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GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 37: 7th Sunday After Pentecost (7-23-17) Jul 23, 2017

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Sarah looks at the texts assigned for the week of July 23, 2017, the 7th Sunday after Pentecost: Isaiah 44:6-8, Psalm 86:11-17, Romans 8:12-25, Matthew 13:24-30, 36-40. She talks about how the texts describe our relationship with God and how we have all been adopted into the family of God. We are all children of God, joint heirs with Christ to God's kingdom. Follow the GSMC Bible Study Podcast at <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html</a>

GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 36: FoFoF with Katy Grindberg (7-14-17) Jul 14, 2017

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Sarah talks with her friend Katy Grindberg in this latest interview for the Friends on Faith on Fridays series. Pastor Grindberg is the Assistant to the Bishop of the Sierra Pacific Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The 2 discuss faith, favorite bible passages, doubt, and hope. Katy and Sarah know each other from their time at Pacific Lutheran Theological seminary where they were roommates for a year. Follow the GSMC Bible Study Podcast at <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html</a>

GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 35 Part 2: Romans 6 & Matthew 10 (7-1-17) Jul 01, 2017

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Sarah talks about the New Testament texts assigned for the week of June 25, 2017, the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost. In Romans 6:1b:-11 Paul talks about the abundance of grace we have been given through Christ. We are given the promises of not only Christ's resurrection but also his death because when we are baptized into a death like his we die to sin. In Matthew 10:24-39 Jesus has some difficult words for his followers, including us. Follow the GSMC Bible Study Podcast at <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html</a>

GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 35 Pt 1: Jeremiah, Genesis, Psalm 69 (6-29-17) Jun 29, 2017

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Sarah looks at the Old Testament texts assigned for June 25, 2017, the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost: Jeremiah 20:7-13, Genesis 21:8-21, Psalm 69: 7-10, [11-15], 16-18. These are all 3 difficult texts with Jeremiah and the Psalm looking at suffering in the face of being faithful and Genesis telling the story of Hagar and Ishmael being banished to the desert by Sarah. Where is God during these times? Follow the GSMC Bible Study Podcast at <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html</a>

GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 34 Part 2: Romans 5 & Matthew 9 & 10 (6-23-17) Jun 23, 2017

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Sarah looks at the New Testament texts assigned for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, June 18, 2017. In Romans 5:1-8, Paul talks about how we have been justified through faith and the saving work of Jesus Christ. He also talks about hope and how our hope is rooted in this same work and the promises of God. In Matthew 9:35-10:8 [9-23] Jesus sends his disciples out to do the work he himself has been doing: preaching, teaching, and healing. He gives them instructions for how they are to do this and how they should respond to people who do not accept them. Follow the GSMC Bible Study Podcast at <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html</a>

GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 34 Part 1: Exodus, Genesis, Psalm 100 (6-21-17) Jun 21, 2017

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Sarah talks about the Old Testament texts assigned for June 18, 2017, the Second Sunday After Pentecost. Those texts are Exodus 19:2-8a, Genesis 18:1-15 [21:1-7] (an alternate text assigned for the week), and Psalm 100. The texts each talk about God's love for creation, but in very different ways. Follow the GSMC Bible Study Podcast at <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html</a>

GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 33: FoFoF with Christine Emerson (6-16-17) Jun 16, 2017

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In this second installment of the new segment, Friends on Faith on Friday, Sarah interviews Pastor Christine Emerson. Pastor Emerson is the Associate Pastor at St. John's Lutheran Church in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and is currently doing a three month sabbatical studying centering prayer, meditation, and mindfulness. Follow the GSMC Bible Study Podcast at <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html</a>

GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 32: Holy Trinity (6-11-17) Jun 11, 2017

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Sarah talks about the lectionary texts assigned for June 11, 2017, Holy Trinity Sunday, all of which point in some way to the triune nature of God: Genesis 1:1-2:4a, Psalm 8, 2 Corinthians 13:11-13, Matthew 28:16-20. The gospel text contains Jesus's Great Commission to his disciples, instructing them make other disciples by baptizing them in the name of the Trinity. From this story Sarah asks the question, "what does it mean to be a disciple?" Follow the GSMC Bible Study Podcast at <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html</a>

GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 31: Pentecost (6-4-17) Jun 04, 2017

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Sarah talks about the 4 assigned texts for June 4, 2017, Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost is often referred to as the birthday of the church. It tells the story of Jesus's followers receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit. Each of the texts is celebratory: Acts 2:1-21, Psalm 104:24-34, 35b, 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13, and John 20:19-23. Follow the GSMC Bible Study Podcast at <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html</a>

GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 30: 7th Sunday of Easter (5-28-17) May 28, 2017

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Sarah discusses all four of the lectionary assigned text for the week of May 28, 2017, the 7th Sunday of Easter. Those texts are Acts 1:6-14, Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35, 1 Peter 4:12-14. 5:6-11, John 17:1-11. She focuses most of her attention on the gospel, which comes from Jesus' farewell discourse where he talks about how not only are he and God one, but we are all invited into this same unity of being made one with God. Follow the GSMC Bible Study Podcast at <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html</a>

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