Messiah's Upper Room Podcast

Session 1: Introduction

This week, after an Easter break, the class begins a new lesson series on the book of Peter, an epistle of hope for anxious times.

Leading the class this week is Gina Lehrmann.

Season 14

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

Season 13

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

Season 13

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

Season 13

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

Season 13

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

Season 13

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

Season 13

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

Season 13

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

Season 13

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

Season 13

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

Season 13

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

Season 13

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

Season 13

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

Season 13

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

Season 13

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

Season 12

This week, Pastor Otte resumes our discussion of Colossians.

Season 12

This week, Pastor Otte continues our discussion of Colossians.

Season 12

This week, Pastor Otte continues our discussion of Colossians.

Season 12

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

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

Season 12

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

Season 11

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

Season 11

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

Season 11

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

Season 11

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

Season 11

This week, Pastor Otte speaks about responding to AI.

Season 11

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

Season 11

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

Season 11

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

Season 11

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

Season 10

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

Season 10

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

Season 10

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

Season 10

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

Season 10

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

Season 7

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

Season 7

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

Season 7

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

Season 7

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

Season 7

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

Season 7

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

Season 7

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

Season 7

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

Season 7

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

Season 7

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

Season 7

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

Season 7

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

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

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

Season 7  

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

Season 7 

This week, Pastor Otte tells us about Jacob returning to Edom and his brother Esau.

Season 7 

This week, Pastor Otte tells us how Jacob came to take his family and flocks to Gilead. 

Season 7  

This week, Pastor Otte tells us about Jacob's wives and children.

Season 7  

This week, Pastor Otte tells us about Jacob and Rachel.

Season 7  

This week, Pastor Otte tells us how Jacob discovers and names the town of Bethel.

Season 7  

This week, Pastor Otte tells us about Isaac and Esau.

Season 7  

In this lesson, Pastors Otte and Lee discuss Chapter 6 of the book Replenish.  When is ambition bad?  Selfishness born of noble purpose.

Season 8

In this lesson, Pastors Otte and Lee discuss Chapter 3 of the book Replenish.  The balance between ministry and personal life.  What are we connected to?

Season 8

In this lesson, Pastors Otte and Lee discuss Chapter 2 of the book Replenish.  Do we wear professional masks?  The Public VS Private personality.

Season 8

In this lesson, Pastors Otte and Lee discuss Chapter 1 of the book Replenish.  What is missing from the modern church?

Season 8

This week, Pastor Otte tells us about Jacob and Rebekah.

Season 7  

This week, Pastor Otte talks about how God moves us to where we need to be in our world, so we can be closer to him spiritually.

Season 7  

This week, Pastor Otte speaks about Isaacs is challenged in faith and how God then rewards him.

Season 7  

This week, We hear about how Abrahams family grows after the marriage of Rebekah and Isaac.

Season 7  

Lesson 37: Genesis 24:15 - 57

This week, Pastor Otte talks about the search for Issacs's wife Rebekah.

Season 7  

This week, Pastor Otte speaks to us how Abraham secures family burial lands and sets a servant out to find a wife for Isaac. 

Season 7  

This week, Pastor Otte tells us how God tested Abrahams faith in Him.

Season 7  

Lesson 34: Genesis 21:11-32

This week, Pastor Otte tells us what happens to Ishmael after Isaac becomes Abrahams heir.

Season 7  

This week, Pastor Otte tells us about God's Blessing to Sarah and Abraham of a child.

Season 7  

This week, Pastor Otte tells about Lot and Abraham each deal with the sinful culture surrounding them.

Season 7  

This week, Pastor Otte tells how Lot is delivered from the destruction of Sodom and Gamorrah.

Season 7

This week, Pastor Otte tells us how God presents His judgement of Sodam to Abraham. 

Season 7

This week, Pastor Otte tells us about Abraham and Sarah receiving God's plan for them. 

Season 7

This week, Pastor Otte tells how Abram recieves God's covenant, and then becomes Abraham.

Season 7

This week standing in for Pastor Otte, newly ordained Pastor Matt Lee expands on the Apostles' Creed first article, as a contextual theme for the Genesis lessons.

Season 7

This week, Pastor Otte gives us tips on how to be a witness for Christ.

Featured in this episode:

"Connected to Christ: Witnessing in Every Day Life" - Rev. Mark A. Wood

This week, We hear from Pastor Otte about the promises God makes to Sarai and Hagar. Genesis 16:1-12

This week, Pastor Otte tells us about Abrams impatience with God's promise of countless decendants. Genesis 15:1-21

This week, Pastor Otte tells us how Abram rescues Lot from pillaging armies and is then tempted by the King of Sodom. Genesis 14:1-21

This week, Pastor Otte describes how Abraham and Lot settled in the land of Canaan. Genesis 13:1-13

This week, Pastor Otte introduces us to Abram and describes his first test of faith. Genesis 12:1-20

This week, Pastor Otte helps us relate to the early post-flood world. Genesis 11:1-12:1

This week, Pastor Otte finishes his deep dive in to the covenant Noah had with God, and then talks about how the people were scattered over the earth. Genesis 9:6-10:32

This week, Pastor Otte talks dives deep in to the covenant Noah had with God. Genesis 9:1-7

This week, Pastor Otte talks about the new world and the new covenant Noah found when he left The Ark. Genesis 7:23-8:22

This week, Pastor Otte talks about the day that the earth was suddenly flooded. Genesis 7:1-16

This week, Pastor Otte tells us what exactly Noah was asked to do. Genesis 6:13-20

This week, The Upper Room Class takes a detour to discuss the importance of being culturally conscious while sharing God's message. Genesis 6:8-12

This week, guest speaker Bob Orr guides us along the geaneology from Adam to Noah. Genesis 4:13-6:7

This week, Pastor Otte discusses the story of Cain and Abel through the dichotomy of envy and contentment. Genesis 4:8-12

This week, Pastor Otte discusses what the early years after leaving the garden was like. Genesis 3:17-4:26

This week, Pastor Otte talks about how all of us are witnesses for Christ even if we don't realize it.

Featured in this episode:

"Connected to Christ: Witnessing in Every Day Life" - Rev. Mark A. Wood

This week, Pastor Otte discusses how God approached Adam and Eve after they committed the first sin. Genesis 3:7-16

Next week we will tak a break for Easter, but you can expect an episode from our vault recorded in January of this year.

This week, Pastor Otte discusses Man's response to the sudden presence of Sin in the world in Genesis 3:6-7

This week, Pastor Otte discusses the nature of the fall of man in Genesis 3:1-24

This week, guest speaker Richard Edwards discuses Genesis 2:15-25, Introducing Adam to the Tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil, and The Creation of Eve.

This week, Pastor Otte talks about Genesis 1:29-2:3.

This week, Pastor Otte takes a detour to talk about the Biblically Conservative response to the LGBTQ+ community based on Genesis 1:27