Para Vista Lutheran Church

Music: Food for the Soul (Audio)

Music, it's a part of our day to day lives.

We sing songs each Sunday in worship, but how much attention do we actually pay to them?

How often do we break down what a song is telling us? How often do we let music guide our lives?

This Sunday we explore how music affects, feeds, and sustains our lives.

James Przibilla

Bible Readings: 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Chronicles 13:8, Psalm 33:3, Psalm 98: 4-6, Psalm 100:1-2 (NLT)

Music: Food for the Soul (Video)

Music, it's a part of our day to day lives.

We sing songs each Sunday in worship, but how much attention do we actually pay to them?

How often do we break down what a song is telling us? How often do we let music guide our lives?

This Sunday we explore how music affects, feeds, and sustains our lives.

James Przibilla

Bible Readings: 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Chronicles 13:8, Psalm 33:3, Psalm 98: 4-6, Psalm 100:1-2 (NLT)

Choose Life (Audio)

Life constantly requires choices. Some of these are insignificant, while others are important and may actually shape our future.
God understands human beings, he understands us, and so in critical moments he encourages us to CHOOSE LIFE.
And as we go through our Christian lives God reminds us that we are his people and that he will always look after us.
And he constantly challenges us to follow him and to always Choose Life.

Pastor Paul Fielke

Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 (NLT)

Choose Life (Video)

Life constantly requires choices. Some of these are insignificant, while others are important and may actually shape our future.
God understands human beings, he understands us, and so in critical moments he encourages us to CHOOSE LIFE.
And as we go through our Christian lives God reminds us that we are his people and that he will always look after us.
And he constantly challenges us to follow him and to always Choose Life.

Pastor Paul Fielke

Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 (NLT)

Led By The Spirit Through Temptation (Audio)

Just as Jesus resisted the devil’s temptations by relying on God's Word, we are called to stand firm by grounding ourselves in Scripture. We should trust Him to provide for our needs. Ultimately, today’s Bible reading encourages us to rely on God, stay connected to His Word, and resist the temptations that seek to draw us away from Him.

Pastor David Christian

Bible Reading: Luke 4:1-13 (NLT)

Led By The Spirit Through Temptation (Video)

Just as Jesus resisted the devil’s temptations by relying on God's Word, we are called to stand firm by grounding ourselves in Scripture. We should trust Him to provide for our needs. Ultimately, today’s Bible reading encourages us to rely on God, stay connected to His Word, and resist the temptations that seek to draw us away from Him.

Pastor David Christian

Bible Reading: Luke 4:1-13 (NLT)

When Is Faith The Problem (Audio)

After His transfiguration, Jesus knew that His return to heaven was near. It was entirely human for Him to express frustration with those who failed to listen and follow Him, including His closest followers. Jesus had a message for a church in Revelation 3:1-2. "I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.” God wants our faith to be alive, growing and thriving, not dormant or shrinking!

Chris McAleer

Bible Reading: Luke 9:28-43a (NLT)

When Is Faith The Problem (Video)

After His transfiguration, Jesus knew that His return to heaven was near. It was entirely human for Him to express frustration with those who failed to listen and follow Him, including His closest followers. Jesus had a message for a church in Revelation 3:1-2. "I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.” God wants our faith to be alive, growing and thriving, not dormant or shrinking!

Chris McAleer

Bible Reading: Luke 9:28-43a (NLT)

Listen, Hearing To Grow (Video)

A video message by Pastor Noel Kluge.

“The parable of the Sower” in Mark 4 is one of Jesus’ most well-known parables. The parable and explanation are so well known that we can be tempted to pass over it with very little thought.  Interestingly, Jesus warns us to do the exact opposite.  “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.” (4:9) “Consider carefully what you hear.” (4:24)

This week we will take a fresh look at this parable and consider carefully what Jesus is saying here.  What did this parable mean for those who heard it for the first time?  Why did Jesus only explain the parable to the disciples and a few around him and not the whole crowd?  What did Jesus mean when he quoted Isaiah 6 saying, “they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding”?  Who are the outsiders?  Who are the insiders?  What does this parable mean for us  today? 

All these questions and more will be tackled as we dig into this well-known parable.

Listen, Hearing To Grow (Audio)

A message by Pastor Noel Kluge.

“The parable of the Sower” in Mark 4 is one of Jesus’ most well-known parables. The parable and explanation are so well known that we can be tempted to pass over it with very little thought.  Interestingly, Jesus warns us to do the exact opposite.  “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.” (4:9) “Consider carefully what you hear.” (4:24)

This week we will take a fresh look at this parable and consider carefully what Jesus is saying here.  What did this parable mean for those who heard it for the first time?  Why did Jesus only explain the parable to the disciples and a few around him and not the whole crowd?  What did Jesus mean when he quoted Isaiah 6 saying, “they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding”?  Who are the outsiders?  Who are the insiders?  What does this parable mean for us  today? 

All these questions and more will be tackled as we dig into this well-known parable.