Most Certainly True Podcast

The discussion on  the book “Cvil Government”  concludes - (you made it – congrats on reading to the end!!) with one final discussion on Chapter 15.   Church exists within the confines of the state, but it is not the role or responsibility of the church to control the state.  The church does not tell its members how to vote, or politicians how to lead.  Yet those citizens who are politicians and t...

The Savior Is Coming: Rejoice and Confess Him John the Baptizer clearly identified Jesus as the Savior God promised to send. Still today he encourages us look to Jesus as the only Savior who takes away our sin and guilt and solves the troubles and tragedies of life. Prayer of the Day Hear our prayers, Lord Jesus Christ, and come with the good news of your mighty deliverance. Drive the darkness fro...

Church and State must have a relationship.  They cannot be totally separate.  We’ll follow the outline of the book and discuss the problems that develop when the State oversteps its role into matters of church.  This chapter discusses some current issues pertaining to government in education like Parental School Choice, Prayer in Schools, financial aid.  Get a little smattering of a Civics lesson...

The Savior Is Coming: Be Prepared to Receive Him God sent John the Baptizer to prepare the people of Israel for the Savior’s coming, and his words still encourage us to be prepared. Whether we celebrate Jesus’ first coming at Christmas, his coming to us in Word and sacrament, or his final coming at the end of time, our preparation is the same: we turn away from sin and look to Jesus as Savior. Sti...

Pastors Huebner and Hackmann join again in a conversation about Church-State relations throughout history.   From the impact of Napoleon to Karl Marx, walk along on this fascinating journey into the modern era and see how the past has set the stage for so much of what Church-State relations look like today.  Read chapter 13, or just join in and listen.  ------------------------------- CIVIL GOVERN...

The Savior Is Coming: Believe and Be Saved With the First Sunday in Advent a new church year begins. We join our voices to those who praised Jesus on Palm Sunday: Hosanna! Save us Lord. Our annual review of Jesus’ ministry, passion, and resurrection repeats the good news that God forgives our sins in Christ. O God, you have called your servants to ventures of faith of which we cannot see the endin...

Throughout the ages, state and church have struggled to find their way.  Abuses on both sides have made things difficult and increased the struggle for either to do the jobs that God has intended.  In this discussion, Pastors Huebner and Hackmann consider how this struggle is something that has been experienced outside of Lutheranism as well.   John Clavin and his pursuit of a church lead utopia h...

Luther and his followers saw and spoke up against the infringement of Civil leaders into the spiritual realm.  Even though those abuses were entrenched for a 1000 years, they stood up on Scripture and worked to get the Church and the State back in their lanes.  Even when it caused persecution, Luther preached respect and honor for temporal government, even when they stepped on the toes of the Chur...

The Church awaits the final judgment. Once again we have completed our review of the most important teachings of the Scripture as they are laid out for us in the Christian Church Year. As all things come to an end, we wait and watch for the Savior’s return. Prayer of the Day Eternal God, merciful Father, you have appointed your Son as judge of the living and the dead. Enable us to wait for the day...

Pastors Strong and Hackmann follow our historical journey from the Middle Ages until the time of Luther.  Chapter 10 of Civil Government follows through the problems and pitfalls of what has happened in history when Church and State are intermingled.  See how the Church lost her way and how the gospel was hidden in this dark period in history, largely because church and state tried to play each ot...

            Part Two of the book Civil Government deals with the history of government in the New Testament.  Chapter 9 covers the first part of the New Testament era, from the Apostles to Constantine.   The book explores the worldviews and concepts that drove the relationship between church and government in the first 3 and a half centuries of the Christian Church’s existence.  Pastors Huebner an...

How does a Christian live as a citizen of a civil government.  What are we to do in the arena of politics?   Chapters 7 and 8 review for us that The church and government have different tools and they have different goals.   The Christian gains understanding and truth from the pages of Scripture, but must use a reasonable argument to present their case in the civic arena.    Explore topics like ho...

Join us as Pastors Strong and Hackmann discuss what it all means for us!  What is our responsibility to our civil authorities?  How do we live as citizens of Civil Government?  God calls on us to love respect and pray for those in authority over us – because peace is advantageous to all, and because our government is filled with people for whom Jesus died!   God wears the mask of government to ser...

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God gives us government as a gift and as his servant.  Even when we can’t see it so clearly, God is working his plans and purposes for us and for all people through government.  Church and state have different tools, different roles, and different goals.  We would do well to keep these differences in mind. When we expect the government to accomplish what the Church has been called to do or vice ve...

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God established both the Church and the State as a result of the Fall into sin.  The Church’s job is to announce the forgiveness of sins and point people to their Savior Jesus. The purpose of the State or government is to curb harmful behavior and keep it’s citizens safe.  Without sin there would be no need for either as there would be no need for a Savior and there would be no need to keep citize...

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The organ has been a staple of Lutheran worship for 450 years, and it’s been a staple of the history of Grace for the 170+ years that we have been privileged to gather and worship the Lord.   Hear from 2 experts who plan and play music from our organ bench in this podcast episode.   Learn the story of our organ, the modifications and improvements that have been made and learn about its rationale a...

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When the sun is just right, the windows at Grace Lutheran Church in downtown Milwaukee upgrade from beautiful to stunning!   The glisten of carefully crafted gems, the precision of the color patterns, the grandeur of the stories they tell and comforting truths that they convey. It’s breathtaking!  And to consider the work was done at the turn of the 20th Century, 170 years ago makes it even more i...

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Built in 1900, the structure that you know of as Grace Lutheran Church on the corner of Juneau and Broadway has been a mainstay in the downtown Milwaukee community.  The group of German Christians that called this congregation their home brought God glory in the building of 2 churches – one dedicated in 1851 and the current structure to replace it, dedicated in 1901!  These churches were built to...

The Church guards the faith of others. Jesus calls his people to reach out to the world. He also calls us to approach people we know, even brothers and sisters, who are giving in to sin and risking unbelief. This is "mission work" at its hardest. Prayer: O Lord Jesus Christ, preserve the congregation of believers with your never-failing mercy. Help us avoid whatever is wicked and harmful...