Faith Comes By Hearing
In the cascading layers of noise in our ever-changing world, discover a space for reflection and inspiration is increasingly rare. Faith Comes By Hearing is a unique podcast series that cuts through the clamor, carrying the timeless messages of the Gospel into our lives with renewed relevance. Faith Comes By Hearing ventures into the challenges of everyday life and the deep need to hear the truth that we are saved by grace, through faith, through Christ Jesus alone.
Episodes
50 episodes
Simultaneously Justified and a Sinner - Fourth Sunday after Epiphany - Matthew 5:1-12
When Christ Jesus provides a list of wonderful beatitudes and yet we find ourselves wanting, what is the answer to our problem? In this episode, Dr. Larson points to the Christ Jesus as the only solution to our paradoxical life of being a saint...
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Bind Us Together, Lord - Third Sunday after Epiphany - 1 Corinthians 1:10–18
If the Church is sanctified, Christ's people gathering around Word and Sacrament, how is it that there is always conflict? In this episode of Faith Comes by Hearing, Dr. Larson encourage us to find peace and concord in the only ONE that can lea...
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What is the Church and How is it Holy? - Second Sunday after Epiphany - 1 Corinthians 1:1–9
The Church is defined as "holy" not because of the merit of its members, but because it is the place where Christ is present through Word and Sacrament to bring His heavenly kingdom to sinners. Ultimately, the Church is a unique fellowship wher...
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Baptism Connects You to Jesus - First Sunday after Epiphany - Romans 6:1–11
Dr. Larson highlights the biblical teaching that baptism is a burial into the death of Christ, liberating us from our sinful nature. By dying to the old self through the waters of baptism, the believer is freed from the power of sin and united ...
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Finding Freedom in Christ’s Perfection - Ephesian 1:3-14 - Second Sunday of Christmas
Is Christianity truly about your own efforts to be good, or is it built on a foundation of something far more radical? Dr. Larson explores the transformative power of Christ's perfect obedience and how His righteousness is gifted to you through...
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This Will Be the Sign to You - Christmas 2025 - Luke 2:8-20
In this Christmas sermon from the Faith Comes by Hearing podcast, Dr. Cary Larson explores the biblical account of the angel's announcement to shepherds about the birth of Jesus and to look for the sign of swaddling clothes. The challenge is ou...
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Christmas Greetings!
Rev. Dr. Cary Larson reflects on the true meaning of the Christmas season and sends blessings too all this Christmas season. Merry Christmas!For more information about The American Association of Lutheran Churches go to TAALC.org.
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The Plan of Salvation - 4th Sunday of Advent - Matthew 1:18-25
This episode of "Faith Comes By Hearing," Dr. Cary Larson, call our attention to the theme of trusting God's plan of salvation amidst worldly crises and the contrast between true faith and feigned piety. While human experien...
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The Royal Highway - 3rd Sunday of Advent- Isaiah 35:1-10
Christ Jesus' coming is ultimately good news for the redeemed, offering comfort and the promise of complete victory over sin and suffering. Rather than fearing judgment, we are encouraged to stand firm in the grace and promise of Christ, who is...
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Christian Hope - 2nd Sunday of Advent - Romans 15:4-13
In this episode of Faith Comes by Hearing, Dr. Larson teaches that Scriptures provide endurance and encouragement so that we may have hope, which is founded on Christ who fulfilled God's promises to unite both Jews and Gentiles to glorify God. ...
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Be Ready - 1st Sunday of Advent - Matt. 24:36-44
The season is Advent seems to run in conflict with the way of the culture and is not what people expect. The coming of the Son of Man will be at a time when people least expect it, Jesus said. People will be marrying and living their lives just...
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Remember to be Thankful - Thanksgiving Sermon - Deuteronomy 8:1-20.
God instructed the Israelites to remember the humbling and testing of the wilderness, where God provided for them. At home in the Promised Land, they were to remember the blessings from the Lord when they have eaten and are full, and resist the...
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Long Live the King! -Mark 13:24-37 -Christ the King Sunday
In the Gospel of Mark Christ Jesus describes the dramatic, undeniable event of his return. His first act as the returning King will be to send his angels to "gather his elect from the four winds," marking the completion of his reign. With this ...
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Sermon Series - Paul's Letter to the Americans - Romans Chapter 7:7-25
Romans 7 describes the inner turmoil of the Christian who, made aware of sin by the good Law of God, is powerless on their own to consistently overcome sin's presence within their "flesh," leading to a desperate cry for deliverance. For contemp...
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Sermon Series - Paul's Letter to the Americans - Romans Chapter 6:1-11
In this episode of Faith Comes by Hearing, Dr. Larson explains how St. Paul uses the imagery of baptism to show that believers are united with Christ in His death, resulting in freedom from sin's power and the death of the "old self." This unio...
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Is There a White Robe For Me?- All Saints Sunday - Revelation 7:9-17; John 6:39-40
Is there a robe for you at the coming of Christ? Dr. Larson sermon for All Saints Sunday and proclaims to all that the words of Christ Jesus is clear as recorded in the Gospel of St. John: "And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone...
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Sermon Series - Paul's Letter to the Americans - Romans Chapter 5:12-17
In the episode of Faith Comes by Hearing, Dr. Larson establishes a profound theological comparison between the first man, Adam, and Jesus Christ. Adam's single act of disobedience brought sin and condemnation, resulting in death reigning over a...
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Sermon Series - Paul's Letter to the Americans - Romans Chapter 5:6-11
This episode of Faith Comes by Hearing Dr. Larson proclaims that this divine perfect timing of Christ Jesus demonstrates the unparalleled extent of God's love, as He acted not when we earned it, but when we were still sinners and His enemies. B...
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The Righteous Shall Live By Faith - 17th Sunday after Pentecost- Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4
In the Book of Habakkuk, we hear the prophet's desperate cry: "How long, O Lord?" as he witnesses a world consumed by violence and injustice. Yet, out of the despair of the prophet's complaint, God delivers one of the most vital declarations in...
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Sermon Series - Paul's Letter to the Americans - Romans Chapter 3:19-27
In this episode of Faith Comes by Hearing, Dr. Cary Larson addresses the fact that we are saved by grace alone through the work of Christ Jesus alone. Which means it is either Jesus does everything for your salvation or salvation isn't by grace...
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Sermon Series - Paul's Letter to the Americans - Romans Chapters 2-3
In this podcast, Dr. Cary Larson addresses the tendency for people to believe they can contribute to their own salvation, a struggle he notes was present in the early Roman church and is still an issue today. The purpose of God's law, as St. Pa...
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Sermon Series -St. Paul's Letter to the Americans - Romans Chapter 1:18-32
Dr. Larson continues in the series called "St. Paul's Letter to the Americans" examining the second half of the first chapter of Romans. Here St. Paul explains that humanity is utterly lost and cannot be saved except by the Gospel of Christ Jes...
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Sermon Series -St. Paul's Letter to the Americans - Romans Chapter 1
In the series, Dr. Larson presents the importance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as it is presented in St. Paul's letter to the Romans. The emphasis in Romans on salvation through grace alone, through faith alone, through Christ alone directly a...
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Sermon Series - The Churches of Revelation- Laodicea - Rev. 3:14-22
In this episode of Faith Comes by Hearing, Dr. Larson discusses how Christ Jesus admonished the Church in Laodicea and is a warning to contemporary churches and believers, this complacent church represents those who are comfortable and complace...
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Sermon Series - The Churches of Revelation - Philadelphia - Rev 3: 7-13
In this episode of Faith Comes by Hearing Dr. Larson discusses how Christ Jesus commends the Church in Philadelphia for their faithfulness and perseverance despite their weakness, promising to keep them from the hour of trial that will come upo...
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