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).

As Lutheran As It Gets

33: Get Nageled Again, part 3

Post author By Rev. Christopher Gillespie
Post date August 6, 2018
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This week, Riley and Gillespie go back one more time, into the sermons of Dr. Norman Nagel. In this episode, a lot of temptation talk.

Text: Selected Sermons of Norman Nagel: From Valparaiso to St. Louis by Norman Nagel, p.178-9

Show Notes:

Dr. Nagel reads Dr. Suess

Sermons of Nagel MP3 CD (Logia)

Older – They Might Be Giants

The Devil Went Down to Georgia

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Tags exegesis, nagel, sermons, temptation

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32: Get Nageled Again, part 2

Post author By Rev. Christopher Gillespie
Post date July 30, 2018
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This week, Riley and Gillespie continue their adventure through the sermons of Dr. Norman Nagel. In this episode, fig tree Jesus.

Text: Selected Sermons of Norman Nagel: From Valparaiso to St. Louis by Norman Nagel, p.175-176

Show Notes:

Dr. Nagel reads Dr. Suess

Sermons of Nagel MP3 CD (Logia)

Nature is Metal (Instagram)

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Tags exegesis, nagel, sermons

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31: Get Nageled Again, part 1

Post author By Rev. Christopher Gillespie
Post date July 23, 2018
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This week, Riley and Gillespie dive into the sermons of Dr. Norman Nagel. In this episode, Jesus’ yoke is easy, and His burden light.

Text: Selected Sermons of Norman Nagel: From Valparaiso to St. Louis by Norman Nagel, p.173-174

Show Notes:

Dr. Nagel reads Dr. Suess

Sermons of Nagel MP3 CD (Logia)

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Tags exegesis, nagel, sermons

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30: I don’t know your religious game, but you cannot stop the Gospel! with Detlev Schultz

Post author By Rev. Christopher Gillespie
Post date June 30, 2018
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Pastors Gillespie and Riley dive into Klaus Detlev Schulz’s “Mission From The Cross,” to discuss the Christian faith and its mission in relation to other religions and ideologies.

Text: Mission from the Cross by Klaus Detlev Schulz (2009) & Mission from the Cross: Lay Reader’s Edition by K. Detlev Schulz (2010)

Show Notes:

Apologetics

Chaos Theory

Butterfly Effect

OnScript – Douglas Campbell – Paul: An Apostle’s Journey

Best of Show (Christopher Guest)

Kids in the Hall – Brain Candy

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Tags evangelism, mission

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29: Law, Gospel, and the Mission of God with Ingemar Oberg

Post author By Rev. Christopher Gillespie
Post date June 16, 2018
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Pr. Riley and Pr. Gillespie dive into a conversation about Luther, Law & Gospel, and how the church goes about its mission

Text: Luther and World Mission: A Historical and Systematic Study With Special Reference To Luther’s Bible Exposition (2007) by Ingemar Oberg, p.174

Show Notes:

“Nones”

Acts 2 – Pentecost Sermon

Aftershow:

Russel Brand and Jordan Peterson – Kindness vs. Power

Curtis Harding

Gary Clark Junior

Adrian Below Trio

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Tags evangelism, mission

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28: Who Is For Us, With Us, and Feeds Us? with Albrecht Peters

Post author By Rev. Christopher Gillespie
Post date June 10, 2018
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Pr. Riley and Pr. Gillespie triple dip into Albrecht Peters’ commentary on Martin Luther’s Small Catechism, Baptism and Lord’s Supper. This week they discuss the Lord’s Supper, nostalgia, ego and old Adam, and real versus wished-for change.

Text: Albrecht Peters, Commentary on Luther’s Catechisms: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper, pg. 223-224

Show Notes:

The Southern Harmony & Musical Companion – Black Crowes

Ill Communication – Beastie Boys

Wildflowers – Tom Petty

Neil Postman – Amusing Ourselves to Death

Ego Vacations

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)

Soft Language – George Carlin

ER – “Real Savior”

Naked Gun Queen scene

Justified (FX)

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Tags divine call, Lord's Supper

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27: Water, Command, Promise with Albrecht Peters

Post author By Rev. Christopher Gillespie
Post date May 26, 2018
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Description: Pr. Riley and Pr. Gillespie double dip into Albrecht Peters’ commentary on Martin Luther’s Small Catechism, Baptism and Lord’s Supper. This week it’s all about Baptism!

Text: Albrecht Peters, Commentary on Luther’s Catechisms: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper, pg. 81-83.

Show Notes:

Dunning–Kruger effect

Bart Simpson’s baptism

Heidelberg Disputations

Luther’s Baptismal Rite

The Flood Prayer:

Almighty, Eternal God, Who, according to Thy righteous judgment, didst condemn the unbelieving world through the flood and, in Thy great mercy, didst preserve believing Noah and his family; and Who didst drown hardhearted Pharaoh with all his host in the Red Sea and didst lead Thy people Israel through the same on dry ground, thereby prefiguring this bath of Thy baptism; and Who, through the baptism of Thy dear Child, our Lord Jesus Christ, hast consecrated and set apart the Jordan and all water as a salutary flood and a rich and full washing away of sins: We pray through the same Thy groundless mercy, that Thou wilt graciously behold this [child] and bless him with true faith in spirit, that by means of this saving flood all that has been born in him from Adam and which he himself has added thereto may be drowned in him and engulfed, and that he may be sundered from the number of the unbelieving, preserved dry and secure in the Holy Ark of Christendom, serve Thy Name at all times fervent in spirit and joyful in hope, so that with all believers he may be made worthy to attain eternal life according to Thy promise; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Church of the Cosmic Skull

Celtic Crusades (Lawhead)

The Gospel for Those Broken by the Church (Rosenbladt)

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26: A Confrontation at The Lord’s Table

Post author By Rev. Christopher Gillespie
Post date May 17, 2018
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Text: Albrecht Peters, Commentary on Luther’s Catechisms: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper, pg. 46-48

Description: Pr. Riley and Pr. Gillespie dive back into Albrecht Peters’ commentary on Martin Luther’s Small Catechism. This week, they read “Baptism and the Lord’s Supper“ and go deep into Luther’s theology of the sacraments, with the specific critique of the Roman mass. It’s not about your giving but your receiving, promise and trust.

Show Notes:

Rainy Day Women #12 and 35

Roman mystery cults

Seder meals

Aztec sacrifice

Elijah and the Prophets (1 Kings 18)

Last Action Hero (soundtrack)

Against the Heavenly Prophets (Luther)

Kairos & Chronos (Rev. William Cwirla)

Back to the Future Part III “Fourth Dimensionally!”

Justified

Avengers: Infinity War

Eat the Elephant – The Perfect Circle

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25: Forgive us our debts so we’re free to forgive others…

Post author By Rev. Christopher Gillespie
Post date May 8, 2018
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Text: Albrecht Peters, Commentary on Luther’s Catechism: Lord’s Prayer, p.165ff.

Show Notes: Pr. Riley and Pr. Gillespie dive back into Albrecht Peters’ commentary on Martin Luther’s Small Catechism. This week, they read “Lord’s Prayer” and discuss how the Gospel opens the way for us to receive and enjoy forgiveness for Christ’s sake, and how God’s blood-soaked forgiveness frees us to extend absolution to others, even our enemies.

Random Acts of History – This American Life (Schindler’s List reference)

Obermmergau (Passion plays)

Wall-E

Interstellar (2015)

Brand Luther: How an Unheralded Monk Turned His Small Town into a Center of Publishing, Made Himself the Most Famous Man in Europe–and Started the Protestant Reformation (2015)

Fear the Walking Dead

Eat the Elephant – The Perfect Circle

Pete Doctor

The Road – Cormac McCarthy

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24: “Sanctification Based On Justification” with Albrecht Peters

Post author By Rev. Christopher Gillespie
Post date April 28, 2018
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Text: Albrecht Peters, Commentary on Luther’s Catechisms: Creed, p.248ff

Show Notes: Pr. Riley and Pr. Gillespie return to the excellent series from Albrecht Peters, this time delving deep into the Third Article of the Creed and the perennially hot topic: sanctification.

Creed (2016)

Peaky Blinders

Brawndo – The Thirst Mutiliator

“Like cake in a crisis”

TPS Reports

Red Swingline

Bjork – Medulla

Great Pacific garbage patch

Maynard James Keenan – Revolver videos

Lost in Space (2018)

Perfect Circle – Eat the Elephant

Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance