March 15, 2020Matthew 26: 69-Matthew 27: 2 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB John said “There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear expects punishment. The person who is afraid has not been made perfect in love. We love because God first loved us.”Within each crisis lives an opportunity. It could be that within this world health crisis, God is unveiling the futility of thinking that we live as individuals, that our actions are independent of others, that our lives don’t touch others. And God is giving us the opportunity to live in a more purposeful community and in a more intentional interconnectedness.That could be why scripture teaches us to love your neighbour as yourself. When we love each other as ourselves we move away from self-serving self-preservation, to ensuring that everyone participates in and enjoys the fruits of community. † † † Support our ministry at www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999 Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

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Condemned by the Righteous

March 8, 2020Matthew 26: 36-54 Melanie DelvaFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB This weekend, FLC played host to the CLAY (Canadian Lutheran Anglican Youth) production team composed of the band, drama teams and the keynote speaker, as they gathered for a creative development weekend. As a thank you for the use of the FLC space, the production team led worship. CLAY is a national youth gathering that happens every two years and welcomes youth aged 14-19 from across Canada. This year the event takes place here in Calgary at SAIT Polytechnique from August 20-23. Registration for the event is now open at https://events.eply.com/CLAY2020. † † † Support our ministry at www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999 Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

The Garden of Gethsemane

February 26, 2020Matthew 26: 26-29 Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB As you come to receive the bread and the wine, the body and blood of Jesus, in this meal of hope, think about where you need hope. Where do you need the presence of Christ in your life? Where do you need a fresh start? Where do you need forgiveness? Where do you need healing? Where do you need love? Where does your story need to change? † † † Support our ministry at www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

The Last Supper

February 26, 2020Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB The Lenten Fast is to remind you of your human limitations. The Lenten Fast is a bodily indication of your mortality. And the Lenten Fast is a moment in time when you reflect on your moments, for however many or few they may be. † † † Support our ministry at www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

The Lenten Fast

February 23, 2020Matthew 17:1-9 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB Have you ever had a mountain moment of Transfiguration, a moment of mystery, an encounter with God that transcends human language? † † † Support our ministry at www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

Transfiguration Sunday

February 16, 2020Matthew 5:21-37 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB The Kingdom of Heaven is Mercy and forgiveness. The Kingdom of Heaven is freedom. The Kingdom of Heaven is love for God and love of one's neighbour. † † † Support our ministry at www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

The Kingdom of Heaven

February 2, 2020Matthew 5:1-12 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB You are the embodiment, the living expression of God’s promises, because Christ, who fulfilled all of God’s promises, lives within you.Stop hiding yourself. Stop hiding what God is doing in your life. Show everyone what is happening in your life. Don’t be afraid to let your life proclaim that God who lives within and among you. † † † Support our ministry at www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

The Light of the World

February 2, 2020Matthew 5:1-12 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB I’ve noticed that it’s in our hardship that we connect most deeply with others. It’s in our shared broken humanity, knowing that we are not alone in our suffering, that we receive a blessing. It’s from the cross that we receive resurrection † † † Support our ministry at www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999 Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

The Sermon on the Mount

January 26, 2019Matthew 4:12-23 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB How would you know God's voice if you heard it? How would you describe that voice to your friends?However you hear it, God's call on our lives can be a fearful thing. And it's ongoing. It never stops. Life in Jesus is a life of service and a life of transformation. It's a life that embodies good news. † † † Support our ministry at www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999 Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

Following Jesus

The Annual General Meeting of First Lutheran Church. Read the annual report here. † † † Support our ministry at www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999 Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

2019 Annual General Meeting

January 12, 2019Matthew 3:13-17 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran Church Calgary, AB It is in baptism where God’s promise to Jesus overflows from his life and spills into ours. † † † Support our ministry at www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999 Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

The Baptism of Jesus

January 5, 2019Matthew 2:1-12 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB The outward journey is an expression of the inward journey, the journey within one’s self to help see with greater clarity who it is that God has created in you, and to commune with the Christ who lives in you.Leaving home to be challenged and stretched. To be terrified and excited. To be confronted with the world’s depth of sadness, its surprising joy, and the particulars of everyday life, help you understand the journey within, and better understand yourself. † † † Support our ministry at www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999 Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

The Magi

December 29, 2019Matthew 2:13-23 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB You are God’s creative Word that has become flesh. You are God’s living Word speaking life and salvation. You are God’s eternal Word dwelling in Your world, wherever you are, and wherever you go. † † † Support our ministry at www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999 Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

The Word Become Flesh

December 24, 2019Luke 2:1-14 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB This Christmas, perhaps the best way to celebrate Jesus’ birth, the arrival of the divine into our world, is, with prayerful intention, to grow more fully into who God created You to be, and to offer that beautiful human self to others to help them grow. So that we all may grow together. This Christmas, may the baby Jesus, the Christ Child, the divine arrival, be born in you again today, and awaken you to the divine in yourself and in others. May you continue to grow more fully into who God has created you to be. May God’s image grow more clearly in you each day. † † † Support our ministry at www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999 Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

Christmas Eve

December 22, 2019Matthew 1:18-25 NRSV Kevin PowellFirst Lutheran ChurchCalgary, AB The third Sunday in Advent is the Sunday called "Love." It is important in this advent season to listen to and discern where God is leading us. Discernment doesn’t stop. Life is a constant quest that requires ongoing discernment, ongoing listening, ongoing questioning. And ongoing purposeful action. † † † Support our ministry at www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/6999 Remember to Rate & Review our podcast!

Love - Advent 4

In the busy world we live in, how can we make faith matter in our lives? Join us at First Lutheran Church in Calgary as we explore how faith affects us in our everyday lives through conversations with our congregation, Pastor Kevin Powell's Sermons and guest speakers sharing how God is working in their lives

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