Being Lutheran

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason complete their examination of the Seventh Petition of the Lord’s Prayer from Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms. In society today, we have lost the ability to call a thing evil. The Seventh Petition shows us what it looks like...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason begin their examination of the Seventh Petition of the Lord’s Prayer from Martin Luther’s small and large catechisms. The Seventh Petition serves as a summary of the entire Lord’s Prayer. In it, we simultaneously pray for deliverance from evil...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason conclude their examination of the Sixth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer by doing a Bible study on the temptation of Christ from Matthew 4:1-11. In his temptation, Jesus stands in the place of Adam and Eve in the Garden...

In today’s episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their examination of the Sixth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer by doing a Bible Study on Genesis 39 and the account of Joseph and Potiphar’s wife. Joseph’s account, from beginning to end, is excellent development of the doctrine...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion of the Sixth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer from Martin Luther’s small and large catechisms. As we are tempted, we fail to understand how deep our own depravity goes. God knows how bad we are in...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason began a study on the Sixth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer from Martin Luther’s small and large catechisms. In the Lord’s Prayer, we remember that God is already working and he is doing so without our help. In the...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason conclude their examination of the Fifth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer by doing a Bible Study on the parable of the unforgiving servant from Matt. 18:21-35. In this parable, we focus on the absurdity of the king wanting to...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their examination of the Fifth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer by doing a Bible Study on Isaiah 6:1-8. We should not be clamoring to be in God’s presence unless we are clamoring to be forgiven. As Isaiah enters...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion of the Fifth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer from Martin Luther’s small and large catechism. The Church needs to be about the “business” of applying the Gospel and forgiveness. The nature of the Gospel is to...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason begin their examination of the Fifth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer from Martin Luther’s small and large catechisms. The Fifth Petition is the heart and soul of the of the Gospel. Our lives as Christians are built on and...

On today’s episode, we play the audio from Rev. Steve Mundfrom’s presentation at the 2017 FFLC Reformation Conference. The theme of the conference was “Justification”, and the title of Pastor Mundfrom’s presentation was “Justification & Theology”.   If you’d like to watch the video of the...

In this episode, we have the fourth and final part of our radio interview with Dr. Nathan Olson on AM 980 KKMS in the Twin Cities. In these final two segments we discuss modern misconceptions of Lutheranism, theodicy, and baptism. As we close this series, we...

In this episode, we post the third of four parts of our time live on the air at AM 980 KKMS with Dr. Nathan Olson. The topics for this segment of the interview are “Christ Alone” and “Soli Deo Gloria”. The church has one thing that...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their interview with Dr. Nathan Olson as he fills in for Lee Michaels on AM 980 KKMS. They begin the episode by examining “Grace Alone” and what that looks like for sinners who are addicted to the Law. ...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason join Dr. Nathan Olson on the air in Minneapolis as we fill in for the Lee Michaels show on AM 980 KKMS. We discuss how the podcast started and the appeal of Lutheran theology, as well as examine the...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason conclude their examination of the Fourth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer by doing a Bible study on Matthew 6:25-34. God wants us to know him as good. He provides everything you need even before you know you need it. ...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their study of the Fourth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer by doing a Bible study on Psalm 23. In the same way a shepherd tends and cares for the sheep, our Father in heaven tends, cares for, and...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion of the Fourth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer. Often times in our lives, God’s sovereignty shows up as daily bread. God also uses us to provide daily bread for other people as we love and serve...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason begin their examination of the Fourth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer. The explanation to the Fourth Petition is so expansive in covering our daily needs that the Christian should realize how much God delights in providing for us. Luther...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason conclude their discussion of the Third Petition of the Lord’s Prayer by doing a Bible study on Eph. 6:10-18. Spiritual Warfare is a misunderstood topic in American Christianity, but it is intimately connected to our prayer life, as we...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion of the Third Petition of the Lord’s Prayer by doing a Bible study on Micah 6:6-8. God’s will (most of the time) shows up as the Law. Certainly, God wants all people to be saved and...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion of the Third Petition of the Lord’s Prayer from Luther’s Large and Small Catechisms. We live our lives in our vocations and don’t have to try to be people we are not. God has gifted us...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason begin their discussion of the Third Petition of the Lord’s Prayer. God’s will, first and foremost, is for us to be saved. He gives us freedom to make decisions in matters of reason (what to wear, where to work,...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason answer listener questions and give away free copies of the book “God at Work” by Gene Veith. Congratulations to our first four winners!

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason conclude their examination of the Second Petition of the Lord’s Prayer by doing a Bible study on Matt. 16:13-19. As we remember that the Kingdom of God comes on its own apart from our help, we remember that the...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion of the Second Petition of the Lord’s Prayer by doing a Bible study on Jeremiah 31:31-34. The Kingdom of God has always been a matter of preaching and applying the Gospel, even in the Old Testament. ...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion on the Second Petition of the Lord’s Prayer. The American Church is addicted to creating emergencies and then dedicating copious amounts of resources to address those man-made emergencies. These usually stem from wrong views about what...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason begin their discussion and examination of the Second Petition of the Lord’s Prayer. The Kingdom of God is the preaching and proclamation of the Gospel. The Second Petition is closely related to the Second and Third Articles of the...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason complete their examination of the First Petition of the Lord’s Prayer by doing a Bible study on Matthew 28:16-20. Last week we talked about how God reveals his name to us in Exodus 3. This week, we talk about...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion of the First Article of the Lord’s Prayer by doing a Bible study on Ex. 3:13-15. In biblical times, names were often chosen to reflect either a character quality or to describe the circumstances surrounding a...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion of the First Petition of the Lord’s Prayer. The First Petition reminds us that good doctrine and godly living go hand in hand. God’s holiness and his judgment are wrapped up in the Gospel. God works...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason introduce the content of the Lord’s Prayer from Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms and begin their discussion on the First Petition. Prayer does not need to be spontaneous to be “from the heart”. The Lord’s Prayer not only teaches...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason conclude their examination of the Third Article of the Apostles’ Creed by doing a Bible Study on John 16:5-11. The Holy Spirit works in our lives to convict us of sin, to convict us of righteousness, and to convict...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason discuss the Third Article of the Apostles’ Creed by doing a Bible study on Psalm 32. The major portion of sanctification is repentance for our sins, and the forgiveness of sins is the environment in which the Christian lives. ...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion on the Third Article of the Apostles’ Creed from the Small and Large Catechism. The Third Article highlights for us the work of the Holy Spirit in our sanctification. Everything in the Third Article describes how...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason begin their examination of the Third Article of the Apostles’ Creed from Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms. The main teaching of the Third Article directs our attention to the fact that the Gospel isn’t just for conversion. It sustains...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason finish their examination of the Second Article of the Apostles’ Creed by doing a Bible study on 2 Corinthians 5:17-21. The doctrine of justification by grace alone through faith alone is the central doctrine of the New Testament and...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason conclude their study of the Second Article of the Creed from Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms. Every part of Jesus’ incarnation, birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension is for your redemption.

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason begin their discussion of the Second Article of the Apostles’ Creed from Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms. Key to Luther’s understanding of the Second Article was the word “Lord”. We don’t make Jesus our Lord, he already is Lord,...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason do a Bible study on James 1:16-18 as we conclude our examination of God’s good gifts in the First Article of the Apostles’ Creed. God is also with us in suffering. If you are interested in checking out the...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason do a Bible study on the creation account in Genesis 1 & 2 as they continue to consider the Biblical implications of the First Article of the Creed. Creation is both ordered and good, but ultimately it provides us...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason conclude their examination of the explanation of the First Article of the Creed from Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms. Included in the discussion is a reference to C.S. Lewis’ classic description of the creation of Narnia from “The Magicians...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason discuss the First Article of the Apostles Creed including its function in the specific layout of Luther’s Small Catechism and how it flows from the Ten Commandments. The proper preaching of the Law should produce a thirst for the...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason conclude their three part series on the Gospel in preparation for the next section on the Apostles’ Creed. Today, the focus is on the Gospel for the Christian life, with special implications for a Christian’s many vocations. The episode...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason continue their discussion of the Gospel, this time focusing on what the Gospel isn’t. The Gospel isn’t cheap grace. The error of Gospel Reductionism turns the Gospel into an “Aw, shucks” Gospel where your sin isn’t forgiven, it just...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason discuss the nature of the Gospel as we prepare to launch our new section studying the Apostles’ Creed. The Gospel must be defined because it has been so misdefined, especially in the recent past. The Gospel is the forgiveness...

On today’s episode, we play the audio from Dr. Phil Haugen’s presentation at the 2017 FFLC Reformation Conference. The theme of the conference was “Justification”, and the title of Dr. Haugen’s presentation was “Justification Defined”. If you’d like to watch the video of the presentation, please...

In this episode, our fiftieth, Brett, Brian, and Jason answer topics of varying theological significance, such as “What would Martin Luther think about the designated hitter in baseball?”

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason discuss how the Law applies to the life of a believer in Jesus Christ. The Gospel frees us from the curse of the Law, but it doesn’t tell us how to live our lives. That’s where the Law comes...

In this episode, Brett, Brian, and Jason begin to conclude the discussion on the Ten Commandments by reviewing the judgment aspect of the Law. A desire to be in the unmediated presence of the almighty God only leads to fear and judgment (Isaiah 6). The problem...