Bishop Mike's Podcast

Bishop Mike Rinehart
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Bishop Mike's Podcast

Weekly reflections from Mike Rinehart, bishop of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Podcast includes relevant ideas about preaching on the revised common lectionary.

  1. 04/04/2022

    A New English Translation of the Bach St. Matthew Passion

    Next Sunday, Palm Sunday, April 10 and then Good Friday, April 15 Deacon Rick Erickson and the Bach Society will present the St. John Passion, which Bach wrote for a Good Friday service.

    8 min

  2. 05/04/2021

    Summer 2021 Year B Revised Common Lectionary

    Read more at BishopMike.com Year B in the Revised Common Lectionary This post includes three complete series options first, then, for those who stick with the lectionary, I will post a list of every Sunday and the texts, with links through Summer 2021.

    14 min

  3. 05/04/2021

    Postcolonizing Pentecost - Pentecost B – May 23, 2021

    Read more at BishopMike.com (español) Pentecost B – May 23, 2021 Acts 2:1-21– Day of Pentecost. Rushing wind. Tongues of flame. Multi-lingual, multicultural event. Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
 OR  Ezekiel 37:1-14– Valley of the Dry Bones. I will put my spirit in you and you shall live. You shall know I am the Lord when I open your graves… Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Send forth your Spirit and renew the face of the earth. (Ps. 104:31) Romans 8:22-27– Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness… intercedes with sighs too deep for words.
 OR  Acts 2:1-21 – Day of Pentecost. Rushing wind. Tongues of flame. Multi-lingual, multicultural event. Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15– When the Advocate comes, he will bear witness to me… lead you into all truth.

    22 min

  4. 05/04/2021

    To the Ends of the Earth - Ascension B - May 16, 2021

    Read more at BishopMike.com (spanish) Ascension B - May 16, 2021   Acts 1:1-11 – Ascension. You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the ends of the earth. Psalm 47 – God has gone up with a shout. (Ps. 47:5) or Psalm 93– Ever since the world began, your throne has been established. (Ps. 93:3) Ephesians 1:15-23– With the eyes of your heart enlightened, may you know the hope to which God has called you. Luke 24:44-53 – I am sending what the Father promised, so stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.

    17 min

  5. 04/16/2021

    Bear Fruit - Easter 6B - May 9, 2021

    Read more at BishopMike.com (español) Easter 6B – May 9, 2021 Acts 10:44-48 – Holy Spirit falls on unbaptized Gentiles. So they baptize them.
 Psalm 98 – Shout with joy to the LORD, all you lands. (Ps. 98:5) 1 John 5:1-6 – The love of God is obeying God’s commandments. John 15:9-17 – This is my commandment: love one another as I have loved you. I have said these things that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. You did not choose me; I chose you, and appointed you to bear fruit.

    17 min

  6. 04/14/2021

    Church Together: Connected to the Vine

    Read more at BishopMike.com (espanol) Easter 5B – May 2, 2021 Acts 8:26-40 – Philip baptizes the Ethiopian eunuch on the road to Gaza reading the suffering servant from Isaiah.  Psalm 22:25-31 – All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD. (Ps. 22:26) 1 John 4:7-21– Beloved let us love one another for love is of God… whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. John 15:1-8 – I am the vine; you the branches, that you might bear fruit. By this my Father is glorified: that you bear fruit.

    19 min

  7. 04/14/2021

    Good Shepherd Sunday - Easter 4B – April 25, 2021

    Read more at BishopMike.com (español) Easter 4B – April 25, 2021 Acts 4:5-12 – Peter questioned for healing. There is no other name by which we must be saved. Psalm 23 – The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 1 John 3:16-24 – All know John 3:16. 1 John 3:16 is important too: By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us. So we ought to lay down our lives for one another… Little children let us not love in word or speech, but in truth and action.
  John 10:11-18 – The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand runs away. I know my sheep. I have other sheep not of this fold. Hymns: Shepherd Me O God by Marty Haugen (ELW 780), The King of Love My Shepherd Is… (ELW 502), El Señor es mi Pastor (LLC 624).

    26 min

  8. 04/09/2021

    A post-COVID, Resurrected Church - Easter 3B – April 18, 2021

    Read more at BishopMike.com (español) Easter 3B – April 18, 2021 Acts 3:12-19– Peter addresses the people: Faith in Christ made this man well. 
 Psalm 4 – The LORD does wonders for the faithful. (Ps. 4:3) 1 John 3:1-7 – See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. (This passage was taught to us as a memory verse in song. Some may remember this round. Luke 24:36b-48 – Resurrection appearance. Jesus eats food. Peace be with you. You are my witnesses.

    23 min
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Weekly reflections from Mike Rinehart, bishop of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Podcast includes relevant ideas about preaching on the revised common lectionary.

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    Bishop Mike Rinehart
  • Years Active
    2011 - 2022
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