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St. Matthew Lutheran Church- Rocklin, California — 513 episodes

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1

Tough Conversations- July 26, 2026

2

The Forgiveness Lifestyle- July 19, 2026

3

It's Grace Man! - July 12, 2026

4

I'm Unconventional- July 5, 2026

5

I'm Learning- June 28, 2026

6

I'm Human- June 21, 2026

7

I'm Complicated- June 14, 2026 Message

8

Running the Race: Passing the Baton- June 7, 2026

9

The Bottom Line Story- May 31, 2026

10

Wind and Fire- May 24, 2026

11

Living in Anticipation- May 17, 2026

12

In Great Uncertainty, Clarity- May 10, 2026

13

In Great Needs, Family- May 3, 2026

14

In Great Doubts, Certainty- April 26, 2026

15

In Great Shadows, Light- April 19, 2026

16

In Great Fears, Peace- April 12, 2026

17

Galilee! Easter Sunday April 5, 2026

18

Blessed- Good Friday- April 3, 2026

19

Family Stories- Maundy Thursday- April 2, 2026

20

Newly Forged- March 29. 2026

21

Kingdom, Power, Glory- March 25, 2026

22

The Search- March 22, 2026

23

Temptation/Evil- March 18, 2026

24

Flow- March 15, 2026

25

Forgiveness- March 11, 2026

26

Paper Hats- March 8, 2026

27

Be Thankfull

28

Winning on Purpose

29

Tangled- Life Animated

30

Moana- Life Animated

31

Up- Life Animated

32

Beauty and the Beast- Life Animated

33

Pray... With Understanding

34

Face the Future... In Peace

35

Do What is Right... No Matter What

36

Remember Who's In Charge

37

Mind Your Heart

38

In Catastrophe, Trust!

39

Know the Hands That Hold You

40

Remember Your Foundation

41

The Golden Principle

42

Celebration of Selfless Servants

43

The Blind Spot

44

Eyes that See

45

The Fellowship

46

I've Seen This Before, Jesus Must Be Here

47

The Time Is Now!

48

He Reigns

49

Not a Set Piece, A Living Reality

50

Colors of Grace

51

See Your King Comes To You

52

The Cross

53

Help Me!

54

Before Pilate

55

A Place At The Table

56

Grace

57

Even Me?...

58

Trial

59

Jesus, Don't You Care?...

60

The Via Dolorosa- Arest

61

I Am Not Worthy

62

The First Steps- Ash Wednesday

63

When Loneliness Is Our Companion

64

When Worry/Anxiety Overwhelms Us

65

When Fear Grips Us

66

The Key is Relationship

67

Epiphany Sunday

68

Jesus Christ Is Lord

69

Happy New Years!

70

Into Our Deserts, Joy

71

Into Our Lives- Love

72

The Kingdom Established

73

Into Our Storms, Peace

74

The King Comes

75

Into Darkness, Hope

76

Esther: For Such a Time As This

77

Isaiah: Vision and Hope

78

David And His Mighty Men

79

David: Vision/Integrity/Heart

80

Joshua- Strong & Courageous

81

Choose Church

82

Seek Solitude

83

Prioritize Prayer

84

Study Scripture

85

Commit to Community

86

Being Challenge- Introduction

87

Your Most Important Work

88

What About Miracles?

89

Where is God... When?

90

What About Dinosaurs?

91

What About Abortion?

92

Why Don't We Talk about Mental Health?

93

What Happens After I Die?

94

Have You Not Heard About Jesus?

95

What About Sex?

96

How Do We Change Things

97

Elephant in the Room- How Are We Going To Play This Game?

98

Father's Day- Presence- Intentionality- Grace

99

Everything Made New

100

Made for Relationship

101

Sharing Life

102

What's Your Story?

103

It's Personal

104

It's Material

105

Fill In the Blank

106

Breaking Out... Living It Up!

107

Good Friday 2022

108

Maundy Thursday 2022

109

Mark 13

110

All In

111

All In

112

You Really Can't Miss This!

113

Mark 11

114

Mercy

115

Sin and Grace

116

The Linchpin

117

Light...Questions...Faith...Peace...

118

It Begins... Pray!

119

Mark 8

120

Paying it Forward

121

The Heart of the Matter

122

Remember Who the Real Enemy Is

123

The Power of Story

124

Kingdom Stories: Do Not Be Afraid!

125

Mark Chapter 3

126

The Panorama

127

The Other Christmas Story

128

God's Mercies Brand New This Year, Too

129

What Now

130

Be Amazed- Christmas Day 2021

131

No Fear- Christmas Eve 2021

132

Silent Night or the 7:00 News

133

Let all Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

134

Are You the One

135

Come Thou Long Expected Jesus

136

Love All

137

Lift Up Your Heads Ye Mighty Gates

138

Give More

139

Spend Less

140

Worship Fully

141

Conclusion- Red Letter Challenge

142

Going- Red Letter Challenge

143

Giving- Red Letter Challenge

144

Serving- Red Letter Challenge

145

Forgiving- Red Letter Challenge

146

Being

147

Red Letter Challenge- A Live Changing 40 Day Adventure

148

The Next Generation

149

Repeat

150

Love

151

Be Present

152

Commit

153

All My Fountains

154

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

155

Committed

156

God Bless America

157

The One

158

Praise to the Lord (Joyful, Joyful)

159

God So Loved

160

Through All the Voices, The Voice of Peace

161

God Has a Name... Can You Relate?

162

Knowing the Times... Living in the Spirit

163

Interlude

164

In Death (And Life)

165

In the Loneliness

166

In the Try-Hard Life

167

In the Crisis of Faith

168

In the Desert

169

Hope Found Here- Easter 2021- Modern Worship- Brad Cusson

170

Hope Found Here- Easter 2021-Nathan Hausch

171

In the Chaos of Brokenness...His Presence

172

Presence

173

The Faithful

174

Greatness

175

Light

176

Questions

177

The Hopeful

178

Peace

179

The Haters

180

Kingdom

181

Be a Blessing

182

Be His

183

Be Grace-filled

184

Be Present

185

The Enemy is Too Great

186

Craving Affirmation

187

The Other Christmas Story

188

The Best Year

189

Jesus, Emmanuel (The Prince of Peace)

190

“It’s Personal” (What Will You Do?)

191

“No Doubts”(And Living Like It!)

192

Jesus, Emmanuel (The Wonderful Counselor/Mighty God)

193

Jesus, Emmanuel (The Christ)

194

God is Here(It Makes a Difference)

195

Not Ever Alone(Praise His Name!)

196

A Clearing of the Eyes; A Matter of the Heart- Thanksgiving 2020

197

We Have Arrived!

198

Reset

199

Are We There Yet?

200

Wandering the Wilderness

201

Following Jesus in Political Uncertainty

202

Yet Living in HOPE

203

Yet NOT Powerless

204

Yet NOT Out of Control

205

Yet NOT Alone

206

Ponder

207

Rest

208

Stop- Finding Rest

209

Growing as a Disciple

210

In the Fight

211

Mercy

212

Words Spoken

213

Love Never Fails

214

It Looks a Lot Like... Well, Love

215

Not Good to Be Alone

216

Dealing with Fear

217

Happy: Inside and Out

218

Empowered to Make a Difference

219

No Cause to Daydream

220

Plans for You: It's Personal

221

A Clearing of the Eyes

222

Belonging

223

Reset

224

Up from the Ashes

225

Like Shooting Fish in a Barrell

226

March 22, 2020 Sermon

227

Peter: A Difficult Forgiveness

228

Does the Gift Matter?

229

The Heart of the Matter

230

John: Not Meant to be Alone

231

Worth the Cost

232

Making A Difference

233

Focus

234

Eyes That See

235

Being Filled Up

236

Having It All

237

No Dead Ends

238

A New Way (This One Is Different; This One You Can Trust)

239

The Sign of the Star

240

The Light Still Shines

241

Love: You Really Do Matter To God

242

Joy: It’s Not Just, ‘Have a Happy

243

Hope: Just Known’ It’s All Gonna’ Be OK!

244

Peace: Having It All Together

245

Three Strands are not Easily Broken- Thanksgiving Celebration

246

Home

247

Taking Lostness To Heart

248

Wait! Something’s Missing In The Story!

249

What’s a Lutheran? Stand-alone Reformation Celebration

250

Two Ways To Find Happiness

251

The Two Lost Sons

252

Setting the Scene For Everything

253

Reproduction (Elements of Disciple Being And Making)

254

Accountability (Elements of Disciple Being And Making)

255

Exercising/Practicing Our Faith (Elements of Disciple Being And Making)

256

Modeling (Elements of Disciple Being And Making)

257

Teaching (Elements of Disciple Being And Making)

258

Relationship (Elements of Disciple Being And Making)

259

Intentionality (Elements of Disciple Being And Making)

260

Jesus (Elements of Disciple Being And Making)

261

Its all about Relationships

262

Prayer?!

263

Hope To You

264

Joy To You

265

Peace To You

266

Mercy To You

267

Grace To You

268

This is Our God! Trinity Sunday (Celebrate, Celebrate, Dance to the Music!)

269

And ONE MORE!....(Pentecost Celebration) (Empowered….Not Alone Ever!)

270

More: Made To Make A Difference (Ascension Celebration) (Commissioned!)

271

More: Made To Make A Difference (Sent!)

272

More: You Belong (Let’s Eat!)

273

More: You Belong (Do You See It?)

274

More: You Matter…No Matter What! (The Apple of God’s Eye)

275

More: You Matter…No Matter What! (The Value of One)

276

More- Easter 2019

277

The Final Word From the Cross

278

The Gift

279

The One You Can Follow

280

The Sixth Word From the Cross (Relationship Context: The Adulteress)

281

Intersect (Synthesis: Guilt/Shame/Fear, Innocence/Honor/Power)

282

The Fifth Word From The Cross (Relationship Context: Matthew)

283

Intersect (In The Face of Fear, The Cross)

284

The Fourth Word From The Cross (Relationship Context: Martha)

285

Intersect (In the Face of Shame, The Cross)

286

The Third Word From The Cross (Relationship Context: John The Beloved)

287

Intersect (In the Face of Guilt, The Cross)

288

The Second Word From The Cross Relationship Context: The Rich Young Ruler)

289

Intersect (Getting the “Lay of the Land”)

290

The First Word From the Cross Relationship Context: The Paralytic)

291

New Awe

292

Living in His Love

293

New Paradigm Part 2

294

New Paradigm Part 1

295

New Growth Part 2

296

New Growth Part 1

297

New Connection Part 2

298

New Connections Part 1

299

New Heart

300

New Beginnings

301

The Appearance

302

Not Alone- God Wants You to Know

303

Stories of Joy …Released!

304

Jesus, Our King

305

Stories of Peace That will Last

306

Stories of Love Shining Brightly

307

Jesus, Our Prophet

308

Stories of Hope That Won’t Let You Down

309

“Kingdom Urgency” Living in the Kingdom NOW)

310

“Kingdom Vision” (Living with Kingdom Eyes)

311

“Kingdom Math” (Living in the Kingdom Equation)

312

“Kingdom Paradigm” (Living in the Kingdom Picture)

313

The Bottom Line: Grace!! (Reformation Day Celebration!!)

314

The Spirit (How does it all work?)

315

The Spirit (Who is this guy?)

316

Jesus (The Rest of the Story!)

317

Jesus (What is he doing NOW?)

318

Jesus (Who is he? What did he do?)

319

Origins 2: The Creator God (Does it make a difference?)

320

Origins 1: Who is God? (Focus on Relationship!)

321

Life Animated Sleeping Beauty

322

Family is... Everything

323

Life Animated Cinderella

324

Life Animated Beauty and the Beast

325

Experience Is A Great Teacher

326

We (Together!) Are The Body of Christ!

327

Our Student Ministry

328

Always to Others

329

A Way of Life

330

On the Job Training

331

Doing Life Together

332

Special Made for a Purpose

333

Here for the Duration

334

I Call you Friend

335

Hospitality: You are WELCOME Here!

336

It’s Not Something He Wants Us to Miss!

337

It’s Relevant

338

The Inviting God It’s Personal

339

Finding Your Place: Monday through Friday!

340

Finding Success and Connectedness: Monday-Friday!

341

Finding A Second Chance: Monday – Friday!

342

Finding Peace and Purpose: Monday – Friday!

343

Finding Hope: Monday Through Friday! Easter Celebration!

344

Spoken From the Cross

345

Never Alone!...Remember!

346

Newly Forged

347

Kingdom, Power, Glory

348

The Search

349

Temptation/Evil

350

Flow

351

Forgivenes

352

Paper Hats

353

Bread

354

Freedom Within

355

Kingdom/Will

356

Falling Plates

357

Dear Children/Holy Name

358

He Directs My Path. He Secures My Eternity.(The Transfiguration of Jesus)

359

He Is The One Who Calms My Fears

360

He is the One Who Understands My Temptation

361

He Is The One Who Meets My Needs

362

He Is The One Who Forgives My Sins!

363

“He Is One Who Is King of All….My King!”(Coming of the Wisemen)

364

New Beginnings

365

The Fullness of Time

366

What the World Needs Now.. Is Here!

367

Guarding The Gift of A Peaceful Heart

368

What Does This Mean for Us?...for Me?

369

Guarding the Gift of A Patient Heart

370

What Will This Baby Do?

371

Guarding the Gift of A Passionate Heart

372

Who is This Baby?

373

Guarding The Gift of A Pure Heart

374

Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow (Ego vs. Honor)

375

Giving ‘til It Hurts?? (Limits vs. Thankfulness)

376

Everybody Wants A Piece of Me (Worry vs. Grace)

377

“Not Having Enough” (Fear vs. Identity)

378

For The Sake of the Gospel- Reformation Celebration

379

Living in The Bottom Line: Grace (Power vs. Weakness)

380

Living Healthy – Just Chill Out! (Fear vs. Trust)

381

Injustice: We Have to Do Something! (Anger vs. Action)

382

Living in True Relationship (Self-Righteousness vs. Peace)

383

Living in Grace: Received And Given (“Being” vs. “Having To Do”)

384

Living in “Beautiful Expectation” (Gratitude vs. Anger)

385

Leaving the Anger Behind (The Better Way)

386

Zootopia Life Animated

387

Inside Out- Life Animated

388

Moana- Life Animated

389

The Kingdom of God is Like the Greatest of Treasures!

390

The Kingdom is Like A Mustard Seed…and Yeast!

391

The Kingdom of God is Like A Farmer Planting Seed!

392

Blueprint For Ministry: Send

393

Blueprint For Ministry: Apprentice

394

Blueprint For Ministry: Connect

395

Freedom Celebration

396

Blueprint for Ministry: Invite

397

In All Things, A Love That Serves Father’s Day Celebration!

398

Living In The Snapshot

399

Living in Power (The Crash of the Wave)

400

Living in Anticipation

401

Everyday; Presence, Purpose and Grace

402

“In All Things, A Love That Trumps All” Mother’s Day Celebration!

403

“In Great Doubts, Certainty”

404

“In Great Doubts, Certainty”

405

In Great Shadows, Light

406

In Great Fears, Peace

407

No More, ‘Going to the Mailbox’

408

Grace

409

One….in JESUS!

410

“Joseph of Arimathea: ‘Reboot’”

411

Jesus Face to Face..…With Lazarus (The Dead…and Grieving)

412

“Mary Magdalene: ‘Free’”

413

Jesus Face to Face…With A Blind Man(The Broken)

414

Simon of Cyrene: ‘Drenched in His Blood

415

Jesus Face to Face…With a Samaritan Woman (The Skeptic)

416

Peter: ‘Rock or Quicksand?

417

Jesus Face to Face…With Nicodemus (The Seeker)

418

A Face in the Crowd

419

Jesus Face to Face…With Satan (The Enemy)

420

Barabbas: ‘This Changes Everything’

421

Tasting Victory (It’s A Done Deal!)

422

Training Smart (How Smart Are You Training?)

423

Mind Set (What Are You Working For?)

424

Eyes Up (What Are Your Eyes On?)

425

The Gift of Purpose(Lived Out In The Family)

426

The Gift of Relationship (It’s Personal!)

427

The Gift of Community (Doing Life Together)

428

The Gift of Belonging (This Family’s Big Enough for You!)

429

Restart!/Fresh Start! (Yes!..It IS possible!)

430

Good News! Joy! For All!

431

With Us.. With You! Christmas Eve 2016

432

“You Can Live in (and share!) Peace –Christmas Peace- Even Now, Even Today

433

“God Uses the Humble to Do Great Things!”(The Angels Appear to the Shepherds)

434

“You Can Experience (and share!) Joy –Christmas Joy- Even Now, Even Today”

435

“When We Say ‘Yes,’ It Changes Everything” (An Angel Comes Mary)

436

“You Can Have (and Give!) Hope –Christmas Hope- Even Now, Even Today”

437

“Hope Grows Where Hurt Was Rooted” (God Breaks the Silence: Zechariah)

438

“You Can Know (and give!) Love -Christmas Love- Even Now, Even Today”

439

Don't be a Turkey

440

Jesus Christ is Lord and King! (Christ the King Sunday!)

441

Signs, Signs, Everywhere is Signs

442

“Celebrate, Celebrate, Dance to the Music!”

443

500 Years Later... What's a Lutheran

444

Action!..Just Do It,Take a Step! (A Matter of the Will)

445

Growth Where Do You Go From Here

446

Renewal – A New Start (A Matter of the Mind)

447

Vision - Catch It! (A Matter of the Heart)

448

Take a Step!

449

Jumping in with Both Feet

450

Jesus Christ is Lord!

451

You Matter!!....to GOD!!

452

A Message form the Movie Up

453

A Message from Frozen

454

A Story from the Lego Movie

455

A Story From Toy Story

456

Love Always Protects, Trusts, Hopes, Perseveres

457

Love Does Not Delight in Evil But Rejoices with the Truth!

458

Love is Not About “Me

459

Love Keeps No Record of Wrongs

460

Freedom!

461

Love is Kind

462

In the Brokenness, Love Reigns!

463

Love is Patient (And It is About Community)

464

Love Never Fails

465

The Gift of Certainty Trinity Sunday

466

Wind and Fire; Power to Live In! The Day of Pentecost

467

Where do We fit in?.. Bringing the Now Into Focus - Ascension Day

468

In the Brokenness, Love Reigns -- Mother’s Day

469

Facing Illness –and Death – with Faith

470

Facing Grief With Faith

471

Facing Doubt With Faith

472

Facing Failure With Faith

473

Facing Trouble - Catastrophic Trouble – with Faith

474

He is Risen! End Game! Slam Dunk! We Win!

475

Father, Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit

476

Flesh and Blood Presence

477

When He Could Have Turned Away….. Palm Sunday He Embraces the Road of Suffering

478

God’s Voice in the Thunder: It Feels Like Something’s Going To Happen (Anticipation)

479

In the Face of Impending Death, He Gives

480

Nicodemus: It Feels Too Good To Be True(Freedom!)

481

When All Depends on It, He Makes the Good Witness

482

Widow in the Temple: It Feels Like Being Rescued (Good News!)

483

When All Hell Breaks Loose, He Heals

484

Simon Peter: It Feels Like Dad Strength (A New Mindset)

485

As the Storm Approaches, He Prays

486

John the Baptist: It Feels Like God is On the Move! (Starting Over)

487

In the Face of Great Temptation, He Listens to the Father

488

Simon Peter: It Feels Like We Lost Ash Wednesday (Failure)

489

How Will It All Turn Out? (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!)

490

A Little Help, Please? (The Gift of Power)

491

What Am I Doing Here? (The Gift of Meaning)

492

Never Alone? (The Gift of Presence)

493

Who Am I?(The Gift of Identity)

494

The Coming of the Wisemen(The Epiphany) Mystery, Grace, God’s Plan….And You! (The Story Continues)

495

The Grace of New Beginings

496

Joy to the World

497

Not Ever Alone…Merry Christmas!

498

I Can Hardly Wait!

499

The Shepherds

500

Almost Here!

501

Mary and Joseph

502

He’s Coming!

503

Elizabeth and Zechariah

504

Awakening to Life: “Now This Is Living”

505

Just Do It!

506

Awakening to Love: “God Loves Me Deeply After All”

507

Awakening to Help: “I Can’t Do This On My Own”

508

Awakening to Regret: “I Wish I Could Start Over”

509

Awakening to Longing: “There’s Got to Be More”

510

Celebrate, Remember, Be Encouraged! (Here We Stand!...Praise God!)

511

On Mission Together (Priesthood of All Believers)

512

Living Under the Cross (The Law/Gospel-Death/Resurrection Dynamic)

513

Where is God For Me…for Us? (Means of Grace)