The Gottesdienst Crowd

TGC 444 — The Church’s Year of Grace (Christmas 1)

This is a recording of the sermon for The First 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 443 - Thinking Out Loud (Christmas Day)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for Christmas Day; John 1:1–14.

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TGC 442 — The Church’s Year of Grace (Second Christmas)

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

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TGC 441 - Thinking Out Loud (Christmas Midnight)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for Christmas Midnight; Luke 2:1–20.

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TGC 440 — The Church’s Year of Grace (First Christmas)

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

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TGC 439 — On the Call

In this episode, we discuss the doctrine and logistics of the Call 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 438 - Thinking Out Loud (Advent 4)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Fourth Sunday in Advent; John 1:19–28.

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TGC 437 - The Church’s Year of Grace (Advent 4)

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

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TGC 436 — Recovering the Beichtmeldung

Old Missouri Synod parishioners can still remember when it was required that communicants announce themselves at the parsonage a day or two before the celebration of the Sacrament, but hardly anyone remembers how it was done or what it was for. In this episode, we discuss what the Beichtmeldung was, why Walther and others thought it was required by the Lutheran Confessions, and how it might be recovered in our congregations. 

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TGC 435 - Thinking Out Loud (Advent 3)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Third Sunday in Advent; Matthew 11:2–11.

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