Concord Matters from KFUO Radio

What are these Saxon Visitation Articles of 1528? Learn about what church visitations are about, what they have to do with the Book of Concord, and why Gospel-focused Lutherans—wanting to get out from under the Pope tyranny— would want to visit their churches and establish a Church order. Also hear what the proper use of the Lord’s Supper, closed communion, daily worship services, and what is being taught in the churches and schools has to do with gospel-focused Church order. And finally, hear about what tribulation has to do with church visitation.Rev. Sean Daenzer, director of Worship for the LCMS and Chaplain at the LCMS International Center, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss the Saxon Visitation Articles of 1528.This is a rebroadcast from November 20, 2021.

What do our Lutheran Confessions mean to International Lutherans? What roll do our Confessions have in the mission work to non-Germanic people?Guests Rev. Dr. Alexey Streltsov — Rector of Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church Seminary in Novosibirsk, Russia, and Rev. Joel Fritsche — Director at Seminario Concordia El Reformador - República Dominicana, join host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss the value of the Lutheran Confessions for Lutherans around the world.To support the Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church (SELC) Seminary through the the Save the Seminary endowment and to find more information about the SELC, visit siberianlutheranmissions.org, or savetheseminary.org. Find the SELC on Facebook at facebook.com/siberianelc.You can also write to:Save the Seminary Campaign - The Siberian Lutheran Mission Society8811 St. Joe RoadFort Wayne, IN 46835Phone: 260 209-1647To support Pastor Joel Fritsche, visit lcms.org/fritsche. Learn more about Seminario Concordia El Reformador at facebook.com/CMSCRRD.Find your copy of The Augsburg Confession - Concordia Reader's Edition at cph.org or read online at bookofconcord.org/augsburg-confession.

Let's talk about why the Lutheran Confessions matter in church planting and mission congregations. Hear from current church planters and pastors of mission congregations about whether we need to minimize or set-aside our Lutheran Confessions in church planting and mission work, the roll Lutheran Confessions play in a mission congregation how the doctrine of the Lutheran Confessions help overcome some of the struggles in doing the mission work in a newly established congregation, and what is distinctive in a confessional mission congregation.Guests joining host Rev. Sean Smith:First half: Pastors of Circuit 23 of the Texas District serving the new confessional church start congregation of Epiphany Lutheran Church in Bastrop, TexasPastor Jason Kaspar, who is Called to serve Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in LaGrange, TexasPastor Nate Hill, who serves St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Winchester, TexasPastor Dustin Beck, who serves Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, TexasPastor Timothy Appel, who serves Grace Lutheran Church in Smithville, Texas and is host of Sharper Iron on KFUO RadioSecond half: Rev. Isaac Johnson, Pastor of New Hope Lutheran Church, a Mission Congregation of the Iowa District East in Charles City, IowaFind your copy of The Augsburg Confession - Concordia Reader's Edition at cph.org or read online at bookofconcord.org/augsburg-confession.

We wrap-up the series on the Augsburg Confession with looking at the Conclusion, the importance of the the signers of the Confession, how the Confession was received, some historical context of the Confutation and the Apology of the Augsburg confession, the unaltered Augsburg confession, and ultimately, why this confession matters for our Lutheran Confessions—and the Lutheran confession in general—as we still confess today.Pastor Sean also announces his departure as host of the show in a couple weeks.Rev. Jim Pierce, pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Anaconda, Montana, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to wrap up the series on the Augsburg Confession.Find your copy of The Augsburg Confession - Concordia Reader's Edition at cph.org or read online at bookofconcord.org/augsburg-confession.

What is the distinction between church authority and secular, government authority, and how do they interact? Do pastors have authority in relation to the civil life of the community in which they serve, in relation to the daily lives of the people in the congregation, in relation to the ceremonies and customs that are used in the congregation, and/or in relation to how the congregation operates?Rev. Mark Bestul joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss Church Authority in Article XXVIII of the Augsburg Confession.Find your copy of The Augsburg Confession - Concordia Reader's Edition at cph.org or read online at bookofconcord.org/augsburg-confession.

Is it bad to want to serve the church and live in intentional Christian community? Why is it important to measure church traditions in terms of practice, rather than just in principle? Should Christians be taking vows, even if they have good intention like in serving the Church? Why do people often tend to put more value in our promises than in God's?Rev. A. Brian Flamme, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Roswell, NM, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss monastic vows in Article XXVII in the Augsburg Confession.Find your copy of The Augsburg Confession - Concordia Reader's Edition at cph.org or read online at bookofconcord.org/augsburg-confession.

What's the deal with the distinction of meats? What happens to the grace of Christ when human traditions dominate instead of the Gospel? How do the traditional Lutheran emphases on "Grace Alone" and "Faith Alone" provide a proper Christian focus to this article?Rev. Mark Squire, pastor of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar, Iowa, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss the Distinction of Meats in Article XXVI of the Augsburg Confession.Find your copy of The Augsburg Confession - Concordia Reader's Edition at cph.org or read online at bookofconcord.org/augsburg-confession.

Why a second article on confession? Learn about the relationship of private confession and absolution to the general or public confession and absolution of the Divine Service, whether we need private confession and absolution when we have the general confession and absolution in Church, how confession and absolution provides the cure of souls more than just the care of souls that you might get from counseling services, and what psychological benefits might come to a person who confesses and receives forgiveness. Also, hear why the Reformers make a big deal of stating that not only is confession retained, but that examination for the Lord's Supper is also retained, and why we ought to encourage and make use of examination.Rev. Dustin Beck, pastor of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, TX, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss Confession in Article XXV in the Augsburg Confession.Find your copy of The Augsburg Confession - Concordia Reader's Edition at cph.org or read online at bookofconcord.org/augsburg-confession.

How did the Lutheran Reformers answer the charge that they had abandoned the Mass? Have we, at times, been guilty of abandoning the Mass today? Also hear about why we would want to retain the Mass, its benefit to Christians and to the Church, why the Lutheran confessors specifically include talk of observing the Mass with the highest reverence and celebrating every Sunday communion. A chief concern in Article XXIV has to do with the medieval practice of "private masses." Why is this so offensive to the Gospel?Rev. Larry Beane, pastor of Salem Lutheran Church in Gretna, LA, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss the Mass in Article XXIV in the Augsburg Confession.Find your copy of The Augsburg Confession - Concordia Reader's Edition at cph.org or read online at bookofconcord.org/augsburg-confession.

Is there a religious life style more valued to God than that of marriage and family? Hear discussion on whether clergy should be married or celibate, why the matter of marriage of clergy matters to laity, and how the argument of the Confessors here in regards to the Marriage of Priests based on what God has established in creation and through His Word.Rev. Sean Kilgo, pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lawrence, KS, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss the marriage of priests in Augsburg Confession Article XXIII.Find your copy of The Augsburg Confession - Concordia Reader's Edition at cph.org or read online at bookofconcord.org/augsburg-confession.