This week on 2414, Shane Welter and Vicar Dave Gallagher continue the conversation through St. Luke's 1-2-3 Challenge by focusing on Grow: In Baptismal Identity.

For many Christians, Baptism can feel like a past event—a date, a memory, or a milestone. But Scripture teaches that Baptism is much more than something that happened to us. It is a present reality that shapes who we are every day.

In this episode, Shane and Vicar Dave explore what it means to live from our Baptismal Identity, remembering God's promises, daily dying and rising with Christ, and finding confidence not in our performance but in what God has already done for us through Jesus.

Drawing from the 1-2-3 Challenge resource, they discuss practical first steps, next steps, and challenge steps that help Christians remember, celebrate, and live out their identity as baptized children of God.

Topics include:
• What Baptism means in the Christian life
• Living from God's promises instead of our feelings
• Daily repentance and faith
• Dying and rising with Christ
• Baptism and Christian identity
• Remembering whose you are in Christ
• Practical ways to grow in Baptismal Identity
• Encouragement for Christians at every stage of life

The 1-2-3 Challenge invites every person at St. Luke's to take two intentional steps in each of three discipleship areas:

Gather. Grow. Go.

This week's focus:
Grow: In Baptismal Identity

Learn more about the 1-2-3 Challenge:
https://www.stlukes-church.com/the-123-challenge

Share your completed steps so others can be encouraged:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewdKCn3HpPkUwboSspBf8IJc_isSnlhyn8RRtWiYs0mxjOWQ/viewform?pli=1

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Don't forget to continue the conversation at home, in the car, at work, or anywhere you can find someone to talk to! Thanks for walking with us!

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This week on 2414, Shane Welter and Vicar Dave Gallagher continue the conversation through St. Luke's 1-2-3 Challenge by focusing on Grow: In the Word.

What does it mean to grow as a disciple of Jesus? How do Christians develop habits of hearing, reading, learning, and inwardly digesting God's Word? And why does Scripture remain central to the Christian life?

Drawing from the 1-2-3 Challenge resource, Shane and Vicar Dave discuss practical first steps, next steps, and challenge steps for spending time in God's Word. Whether you're brand new to reading the Bible or have spent decades studying Scripture, this episode offers encouragement to take the next faithful step.

Topics include:
• Why God's Word is essential for Christian growth
• Building sustainable Bible reading habits
• First Steps, Next Steps, and Challenge Steps
• Scripture memorization and meditation
• Learning to engage the Bible consistently
• Encouragement for new and seasoned Christians alike
• Growing in faith through God's promises

The 1-2-3 Challenge invites every person at St. Luke's to take two intentional steps in each of three discipleship areas:

Gather. Grow. Go.

This week's focus:
Grow: In the Word

Learn more about the 1-2-3 Challenge:
https://www.stlukes-church.com/the-123-challenge

Share your completed steps so others can be encouraged:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewdKCn3HpPkUwboSspBf8IJc_isSnlhyn8RRtWiYs0mxjOWQ/viewform?pli=1

Want to share your faith story on the 2414 Podcast?
Schedule a recording here:
https://outlook.office.com/book/Ge29a5d453add4d478471a0c1bf208af9@stlukes-church.com/?ismsaljsauthenabled

Don't forget to continue the conversation at home, in the car, at work, or anywhere you can find someone to talk to! Thanks for walking with us!

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Robert Grothe joins Shane Welter to share an extraordinary story of faith, family, and God's provision.

From growing up on a small vegetable farm in West Texas to answering the call into pastoral ministry, Robert reflects on the people and experiences that shaped his life. Alongside his wife Jan, he shares stories of hardship, loss, unexpected blessings, seminary life, marriage, ministry, and the ways God remained faithful through every season.

It's a conversation filled with humor, history, heartfelt moments, and encouragement for anyone seeking to trust God's leading in their own journey.

Join us as we hear how one family's story became a testimony to grace, calling, and a lifetime of walking with Christ.

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