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Special Edition: Episode 43

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After the death of John the Baptizer, Jesus predicted his own death, making it clear that His own “exodus” was bound up in His suffering, death, and resurrection. This theme informed many of his parables of grace. All point to Jesus as Messiah and foreshadow His seemingly ungodly death and victorious resurrection as the mode of operation for God’s saving work. Come and study the importance of Jesus’ parables of grace for our Christian witness to atheists, doubters, and even to other believers.

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As Pastors Riley and Brown go through James 4, they look at the foolishness that our desires and a love of the world can drive us to. Pastor Gillespie once again produces with cool jazz vibes.

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Show Notes

Listen and Subscribe to The Gospeled Boldly Podcast with Rev. Eric Brown and Thomas Lemke.

Listen and Subscribe to The Higher Things® Simulcast Podcast with Rev. Donavon Riley and Sandra Ostapowich.

James Chapter 4.

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Christ, the Church, Love, Marriage, Economics, and Vocation. (Part 2)

As sinners, we think about our relationships selfishly, wondering, “What’s in it for me?” We even rank peoples’ value the same way. This way of thinking really becomes a big problem when we apply it to marriage and dating relationships. As Christians, we look to what God has revealed about marriage in Scripture, especially Christ and the Church. Join Sandra and Pastor Riley this week as they talk about what marriage is, how this relates to dating for youth, and what to look for in potential spouses.

Questions? Comments? Send them to us at http://higherthings.org/contact or leave them on The SimulCast Facebook page.

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In James 3, Pastors Riley and Brown examine the dangers of an unchecked tongue that forgets the centrality of mercy in the Christian faith and life. God is to set the tone for how we speak for each other; He speaks mercy to us!

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Show Notes

Listen and Subscribe to The Gospeled Boldly Podcast with Rev. Eric Brown and Thomas Lemke.

Listen and Subscribe to The Higher Things® Simulcast Podcast with Rev. Donavon Riley and Sandra Ostapowich.

James Chapter 3.

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Christ, the Church, Love, Marriage, Economics, and Vocation.

As sinners, we think about our relationships selfishly, wondering, “What’s in it for me?” We even rank peoples’ value the same way. This way of thinking really becomes a big problem when we apply it to marriage and dating relationships. As Christians, we look to what God has revealed about marriage in Scripture, especially Christ and the Church. Join Sandra and Pastor Riley this week as they talk about what marriage is, how this relates to dating for youth, and what to look for in potential spouses.

Questions? Comments? Send them to us at http://higherthings.org/contact or leave them on The SimulCast Facebook page.

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I Just Can’t Believe That! – Part 2: Eventually, all Christians eventually face doubts about their faith. Whether it’s being unsure about something new or different from what they’ve known before, or an all-out doubting that all this Christianity business is true…sinners doubt. If you tell someone about your doubts, do you worry about being drummed out of the church? Should you just keep it all to yourself, try harder to believe, and hope your faith returns? Sandra and Pastor Riley discuss doubt, faith, confession and how as Lutherans, our confession of faith actually includes room for doubt. We believe that we can’t believe.

Questions? Comments? Send them to us at http://higherthings.org/contact or leave them on The SimulCast Facebook page.

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Pastors Riley and Brown discuss how James now reveals the folly of the sinful man, who shows foolish favoritism and also tries to separate faith and works, which always exist together.

Questions? Comments? Send them to us at http://higherthings.org/contact.

Show Notes

Listen and Subscribe to The Gospeled Boldly Podcast with Rev. Eric Brown and Thomas Lemke.

Listen and Subscribe to The Higher Things® Simulcast Podcast with Rev. Donavon Riley and Sandra Ostapowich.

James Chapter 2.