Most Certainly True Podcast

Why didn’t God prevent evil from ever starting?   Why doesn’t God prevent bad things from happening to us or our loved ones?   Find the answer to these and other compelling questions in this discussion on “God’s Providence” Chapter 8!            --------------------------------- GOD'S PROVIDENCE Join us as we embark on a journey together as a church and podcast family to read through the book...

The Savior in Conflict with Death Death is the ultimate enemy. Despite its inevitability, we battle against it every day. In the end, we lose the battle, for everyone dies. Jesus battled against death, too. Not because of his own sins but because of his mission to save, death was inevitable for him. Despite its horror, Jesus faced his death with steel-like determination, and in his death we gain l...

Is it a necessity that you listen to this podcast?  Yes it is.  (Though it is contingent on you pressing play!)   Check out this podcast discussion on Chapter 6 and explore the concepts of Necessity and Contingency and what they mean in regards to God’s Providence.                --------------------------------- GOD'S PROVIDENCE Join us as we embark on a journey together as a church and podc...

What does concurrence mean?  What does it mean when we are talking about God’s concurrence with good and evil in our world?   Find out in chapter 5 of God’s Providence and listen to Pastors Strong and Hackmann discuss it i this next episode of Most Certainly True.       --------------------------------- GOD'S PROVIDENCE Join us as we embark on a journey together as a church and podcast family...

The Savior in conflict with the cross. Although the horror of the cross can’t be appreciated by modern Christians, we understand its symbolism. The cross is where Jesus paid the penalty we deserved because of sin. The cross is also the symbol of the troubles we experience because we follow him in faith. In worship today, Jesus puts the cross in perspective, his and ours, and urges us to carry our...

God’s Providence Chapter 4 God provides for mankind, sometimes directly, but most often through a secondary cause.  God is the primary cause of everything, but he uses secondary causes like family, government, angels to provide for and protect his people.  Grow in your understanding and appreciation for the way that God provides for us in reading Chapter 4 and listening to this episode of Most Cer...

The Savior in conflict with Satan The Gospels during the season of Lent record episodes in the Savior’s ministry when he confronts the enemies that oppose his work to save. On the First Sunday in Lent we remember his conflict with Satan who sought to deter him from the path to cross. We find great comfort in Jesus’ victory: Satan cannot derail Jesus in any way! We also find an example in our battl...

Just what is the scope of God’s Providence for us?   How much does he care?  How much does he do?  Well, if God cares for the flowers and if he loves the sparrows, doesn’t he love you so much more?  If he provides for the animals and protects the plants, won’t he provide you in vastly greater measure?  He will!  And he does! Rejoice in that truth as you read chapter 3 and as you listen to the disc...

The Last Sunday after the Epiphany The Transfiguration of Our Lord Before he began the journey that led him to the cross, Jesus pulled back the veil of his humanity and displayed to his disciples the magnificence of his divine nature. The Savior we will follow through confrontation and passion during the Season of Lent is the true and mighty Lord. Prayer of the Day O God, in the glorious transfigu...

Chapter Two takes us further on our journey to understand and appreciate God’s providence.    We’ll discuss, as the author does, three main aspects of God’s work to provide for us:  preservation, concurrence and direction.    God’s language is varied and unique that he uses to describe this aspect of his love for us!  He draws out many pictures and concepts for us using a variety of different word...

The Savior Calls Us to Hear and Believe His Powerful Word. As Jesus began to visit the cities and towns of Galilee and Judea, he taught the people to see him as the Messiah God had promised to send. His amazing miracles gave witness to his authority as a messenger from God. We still hear his words today, and our hearts are fired by his wonderful teachings. Prayer of the Day Heavenly Father, keep y...

Serving as the sixth pastor in the history of Grace, Pastor Elmer Mahnke brought Grace Church though some difficult times in it’s and in our country’s history.  He loved Jesus and his people and had a deep desire for Jesus to be shared with and loved by our community and our world.  God used this man to serve god’s people for 12+ years – more evidence of God’s Grace at Grace!       ---------------...

God is so kind and gracious to us, giving us so much more than what we need and so much more than we deserve.     Enjoy this discussion of the Introduction and Chapter 1 of our new book and our new series - God's Providence.   We'll grow together and discuss together the joy and blessing of having a God who provides for us!!   Thanks for coming along on the journey. ---------------------...

The Savior calls us to be witnesses of his love. Jesus calls us to faith so that he may bless us with eternal life. He also calls us so that we may be a blessing to others as we proclaim the good news of eternal life for all. Prayer of the Day Almighty God, you sent your Son to proclaim your kingdom and to teach with authority. Anoint us with the power of your Spirit that we, too, may bring good n...

God continued to shower his grace on our congregation through its fifth pastor, Elton Huebner.   He brought the congregation through the difficult time of the illness and eventual death of its pastor and continued to proclaim hope and peace and joy in Jesus!  Another faithful shepherd to draw the people’s attention to the faithfulness of our God and his grace!!! -----------------------------------...

The Savior calls us to believe and follow. Soon after his baptism, Jesus began to call people to follow him, to learn from him the way of truth, and so to gain eternal life. Jesus still calls us today in mighty and mysterious ways, so that we may gain all the blessings he has to give. Prayer of the Day Almighty God, you gave your one and only Son to be the light of the world. Grant that your peopl...

Pastor William Sauer was Grace’s 4th Pastor.  He served the congregation faithfully and kept up the tradition of long ministries at Grace.  He served for 23 years and 5 months, taking the congregation through the Great Depression and World War II.   William sauer was a steady hand at the wheel and a godly leader for our church.  He’s yet another example of God’s Grace at Grace.  ------------------...

God blessed our congregation in 1906 with Pastor Carl Gausewitz.  He was a well respected servant of God – serving as the President of the Minnesota Synod prior to coming to Grace and serving as the President of the Synodical Conference.  He authored the first showed a loved for education by serving on a team and eventually single handedly writing a catechism book that was the standard for instruc...

Following the founder must have been a tall task, but theological great, Theodor Jaekel was up to the job.   He pastored our congregation for 37 years and 11 month.   (He had the longest ministry at Grace until Pastor Huebners’ length of ministry here surpassed him in 2020.)    A great man of God and a respected leader for our congregation, Theodor was as his name (and his wife Theodora’s name too...

The Savior calls us to believe that his baptism impacts our baptisms. At his baptism in the Jordan River, Jesus gained from his Father the approval and authorization to begin his ministry of bringing salvation to the world. As Jesus achieved that goal, he blesses our baptism and uses it to connect us to his life, death, and resurrection for the forgiveness of sins. Prayer of the Day Father in heav...

The beginning of God’s Grace at Grace in downtown Milwaukee can be traced back to the life and ministry of Pastor Johannes Muehlhaeuser.  The founding pastor of our church and one of three pastors that started the church body that is now known as the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS).  Pastor Muehlhaeuser wrote the first WELS constitution and served as the church body’s first president. ...

Jesus Shared Our Humanity. The Gospel accounts of the life of Jesus Christ offer precious little about his early years. The focus is on his ministry, message, death, and resurrection, and rightly so. That is the heart of God’s saving love for us. What God does reveal to us about his youth is an account that fits the Christmas season of the church year, the marvelous truth of his perfect life in ou...

Our Eyes Have Seen Your Salvation There are two great miracles in Christmas: the one is that God took on human flesh to rescue us from Satan and sin; the second is that he shows himself to us so that we may know we have life with God forever. Hear our prayers, Lord Jesus Christ, and come with the good news of your mighty deliverance. Drive the darkness from our hearts and fill us with your light;...

Prayer of the Day Almighty God, grant that the birth of your only Son in the flesh may set us free from our old bondage under the yoke of sin; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Sermon: John 1:1-18

Prayer of the Day Almighty God, you made this holy night shine with the brightness of the true light. Grant that as we have known on earth the wonder of that light, we may also behold him in all his glory in the life to come; through your only Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Sermon: Titus 3:4-7