Author: Rev. Christopher Gillespie

Rev. Christopher Gillespie is a strange brew of husband & father; Lutheran pastor (St. John Ev. Lutheran Church - Sherman Center, Random Lake WI); media producer (gillespie.media); specialty coffee roaster (gillespie.coffee).

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68: Philip Melanchthon – The Power of the Law pt. 3

This week, pastors Gillespie and Riley wrap up their reading and discussion of Philip Melanchthon’s Loci Communes on the power of the law. How does God use his word of law to curb our sinful urges and cravings, drive us to Jesus for salvation, and instruct Christians in their vocations?

Text: Commonplaces: Loci Communes 1521 by Philip Melanchthon, p. 81f

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67: Philip Melanchthon – The Power of the Law pt. 2

This week, pastors Gillespie and Riley dive back into Philip Melanchthon’s Loci Communes. More on the power the law, how God works through the law to reveal our sin, and distinguishing between afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted in pastoral care.         

Text: Commonplaces: Loci Communes 1521 by Philip Melanchthon

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“According to the Promise and in the Name of Jesus” Rogate 2019

Christian prayer is a wonderful gift. Jesus today promises that our Father hears our prayers for His sake. He tells how to pray, what to pray, and why to pray. And thus, prayer is His gift to us, so that with all boldness and confidence we may pray as dear children of our Heavenly Father. 

Text: John 16:23-33 (One Year)

Preacher: Pastor Christopher Gillespie, St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, WI

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66: Philip Melanchthon – The Power of the Law

Martin Luther referred to Philip’s Loci Communes as “one of the clearest statements of the Christian religion ever written.” With this in mind, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Philip Melancthon’s Loci on the power of the law and the gospel.  What is the power of the Law? What distinguishes God’s Word of Law from human definitions of the law?

Text: Commonplaces: Loci Communes 1521 by Philip Melanchthon

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65: Hermann Sasse – Luther, Zwingli, and The Lord’s Supper

This week, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Hermann Sasse’s “This Is My Body.” Sasse examines the events at the Marburg Colloquy and how it influenced Lutheran and Protestant sacramental theology for centuries.

Text: This Is My Body: Luther’s Contention for the Real Presence in the Sacrament of the Altar, Hermann Sasse

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“The Recalcitrant Mule Whom the Lord Saves” Easter 2 2019

For all that Thomas is, I thank God. Yes, for his pig-headedness, for his doubt, for his denial, for his dyed-in-the-wool skepticism — for all that, I thank God. Why? Because, as St. Gregory put it, “More does the doubt of Thomas help us to believe, than the faith of the disciples who believed.”

Text: John 20:19-31 (One Year)

Preacher: Pastor Christopher Gillespie, St. John Ev. Lutheran Church — Sherman Center, Random Lake, WI

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64: Werner Elert – Eucharistic Fellowship in the First Four Centuries

This week, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Werner Elert’s examination of the Lord’s Supper as the heart of the Church, the liturgy, and Christian life.

Text: Werner Elert – Eucharistic Fellowship in the First Four Centuries

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63: Martin Luther – A very Lentish commentary on Psalm 102

This week, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss another one of Luther’s commentaries on the penitential psalms. 

Text: The Penitential Psalms: Luther’s Works, Volume 14

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62: Martin Luther’s 38 Special

This week, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Martin Luther’s commentary on Psalm 38. A lot of conversation about sin, grace, and militant piety.

Text: The Penitential Psalms: Luther’s Works, Volume 14

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61: Martin Luther’s Lentiest Psalm Commentary

In this episode, pastors Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Dr. Luther’s comments on Psalm 143. 

Text: The Penitential Psalms: Luther’s Works, Volume 14

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