Sermons at Spirit in the Hills
Couldn’t make it to worship this week? Know someone who could use 10 minutes of inspiration? That’s why God gave us podcasts! Here’s a few samples of Sunday’s weekly food for thought.
Tin Cup Matthew 21:33-46
Is God Fair? Matthew 20:1-16
Forgive Not 7 But 77 Times Matthew 18:21-35
Alligator Moments Luke 18:18-27
Pentecost Sunday Sermon John 20:19-23
Easter, The Spiritual Earthquake John 20:1-18
Where is God? John 4:5-42
The Serpent-The Grand Marketing Schemer Matthew 4:1-11
Harry Potter and the Transfiguration of Jesus Matthew 17:1-9
Do not worry. Really? Matthew 6: 24-34
Looking for Loopholes Matthew 5: 21-37
Other Online Resources
Spirituality & Practice, founded by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, is a multifaith website on ways to practice spirituality in everyday life. The 19,000 pages of content (and counting), offer a wide variety of resources for spiritual journeys — book, audio, and film reviews, inspirational quotes, teacher profiles, and articles on spiritual practices.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America is an engaged, active body of people who put faith in God into action — in millions of ways, all over the world. From disaster relief to advocacy, we are actively engaged in helping our neighbors throughout the world. Through education, ministries, and evangelical outreach, we are continually deepening our faith. This site offers stories about how our members have made positive changes in the world, statements that may help guide your values and beliefs, and ways this church lives out its faith through ministry. The Bee Cave, Briarcliff, Lakeway, Spicewood area is part of the local Southwest Texas Synod of the ELCA.
Personal and Family Devotions is a rich collection of widely-respected, fresh thinking on Bible readings–kind of like a daily vitamin for the spirit. They don’t take long to read, but they go a long way in fortifying your daily faith journey. There’s GodPause, quick little daily devotions by alumni/ae of Luther Seminary; Moravian Daily Texts, a 300-year-old tradition of inspiration to have sent to your e-mail; daily prayer from the Anglican tradition; daily Bible readings received through your e-mail and Prayer Ventures, a way to offer specific prayers for ELCA ministries. For inspiration close to home, the Vista Online shares how God’s spirit is at work in Southwest Texas.
LivingLutheran.com serves up a daily blend of culture, conversation and community for ELCA members and friends. We’re looking for answers about what it all means and hope you’ll stop by to put in your two cents. You won’t find breaking news here, although there’s plenty of commentary on what’s happening in the world and what ELCA members think about it. We have resources for congregations, videos to inspire and amuse and places to share what’s on your mind.
“On Being” is a Peabody and Webby-award-winning public radio program and podcast on religion, meaning, ethics, and ideas. Initially launched as “Speaking of Faith” in 2003, “On Being” takes up the great animating questions of human life: What does it mean to be human? And how do we want to live? Krista Tippett, who created and hosts the show, is a journalist, former diplomat, and author of the New York Times bestselling “Einstein’s God,” which draws on her interviews across the years with scientists.
