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Originally started as a platform for brief devotions, this is now the home of messages delivered at First Lutheran and will typically feature our pastor, Matt Wait.

  1. 6D AGO

    Matthew 1 pt. 2

    Pastor 1 reflects on the first chapter of Matthew's Gospel to unpack the identity of Jesus.

    27 min

  2. DEC 14

    James 5

    Pastor Matt reflects on James chapter 5.

    27 min

  3. DEC 7

    Isaiah 11

    Pastor Matt reflects on the words of Isaiah 11. In the sermon, Matt mentions the 2019 We Raise Leadership awards and a local story about an orphaned oil well in LA. Click here to see that video.

    28 min

  4. NOV 30

    Matthew 1

    For the First Sunday of Advent, we had a long kids' chat to explain what the ornaments, called Chrismons, on our Christmas tree mean. Consequently, that made for a much shorter sermon reflecting on Matthew's genealogy of Jesus.

    10 min

  5. NOV 23

    Luke 23

    Pastor Matt reflects on the crucifixion story from Luke 23.

    19 min

  6. NOV 16

    Luke 21

    Pastor Matt reflects on Jesus' teaching from the temple mount in Luke 21.

    27 min

  7. NOV 9

    God Comes Down — Coffee Hour Reflection

    After our worship service and the sermon "God Comes Down," Sarah Salzberg, who teaches Old Testament at Orange Lutheran High School, shared her reflections on the sermon and some of the dots she connected. If you'd be interested in having Sarah speak at a workshop, conference, retreat or facilitate a Bible Study, you can learn more at http://www.worddelivered.com

    17 min

  8. NOV 9

    God Comes Down

    Pastor Matt reflects on God coming down in the Torah. This sermon moves quickly through some large stories including the tower of Babel in Genesis 11 and Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 18 and 19. If you want to learn more about those two stories, you can check out previous sermon recordings on Genesis 11 (posted 6/8/25) and Genesis 18/19 (posted 7/27/25 & 8/3/25). And Check out the God Comes Down Addendum to learn more about this theme.

    34 min
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Originally started as a platform for brief devotions, this is now the home of messages delivered at First Lutheran and will typically feature our pastor, Matt Wait.

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  • Creator
    Matthew Wait
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    99
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Matthew Wait
  • Show Website
    FIRST WORDS