These podcasts are the captured pastor work in and around Bethany Lutheran Church in Alexandria, Virginia. Article 7 refers to part of the Augsburg Confession, one of the founding documents of the Lutheran Church, and it answers the question "what is a church?" The church is where God's gifts are given to the people, and that is what this podcast is all about - strengthening God's family with the gift of His Word.
This podcast was recorded in the summer of 2021 after Bethany Lutheran finished a challenging season for our children's choirs. At the start, I'll ta...
In the introduction, I share some news about worship at Bethany in Alexandria, Virginia for the summer of 2021. There are also a few facts about Danie...
31 sermons later, I got to finally say "the end"! Except that it is not really the end because there is so much of "The Story" that we are a part of ...
The second last chapter of "The Story" gives us some encouragement from the Apostle Paul to Timothy. As a church, we heard this while going through ou...
This chapter of "The Story" is all about the missionary journeys of Paul. The sermon zooms in on Philippi where the the church starts with a merchant,...
Chapter 28 of "The Story" takes us to the birth of the church after the Resurrection of Jesus. The title of my sermon is "They Never Stopped". At the...
One year ago, I was wondering what would become of Easter during quarantine! As I continue to collect the remaining sermons of "The Story" for this po...
At the Last Supper, a cup is passed after Jesus says words of blessing and then pronounces, “This is my blood of the new covenant…”. Later, in the Ga...
"The Story" reaches a climax with God's decisive action to overcome our sinful nature and even death itself. The sermon on this podcast was preached o...
This podcast collects some of the readings and music you are likely to hear at Bethany Lutheran around Christmas time. Merry Christmas! And my God ble...