The Gottesdienst Crowd

TGC 395 - Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 6)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Sixth Sunday after Trinity, Matthew 5:17–26.

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TGC 394 - Law & Order

In this episode, we continue to look at the orders of creation, but this time from the perspective of the first use of the law. 

Links discussed in the episode:

• The Orders of Creation — Marriage & Family Conference, Cole Camp, MO.

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TGC 393 - Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 5)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Fifth Sunday after Trinity, Luke 5:1–11.

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TGC 392 - Lutheran Classical Education

In this episode, we look at Lutheran Classical Education and what role it will play in staving off the cultural creep into the church. 

Links discussed in the episode:

• https://www.lutherclassical.org/
• https://www.lutherclassical.org/conference/
• https://cc.lutherclassical.org/

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TGC 391 - Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 4)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Fourth Sunday after Trinity, Luke 6:36-42..

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TGC 390 - Preaching for Funerals

Preaching for funerals is difficult. Not because the the task is different but the circumstances are unique. Those circumstances often lead preachers to focus too much on one thing and too little on another. In this episode, Stephen Preus unpacks eight things to keep in mind when taking up the task of preaching for a funeral, based on his book How To Preach for a Funeral. 

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TGC 389 - Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 3)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Third Sunday after Trinity, Luke 15:1-10 (11-32).

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TGC 388 - Order of Creation in the Church

Why does God give order? In this episode, we explore the reasons for God’s good order in the church, and why we should embrace it. 

Andrew Preus presentation at Marriage & Family Conference, Cole Camp, MO. 

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TGC 387 - Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 2)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Second Sunday after Trinity, Luke 14:15-24.

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TGC 386 - Ad Fontem

In this episode, I go straight to the source on the events that led to and the reasons why Fr. Mark Lovett and his congregation received Mr. Ryan Turnipseed into membership, who was excommunicated from his former congregation. 

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