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St. Matthew Lutheran Church- Rocklin, California — 519 episodes

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1

Saul to Paul- September 6, 2026

2

Elijah to Elisha- August 30, 2026

3

Moses to Joshua- August 23, 2026

4

Ambassadors of Reconciliation- August 16, 2026

5

Yes, It's That Important- August 9, 2026

6

In This Together- August 2, 2026

7

Tough Conversations- July 26, 2026

8

The Forgiveness Lifestyle- July 19, 2026

9

It's Grace Man! - July 12, 2026

10

I'm Unconventional- July 5, 2026

11

I'm Learning- June 28, 2026

12

I'm Human- June 21, 2026

13

I'm Complicated- June 14, 2026 Message

14

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

15

The Bottom Line Story- May 31, 2026

16

Wind and Fire- May 24, 2026

17

Living in Anticipation- May 17, 2026

18

In Great Uncertainty, Clarity- May 10, 2026

19

In Great Needs, Family- May 3, 2026

20

In Great Doubts, Certainty- April 26, 2026

21

In Great Shadows, Light- April 19, 2026

22

In Great Fears, Peace- April 12, 2026

23

Galilee! Easter Sunday April 5, 2026

24

Blessed- Good Friday- April 3, 2026

25

Family Stories- Maundy Thursday- April 2, 2026

26

Newly Forged- March 29. 2026

27

Kingdom, Power, Glory- March 25, 2026

28

The Search- March 22, 2026

29

Temptation/Evil- March 18, 2026

30

Flow- March 15, 2026

31

Forgiveness- March 11, 2026

32

Paper Hats- March 8, 2026

33

Be Thankfull

34

Winning on Purpose

35

Tangled- Life Animated

36

Moana- Life Animated

37

Up- Life Animated

38

Beauty and the Beast- Life Animated

39

Pray... With Understanding

40

Face the Future... In Peace

41

Do What is Right... No Matter What

42

Remember Who's In Charge

43

Mind Your Heart

44

In Catastrophe, Trust!

45

Know the Hands That Hold You

46

Remember Your Foundation

47

The Golden Principle

48

Celebration of Selfless Servants

49

The Blind Spot

50

Eyes that See

51

The Fellowship

52

I've Seen This Before, Jesus Must Be Here

53

The Time Is Now!

54

He Reigns

55

Not a Set Piece, A Living Reality

56

Colors of Grace

57

See Your King Comes To You

58

The Cross

59

Help Me!

60

Before Pilate

61

A Place At The Table

62

Grace

63

Even Me?...

64

Trial

65

Jesus, Don't You Care?...

66

The Via Dolorosa- Arest

67

I Am Not Worthy

68

The First Steps- Ash Wednesday

69

When Loneliness Is Our Companion

70

When Worry/Anxiety Overwhelms Us

71

When Fear Grips Us

72

The Key is Relationship

73

Epiphany Sunday

74

Jesus Christ Is Lord

75

Happy New Years!

76

Into Our Deserts, Joy

77

Into Our Lives- Love

78

The Kingdom Established

79

Into Our Storms, Peace

80

The King Comes

81

Into Darkness, Hope

82

Esther: For Such a Time As This

83

Isaiah: Vision and Hope

84

David And His Mighty Men

85

David: Vision/Integrity/Heart

86

Joshua- Strong & Courageous

87

Choose Church

88

Seek Solitude

89

Prioritize Prayer

90

Study Scripture

91

Commit to Community

92

Being Challenge- Introduction

93

Your Most Important Work

94

What About Miracles?

95

Where is God... When?

96

What About Dinosaurs?

97

What About Abortion?

98

Why Don't We Talk about Mental Health?

99

What Happens After I Die?

100

Have You Not Heard About Jesus?

101

What About Sex?

102

How Do We Change Things

103

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

104

Father's Day- Presence- Intentionality- Grace

105

Everything Made New

106

Made for Relationship

107

Sharing Life

108

What's Your Story?

109

It's Personal

110

It's Material

111

Fill In the Blank

112

Breaking Out... Living It Up!

113

Good Friday 2022

114

Maundy Thursday 2022

115

Mark 13

116

All In

117

All In

118

You Really Can't Miss This!

119

Mark 11

120

Mercy

121

Sin and Grace

122

The Linchpin

123

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

124

It Begins... Pray!

125

Mark 8

126

Paying it Forward

127

The Heart of the Matter

128

Remember Who the Real Enemy Is

129

The Power of Story

130

Kingdom Stories: Do Not Be Afraid!

131

Mark Chapter 3

132

The Panorama

133

The Other Christmas Story

134

God's Mercies Brand New This Year, Too

135

What Now

136

Be Amazed- Christmas Day 2021

137

No Fear- Christmas Eve 2021

138

Silent Night or the 7:00 News

139

Let all Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

140

Are You the One

141

Come Thou Long Expected Jesus

142

Love All

143

Lift Up Your Heads Ye Mighty Gates

144

Give More

145

Spend Less

146

Worship Fully

147

Conclusion- Red Letter Challenge

148

Going- Red Letter Challenge

149

Giving- Red Letter Challenge

150

Serving- Red Letter Challenge

151

Forgiving- Red Letter Challenge

152

Being

153

Red Letter Challenge- A Live Changing 40 Day Adventure

154

The Next Generation

155

Repeat

156

Love

157

Be Present

158

Commit

159

All My Fountains

160

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

161

Committed

162

God Bless America

163

The One

164

Praise to the Lord (Joyful, Joyful)

165

God So Loved

166

Through All the Voices, The Voice of Peace

167

God Has a Name... Can You Relate?

168

Knowing the Times... Living in the Spirit

169

Interlude

170

In Death (And Life)

171

In the Loneliness

172

In the Try-Hard Life

173

In the Crisis of Faith

174

In the Desert

175

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

176

Hope Found Here- Easter 2021-Nathan Hausch

177

In the Chaos of Brokenness...His Presence

178

Presence

179

The Faithful

180

Greatness

181

Light

182

Questions

183

The Hopeful

184

Peace

185

The Haters

186

Kingdom

187

Be a Blessing

188

Be His

189

Be Grace-filled

190

Be Present

191

The Enemy is Too Great

192

Craving Affirmation

193

The Other Christmas Story

194

The Best Year

195

Jesus, Emmanuel (The Prince of Peace)

196

“It’s Personal” (What Will You Do?)

197

“No Doubts”(And Living Like It!)

198

Jesus, Emmanuel (The Wonderful Counselor/Mighty God)

199

Jesus, Emmanuel (The Christ)

200

God is Here(It Makes a Difference)

201

Not Ever Alone(Praise His Name!)

202

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

203

We Have Arrived!

204

Reset

205

Are We There Yet?

206

Wandering the Wilderness

207

Following Jesus in Political Uncertainty

208

Yet Living in HOPE

209

Yet NOT Powerless

210

Yet NOT Out of Control

211

Yet NOT Alone

212

Ponder

213

Rest

214

Stop- Finding Rest

215

Growing as a Disciple

216

In the Fight

217

Mercy

218

Words Spoken

219

Love Never Fails

220

It Looks a Lot Like... Well, Love

221

Not Good to Be Alone

222

Dealing with Fear

223

Happy: Inside and Out

224

Empowered to Make a Difference

225

No Cause to Daydream

226

Plans for You: It's Personal

227

A Clearing of the Eyes

228

Belonging

229

Reset

230

Up from the Ashes

231

Like Shooting Fish in a Barrell

232

March 22, 2020 Sermon

233

Peter: A Difficult Forgiveness

234

Does the Gift Matter?

235

The Heart of the Matter

236

John: Not Meant to be Alone

237

Worth the Cost

238

Making A Difference

239

Focus

240

Eyes That See

241

Being Filled Up

242

Having It All

243

No Dead Ends

244

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

245

The Sign of the Star

246

The Light Still Shines

247

Love: You Really Do Matter To God

248

Joy: It’s Not Just, ‘Have a Happy

249

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

250

Peace: Having It All Together

251

Three Strands are not Easily Broken- Thanksgiving Celebration

252

Home

253

Taking Lostness To Heart

254

Wait! Something’s Missing In The Story!

255

What’s a Lutheran? Stand-alone Reformation Celebration

256

Two Ways To Find Happiness

257

The Two Lost Sons

258

Setting the Scene For Everything

259

Reproduction (Elements of Disciple Being And Making)

260

Accountability (Elements of Disciple Being And Making)

261

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

262

Modeling (Elements of Disciple Being And Making)

263

Teaching (Elements of Disciple Being And Making)

264

Relationship (Elements of Disciple Being And Making)

265

Intentionality (Elements of Disciple Being And Making)

266

Jesus (Elements of Disciple Being And Making)

267

Its all about Relationships

268

Prayer?!

269

Hope To You

270

Joy To You

271

Peace To You

272

Mercy To You

273

Grace To You

274

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

275

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

276

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

277

More: Made To Make A Difference (Sent!)

278

More: You Belong (Let’s Eat!)

279

More: You Belong (Do You See It?)

280

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

281

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

282

More- Easter 2019

283

The Final Word From the Cross

284

The Gift

285

The One You Can Follow

286

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

287

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

288

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

289

Intersect (In The Face of Fear, The Cross)

290

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

291

Intersect (In the Face of Shame, The Cross)

292

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

293

Intersect (In the Face of Guilt, The Cross)

294

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

295

Intersect (Getting the “Lay of the Land”)

296

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

297

New Awe

298

Living in His Love

299

New Paradigm Part 2

300

New Paradigm Part 1

301

New Growth Part 2

302

New Growth Part 1

303

New Connection Part 2

304

New Connections Part 1

305

New Heart

306

New Beginnings

307

The Appearance

308

Not Alone- God Wants You to Know

309

Stories of Joy …Released!

310

Jesus, Our King

311

Stories of Peace That will Last

312

Stories of Love Shining Brightly

313

Jesus, Our Prophet

314

Stories of Hope That Won’t Let You Down

315

“Kingdom Urgency” Living in the Kingdom NOW)

316

“Kingdom Vision” (Living with Kingdom Eyes)

317

“Kingdom Math” (Living in the Kingdom Equation)

318

“Kingdom Paradigm” (Living in the Kingdom Picture)

319

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

320

The Spirit (How does it all work?)

321

The Spirit (Who is this guy?)

322

Jesus (The Rest of the Story!)

323

Jesus (What is he doing NOW?)

324

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

325

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

326

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

327

Life Animated Sleeping Beauty

328

Family is... Everything

329

Life Animated Cinderella

330

Life Animated Beauty and the Beast

331

Experience Is A Great Teacher

332

We (Together!) Are The Body of Christ!

333

Our Student Ministry

334

Always to Others

335

A Way of Life

336

On the Job Training

337

Doing Life Together

338

Special Made for a Purpose

339

Here for the Duration

340

I Call you Friend

341

Hospitality: You are WELCOME Here!

342

It’s Not Something He Wants Us to Miss!

343

It’s Relevant

344

The Inviting God It’s Personal

345

Finding Your Place: Monday through Friday!

346

Finding Success and Connectedness: Monday-Friday!

347

Finding A Second Chance: Monday – Friday!

348

Finding Peace and Purpose: Monday – Friday!

349

Finding Hope: Monday Through Friday! Easter Celebration!

350

Spoken From the Cross

351

Never Alone!...Remember!

352

Newly Forged

353

Kingdom, Power, Glory

354

The Search

355

Temptation/Evil

356

Flow

357

Forgivenes

358

Paper Hats

359

Bread

360

Freedom Within

361

Kingdom/Will

362

Falling Plates

363

Dear Children/Holy Name

364

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

365

He Is The One Who Calms My Fears

366

He is the One Who Understands My Temptation

367

He Is The One Who Meets My Needs

368

He Is The One Who Forgives My Sins!

369

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

370

New Beginnings

371

The Fullness of Time

372

What the World Needs Now.. Is Here!

373

Guarding The Gift of A Peaceful Heart

374

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

375

Guarding the Gift of A Patient Heart

376

What Will This Baby Do?

377

Guarding the Gift of A Passionate Heart

378

Who is This Baby?

379

Guarding The Gift of A Pure Heart

380

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

381

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

382

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

383

“Not Having Enough” (Fear vs. Identity)

384

For The Sake of the Gospel- Reformation Celebration

385

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

386

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

387

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

388

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

389

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

390

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

391

Leaving the Anger Behind (The Better Way)

392

Zootopia Life Animated

393

Inside Out- Life Animated

394

Moana- Life Animated

395

The Kingdom of God is Like the Greatest of Treasures!

396

The Kingdom is Like A Mustard Seed…and Yeast!

397

The Kingdom of God is Like A Farmer Planting Seed!

398

Blueprint For Ministry: Send

399

Blueprint For Ministry: Apprentice

400

Blueprint For Ministry: Connect

401

Freedom Celebration

402

Blueprint for Ministry: Invite

403

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

404

Living In The Snapshot

405

Living in Power (The Crash of the Wave)

406

Living in Anticipation

407

Everyday; Presence, Purpose and Grace

408

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

409

“In Great Doubts, Certainty”

410

“In Great Doubts, Certainty”

411

In Great Shadows, Light

412

In Great Fears, Peace

413

No More, ‘Going to the Mailbox’

414

Grace

415

One….in JESUS!

416

“Joseph of Arimathea: ‘Reboot’”

417

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

418

“Mary Magdalene: ‘Free’”

419

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

420

Simon of Cyrene: ‘Drenched in His Blood

421

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

422

Peter: ‘Rock or Quicksand?

423

Jesus Face to Face…With Nicodemus (The Seeker)

424

A Face in the Crowd

425

Jesus Face to Face…With Satan (The Enemy)

426

Barabbas: ‘This Changes Everything’

427

Tasting Victory (It’s A Done Deal!)

428

Training Smart (How Smart Are You Training?)

429

Mind Set (What Are You Working For?)

430

Eyes Up (What Are Your Eyes On?)

431

The Gift of Purpose(Lived Out In The Family)

432

The Gift of Relationship (It’s Personal!)

433

The Gift of Community (Doing Life Together)

434

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

435

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

436

Good News! Joy! For All!

437

With Us.. With You! Christmas Eve 2016

438

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

439

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

440

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

441

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

442

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

443

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

444

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

445

Don't be a Turkey

446

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

447

Signs, Signs, Everywhere is Signs

448

“Celebrate, Celebrate, Dance to the Music!”

449

500 Years Later... What's a Lutheran

450

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

451

Growth Where Do You Go From Here

452

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

453

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

454

Take a Step!

455

Jumping in with Both Feet

456

Jesus Christ is Lord!

457

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

458

A Message form the Movie Up

459

A Message from Frozen

460

A Story from the Lego Movie

461

A Story From Toy Story

462

Love Always Protects, Trusts, Hopes, Perseveres

463

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

464

Love is Not About “Me

465

Love Keeps No Record of Wrongs

466

Freedom!

467

Love is Kind

468

In the Brokenness, Love Reigns!

469

Love is Patient (And It is About Community)

470

Love Never Fails

471

The Gift of Certainty Trinity Sunday

472

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

473

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

474

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

475

Facing Illness –and Death – with Faith

476

Facing Grief With Faith

477

Facing Doubt With Faith

478

Facing Failure With Faith

479

Facing Trouble - Catastrophic Trouble – with Faith

480

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

481

Father, Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit

482

Flesh and Blood Presence

483

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

484

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

485

In the Face of Impending Death, He Gives

486

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

487

When All Depends on It, He Makes the Good Witness

488

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

489

When All Hell Breaks Loose, He Heals

490

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

491

As the Storm Approaches, He Prays

492

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

493

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

494

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

495

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

496

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

497

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

498

Never Alone? (The Gift of Presence)

499

Who Am I?(The Gift of Identity)

500

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

501

The Grace of New Beginings

502

Joy to the World

503

Not Ever Alone…Merry Christmas!

504

I Can Hardly Wait!

505

The Shepherds

506

Almost Here!

507

Mary and Joseph

508

He’s Coming!

509

Elizabeth and Zechariah

510

Awakening to Life: “Now This Is Living”

511

Just Do It!

512

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

513

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

514

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

515

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

516

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

517

On Mission Together (Priesthood of All Believers)

518

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

519

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