The Gottesdienst Crowd

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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TGC 434 - The Church’s Year of Grace (Advent 3)

This is a recording of the sermon for The Second 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 433 — Moral Fitness: Third Use as Coach

In this episode we explore the Third Use of the Law through the lens of a coach. Often misunderstood or overlooked, the Third Use serves as a guide for the Christian life, for training us in righteousness and encouraging our daily walk in Christ. How does the Law coach us to live out our vocations faithfully and joyfully? The Law of God is more than simply a tool that exposes sin but also our pedagogue. In this we can begin to see the Law not as a burden, but as a gracious tool in the hands of our Redeemer to live as the new man in Christ wants to live.

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TGC 432 - Thinking Out Loud (Advent 2)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Second Sunday in Advent; Luke 21:25–36.

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TGC 431 - The Church’s Year of Grace (Advent 2)

This is a recording of the sermon for The Second 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 430 - Tackling Tough Topics (Israel & the Nations)

Every pastor or father who takes teaching the Bible seriously will eventually encounter difficult questions on tough topics. When this happens, we should be ready and lean into them not run away from them. In this series, we’ll be looking at a framework for discussing these topics and walking through how best to answer them by 1) defining what it is and isn’t, 2) how is it bad, 3) how is it good, 4) what are the counterexamples, 5) how is it applied (ratcheting). 

In this episode, we discuss the Israel and the Nations. 

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