Jacob expected Esau’s wrath, but instead was met with an embrace, tears, and forgiveness. In this reunion, Jacob saw the very face of God—a love echoed in Jesus’ parable of the Prodigal Son. In Christ, God runs toward us with joy, not judgment, welcoming us home.

Genesis 35:1-5

Bethany Lutheran Church

Pueblo, CO

Pastor Nick Shults

Music by: The Hymnal Project

Jacob wrestled with God and was forever changed, walking away with both a limp and a blessing. Our struggles with God often leave scars, but they also reveal His relentless grace at work in us.

Genesis 32:23-32

Bethany Lutheran Church

Pastor Nick Shults

Music by: The Hymnal Project

Life is messy, but God’s mission of blessing never stops. In Jacob’s tangled family story, God shows His relentless grace—working through brokenness to bring His people back to Himself.

Pastor Nick Shults

Bethany Lutheran Church

Pueblo, CO

July 20, 2025

Music by: The Hymnal Project

Bethany Lutheran Church

Pastor Nick Shults

Music by: The Hymnal Project

In a dark night of doubt, God reassures Abram with a covenant of promise. Our faith rests not in ourselves but in God’s unbreakable word.

Genesis 15:1–21

Pastor Nick Shults

June 29, 2025

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Pueblo West, CO

Music by The Hymnal Project

What is real faith? In a world full of false narratives and spiritual half-truths, Pastor Nick Shults kicks off a new sermon series in 1 John by exploring the foundation of Christian belief: the Real Gospel. It may sound crazy—God becoming flesh, dying, and rising—but it’s more than just a wild story. It’s a real, historical, incarnational, and transformational truth that changes everything.

This sermon invites us to embrace a Gospel that is:

• Incarnational – God really took on human flesh.

• Verifiable – These events happened in time and space.

• Transformational – The Gospel shapes how we live in real community.

Pastor Nick reminds us that real faith doesn’t start with us—it starts with God’s real action in Jesus. And that makes all the difference.

Listen to Jesus. And if you want to listen to Jesus, go where Jesus promises to be found. In His Word. They are, from page 1, all about Jesus. They, from page 1, show us who Jesus is and what Jesus is up to in this world. They witness to the fact that Jesus has promised to show up in suffering - that Jesus has promised to enter into suffering - our suffering - the world’s suffering - with us and on our behalf.

Why do you seek the living among the dead? Christ is risen!