Wrestling with Theology

KJOE Broadcast: April 2017 WIBK Broadcast: June 2021

Jimmy Golden vs Jason Kincaid Iron Mike Sharpe vs Brad Armstrong Cage Match: Goldust & Rasta the Voodoo Mon vs Bubba Ray Dudley & Buzz Sawyer Cage Match: Iceman King Parsons vs David von Erich Cage Match: Terry Funk vs Curt Hennig Honky Tonk Man & 'Gentleman' Chris Adams vs 'Hot Stuff' Eddie Gilbert & Raven Nightmares vs Rough & Ready Billy Gunn vs Savannah Jack Television Titl...

KJOE Broadcast: April 2017 WIBK Broadcast: June 2021

KJOE Broadcast: April 2017 WIBK Broadcast: June 2021

The three Sacraments that the Reformers kept from the Roman Church are accepted insofar as they agree with the Roman doctrine. Issues with each are taken up elsewhere. Baptism is covered under Ap II. The Lord's Supper is taken up in detail in Ap XXII and XXIV. Confession continues to be discussed in Ap XIIA, which starts next week.

KJOE Broadcast: April 2017 WIBK Broadcast: June 2021

Liturgical Date: Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 20B) Calendar Date: September 19, 2021 Location: Our Savior, Milford, IL Order of Service: Divine Service 3 Hymns: #454, "Sing, My Tongue, the Glorious Battle" #851, "Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us" #725, "Children of the Heavenly Father" #649, "Blest Be the Tie That Binds" #547, "The Lamb" #637, "Draw Near and Take the Body of the Lor...

KJOE Broadcast: April 2017 WIBK Broadcast: June 2021

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my salvation and my God. (Psalm 42:5, 11; 43:5)

KJOE Broadcast: April 2017 WIBK Broadcast: June 2021

Rounds 7 and 8 of the Illinois Heavyweight Title Deadly Dozen Tournament! Deadly Dozen Tournament Round 7 Bobo Brazil vs Ken Wayne Chris Candido vs Steve Corino Iceman King Parsons vs Chris Adams Jerry Lawler vs Buzz Sawyer Christopher Daniels vs Honky Tonk Man Rick Rude vs Billy Gunn Goldust vs Bubba Ray Dudley Television Title Match: Dutch Mantell © vs Ladies’ Choice Deadly Dozen Tournament Roun...

''And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age (Matthew 28:20).'' Jesus gives a bold promise to all Christians. He will be with you wherever you go. There is nowhere you can go where Jesus is not with you. At least until the end of the age. At the end of the age, the promise will end for those who will be condemned to eternity in Hell. In Hell, God is not present. That's what makes it H...

''Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you (Matthew 28:19-20).'' A renewed focus on discipleship seems to come along to the Church every couple of years. All kinds of different programs are put forward to help in the discipleship process. But what does Jesus...

The adversaries perhaps require that the Church be defined in the following way. To them, the Church is the supreme outward monarchy of the whole world. In this Church the Roman pontiff's power is unquestioned. No one is allowed to argue against it or criticize it. ... Therefore, the pope must necessarily be lord of the whole world, of all the kingdoms of the world, of all things private and publi...

Liturgical Date: Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 19B) Calendar Date: September 12, 2021 Location: Our Savior, Milford, IL Order of Service: Service of Prayer & Preaching Hymns: #849, “Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness" #521, “Christ, the Lord of Hosts, Unshaken" #533, “Jesus Has Come and Brings Pleasure" #545, "Word of God, Come Down on Earth" Sermon Theme: Help My Unbelief! Serm...

''And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me" (Matthew 28:18).'' This verse causes no small bit of concern and confusion for interpreters. Hasn't Jesus always been God in the flesh? How could all authority be given to Him just now? After His resurrection? Didn't He already have it before? Of course He had all authority before. Jesus' statement is fo...

''And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted (Matthew 28:17).'' Jesus appeared to the Apostles on the Galilean mountain. They worshiped Him, but some of them were doubtful as to what was going on. Unfortunately, this hasn't changed since the Apostolic Church. People still come to worship, even stand in the pulpit, and are filled with doubt about what they hear and teach. They worsh...

I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD. (Psalm 40:1-3) Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and...

''And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble (Matthew 28:14).'' After the guards left, the elders had one more problem to take care of. Eventually someone would tell Pilate what happened at Jesus' tomb. There was no stopping the rumors and whispers about something like this. But the chief priests promised that they would keep the guards' jobs intact....

S.D. Jones vs Rasta the Voodoo Mon Curt Hennig vs ‘Hot Stuff’ Eddie Gilbert Jason Kincaid vs Jerry Lawler Iron Mike Sharpe vs Bubba Ray Dudley #1 Contender for World Heavyweight Title Match: Terry Funk vs Savannah Jack Iceman King Parsons vs Rick Rude  Television Title Match: ‘Dirty’ Dutch Mantell © vs Buzz Sawyer PG-13 vs Smokin’ Gunns Jesse James Armstrong vs David von Erich American Heavyw...

''And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers and said, "Tell people, 'His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep'" (Matthew 28:12-13).'' The soldiers went to the elders. They were given their marching orders. The frozen hearts begin the greatest hoax in human history. Spreading the same story that they...

''While they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place (Matthew 28:11).'' After the angelic earthquake and the revelation of the empty tomb, the guards began to stir. They stayed at their post until the women had left. They knew they weren't going to be able to blame this catastrophe on this handful of weak women. They had thawed f...

They have condemned Article VII of our Confession, in which we said that the Church is the congregation of saints. The adversaries have added a long essay stating that the wicked are not to be separated from the Church, since John the Baptist has compared the Church to a threshing floor on which wheat and chaff are heaped together (Matthew 3:12), and Christ has compared it to a net in which there...

Liturgical Date: Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 18B) Calendar Date: September 5, 2021 Location: Our Savior, Milford, IL Order of Service: Divine Service 1 Hymns: #797, “Praise the Almighty” #659, “Lord of Our Life” #528, “Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing” #621, “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” #631, “Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face” #632, “O Jesus, Blessed Lord, to Thee” #3...

''And behold, Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me" (Matthew 28:9-10).'' As most of the angelic visions in the Bible begins, Jesus' first message to the women running back to Jerusalem is, "Do not be afraid." With Jesus' res...