Conversate
Join the Pastors and staff of Saints Peter and Paul church, Houghton, MI, and various individuals for Conversate. Each week, we will sit down and have conversations that generally start from the sermon theme of the week. Join us as we model to you how you too can have Spiritual conversations with those you come in contact with. We hope you enjoy it!
Episodes
202 episodes
Episode #204: A Conversation about Zacchaeus
Have you heard of the character in the Bible named "Zacchaeus?" His story only shows up in the Gospel of Luke. It's not in Matthew, Mark, or John. And, it's just a quick 10 verses. Yet, it's quite common to find Zacchaeus' story in many childre...
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Episode #203: A Conversation with Alex Dewald
In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin are joined by guest Alex Dewald. Alex has been a member of Saints Peter and Paul Lutheran Church in Houghton, MI for basically his entire life from the time he was adopted at age 3 from Russia. Alex share...
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Episode #202: A Conversation about the Good Samaritan
The parable of the Good Samaritan is a beloved story. Perhaps it's the best known of all the parables that Jesus tells. It's one thing to know the story, it's another to let it affect you and change your heart and behavior. That's t...
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Episode #201: A Conversation about Jesus Forgiving a Prostitute
In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin have a conversation about the time that Jesus forgave a prostitute of her sins. It's very easy for us to quickly judge and determine the seriousness of people's sins (according to our own unde...
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Episode #200: A Conversation about Young Jesus
It's our 200th episode! Thanks for hanging with us all these years week after week. It's truly our joy to have these conversations and we just pray that they are edifying for you and inspiring you to start Spiritual conversations with those you...
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Episode #199: A Conversation about being "Gifted for Good"
For the past 8 weeks, Saints Peter & Paul has been working through 1 Corinthians 10-14, discovering their "Spiritual Giftedness" - as Paul once shared with that Corinthian congregation.But, this was no mere reality for the Christian...
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Episode #198: A Conversation about Worship
One of the things that Christian churches (and Christians in general) are most known for is their public worship. For a lot of people, that's all that they know about Christians. "Those are the people who go to the church on Sunday mornings." O...
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Episode #197: A Conversation about Sharing Jesus
In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin depart a little bit from the norm of discussing the sermon theme to talk about their most recent trip to the Best Practices for Ministry Conference. What did they do? What did they learn? How ...
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Episode #196: A Conversation about the Body of Christ
In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin discuss what it looks like to live as the body of Christ. They share some real life examples of how people can come together in their unique giftedness to be a blessing to one another and be ...
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Episode #195: A Conversation about Spiritual Gifts
In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin discuss the beginning of 1 Corinthians 12 where we learn about spiritual gifts. What sort of exposure have you had to the teaching about spiritual gifts? Perhaps you have been involved in a c...
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Episode #194: A Conversation about the Lord's Supper
In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin are discussing the Lord's Supper: what is it and what are its benefits. The Lord's Supper is celebrated across the board at different Christian churches. But, what is believed and practiced d...
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Episode #193: A Conversation about Freedom
In this week's conversation, Aaron and Kevin are having a conversation about Christian freedom. What are we free from, and what are we free for? As Americans, and... perhaps just as people in general... we tend to focus on our own individual fr...
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Episode #192: A Conversation about God as our Father
In this week's episode, Pastor Kevin sits down with office manager - Carrie Rich. In this conversation they chat about New Years Eve and New Years Resolutions, as well as the story from Luke 2 - where the boy Jesus is found in the temple in Jer...
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Special Episode: Xin's Story
Xin grew up in Beijing China in a religiously secular home. In her pursuit of science and engineering, she came to the United States for continuing education. It was upon her arrival to the US that she was introduced to Christianity. At the tim...
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Episode #190: A Conversation about Joy
In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin discuss the visit of Mary to Elizabeth. In this scene, John (inside Elizabeth's womb) leaps for joy because Jesus is there! Think about that. It's amazing that these children are interacting ...
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Episode #189: A Conversation about Life in the Shadows
Have you ever heard that phrase "in the shadows" before? What sort of image does that conjure up in your mind? Likely, you think of the activity of criminals or secret societies. In Luke 1, the angel Gabriel tells Mary that the "power of the mo...
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Episode #188: A Conversation about Waiting
In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin have a conversation about waiting. Why is it so hard for us to patiently wait? Is there something we're missing by rushing through the waiting? What if God is showing up and giving us unique opportunities...
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Episode #187: The Apocalypse of Nancy Smith
The Greek word "Apocalypse" is the name of the last book of the Bible. Sometimes when we hear that word - Apocalypse - we think of catastrophe and destruction and chaos. But the word actually means what it's translated into in our Bibles: "Reve...
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Episode #186: A Conversation about What it Means to be New People
In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin are discussing what it means to be new people. The new testament often describes the Christian life as being "new." "The old has gone, the new has come" (2 Corinthians 5:17). But what does it mean to "be ...
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Episode #185: A Conversation about Jesus
In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin are talking about Jesus. You might think...but...don't you always talk about Jesus? And you're right, we do. Want to know why? Because, without Jesus, Christianity is nothing. He's the one guy on which th...
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Episode #184: A Conversation about King David
In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin discuss what the Bible tells us about the rise of the Kingdom of Israel. It wasn't necessarily a good idea for the people to demand a king. They were expressly warned against how it might not go so well. ...
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Episode #183: A Conversation about Moses
The stories of Moses' life are well told throughout movies, children's books, Sunday school lessons, etc. Many of the events that unfolded in his life play a pivotal role throughout the entirety of the Bible in the Old and New Testaments. ...
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Episode #182: A Conversation about Abram
In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin are discussing God's call to Abram. How do you know if God has called out to you? What does his voice sound like? How do you know it's him and not someone/something else? In this...
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