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Casting Nets Podcast — 288 episodes
372. Martin Luther's "The Freedom of a Christian"
371. Other Factions and Sects (Formula of Concord Article XII)
370. God's Eternal Foreknowledge and Election (Formula of Concord Article XI)
Recast. Week That Changed the World (from March 26,2021)
369. Adiaphora (Formula of Concord Article X)
368. The person of Christ and his Descent (Articles VIII and IX)
367. Beyond the Pulpit: The Unscripted Life of Public Ministry
366 Unpacking the Real Presence in the Formula of Concord (Article VII The Holy Supper of Christ)
365. Formula of Concord. Just Do it (Article VI Third Use of the Law)
364. Formula of Concord. Good and Joyful (Article V Law and Gospel)
363. Formula of Concord. The Lasting Impact of Good Works (Article IV Good Works)
362. Formula of Concord. You are Right (Article III Righteousness of Faith)
361. Formula of Concord (The Not-so Free Will)
360. Formula of Concord (Rule / Norm & Original Sin)
359. Intro to the Formula of Concord (Background)
Recast. War On Your Christmas
358. Year in Review 2025
357. Luther's Last Broadside Against Rome in Defense of the Gospel. (Smalcald Articles Part 3, Article 10-15)
356.Five Things We Are Thankful for in 2025
355.The Church is the place to find what? Smalcald Articles (Part 3, Article 4-9)
354.The sin only Lutherans take seriously. Smalcald Articles (Part 3, Article 1-4)
353. Hammer or Scalpel. Luther and Melanchthon take on the papacy.
352.Smalcald Articles Part 2, Articles 1-3
351. Introduction and Part 1 Smalcald Articles: The Battleship of the Lutheran Reformation
350. Free Will, Cause of Sin, and Good Works (Article 18,19, and 20) Apology of the Augsburg Confession
349.Communion and the Mass (Article 22 and 24) Apology of the Augsburg Confession.
348.Invocation to the Saints (17, 21) Apology of the Augsburg Confession
347. Order and Human Traditions Article 15, 16 Apology of the Augsburg Confession.
346.Church Order (priests, vows, authority) Article 14, 23, 27 Apology of the Augsburg Confession.
345.Satisfaction & Number of Sacraments. Book of Concord. Defense of the Augsburg Confession
344.Repentance. Book of Concord. Defense of the Augsburg Confession
343.Baptism, Lord's Supper, and Confession (Apology of the Augsburg Confession IX,X, XI)
342.The Church. Book of Concord. Defense of the Augsburg Confession
341. Love and the Law Part 2. Book of Concord. Defense of the Augsburg Confession
340. Love and the Law part 1. Book of Concord. Defense of the Augsburg Confession
339.Justication II. Book of Concord. Defense of the Augsburg Confession
338. Defense of the Augsburg Confession (Justification Part I)
337. Defense of the Augsburg Confession
336.Recast. Book of Concord - Augsburg Confession - Civil Government
335.Recast. Book of Concord - Augsburg Confession - Ceremonies, Saints, Mass...Oh My
334.Recast. Book of Concord - Augsburg Confession - Confession and Absolution
333.Recast. Book of Concord - Augsburg Confession - Church
332.Recast. Book of Concord - Augsburg Confession - Good Works
331.Recast. Book of Concord - Augsburg Confession - Sacraments
330.Recast. Book of Concord - Augsburg Confession -Justification, The Call, and Orders
329.Recast. Book of Concord - Augsburg Confession - Jesus and Saints
328.Recast.Book of Concord - Augsburg Confession - Original Sin
327.Recast. Book of Concord - Augsburg Confession - Trinity
326.Recast. Book of Concord - Augsburg Confession - Introduction
325.Book of Concord - Large Catechism - Lord's Supper
324.Book of Concord - Large Catechism - Baptism
323.Book of Concord - Large Catechism- Lord's Prayer
322.Book of Concord Large Catechism (The Creed)
321.Book of Concord Large Catechism (4-10th Commandments)
320.Book of Concord Preface and 1-3 Commandments
319.Beyond the Sermon (Advent 2C)
318.Book of Concord Introduction
317.Beyond the Sermon (1 Thessalonians 3:9-13)
316. Five things we are thankful for in 2024
315.Beyond the Sermon (Daniel 7:13-14 & Jude 20-25)
314.Contemporary Congregational Concerns Part 5 - Stewardship
313.Beyond the Sermon John 5:24-29
312.Contemporary Congregational Concerns Part 4 - Elder Work in the Congregation
311.Contemporary Congregational Concerns Part 3 - Congregational structures and forms of ministry
310.Contemporary Congregational Concerns Part 2 - Use of the Means of Grace
309.Contemporary Congregational Concerns Part 1 - Law and Gospel
308.Beyond the Sermon (Pentecost 23, Proper 25B) 1 Corinthians 9:7-12; 19-23
307.BTS.Michael and All Angels (Revelation 12:7-12)
306. Beyond the Sermon (James 3:13-18 and Mark 9:30-37 Proper 20)
305.The Freedom to Speak (Season Premiere!)
304. Beyond the Sermon (1 Kings 19:21-39 and Ephesians 6:10-18 Pentecost 19B)
303. Beyond the Sermon (Mark 7:31-37 and Acts 3:1-10 Pentecost 18B)
302.Beyond the Sermon (Romans 9:30-10:4 Proper 17B)
301.Beyond the Sermon (John 6:51-69 Proper 16B)
300.Beyond the Sermon (John 6:35-51 Proper 15B)
299.Beyond the Sermon. Pentecost 12B
298.Beyond the Sermon. Pentecost 11B
297.Beyond the Sermon. Pentecost 10B
296.Beyond the Sermon. Pentecost 9B
295.Beyond the Sermon Pentecost 8 2024
294.Beyond the Sermon Pentecost 6 2024
293.Beyond the Sermon Pentecost 5 2024
292.Beyond the Sermon: Pentecost 2 2024
291.Three Pastors bring their best marriage advice and tools
290.Beyond The Sermon (Trinity B)
289.Ambition Works When You Stay on Target
288.Celebration of Mother's Day: Mothers of the Bible the Bad; Bad for a time; the Ideal
287.Beyond the Sermon (Ascension B)
286.Beyond the Sermon (Easter 6B)
285.Priesthood of all Believers: Our Calling and Our Challenge
284. Beyond the Sermon (Easter 5B 1 John 3:18-24)
283. Silence of the Lamb - Does God still speak?
282. Beyond the Sermon 1 John 4:1-6
281. Preserving Christian Community
280. Beyond the Sermon 1 John 1:5-2:2
279.Fellowship: Preserving God's Word for this Time and Place
278.Beyond the Sermon (Easter 1B) 1 John 1:1-4
277.Beyond The Sermon (Lent 5B)
276.The Bread of Life Discourse
275.Beyond The Sermon (Lent 4B)
274.What's the difference Anyways? - #8 Last things (Eschatology)
273.Beyond the Sermon (Lent 3B 2024)
272.What's the difference Anyways? - #7 Communion
271.Beyond the Sermon Lent 2 2024
270.What is the Difference Anyway: #6 Predestination
269.Beyond the Sermon (Lent 1B)
268.Eight doctrines that Divide the Church #5 Sanctification
267.Beyondthe Sermon (2 Kings 2:1-12 & Mark 9:2-9)
266.Eight doctrines that Divide the Church #4 Justification
265.Beyond the Sermon: Epiphany 5 1 Peter 5:6-11
264.Eight doctrines that Divide the Church #3 Original Sin
263.Beyond the Sermon (Mark 1:21-28)
262.Eight doctrines that divide the church.2.“Who is the LORD that I should obey him?” - Identity of God
261.Beyond the Sermon (2 Corinthians 5:14-21)
260.Eight doctrines that divide the church 1. “By what authority do you do these things?” - Authority
259. What’s the difference anyway? a look at Covenant Theology
258.Beyond the Sermon
257.Year End Review 2023
256. Beyond the Sermon (Christmas 1B; New Years Set 1 and Set 2)
255.Beyond the Sermon (Advent 3) SEASON FINALE!
254.What is the Difference Anyway: A Look at Free Will
253.Beyond the Sermon Advent 2
252.What is the Difference Anyway: A Look at Dualism
251.Beyond the Sermon: Advent 1
250.Pulling the Trigger on the Biblical Canon
249.Beyond the Sermon (Christ the King featuring 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 and Matthew 27:27-31)
248.Beyond the sermon (Romans 12:1-8, Matthew 6:23-44)
247.Inspiration and Inerrancy of the Bible
246. Five easy ways to become a Pietist (and Dave goes off the rails)
245.Beyond the Sermon (Matthew 23:1-12 Proper 26 & Matthew 5:1-12 All Saint’s)
244.Beyond the Sermon (Psalm 46 and Matthew 10:16-23)
243.Beyond the Sermon (Matthew 22:15-21)
242. Beyond the Sermon (Romans 1:16-17 & Matthew 22:1-14)
241.A discussion on the article ”One Great Thought”
240. One great thought of God (audio of the essay)
239.Beyond the Sermon (Philippians 3:12-21 and Matthew 21:33-43)
238.Beyond the Sermon (Ezekiel 18, Philippians 2; and Matthew 21)
237. Book Study of Pro (Every) Life
236.Beyond the Sermon (Matthew 20:1-16 &Romans 9:6-16)
235. Life in Christ Book Review
234.Beyond the Sermon: Genesis 50:15-21 & Matthew 18:21-35
233.Parenting Resiliency with Rochelle Manzano (Part 2)
232.Holy History
231.Parenting Resiliency with Rochelle Manzano (Part I)
230.Where does the WELS go from here?
229.Beyond the Sermon (BTS) Matthew 16:21-26
228.Beyond the sermon: Matthew 16:13-20
227.Beyond the sermon (Matthew 15:21-28; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
226.Review of the Book ”Any Given Sunday (The Story of Christ in the Divine Service)”
225.Beyond the Sermon: 1 Kings 19:9-18; Romans 8:28-39; Matthew 14:22-33
224.Should Mario Eat Mushrooms (Rise of Psychedelics and the ethics of their use)
223.Am I an Imposter?
222.Beyond the Sermon: Matthew 13:1-9,18-23; Romans 5:1-5 and 1 Corinthians 3:5-11
221.BTS: Pentecost 6A (Exodus 32:15-29 and Matthew 10:34-42)
220.To the Principles and Beyond
219.BTS: Pentecost 2A (Exodus 3:1-15; Revelation 5; and 1 Timothy 1:12-17)
218.Family Devotions
217.Beyond the Sermon: Genesis 1 and Matthew 28:16-20
216.Esther chapters 9 and 10
215.BTS:1 Corinthians 12:1-11
214.Esther 7-8
213.BTS: Acts 1 and John 6:60-69
212.Esther 5-6
211.BTS: Beyond the Sermon (1 Peter 3:13-22)
210.Esther Chapter 3-4
209.BTS: Beyond the Sermon (1 Peter 2:4-10)
208.Esther chapter 1&2
207.Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) and the Christian worldview
206.Debunking: Critical Race Theory. a misguided fix to a broken system
205.James 4: Name Calling and Judging.
204.James 3:1-18 Tongues and Wisdom
203.James 2:14-26
202.James 1:12-2:13
201.James: Intro and 1:1-11
200.Interview with Pastor Jeff Samelson from Christian LIfe Resources.
199.Debunking Angels
198.Scandalous Stories: Your Treasure and God’s Treasure (Matthew 13:44-45)
197.Scandalous Stories: Matthew 25:31-46
196.Scandalous Stories: Luke 14:1-24
195.Scandalous Stories: A Dangerous World For Sinners (Matthew 18:21-34)
Recast.Looking Back on the Call
194.Scandalous Stories: Who is Your Father?
193.Interview with Semson Lor
192.Scandalous Stories: Luke 10:25-37
191.Scandalous Stories - Luke 18:9-14
190.Five things we are thankful for in 2022
189.Scandalous Stories - Matthew 13:1-8
188.Multisite ministry with Pastor Michael Zarling
187.Scandalous Stories: Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 The Wheat and the Weeds.
186.Scandalous Stories: An Unimpressive Start
185.Scandalous Stories: We need a prostitute (Luke 7:36-50)
184.Revelation 21-22 New heaven and earth
183.Revelation 17-20 The Great Prostitute and Big But’s
182.Revelation 16 The Wrath of Bowls!
181.Revelation 14-15 -144,0000; angels; and plagues! Oh my!
180.Revelation 12-13 Two beasts, a dragon, and a woman in the wilderness...
179.Revelation 8-11
178.Revelation 4-7
177.Revelation 2-3: Letters to the Seven Churches
176.Revelation: Introduction and Chapter 1
175.Debunking 7 Myths about Forgiveness
174.Debunking Luther
173.Good Marriages Gone Bad
172.You Heretic
171.Because I say so: The power of words
170.Self-Care: Selfish or Sacred?
169.Scary Monsters of the Bible
168.Making the Most of Your Small Church
167.Teen Mental Health with Rochelle Manzano
166.Top 5 prayers of the Bible.
165.Prayer How-to’s
164.Lord’s Prayer Part 9 - The doxology
163.Lord’s Prayer Part 8 - Deliver Us From Evil
162.Lord’s Prayer Part 7 - Forgive us our sins...as we forgive each other
161.Lord’s Prayer Part 6 - Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
160.Lord’s Prayer Part 5 - Thy Will Be Done
159.Lord’s Prayer Part 4 - Thy Kingdom Come
158.Lord’s Prayer Part 3 - Hallowed Be Thy Name
157.The Christian and Depression Part 2
156.The Christian and Depression Part 1
155.Lord’s Prayer Part 2 - The Address
154.Lord’s Prayer Part 1
153.Leviticus. Oh Wait...One More Thing!
152. Leviticus. Blood, Beastiality, Oh! and Holiness.
151.Leviticus 16 the Day of Atonement
150.Leviticus 11-15 Alternative Lifestyle
91.Statistical Nightmare
149.Leviticus 8-10
148.Leviticus 1-7
147.Holy Vs Common the Beginning of Leviticus
146.War on Christmas
145.Does church membership still matter? Part 2
144.Does church membership still matter? Part 1
143.Fishing Solo: History of Thanksgiving with Lessons for Today
142.Fishing Solo: Three Things You May Not Know about Discipleship
141.Jesus In the Old Testament, Guess Where?
140.Trigger Warning - Abortion - the Gift of Life Not the Right to Life
139.2 Timothy 4
138.2 Timothy 3
137.2 Timothy 2
136.2 Timothy 1
135.Titus 3
134.Titus 2
133.Titus
132. 1 Timothy 6
131. 1 Timothy 5
130. 1 Timothy 4
129. 1 Timothy 3
128. Men and Women in Society
127. Rural Ministry
126. Catechism: Form in Search of Function
125. 1 Timothy 2
124. Digitized Church 2
123. 1 Timothy 1
122.Catechism Strikes Back
121.Digitized Church I
120.Father's Day
119.Professional Growth
118.Philippians 4
117.Commencement Speeches
116.Confirmation Memories
115.Philippians 3
114.Historical Confirmation
113.Philippians 2
112.Mother's Day
111.Catechetical Church
110.Philippians 1
109. Let Me Influence You
108. Daniel 11:36-12:13
107. Lutheran Preaching
106. Week that Changed the World
105. Daniel 10-11:35
104. You're Canceled
103. Is There Ever A Time We Are Not?
102.Daniel 9
101.Daniel 7-8
100.Church is Done. Now What?
99.Daniel 6
98.American Christianity has Failed
97. Daniel 5
96. The Bound Will and Covid Vaccination
95. Daniel 4
94.Let's study Bible Study.
93. Daniel 3
92.Daniel 2
91.Statistical Nightmare
90.Daniel 1
89.2020 year in review