Zion Lutheran Sioux Falls
Episodes
13 episodes
Seventh Sunday of Easter
AS WE GATHER: I glorified You on earth, having accomplished the work that You gave me to do. Jesus prays. Jesus reveals that His greatest glory is to enter into suffering with us and for us. And not only on the cross as He did when His h...
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Today is a day of overlapping identities and deep emotions. In the secular calendar, we celebrate Mother’s Day … a day of gratitude for the gift of life, nurture, and the hands that held us when we were small. In the Church’s calendar, we stand...
Fifth Sunday of Easter
The Rite of Confirmation, while not commanded in Scripture, is a special custom in the church. Confirmation is not a “graduation” or “completion,” rather it is a day that celebrates God’s gift and work in the life of the student publicly ...
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Our Bible Reading of the Day is 1 Samuel 8:4–9:2; 10:17–27; 11:12–15. Desiring to be like all the other nations, the elders come to Samuel asking him to appoint a king over Israel. Samuel vainly tries to warn against their plan, telling the con...
Third Sunday of Easter
AS WE GATHER: Consider a time in your life when someone showed you mercy. When was that, and what was it like? Perhaps it was for a late homework assignment in school, forgiveness when you dropped the ball on a project at wor...
Second Sunday of Easter
On Easter evening and again the following Sunday, because the disciples saw Jesus alive, they knew the resurrection was real, and they believed in Him. They were then able to witness to their faith in spite of opposition and persecution from th...
Easter Sunday
We give thanks to God, the Father for the victory over death and the grave He has granted to us through His Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. On this day Christ destroyed the power of death for all who believe in Him by His glorious resurrection fro...
Palm Sunday
With great celebration the throngs of people welcomed Jesus, but they did not comprehend that His gift of life would come at the cost of His own death. We are not in the dark about what awaited Jesus. We know that His great love for...
Fifth Sunday in Lent
These scriptures form a powerful trajectory from death to life. Ezekiel’s vision of dry bones reveals humanity’s inability to save itself from the "grave" of sin. Romans 8 identifies the solution… the Holy Spirit, who dwells in believers to con...
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Our Bible Reading of the Day is Judges 16:4-31. God grants Samson great strength to defeat the enemies of God’s people. Seeking to overcome Samson, the Philistines bribe Delilah to find the source of Samson’s strength. Samson deceives Del...
Third Sunday in Lent
Our Bible Reading of the Day is Judges 4. Judge Deborah urges Barak to gather 10,000 troops to go up against Sisera’s army of 900 iron chariots. When the battle turns against Sisera, he flees on foot, seeking refuge in Jael’s tent. Snoozi...