Being Lutheran Podcast

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason conclude their discussion of the Third Petition of the Lord’s Prayer by doing a Bible study on Eph. 6:10-18.  Spiritual Warfare is a misunderstood topic in American Christianity, but it is intimately connected to our prayer life, as we...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion of the Third Petition of the Lord’s Prayer by doing a Bible study on Micah 6:6-8.  God’s will (most of the time) shows up as the Law.  Certainly, God wants all people to be saved and...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion of the Third Petition of the Lord’s Prayer from Luther’s Large and Small Catechisms.  We live our lives in our vocations and don’t have to try to be people we are not.  God has gifted us...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason begin their discussion of the Third Petition of the Lord’s Prayer.  God’s will, first and foremost, is for us to be saved.  He gives us freedom to make decisions in matters of reason (what to wear, where to work,...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason answer listener questions and give away free copies of the book “God at Work” by Gene Veith.  Congratulations to our first four winners!

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason conclude their examination of the Second Petition of the Lord’s Prayer by doing a Bible study on Matt. 16:13-19.  As we remember that the Kingdom of God comes on its own apart from our help, we remember that the...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion of the Second Petition of the Lord’s Prayer by doing a Bible study on Jeremiah 31:31-34.  The Kingdom of God has always been a matter of preaching and applying the Gospel, even in the Old Testament. ...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion on the Second Petition of the Lord’s Prayer.  The American Church is addicted to creating emergencies and then dedicating copious amounts of resources to address those man-made emergencies.  These usually stem from wrong views about what...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason begin their discussion and examination of the Second Petition of the Lord’s Prayer.  The Kingdom of God is the preaching and proclamation of the Gospel.  The Second Petition is closely related to the Second and Third Articles of the...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason complete their examination of the First Petition of the Lord’s Prayer by doing a Bible study on Matthew 28:16-20.  Last week we talked about how God reveals his name to us in Exodus 3.  This week, we talk about...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion of the First Article of the Lord’s Prayer by doing a Bible study on Ex. 3:13-15.  In biblical times, names were often chosen to reflect either a character quality or to describe the circumstances surrounding a...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion of the First Petition of the Lord’s Prayer.  The First Petition reminds us that good doctrine and godly living go hand in hand.  God’s holiness and his judgment are wrapped up in the Gospel.  God works...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason introduce the content of the Lord’s Prayer from Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms and begin their discussion on the First Petition.  Prayer does not need to be spontaneous to be “from the heart”.  The Lord’s Prayer not only teaches...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason conclude their examination of the Third Article of the Apostles’ Creed by doing a Bible Study on John 16:5-11.  The Holy Spirit works in our lives to convict us of sin, to convict us of righteousness, and to convict...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason discuss the Third Article of the Apostles’ Creed by doing a Bible study on Psalm 32.  The major portion of sanctification is repentance for our sins, and the forgiveness of sins is the environment in which the Christian lives. ...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion on the Third Article of the Apostles’ Creed from the Small and Large Catechism.  The Third Article highlights for us the work of the Holy Spirit in our sanctification.  Everything in the Third Article describes how...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason begin their examination of the Third Article of the Apostles’ Creed from Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms.  The main teaching of the Third Article directs our attention to the fact that the Gospel isn’t just for conversion.  It sustains...

On today’s episode, we play the audio from Rev. Sam Wellumson’s presentation at the 2017 FFLC Reformation Conference.  The theme of the conference was “Justification”, and the title of Pastor Wellumson’s presentation was “Objective & Subjective”. If you’d like to watch the video of the presentation,...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason finish their examination of the Second Article of the Apostles’ Creed by doing a Bible study on 2 Corinthians 5:17-21.  The doctrine of justification by grace alone through faith alone is the central doctrine of the New Testament and...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their examination of the Second Article of the Apostles’ Creed by doing a Bible study on Isaiah 53.  This chapter is at the heart of the Old Testament’s proclamation of the Gospel.

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason conclude their study of the Second Article of the Creed from Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms.  Every part of Jesus’ incarnation, birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension is for your redemption.

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason begin their discussion of the Second Article of the Apostles’ Creed from Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms.  Key to Luther’s understanding of the Second Article was the word “Lord”.  We don’t make Jesus our Lord, he already is Lord,...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason do a Bible study on James 1:16-18 as we conclude our examination of God’s good gifts in the First Article of the Apostles’ Creed.  God is also with us in suffering. If you are interested in checking out the...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason do a Bible study on the creation account in Genesis 1 & 2 as they continue to consider the Biblical implications of the First Article of the Creed.  Creation is both ordered and good, but ultimately it provides us...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason conclude their examination of the explanation of the First Article of the Creed from Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms.  Included in the discussion is a reference to C.S. Lewis’ classic description of the creation of Narnia from “The Magicians...