The Gottesdienst Crowd

TGC 454 - Thinking Out Loud (Epiphany 1)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the First Sunday after Epiphany; Luke 2:41–52

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TGC 453 - The Church’s Year of Grace (Epiphany 1)

This is a recording of the sermon for The First Sunday after Epiphany from George Stoeckhardt’s book Grace Upon Grace: Gospel Sermons for the Church Year, reprinted by Steadfast Press. 

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TGC 452 — The Church’s Year of Grace (Epiphany)

This is a recording of the sermon for The Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord from George Stoeckhardt’s book Grace Upon Grace: Gospel Sermons for the Church Year, reprinted by Steadfast Press. 

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TGC 451 — On Visitation

In this episode, we discuss what happens when District Presidents visit pastors and congregations.  

Thanks to the Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) for helping to sponsor this episode. To find out more about what LCEF does and how they can help you and your congregation, visit lcef.org.

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TGC 450 - Thinking Out Loud (Christmas 2)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Second Sunday after Christmas; Matthew 2:13–23.

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TGC 449 — The Church’s Year of Grace (Christmas 2)

This is a recording of the sermon for The Second Sunday after Christmas from George Stoeckhardt’s book Grace Upon Grace: Gospel Sermons for the Church Year, reprinted by Steadfast Press. 

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TGC 448 — The Church’s Year of Grace (New Year's Day)

This is a recording of the sermon for The New Year’s Day from George Stoeckhardt’s book Grace Upon Grace: Gospel Sermons for the Church Year, reprinted by Steadfast Press. 

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TGC 447 — The Church’s Year of Grace (New Year's Eve)

This is a recording of the sermon for The New Year’s Eve from George Stoeckhardt’s book Grace Upon Grace: Gospel Sermons for the Church Year, reprinted by Steadfast Press. 

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TGC 446 — Pastors Retire?

In this episode, we discuss what happens when pastors retire from full-time work in the church from the perspective of a District President. 

Thanks to the Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) for helping to sponsor this episode. To find out more about what LCEF does and how they can help you and your congregation, visit lcef.org.

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TGC 445 - Thinking Out Loud (Christmas 1)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the First Sunday after Christmas; Luke 2:33–40.

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