Being Lutheran

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue the series on Holy Communion by looking at John 6:1-15. The feeding of the 5,000, just like the Lord’s Supper, is a miraculous feeding, done by God, with an abundance available to all. This passage, above all, teaches...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason conclude their walk through the OT looking for allusions to Holy Communion, this time examining Psalm 23. In Holy Communion, Christ has prepared a table for us in the presence of our enemies, and he has invited us to...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason look at the Biblical account of David and Mephibosheth from 2 Samuel 9 and discuss the illusions this interaction has with Holy Communion. Mephibosheth comes to David’s table by the invitation of the king, and his inheritance is restored...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason begin an examination of Holy Communion allusions in the Old Testament. Today, they look at Exodus 12 and compare and contrast the Passover with the Lord’s Supper. Passover does not have a one-to-one correlation with the Lord’s Supper, however...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their examination of Holy Communion in Martin Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms. Today, they take up the question, “Who receives Holy Communion?” The most basic answer to that question is a repentant believer.

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their examination of Holy Communion in Martin Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms. Today, they take up the question, “What are the benefits from Holy Communion?” This question really re-phrases the question, “Why does the Church practice Holy Communion...

On today’s episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason begin their examination of the Sacrament of Holy Communion from Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms. Today, they address the first of Luther’s three questions from the LC: “What is Holy Communion?”

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason begin a new series on the Sacrament of the Altar with a broad introduction. Because of the layout of the Large Catechism, we are moving from Baptism to Holy Communion and will take up the subject of Confession and...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason conclude their examination of Baptism in the New Testament by studying passages in Galatians and 1 Peter. Galatians 3:27 connects us to the biblical motif of clothing from Genesis 3 and the Garden of Eden. 1 Peter 3:21 teaches...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their examination of Baptism in the New Testament by doing a Bible study on Romans 6:3-4. The Lutheran confession of Baptism is that Baptism is God’s work and not man’s work. Baptism is our connection to the death...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their examination of the New Testament passages about baptism, focusing today on Peter’s Pentecost sermon and the response of the crowds from Acts 2:36-39. Pentecost is the definitive Christian experience, but not in the way you might expect...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason switch their focus to the New Testament as they continue their examination of the Sacrament of Baptism. There is something that is appealing and refreshing about talking about your beliefs as opposed to what you don’t believe in. In...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason conclude their examination of OT allusions to baptism by looking at Ezekiel 36:25-27. These verses have several connections to Acts 2:38-39. By seeing these connections, it helps us to appreciate that all of Scripture has one, unified message. This...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue to look at how baptism is taught in the Old Testament. Today, they take up the story of Naaman and how his washing in the Jordan River cleansed him from leprosy. Leprosy makes for a consistent metaphor in...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their study of Old Testament passages that teach us about and point us to baptism. According to 1 Corinthians, we are baptized into Christ just as the Israelites were baptized into Moses. Christ is the new and greater...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason shift their focus to the Old Testament as they continue to discuss the Sacrament of Holy Baptism. The nature of baptism is that it is an event. God has done it. It has happened. This is the first parallel...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason complete their topical examination of the Sacrament of Holy Baptism. In the Lutheran mind, infant baptism is both the logical and biblical conclusion one arrives at because of the reality of original sin and the truth of Divine Monergism....

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion on the Sacrament of Holy Baptism. How do you recognize the Reformation confession of Sola Fide and the Lutheran confession that Baptism saves? The first step in answering that question is defining the term “faith” itself....

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion on the Sacrament of Baptism. At the beginning of the episode, they take up the question, “Why do we baptize?” It is in God’s nature to have mercy and it is in God’s nature to save.

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion on baptism by moving from the content in the Small Catechism and looking at some other issues that are addressed in the Large Catechism and elsewhere. One of the primary differences between Lutherans and other Protestants...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason conclude their discussion on the Sacrament of Baptism from Luther’s Small Catechism. Along with the salvific value of Baptism, there is also a ceremonial and symbolic value to Baptism. Baptism is our entrance into the Christian Church and signifies...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion on the Sacrament of Holy Baptism from Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms. We recognize that the power and effectiveness of baptism is not in the water, but in the Word of God. Your Baptism is an...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion of the Sacrament of Baptism from Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms. Salvation was won for us on the cross, but it is delivered through the means of grace. The nature of the Sacraments is that they...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason begin their examination of the Sacrament of Baptism from Martin Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms. God’s Word is the effective element in Baptism. Baptism saves because God’s Word saves. Another effective means for understanding the Lutheran position on Baptism...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their examination of the Seventh Petition of the Lord’s prayer by doing a Bible study on Genesis 3:15-24.  When we pray “deliver us from evil” in the Lord’s Prayer, the answer to that prayer is Christ on the...