St. Luke Columbus

When Jesus self-defined as the Good Shepherd, he said that the Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep, even the sheep that didn’t belong to him. Why would a shepherd die for his sheep, let alone sheep that weren’t his? Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content.  Follow St Luke Lutheran Church: YouTube Instagram Facebook Website

From the time that Jesus walked the earth, people have tried to define Jesus. What if we let Jesus define himself? Jesus once said, “I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me.” (John 8:18) The Gospel of John records seven statements that Jesus made about himself, all beginning with “I am …” Using these statements and other related Bible passages, we will seek to learn how Jesus defined himself. In part 3 of our series we focus on Jesus’ words, “I am the door.” Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content.  Follow St Luke Lutheran Church: YouTube Instagram Facebook Website

We often fear what we cannot see. Most of us have some fear of the dark. This ranges from literal fear of physical darkness to fear of the unknown. To what do your unseen fears lead you? Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church: YouTube Instagram Facebook Website

This conversation features Jonas Kröning, a member of our partner church in Warder, Germany. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church: YouTube Instagram Facebook Website

From the time that Jesus walked the earth, people have tried to define Jesus. This continues in our day. What if we let Jesus define himself? The Gospel of John records seven statements that Jesus made about himself, all beginning with “I am …” Using these statements and other related Bible passages, we will seek to learn how Jesus defined himself. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church: YouTube Instagram Facebook Website

This talk features Christina "Tini" Horning, CRU missionary from Freiberg, German. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content.  Follow St Luke Lutheran Church: YouTube Instagram Facebook

Awkward and confrontational are two fears most Christ-followers have when they think about sharing their faith with others, but it doesn’t have to be that way. What if spiritual conversations weren’t forced and uncomfortable, but something that came up organically or naturally?  Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church: YouTube Instagram Facebook Website

We can do our part, but only God can draw people to Jesus and change their lives.  One essential element of sharing our faith is learning to listen for God’s leading as we work in partnership with the Holy Spirit.   Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church: YouTube Instagram Facebook Website

God opposes the proud and gives grace and wisdom to the humble. Jesus taught and lived out humility. He gave practical examples of what it means to live humbly. This ignited a humility revolution that changed the foundational values of western culture. Right now, we desperately need a revival of the humility revolution to change us and our culture. It will begin as we live more humbly each day. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content.  Follow St Luke Lutheran Church: YouTube Instagram Facebook Website

Peacemaking begins in your heart where Jesus reigns. This message will explore how to resolve interpersonal conflicts using tools found in Crucial Conversations: Tools For Talking When the Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church: YouTube Instagram Facebook Website

Blessed are those who actively make peace. This message explores Jesus' blessing of peacemakers and how we can better step into tense situations to help lower the emotional temperature.  Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church: YouTube Instagram Facebook Website

We live in a time of turmoil and great conflict within our nation. Calls for unity and peace abound. How can we help to bring unity and peace? This message explores the root of all conflict and the source of authentic peacemaking.  Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church: YouTube Instagram Facebook Website

If Jesus is truly God that is such good news. We no longer need to wonder what God is like and how God would behave if he were human. When Jesus is the lens through which we see and live our lives, our choices, behaviors, and attitudes change. Life through the lens of Jesus means grace for all people and likewise, as followers of Jesus, we are “means of grace to and in the world.” Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church: YouTube Instagram Facebook Website

If Jesus is fully God, what does that say about who God is? While the claim that Jesus is fully God is a bold and controversial statement of faith, to claim that God is Jesus is even more bold and controversial, because no self-respecting God would behave like Jesus. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church: YouTube Instagram Facebook Website

Across the centuries, one question has driven people to find answers.  The question, “How can this be?”  How can this be that Jesus is both fully human and fully God? Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church: YouTube Instagram Facebook Website

How do we set goals and make plans for a new year when we are uncertain what we can plan for in a pandemic? -- Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church: YouTube Instagram Facebook Website

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For over 2,000 years, God had shaped one group of people, the Hebrews, to receive the full revelation of God in the coming of Jesus Christ. In Jesus, God joined us to finally and fully reveal who God is.  Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church: YouTube Instagram Facebook Website

The future is always uncertain.  But God promises a future for us, all of us. We can wait with an expectant hope because our hope is rooted in a promise and a person. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church: YouTube Instagram Facebook Website

Waiting for the Lord through disappointment builds hope that leads to authentic trust in God, and it is so worth it. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content. Follow St Luke Lutheran Church: YouTube Instagram Facebook Website