Aside from horror movies, our culture doesn't like to dwell on evil. How come we have evil in our lives, and what are the four ways God delivers us from evil? What to do when the the answer to "Why did God allow THIS to happen to me?" is elusive.
The Petition Christians have the most trouble with. Part I: "Forgive us our sins." Part 2: "As we forgive each other"
Give us this our Daily Bread Q&A: Why doesn’t God send manna from heaven everyday?
What is the hardest prayer to pray? Listen as we look at "Thy WIll Be Done." Q&A: If it God’s will that people believe in Jesus, why doesn’t he just make everyone believe in Jesus?
Did you know God has 3 kingdoms, power, grace, glory? Find out how the three kingdoms interact with the kingdoms of this earth? Q&A: How Does God’s kingdom interact with the governments of this world?
How do Christians keep God's Name Holy when they pray, "Hallowed be thy name?" Let's talk about the first petition of the Lord's Prayer. Q&A: Which one of God's name are actually His name, and which ones are His titles?
How you start your prayer says something about what you believe and your faith. Let's look at the Address of the Lord's prayer Q&A: When do we pray to God the Father, God the Son, or God the Holy Spirit?
Everything Jesus taught about prayer in the Gospels... in 10 minutes... Question and Answer: What is the correct posture for prayer?
As we wrap up our discussion on Leviticus we give you some of our take aways and focus on the point of it all... Jesus Christ. May the Lord bless you as you walk with us as we give you one more thing. #Leviticus
Today we talk about the designs God has for us to remain in the state of holiness. How often our sinful nature distorts what God has given as gift. #Leviticus
Pastor Harley and Pastor Ruddat walk you through the day of atonement. What made this day special, and where did God forecast the Messiah in this most holy and solemn day of the year for God's Old Testament people? #Leviticus
What makes an animal clear or unclean? Prescriptions for Bodily discharges and leprosy? The alternative lifestyle that God presribed for his people maye leave us shaking our heads, but there are reasons why God prescribed this for his Old Testament people. We who have have the witnesses of the Messiah's arrival can look back and appreciate these silhouettes of the savior. Join us as we talk about this alternative lifestyle, and find out how many Pastor Dave Ruddat's dad jokes Pastor Will Harley ...
When God choses to use earthly elements to do wonderous things it is an important thing. When he chooses to work in water with his word for saving purpose in Baptism that is awesome. When he chooses to place himself in bread and wine with his body and blood with his word for our forgiveness, it is amazing. When he chooses to reach through time and space and share his grace it should cause us to stop and take notice. Welcome to the continued discussion of the book of Leviticus. #Leviticus...
Pastor Will Harley travels to the Casting Nets Northern Command in Shirley Wisconsin to talk to Pastor Dave Ruddat about blood sacrifices/offerings in Leviticus 1-7. Topics talked about 1. Should we think of them as sacrifices or offerings? 2. Whole/ Burnt 3. Fellowship/Peace 4. Sin 5. Restitution #Leviticus
We still think in terms of Holiness. We mark things as clean and unclean. We think in terms of ordinary and extraordinary. Let's begin the study of Leviticus and see what our Lord has to say about these topics and much more. Through it all let's see Jesus fulfill all things for us. This podcast is also featured on https://www.raisedwithjesus.com/podcast/ (https://www.raisedwithjesus.com/podcast/) "Raised with Jesus" is a daily WELS podcast where the life of Jesus meets yours. #Leviticus...
Pastor Harley and Pastor Ruddat welcome Pastor Enderle back to talk about the War on Your Christmas. Books we mentioned: A link for the book Unoffendable https://www.amazon.com/Unoffendable-Brant-Hansen-audiobook/dp/B013VFBYQ4/ref=sr11?crid=2MHQT6GTU6KFN&keywords=unoffendable&qid=1640024443&s=audible&sprefix=Unoff%2Caudible%2C106&sr=1-1 A Link for the Book UnChristian https://www.amazon.com/unChristian-David-Kinnaman-audiobook/dp/B001PU0V1M/ref=sr11?crid=1KP60VJ90ZHC8&key...
Pastor Enderle and Pastor Ruddat attended the same summer quarter course (in fall) from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary on discipleship. A book from Thom Rainer posits that one way to address the church membership losses that christian churches are experiencing is to revisit what does it mean to be a church member, so we review the book from a Lutheran perspective. Pastor Will Harley also joined us this week, and helped keep the conversation moving. Passages read from the Evangelical Heritage Versio...
Pastor Enderle and Pastor Ruddat attended the same summer quarter course (in fall) from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary on discipleship. A book from Thom Rainer posits that one way to address the church membership losses that christian churches are experiencing is to revisit what does it mean to be a church member, so we review the book from a Lutheran perspective. Passages read from the Evangelical Heritage Version. CHAPTER ONE – I WILL BE A FUNCTIONING CHURCH MEMBER 1 Corinthians 12-13 CHAPTER TWO...
What lessons can we learn from how God's people gave thanks throughout history? History that is covered in this podcast: The First Thanksgiving Cain & Abel (Genesis 4:2-5a) Thanksgiving after the Flood Noah & His Family (Genesis 8:15-22 & 9:12-15) Thanksgiving at the Harvest Ruth & Boaz (Ruth 2:2-9) Thanksgiving in the Gospels Jesus & the Ten Lepers (Luke 17:11-19) Thanksgiving in the Epistles Paul & Timothy (1 Timothy 6:6-10) The first civil Thanksgiving Proclamation Gov...
Pastor Dave Ruddat fishes solo talking about three Things you may not have known about discipleship: 1. Discipleship has always been around but may not have always been utilized. 2. Discipleship has always been a stuggle to carry out in the organized church. 3. God's Word stands ready to disciple us and the next generation. Our podcast on 5 reasons why your pastor should engage in professional growth is found here: (https://castingnets.fireside.fm/119)
We talk today about seeing Jesus in the Old Testament. Often many Christians forget that the Scriptures that Jesus, the disciples, and Paul used were the Old Testament and Jesus is there. Let's not read Jesus into them, but let us learn to read Jesus out of the Old Testament.
Links to look at from the show. The Conversation (We do not agree with these statments) https://theconversation.com/as-texas-ban-on-abortion-goes-into-effect-a-religion-scholar-explains-that-pre-modern-christian-attitudes-on-marriage-and-reproductive-rights-were-quite-different-167170 https://theconversation.com/when-does-life-begin-theres-more-than-one-religious-view-167241 https://theconversation.com/with-abortion-heading-back-to-the-supreme-court-is-it-time-to-retire-the-my-body-my-choice-slo...
Itching ears, a head clear of illusions, fighting loneliness, and Pastor Harley's love of the smell of leather... all topics Pastor Will Harley and Pastor Dave Ruddat talk about, all in the big finish to our pastoral epistles. What combats itching ears, loneliness, and being in the same room as someone who obsesses over the smell of leather? Christ for us!
Pastor Will Harley and Pastor Dave Ruddat stare with Paul into a world that is burning, but come away with the same conclusion, continue in the Word of God. Pastor Ruddat guesses Pastor Harley's favorite verse in this chapter, but is he right?
When Pastor Ruddat thinks of Timothy, often times he thinks of the young man that Paul mentored. 2 Timothy reminds us that Timothy is a seminary professor, one with responsibility yet one needing encouragement to be strong. In the midst of Paul's encouragement to Timothy to be strong, we find encouragement for ourselves to be strong, for the encouragement we need is Christ for us.
Pastor Will Harley and Pastor Dave Ruddat introduce 2 Timothy, Paul's Last Will and Testament, and go over the chapter section by section. At the end of the episode, we talk about what we would want on our epitaphs
Join Pastor Harley and Pastor Ruddat finish off the book of Titus, with a great discussion on the truths in Titus chapter 3, truths we don't want to be true sometimes. Join us as we explore situations when we don't want God's truth to be true. Listen to the great thing God has done even when we would rather listen to our "but's."
Doctrine, not a stuffy word just for seminaries or classrooms, but a concept that shapes how we live our lives, just as it shaped how elders, widows, and slaves lived their lives in ancient Crete.
