Living Gratefully: A Christian Podcast
By Dan Greg
My name is Dan, and I'm a Lutheran Pastor in Chicagoland. This podcast is a way for me to reach out to you and share God’s Word through Sermons, conversations, and my thoughts.
Living Gratefully: A Christian PodcastMar 09, 2023
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Jesus Commands Angels for You Revelation 12
Jesus uses his angels to give us his Word, to comfort us, to fight for us, to watch over who is forgotten or neglected.
Oct 01, 202326:02
We’re all getting the same thing! Matthew 20:1-16 🤷🏻
No matter when you started working in His Kingdomc we’re all getting the same gift— it ain’t payment for anything we’ve done!
Sep 24, 202317:38
Forgive! Matthew 18:21-35
Pastor, what if I can’t forgive?
Sep 17, 202321:25
Teach the Young! Matthew 18:1-8
Can I teach my kids or grandkids the faith, even if I don’t know everything about the Bible?
Sep 10, 202318:53
A Mother’s Testimony - Matthew 16:21-28
Monica prayed for her son for years and never gave up on her hope that Jesus Christ would deliver him. May we inimitate her faith as she imitates Christ.
Sep 03, 202317:11
The Keys to the Kingdom: Matthew 16:13-20
Jesus gives all Christians the Keys to forgive, to be like God.
Aug 27, 202320:56
The faith of a Canaanite woman.
- Matthew 15:21-28
Faith looks like begging
Aug 20, 202323:37
Fear of Jesus Conquers Fear of the World - Matthew 14:22-33
How have you navigated properly fearing the LORD? Jesus reached us how in the stormy sea. Matthew 14:22-33 Job 38:4-18
Aug 13, 202320:18
The Bread that feeds body and soul Matthew 14:13-21
Jesus is the same God who had compassion on the Old Testament Hebrews as they wandered the desert. Christ always provides for us, both spiritually and physically. The world can only promise us short term physical pleasures and can never satisfy the soul. Matthew 14:13-21
Aug 06, 202316:02
Mary Magdalene, Model Servant of Christ: John 20
Today we celebrate the Feast of St Mary Magdalene.
Jul 23, 202318:48
Isaiah 55 - The Cursed Cycle is Broken!
The Lord sends his word like rain on the earth. And that water wants to do is grow the Seed and let it bear fruit.
Jul 16, 202315:21
Jeremiah 28/Matthew 10:34-42 - Bearing the Yoke Of Jesus’ Word
Jesus calls for us to bear his word, even if it brings the anger of our closest friends and family.
Jul 02, 202323:22
Romans 6/Matthew 10:5,21-33 - A Servant is not Greater than his Master
Today we celebrate the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession. Jesus warns us that following Him will bring us mockery, resistance, and harm. But take heart! He who endures to the end will be saved. His Grace is a gift.
Jun 25, 202320:47
Matthew 9:9-13 - He Rose and Followed Him
Matthew’s example of repentance and faith is for you. When God’s Word tells you to stop your sinful lifestyle and instead follow Jesus, do you stubbornly keep on sitting and counting your gold coins?
Jun 11, 202319:03
Genesis 1 - Holy Trinity - Made and Remade in His Image
Do I need to change myself to be more like how I imagine myself or feel? How is Jesus forming me even now?
Jun 04, 202319:37
Acts 2:1-21 - Pentecost - We are His Temple
We aren’t celebrating the giving of the Law through Moses, but the giving of the Gospel through Christ’s death and resurrection to all people!
May 28, 202320:21
The Ascension - Luke 24:44-53
Christ ascending in both His divinity and humanity raises our own human nature joined to His in our baptisms.
May 21, 202318:52
John 14:15-21 - The Household of God
Jesus is your big brother who wants what’s best for you.
May 14, 202316:36
The Funeral of Joe Hauser
Joe Hauser found Community, Peace, and Salvation in the Body of Christ, the Church. Christ’s promise of eternal life and resurrection on the Last Day is for you too.
May 12, 202319:30
Let not your hearts be troubled. John 14:1-14
Trust Jesus. He has gone to make a place for you, and has come back for you. If it were any different, He would have told you!
May 07, 202317:01
Confirmation Sunday- 1 Peter 2 - Endurance through Suffering by the Grace of the Good Shepherd.
Jesus the Good Shepherd calls us to follow him, even through suffering and trials, to the glory found in his death and resurrection. By faith, he leads us to the good food of his Word, the still waters of Baptism, the table where he gives his Himself for the forgiveness of sins.
Apr 30, 202314:38
LWML Rally - Matthew 9:1-8 - Brought to Jesus
No matter your level of ability, skill set, mental state, mood, faithful Christians who love you bring you to Jesus Christ
Apr 29, 202309:41
He Was Here the Whole Time! Luke 24:13-35
Luke sets up Christian Worship for the rest of time today in the climax of his Gospel. Jesus is present with us today in the Word and the Sacrament in the exact same way he was present with the Apostles and Early Church.
Apr 23, 202321:22
The Joy of His Presence - John 20:19-31
Don’t be like Thomas! Jesus made an exception for him.
Apr 16, 202319:55
Easter: Where He Promises to Be - Matthew 28:1-10
Jesus isn’t in the tomb. Jesus is in Galilee, Chicago, Hong Kong, Winona! How so???
Apr 09, 202312:32
What is Finished? John 19 Good Friday
What does he mean by “it is finished?”
Apr 08, 202313:43
Passover Lamb - Maundy Thursday Matthew 26, Exodus 12, Hebrews 9
Jesus is the one and only perfect atoning sacrifice for the sins of all people. He gives us these benefits in a certain way: his Body and his Blood, to eat and to drink.
Apr 07, 202316:21
The King Comes in Peace - Palm/Passion Sunday John 12, Matthew 27, 28
Why does he come in on a donkey? What about all that other weird stuff?
Apr 02, 202313:12
Why so often? John 6 Lent Midweek 5
Why do Christians celebrate the Lord’s Supper, Eucharist, Communion every week? Why doesn’t my church do that?
Mar 30, 202319:56
Your Brother Shall Rise Again John 11
Why can Christians be so cool and collected, like Jesus, at funerals? Is new life only waiting for us far from now on the Last Day?
Mar 26, 202321:21
The Sacrifice of Parenthood - Galatians 2:20, John 14:18-24 Lent Midweek 4
Why did Jesus die on the cross for you? Because He loves his Father and you.
Mar 23, 202314:31
Eat What is Good - Mark 7 - Lent Midweek 3
When we receive Communion, we go with complete trust in Christ’s Word: both what He commands and what He promises in this meal.
Mar 16, 202319:12
Living Water - John 4
Is Love god, or is God love?
Mar 12, 202323:16
Jesus as God and Man - Luke 5:17-26 Midweek Lent 2
Only God can forgive sins. Only a man could die.
Mar 09, 202317:27
Funeral Sermon for Neal Loew - Psalm 23/John 10
The Good Shepherd leads you to green grass and by still waters.
Mar 06, 202313:49
A Secret Meeting for a Public Gospel: John 3:1-17
What does it mean to be born again? How is one born again? Why does Jesus bring up a snake in the wilderness?
Mar 05, 202320:03
In whom then do you trust? Matthew 12 and 2 Samuel 22 Lent Midweek 1
How are David and Jesus alike, different? In whom then shall I trust?
Mar 02, 202316:55
Fighting the Serpent: Matthew 4:1-11
What’s the difference between the Garden of Eden and the desert? How is Jesus the New Adam? How should we try and be like him? What should fathers and husbands do?
Feb 26, 202322:07
Call to Him, Good King Hezekiah: Thursday after Ash Wednesday- Matthew 6; Isaiah 38
Is it wrong to want to pray the “right way?” Is faithfulness pharisaism? This sermon was given to the people of Northern Illinois Confessional Lutherans.
Feb 23, 202311:34
Ash Wednesday: Goofus and Gallant- Matthew 6
How ought we pray, fast, give alms? Isn’t that all pharisaical?
Feb 23, 202314:53
The Transfiguration of our Lord: Matthew 17:1-9
One must go through suffering to glory.
Feb 19, 202318:02
St Valentine’s Day Homily: Song of Solomon 2:4-14
This is a chapel homily as given to the students of Concordia University Chicago in the Chapel of Our Lord for St Valentine’s Day, 2023.
Feb 14, 202305:40
Justifying Yourself: Matthew 5:21-37
Wait, did Jesus just turn up the rules to 11?
Feb 12, 202322:52
You Are the Salt of the Earth - Matthew 5:13-20
You are salt. You are light. What is Jesus trying to communicate to me?
Feb 05, 202317:05
We Preach Christ Crucified - 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
What does Paul mean by “preaching Christ crucified”? Why does he bring up the cross as an obstacle to faith? How can God be weak or not wise?
Jan 29, 202322:39
The Light of the World Matthew 4:12-25
How is Jesus a light? What does light do? Do we always want the light?
Jan 22, 202318:59
Down in the Dirty Water - John 1:29-42
God will provide the Lamb for the sacrifice.
Jan 15, 202320:60
Jesus Comes All the Way Down - Matthew 3:13-17
Why would Jesus, without sin, need to be baptized by John? Is John’s Baptism the same as mine?
Jan 08, 202320:40
An Easy Name to Pick - Luke 2:21
What does Jesus’ circumcision and naming on his 8th day of human life mean for me?
Jan 01, 202325:25
Where’s Jesus? John 1 Christmas Day
Why isn’t the reading about my nativity set?
Dec 25, 202219:15