Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchMay 86 minHell? No!Perhaps you also have heard that phrase—if you’re going through hell, keep going. In other words, don’t stop where you are.
Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchApr 39 minHoly CommunionMary of Bethany gives to Jesus an extravagant, expensive gift—pouring out fragrant oil upon Jesus’s feet and wiping his feet with her...
Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchMar 145 minUnder God's WingImagine the thing you most want in the world, and God promised you would get that very thing, and then God didn’t deliver. Or God didn’t...
Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchMar 75 minLent“Worship the Lord your God, and serve only God.” God is God, and you are not. Maybe, just maybe, it’s not so bad being human. “Worship...
Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchFeb 287 minTRANSfigurationWhen Jesus was transfigured, no one said he was a different person. Christians confess that Jesus was fully human and fully divine; that...
Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchFeb 216 minSinging!How can I keep from singing? Can we any longer silence our voices from singing? Were you ever the type to make jokes about Lutherans...
Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchFeb 145 minBe rooted in God's loveThere’s only been one time in my life when I was jealous of a tree. I had just moved to Japan as a missionary with the Evangelical...
Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchJan 305 minSound HealingThe whole community was tense. There were conflicts about the right things to do, even disagreements about who was the true leader. ...
Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchJan 167 minBaptism of Our LordChildren’s sermon: I wish we could gather here together at the front of the church, and let you get really close to the altar and see...
Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchJan 107 minEpiphanyPerhaps you thought Christmas was over. That was weeks ago! But today we continue the season of Christmas, which goes on for twelve...
Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchDec 20, 20217 minAdvent 4This year is my first Christmas holiday season in St. Louis, and this is also my first time experiencing the traditions of Gethsemane...
Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchDec 13, 20216 minRejoice!Today the good news is not coming from excited pregnant women, full of hope about what the future will bring. No cute baby stories today!...
Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchDec 6, 20216 minPolitics in Church!What the children are doing: tomorrow is the feast day of St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, a real person who loved Jesus and served Jesus by...
Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchNov 22, 20215 minReign of ChristChildren’s sermon: Today marks the last Sunday of the church year, which we call the liturgical year. So it’s like New Year’s Eve! ...
Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchNov 8, 20215 minAll SaintsWe are sinners and Christ makes us saints, and we receive this truth with humility, undeserving of God’s grace.
Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchOct 24, 20216 minNot a Healing Story.“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asks. You might remember he asked this same question in last Sunday’s Gospel lesson. Last...
Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchOct 17, 20216 min1...2...3...Count On Me!God gave to us a wealth of many different talents! Which is great because then I don’t have to be good at everything. And neither do you.
Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchSep 13, 20219 minWhen Jesus says “shut up"How many of you grew up in a household where you weren’t allowed to say “shut up?” How many of you adapted your language to a code word...
Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchSep 6, 20218 minChangesWho do you want to be? What kind of person do you want to be? Do your actions line up with your intentions?