The Gottesdienst Crowd

TGC 316 — Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 16)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity, Luke 7:11–17.

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TGC 315 — The Jubilee

The Jubilee was an extension of the Sabbath — rest and release for those in debt. In this episode, we discuss the evidence for whether it was observed and in what scenarios it might be observed today. 

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TGC 314 — Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 15)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity, Matthew 6:24–34.

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TGC 313 — Gateway to Transgenderism?

“We were so excited we could, we never stopped to think whether or not we should,” said Jeff Goldblum’s character in the first Jurassic Park. In this episode, we look at patterns of thought that lead to the current trend in the transgender movement. 

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TGC 312 — Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 14)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity, Luke 17:11–19.

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[Special Release] A Hope & A Home, Part 3 — Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz

This is the third session from the 2023 Not Ashamed Conference sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Church, Tuscola, Illinois. Many thanks to the Central Illinois District’s Church Extension Fund (CID CEF) for their generous grant to support this event. For more information about CID CEF offerings, go to: http://www.cid-cef.org.

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[Special Release] A Hope & A Home, Part 2 — Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz

This is the second session from the 2023 Not Ashamed Conference sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Church, Tuscola, Illinois. Many thanks to the Central Illinois District’s Church Extension Fund (CID CEF) for their generous grant to support this event. For more information about CID CEF offerings, go to: http://www.cid-cef.org.

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[Special Release] A Hope & A Home, Part 1 — Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz

This is the first session from the 2023 Not Ashamed Conference sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Church, Tuscola, Illinois. Many thanks to the Central Illinois District’s Church Extension Fund (CID CEF) for their generous grant to support this event. For more information about CID CEF offerings, go to: http://www.cid-cef.org.

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TGC 311 — Patterns of Holiness

Pastors are called to endow the office with a holy life — a life of reverence and humility under the Word of God. This holiness extends beyond their personal lives into how they carry out their office—how they preside at the altar. In this episode we’re looking at Old Testament patterns and paradigms of this holiness.

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[From the Archives] TGC 215 — Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 13)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, Luke 10:23–37.

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