The podcast of Community Lutheran Church in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, with weekly episodes every Monday featuring the sermons of Pastor Matthew Anderson.
You may find transcripts, along with visuals from the sermon as they are available, here: https://clcrsmsermons.wordpress.com/
Join us in person at 9am Sundays! Find information about the church at clcrsm.org.
Texts: Matthew 22:1-14, Isaiah 25:4-9
Series: Joy in the Harvest!
In almost every ancient culture, a community festival marked harvest time. Everyone came together to share from the blessings they had been given in celebration and thanksgiving. This year we're inviting everyone to bring in your harvest, try to recover that sense of communal celebration in God's blessings. Whether grown in your yard, made, bought – bring some of your harvest to share!
But even if you don't have anything to bring, still show up. Through the parable Jesus tells in today's gospel reading, we find out that the most important thing we can bring is ourselves.
5 Oct 2026
10-4-26 Heaven Will Go to the Dogs
Texts: Matthew 13:31-32, Isaiah 11:6-9, Romans 8:18-23
Did you know that your care for your pet is actually an expression of our ultimate human vocation? Here on Animal Blessing Sunday, Pastor Matt expands on the role human beings are called to play in the Community of Creation. Think of this as part II of that sermon from September 6.
October 4th is also the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, a 12th/13th century monk who came from a wealthy family before taking a vow of poverty to serve the poor. Considered the patron saint of animals, Francis loved all of God’s creation, and legends developed about his close communion with animals of all kinds. Today is an appropriate day to pronounce God’s love for all creatures great and small, as we look forward to the day when creation is restored to the goodness God intended!
29 Sept 2026
9-27-26 The Virtue of Changing Your Mind
Texts: Matthew 21:23-32, Philippians 2:1-13
Series: Under Construction
As our Under Construction theme draws to a close, Pastor Matt asks, "Does changing your mind mean you lack conviction?" In today's gospel reading Jesus seems to advocate for changing your mind! He tells the religious leaders that even after they witnessed lives turned around and repaired, “you did not change your minds and believe.” Recognizing that we are always under construction means we should be open to learning and to the unexpected. If the cross shows us anything, it’s that you never know how God might show up! Perhaps changing your mind can be a sign that you are actually strongest in your convictions that matter the most.
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