”
SERMON: by Pastor Kurt F. Mews "Truly My Disciples: Selfless - Serve Sacrificially"
Sermon by Pastor Kurt F. Mews: "Truly My Disciples: Obedient – Obey His Commands”
Sermon by Pastor Kurt F. Mews: "Truly My Disciples: In the Word - Engage With Scripture"
Sermon by Pastor Kurt F. Mews: "Truly My Disciples: Humility – Deny Self and Follow”
SERMON: “The Bride of Christ” by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
SERMON by Pastor Kurt F. Mews: “With the End in Sight”
"What Do You See?" by Pastor Mews
SERMON: by Pastor Kurt F. Mews: "A Case Study in Faith"
Sermon by Pastor Kurt F. Mews: "In the Beginning"
Sermon by Pastor Kurt F. Mews: "Come to Me and Drink"
Sermon by Pastor Kurt F. Mews: "The Power of God Determines Your Attitude"
Sermon by Pastor Kurt F. Mews: "Your Giftedness Determines Your Involvement"
SERMON by Pastor Mews: “Your Pastor Determines Your Potential”
Sermon by Seminarian Joshua Gerken: "The Voice and Gate"
SERMON by Pastor Kurt F. Mews: “Your Past Determines Your Future”
Sermon by Pastor Mews: "Your Abundance Determines Your Possibilities”
Sermon by Pastor Kurt F. Mews: "Dying His Death, Living His Life: He Lives Triumphant"
Sermon by Pastor Kurt F. Mews: "Blessed Is He"
"Your Blessings Determine Your Giving"
Sermon by Pastor Kurt F. Mews: "Your Desires Determine Your Priorities"
SERMON by Pastor Kurt F. Mews: "Your Image Determines Your Impact“
Sermon by Pastor Kurt F. Mews: "Your Comfort Determines Your Sacrifice"
Sermon: by Pastor Kurt F. Mews "Your Purpose Determines Your Mission."
Sermon: "I Will Build My Church" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
Sermon: "It's Not About You" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
SERMON: by Pastor Kurt F. Mews "Choosy God Chooses You"
Sermon by Seminarian Joshua Gerken
Sermon: "What Are You Seeking?" by Pastor Jeffery Kazmierski
Sermon: by Kurt F. Mews. "The Rest of the Story"
Sermon: "Mystery Made Known" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
Sermon: "Unstoppable" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
SERMON: by Pastor Mews “The Same Word” based on the text: Romans 1:1-7
Sermon: "A Road Less Traveled" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
Sermon: "Majoring in the Minors" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
Sermon: by Pastor Kurt F. Mews "One Sliver of Light"
Sermon: "Heaven On Earth" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
Sermon: by Pastor Kurt F. Mews "The Joy of Sharing God's Blessings"
SERMON: by Pastor Terry Cripe “Joy or Fear?”
"The Joy of Receiving God's Blessings" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
SERMON: "Peace and Marriage” by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
Sermon "Good and Bad Actors" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
Sermon: "Homeward Bound" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
Sermon: by Pastor Kurt F. Mews - "Opposites: Popular and Faithful"
Sermon: "Complacent or Compliant" by Pastor Terry Cripe
Sermon: "Only One I Will Serve" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
SERMON: “If You Want It Done Right” by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
SERMON: “Division-Free Partnership” by Pastor Mews
Sermon: "Places of Grace" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
“Consecrate or Isolate” by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
"Come, Suffer with Us"
SERMON: “Loved People Love People” by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
Sermon: "God is Good All the Time" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
SERMON: by Pastor Kurt F. Mews “God First Loved Us” based on the text: Luke 10:25-37
SERMON: by Pastor Kurt F. Mews “Always a Little More” based on the text: Galatians 6:1-10, 14-18
SERMON: “Not a Way Out, But Through” by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
"Before and After" by Pastor Mews
SERMON: by Pastor Mews “Moving Into the Living Room – Peter’s Sermon”
Sermon by Pastor Kurt F. Mews: "Structures Designed by Self or God"
Sermon: "Doers, Chewers and Booers" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
SERMON: “Our Song of Salvation” by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
"A Better Place, a New World" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
SERMON: “Good Shepherds” by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
SERMON: by Pastor Mews “Live Life in a World Like That?” based on the text: text: John 21:1-14
"The Resurrection Offends" by Pastor Kurt Mews
"We Are Going Home" by Pastor Kurt Mews
"God Is Judge, Jury and Victim" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
Sermon by Pastor Terry Cripe (Guest Preacher)
"Prodigal God" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
"God's Word With Teeth" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
"Lessons From Exodus" by Pastor Mews
"Forbidden Fruit Makes Bad Jam" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
Sermon: "Behind the Curtain" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
Sermon by Pastor Kurt F. Mews: "The Same: Our View of Life / Death"
"A Life of Glory or the Cross" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
“A People of Unclean Lips” by Pastor Kurt Mews.based on the text: Isaiah 6:1-8
"Love People, Use Things" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
"God in Flesh Made Manifest" by Pastor Kurt Mews
"The Bride of Christ" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
"Baptism Means Realignment" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
"Jesus Walks With Us" by Pastor Kurt Mews
"You Will See It" by Pastor Terry Cripe
"Christmas Paradoxes” by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
Sermon: "On Guard" by Pastor Kurt Mews
“All Will See God’s Salvation” by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
Sermon: "You Better Watch Out" by Pastor Terry Cripe, Visiting Pastor
“Church Alone” by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
SERMON: “CH_____RCH, UR Missing” by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
Reconciliation Based on Love” by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
“Oh Lord, I Want to Be in That Number” by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
“Worship Him” by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
Sermon by Seminarian Jeff Windoloski
Pastor Montgomery's Sermon
“About Jesus and Angels” by Pastor Kurt Mews
“Cut It Out” by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
SERMON: “Redeemed, Refreshed, Prepared and Ready” by Pastor Farrukh Khan
SERMON: by Pastor Kurt Mews “When Jesus Speaks, People Listen” based on the text: Isaiah 50:4-10
“He’s At Our Side” by Pastor Kurt Mews
"A Champion Comes to Fight" by Pastor Kurt Mews
"Do You Have a Stepford God?” by Pastor Kurt Mews
“Christ Working IN Me” by Pastor Kurt Mews
SERMON: “Forgiven, the New Self” By Pastor Kurt Mews
“No One Gets Me” by Pastor Kurt Mews
“Do You Know Who That Is?” by Pastor Kurt Mews
"Oh, the Places You'll Go" by Pastor Kurt Mews
"Salvation - 100% God's Free Will" by Pastor Kurt Mews
“His Word, Efficacious and Effective” by Pastor Mews
"Hanging On By a Thread" by Pastor Kurt Mews
"Who Is This?" by Pastor Cripe
"Botany's Blessings" by Pastor Mews
"Opinions Are Just That!" by Pastor Kurt Mews
"Godly Lenses" by Pastor Kurt Mews
"Live Life in the Presence of God"
"A Picture Echoes a Thousand Words" by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
"Our Lord's Payer For Us" by Pastor Rellstab
"I Forgot What I Learned" by Pastor Kurt Mews
“Close to God” by Pastor Theodore Rellstab
"Who Controls Your Life?" by Pastor Theodore Rellstab
"The Life of a Christian Is a Life of Daily Repentance" by Pastor Kurt Mews
"The Day After" by Pastor Kurt Mews
“Because of My Integrity” by Pastor Kurt Mews
"Connected" by Pastor Kurt Mews
“Arrival Time” by Pastor Kurt Mews
“Palindromic, Done and Undone”
"Cluttered and Cleared" by Pastor Kurt Mews
"Rebranded and Renamed" by Pastor Kurt Mews
"Making the Right Choice" by Pastor Rellstab
"A Glimpse and a Peek" by Pastor Kurt Mews
"Power and Authority" by Pastor Kurt Mews
SERMON: “When Rights Aren’t Always Right”
“Fully Immersed” by Pastor Kurt F. Mews
“When Hard Words Are Spoken" by Pastor Kurt Mews
“God’s Good and Gracious Will” by Pastor Kurt Mews
"Christmas Up and Downs" by Pastor Terry Cripe
"Witness" by Pastor Kurt Mews
SERMON: “Remain in Faith” by Pastor Kurt Mews
"Patience Is a Virtue" by Pastor Kurt Mews
SERMON: “Little Things Mean a Lot” by Pastor Mews based on the text: Matthew 25:31-46
SERMON: “Life Eternal, Our Final Destination: LOVE”, by Pastor Mews based on the text: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11;
SERMON: by Pastor Mews “Eschatology, Not Escapism: FAITH”, based on the text: Amos 5:18-24
"Face to Face: Grace", by Pastor Kurt Mews
"500th Reformation Anniversary, Not By Works" by Pastor Kurt Mews
Sermon by Rev. Roland Ziegler (Visiting Pastor)
"Large and In Charge," by Pastor Kurt Mews
"Large and In Charge" by Pastor Mews
"The Art of a Good Deal" by Pastor Kurt Mews
"Whose Problem? Who Has the Cure?" by Pastor Kurt Mews
"Generosity To The Least" by Pastor Kurt Mews
"Yeah...But," by Seminarian Gerken
“God’s Incredible Promise,” by Pastor Rellstab Text: Matthew 18:15-20
"Syncretism," by Pastor Kurt Mews
"Lifetime Guarantee," by Pastor Kurt Mews
"The Idolater's Unexpected Faith" by Pastor Holman
"Truly Inclusive!"
"Satisfied" by Pastor Holman
"Segulah" by Pastor Holman
"Witnessing in the Weeds" by Pastor Holman
"Spirit is Willing, Flesh is Weak" by Pastor Mews
"Prisoners of Hope" by Pastor Holman
"Discipleship Is For Losers" by Pastor Mews
"Be Afraid or Fear Not?"
"Sketches of Reality" by Pastor Mews
"Who, Me? Yes, You." by Seminarian Gerken
Water Is Life
"We Thirst" Seminarian Langston
Not IF but WHEN!
The Blessings of Consistency
Extensions of Ministry
Following Jesus' Large Footprints
When Cameos Are Headliners
"Gifts of Peace and Forgiveness" Pastor Rellstab
Milk and Honey
Stones That Shout Out
No Condemnation for Believers
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
Are You Afraid?
Over All and For All!
Love Knows No Boundaries!
Cloudy with Blessings!
Gaslighted
Make Yourself Useful
How Much Does It Cost?
Church Survival Guide
Bruised Reeds and Smoldering Wicks
Missional Mercy
"No Angels, No Shepherds, No Star"
Patience is a Virtue
A Leader Like No Other
Be Prepared!
I Am Only Human
Blessings of Paradoxes!
See Me, Now See Him!
In Words I Understand
Wrestling with Life
I Want Justice!
"Crying for Help" Pastor Rellstab
Broken Barriers
Life in Two Kingdoms
Wise as a Fox/Gentle as a Dove
Love Rejoices in the Truth
The Game of Life
Salty
The Narrow Path
Truth is Universal
Pray and Let God Worry By Pastor Mews
You Can't Take It With You
Correct or Counterfiet
Choose What is Better
Holy Prescriptions
“A Comforting Mother; a Terrifying Executioner”
"Be a Truly Free Spirit"
: “His Deeds Match His Creed.”
"Best: Word from the Wise"
The Lord Confused the Language of the Whole World
May Another Take Leadership Place
Take Heart, Overcome the World
He Will Wipe Away Every Tear
Never See His Face Again
Feed My Lambs
I Know My Redeemer Lives
Mary Magdalene
I Will Lead My Family to Church and Treasure Church Membership
Could It Happen Today?
Pray for Church Members
Not my Preference Church
A Unifying Church Member
A Functioning Church Member
Holy Moses!
Grace, A Great Deliverer
A Heart of Blessing
They Still Leave Everything
This is Why I was Sent
Truth or Dare
U.N.I.
Light the Way
Christian Maturity
Newly Clothed
Surprise Endings
Expectations of Jesus?
Bring to Completion
FIGuratively Speaking
Do U Believe in Judgement?
Draw or Withdraw?
Have You Met Jesus, What's He Like?
500th Reformation Anniversary - Here I Stand, Fear God!
In My Corner
The Root of All Kinds of Evil
U Turns Allowed
Naked and Unafraid
Handful of Prayers
Service: Love in Work Clothes
Long & Winding Roads Lead Me to You
Taming the Tongue
The Heart of the Issue
Heartfelt Worship
Submit = Considerate Love
Drawn Back or Drawn In
In the Land of Good & Petty
Priviledged Witnesses
God Holds His Course
Fulfilled!
Involve Me and I'll Understand
A One Word Difference
Are You Smarter...than God?
Eternal Homes
Same Pages and Different Pages
Holy, Holy, Holy
The Spirit of Truth
Dying for the Faith
Interconnection; Belief-Love-Righteousness
Unless Someone Explains It to Me
Flock or Flocked?
Eternal Currency!
Tests - A Good Thing!
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Receive Love: Parable of the Lost Sheep
Choosing Church
Seeking Solitude
Prioritizing Prayer
Studying Scripture
Being Challenge: Committing to Community
Listen to Him
Be Winsome
A Real Epiphany
Integrity
Can U Hear Me Now?
Identities
Christmas for Others
Meeting Jesus
Establish
The Unknown Made Known
Why Doesn't God End COVID?
It's Been YOU all along
Sent to Serve, Manage!
What's Heaven Like?
The Disease and the Cure
True Teachers
Discover What the Bible Means
Always Room for Improvement
God's Book/God's Voice
Now is the Time for Salvation
Shaped for Serving God
His Investments
Don't Waste Your LIfe
Back to the Future
How to Be Certain You Are Going To Heaven
Saving Faith
Letting God Meet My Needs
The God of My Valleys
The Visible and Invisible Church
I Will Accomplish
Faith is a Battle
The Struggle Behind Every Dream
Hazardous Pay
Subject to the Requirements of the Service
I God Really Good All the Time
The Priest for priests
The Power of Three
Pastors and People, a Match Made in Heaven
Defeating Fear During the Virus Crisis
Worthy Tributes
The Message from the Empty Tomb
The Voice of Mary
I Love a Parade
Pastor Luhring's Message March 31, 2020
Power to Cope with Doubt
Pastor Mews Message March 24, 2020
This Way Out
Power to Go Forward in a Backward World
Believe On, Not Believe In
Something is Really Wrong
Scriptures, Faith or Folly
Don'ts and Do's
Speak a Message to the Mature
One Month to Live: Leaving a Legacy
Us and We in an I and Me World
Miracles and Marriages, God's Glory on Display
One Month to Live: Relationships That Matter Most
One Month to Live: What Matters Most
Wardrobes of Heirs
Learning Contentment" Surviving the Holidays
Master or Mastered?
Learning to Let Go of Hurt
Walk Properly As in Daylight
Using Time Wisely
What We Have To Be Thankful For
Wise Living
What'Cha Gonna Do with What'Cha Got
A LIfe of Faith
Pardoned and Paroled
The Long Red Line
How to Keep Pure in An Impure World
A Minute of Pain for an Eternity
How to Cope with Daily Frustrations
Where Are Your Seats?
Why Should I Work So Hard?
Godly Conflict Resolution
How to Cope with Change
Truth Creates Division
How to Break the Worry Habit
The Next Step in Our Development
Raising Kids Without Raising Your Blood Pressure
Be My Guest
How to be Joyful No Matter What
Our Marching Orders
How to be Unselfish
God's Strategy for a Stable Marriage
It's a Small World
How to be a stronger person
Good Marriages Don't Just Happen
The Church Will Always Grow
Your Inadequacy: God's Power
Everybody Loves Jesus
Jesus Unknown on Easter
To the Victor Go the Spoils
Good News from the Graveyard
My Life My Song
Your Failure: God's Grace
Your Future: God's Faithfulness
Today is the Day
Your Guilt: God's Love
How Beautiful Are the Feet of Those Who Bring Good News
Your Finances: God's Provision
What is God's Will For My Life?
What is God Really Like?
What About Heaven?
What Gives People Authority?
Essential Equipment: Seeing God's Purpose in Problems
Essential Equipment: Belonging to a Spiritual Family
Essential Equipment: Using The Owner's Manual
Wise Men Keep Their Eyes on Jesus
God's Gift of Hope
God's Gift of Joy
God's Gift of Strength
God's Gift of Purpose
Jesus Came So You Might Be Surprised
Stopping Satan in an Ungodly World
Strong Families: Telling the Truth
Strong Families: Prospering With Integrity
Strong Families: Affair Proofing Your Marriage
Strong Families:Let There Be Life-The Fifth Commandment
Why Do I Go To Church?
Strong Families: Honoring My Parents
Strong Families: God's Word to Workaholics
Strong Families: Taking God Seriously
Strong Families: Accept No Substitutes: First Commandment
Ten Commandments-Strong Families
How to Cope with Cranky Co-Workers
Our Topsy-Turvy World
Nothing Better
How to Break the Worry Habit
How to Break an Addiction
Your Failure: God's Love
Your Guilt: God's Love
How to Face the Future
Following the Flow
How to Avoid Arguments
Great is Thy Faithfulness
Focusing on God in the Struggle
How to Manage Your Tongue
How to Relate Wisely to Others
How to be Wise with Wealth
How to Treat People Right
How to Have Real Faith
The Holy Trinity
How to Receive God's Word
The Work of the Spirit
Hope For Hurting Parents
The Ascension of Jesus
How to Win Over Temptation
God Shows No Partiality
How to Make Wise Decisions
Learning to Abide
How to Profit From Problems
It Is Everyone's Job
How to Pass Life's Greatest Tests
It All Points to Jesus
You Can't Keep a Good Man Down
Jesus, Unknown on Easter
Listen with Joy
Eight Reasons God Allows Suffering
Faith and Life through Death
How Leaders Plan
Love to the Loveless
Leaders-Temptations of Leadership
What to Do When Leaders Feel Like Giving Up
The Beautiful Life
How Leaders Organize
Receiving Our Identity
How Leaders Resolve Conflict
Fear and Love
How Leaders Handle Opposition
The Glory of Christ
How Leaders Motivate
What Are You Here For?
Leader's Prayer Life
Avoiding False Prophets
What it Takes to be A Leader
Anxious About the Wrong Things
The Making of a Leader
You Will See Greater Things
Christmas in Disguise
Christmas: Time for Celebration
Part 3: Come Home For Christmas
End of Exile
Part 2: Come Home for Christmas
Be Prepared
Part 1-Come Home for Christmas
Be Prepared
Top Ten Marriage Killers
The Sheep from the Goats
Grace-filled Giving
Grace-filled Servants
Discipling Grace-filled Ambassadors
sing to the Lord a New Song
Luther Who?
Living a Thanksgiving
Paying Taxes to Caesar
When Your Faith Is On Trial
Hope in the Darkness
How to Be Unselfish
Heeding Warnings
Healing Your Hidden Wounds
Shine Like Stars
Sharing Your Hope
The Generous God
Defusing Conflict in Relationship
Unforgiving Servant
Who Do You Think You Are?
Apathetic is a Pathetic Way to Be
Choosing to be Different
Do Not Be Conformed
Good News for Discouraged Believers
No Good, Very Bad, Terrible Day
How to Tell God You Love Him
God and Eternal Garden
God and the Garden of Gethsemane
God and the Desert
God and the Garden of Eden
Using the Bible to Make Decisions
Build Your Life on a Solid Foundation
The Danger of Self-Deception
I Will Make You Fishers of Men
The Dark Night of the Soul
Running on Empty: Secrets of Staying Power
You Talk About What You Love
Running on Empty: Mapping Our Future
How Deep the Father's Love For Us
Running on Empty: Lifetime of Growth
Running on Empty: Slowing Down
That You Would Know God More Fully
Running on Empty: Lightening Your Load
The Power of Sin and Death Destroyed
Running on Empty: What Mom Needs
The Stoning of Stephen
Running on Empty: Choosing What Matters Most
The Gospel Dream
Running on Empty: Stopping to Refuel
170423 Schiemann.mp3
Running on Empty: "How Jesus Revitalizes Your Life"
Results of the Resurrection
Good News for Today, Not Just the Last Day
The Cross and Friendship
The Lowly King
God's Antidote to Burnout
The Christian Hope
God's Antidote to Your Hurts
Restored by God's Passion
God's Antidote to Worry
Woman at the Well
God's Antidote to Indesision
God's Antidote to Fear of the Future
Finding Hope After the Fall
To Love God is to Love Others
God's Antidote to Damaged Emotions
To Love God is to Love Others
God's Antidote to Busyness
This is Who You Are
Supporting My Life Mission
How Are We Salt and Light?
Sustaining My Life Mission
The Beatitudes Are About You
Committing to My Life Mission
The Lion and the Three Bulls
Defining My Life Mission
Follow > Seek > Remain
Walking to Christ at Christmas
Servant's Justice
When God Messes Up Your Plans
The Wonder of God
The Worship of Christ at Christmas
You Are Known and Loved By God
How to Enhance Your Spiritual Journey Part 3: Dealing with Doubt
He Tarries No Longer!
How to Enhance Your Spiritual Journey Part 2: Beyond Fascination
Ransomed Returned
Do I Matter?
How to Enhance Your Spiritual Journey Part 1: Embracing the Light
What'cha Gone Do with What'cha Got? Part 4
See, Your King Comes!
Transformed by Love and Hope
What'cha Gonna Do with What'cha Got? Part 3
Transformed by Faith
What'cha Gonna Do with What'cha Got? Part 2
Transformed by Grace
What'cha Gone Do with What'cha Got? Part 1
Cheap Law - Cheap Grace
Martin Luther-A Human Being
Character of the Kingdom
What Is The Point of Life?
Why Should I Work So Hard?
A Dynamic Faith
Why Isn't Life Fair?
Loved + Sent: God's Power
God's Antidote to Damaged Emotions