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  1. 373: Luther - You have the Mystery of God

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    12/13/24
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Tighten Up. In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s Advent 3 ordination sermon, discussing rites and ceremonies, church traditions, God’s mysteries versus the devil’s, and much pastoral talk about transparency and honesty amongst brothers and sisters in the Gospel.
    373: Luther - You have the Mystery of God

  2. 372: Luther - A Lovely and Joyous Sermon

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    12/09/24
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Countdown to Armageddon. In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s Advent 2 sermon (1532) and discuss signs and symbols, the liturgical calendar, funerals, preaching, and many many other things of an episodic nature.
    372: Luther - A Lovely and Joyous Sermon

  3. Be Perfect as Jesus is Perfect

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    11/15/24
    6 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    What does Jesus mean that we should be perfect, as Jesus is perfect? Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin look at the context of the Sermon on the Mount, in Matthew 5 where this passage is found.
    Be Perfect as Jesus is Perfect

  4. 366: Nestigen - Justification, Vocation, and Location in Luther's Reformation

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    10/04/24
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    They Call Me Rhetorical Working Man. In this episode, we discuss Luther‘s teaching on justification and vocation while reading James Nestingen’s essay on the same topic. We cover feudalism, the rise of capitalism, how the reformation took hold in the cities in Germany, the three estates, the two kingdoms, church life versus social life, and the consequences for Christians of not being grounded in faith and prayer as detailed by Luther, in particular, in his explanations to the petitions of the Lord Prayer.
    366: Nestigen - Justification, Vocation, and Location in Luther's Reformation

  5. Being Christlike

    book
    09/12/24
    4 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    Katie Koplin and Gretchen Ronnevik talk about what it means to grow in Christlikeness.
    Being Christlike

  6. Fruitless and Faithless (Mark 11:12-33)

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    08/29/24
    5 mins
    By Scott Keith | Daniel Emery Price
    In this episode of Tough Texts, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price delve into the puzzling story in Mark 11 about Jesus cursing a fig tree and clearing the temple.
    Fruitless and Faithless (Mark 11:12-33)

  7. "All Your Works Are Bad" and Other Hopeful Things

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    08/22/24
    6 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    After chatting a bit about the names of their houses, and life in general, Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin jump back in to the Heidelberg Disputation of 1518, and how it is such a great foundation for Biblical counseling.

  8. Uncomfortable Work of the Law

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    08/05/24
    6 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    What does mental health have to do with the 95 thesis and the Heidelberg Disputations? Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin.
    Uncomfortable Work of the Law

  9. Purposeful Patience For You (2 Peter 3:1-10)

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    08/01/24
    5 mins
    By Scott Keith | Daniel Emery Price
    In today's episode of Tough Texts, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price tackle 2 Peter Chapter 3, addressing the concept of eschatology and the patience of God in delaying Christ’s return.
    Purposeful Patience For You (2 Peter 3:1-10)

  10. Justified by Christ

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    06/27/24
    5 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Scott Keith | Bruce Hillman | Adam Francisco
    Justification is famously called the article upon which the church stands or falls. It is the article upon which The Lutheran Reformation stood boldly and confessed the Scriptural truth that we are made right before God by grace through faith on account of Christ alone.
    Justified by Christ

  11. The Offices and Work of Christ

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    06/12/24
    5 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Bruce Hillman | Adam Francisco
    What does it mean that Jesus Christ is Prophet, Priest, and King?
    The Offices and Work of Christ

  12. No Justification Without Representation? (Romans 5)

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    06/06/24
    6 mins
    By Daniel Emery Price | Scott Keith
    This week on Tough Texts, Scott and Dan explore Romans 5, a chapter that addresses the concept of original sin and its implications for humanity.
    No Justification Without Representation? (Romans 5)