Small Catechisms

Dr. Aaron Davis preaches from Jeremiah 23:1-6, Colossians 1:11-20, and Luke 23:33-43. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here .  To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at  NativityArden.org .

On today's episode, Dr. Aaron Davis answers the following question: "You said something about repenting and seeking forgiveness as individuals and as a nation. What does it look like for the United states to repent and seek God's forgiveness? The prophets certainly made it clear that the nation of Israel often needs to repent and seek God's forgiveness. But we as a nation are not in a covenant rel...

Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from Malachi 4:1-2a and Luke 21:5-19. You can find all the readings for this Sunday  here .  To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at  NativityArden.org .

Pastor Sean Barrett answers a question from Luke 21:5-19, "Could you say more about the temple construction mentioned in the text?"

Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from Job 19:23-27a, 2 Thessalonians 2:15, 13-17, and Luke 20:27-38. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here .  To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at  NativityArden.org .

Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18, Ephesians 1:11-23, and Luke 6:20-31. You can find all the readings for this Sunday  here .  To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at  NativityArden.org .

Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from Jeremiah 31:31-34, Romans 3:19-28, and John 8:31-36. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here .  To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at  NativityArden.org .

In this season finale episode Dr. Aaron Davis finishes our series of resource reviews looking at some pieces he's published that might be of interest to folks. This time he discusses and reads his article in the Journal of Analytic Theology titled "Compassionate Exclusivism: Relational Atonement and Post-Mortem Salvation." Questions or comments about the episode? Send a message to  aarondavis@nati...

Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from Genesis 32:22-31, 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5, and Luke 18:1-8. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here .  To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at  NativityArden.org .

Pastor Sean Barrett handles a question from yesterday's Gospel lesson, Luke 18:1-8.

In this episode Dr. Aaron Davis hosts a conversation with Nativity's pastor, the Rev. Dr. Sean Barrett, about LGBT affirmation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. We talk about what LGBT affirmation is, the ELCA's foundational document on this subject ( Gift and Trust ), the biblical and theological bases for that statement, and more. Questions or comments about the episode? Send a mess...

Pastor Steve Ridenhour preaches from 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7;15c, 2 Timothy 2:8-15, and luke 17:11-19. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here .  To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at  NativityArden.org .

On this episode Dr. Aaron Davis interviews Prof. Mel Bringle (Brevard College) about her work in church music. They talk about things like the differences between writing hymn texts and composing, how Mel got into the former, the potential benefits of singing together in church, and more. Links Nativity's website -  Link Mel's faculty page - Link Mel's hymn text book In Wind and Wonder - Link   Qu...

Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from Luke 17:11-19. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here .  To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at  NativityArden.org .

Pastor Sean Barrett answers a question about the sermon from 10-5-25: In yesterday's sermon you mentioned that the mustard seed is the smallest seed Jesus's followers would've known about. But in Matthew's version of this story Jesus says the seed "is the smalled of all seeds." Is this difference significant? Was Jesus wrong in Matthew, but not in Luke?

Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from Amos 6:1a, 4-7, 1 Timothy 6:6-19, and Luke 16:19-31. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here .  To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at  NativityArden.org .

In this episode Dr. Aaron Davis hosts a conversation with Nativity's pastor, the Rev. Dr. Sean Barrett, about Christian parenting in the age of TikTok. We discuss things like what TikTok is and whether/how we use it, general advice for approaching technology with kids of various ages, and more.  Questions or comments about the episode? Send a message to  aarondavis@nativityarden.org . Links Nativi...

Pastor Sean Barrett answers this week's question about yesterday's readings: Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; and Luke 16:19-31.

On this episode Dr. Aaron Davis interviews Prof. Mike Austin (Eastern Kentucky University) about his book, American Christian Nationalism: Neither American Nor Christian . They talk about what Christian nationalism is, how it relates to American political history, how it defies Christian ethical norms, and more. Links Nativity's website -  Link Austin's Ameriacn Christian Nationalism (Eerdmans, 20...

Carolyn Anderson preaches from Deuteronomy 26:1-11, 2 Cotinthians 9:6-15, and Matthew 13:24-43. To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at  NativityArden.org .

In this episode Dr. Aaron Davis hosts a conversation with Nativity's pastor, the Rev. Dr. Sean Barrett, about pneumatology. We discuss things like what pneumatology is, where we see the Holy Spirit described in Scripture, and more. Questions or comments about the episode? Send a message to  aarondavis@nativityarden.org . Links Nativity's website -  Link St Andrews Encyclopedia article, "The Spirit...

Dr. Aaron Davis preaches from Exodus 32:7-14, 1 Timothy 1:12-17, and Luke 15:1-10. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here .  To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at  NativityArden.org .

This week, Dr. Aaron Davis answers the following question that came in from a listener: "You talked about the "coward's comma" yesterday in your sermon. Have there been times when you went ahead and included the part of the reading that was omitted? Do you remember which text and why you did it?"

In this episode Dr. Aaron Davis continues our series of resource reviews looking at some pieces he's published that might be of interest to folks. This time he discusses and reads his forthcoming article from the Christian Century titled "Disability and Visions of Our Selves." Questions or comments about the episode? Send a message to  aarondavis@nativityarden.org . Links Nativity's website -  Lin...

Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Philemon 1:1-21, and Luke 14:25-33. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here .  To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at  NativityArden.org .