Lutheran Reflections
A weekly Lutheran podcast hosted by Pastor Bryan King and William Green, recorded live on Twitch and YouTube.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 191
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
"Our Duty as Priests" from C.F.W. Walther
For the commemoration of C.F.W. Walther, we read a condensed version of a sermon he delivered in 1842 entitled "Our Duty as Priests." What is the Priesthood of All Believers, and what duties do we ha…
00:32:10 |
Thu 09 May 2024
Walther on Law and Gospel
In this episode, we look at John 15:9–17 where Jesus says, "If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love." Many Christian…
00:34:02 |
Thu 02 May 2024
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
In this episode, we discuss the story of Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8:26-40. Does the Holy Spirit speak to people directly today like he did to Philip? Why do Lutherans usually insist on…
00:35:10 |
Thu 25 Apr 2024
Proof Fuels the Message
This week, we look at John 20:19-31 where Thomas says, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never …
00:36:50 |
Wed 17 Apr 2024
Jesus in the Flesh
This week, we look at Luke 24:36-49, where Jesus appears to his disciples after his resurrection. How does Jesus respond to his disciples' unbelief, and what are his instructions for them as he prepa…
00:36:30 |
Thu 11 Apr 2024
The Road to Emmaus
In this episode, we look at the Gospel reading for Easter evening, which is Luke 24:13-35. Why didn't the disciples recognize Jesus as he was talking to them? What does their confession say about the…
00:37:08 |
Thu 04 Apr 2024
Was Jesus Really Tempted?
In this Good Friday episode, we look at Hebrews 4:14 - 5:10, where we are told, "For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has bee…
00:36:16 |
Thu 28 Mar 2024
Holy Week Prophecies in Zechariah
In this episode, we look at several prophecies from from Zechariah that were fulfilled during Holy Week, including the Old Testament reading for Palm Sunday, Zechariah 9:9-12. How were these propheci…
00:35:20 |
Wed 20 Mar 2024
What Do You Want From Jesus?
In this episode, we look at Mark 10:32-45 where James and John tell Jesus, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." How does Jesus respond when his disciples ask him for glory or p…
00:35:02 |
Wed 13 Mar 2024
Did Jesus Die for Everyone?
In this episode, we discuss both John 3:14-21 and Numbers 21:4-9. How does the bronze serpent made by Moses foreshadow Christ? Did Jesus die for the sins of everyone, or only the elect?
00:34:42 |
Wed 06 Mar 2024
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
Throughout the season of Lent, our broadcast is moved to Tuesdays at 7:00pm ET to allow us to attend our congregation's midweek services. We will resume our normal Wednesday evening broadcast schedul…
00:32:00 |
Wed 28 Feb 2024
What Does it Mean to Be The Christ?
In Mark 8:27-38, Peter confesses that Jesus is the Christ, however also rebukes Jesus when he predicts his own suffering and death. It seems that Peter knew who the Christ was, but not what he was se…
00:32:58 |
Wed 21 Feb 2024
Becoming an Ambassador for Christ with Dr. Ken Schurb
In this year's Ash Wednesday episode, we turn our attention to 2 Corinthians 5:17-6:10, where Paul tells us that "we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us." How can we be ambas…
00:26:40 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
Who Is the God of This World?
In this Transfiguration episode, we look at 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:6, where Paul says, "In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light …
00:36:45 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
What is our role in bringing others to Christ?
Does it matter how we share the Gospel? How do we balance our belief in monergism with the idea that the way we present the Gospel has an impact on whether or not the hearer will be receptive to our …
00:33:14 |
Thu 01 Feb 2024
Not Man's Gospel (Conversion of St. Paul, 2024)
In this episode on the Commemoration of the Conversion of St. Paul, we look at Galatians 1:11-24 and discuss an excerpt from Martin Luther's lecture on Galatians.
00:35:27 |
Thu 25 Jan 2024
God for All
In this episode, we look at the Old Testament reading for the third Sunday after Epiphany, which is Jonah 3:1-10. How does Jonah's story fit with the Epiphany theme "God revealed to the Gentiles?" Di…
00:35:24 |
Thu 18 Jan 2024
All Things Are Lawful
In this episode, we discuss 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, where Paul tells us, "All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful." Does this mean that we no longer are bound by the moral law? Ho…
00:33:07 |
Thu 11 Jan 2024
Heaven and Earth Meet (Epiphany, 2024)
In this Epiphany episode, we look at Ephesians 3:1–12, where Paul says, "...through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.…
00:32:32 |
Thu 04 Jan 2024
The Eternal Word (Christmas, 2023)
In this episode, we look at the Gospel reading appointed for Christmas day, which is John 1:1-14. Why does the lectionary use this reading for Christmas day instead of one of the birth narratives? Wh…
00:33:37 |
Thu 28 Dec 2023
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