The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 13 - Wrapping Up Ecclesiastes
Grace of God Sermoncast
In this bonus episode of the Meaningless podcast, Pastor Tim and Ian discuss their top takeaways from Ecclesiastes, as well as the next topic for the show.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
A Sermon on the Presentation and Persecution of the Infant Jesus.
Grace of God Sermoncast
This sermon, adapted from a Martin Luther sermon found in Roland Bainton's "Martin Luther's Christmas Book," was prepared to be preached at Grace of God Lutheran on December 28, 2025.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
Hebrews 1:1-9. "Jesus is the Son of God." Christmas Day 2025.
Grace of God Sermoncast
Merry Christmas! This sermon, based on Hebrews 1:1-9, was preached at Grace of God Lutheran on December 25, 2025, at our Christmas Day worship service.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 12 - Ecclesiastes Chapter 12
Grace of God Sermoncast
Join Pastor Tim and Ian as they reflect on the last chapter of Ecclesiastes in this episode of the Meaningless Podcast.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
Luke 2:1-20. "Come to the Manger with the Shepherds." Christmas Eve 2025.
Grace of God Sermoncast
Merry Christmas! This sermon, based on Luke 2:1-20, was preached at Grace of God Lutheran on December 24, 2025, for our Christmas Eve service.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
Matthew 1:18-25. "A Christian’s Concern for His Reputation; for the Good of Others; and for God’s Word."
Grace of God Sermoncast
This sermon, based on Matthew 1:18-25, was preached at Grace of God Lutheran on December 21, 2025 (the fourth Sunday of Advent).
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
Isaiah 35. "Your Ways, Your Wasteland. God's Waters, God's Way."
Grace of God Sermoncast
This sermon, based on Isaiah 35, was preached at Grace of God Lutheran on December 14, 2025 (the third Sunday of Advent).
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 11 - Ecclesiastes Ch. 11
Grace of God Sermoncast
What should we do with our daily lives? Now at the halfway point through the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon offers simple and pointed words of wisdom. He points out the benefits of reflecting on death; the folly of extremes; and the humility that we should exhibit as we remember our own sinfulness.
Join Pastor Tim and Ian as they reflect on Ecclesiastes 7 in this episode of the Meaningless Podcast.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
Isaiah 11:1-10. "Jesus Loves the Smell of Your Faith."
Grace of God Sermoncast
This sermon, based on Isaiah 11:1-10, was preached at Grace of God Lutheran for the second Sunday of Advent (December 7), 2025. The accompanying readings were Romans 15:1-13 and Matthew 3:1-12.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 10 - Ecclesiastes Ch. 10
Grace of God Sermoncast
What should we do with our daily lives? Now at the halfway point through the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon offers simple and pointed words of wisdom. He points out the benefits of reflecting on death; the folly of extremes; and the humility that we should exhibit as we remember our own sinfulness.
Join Pastor Tim and Ian as they reflect on Ecclesiastes 7 in this episode of the Meaningless Podcast.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
Isaiah 2:1-5. "The Visible Church Draws the Nations to Christ."
Grace of God Sermoncast
This sermon, based on Isaiah 2:1-5, was preached at Grace of God Lutheran for the first Sunday of Advent (November 30), 2025. The accompanying readings were Philippians 4:4-7 and Matthew 21:1-11.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 9 - Ecclesiastes Ch. 9
Grace of God Sermoncast
What should we do with our daily lives? Now at the halfway point through the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon offers simple and pointed words of wisdom. He points out the benefits of reflecting on death; the folly of extremes; and the humility that we should exhibit as we remember our own sinfulness.
Join Pastor Tim and Ian as they reflect on Ecclesiastes 7 in this episode of the Meaningless Podcast.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
2 Thessalonians 3:6-18. "How Shall We Live Until The End of the World?"
Grace of God Sermoncast
This sermon, the final in our four-part series on 2 Thessalonians, was preached at Grace of God Lutheran on November 23, 2025, for the final Sunday of the church year.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5. "Seeing God at Work Before the End of the World."
Grace of God Sermoncast
This sermon was preached at Grace of God on November 16, 2025, as the third in our series on the end times that will conclude this church year.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 8 - Ecclesiastes Ch. 8
Grace of God Sermoncast
What should we do with our daily lives? Now at the halfway point through the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon offers simple and pointed words of wisdom. He points out the benefits of reflecting on death; the folly of extremes; and the humility that we should exhibit as we remember our own sinfulness.
Join Pastor Tim and Ian as they reflect on Ecclesiastes 7 in this episode of the Meaningless Podcast.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-12. "Recognizing Deception at the End of the World."
Grace of God Sermoncast
This sermon was preached at Grace of God on November 9, 2025, as the second in our series on the end times that will conclude this church year.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
2 Thessalonians 1. "Glorifying God at the End of the World."
Grace of God Sermoncast
This sermon was preached at Grace of God on November 2, 2025, to begin our series on the end times that will conclude this church year.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 7 - Ecclesiastes Ch. 7
Grace of God Sermoncast
What should we do with our daily lives? Now at the halfway point through the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon offers simple and pointed words of wisdom. He points out the benefits of reflecting on death; the folly of extremes; and the humility that we should exhibit as we remember our own sinfulness.
Join Pastor Tim and Ian as they reflect on Ecclesiastes 7 in this episode of the Meaningless Podcast.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
Galatians 5:1-6. "The Foil, Function, and Freedom of Faith." Reformation 2025.
Grace of God Sermoncast
This sermon was preached at Grace of God Lutheran on October 26, 2025, in observance of Reformation Day.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 6 - Ecclesiastes Ch. 6
Grace of God Sermoncast
Thanks for listening again to the Meaningless Podcast! In this episode, Pastor Tim and Ian discuss Ecclesiastes chapter 6.
God's gives some people wealth, power, and success beyond their wildest imaginations; yet He does not allow them to enjoy it. Even further, it is a stranger that enjoys it. Why? Is really such a man "better off as a stillborn child", i.e. better off never born? Is ignorance really bliss? If we come from darkness only to return to darkness and everything under the sun has already been done (a chasing after the wind) then what really is the man's reward for all his toil? "For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few and meaningless days they pass through like a shadow? Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?" (6:12). Join us as we seek these answers.
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Psalm 100. "The Praise's Prelude, Poetry, and Peak." Guest preacher, Rev. Dr. Timothy Bourman.
Grace of God Sermoncast
This sermon, based on Psalm 100, was preached at Grace of God Lutheran on October 19, 2025, for the 50th anniversary of our congregation. The Reverend Doctor Timothy Bourman, pastor of Sure Foundation Lutheran in Queens NYC, served as our guest preacher.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
Luke 17:11-19. "Why Didn't I Go Back?"
Grace of God Sermoncast
This sermon, written in the first-person from the perspective of one of the "other nine" lepers in Luke 17:11-19, was preached for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost on October 12, 2025, at Grace of God Lutheran.
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The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 5 - Ecclesiastes Ch. 5
Grace of God Sermoncast
We can be foolish in our religious observance; we can be foolish in our political activity; we can be foolish in our economic pursuits. Ecclesiastes 5 points out some of the folly humans in which humans engage in those spheres of life. In the end, Solomon reminds us simply, "it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them" (5:18). We can do so because God has, through his Son Jesus Christ, declares our justification on the basis of faith, rather than works.
Join Pastor Tim and Ian for this discussion of Ecclesiastes 5 on the Meaningless Podcast.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 4 - Ecclesiastes Ch. 4
Grace of God Sermoncast
Ecclesiastes chapter 4 reflects on human relationships. They can be both comforting and encouraging ("Pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up," 4:10) or destructive ("Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed— and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors," 4:1).
The truth we have to reckon with: There's no getting away from human relationships. We can only approach them with wisdom. Join Pastor Tim and Ian for this discussion of Ecclesiastes 4 on the Meaningless Podcast.
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Intro music is “What Words Can't Describe” by Vlad Gluschenko, at soundcloud.com/vgl9.
Luke 17:1-10. "Faith Does the Impossible Work of Forgiving."
Grace of God Sermoncast
What is forgiveness? And what is faith? In Luke 17:1-10, Jesus teaches his disciples that faith (of any size) is able to do the impossible task of forgiving.
This sermon, based on the first ten verses of Luke 17, was preached at Grace of God Lutheran on October 5, 2025 (the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost).
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The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 13 - Wrapping Up Ecclesiastes
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A Sermon on the Presentation and Persecution of the Infant Jesus.
8:42
Hebrews 1:1-9. "Jesus is the Son of God." Christmas Day 2025.
17:16
The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 12 - Ecclesiastes Chapter 12
42:04
Luke 2:1-20. "Come to the Manger with the Shepherds." Christmas Eve 2025.
12:23
Matthew 1:18-25. "A Christian’s Concern for His Reputation; for the Good of Others; and for God’s Word."
18:27
Isaiah 35. "Your Ways, Your Wasteland. God's Waters, God's Way."
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The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 11 - Ecclesiastes Ch. 11
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Isaiah 11:1-10. "Jesus Loves the Smell of Your Faith."
23:47
The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 10 - Ecclesiastes Ch. 10
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Isaiah 2:1-5. "The Visible Church Draws the Nations to Christ."
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The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 9 - Ecclesiastes Ch. 9
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2 Thessalonians 3:6-18. "How Shall We Live Until The End of the World?"
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2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5. "Seeing God at Work Before the End of the World."
22:11
The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 8 - Ecclesiastes Ch. 8
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2 Thessalonians 2:1-12. "Recognizing Deception at the End of the World."
27:52
2 Thessalonians 1. "Glorifying God at the End of the World."
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The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 7 - Ecclesiastes Ch. 7
56:34
Galatians 5:1-6. "The Foil, Function, and Freedom of Faith." Reformation 2025.
34:18
The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 6 - Ecclesiastes Ch. 6
38:06
Psalm 100. "The Praise's Prelude, Poetry, and Peak." Guest preacher, Rev. Dr. Timothy Bourman.
26:23
Luke 17:11-19. "Why Didn't I Go Back?"
12:46
The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 5 - Ecclesiastes Ch. 5
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The Meaningless Podcast - Episode 4 - Ecclesiastes Ch. 4
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Luke 17:1-10. "Faith Does the Impossible Work of Forgiving."
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