St. Paul Westlake Podcast

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This podcast includes the weekly sermons and ”Beyond the Sermon” discussions from the pastors at St. Paul Westlake Lutheran Church in Westlake, OH.

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Episodes

Pastor Josh - Sermon 12/24/24 Contemporary

Pastor Josh's Christmas Eve CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP sermon "Come, Though You Have Nothing".

Dec 26, 2024•18 min•Ep. 236

Pastor Smith - Sermon 12/22/24

Pastor Smith's “O Come All You Unfaithful” Advent sermon series. This week is "Guilty and Hiding (Adam and Eve)" focused on scriptures Genesis 3:1-15; Romans 5:12-21; Luke 15:1-7.

Dec 23, 2024•21 min•Ep. 235

Beyond the Sermon: Guilty and Hiding with Pastor Smith | 12/23/24

Join our Michael Sinn as he talks with Pastor Jeff Smith about his sermon this past Sunday during the 4th Sunday in Advent in our "O Come, All You Unfaithful" series. With the focus on Adam and Eve "hiding" from God. If you have any questions you'd like the preacher to respond to, please send them to askthepastor@stpaulwestlake.org

Dec 23, 2024•25 min•Ep. 234

Beyond the Sermon: Bitter and Broken | Pastor Josh Gremminger | Ruth 1 | 3rd Sunday in Advent

Join our host Michael Sinn as he talks to Pastor Josh Gremminger about his sermon this past Sunday, which was the third sermon in our "O Come, All You Unfaithful" series. If you have any questions you'd like the preacher to respond to, please send them to askthepastor@stpaulwestlake.org.

Dec 18, 2024•24 min•Ep. 233

Pastor Josh - Sermon 12/15/24

Pastor Josh's “O Come All You Unfaithful” Advent sermon series. This week is "Bitter & Broken, With Fears Unspoken (Naomi and Ruth)" focused on scriptures Ruth 1:1-5, 19-22; Matthew 1:18-25.

Dec 16, 2024•17 min•Ep. 232

Holy Hodgepodge: Is Christmas Pagan or Christian?

In the second edition of the "Holy Hodgepodge" podcast, Pastor Josh Gremminger and Pastor Jeff Smith discuss the Christmas holiday, and respond to various claims that have arisen that its origins may be pagan and that Christians "stole" the holiday to celebrate Jesus' birth on December 25. Is any of that true? Was Jesus really born on Dec. 25? Does it matter? The pastors talk about all of these things, and hopefully this conversation will help you as you interact with other people, maybe even fa...

Dec 13, 2024•45 min•Ep. 231

Beyond the Sermon: "Barren and Waiting, Weary of Praying: Abraham and Sarah" | Pastor David Buegler | Genesis 12 | 2nd Sunday in Advent Pastor David Buegler |

Join Michael Sinn as he talks to Pastor Buegler about the second sermon in our Advent series "O Come All You Unfaithful." Listen in as they discuss favorite Christmas traditions, Abraham and Sarah, faith, God's covenants, and dancing. If you have any questions that you'd like the preacher to answer on a future episode, send us a message at askthepastor@stpaulwestlake.org.

Dec 11, 2024•28 min•Ep. 230

Pastor Buegler - Sermon 12/8/24

Pastor Buegler's Advent “O Come All You Unfaithful” sermon series titled "Barren and Waiting, Weary of Praying (Abraham and Sarah)" focused on scriptures Genesis 12:11-20, Luke 16:19-31.

Dec 09, 2024•19 min•Ep. 229

Beyond the Sermon: "Unfaithful: King David" | Pastor Jeff Smith | 2 Samuel 7 and 12 | 1st Sunday in Advent

Join Michael Sinn as he talks to Pastor Smith about the first sermon in the new Advent series entitled "O Come, All You Unfaithful." Listen in as they discuss Advent wreaths, King David, preaching from the lectionary vs. preaching a thematic series, and trees. If you have any questions that you'd like to have answered regarding a sermon, please send them in to askthepastor@stpaulwestlake.org.

Dec 04, 2024•23 min•Ep. 228

Pastor Smith - Sermon 12/1/24

Pastor Smith's first Sunday of Advent “O Come All You Unfaithful” sermon series titled "Unfaithful (King David)" based on Luke 1:26-38.

Dec 02, 2024•21 min•Ep. 227

Beyond the Sermon: "To Him Who is Able" | Pastor Jeff Smith | Jude 20-25 | Last Sunday of the Church Year

Pastor Josh fills in as host this week and talks to Pastor Smith about his sermon "To Him Who Is Able", based on Jude 20-25. Listen as they discuss the Last Sunday of the Church Year, this interesting little letter written by Jude, false teachers, how preachers preach to themselves, and movie genres. If you have questions you'd like to submit for a future episode, please send them to askthepastor@stpaulwestlake.org.

Nov 27, 2024•18 min•Ep. 226

Pastor Smith - Sermon 11/24/24

Pastor Smith's sermon “To Him Who Is Able” based on Jude 20-25.

Nov 25, 2024•22 min•Ep. 225

Holy Hodgepodge: Progressive Christianity and John 3:16

Welcome to the Holy Hodgepodge podcast from St. Paul Westlake, where you never know what you're going to get. This new podcast is intended to have a new episode once per month on a variety of different topics. For this first episode, Pastor Josh Gremminger and Pastor Jeff Smith discuss Progressive Christianity at a high level, and then listen and react to a sermon based on John 3:16 from a progressive pastor. Here is the link to the full sermon they discuss if you would like to listen: https://w...

Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 221

Beyond the Sermon: "It's the End of the World As We Know It...And I Feel Fine" | Pastor Josh Gremminger | Hebrews 10:19-25 | 27th Sunday after Pentecost

Our host Michael Sinn talks to Pastor Josh about his sermon "It's the End of the World As We Know It...and I Feel Fine", based on Hebrews 10:19-25. Listen as they discuss 1980s music, the end of the world, why Pastor Josh chose this particular text to preach on, and nostrils. If you have questions you'd like to submit for a future episode, please send them to askthepastor@stpaulwestlake.org.

Nov 20, 2024•20 min•Ep. 224

Pastor Josh - Sermon 11/17/24

Pastor Josh's sermon “It’s the End of the World as We Know It...And I Feel Fine” based on Daniel 12:1-3; Hebrews 10:19-25; Mark 13:1-13.

Nov 18, 2024•17 min•Ep. 223

Beyond the Sermon: "Two Widows Teach Us All" | Pastor David Buegler | 1 Kings 17:8-16 & Mark 12:38-44 | 26th Sunday after Pentecost

Our host Michael Sinn talks to Pastor David Buegler about his sermon "Two Widows Teach Us All", based upon the events of 1 Kings 17:8-16 and Mark 12:38-44. Listen as they discuss how to preach on a combination of two different stories, the relationship between faith and obedience, and wheels on cars. If you have questions you'd like to submit for a future episode, please send them to askthepastor@stpaulwestlake.org.

Nov 13, 2024•27 min•Ep. 220

Pastor Buegler - Sermon 11/10/24

Pastor Buegler's sermon “Two Widows Teach Us All” based on 1 Kings 17:8-16; Mark 12:38-44.

Nov 12, 2024•19 min•Ep. 222

Beyond the Sermon: "Different, Yet the Same" | Pastor Jeff Smith | Revelation 7:9-17 | All Saints' Day

Host Michael Sinn (Director of Children's and Youth Ministry) talks to Pastor Jeff Smith about his All Saints' Day sermon. Listen as they discuss the origins of observing All Saints' Day, the beauty of Revelation chapter 7, and what "deleted scenes" got cut from Pastor Smith's sermon (and may appear in future All Saints' Day sermons!). If you have questions you'd like to submit for a future episode, please send them to askthepastor@stpaulwestlake.org

Nov 06, 2024•22 min•Ep. 219

Pastor Smith - Sermon 11/3/24

Pastor Smith's sermon “Different, Yet the Same” based on Revelation 7:9-17.

Nov 04, 2024•22 min•Ep. 218

Beyond the Sermon: "Hold Tightly to Jesus" | John 8:31-36 | Reformation Day

Host Michael Sinn talks to Pastor Josh Gremminger about his Reformation Day sermon. Listen in as they discuss preaching on "high holy days", the process of writing this particular sermon, and the special First Communion that happened on Reformation Day for some of our students. Stay until the end to hear Michael's special "Deer in the Headlights" question! If you have questions you'd like to submit for the preacher to respond to, please send them to askthepastor@stpaulwestlake.org ....

Oct 30, 2024•20 min•Ep. 217

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