Most Certainly True Podcast

Jesus sends the Holy Spirit to his Church. On the Day of Pentecost, 50 days after Easter, the ascended Lord Jesus sent the Holy Spirit in a visible and audible way to commission and equip his people to carry out the ministry of the gospel in the world. The Spirit's approval and power rests on us still today as we carry out our mission to preach the gospel to every creature. Prayer: Holy Spiri...

Closing out our reading of Grace Abounds, we conclude this series with a discussion on Chapter 17 – Eschatology.  That’s just a big goofy sounding Greek word that means “study of the End Times.”  The book closes with a review of the things that the Christian can expect and hope for as we are ushered through death from this world and to the next and the return of Jesus Christ to judge the world and...

Jesus Is Our Intercessor. The lines of communication between Jesus and his people are always open. He hears and answers our prayers and represents us before the throne of God. Prayer: Almighty God, your Son our Savior was taken up in glory and intercedes for us at your right hand. Through your living and abiding Word, give us hearts to know him and faith to follow where he has gone; who lives and...

We are holy and redeemed children of God.  Because of his grace and forgiveness, we now can do something that we could never do on our own – live that Christian life.  Christ Jesus has changed places with us and has fulfilled the law in our place and now we are holy in God’s sight.  We can live those holy lives to thank and praise our loving and living Lord!  It’s not always east – in fact God pro...

Jesus Is Our Companion. By trusting in Jesus and keeping his commands (ie - believing what he tells us about himself) we are attached to the Savior's eternal presence. We never walk alone, but are guided by his love and his Spirit. Prayer: O God, you are the giver of everything good. Inspire us, your humble servants, to long for what is right and through your gracious guidance, to accomplish...

Chapter 15 of Grace Abounds discusses the Church. Pastors Strong and Hackmann discuss the difference between the visible and invisible church.  They explore the blessing that it is that God has both established the priesthood of all believers and established the public ministry.  The church is a blessing for the believer and we pray that this podcast episode is as well.

Jesus is our only Savior. The living Christ is both inclusive and exclusive: he is the Savior of all people, but he is also the only Savior of all people. We follow Jesus because there is no one else to follow. Prayer: O God, you form the minds of your faithful people into a single will. Make us love what you command and desire what you promise, that among the many changes of this world, our heart...

God delivers his love to us.  You could stop there and this would be amazing enough.  But he delivers his love to us through means, means that we can see and touch and hear and smell and taste.  We can put our finger on it and gain extra comfort from the touch of God’s love!  Celebrate with us the marvel of the mercy of God and add one more thing to your long list of things for which to give thank...

Jesus is our Shepherd. The picture of Jesus as a shepherd and his followers as the sheep is a picture that believers cherish. In the Good Shepherd, we see protection, safety, and loving leadership.   Prayer: O Lord Jesus Christ, you are the Good Shepherd who laid down your life for the sheep. Lead us now to the still waters of your life-giving Word that we may abide in your Father's house for...

You are one click away from a great discussion on the topic of faith.    It’s the topic of Chapter 13 of the book Grace Abounds and so it’s the topic of this week’s discussion.  Knowledge, Assent, Trust are the three aspects of faith.  All are gifts from God!   He’s given us the ability to know, agree and trust in him, in his promises and in the salvation that he provides for us!  Rejoice in what...

Jesus is our hope. Sometimes we wonder how life can go on; it seems impossible to see the light at the end of the tunnel. After this or after that, what does the future hold? When he met them on the road to Emmaus, the living Jesus showed two down and out disciples that his resurrection changed their perspective. With Jesus, hope is always alive.    Prayer: O God, by the humiliation of your Son yo...

It’s the best one there is – the crown jewel of Bible teachings – the doctrine of Justification.  Our Heavenly Father has declared us to be not guilty in his sight.  Jesus was willing to take the punishment for sin  and to become our atoning sacrifice.   Salvation is ours by grace.    It is ours solely because of  who God is and what he, in his loving kindness, was willing to accomplish for us and...

Jesus is our joy Hiding in a safe house in Jerusalem, Jesus' followers were filled with fear of the authorities and confusion over the Master's Whereabouts. Our fears and frustrations are not the same as theirs, but they are real just the same. The living Jesus puts fear to rest and fills his followers with confident joy.    Prayer: O risen Lord, you came to your disciples and took away...

 Pastors Huebner and Hackmann join to discuss the next chapter - chapter 11 of Grace Abounds. It’s a dive into the work of Jesus.  He is our Redeemer. work for us.  We’ll explore his Humiliation and Exaltation and conclude with a review of his offices or roles for us of Prophet, Priest, and King.   Jesus fulfilled all these roles and carried them to perfection to be our Savior from sin.  

Jesus Lives!! The Resurrection is the hope joy and life of the Christian!  Today is what it's all about!  Without Easter, there's no point to any of it! But Jesus is alive!!  He's paid for sin, he's conquered death and he's guaranteed our resurrection and place with him forever in glory!  That's why we shout: Alleluia!  Praise the Lord!"        Prayer: Almighty G...

Join the pastors at Grace for this special Holy Week episode.  They follow Jesus' week and recount his steps as he enters into Jerusalem for the final times to be our sins' sacrifice!  The Amazing Love of Jesus flows from every word spoken, place visited, and wound suffered for us!  Marvel with us at the love of God that would save sinners like you and me!  A blessed Holy Week to you all...

All 3 of the current pastors at Grace joined together (but not too close together)  to discuss the Person of Christ.  We have the perfect Savior,  not just the sinless, though he was.  We have precisely the Savior that we needed, the God-man!  Jesus Christ is the one who came to fulfill exactly what we needed to be our Savior – to stand in our place and be our substitute and to have his sacrifice...

Jesus Conquers Death "The last enemy to be destroyed is death," wrote St. Paul. Even believers face the inevitability of death. But Jesus, who conquered eternal death by offering himself on the cross, will also raise our bodies from the grave.  ​

It’s who we are!  It’s not anyone’s favorite - to talk about sin or to dwell on being a sinner, but it’s reality.  God knows who we are and we know who we are too.  We can’t fool him or ourselves.  We can’t hide from God and we shouldn’t try, but instead we ought to confess our sins to the Lord and then bask in his full and free and fantastic forgiveness!   Pastor Hackmann and Strong chat about th...

Jesus conquers spiritual blindness. Despite the magnificence of the human mind and for all its achievements, we lack the ability to gain insights into the love of God. Jesus gave sign to a blind man to illustrate his power to heal spiritual blindness. Prayer: Almighty God, you sent your one and only Son as the Word of life for our eyes to see and our ears to hear. Help us believe what the Scriptur...

Pastor Hackmann and Huebner discuss the new normal at Grace thanks to the coronavirus and celebrate technology, like podcasting to be able to stay connected to people.  This week’s reading was on original sin and how it has impacted and every generation that has been born since the Fall.  The original sin in the Garden of Eden, now means that the rest of the human race inherits sin from their pare...

Jesus conquers spiritual thirst. Parched and panting—that’s what we are without Jesus. Healthy on the outside by all appearances, but feeling the dry deadness of sin in our consciences. Jesus comes with the water of life, forgives our sins, and shows us a new life with him. Prayer: O God, in your love you have always shown mercy. Be gracious to all who have gone astray from your ways and bring the...

Pastors Huebner and Hackmann discuss the differences between March in Wisconsin and Alaska and share their excitement (though one of them might have been faking it) for the upcoming Iditarod Sled Dog Race.   This week’s chapter is Chapter 6 – God’s Creating Activity.   This chapter offers a review of the Creation of the World and how God still daily preserves the entire world, and especially the c...

Jesus Conquers Uncertainty God’s plan to save the world overturns human intelligence and logic: How can the innocent death of one man overcome the deserved death of the human race? Can this be true? Can we stake our lives on this? Jesus conquers our doubts and compels our confidence. Prayer: Almighty God, you see that we have no power to defend ourselves. Guard and keep us both outwardly and inward...

Pastors Huebner and Hackmann discuss the differences between March in Wisconsin and Alaska and share their excitement (though one of them might have been faking it) for the upcoming Iditarod Sled Dog Race.   This week’s chapter is Chapter 6 – God’s Creating Activity.   This chapter offers a review of the Creation of the World and how God still daily preserves the entire world, and especially the c...