Fellowship Lutheran Church GRACEcast
127 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsFellowship Lutheran Church is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Our mission is to Connect people to the love and grace of Christ. This podcast features weekly sermons by Pastors Alan Fox and Kara Farrow. Go in grace!
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JOYous Celebration
December 16, 2019 17:06 - 20 minutes - 22.8 MBThe Christmas season is often filled with joy, but for many of us feel like all we want to do is cry. Our families are filled with conflict, our hearts are heavy with grief and loneliness. We want to hold onto joy, but life makes it really hard. Listen as Pastor Kara Farrow encourages us that in Christ, joy is something that is always within our grasp. Preached on the third Sunday of Advent, Dec. 15th 2019, in Tulsa, OK at Fellowship Lutheran Church. Our mission is to connect people ...
A PEACEful Night
December 09, 2019 18:32 - 17 minutes - 18.6 MBIn this second Sunday of Advent we are considering the peace that comes from God at Christmas time. What is peace? How do we experience it? How often do we fall asleep at night with a sense of God's peace, or do we find ourselves tossing and turning as we consider those wrong things we've done or things we've left undone? Listen as Pastor Fox encourages us to find peace in Christ at Christmas. To follow along with our Advent reading guide, visit www.flctulsa.org/advent Preached at Fel...
A HOPEfilled Future
December 02, 2019 17:10 - 24 minutes - 26.4 MB"There is more to want for Christmas than more stuff. Hidden beneath the commercial-driven expectations lies those things we really want, those things our hearts truly desire. Perhaps material wants only mask the underlying aching of our hearts." As we celebrate the first week in advent, listen as Pastor Farrow encourages us to find hope in the real meaning of Christmas as we learn to say "Let it Be." Also, make sure to listen to the end of the sermon for a special musical offering from the...
Skin in the Game
November 25, 2019 17:54 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MB"Jesus is not just God with skin, he has skin in the game." Jesus is God in flesh, the Emmanuel, or God with us. Listen as Pastor Fox encourages us to remember that the creator God breaks into our world in Jesus and will never leave nor forsake us. Preached at Fellowship Lutheran Church in Tulsa, OK on Nov. 24, 2019. Our mission is to connect people to the love and grace of Christ. Find us at: www.flctulsa.org www.facebook.com/flctulsa Go in Grace!
If This Day Were Your Last
November 18, 2019 18:50 - 17 minutes - 18.5 MB"If you were going to die tomorrow, what would you do today?...Martin Luther said he would plant a tree...Steve Jobs said ...'remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make big choices in life.'" Perhaps you've asked yourself this question before as well. Listen as Pastor Farrow teaches from 2 Thessalonians 3 and encourages us to consider what's truly important in life. Preached at Fellowship Lutheran Church in Tulsa, OK Nov. 17th, 2...
Life Giving Faith
November 11, 2019 17:18 - 18 minutes - 21.5 MBWhat happens when we die? We all have deep questions such as this. The Scriptures point us to the Resurrection, but what does this mean? Listen as Pastor Farrow reminds us that: "God is not the God of the dead, God is the God of the living...God takes our weakness and offers renewed strength, God takes our brokenness and offers new wholeness...We don't have to be stuck in despair." Preached at Fellowship Lutheran Church on Nov. 11, 2019 in Tulsa, OK. Our mission is to connect people...
Eyes of Your Heart
November 04, 2019 17:17 - 23 minutes - 26.3 MB“Following Jesus means that all other allegiances will take a back seat to this Lord. Until we get this straight, it’s easy to see the church as a club we attend at our convenience only when other competing loyalties aren’t tugging at us.” Rev. Frank Honeycutt, Living Lutheran (Nov. 2019) Listen as Pastor Alan Fox preaches on All Saints Day, reminding us that as Christians we live for the great hope of the gospel. Preached at Fellowship Lutheran Church, Nov. 3rd, 2019 in Tulsa, OK. ...
Reformation Gospel
October 28, 2019 17:06 - 15 minutes - 17.4 MB"We remember the reformers who reshaped the landscape of the church we know today. We take pride in our Lutheran roots and we talk a big talk about our commitment to ongoing reformation, paving the way for a new generation of discisciples...Always reforming we say...But you see reformation brings change and we hate change...The status quo is quite comfortable." Listen as Pastor Kara Farrow encourages us to realize that reformation is part of our stewardship of faith, the church, and the go...
True Value
October 22, 2019 18:19 - 19 minutes - 20.3 MBJoin us this week as Pastor Alan Fox encourages us to find the true value of things - remembering that all things come from God and have been entrusted into our care. Preached at Fellowship Lutheran Church in Tulsa, OK on Oct. 20th, 2019 Our mission is to connect people to the love and grace of Christ. Find us at: www.flctulsa.org www.facebook.com/flctulsa Go in Grace!
Moving Past the Past
October 14, 2019 17:01 - 17 minutes - 19.9 MBThis week is our final week in the "God's Messy Family" sermon series. We take a look at Joseph - the favorite son of Jacob that is sold by his brothers into slavery in Egypt. What good could possibly come from that? Listen as Pastor Alan Fox suggests that, just maybe, God can even use our darkest circumstances for the good of others. Preached at Fellowship Lutheran Church in Tulsa, OK on Oct. 13, 2019. Our mission is to connect people to the love and grace of Christ. Find us at: www....
Hold Fast
October 08, 2019 17:10 - 19 minutes - 20.4 MBWe continue our God's Messy Family sermon series this week by looking at Jacob. As he waits in fear for his reckoning with his brother Esau, who is out to kill him, Jacob wrestles with a mysterious figure in the night. Listen as Pastor Kara Farrow encourages us to hold fast to God's grace, just as Jacob demanded a blessing from God. Preached at Fellowship Lutheran Church in Tulsa, OK on Oct. 6, 2019. Our mission is to connect people to the love and grace of Christ. Find us at: www....
Is This Normal?
September 30, 2019 16:36 - 19 minutes - 20.4 MBWe continue our "God's Messy Family" series by looking at the ancestral stories in Genesis. This week we consider the story of Abraham and Isaac, where God calls Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son, and ask ourselves, "is this normal?" Pastor Alan Fox preaching at Fellowship Lutheran Church, Sept. 29, 2019 Our mission is to connect people to the love and grace of Christ. Find us at: www.flctulsa.org www.facebook.com/flctulsa Go in grace!
The God Who Sees
September 23, 2019 18:19 - 19 minutes - 20.4 MB"Trauma is common to our family mess. Broken families are a reality of a broken world. I hope that you can hear that even in this, there is hope." This week continue to look at the ancestral stories in Genesis. Listen as Pastor Kara Farrow preaches on chapter 16, where we hear the story of Hagar, a slave girl with no agency that was chosen by God even amidst her trauma. To take the ACES/resilience Questionnaire, click here. Preached on September 22, 2019 at Fellowship Lutheran Churc...
Living in Limbo
September 16, 2019 15:50 - 21 minutes - 21.8 MBWe continue our "God's Messy Family" series this week by looking at Abram and Sarai, a couple called to trust in the promises of God when things seemed impossible. Listen as Pastor Alan Fox preaches from Genesis 15 at Fellowship Lutheran church in Tulsa, OK. September 15, 2019 Our mission is to connect people to the love and grace of Christ. Find us at: www.flctulsa.org www.facebook.com/flctulsa Go in grace!
The Myth of the Perfect Family
September 09, 2019 17:00 - 17 minutes - 19.6 MBWe kick of our "God's Messy Family" sermon series by considering the myth of the perfect family. We will be working through the book of Genesis, a book of "beginnings," to consider the family of Abram and Sarai. By looking at the story of an unlikely couple that was used by God to create a people set apart, we can begin to examine our own families of origin and see God at work. Preached by Pastor Kara Farrow on Sept. 8th, 2019 at Fellowship Lutheran Church in Tulsa, OK. Our mission is t...
In Conclusion...
September 03, 2019 17:51 - 17 minutes - 19.6 MBPastor Alan Fox, Preaching on Sept. 1, 2019 Fellowship Lutheran Church in Tulsa, OK Our Mission is to Connect People to the Love and Grace of Christ. Find us at: www.flctulsa.org www.facebook.com/flctulsa
Freed on a Saturday
August 26, 2019 15:56 - 17 minutes - 21.8 MB"Whether we realize it or not, you and I are bound by something. Each of us are weighed down by something or someone. Each of us desire to be free." Listen as Pastor Alan Fox preaches from Luke 13:10-17. Sunday, August 25, 2019 Fellowship Lutheran Church Our mission is to connect people to the love and grace of Christ. Find us at: www.flctulsa.org www.facebook.com/flctulsa Go in Grace!
Jesus the Folk Singer
August 19, 2019 16:06 - 15 minutes - 16.1 MB"Jesus says he himself comes to bring fire...a fire of purification. A refining of our hearts to make us holy, beckoning us to remember time and time again to love God and neighbor." Luke 12:49-56 is a tough lesson, but Jesus calls us to recognize the divisions among us and how we are to work towards peace. Pastor Kara Farrow preaching at Fellowship Lutheran Church August 18, 2019 www.flctulsa.org www.facebook.com/flctulsa
Living in the In-Between
August 12, 2019 17:48 - 18 minutes - 20 MB"Do any of us want to be caught in the middle? Probably not. But we're all caught there, aren't we? You and I are living in the 'in-between.' In fact, every stage of life...there are those times, there are those situations where you have to make a decision...You know you can't go back, and you don't know if the way you're going is going to get you where you desire." Listen as Pastor Alan Fox preaches on Luke 12:32-40 about living in those "in-between" times where you can't go back, but do...
When the Smoke Clears
August 05, 2019 19:40 - 17 minutes - 20.6 MB"Jesus didn't come to judge or to settle disputes, but to raise our eyes from the details - to the bigger picture. Jesus moves us from being small minded to seeing a larger vision of the world all around us." Pastor Kara Farrow preaching at Fellowship Lutheran Church in Tulsa, OK August 4, 2019 Our mission is to connect people to the Love and Grace of Christ. Visit us in person or at: www.flctulsa.org www.facebook.com/flctulsa
Prayer Helps
July 29, 2019 20:52 - 14 minutes - 16.9 MBPrayer is, in part, about remembrance. REMEMBER whose child you are. We take a look at Luke 11:1-13, where Jesus teaches his disciples to pray. May you be encouraged to talk to God, our perfect, loving parent! Go in grace. Pastor Alan Fox Preaching July 28, 2019 at Fellowship Lutheran Church in Tulsa, OK, USA. www.flctulsa.org www.facebook.com/flctulsa
Living as Mary & Martha
July 23, 2019 17:00 - 16 minutes - 14 MBSometimes when we hear the story of Mary and Martha, we think we have to pick a side - are you Mary or a Martha? And yet, both sitting at the feet of Jesus and serving those whom Jesus loves is vital to our faith. As we breathe in God presence (Mary) we are then able to breathe out in service to the world (Martha). Pastor Liz Albertson, Director of Evangelical Mission and Assistant to the Bishop for Youth and Family Ministry of the Arkansas Oklahoma Synod, preaching at Fellowship Lutheran ...
Songs of Grace
July 09, 2019 17:19 - 18 minutes - 15.8 MBMany times we think that grace can only be found in the New Testament of the Bible. Sometimes we skip right over the grace that is actually all over the Hebrew Bible! The Psalms are particularly full of grace! Martin Luther referred to the Psalms as the Spirit's summary of the whole Bible...because they reveal God's grace! Kara Farrow, preaching at Fellowship Lutheran Church in Tulsa, OK on July 7, 2019. www.flctulsa.org; www.facebook.com/flctulsa
The Non-Rhetorical Question
June 25, 2019 17:53 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBWe encounter God's love and mercy in many ways in our lives, especially through the life of the church. How has the church made a difference in your life? As disciples, we are called to share with others the love, grace and peace we have found - declaring all that God has done for us! Sermon based on Luke 8:26-39 Kara Farrow, preaching at Fellowship Lutheran Church in Tulsa, OK on June 23, 2019. www.flctulsa.org; www.facebook.com/flctulsa
Great Boasting
June 18, 2019 15:10 - 19 minutes - 19.5 MBNobody like a blowhard but in Romans 5:1-5, Paul encourages us to boast about two things: hope and suffering. "We can boast in hope because it not about our own ability and power but only the grace that is our through Christ." Pastor Alan Fox, preaching at Fellowship Lutheran Church in Tulsa, OK on June 16, 2019. www.flctulsa.org; www.facebook.com/flctulsa
Anywhere, Anytime - Pastor Alan Fox, June 9, 2019
June 10, 2019 20:56 - 16 minutes - 17.5 MB"Don't be afraid. Don't let your hearts be troubled, because I know that there's an Advocate....Pentecost is the birthday of the church for a reason: because it is now, here in this place, that the Holy Spirit begins God's finest work." June 9, 2019 Pastor Alan Fox preaching at Fellowship Lutheran Church in Tulsa, OK. www.flctulsa.org www.facebook.com/flctulsa
CommUnity - Kara Farrow Preaching, June 2, 2019
June 04, 2019 16:57 - 18 minutes - 17.7 MB"We can choose words that build others up, creating unity - or choose words to tear others down, creating division. It's our choice." June 2, 2019 Kara Farrow preaching on John 17:20-26 at Fellowship Lutheran Church in Tulsa, OK. www.flctulsa.org www.facebook.com/flctulsa