This is a sermon for Palm Sunday from Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lansing, Iowa.http://lansinglutherans.orgSupport the show (https://www.dbqfoundation.org/donors-ways-give/give-now?agency=5383&foundation=45)

Breath for Dry Bones

Mar 29th, 2020 17m 51s

This is a sermon for the 5th Sunday in Lent preached by Pastor Laura Gentry of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lansing, Iowa. It's based on Ezekiel's vision of the valley of the dry bones in chapter 37.The song at the end is by Pastor Stacey Na

The Good Shepherd who is Holding Your Life

Mar 22nd, 2020 17m 23s

Today's episode includes Pastor Laura Gentry's sermon on the 23rd Psalm, prayers for healing from the Lutheran World Federation and the song, God is Holding Your Life by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan. You can see the entire virtual worship service

Living Water, a Boundary-Crossing Love & What Might be Our Finest Hour

Mar 15th, 2020 16m 35s

Please join us for today's sermon for Lent 3A, based upon the story of the Woman at the Well from John 4.If you'd like to be a caller that will help us stay connected in these social distancing times or if there's anything you need, email us at

An Uncontrollable Spirit & Big Bold Love that Calls us to See Anew

Mar 8th, 2020 15m 10s

This is a sermon for the second Sunday in Lent based on John 3:1-17.Support the show (https://www.dbqfoundation.org/donors-ways-give/give-now?agency=5383&foundation=45)

Dessert, Desert & Restlessness to Find Rest in God

Mar 1st, 2020 14m 33s

Today's sermon by Pastor Laura Gentry for March 1, 2020 is based on the First Sunday in Lent reading from Matthew 4:1-11 (Jesus is tempted in the wilderness). How do you want to be transformed this Lent?www.LansingLutherans.orgSupport the show

Choosing Life, Good Enough Rule Following & the Magic Button

Feb 17th, 2020 14m 41s

How do we choose life as Moses bids us do in Deuteronomy 30:15-20, especially in light of how difficult this is given Jesus' interpretation of it (Matthew 5:21-37)? We'll explore this question and consider the advice of Dr. David Burns on how t

The Blessing of Tears

Feb 2nd, 2020 13m 12s

In his sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-12), Jesus says among other things: "Blessed are those who mourn." How is there blessing in such pain? How does the kingdom of Heaven turn the expectations of the world on it's head? We'll explore these t

Called to be Radical Agents of Transformation

Jan 26th, 2020 13m 47s

Today's sermon is based on Jesus' call of the disciples in Matthew 4:12-23.LansingLutherans.orgSupport the show (https://www.dbqfoundation.org/donors-ways-give/give-now?agency=5383&foundation=45)

Times we Remember, a Party Dress & Encountering Jesus in Our Everyday Lives

Jan 19th, 2020 12m 25s

This is a sermon for the Second Sunday after Epiphany. It was preached by Pastor Laura Gentry at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lansing, Iowa on January 19, 2020. It's based on John 1:29-42. Visit our website to learn more: LansingLutherans.or

Frightening News for Everyone who has a Conscience.

Dec 29th, 2019 13m 37s

Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote about Christmas: “The coming of God is truly not only glad tidings, but first of all frightening news for everyone who has a conscience.” In today's sermon for the first Sunday after Christmas we explore the story of t

A Blue Christmas, Bowls of Tears & Finding Hope this Holiday Season

Dec 22nd, 2019 11m 57s

How do you get through the holiday season when you're feeling grief, loss or pain? The Psalmist gives us words to voice this: "You have fed [us] with the bread of tears; you have given [us] bowls of tears to drink." Despite this pain, the Psalm

The Healing at Plovdiv, An Angry Pet Pig & Signs of Hope

Dec 8th, 2019 15m 4s

This episode contains a Sermon for Advent 2A based on Isaiah 11:1-10 by Pastor Laura Gentry of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lansing Iowa.Referenced in this episode is the podcast Dolly Parton's America and the adoption story of Michael Clark

What kind of King is this, anyway?

Nov 24th, 2019 11m 33s

On The Reign of Christ Sunday, we examine what kind of king Jesus is. We do so by looking at the story of his crucifixion as told by Luke—how he promises salvation to a criminal next to him.Support the show (https://www.dbqfoundation.org/donors

Do Not Prepare for the Apocalypse (Zombie or Otherwise)

Nov 19th, 2019 11m 23s

Join us for this week's episode of the Lifted Me Podcast brought to you by Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lansing Iowa (LansingLutherans.org). This is a sermon for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost based upon Luke 21:5-19 about the end of the wo

I am Mad at You, God!

Nov 12th, 2019 11m 13s

In this sermon on Job 19:23-27 we explore the dilemma of human suffering and how at times, we argue with God. Support the show (https://www.dbqfoundation.org/donors-ways-give/give-now?agency=5383&foundation=45)

Blessed are You Who Weep Now

Nov 3rd, 2019 11m 1s

This is a sermon for All Saints Sunday, based upon the gospel text of Luke 6:20-31 (Jesus' sermon on the plain).Support the show (https://www.dbqfoundation.org/donors-ways-give/give-now?agency=5383&foundation=45)

The Five Solas of the Reformation

Oct 27th, 2019 17m 25s

In this Reformation Sunday sermon, we explore the five "sola" affirmations put forth by the original reformers. They help us focus our lives on: Scripture Alone, Faith Alone, Grace Alone, Christ Alone and to God Alone be the Glory.Support the s

The Weirdest Parable, a Missed Opportunity for a Ukulele Concert & How to Not Worship Money

Sep 22nd, 2019 14m 49s

Today we explore Luke 16:1-13. Known as the weirdest parable Jesus ever told, it helps us look at our relationship with money and with others.Support the show

A Lost Turtle, Parables of Loss & a Richly Extravagant God in Search of Us All

Sep 15th, 2019 14m 49s

This is the sermon for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, September 15th, 2019 preached at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lansing Iowa. It's based on Luke 15:1-10.LansingLutherans.orgSupport the show

Our Urgent Call to Heal

Aug 25th, 2019 16m 35s

In this sermon based on Luke 13:10-17, we explore how Jesus heals a woman on the sabbath, offering her a new life but stirring up controversy and questions about the nature of our call. Learn more about the ELCA's Declaration to People of Afric

The Courage to Stand with Christ

Aug 18th, 2019 13m 45s

“Do you think that I’ve come to bring peace on earth?” That’s what Jesus asks his disciples in today’s gospel lesson from Luke 12:49-56. "No," he says as he answers his own question, "No, I tell you, but rather division!" It's a shocking text t

Rich Toward God

Aug 4th, 2019 14m 25s

This is a sermon by Pastor Laura Gentry on Luke 12:31-21.In God's reign, the "rich will be sent away empty." Jesus uses a parable to warn against identifying the worth of one's life with the value of one's possessions rather than one's relation