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Sermonator 2: Judgment Day. In this episode, we read two sermons from Gerhard Forde and Steven Paulson, then discuss preaching to bound wills, the consequences for Christians when free will sermons are preached, and what’s to be done about bad preaching. SHOW NOTES:  The Captivation of the Will: Luther vs. Erasmus on Freedom and Bondage https://amzn.to/3r0Bgy1   "Call Me Beulah" by Steven D. Paulson https://modernreformation.org/resource-library/articles/call-me-beulah/ The Sermons of Gerhard Forde https://www.1517.org/series/the-sermons-of-gerhard-forde The Robe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Robe Rowan Atkinson skit cleared https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jan/13/rowan-atkinson-jesus-sketch-cleared-ofcom Rowan Atkinson Live - Amazing Jesus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN-8G0HCD5U   SUPPORT: Support the Podcast Network Fundraiser http://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts  1517 Podcasts http://www.1517.org/podcasts  The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/151

A Total Eclipse of The Heart. In this episode, we discuss preaching to bound wills, and the consequences for both preachers and listeners, as we read Steven Paulson’s essay, Preaching Categorically to Bound Wills. SHOW NOTES:  Concordia Pulpit Resources • Volume 19, Part 4, Series B https://concordiahistoricalinstitute.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/archival_objects/27919 Pilgrim's Progress series https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview?&search=Bunyan Grothe series on Romans https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview?&search=grothe   SUPPORT: Support the work of 1517 http://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 1517 on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDdMiZJv8oYMJQQx2vHSzg More from the hosts: Donovan Riley https://www.1517.org/contributors/donavon-riley  Christopher Gillespie https://www.1517.org/contributors/christopher-gillespie   MORE L

In this episode, we discuss the good and bad of preaching, the difference between proclamation and teaching, how we lie to ourselves about God, and how to “preach the text” so that Christ is delivered “for you” for the forgiveness of sin.   SHOW NOTES:  Proclamation: The Present Tense of the Gospel https://archive.org/details/sim_dialog_1990_29_index/page/n1/mode/2up Theology is for Proclamation https://amzn.to/3WUQZKR  Large Catechism - Third Article https://bookofconcord.org/large-catechism/   SUPPORT: Support the work of 1517 http://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 1517 on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDdMiZJv8oYMJQQx2vHSzg More from the hosts: Donovan Riley https://www.1517.org/contributors/donavon-riley  Christopher Gillespie https://www.1517.org/contributors/christopher-gillespie   MORE LINKS: Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast h

It’s the Cross, Stupid. In this episode, we discuss how God makes a theologian of the cross, how the theology of glory infiltrates churches and their doctrine, and how the cross of Christ reveals the truth about human history. SHOW NOTES:  Letters to Lutheran Pastors: Volume 1 https://amzn.to/45HmRXf  President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Farewell Address (1961) https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/president-dwight-d-eisenhowers-farewell-address  St. Louis Edition of Luther's Works http://www.ctsfw.net/media/pdfs/DauStLouisEditionLuthersWorks.pdf Heidelberg Disputations https://shop.1517.org/products/theology-of-the-cross Hymn: Upon the Cross Extended https://hymnary.org/hymn/ELH1996/304 De Servo Arbitrio translation review https://scholar.csl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1555&context=ctm On Being a Theologian of the Cross: Reflections on Luther's Heidelberg Disputation, 1518 https://amzn.to/45NaVmH    SUPPORT: Support the work of 1517 http://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcast Network http

Diving for Gomers. In this episode, we have a much-needed conversation about slavery to sin, Ezekiel’s whore metaphor for God’s relationship with his people, and why it’s important that Christians not shy away from difficult conversations about how God describes sin and grace in the Bible. SHOW NOTES:  Charis: God's Scandalous Grace for Us by Preston Sprinkle https://amzn.to/3MYy12n    CONTACT and FOLLOW: Email mailto:BannedBooks@1517.org  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BannedBooksPod/  Twitter https://twitter.com/bannedbooks1517   SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   Support the work of 1517 https://www.1517.org/donate Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com   St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356667039608511  Gillespie's Sermons and Catechesis: http://youtube.com/stjohnrandomlake  Gillespie Coffee https://gillespie.coffee   Gillespie Media https://gillespie.media   Tin Foil

Walk Like An Augustinian. In this episode, we discuss preaching while reading Augustine’s, On Christian Teaching, where he explains the importance of heavenly wisdom, eloquence, and getting out of the way of God’s Word. SHOW NOTES:  On Christian Doctrine https://ccel.org/ccel/augustine/doctrine/doctrine.xiii.html  Augustine Bio https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Augustine/Christian-Doctrine   CONTACT and FOLLOW: Email mailto:BannedBooks@1517.org  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BannedBooksPod/  Twitter https://twitter.com/bannedbooks1517   SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   Support the work of 1517 https://www.1517.org/donate Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com   St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356667039608511  Gillespie's Sermons and Catechesis: http://youtube.com/stjohnrandomlake  Gillespie Coffee https://gillespie.coffee   Gillespie Media https://gillespie.me

Drowning The Branch Manager for Christ. In this episode, we discuss Jonah, ministry, and the aches and pains of church life while reading Eugene Peterson’s book, Under The Unpredictable Plant. SHOW NOTES:  Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness https://amzn.to/3VXD1XT  Conversations with Rev. Eugene H. Peterson https://www.doxology.us/return-to-conversations-with-rev-eugene-h-peterson/    CONTACT and FOLLOW: Email mailto:BannedBooks@1517.org  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BannedBooksPod/  Twitter https://twitter.com/bannedbooks1517   SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   Support the work of 1517 https://www.1517.org/donate Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com   St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356667039608511  Gillespie's Sermons and Catechesis: http://youtube.com/stjohnrandomlake  Gillespie Coffee https://gillespie.coffee   Gillespie Media ht

Honey, Where Did This Thing Come From? In this episode, we discuss the Lord’s Supper, early church tradition, worship, and the question, “Where did this come from?” At the same time, we read Dr. Norman Nagel’s essay, “Medicine of Immortality and Antidote against Death.” SHOW NOTES:  Nagel obituary: https://reporter.lcms.org/2019/obituary-rev-dr-norman-edgar-nagel-professor-emeritus-at-concordia-seminary-st-louis/ Medicine of Immortality PDF https://logia.org/pdf-back-issues/4-4-hermann-sasse Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament https://amzn.to/42lmBec    CONTACT and FOLLOW: Email mailto:BannedBooks@1517.org  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BannedBooksPod/  Twitter https://twitter.com/bannedbooks1517   SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   Support the work of 1517 https://www.1517.org/donate Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com   St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/

Who Controls Baptism? In this episode, we discuss the baptismal controversy in the early church. Cyprian, Novation, and a whole cloud of witnesses join us on the podcast this week. SHOW NOTES:  Cyprian Epistle 75 https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/050675.htm Cyprian bio https://www.theopedia.com/cyprian Novatianism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novatianism Freedomland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedomland_U.S.A. Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Official Music ... Shepherd of Hermas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shepherd_of_Hermas Treatise 1 - On the Unity of the Church https://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/anf05.iv.v.i.html   SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   Support the work of 1517 https://www.1517.org/donate Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com   St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356667039608511  Gillespie's Sermons

Riley Suffers An Aneurysm. In this episode, we discuss the topic of the will while reading Anselm’s treatise on free will and its ramifications for faith, piety, and pastoral care. SHOW NOTES:  On Free Will https://faculty.fordham.edu/klima/Blackwell-proofs/MP_C41.pdf  Ontological Arguments https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ontological-arguments/ Moral influence theory of atonement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_influence_theory_of_atonement Vivarium https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/vivarium Anomie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomie   SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   Support the work of 1517 https://www.1517.org/donate Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com   St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356667039608511  Gillespie's Sermons and Catechesis: http://youtube.com/stjohnrandomlake  Gillespie Coffee https://gillespie.coffee   Gillespie Media https://gillespie.media  

Living on a Prayer! In this episode, we discuss the collects of Thomas Cranmer, which turns into a discussion of the collects of Veit Dietrich, which then turns into a discussion about a myriad of other topics regarding the Reformation teaching on prayer and vocation. SHOW NOTES:  The Book of Common Prayer 1662 https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/The%20Book%20of%20Common%20Prayer%201662.pdf  Collects of Veit Dietrich https://acollectionofprayers.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/veit-dietrich-collects-ce3.pdf   SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   Support the work of 1517 https://www.1517.org/donate Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com   St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356667039608511  Gillespie's Sermons and Catechesis: http://youtube.com/stjohnrandomlake  Gillespie Coffee https://gillespie.coffee   Gillespie Media https://gillespie.media   Tin Foil Haloe

And We Are Live! In this episode, we go live for Holy Week and answer listeners' questions: election, repentance, the church, law and gospel, and on and on we go. SHOW NOTES:  Formula - Epitome XI. Election https://thebookofconcord.org/formula-of-concord-epitome/article-xi/ Sin and Confession on the Eve of the Reformation (Princeton Legacy Library, 1568) Hardcover – April 19, 2016 by Thomas N. Tentler (Author) https://amzn.to/3KDZtBq  Milto of Sardis - From the Discourse on Soul and Body http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/melito.html   SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   Support the work of 1517 https://www.1517.org/donate Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com   St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356667039608511  Gillespie's Sermons and Catechesis: http://youtube.com/stjohnrandomlake  Gillespie Coffee https://gillespie.coffee   Gillespie Media https://gillespie.media  

Distinct, But Not Divided.  In this episode, we discuss the Christian doctrine of the two kingdoms and its consequences for the Christian life while reading James Nestigen's "The Two Kingdoms Distinction." SHOW NOTES:  The Two Kingdoms Distinction: An Analysis with Suggestion by JAMES ARNE NESTINGEN https://wordandworld.luthersem.edu/content/pdfs/19-3_Politics/19-3_Nestingen.pdf Christian Questions and their Answers http://catechism.cph.org/en/questions-answers.html     SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   Support the work of 1517 https://www.1517.org/donate Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com   St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356667039608511  Gillespie's Sermons and Catechesis: http://youtube.com/stjohnrandomlake  Gillespie Coffee https://gillespie.coffee   Gillespie Media https://gillespie.media   Tin Foil Haloes https://t.me/bannedpastors The Withertongue Emails: A Pasto

Are We Just Rats in a Maze? In this episode, we discuss grief, mourning, death, and hope while reading C.S. Lewis’s book, A Grief Observed. SHOW NOTES:  A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis https://amzn.to/3K62Gtl  A portrait of Joy Davidman https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/resources/helen-joy-davidman-mrs-c-s-lewis-1915-1960-a-portrait/   SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   Support the work of 1517 https://www.1517.org/donate Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com   St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356667039608511  Gillespie's Sermons and Catechesis: http://youtube.com/stjohnrandomlake  Gillespie Coffee https://gillespie.coffee   Gillespie Media https://gillespie.media   Tin Foil Haloes https://t.me/bannedpastors The Withertongue Emails: A Pastor’s Satanic Temptation, with Apologies to C.S. Lewis https://shop.1517.org/products/the-withertongue-emails-a-pastor-s-satanic-temptation-

I’ve Got That Joy, Joy, Joy, Down in My Heart. In this episode, we discuss death, rebirth, and eternal life as examined and explained in The Joy of Eternal Life by Philip Nikolai. SHOW NOTES:  The Joy of Eternal Life https://amzn.to/3Jm0vQN Hymn Sing Happy Hour https://learn.1517.org/hymn-sing-happy-hour    SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   Support the work of 1517 https://www.1517.org/donate Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com   St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356667039608511  Gillespie's Sermons and Catechesis: http://youtube.com/stjohnrandomlake  Gillespie Coffee https://gillespie.coffee   Gillespie Media https://gillespie.media   Tin Foil Haloes https://t.me/bannedpastors The Withertongue Emails: A Pastor’s Satanic Temptation, with Apologies to C.S. Lewis https://shop.1517.org/products/the-withertongue-emails-a-pastor-s-satanic-temptation-with-apologies-to-c-s-lewis

A Harsh & Necessary Conversation About Death. In this episode, we discuss death and resurrection concerning the death of a child from Gregory P. Schulz’s book, The Problem of Suffering: A Father’s Hope. SHOW NOTES:  Gregory P. Schulz - The Problem of Suffering: A Fathers Hope https://amzn.to/3T2FRJT  Hymn Sing Happy Hour https://learn.1517.org/hymn-sing-happy-hour    SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   Support the work of 1517 https://www.1517.org/donate Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com   St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356667039608511  Gillespie's Sermons and Catechesis: http://youtube.com/stjohnrandomlake  Gillespie Coffee https://gillespie.coffee   Gillespie Media https://gillespie.media   Tin Foil Haloes https://t.me/bannedpastors The Withertongue Emails: A Pastor’s Satanic Temptation, with Apologies to C.S. Lewis https://shop.1517.org/products/the-withertongue-

Red, Red Wine… In this episode, we discuss Norman Nagel’s Lenten sermon on Jesus’ parable of the vineyard workers, focusing on the gift-giving God and what interferes with Jesus being a gift for us.   SHOW NOTES:  Selected Sermons of Norman Nagel https://amzn.to/3mnaDAW 212-1 In the Name of Jesus: Sermons by Norman E. Nagel, Part 1 https://logia.org/audio-downloads/in-the-name-of-jesus-sermons-by-norman-e-nagel-part-1 212-1 In the Name of Jesus: Sermons by Norman E. Nagel, Part 2 https://logia.org/audio-downloads/in-the-name-of-jesus-sermons-by-norman-e-nagel-part-1-969jz  Hymn Sing Happy Hour https://learn.1517.org/hymn-sing-happy-hour    SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   Support the work of 1517 https://www.1517.org/donate Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com   St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356667039608511  Gillespie's Sermons and Catechesis: http://youtube.com/stjoh

Say Hello to My Little Church! In this episode, we discuss Christ’s church and all its vagaries and particularities as expressed in Bo Giertz’s book, Christ’s Church.   SHOW NOTES:  Christ’s Church: Her Biblical Roots, Her Dramatic History, Her Saving Presence, Her Glorious Future https://a.co/d/4vPwPgi    SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   Support the work of 1517 https://www.1517.org/donate Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com   St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356667039608511  Gillespie's Sermons and Catechesis: http://youtube.com/stjohnrandomlake  Gillespie Coffee https://gillespie.coffee   Gillespie Media https://gillespie.media   Tin Foil Haloes https://t.me/bannedpastors The Withertongue Emails: A Pastor’s Satanic Temptation, with Apologies to C.S. Lewis https://shop.1517.org/products/the-withertongue-emails-a-pastor-s-satanic-temptation-with-apologies-to-c-s-lewis  

Is It True, Or Is It Truly True? In this episode, we discuss election, true and false church, law, mercy, and why we can’t stop judging the Gospel as we read Philip Melanchthon’s 1541 commentary on Paul’s letter to the Romans. SHOW NOTES:  Commentary on Romans by Philipp Melanchthon https://a.co/d/bY23Uqv   SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   Support the work of 1517 https://www.1517.org/donate Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com   St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356667039608511  Gillespie's Sermons and Catechesis: http://youtube.com/stjohnrandomlake  Gillespie Coffee https://gillespie.coffee   Gillespie Media https://gillespie.media   Tin Foil Haloes https://t.me/bannedpastors The Withertongue Emails: A Pastor’s Satanic Temptation, with Apologies to C.S. Lewis https://shop.1517.org/products/the-withertongue-emails-a-pastor-s-satanic-temptation-with-apologies-to-c-s-lewis

Predestination Is Sick! In this episode, we discuss Steven Paulson’s book, The Outlaw God, focusing our conversation on double presentation, preaching God’s electing promise to sinners, and the consequences of worshipping a philosophical-material god. What are the consequences for people who don’t have a preacher of God’s promise? What does God’s promise have to say to those who believe all people will go to heaven when they die? What are the consequences for sinners when they try to know God apart from the promise? SHOW NOTES:  Luther's Outlaw God: Volume 3: Sacraments and God's Attack on the Promise https://a.co/d/74hMGLg  The Need for a Preacher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4WHi6Ykmo0  Outlaw God podcast https://www.1517.org/podcasts/outlawgod SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/   Support the work of 1517 https://www.1517.org/donate Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com   St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Grou