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Tough Texts, 99 episodes.

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An Introduction to the Augsburg Confession

2

Conversation on Confessions (1 Timothy 4)

3

Submissiveness and Salvation? (1 Timothy 2)

4

Pharisee Failure live from NWA 26 (Matthew 23)

5

Apostle's Advice (1 Corinthians 7)

6

Pray for a Preacher (1 Timothy 2:1-7)

7

Baptismal Blind Spot

8

Seven Detestable Sins (Proverbs 6:16-19)

9

Faith and Fundraising? (Luke 21:1-4)

10

Anger Management (Proverbs 29: 22-27)

11

Proverbial Parenting (Proverbs 29:17–20)

12

No Bootstraps To Pull Up (Proverbs 29:10-14)

13

Practicality and Promise (Proverbs 29:4-9)

14

Breaking and Turning Stiff Necks (Proverbs 29:1-3)

15

Finishing Your Faith (Hebrews 12)

16

Preoccupied by Princes (Psalm 146)

17

Promise Not Permissive (Genesis 32:1-14)

18

Year End Announcement from 1517

19

Alleviating Anxiety (Matthew 6:25-34)

20

Calamity and Comfort in Christ (1 Peter 4:12-19)

21

Samaritan Savior (Luke 10:25-37)

22

Dead As A Doorway (Romans 8:26-30)

23

Circumcision Circumstance (Acts 15:1-29)

24

Run of a Preacher Man (Acts 8:26-40)

25

Lost in Interpretation (Acts 2:1-24 and 1 Corinthians 14:1-5)

26

Kin Graft (Romans 11: 24-36)

27

Parable Perspective (Luke 10:25-37)

28

Persistent Prayer (Luke 18:1-8)

29

Jesus Cooked the Books (Luke 16:1-16)

30

Look All, No Hands! (Colossians 2:11-15)

31

Epistle of Straw, Law and Paul (James 2:14-26)

32

Transfigure it out (Luke 9:28-36)

33

Salty about Salvation (Genesis 19:1-22)

34

Holy Haggling (Genesis 18:22-33)

35

Harassed by Heresy (2 Peter 2:1-3)

36

Anxiety of Apostasy(1 Timothy 4:1-5)

37

Absent Absolution (Matthew 27:1-10)

38

Baptismal Identity vs Idolatry (1 Peter 4:1-6)

39

Pagan Precaution (Acts 19:11-20)

40

Sheep and Goats (Matthew 25:31-46)

41

Fueling the Mission: Supporting 1517 to Proclaim the Gospel

42

Lying and Dying (Acts 5:1-11)

43

God Talk vs. Devil Talk (Matthew 16:21-23)

44

Rocked by Christ (Matthew 16:13-23)

45

Family by Faith (Mark 3:30-35)

46

Epic Unbelief (Mark 3:20-29)

47

Fruitless and Faithless (Mark 11:12-33)

48

Ministry of Reconciliation For You (2 Corinthians 5)

49

Purposeful Patience For You (2 Peter 3:1-10)

50

Eyes of the Adulterers (Matthew 5:27-30)

51

The Wages of Sin is Not Death? (1 John 5:13-21)

52

God help LazarUS? (Luke 16:19-31)

53

No Justification Without Representation? (Romans 5)

54

Christianity and Slavery? (Book of Philemon)

55

Whose Son is the Sacrifice? (Genesis 22:1-14)

56

Baptized For What? (Matthew 3:1-17)

57

No More Marriage? (Matthew 22:23-33)

58

What would Jesus Do? (Ephesians 5:1-6)

59

The Law and Taxes (Mark 12:13-17)

60

Jesus Your Older Brother? (Romans 9:6-13)

61

The Giving God (Ephesians 1:15-23)

62

Deny and Die not Self Justify (Matthew 16:24-28)

63

Manure For You? (Luke 13:1-9)

64

New For You (Matthew 9:14-17)

65

Faith Without Doubt? (James 1:5-8)

66

Disciple Decision (Acts 1:15-26)

67

"Keep" The Law (1 John 2:1-6)

68

Millstone Theology (Matthew 18:1-6)

69

It's Yahweh or the Highway (Matthew 7:12-14)

70

Sanctify Your Spouse (1 Corinthians 7:12-16)

71

Dead Asleep in Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)

72

Born Again To Be a Child of God (John 3:1-8)

73

Asking for the Wrong Things (John 14:12-14)

74

Dealing with God (Judges 11:29-40)

75

Crucifying Christ Again? (Hebrews 6:1-6)

76

Stumped by The Stump (Mark 4:10-12)

77

Faithful to the Faithless (2 Timothy 2:8-13)

78

They Are Not The Prophet You're Looking For (John 1:19-28 and Matthew 11:7-15)

79

Heap of Burning Love (Romans 12:14-21)

80

"Breaking" The Law For You (Mark 2:23-28)

81

No Resurrection, No Christianity (1 Corinthians 15:12-340)

82

Anti Faith in Christ (1 John 2:15-27)

83

When Riches Turn Into Curses (Luke 12:13-21)

84

Gifts or Toil? (Ecclesiastes 2:17-26)

85

"Unjust" For You (Leviticus 24:19-22 & Matthew 5:38-44)

86

Leveled by the Lord's Supper (1 Corinthians 11:17-34)

87

Moses Left Behind (Deuteronomy 34:1-8)

88

Promise at Babel to Pentecost (Genesis 11:1-9)

89

Run Wild with God's Gift (Matthew 25:14-30)

90

Mauled by Law Bears (2 Kings 2:19-25)

91

When God Repents (Exodus 32:1-14)

92

Jesus Talks to Demons (Matthew 8:28-34)

93

Jesus Limits Forgiveness? (Matthew 18:21-35)

94

Hands on God (2 Samuel 6:1-11)

95

Eat of Jesus? (John 6:22-59)

96

Jesus Says Hate Your Family (Luke 14:25-27)

97

The Woman Jesus Called a Dog (Matthew 15:21-28)

98

Do I Need To Be Baptized? (1 Peter 3:18-22)