If we don't interpret the Bible from the perspective of being grounded in love, we end up making some false journeys, taking wrong turns. Lots of things we do have mixed motives. Jesus reminds us his motive was always love. In this season of Resurrections, we are invited to see love grounding new life in the resurrected life of Jesus, in the church centered in Christ, and the life into which God will be bring us all to dwell in eternity. Pastor Scott Schul and Pastor Carolyn Hetrick, of Grace Lutheran Church, State College, PA share a prayer and discuss two of thew lessons for the 5th Sunday of Easter:
Acts 11:1-18
Revelation 21:1-6


Today's closing prayer: from the World Council of Churches, at https://www.oikoumene.org/resources/prayer-cycle
(Bangladesh. A Procession of Prayers: Meditations and Prayers from around the World, comp. John Carden, WCC, and Cassell, London, UK, 1998, p.179)
Today's music: "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling," arr. Judy NIshimura, © ALRY Publications LLC, United Music & Media Publishers, www.alrypublications.com and is used with their permission. Laurel Sanders, flute.
Worship resources from www.sundaysandseasons.com, copyright 2025, Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Used with permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #20807​. Permission to reprint, podcast, and / or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-700989. All rights reserved.

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This is a re-broadcast of part an episode for the 3rd Sunday of Easter (April 14, 2021). Join Pastor Scott Schul and Pastor Carolyn Hetrick for prayer and discussion of

• Acts 9:36-43
• Revelation 7:9-17

Today's music is: Thine is the Glory from Easter Hope (Thomas Keesecker), played by Adam H. Smith, pianist. Copyright (c) 2020 Birnamwood Publications (ASCAP), a division of MorningStar Music Publishers. Non-commercial recording made available with permission from MorningStar. Streamed in worship with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-700989. All rights reserved.

Worship resources from www.sundaysandseasons.com, copyright 2025, Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Used with permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #20807​. Permission to reprint, podcast, and / or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-700989. All rights reserved.

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Do you ever find yourself trying to talk yourself down off a ledge to remember God is with you? What grounds you in difficult times? This is where resurrection gets real. How do we carry forward the gospel into our places of hunger and fear? This is a re-broadcast of part an episode for the 2nd Sunday of Easter (April 14, 2021). Join Pastor Scott Schul and Pastor Carolyn Hetrick for prayer and discussion of Acts 3:12-19, Psalm 4:1, 3-5, 7-8 and Luke 24:36b-48
Musical selection "Awake, My Heart, with Gladness" (Pietro Cattaneo) performed by Cynthia Mills, organist at Grace Lutheran Church, State College, PA.

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Put a bunch of people together in new and challenging times and fear abounds. Does hope? Jesus enters with peace knowing who we are, where we've been and what is possible through him. This is a re-broadcast of part an episode for the 2nd Sunday of Easter (April 7, 2021). Join Pastor Scott Schul and Pastor Carolyn Hetrick for prayer and discussion of Acts 4:32-35 and John 20:19-31.

The gospel quoted is from the NET Bible http://netbible.com, copyright 1996, 2019 used with permission from Biblical Studies Press, LLC, all rights reserved.

Today's music: "Prelude on Nettleton (Pietro Cattaneo) used with permission via Creative Commons Non-commercial 4.0 on www.imslp.org.

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Here we are preparing to enter Holy Week. Journeys are not just about getting from Point A to Point B. We have walked with Jesus and each other and we will be walking still. Today we consider what God showed us in the wilderness, in fears, strength, and relationships as we have been encouraged to shift our focus to allow God to be more fully reflected and as Jesus invites us to move from fasting to feasting.

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We are drawing in part from Journey Through Lent by Lent Publications available through Amazon.

Today's music:

"It Is Well with My Soul" (Philip P. Bliss / arr. Judy Nishimura). © 2020 ALRY Publications, is recorded and used with permission from ALRY Publications LLC, www.alrypublications.com, a partner of United Media & Music Partners. It was recorded for Grace Lutheran Church in State College, PA.

"Jesus Walked this Lonesome Valley" (Thomas Keesecker). ecorded by pianist Adam H. Smith for use in worship at Grace Lutheran Church, State College, PA. Copyright (c) 2018 Birnamwood Publications (ASCAP), a division of MorningStar Music Publishers. Tune: LONESOME VALLEY and SOJOURNER. Non-commercial recording made available with permission from MorningStar, March, 2022. Streamed in worship with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-700989. All rights reserved.

"Air" from Select Aires and Duets (public domain). Composed for two flutes or violins (unknown composer) and published by John Walsh (available at imslp.org).

"What Wondrous Love Is This" (Appalachian; setting by John Carter).Copyright © 2011 Beckenhorst Press, Inc. All rights reserved. Recorded and used with permission from the publisher, Beckenhorst Press, Inc. Laurel Sanders, flute; Cynthia Mills, piano.

"Let Us Break Bread Together" (arr. Judy Nishimura). (© 2020 ALRY Publications, www.alrypublications.com, United Music & Media Publishers) is used with permission from ALRY and was recorded for use by Laurel Sanders, flute.

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We are wired for relationship in the very way we are created. Created in the image of God who created in love. Love is a relationship and our very essence is bound up in God's vision. That vision is blurred at best and fractured at worst, due to the effect of what we call "sin." Lent is a time to be open with God about our dissatisfactions and our desire for a deeper life of faith. Join Pastors Carolyn Hetrick and Scott Schul as we continue our journey through the season of Lent and encounter God's desire for us.

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We are drawing in part from Journey Through Lent by Lent Publications available through Amazon.

Today's music:

"Berceuse" from Book 2 of 24 Pieces en stile libre, Opus 31 (Louis Vierne / Ed. Alain Brunet)This organ selection was recorded by Cynthia Mills, organist, for Grace Lutheran Church in State College, PA. Streamed with permission via www.imslp.org, Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 3.0. License information available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... Cynthia Mills, organist.

"Prelude on 'O Waly, Waly,' Music: Raymond Haan (traditional English tune). ©St. James Music Press, 2016 — www.sjmp.com. Used with permission of St. James Press, License #21540. Cynthia Mills, organist."

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Jesus wants us to do more than merely acknowledge the difference between reality and importance and truth, he calls us to embrace it. So to day we take on how Jesus see strength. What does that mean for you as a person of faith? Who are the strong? In what way do you wish you were stronger?

Join Pastor Carolyn Hetrick and Pastor Scott Schul of Grace Lutheran Church in State College, PA to be still and be met by God who wants to lead us on another path.

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We are drawing in part from Journey Through Lent by Lent Publications available through Amazon.

Our music today is:

Thomas Keesecker's Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley, from The Quiet Journey, was recorded by pianist Adam H. Smith for use in worship at Grace Lutheran Church, State College, PA. Copyright (c) 2018 Birnamwood Publications (ASCAP), a division of MorningStar Music Publishers. Tune: LONESOME VALLEY and SOJOURNER. Non-commercial recording made available with permission from MorningStar, March, 2022. Streamed in worship with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-700989. All rights reserved.

"Be Thou My Vision," This is a soulful arrangement of the beloved traditional hymn Be Thou My Vision, composed by Judy Nishimura, and recorded by Laurel Sanders, flutist, with permission of ALRY Publications. The score is available at www.alrypublications.com.

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When this world makes us fearful, we can believe no one else will take care of us, or be led into temptation to demonize others even when it isn't true. We can get caught up in a vicious cycle of fear. Allowing God into our pain, to interrupt our fear cycle can change the direction of our life. Join Pastor Carolyn Hetrick and Pastor Scott Schul of Grace Lutheran Church in State College, PA to be still and be met by God who wants to lead us on another path.

To learn more about our ministries visit glcpa.org

We are drawing in part from Journey Through Lent by Lent Publications available through Amazon.

Our music today is:

"Be Still," a choral setting of Psalm 46:10, Be Still (and know that I am God) composed by Laurel Sanders in 2020, during the COVID pandemic. Following the lead of the lyrics, the anthem alternates between moments of quiet, tension, and release, with an underlying thread of stillness and calm.

"O, the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus," (Thomas J. Williams; arr. Molly Ijames). This hauntingly beautiful setting of this tune was used with permission from the publisher, Beckenhorst Press, Inc. Copyright © 2018 Beckenhorst Press, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Recorded by Laurel Sanders, flute and Cynthia Mills, piano, for Grace Lutheran Church in February 2022.

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