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Messiah's Upper Room Podcast

Messiah's Upper Room Podcast

By Messiah Lutheran Church

Step into the classroom and join the conversation with Messiah Lutheran Church's Upper Room Bible study class led by Pastor Jim Otte. Each week we go deep and discuss select topics from the Bible and its impact on daily Christian living.
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Genesis Pt. 15: Noah - In the World, but Not of It

Messiah's Upper Room PodcastMay 25, 2022

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Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 14: Lesson

Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 14: Lesson

This week, Pastor Otte resumes the topic Living an Abundant Life, moving on to the book of Matthew.


Season 13

Mar 20, 202445:02
Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 13: Lesson

Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 13: Lesson

This week, the class continues the topic Living an Abundant Life, with the 11th session on the Letter of James.


Season 13

Mar 13, 202451:44
Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 12: Lesson

Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 12: Lesson

This week, Pastor Otte continues the topic Living an Abundant Life, with the 10th session on the Letter of James.


Season 13

Mar 06, 202454:28
Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 11: Lesson

Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 11: Lesson

This week, Pastor Otte continues the topic Living an Abundant Life, with the 9th session on the Letter of James.


Season 13

Feb 28, 202447:54
Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 10: Lesson

Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 10: Lesson

This week, Pastor Otte continues the topic Living an Abundant Life, with the 8th session on the Letter of James.


Season 13

Feb 21, 202456:16
Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 9: Lesson

Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 9: Lesson

This week, Pastor Otte continues the topic Living an Abundant Life, with the 7th session on the Letter of James.


Season 13

Feb 14, 202446:33
Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 8: Lesson

Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 8: Lesson

This week, Pastor Otte continues the topic Living an Abundant Life, with the 6th session on the Letter of James.


Season 13

Feb 07, 202452:46
Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 7: Lesson

Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 7: Lesson

This week, Pastor Otte continues the topic Living an Abundant Life, with the 5th session on the Letter of James.


Season 13

Jan 31, 202456:17
Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 6: Lesson

Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 6: Lesson

This week, Pastor Otte continues the topic Living an Abundant Life, with the 4th session on the Letter of James.


Season 13

Jan 24, 202457:51
Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 5: Lesson

Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 5: Lesson

This week, Pastor Otte continues the topic Living an Abundant Life, with the 3rd session on the Letter of James.


Season 13

Jan 17, 202401:02:41
Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 4: Lesson

Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 4: Lesson

This week, Pastor Otte continues the topic Living an Abundant Life, and resumes the topic of the Letter of James.


Season 13

Jan 10, 202449:04
Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 3: Lesson

Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 3: Lesson

This week, Pastor Otte continues the topic Living an Abundant Life, and speaks about the Letter of James.


Season 13

Jan 03, 202456:23
Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 2: Lesson

Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 2: Lesson

This week, Pastor Otte continues the topic Living an Abundant Life.


Season 13

Nov 29, 202354:59
Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 1: Introduction

Living An Abundant Life: The Beatitudes and Beyond - Session 1: Introduction

This week, Pastor Otte introduces our new topic and it's basis in scripture. John 10:1-10 Matthew 5:1-12


Season 13

Nov 22, 202356:18
Session 6: Colossians

Session 6: Colossians

This week, Pastor Otte picks up our discussion of Colossians.


Season 12

Nov 15, 202349:30
Session 5: Colossians 3:18 -- 4:6

Session 5: Colossians 3:18 -- 4:6

This week, Pastor Otte resumes our discussion of Colossians.


Season 12

Nov 08, 202347:57
Session 3: Colossians 2:1-19

Session 3: Colossians 2:1-19

This week, Pastor Otte continues our discussion of Colossians.


Season 12

Nov 01, 202357:31
Session 3: Colossians 2:1-19

Session 3: Colossians 2:1-19

This week, Pastor Otte continues our discussion of Colossians.


Season 12

Oct 25, 202350:49
Session 2: Colossians

Session 2: Colossians

This week, Pastor Otte continues our discussion of Colossians. Today it speaks about our relationship with Jesus and what he has done for us to bring us closer to God.


Season 12

Oct 18, 202348:56
Session 1: Introduction to Colossians

Session 1: Introduction to Colossians

This week, Pastor Otte introduces and begins our discussion of Colossians.


Season 12

Oct 11, 202355:12
Session 8: How to Respond to Gnostic Offshoots (part 3)

Session 8: How to Respond to Gnostic Offshoots (part 3)

This week, Pastor Otte continues with the third week of responding to Gnostic influences.


Season 11

Oct 04, 202358:51
Session 7: How to Respond to Gnostic Offshoots (part 2)

Session 7: How to Respond to Gnostic Offshoots (part 2)

This week, Pastor Otte continues to speak about responding to Gnostic influences.


Season 11

Sep 27, 202353:06
Session 6: How to Respond to Gnostic Offshoots (part 1)

Session 6: How to Respond to Gnostic Offshoots (part 1)

This week, Pastor Otte speaks about responding to Gnostic influences.


Season 11

Sep 20, 202358:21
Session 5: How to Respond to Critical Theory; DEI; Gender Issues

Session 5: How to Respond to Critical Theory; DEI; Gender Issues

This week, Pastor Otte speaks about responding to Critical Theory, DEI, and Gender Issues from the perspective of a Conservative Biblical Lutheran.


Season 11

Sep 13, 202352:05
Session 4: How to Respond to Male/Female Differences

Session 4: How to Respond to Male/Female Differences

This week, Pastor Otte speaks about responding to the differences between men and women.


Season 11

Sep 06, 202353:03
Session 3: How to Respond to AI

Session 3: How to Respond to AI

This week, Pastor Otte speaks about responding to AI.


Season 11

Aug 30, 202354:04
Session 1: Psalm 8 - Considering God's work of Creation

Session 1: Psalm 8 - Considering God's work of Creation

This week, Pastor Matthew Lee dives into Psalm 8 and discusses God's works of creation.


Season 11

Aug 23, 202350:48
Session 2: How to Respond to AI

Session 2: How to Respond to AI

This week, Our guest speaker, Don Steiss, talks to us about artificial intelligence.


Season 11

Aug 16, 202347:54
Session 1: Introduction (Principles of Responding vs. Reacting)

Session 1: Introduction (Principles of Responding vs. Reacting)

This week, Pastor Otte begins a serious on how to respond to others.


Season 11

Aug 09, 202356:50
Session 5: Spiritual Gifts, Talents, Abilities

Session 5: Spiritual Gifts, Talents, Abilities

This week, Pastor Otte teaches about the spiritual gifts given to us by God.


Season 10

Jul 26, 202355:24
Session 4: Spiritual Warefare - The Greater Battle for Your Soul

Session 4: Spiritual Warefare - The Greater Battle for Your Soul

This week, Pastor Otte teaches about spiritual warfare, and what that looks like today.


Season 10

Jul 19, 202355:47
Session 3: Our Relationship with the Holy Spirit

Session 3: Our Relationship with the Holy Spirit

This week, Pastor Otte expands upon our relationship to the Holy Spirit.


Season 10

Jul 12, 202357:39
Session 2: Tracing the Biblical Role of the Holy Spirit

Session 2: Tracing the Biblical Role of the Holy Spirit

This week, Pastor Otte guides us through the biblical references to the Holy Spirit.


Season 10

Jul 05, 202358:06
Session 1: Holy Spirit Basics

Session 1: Holy Spirit Basics

This week, Pastor Otte tells us about the Trinity aspect of the Holy Spirit.


Season 10

Jun 28, 202356:17
Lesson 64: Genesis 50

Lesson 64: Genesis 50

This week, Pastor Otte tells us about Joseph's final days.


Season 7

Jun 21, 202353:06
Lesson 63: Genesis 49

Lesson 63: Genesis 49

This week, Pastor Otte tells us about Jacob giving prophesy to his sons, and drawing his last breath.


Season 7

Jun 14, 202349:54
Lesson 62: Genesis 48

Lesson 62: Genesis 48

This week, Pastor Otte tells us about the passing of Joseph's father Isreal, and his blessings.


Season 7

Jun 07, 202341:40
Lesson 61: Genesis 47

Lesson 61: Genesis 47

This week, Pastor Otte continues with the story about Joseph and his brothers.


Season 7

May 31, 202334:54
Lesson 60: Genesis 45:12-46

Lesson 60: Genesis 45:12-46


This week, Pastor Otte tells us more about Joseph and Pharaoh


Season 7

May 24, 202350:01
Lesson 59: Genesis 45

Lesson 59: Genesis 45

This week, Pastor Otte tells us about Joseph reconciling with his brothers.


Season 7

May 17, 202345:55
Lesson 58: Genesis 44

Lesson 58: Genesis 44

This week, Our guest speaker, Bob Orr, tells us more about Joseph and his interactions with his estranged brothers.


Season 7

May 10, 202339:03
Lesson 57: Genesis 43

Lesson 57: Genesis 43

This week, Pastor Otte tells us more about Joseph's brothers.


Season 7

May 03, 202347:24
Lesson 56: Genesis 42

Lesson 56: Genesis 42

This week, Pastor Otte tells us about Joseph's brothers during the famine.


Season 7

Apr 26, 202335:37
Lesson 55: Genesis 41

Lesson 55: Genesis 41

This week, Pastor Otte tells us about Joseph interpreting Pharaoh's dreams.


Season 7

Apr 19, 202355:19
Lesson 54: Genesis 40

Lesson 54: Genesis 40

This week, Pastor Otte tells us how Joseph interpreted dreams.


Season 7

Apr 05, 202343:60
Lesson 53: Genesis 39

Lesson 53: Genesis 39

This week, Pastor Otte tells us how Joseph ended up in prison.


Season 7

Mar 29, 202347:50
Lesson 52: Genesis 38

Lesson 52: Genesis 38

This week, Pastor Otte tells us the story of Judah and Tamar.

Mar 22, 202343:55
Lesson 51: Genesis 37

Lesson 51: Genesis 37

This week, our guest speaker tells us the story of Judah.

Mar 22, 202342:40
Lesson 50: Genesis 34:25-35

Lesson 50: Genesis 34:25-35

This week, Pastor Otte tells us more about Jacob and his sons.


Season 7  

Mar 08, 202343:47
Lesson 49: Genesis 33:1 - 34:24

Lesson 49: Genesis 33:1 - 34:24

This week, Pastor Otte tells us what happens when Jacob meets Esau again.


Season 7 

Mar 01, 202353:23