Serving Jesus Christ is the podcast site of Pastor Warren Swanson of Our Savior's Free Lutheran in Argyle, MN. It includes a Daily Devotional and a Sermon Podcast.
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This Sunday's Inspirational Message is: Buried To Live! Today's message is a special one. We had a baptism this morning at Our Savior's, and honestly, there is nothing quite like watching God claim a life right in front of your eyes. So I want to take this episode to walk through what baptism actually means, straight from God's Word, in Romans chapter 6, verses 1 through 5. Here's the thing. A lot…
This Sunday's Inspirational Message is: Where Were You? Today we're opening up one of the toughest, most honest books in the whole Bible — the book of Job. And we're landing right in the middle of the storm, in Job chapter 38, where God finally speaks after Job has waited, and waited, and waited for an answer to one question: why? Here's the thing. God never actually answers that question. Not…
This Sunday's Inspirational Message is: More Than Enough Today we're stepping into one of the most familiar stories in all four Gospels — the day Jesus fed five thousand men, plus women and children, with a boy's sack lunch. We'll look at Matthew 14:13-21, and I want to tell you up front: this isn't just a story about a miracle. It's a story about what Jesus does with people who feel like they…
This Sunday's Inspirational Message is: The Rope Between Us Let me ask you something before we start. Have you ever wondered if you could mess things up so badly that God would finally let you go? Honestly, most of us have wondered that at some point. Maybe it was after a failure you couldn't take back. Maybe it was in a season of doubt that lasted longer than you wanted to admit. You know what?…
This Sunday's Inspirational Message is: Two Kinds Of Seed Last week, we sat together in Matthew chapter thirteen and looked at the Parable of the Sower, the story Jesus told about a farmer scattering seed on four different kinds of soil. Today, we're staying right there in Matthew thirteen, but we're moving on to another parable. And this time, we get something special. We get to listen in as…
This Sunday's Inspirational Message is: What Kind Of Ground Are You? Today's message actually starts in a field. So if you've ever planted a garden, or watched a farmer work a field, or even just tried to grow one stubborn tomato plant on your back porch, this one's for you. Today we're opening up to Matthew 13:18-23. This is Jesus explaining His own parable — the Parable of the Sower. Now, here's…
This Sunday's Inspirational Message is: Rest For Your Soul! Today's message is called "Rest for Your Soul," and it comes from one of the most beloved passages in all of the New Testament — Matthew 11:28-30. Jesus looks out at a crowd of people who are worn out, beaten down, and carrying loads they were never meant to carry alone, and He says something that stops everyone in their tracks: "Come to…
This Sunday's Inspirational Message is: NOT PEACE, BUT A SWORD! Today we are preaching from Matthew chapter ten, verses thirty-four through forty-two. And honestly? This is one of those passages that might make you sit up straight in your chair. Jesus says something that sounds shocking at first: He did not come to bring peace but a sword. He talks about division in families. He talks about…
This Sunday's Inspirational Message is: WHERE GRACE GOES WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING LEFT! Today's message is called Where Grace Goes When You Have Nothing Left. We're spending time in one of the most breathtaking passages in all of the New Testament — Romans chapter 5, verses 6 through 15. And I have to tell you, when I sat down to prepare this message, I kept reading these verses over and over. Not…
This Sunday's Inspirational Message is: Who Does He Think He's Eating With? Today's message comes from Matthew chapter 9, verses 9 through 13. The title is "Who Does He Think He's Eating With?" — and honestly, that is the question that hangs in the air the moment Jesus sits down at a dinner table with a tax collector and a bunch of sinners. The religious leaders were scandalized. The neighbors…
