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The apostle Paul was given a thorn in his flesh. He didn't like it and wanted it removed. God saw things differently. Pastor Jon Bilitz is our guest this week and he will help us learn more about this helpful section of 2 Corinthians 12. 

I can do all things through him who gives me strength. You've seen and heard that verse many times, right? "I can do all things What about that? Can you really do all things? Anything? Our guest this week, Pastor Jacob Behnken from Martin Luther College, will help us understand those words in their very important context. 

God speaking to Moses from the burning bush is a heavy section of Scripture. Our guest this week, Dr. Michael Berg, helps us lift it up for understanding and application. He helps us see how Moses' identity crisis (and ours) has its resolution in God. 

You might know the story of Rahab. She was the lying prostitute. You and I are not that different from her. That is what we hear about this week with Pastor Erich Schaser, a Bible teacher from Fox Valley Lutheran High School. 

Hebrews is a fantastic study and Pastor Greg Lyon is back to help us with chapters 9-10. 

Is skepticism about the resurrection of Jesus valid? That is a fair question. Our guest this week is Dr. Mark Paustian from Martin Luther College. Listen to his answers to that question. 

Isaiah 53 is before us this week. Pastor Clinton is here to help us understand more deeply what happened on a first century Friday outside of Jerusalem, which was foretold 700 years earlier by the great prophet. 

This week we have more tough questions for and great answers from Pastor Nate Wordell from Wisconsin Lutheran College on the Judas story. 

The story of Judas personifies the lure of sin and its cost. Pastor Nathan Wordell is on staff at Wisconsin Lutheran College and is here to help us better understand this puzzling and tragic account. 

Pastor Mike Novotny is here to offer gospel-centered support and encouragement for all who battle the challenge of mental health. 

Jesus is called many things in Scripture, including the second Adam. That is Romans 5 language. Our guest this week has been teaching Romans in the classroom for 35 years. 

Your Bible is the very word of God from cover to cover. That truth comes to us from the apostle Peter. Our guest this week is Pastor Brad Krause, a teacher of God's Word at Fox Valley Lutheran High School in Appleton. He will take us through 2 Peter chapter 1. 

Jesus displayed his full glory to his inner circle at a pivotal moment in his ministry. Pastor Jonathan Bauer is here to take us up the mountain for the transfiguration of our Lord. 

John 17 is a fascinating look at a prayer of Jesus, which is a prayer for you. The chapter also invites us inside the Trinity. Missionary Trainer Aaron Wakeman is our guest. 

You have been set free by the death and resurrection of Jesus. Colossians 2 teaches that truth and more. Listen to Pastor David Maertz, Great Plains Lutheran High School President. pull precious gospel truths from this wonderful chapter. 

Luke gives us the account of Jesus teaching the scholars of his day, when he was twelve! Remarkable, not remarkable. Professor Paul Koelpin, Martin Luther College, is our guest. 

This week we have another go at Colossians 1. The whole chapter is full of precious gospel. Our guest, Pastor John Boggs from Luther Preparatory School, is here to guide us through the first half which gets at prayer, feeding on the Word, our rescue by Jesus, and more. 

Faith and works go together in salvation, but it's important to understand the way they go together. Professor Kyle Bitter from Luther Preparatory School is our guest to help us through James 2. 

Luke records the story of Simeon's encounter with baby Jesus. Professor Paul Koelpin is here to help us learn from this true story. While in Luke 2 we will also read about Anna the prophetess and her reaction to seeing the Christ child. 

John 1 is a beautiful text for Christmas. It's about the Word, which means it's about Jesus, the Word made flesh. As we head into a new year, we have a new guest. Professor Justin Cloute from Wisconsin Lutheran College is our guest as we discuss the precious beginning of John's Gospel. 

No one writes about our Savior Jesus better than Isaiah. This week's special Christmas episode looks at Isaiah 52. Our guest is Martin Luther College professor Keith Wessel. 

If ever a person was born to do what he did it is John the Baptist. Pastor Jon Bilitz is our guest to take us through the story of his birth, including the Song of Zechariah. 

The angel Gabriel had incredible news to share with Mary, the one God chose to be the mother of Jesus. Pastor Clinton joins us this week to discuss that visit found in Luke 1. 

God has a perfect memory, and yet, he declares, "I will remember their sins no more." We can explain this mystery with one word: grace. Pastor Greg Lyon is here to take us through those words and more from Hebrews 8. 

Happy Thanksgiving! Psalm 98 helps us bring praise to our gracious God. Our guest is Professor Andrew Hussman from Luther Prepatory School. 

The true story of The Three Men in the Fiery Furnace could properly be called The Four Men in the Fiery Furnace, sort of. Our guest is Pastor Nate Wordell, campus pastor at Wisconsin Lutheran College. He will explain. 

This week's episode is a familiar Old Testament true story that has one of Scripture's all-time lines. Our guest to talk us through it is Pastor Nate Wordell from Wisconsin Lutheran College. 

There must have been thousands upon thousands of sacrifices offered by the Old Testament people of God. And then Jesus came and offered himself as a sacrifice. His was the "once and for all" sacrifice. Pastor Greg Lyon is our guest for Hebrews 7. 

More with Missionary Matthew Doebler about would be followers of Jesus and the faithful follower that is Jesus our Savior. 

In Luke 9 Jesus gives his followers or would-be followers lessons to think about. They are lessons for us to think about also. Missionary Matthew Doebler is our guest. 

Punishment in the Bible is sometimes called discipline. Discipline from God is always loving and always necessary to point us back to Jesus. Pastor Jon Bilitz is our guest as we finish discussing the true story of Israel and the Golden Calf. 

The true story of the Golden Calf surely exposes great sin, but it also beautifully highlights God's unmatched faithfulness and his amazing grace. Pastor Jon Bilitz is our guest this week. 

Romans 8 is loaded with assurances from God about his love for us. Pastor Clinton is our guest and he takes on the closing verses in this extraordinary chapter. Listen to what he says about your being not just a conqueror, but more than a conqueror. 

The last half of the last chapter of 1 Thessalonians has some great truths about God and about Christian living. Pastor Jon Bilitz, Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel, is here to share thoughts on these verses. 

The Church is well prepared for the end times - in which we now live - because the Holy Spirit is empowering it. More on this with Professor Luke Thompson from Martin Luther College. 

Pastor Stephen Kuehl is here to share thoughts on raising children, seeing loved ones in heaven, and the power of God's Word. 

Jesus called twelve men to follow him as his disciples. He later sent them out as apostles. John 1 records the calling of the first four. Professor Keith Wessel, a teacher of God's Word at Martin Luther College, is to here take us through this account. 

More on the Beatitudes, including the blessed promise from Jesus about persecution against his people. Professor Paul Koelpin, Martin Luther College is our returning guest. 

The Beatitudes introduce Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. Professor Paul Koelpin from Martin Luther College is here to share insight on these precious words from our Savior. 

Here we go again! We have spent a lot of time on this book, perhaps more than any other, on this podcast. Romans 15 with Pastor Don Schultz, principal and teacher of Romans at Lakeside Lutheran High School. 

The early church learned a valuable lesson in the story of Ananias and Sapphira. Simply put: do not lie to God. We can learn many more lessons from this true story in Acts 5. Dr. Phil Huebner is here to help us learn. 

The Holy Spirit takes the lead in the book of Acts, and it starts at Pentecost. Professor Sam Degner, Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, is our guest this week. He shares thoughts on Acts 2. 

Trees thrive when they are well-watered. The same is true for God's people. That thought and more are found in Psalm 1. Professor Andrew Hussman from Luther Prep School is here this week to take us into the first Psalm. 

Paul fills his readers with joy in Christ throughout his writing. Perhaps nowhere more than in his epistle to the Philippians. This week President Earl Treptow from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary is here to share insight on Philippians 3. 

God exposes our sin to prepare us for the gospel of grace through Jesus. That is what is going on in the parable of the Good Samaritan. Professor Stephen Geiger from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary is here to offer great insight into this familiar story. 

This episode brings us to the end of the Joseph story, where we are reminded that it all was part of God's perfect plan. The same can be said of your life. It is perfectly planned by your Heavenly Father. 

We are back in Genesis this week, specifically back with Joseph, and Jacob, and the brothers, and Pastor Jon Bilitz. 

Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed for their sin, which was no worse than our sin. We are saved only by the grace of God. Pastor John Boggs, a teacher of God's Word at Luther Prep School, is here to offer thoughts on sin and grace, punishment and salvation. 

When Jesus sent out disciples he was up to more than meets the eye. Missionary Trainer Aaron Wakeman is here to help us learn from Luke 10.