A Word Fitly Spoken Podcast

Let our gladness have no end, because Christmas is upon us. Join us as we discuss what it means to keep Christmas. ----more---- Host: Revs. Willie Grills Guest: Rev. Adam Koontz Episode: 191 Visit our website for more information.

Thanksgiving is important not just as a day for giving thanks to God for all that He has done, but also as a way of bearing witness to the world. We should not and must not give it up, but hold on to it all the more. ----more---- Hosts: Revs. Willie Grills and Zelwyn Heide Episode: 190 Visit our website for more information.

The traveling preachers of old endured great things for the sake of the Kingdom, and there is much that we can learn from them even in the present day. ----more---- Host: Revs. Willie Grills and Zelwyn Heide Guest: Rev. Adam Koontz Episode: 189 Visit our website for more information.

The hiatus is over, and the boys are back to talk about the need for the Church to have a Henkel mindset in the present time. ----more---- Host: Revs. Willie Grills and Zelwyn Heide Guest: Rev. Adam Koontz Episode: 188 Visit our website for more information.

Satan is bound, and the thousand year kingdom begins. Join us as we talk about the millennium, what it means for Satan to be bound, and when this period begins and ends. ----more---- Host: Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guest: Rev. David Appold Episode: 187 Visit our website for more information.

As we close out another year, we enter the cage to take some listener questions. Join us as we talk about being apt to teach, the need for clarity, Bible translations, and how the Tennessee Synod lives on. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 186 Visit our website for more information.

Here we come a-wassailing at Word Fitly. Join us as we discuss why the Puritans outlawed Christmas, the importance of holy time, Christmas dinner, and why you should go to church. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 185 Visit our website for more information.

Though Nebuchadnezzar praises the Lord for delivering the young men, he is now humbled for his pride. It is the Lord who rules men and not the other way around. Join us as we talk about the danger of pride, conditional promises, and the will of man. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 184 Visit our website for more information.

Giving thanks is more than just a feeling, because it shows itself in concrete ways. Join us as we talk about giving back what we have been given, remembering all the Lord's mercies, and caring for our neighbors on this annual Thanksgiving episode. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 183 Visit our website for more information.

A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls (Proverbs 25:8). Temperance is a fruit of the Spirit, part of what it means to be a Christian. Join us as we discuss the need to avoid dissipation and what moderation looks like in the Christian life. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 182 Visit our website for more information.

Heaven rejoices at the fall of Babylon, and the mighty King of Kings and Lord of Lords appears in all His glory. Join us as we continue our discussion of Revelation, talking about joy over the defeat of our enemies, the Bride of the Lamb, and the coming of the King. ----more---- Host: Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guest: Rev. David Appold Episode: 181 Visit our website for more information.

Jesus not only prays for us, but He also teaches us how to pray. Join us as we talk about the prayers of Jesus and how we should imitate Him, even when those prayers seem strange or odd to our ears. ----more---- Host: Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guest: Rev. David Buchs Episode: 180 Visit our website for more information.

A cry goes out: Babylon is fallen! The day of her judgment has come! Though this is a cause of sorrow for the world, it is a cause of joy for us as Christians, because the Lord gives justice to His people. Join us as we continue our discussion of Revelation, talking about the fall of spiritual Babylon, rejoicing over destruction, and why we must come out of the great city. ----more---- Host: Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guest: Rev. David Appold Episode: 179 Visit our website for more information.

The boys gather back at the roadhouse to answer your questions. Join us as we discuss the call process, the occult, wrasslin', and more on the latest Conclave. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guests: Rev. David Appold, Rev. Aaron Uphoff, and Rev. Adam Koontz Episode: 177 Visit our website for more information.

Of course we're doing this one. We're back for a new season and opening with a popular request. Join us as we discuss giants in the Bible, the Nephilim, and how God grants the victory over all. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 177 Visit our website for more information.

As we bring another season to a close, we take a look at the troubling trends around us, especially in places where we might not normally look. Join us as we talk about the Southern Baptist Convention and its recent developments, the decline of mainline churches, and why we in the Missouri Synod need to pay attention. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 176 Visit our website for more information.

Another woman in the wilderness appears, but this time to deceive. Join us as we talk about the seventh bowl, the whore of Babylon and the beast she rides, and how we as Christians can be on guard against her. ----more---- Host: Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guest: Rev. David Appold Episode: 175 Visit our website for more information.

The Septuagint (LXX) is the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament. The apostles quoted it in the New Testament, and earliest Christians used it for many years. What role does it play for us today? How does translation shape our understanding of the Scriptures? Why do we turn to the Hebrew Old Testament instead of the Greek today? Join us as we discuss the LXX, the Masoretic Hebrew text, the Vulgate, and how they relate to each other. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 174 Visit our website for more information.

John Charles Ryle serves as an example of speaking the Gospel clearly and fearlessly in an age of opposition. Join us as we discuss his life, his works, and what we can find to imitate in him today. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 173 Visit our website for more information.

The Ascension is not just a fact of history, but one of the cornerstones of what it means to be a Christian. Join us as we talk about the Ascension of Jesus, Christ our warrior-king, the right hand of God, and what it means for our lives as Christians. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 172 Visit our website for more information.

Nebuchadnezzar demands our allegiance even today, threatening us with fiery furnaces of every kind. Join us for a look at Daniel 3 as we talk about the illegitimate demands of governments, the need to be prepared for what is to come, and Christ in the midst of every fire. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 171 Visit our website for more information.

Just as God once poured out His wrath upon Egypt, so He now sends the bowls of His wrath upon the earth. Join us as we talk about why the wrath of God is a good thing, how God judges those who attack the Church, and the battle of Armageddon. ----more---- Host: Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guest: Rev. David Appold Episode: 170 Please visit our website for more information.

What do we do when God sends bad weather? When is it permissible to cancel service? Have we become too eager to forsake the meeting of the brethren? Join us as we discuss these questions and more on a special After Dark episode. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 169 Visit our website for more information.

Preaching more than once a week may seem daunting, but it is a beneficial part of a pastor's calling. Join us as we talk about preaching through whole books, preaching on the lectionary, and the challenges and joys of midweek services. ----more---- Host: Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guest: Rev. David Buchs Episode: 168 Visit our website for more information.

Though Nebuchadnezzar and the kingdoms of this world imagine that they will last forever, Daniel shows that there is only one Kingdom which will never pass away. Join us as we continue our discussion of the book of Daniel, talking about the rise and fall of kingdoms, the Nebuchadnezzars of our day, and the hand of God in all things. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 167 Visit our website for more information.

From religious leader to territorial governor, Brigham Young left an undeniable mark on the history of the United States. Some saw him as a prophet. Some saw him as a scoundrel. If we want to understand Mormonism today, we need to understand this man. Join us as we discuss the life of Brigham Young. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 166 Visit our website for more information.

In the midst of talking about the pouring out of God's wrath, John sees a vision of God's people singing the song of Moses and the Lamb next to a glassy sea. Join us as we talk about the greater Exodus, why wrath and mercy are not opposed to each other, and the chain of command in heaven. ----more---- Host: Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guest: Rev. David Appold Episode: 165 Visit our website for more information.

"Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; then you will find rest for your souls" (Jeremiah 6:16). Join us to see the old paths that pastors and people on the frontier blazed for the Gospel, what sacrifices they made, what hardships they overcame, what joys they had, what lives they lived. Be inspired by these pioneers for Christ and consider what new places and new tasks may be yours for the sake of the Word of God reaching our people in our generation. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guests: Rev. Adam Koontz and Rev. David Appold Episode: 164 Special thanks to listener Bob Schultz who provided us with many wonderful histories and letters for this episode.

The prophet Daniel through his great example shows us what it mean to remain faithful under pressure. Join us as we talk about Daniel 1 and what it means to reject the king's food in our world today. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 163 Visit our website for more information.

Sin influences more than just our lives and the lives of others. Sin also leads to a curse being laid upon the creation itself. Join us as we talk about God cursing a land, the places demons inhabit, and what this means for us today. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 162 Visit our website for more information.

Revelation 14 gives us a picture of hope after the vision of the dragon and his beasts. Join us as we discuss the Church militant, the message of the three angels, and sin and its consequences. ----more---- Host: Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guest: Rev. David Appold Episode: 161 Visit our website for more information.

Philipp Jakob Spener sought to correct the abuses of his day by writing a proposal called Pia Desideria. Join us as we consider the problems of the seventeenth century, Spener's own life, and how his famous work speaks to us today. ----more---- Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 160 Visit our website for more information.

Join us for an alternative history of American religion along the strange side roads of belief and unbelief, beginning with the 19th-century hunger for contact with the dead. Fox Sisters enthusiasts, Kardec fanboys, and other curious persons will all find something to enjoy, and if you are a stranger to these figures, you shouldn't be. The past is always with us, it's not even past, and the same desire to consult what should not be consulted remains among many. Find out what happened, what's still happening, and what's wrong with mediums, Spiritualism, and Spiritism. Host: Rev. Willie Grills Guest: Rev. Adam Koontz Episode: 159 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website: wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter: @wordfitly Send us a message: [email protected] Subscribe to the podcast: RSS Feed, iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app.

Man is born dead in trespasses in sins but, O Christian, "you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." How should we then live as a New Man in Christ? Join us as we discuss the Biblical concept of regeneration and what it means for our daily lives. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 158 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website: wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter: @wordfitly Send us a message: [email protected] Subscribe to the podcast: RSS Feed, iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app.

We continue our walkthrough of Revelation with a discussion of the beast from the sea, the beast from the land, its image, the mark, and the beast's number of 666. How do these things relate to John's time? How do they relate to our own? Join us as we discuss the war that the dragon wages on the church. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guest: Rev. David Appold Episode: 157 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website: wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter: @wordfitly Send us a message: [email protected] Subscribe to the podcast: RSS Feed, iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app.

We look at the rise of modern devotion to Satan in the United States, explain how it's related to biblical and historical examples of witchcraft, and separate fact from fiction in the tragedies the media came to call "the Satanic Panic." The darkness is great, but Christ brings light and immortality to life. We finish with a discussion of how one can face darkness and the devil confidently in the power of Christ. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guests: Rev. Adam Koontz and Rev. David Appold Episode: 156 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website: wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter: @wordfitly Send us a message: [email protected] Subscribe to the podcast: RSS Feed, iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app.

Are the evil dominions of the world governed by men of flesh and bone or is there more at work? What does the Bible teach us about the domain of angels and demons? Join us as we discuss territorial spirits and the bureaucracy of the devil. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 155 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website: wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter: @wordfitly Send us a message: [email protected] Subscribe to the podcast: RSS Feed, iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app.

God gives to each man a conscience that he may discern right from wrong. But by what is it shaped? Can we have a broken conscience? Can our hearts be hardened? Is Caesar or the Lord ultimately sovereign? Join us as we discuss these issues in the light of current issues. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guest: Rev. Benjamin Ulledalen Episode: 154 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website: wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter: @wordfitly Send us a message: [email protected] Subscribe to the podcast: RSS Feed, iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app.

Though it may seem like a hard time to give thanks for anything, in the midst of evil, suffering, and even supply chain issues, the prophet Habakkuk shows us what it means to be thankful to the Lord who gives all things. Join us as we talk about why we can be thankful even for hard times and what it means to rejoice in the Lord when all earthly things are gone. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 153 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website: wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter: @wordfitly Send us a message: [email protected] Subscribe to the podcast: RSS Feed, iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app.

As John enters the heart of the book of Revelation, he shows us a picture of the great spiritual war between Satan and the Church. Join us as we discuss Revelation 12, talking about persecution, the victory of the Church, and the ever growing dominion of Christ. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Regular Guest: Rev. David Appold Episode: 152 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website: wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter: @wordfitly Send us a message: [email protected] Subscribe to the podcast: RSS Feed, iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app.

How did our forebears seek healing? What did they fear in the woods? What did they think was a witch? Join us for a new series on American folkways, with the good, the bad, and everything in between, as we discuss haints, dowsing rods, and things of years gone by. Host: Rev. Willie Grills Guest: Rev. Adam Koontz Episode: 151 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website: wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter: @wordfitly Send us a message: [email protected] Subscribe to the podcast: RSS Feed, iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app.

The boys are back to celebrate our 150th episode. Join us as we answer listener questions and discuss everything from how we got to here to church polity to Uphoff's internet. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guests: Rev. David Appold, Rev. Aaron Uphoff, and Rev. Adam Koontz Episode: 150 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website: wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter: @wordfitly Send us a message: [email protected] Subscribe to the podcast: RSS Feed, iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app.

Although the time period before the legalization of Christianity has not left us much, what remains to this day helps us learn something about the preaching task. Join us as we discuss the use of manuscripts, the place of rhetoric, and the challenge of allegory in sermons. Host: Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guest: Rev. David Appold Episode: 149 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website: wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter: @wordfitly Send us a message: [email protected] Subscribe to the podcast: RSS Feed, iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app.

Join us for the life and work of Alfred Rehwinkel (1887-1979), author of The Flood and numerous other political and theological works, pioneer missionary, college president, seminary professor, and representative of a different America. Whether your interest is creation science, missions, how we got into and out of both world wars, or how birth control became normal in the Lutheran Church, this episode has something for you. Host: Rev. Willie Grills Guest: Rev. Adam Koontz Episode: 148 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website: wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter: @wordfitly Send us a message: [email protected] Subscribe to the podcast: RSS Feed, iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app.

May the government compel us in matters of church worship? To what degree can a Christian in good conscience accommodate such demands? Join us on Thursday as we take up a listener question about adiaphora and how it relates to secular questions in clown world. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 147 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website: wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter: @wordfitly Send us a message: [email protected] Subscribe to the podcast: RSS Feed, iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app.

The epistle of 1 John, despite being so short, is full of rich meaning for Christians. Join us as we discuss repentance, living without sin, and the dangers of the Antichrist. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 146 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website: wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter: @wordfitly Send us a message: [email protected] Subscribe to the podcast: RSS Feed, iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app.

God has placed man over the animals, but what does that mean? What does it mean for man to exercise dominion in a Christlike way? Join us as we discuss issues of husbandry, industrialism, and talk about our own experiences. Host: Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guest: Rev. David Buchs Episode: 145 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website: wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter: @wordfitly Send us a message: [email protected] Subscribe to the podcast: RSS Feed, iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app.

Another angel appears holding a scroll, commanding John to eat it. Join us as we continue our discussion of Revelation, including different ways to approach it, the date of the book, the two witnesses, and hope for the Christian in trying times. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Regular Guest: Rev. David Appold Episode: 144 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website: wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter: @wordfitly Send us a message: [email protected] Subscribe to the podcast: RSS Feed, iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app.

All around you is a cacophony of conflicting information and malevolent distractions. The Christian must learn to unplug and detach. Plug in for a few and join us as we discuss how a Christian can retreat from our electric world. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Episode: 143 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website: wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter: @wordfitly Send us a message: [email protected] Subscribe to the podcast: RSS Feed, iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app.

Season 5 begins with the Conclave convening to answer your questions. Join us as we discuss annihilationism, Rad Lufs, bison, truck stops, and more. Hosts: Rev. Willie Grills and Rev. Zelwyn Heide Guests: Rev. David Appold, Rev. David Buchs, and Rev. Adam Koontz Episode: 142 Find articles and other podcast episodes on our website: wordfitlyspoken.org Follow us on Twitter: @wordfitly Send us a message: [email protected] Subscribe to the podcast: RSS Feed, iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app.