Your Week with St. Luke’s

Join St. Luke’s Pastors Jenn, Jad, Melissa, and Jeremy as they remember the Jesus we met in Mark and the purpose of this gospel. Then turn to what Mark’s house might look like at Christmas. How might this gospel help you prepare your heart this Advent Season? 

 

Obtain your copy of Christmas in the Four Gospel Homes: An Advent Study by Cynthia M. Campbell on Sundays or online at www.st.lukes.org/adults to follow along with this church-wide study. 

Check out this lecture by Pastor Jad as he walks us through the Resurrection Story according to the Gospel of John. 

Check out this episode by Pastor Jad Denmark as he walks us through the Resurrection Story according to Matthew. 

Listen to Pastor Jad Denmark as he examines the Resurrection Story according to Luke and then consider what kind of legacy you might want to leave behind. 

In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Pastor Jeremy Green speaks with two St. Lukers, Danielle Heider and Ryan Arnold, about what it's like to live with a disability and what steps churches can take to move towards justice for people with disabilities. 

 

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:52 What do we mean when we say someone is disabled? 

00:04:02 How societal infrastructure defines disability      

00:06:29 Do individuals with disabilities always need help?

00:09:33 Career paths        

00:17:23 Unique strengths        

00:19:54 Tie your shoes with one hand

00:21:14 God is on my side          

00:23:14 Biggest strengths        

00:27:06 "My body is not a prayer request”

00:30:51 Next steps for the "Church" 

Hear this story about a tax collector and a Pharisee in the context of humility in this week’s talk by Pastor Melissa Cooper. 

In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Melissa Cooper breaks down Luke 17 for us and talks about some emerging themes. 

In this episode, Pastor Melissa Cooper explores The Parable of the Dishonest Steward, one of Luke’s more obscure passages. Listen and reflect this week as you decide if there are any characters to emulate in this story. 

Hear from Rev. Melissa Cooper as she walks us through Luke 15. Then stay through the end to hear a conversation between Fkirte Mariam Mengistie, St. Luke’s Exective Director of Missions, Ann Eppinger, ZOE Missions Lay Leader, and Barbara Matsanga from the Zimbabwe Program as they speak with St. Luke’s Pastors Jenn & Melissa to see what lessons we can learn from the children of ZOE. 

Hear a little more about our Wesleyan Heritage and how it relates to Luke’s stories of a great banquet in this lecture by Pastor Jeremy Green.