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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Cause and Effect – Last Sunday – Scripture/Anticipation – Revelation 22

Revelation 22:6-13 Christ is coming soon. In the meantime, in eager anticipation, we hold onto and make known what God has revealed in his Word. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Cause and Effect – Proper 28 – Judgment/Peace – 2 Thessalonians 1

2 Thessalonians 1:5-10 The Thessalonian Christians were suffering a persecution. To empower their perseverance, Paul assures them of the coming judgment and punishment. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Cause and Effect – Proper 26 – Grace/Joy – Luke 19

Luke 19:1-10 The grace that Jesus showed to Zacchaeus causes that tax collector to demonstrate the joy of his salvation. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Cause and Effect – All Saints’ Day – Sainthood/Stamina – Hebrews 11

Hebrews 11:32-40 For many Christians, their faith was the cause of pain and even death. They faced these troubles with amazing courage and stamina because they knew God has planned something better for his saints. The Foundation Preacher…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Cause and Effect – Reformation Day – Truth/Freedom – John 8

John 8:31-36 The truth of the gospel sets us free. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message heard in worship,…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Cause and Effect – Proper 24 – Promises/Prayer – Genesis 32

Genesis 32:22-30 In praying that the Lord would keep his promise of blessing, Jacob literally wrestles with God. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Cause and Effect – Proper 23 – Generosity/Gratitude – Luke 17

Luke 17:11-19 Ten men believed that Jesus could save them from leprosy, but only one understood the undeserved generosity of Jesus. That one man threw himself at Jesus’ feet in gratitude. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Wounds That Heal – Proper 22 – Increased Faith Increases Duty – Luke 17

Luke 17:1-10 With the apostles, we pray, “Lord, increase our faith,” then joyfully embrace the opportunities to serve that come along with that blessing. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Wounds That Heal – Proper 21 – What Helps in Life Fails in Death – Luke 16

Luke 16:19-31 Jesus tells a parable about two men, one whose confidence was in his wealth, another whose confidence was in his God. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Wounds That Heal – Proper 20 – No One Can Serve Two Masters – Luke 16

Luke 16:1-13 All money belongs to God; he loans it to us to manage for his glory. Through a parable, Jesus teaches us to be shrewd in the way we use money to serve him. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Wounds That Heal – Proper 19 – The Found Are Left; The Lost Are Found – Luke 15

Luke 15:1-10 Through two parables, Jesus rebukes those who consider themselves already found and not in need of repentance. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Wounds That Heal – Proper 18 – Count the Cost – Luke 14

Luke 14:25-35 Jesus teaches us that following him closely will come at a cost. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Wounds That Heal – Proper 17 – Those Who Exalt Themselves Will Be Humbled – Luke 14

Luke 14:1,7-14 Jesus teaches some ways to demonstrate humility and promises that those who humble themselves will be exalted. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Wounds That Heal – Proper 16 – The Door Is Very Narrow – Luke 13

Luke 13:22-30 Jesus urges, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door.” The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Wounds That Heal – Proper 15 – God’s Word Divides – Luke 12

Luke 12:49-53 Jesus was fully aware that his work would cause division that would often cut close to home. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Undivided Attention – Proper 14 – On Heavenly Treasure – Luke 12

Luke 12:22-34 Jesus assures us that we have a Father in heaven who knows what we need better than we do. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Undivided Attention – Proper 13 – On Useful Resources – Ecclesiastes 1

Ecclesiastes 1:1-2,12-14;2:18-26 King Solomon, possibly the wealthiest man who ever lived, learned by experience the limited value of earthly possessions. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services.…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Undivided Attention – Proper 12 – On the Privilege and Purpose of Prayer – 1 Timothy 2

1 Timothy 2:1-7 Paul teaches us that the ultimate purpose for everything we ask is that God’s will would be done. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Undivided Attention – Proper 11 – On the One Thing Needed – Luke 10

Luke 10:38-42 One sister served Jesus, which was lovely. The other sister wanted to be served by Jesus, which is the one thing needed. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Undivided Attention – Proper 10 – On a Neighbor in Need – Ruth 1

Ruth 1:1-19a The LORD moves a Moabite woman named Ruth to care for her widowed mother-in-law, even though it meant leaving her people, her country, and her way of life behind. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Undivided Attention – Proper 9 – On the Want for Workers – Luke 10

Luke 10:1-12,16-20 Jesus sends out messengers of his Word who were to serve the people they met exactly as Jesus would have if he had been there himself. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services.…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Undivided Attention – Proper 8 – On Christ’s Call for Commitment – 1 Kings 19

1 Kings 19:19-21 Elisha commits himself completely to the work to which the Lord had called him, leaving family and wealth behind. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Undivided Attention – Proper 7 – On the Mission Right Before Us – 2 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 1:3-10 The grace of God has been revealed to all in Jesus Christ; all who have seen it serve as witnesses of God’s grace in their various callings. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational…
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Year C – Season After Pentecost – Undivided Attention – Holy Trinity – On the Mystery and Majesty of Our God – Romans 5

Romans 5:1-5 We have peace because the love of the Father has been demonstrated in his Son and poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The…
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Year C – Holy Week – Dead and Buried – Good Friday – A One-Time Substitute Buries All-Time Guilt

Galatians 3:10-13 We are saved not by obeying God’s law but through faith in the One who redeemed us from the law’s curse. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources…
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Year C – Holy Week – Dead and Buried – Holy Thursday – A New Covenant Buries an Old Contract

Jeremiah 31:31-34 The Old Covenant could only modify behavior. The New Covenant transforms people’s hearts and minds. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were…
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Year C – Holy Week – Dead and Buried – Passion or Palm Sunday – Surrender Buries Seizure

Luke 19:28-40 On Palm Sunday Jesus rode into Jerusalem to cheers and praise, knowing that shortly after he would surrender himself to his enemies and be put to death. (Palm Sunday) The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you…
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Year C – Easter – Because He Lives – Pentecost – Christ Sends Us His Spirit – Acts 2

Acts 2:1-21 On Pentecost the disciples proclaimed the gospel. Through their words the Holy Spirit unleashed his saving power. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources…
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Year C – Easter – Because He Lives – Ascension and Easter 7

Ascension - He Reigns Over Everything for the Benefit of his Church Revelation 19:11-16 St. John sees the ascended Lord as a warrior riding on a white horse fighting against all those who oppose Christ’s gospel and his Church. Easter…
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Year C – Easter 6 – Because He Lives – We Have Deep and Lasting Joy – John 16

John 16:16-24 Jesus promises that our grief will be turned to perfect joy. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches allow the gospel message…
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Year C – Easter 5 – Because He Lives – We Live Lives of Lavish Love – John 13

John 13:31-35 The Father has glorified the Son. Christ shares that glory with us and commands us to show others the same lavish love he has shown to us. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services.…
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Year C – Easter 4 – Because He Lives – We Know Jesus is Trustworthy and True – John 10

John 10:22-30 Because our Good Shepherd is trustworthy and true, we eagerly listen to his voice. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches…
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Year C – Easter 3 – Because He Lives – We Can See Things Clearly – John 21

John 21:1-14 Many of the disciples first met Jesus while fishing near the Sea of Galilee. At the time they were spiritually blind, not realizing who Jesus was. The resurrected Jesus now appears again to these disciples while they are fishing,…
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Year C – Easter 2 – Because He Lives – We Have a Meaningful Mission – Acts 5

Acts 5:12,17-32 The apostles were not going to let opposition and persecution prevent them from fulfilling their meaningful mission of telling others about Christ’s death and resurrection. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided…
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Year C – Easter – Because He Lives – Easter Dawn and Easter Day

Easter Dawn - We Have a Whole New Identity John 20:1-18 The first appearance of Jesus after his resurrection was to Mary of Magdala. In that appearance, for the first time Jesus gives his followers this new identity: “my brothers.” Easter…
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Year C – Lent 5 – Open Door Policies – Hiding Treasure in the Trash – Philippians 3

Philippians 3:4b-14 - St. Paul views as trash what most consider to be treasure and treasures what most consider to be trash. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources…
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Year C – Lent 4 – Open Door Policies – Grace Instead of Condemnation – Luke 15

Luke 15:1-3,11-32 - How does God respond to those who object to or are enraged by his grace? He responds with more grace. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were…
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Year C – Lent 3 – Open Door Policies – Always Present, Always Patient – Luke 13

Luke 13:1-9 - God is always patient, but our time of grace does come to an end at the moment of death. Since that can come at unexpected times, Jesus teaches that the time to repent is right now. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided…
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Year C – Lent 2 – Open Door Policies – No Detours Allowed – Philippians 3

Philippians 3:17-4:1 - Paul explains that being a follower of Jesus means that our path in life will resemble his. Paul encourages us to not try and take detours as we journey toward heaven. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided…
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Year C – Lent 1 – Open Door Policies – One Stands; Everyone Else Sits – 1 Samuel 17

1 Samuel 17:4-11,32-40,45-59 - One warrior from each nation stood and fought while everyone else sat. David’s victory over Goliath is as much a spiritual victory as a military one, for it teaches us that the battle is the Lord’s. The…
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Year C – Last Sunday After Epiphany – Epiphany Moments – Transfiguration – Glory Is Hidden in Order To Be Revealed – 2 Corinthians 3

2 Corinthians 3:7-18 - Paul declares that the glory of the New Covenant of grace far surpasses the glory of the Old Covenant of law. The glory of the New Covenant is hidden in the work of Christ and revealed through the work of the Holy Spirit. The…
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Year C – Epiphany 7 – Epiphany Moments – Love Your Enemies, Overcoming Evil With Good – Luke 6

Luke 6:27-38 - In our interactions with others, Jesus calls us to disregard what people deserve. Instead, we are to show the same grace that God has shown to us. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational…
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Year C – Epiphany 6 – Epiphany Moments – Blessings Are Cursed; Curses Are Blessed – 2 Corinthians 12

2 Corinthians 12:7b-10 - Paul had some infirmity he initially viewed as a weakness. He came to see it as a blessing as it forced him to rely on God’s strength. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational…
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Year C – Epiphany 5 – Epiphany Moments – The Least Qualified Are the First Sent – Luke 5

Luke 5:1-11 - Jesus takes simple, self-admittedly sinful fishermen, seemingly unqualified for gospel ministry. He removes their fears, calls them to follow, and makes them fishers of men. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided…
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Year C – Epiphany 4 – Epiphany Moments – Popularity Is Not Proof of Success – 2 Timothy 3

2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 - A temptation is for spiritual teachers to say only what people want to hear, equating personal popularity with success. St. Paul gives young Pastor Timothy a different agenda. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is…
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Year C – Epiphany 3 – Epiphany Moments – Rejection Is Not Proof of Failure – Luke 4

Luke 4:16-30 - In one of Jesus’ first sermons, delivered in his hometown, people took offense at his words and ultimately rejected him. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation…
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Year C – Epiphany 2 – Epiphany Moments – God Delivers More Than We Ask, Not Less – John 2

John 2:1-11 - To spare a newlywed couple embarrassment from having run out of wine, Mary asks Jesus to do something. Jesus delivers more than his mother asks, turning water into the choicest of wine. The Foundation Preacher Podcast…
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Year C – Epiphany 1 – Epiphany Moments – Baptism Is the Cure for an Identity Crisis – Titus 3

Titus 3:4-7 - In the eyes of the world, baptism appears to be just a religious ceremony. St. Paul explains baptism is so much more—a second birth that gives you the identity of God’s child and heir. The Foundation Preacher Podcast…
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Year C – Advent 4 – A Real Christmas – A Real Christmas Will Lift Up the Lowly – Luke 1

Luke 1:39-55 - In Spirit-wrought humility, Mary knew she needed a Savior. God lifts her up, making her the mother of that Savior. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources…
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Year C – Advent 3 – A Real Christmas – A Real Christmas Results in Great Joy – Luke 3

Luke 3:7-18 - Those who rejoice in the good news of salvation joyfully produce fruits of repentance. The Foundation Preacher Podcast is provided to you by WELS Congregational Services. The Foundation resources were created to help churches…