Concord Matters from KFUO Radio

What is the history surrounding this document, The Power and Primacy of the Pope? How does this history reflect itself in the Book of Concord and how does it relate to us today? How does the expanse of the church across the world play into Biblical church hierarchy? What is church hierarchy, anyway? Rev. Peter Ill— pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, Illinois, Peter Slayton— Social Med...

Does God’s presence come directly to us? How do churches relate to each other, and how to pastors relate to churches? Do we have authority or divine right to have power over others? How did Jesus send disciples and apostles out to teach? These questions are covered in this week’s episode of Concord Matters. Rev. Peter Ill, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, Illinois, and Peter Slayton...

What is the right of any one man to rule absolutely in the church on Earth? Was the Pope always regarded by the Early Church as the supreme ruler in Christendom? How is the Church organized, structured, and governed? How do Lutherans receive pastors? These are the questions that are addressed in the document in the Book of Concord called “The Power and Primacy of the Pope.” Rev. Peter Ill, pastor...

Some traditions and institutions are created with the best of intentions, but when they do not work out as planned, rules and regulations designed to “fix things” can end up making matters worse. This is what the Smalcald Articles says happened in the case of Monastic Vows (Part III, Article XIV) and Human Traditions (Part III, Article XV). Rev. Anthony Oliphant, pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church...

Have you ever heard (or thought) these things? What about good works? Doesn’t God command us to do certain things, like keeping the Ten Commandments or loving our neighbor as ourselves? Isn’t the promise of sheer grace a little dangerous? Won’t people get lazy if we tell them there is nothing they can do to save themselves? We have to do something, don’t we? Luther addresses all of these questions...

We call the Church the “Holy Christian Church.” But who or what is the church? What is the authority of the church? What is the church built on, and what do we put our faith in? These are the points that Luther takes up in a short, but weighty articles for discussion in the Smalcald Articles: Part III, Articles XII: The Church. Rev. Peter Ill, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, IL, an...

Rev. Micah Bauer, Associate Pastor of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Brookings, South Dakota, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss Part III, Article X: Ordination and the Call in the Smalcald Articles in the Book of Concord. The church is to gather together to preach the Gospel, use the sacraments, and promote the spreading of the pure Word of God. For this work, our Lord has graciously given t...

Rev. Mark Bestul, pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church in Elgin, Illinois, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss Part III, Article IX: Excommunication in the Smalcald Articles in the Book of Concord. They discuss what excommunication is especially from a Lutheran or Roman Catholic viewpoint, how penitence and contrition plays a role in excommunication and “minor bans,” and how closed communion relate...

Rev. Peter Ill, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, Illinois, and Peter Slayton, Social Media Manager for the LMCS, join host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss Part III, Article VIII: Confession (paragraphs 3-13) in the Smalcald Articles in the Book of Concord. They discuss the meaning of confession, the power of the Word of God, and what it means to have Christ’s Words spoken to you. Find th...

Rev. Michael Schuermann joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss Part III, Article VII: The Keys, and Part III, Article VIII: Confession in the Smalcald Articles in the Book of Concord. They discuss what it means to bind and loose sins, sins that only we know about and how they are also bound and loosed, how confession is about the Gospel, and the work of Christ applied to us rather than our act of c...

Host Rev. Sean Smith— pastor of Immanuel-Campbell Hill and St. Paul-Wine Hill, Illinois, and guests Rev. Peter Ill— Senior Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, Illinois, and Rev. Merritt Demski— pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Illinois, discuss Part III, Article VI: Of the Sacrament of the Altar of the Smalcald Articles in the Book of Concord. When you think that this do...

Live from the 67th Regular Convention of the LCMS, host Rev. Sean Smith and guests Rev. Joshua Scheer and Rev. Adam Matheny discuss Part III, Article IV: Of The Gospel of the Smalcald Articles in the Book of Concord. Rev. Sean Smith is pastor of Immanuel-Campbell Hill and St. Paul-Wine Hill, Illinois. Rev. Joshua Scheer is pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Rev. Adam Mathen...

Host Rev. Sean Smith and guest Rev. Dave Wiist discuss Part III, Article III: Of Repentance (paragraphs 41-45) of the Smalcald Articles in the Book of Concord. Rev. Sean Smith is pastor of Immanuel-Campbell Hill and St. Paul-Wine Hill, Illinois. Rev. Dave Wiist is pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church in Evansville, Indiana.

Host Rev. Sean Smith and guests Rev. Jaime Nava and Peter Slayton discuss Part III, Article III: Of Repentance of the Smalcald Articles, paragraphs 28-40, in the Book of Concord. Rev. Sean Smith is pastor of Immanuel-Campbell Hill and St. Paul-Wine Hill, Illinois. Rev. Jaime Nava is pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church in Maplewood, Missouri. Peter Slayton is the Social Media Manager for The Luther...

Host Rev. Sean Smith and guests Rev. Jaime Nava and Peter Slayton discuss Part III, Article III: Of Repentance of the Smalcald Articles in the Book of Concord. Rev. Sean Smith is pastor of Immanuel-Campbell Hill and St. Paul-Wine Hill, Illinois. Rev. Jaime Nava is pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church in Maplewood, Missouri. Peter Slayton is the Social Media Manager for The Lutheran Church—Missouri...

Host Rev. Joshua Scheer and guests Rev. Andy Wright and Rev. Andrew Preus discuss Part III, Article III: Of Repentance, paragraph 16-23, of the Smalcald Articles in the Book of Concord. Rev. Joshua Scheer is senior pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Rev. Andy Wright is pastor of Saint John Lutheran Church in Keystone, Iowa. Rev. Andrew Preus is pastor of Saint Paul Lutheran...

Host Rev. Charles Henrickson and guests Rev. Mark Sell and Rev. Steve Riordan discuss Part III, Article III: Of Repentance in the Smalcald Articles in the Book of Concord. Rev. Charles Henrickson is pastor of St. Matthew-Bonne Terre, Missouri. Rev. Mark Sell is pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Fenton, Missouri. Rev. Steve Riordan is pastor of St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Wildwood, Missouri.

Host Rev. Sean Smith and guests Rev. Peter Ill, Rev. Timothy Appel, and Peter Slayton discuss Part III, Article III: Of Repentance in the Smalcald Articles in the Book of Concord. Rev. Sean Smith is pastor of Immanuel-Campbell Hill and St. Paul-Wine Hill, Illinois. Rev. Peter Ill is Senior Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, Illinois. Peter Slayton is the Social Media Manager for The L...

Host Rev. Sean Smith and guests Rev. Peter Ill, Rev. Timothy Appel, and Peter Slayton discuss Part III, Article II: Of the Law in the Smalcald Articles in the Book of Concord. Rev. Sean Smith is pastor of Immanuel-Campbell Hill and St. Paul-Wine Hill, Illinois. Rev. Peter Ill is Senior Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, Illinois. Rev. Timothy Appel is pastor of Grace Lutheran Church i...

Host Rev. Joshua Scheer and guests Rev. Mike Grieve and Rev. Matt Moss discuss Part III, Article I of the Smalcald Articles in the Book of Concord. Rev. Joshua Scheer is senior pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Rev. Mike Grieve is Pastor of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Golden, Illinois.  Rev. Matt Moss is Senior Pastor of St. Johns Lutheran Church and School in Corcoran,...

Host Rev. Charles Henrickson and guests Rev. Randy Asburry and Rev. Warren Woerth discuss Part II, Article IV: The Papacy of the Smalcald Articles in the Book of Concord. Rev. Charles Henrickson is pastor of St. Matthew-Bonne Terre, Missouri. Rev. Randy Asburry is pastor of Hope Lutheran Church in St. Louis, Missouri. Rev. Warren Woerth is pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Arnold, Missour...

Host Rev. Sean Smith and guests Rev. Peter Ill, Rev. Timothy Appel, and Peter Slayton discuss Part II, Article IV: The Papacy of the Smalcald Articles in the Book of Concord. Rev. Sean Smith is pastor of Immanuel-Campbell Hill and St. Paul-Wine Hill, Illinois. Rev. Peter Ill is Senior Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, Illinois. Rev. Timothy Appel is pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in...

Host Rev. Sean Smith and guests Rev. Peter Ill, Rev. Timothy Appel, and Peter Slayton discuss Part II, Article III: Chapters and Cloisters of the Smalcald Articles in the Book of Concord. Rev. Sean Smith is pastor of Immanuel-Campbell Hill and St. Paul-Wine Hill, Illinois. Rev. Peter Ill is Senior Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, Illinois. Rev. Timothy Appel is pastor of Grace Luthe...

Host Rev. Sean Smith and guests Rev. Peter Ill, Rev. Timothy Appel, and Peter Slayton discuss Part II, Article II: The Mass: The Invocation of Saints in the Smalcald Articles in the Book of Concord. Rev. Sean Smith is pastor of Immanuel-Campbell Hill and St. Paul-Wine Hill, Illinois. Rev. Peter Ill is Senior Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, Illinois. Rev. Timothy Appel is pastor of...

Host Rev. Joshua Scheer and guest Rev. Dan Hinton discuss Part II, Article II “The Mass” in the Smalcald Articles in the Book of Concord. Rev. Joshua Scheer is senior pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Rev. Dan Hinton is pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in Lubbock, Texas.