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  1. 459: Preus - The Sermon as Absolution

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    11/07/26
    14 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Son of a Preacher Man. In this episode, we sit with Rev. Klemet Preus’ essay, The Sermon as Absolution. What is the purpose of proclamation? What is the content of a sermon supposed to be? What is vicarious satisfaction and how does it preach? We discuss bondage, absolution, liberation, and resurrection in this week’s episode, and much, much more!
    459: Preus - The Sermon as Absolution

  2. 457: Post-Conference Debrief

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    10/23/26
    13 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    I Long to Tell the Story of… Bondage and Grace. In this episode, we hold a pastoral debrief where we discuss the 2026 “Here We Still Stand conference,” the preaching method of Rev. Dr. James Nestingen, how the stories we tell confess our bondage to sin, and what is being done by Christ to break us free. Lots of stories, exegesis, and pastoral discussion on this episode of the podcast.
    457: Post-Conference Debrief

  3. 456: Nestingen - The Gospel and Repentance

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    10/05/26
    13 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough! In this episode, we continue our conversation about repentance, reading Rev. Dr. James Nestingen’s article on the Gospel and Repentance. We discuss Luther's view of the Gospel’s relationship to repentance, preaching a doable law, and what awaits those who leave the Church in a state of unrepentance. This and much, much more on this week’s episode of the podcast.
    456: Nestingen - The Gospel and Repentance

  4. When “Fear Not” Feels Impossible with Luke Kjolhaug

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    09/01/26
    6 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara | Luke Kjolhaug
    Author and Pastor, Luke Kjolhaug, joins Kelsi to talk about his new book, ⁠Fear Not: How the Gospel Disrupts Our Deepest Anxieties⁠.
    When “Fear Not” Feels Impossible with Luke Kjolhaug

  5. 451: Listener Question on the Work of the Holy Spirit

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    08/29/26
    13 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    All Apologies. In this episode, we respond to another listener question. What does it mean to “sit with a text” and yet be prepared at all times to give an apology for the hope that is in us? How does the Holy Spirit work in and through believers to testify to the truth about Jesus? Does the Spirit work through non-Christians, and if so, how and to what purpose? How has modern Christian evangelism differed from pre-modern evangelism and apologetics? What do the gospels teach us about the character of evangelism? This and much, much more in this week’s episode.
    451: Listener Question on the Work of the Holy Spirit

  6. Episode # 18 "1 Corinthians 8:1-9

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    08/17/26
    4 mins
    By Rod Rosenbladt
    Dr Rosenbladt Teaches On 1 Corinthians 8:1-9
    Episode # 18

  7. Episode # 486 Featuring Pastor Edward Killian "Suffering As A Christian"

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    08/16/26
    4 mins
    By Edward Killian
    Pastor Killian Teaches On 1 Peter 4:12-21
    Episode # 486 Featuring Pastor Edward Killian

  8. Episode # 17 "1 Corinthians 7:36-40"

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    08/10/26
    4 mins
    By Rod Rosenbladt
    Dr Rosenbladt Teaches On 1 Corinthians 7:36-40
    Episode # 17

  9. Episode #485 Featuring Pastor Edward Killian "The Way, The Truth, And The Life"

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    08/09/26
    4 mins
    By Edward Killian
    Pastor Killian Teaches on John 14:1-14
    Episode #485 Featuring Pastor Edward Killian

  10. 448: Marquart - Luther and Theosis

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    08/07/26
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    As Alive As You Need Me to Be. In this episode, we sit with Rev. Dr. Kurt Marquardt and listen as he teaches us about theosis, deification, justification, Christology, myth and ethics, materialism and rationalism, sacramentality, vocation, relational versus philosophical exegesis, sanctification, glorification, and much, much more.
    448: Marquart - Luther and Theosis

  11. Episode # 16 "1 Corinthians 7:10-24

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    08/03/26
    4 mins
    By Rod Rosenbladt
    Dr Rosenbladt Teaches On 1 Corinthians 7:10-24
    Episode # 16

  12. Episode # 484 Featuring Pastor Edward Killian "On Christ's Ascension I Now Build"

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    08/02/26
    4 mins
    By Edward Killian
    Pastor Killian Teaches on Luke 24:44-53
    Episode # 484 Featuring Pastor Edward Killian