Casting Nets Podcast

313.Beyond the Sermon John 5:24-29

WELS pastors take you behind the scenes as they recap their sermons and all the little details they didn't cover! Bring your questions! 

312.Contemporary Congregational Concerns Part 4 - Elder Work in the Congregation

Join us as we explore issues that become concerns for many of our congregations today:  1. Use of Law and Gospel2.  Using the Means of Grace3.  Congregational structures and forms of ministry4.  Elder work in the congregation 5.  Stewardship

311.Contemporary Congregational Concerns Part 3 - Congregational structures and forms of ministry

Join us as we explore issues that become concerns for many of our congregations today:  1. Use of Law and Gospel2.  Using the Means of Grace3.  Congregational structures and forms of ministry4.  Elder work in the congregation 5.  Stewardship

310.Contemporary Congregational Concerns Part 2 - Use of the Means of Grace

Join us as we explore issues that become concerns for many of our congregations today:  1. Use of Law and Gospel2.  Using the Means of Grace3.  Congregational structures and forms of ministry4.  Elder work in the congregation 5.  Stewardship

309.Contemporary Congregational Concerns Part 1 - Law and Gospel

Join us as we explore issues that become concerns for many of our congregations today:  - Use of Law and Gospel- Using the Means of Grace- Congregational structures and forms of ministry- Elder work in the congregation - Stewardship

308.Beyond the Sermon (Pentecost 23, Proper 25B) 1 Corinthians 9:7-12; 19-23

WELS pastors take you behind the scenes as they recap their sermons and all the little details they didn't cover! Bring your questions! 

307.BTS.Michael and All Angels (Revelation 12:7-12)

WELS pastors take you behind the scenes as they recap their sermons and all the little details they didn't cover! Bring your questions! 

306. Beyond the Sermon (James 3:13-18 and Mark 9:30-37 Proper 20)

WELS pastors take you behind the scenes as they recap their sermons and all the little details they didn't cover! Bring your questions! 

305.The Freedom to Speak (Season Premiere!)

Pastor Will Harley says, "BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN!"  Pastor Dave Ruddat growls something in pirate talk (as it's national pirate day).  Both are excited to be back for another season of Casting Nets!  Today's topic:  Free speech in the light of the Eighth commandment

304. Beyond the Sermon (1 Kings 19:21-39 and Ephesians 6:10-18 Pentecost 19B)

WELS pastors take you behind the scenes as they recap their sermons and all the little details they didn't cover! Bring your questions!  Today is 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)

WELS pastors take you behind the scenes as they recap their sermons and all the little details they didn't cover! Bring your questions!  Today is Mark 7:31-37 and Acts 3:1-10 Pentecost 18B!

302.Beyond the Sermon (Romans 9:30-10:4 Proper 17B)

WELS pastors take you behind the scenes as they recap their sermons and all the little details they didn't cover! Bring your questions!  Today is Romans 9:30-10:4

301.Beyond the Sermon (John 6:51-69 Proper 16B)

WELS pastors take you behind the scenes as they recap their sermons and all the little details they didn't cover! Bring your questions!  Today is John 6:51-69

300.Beyond the Sermon (John 6:35-51 Proper 15B)

WELS pastors take you behind the scenes as they recap their sermons and all the little details they didn't cover! Bring your questions!  Today is John 6:35-51

299.Beyond the Sermon. Pentecost 12B

WELS pastors take you behind the scenes as they recap their sermons and all the little details they didn't cover! Bring your questions!  Today is John 6:24-35

298.Beyond the Sermon. Pentecost 11B

WELS pastors take you behind the scenes as they recap their sermons and all the little details they didn't cover! Bring your questions!  Today is Mark 6:45-56.

297.Beyond the Sermon. Pentecost 10B

WELS pastors take you behind the scenes as they recap their sermons and all the little details they didn't cover! Bring your questions!  Today is Mark 6:45-56.

296.Beyond the Sermon. Pentecost 9B

WELS pastors take you behind the scenes as they recap their sermons and all the little details they didn't cover! Bring your questions!  Today is Mark 6:30-34

Beyond the Sermon Pentecost 8 2024

Reverend Beard and Pastor Harley as go through Titus and Mark 6:7-13

Beyond the Sermon Pentecost 6 2024

Reverend Beard is back and joins Pastor Endorf and Pastor Harley as they go over Lamentations and Mark.  

Beyond the Sermon Pentecost 5 2024

Pastor Endorf and Pastor Harley revisit last Sunday's Gospel Lesson. 

Beyond the Sermon: Pentecost 2 2024

Pastor Harley and Pastor Endorf talk about the Gospel lesson for Pentecost 2, Mark 2:23-3:6. 

291.Three Pastors bring their best marriage advice and tools

Our season finale needs a "Princess Bride" quote! "Marriage is what brings us together today!" Three pastors bring their best marriage advice and tools they have found useful. Join in the conversation this Thursday at 10:30am!

290.Beyond The Sermon (Trinity B)

Pastor Harley talks about his sermon on Isaiah 6:1-8 and Pastor Endorf and Pastor Ruddat talk about their sermons on Romans 8:12-17

Ambition Works When You Stay on Target

Pastor Endorf and Harley talk about the good and bad when it comes to Ambition. 

Celebration of Mother's Day: Mothers of the Bible the Bad; Bad for a time; the Ideal

Join us as we celebrate Mothers as we look at the some of the bad mothers of the Bible and some that were bad for a time. What we see is God always working to preserve the line of Christ and the proclamation of forgiveness. 

287.Beyond the Sermon (Ascension B)

Three pastors walk you through the text and take you beyond their sermons.

286.Beyond the Sermon (Easter 6B)

Pastor Endorf talks about the Gospel; Pastor Ruddat goes above and beyond the text by adding to the lectionary; and Pastor Harley only does part of his text.  

285.Priesthood of all Believers: Our Calling and Our Challenge

Pastor Dave Endorf and Pastor Dave Ruddat address the relationship of priesthood of all believers and the public ministry. Misconceptions abound and challenges too!

284. Beyond the Sermon (Easter 5B 1 John 3:18-24)

Pastor Ruddat plays sound engineer while Pastor Harley goes beyond the sermon he preached on 1 John 3:18-24, which is the second lesson on Easter 5B.  

283. Silence of the Lamb - Does God still speak?

Join three pastors as their talk about the reasons why people feel that God is far away from them.  Even strong Christians can wrestle with a God who seems to be far off.  

282. Beyond the Sermon 1 John 4:1-6

Three pastors preached on the same text, but focus on different aspects of it.  

281. Preserving Christian Community

What is the community that needs to be preserved, and how do we preserve it?

280. Beyond the Sermon 1 John 1:5-2:2

Pastor Endorf and Pastor Harley talk about 1 John 1:5-2:2

279.Fellowship: Preserving God's Word for this Time and Place

Join Pastor Endorf and Harley as they discuss why we fellowship and what we look for as we fellowship. 

278.Beyond the Sermon (Easter 1B) 1 John 1:1-4

Pastor Harley and Pastor Ruddat discuss their sermons on 1 John 1:1-4

276.Beyond The Sermon (Lent 5B)

Listen in as Pastor Endorf, Harley, and Ruddat as they talk about John 12:20-33 and Hebrews 5:7-9.

276.The Bread of Life Discourse

Today Pastor Endorf and Pastor Harley talk about the Jesus conversation in John 6:48-63. Join us as we discuss what Jesus meant as he talked about being the Bread of Life. What connection if any is there to communion? What was his point? 

275.Beyond The Sermon (Lent 4B)

Listen in as Pastor Endorf, Harley, and Ruddat talk about Numbers 21:4-9 and Ephesians 2:1-10.

274.What's the difference Anyways? - #8 Last things (Eschatology)

To the rest of the world, Christianity often appears to be a fragmented religion with hundreds of sects, each claiming to preach the true message of the Christian faith. The appearance of fragmentation of the church is increased by secondary factors such as language, cultural diversity and political differences. The divisions, however, result from differences over key doctrines that have arisen since the time of Christ. To understand the various church bodies, one must understand their doctrinal positions versus the rest of Christianity. Some differences are so subtle that considerable theological, linguistic and historical study is required to grasp their true significance. These 8 doctrines we are talking about are central to the essence of Christianity. In fact,what the world terms “Christianity” is not one religion, but a group of parallel religions that share much of the same vocabulary, but which have significantly different views of the nature of man and the nature of God. To focus the study on the key issues, we will use eight questions which are asked in the Scriptures. The questions were asked by people from various backgrounds and were asked for various reasons. We will identify who asked the questions and why, and then we will look for the answer that is given in the Scripture. These topics will be refined to clarify the conflicting doctrinal positions as much as possible. Today's question: “Are you going to at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” - The Last Things

273.Beyond the Sermon (Lent 3B 2024)

Pastor Endorf and Pastor Ruddat talk about the previous week's sermon.  

272.What's the difference Anyways? - #7 Communion

To the rest of the world, Christianity often appears to be a fragmented religion with hundreds of sects, each claiming to preach the true message of the Christian faith. The appearance of fragmentation of the church is increased by secondary factors such as language, cultural diversity and political differences. The divisions, however, result from differences over key doctrines that have arisen since the time of Christ. To understand the various church bodies, one must understand their doctrinal positions versus the rest of Christianity. Some differences are so subtle that considerable theological, linguistic and historical study is required to grasp their true significance. These 8 doctrines we are talking about are central to the essence of Christianity. In fact,what the world terms “Christianity” is not one religion, but a group of parallel religions that share much of the same vocabulary, but which have significantly different views of the nature of man and the nature of God. To focus the study on the key issues, we will use eight questions which are asked in the Scriptures. The questions were asked by people from various backgrounds and were asked for various reasons. We will identify who asked the questions and why, and then we will look for the answer that is given in the Scripture. These topics will be refined to clarify the conflicting doctrinal positions as much as possible. Today's question: “Is not the bread we break a participation in the body of Christ?” - Holy Communion Next Week: “Are you going to at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” - The Last Things

271.Beyond the Sermon Lent 2 2024

We talk to day about the Gospel and the Epistle reading for the second Sunday of Lent.

270.What is the Difference Anyway: #6 Predestination

Join Pastor Endorf and Pastor Harley as they discuss the doctrine of Predestination and why it divides many within the church. 

269.Beyond the Sermon (Lent 1B)

Pastor Dave Ruddat, Pastor Will Harley, and Pastor David Endorf talk about the Lent 1B sermons (Genesis 22:1-18; Romans 8:31-39; Mark 1:12-15)

268.Eight doctrines that Divide the Church #5 Sanctification

To the rest of the world, Christianity often appears to be a fragmented religion with hundreds of sects, each claiming to preach the true message of the Christian faith. The appearance of fragmentation of the church is increased by secondary factors such as language, cultural diversity and political differences. The divisions, however, result from differences over key doctrines that have arisen since the time of Christ. To understand the various church bodies, one must understand their doctrinal positions versus the rest of Christianity. Some differences are so subtle that considerable theological, linguistic and historical study is required to grasp their true significance. These 8 doctrines we are talking about are central to the essence of Christianity. In fact, what the world terms “Christianity” is not one religion, but a group of parallel religions that share much of the same vocabulary, but which have significantly different views of the nature of man and the nature of God. To focus the study on the key issues, we will use eight questions which are asked in the Scriptures. The questions were asked by people from various backgrounds and were asked for various reasons. We will identify who asked the questions and why, and then we will look for the answer that is given in the Scripture. These topics will be refined to clarify the conflicting doctrinal positions as much as possible.
The 8 questions:
“By what authority do you do these things?” - Authority
“Who is the LORD that I should obey him?” - Identity of God
“Can a man be born again when he is old?” - Original sin
“What must I do to be saved?” - Justification
“Shall we go on sinning that grace may increase?” -Sanctification
“Who can bring a charge against God’s elect?” - Predestination
“Is not the bread we break a participation in the body of Christ?” - Holy Communion
“Are you going to at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” - The Last Things

267.Beyondthe Sermon (2 Kings 2:1-12 & Mark 9:2-9)

Pastor Dave Ruddat, Pastor Will Harley, and Pastor David Endorf talk about the transfiguration sermons.

266.Eight doctrines that Divide the Church #4 Justification

To the rest of the world, Christianity often appears to be a fragmented religion with hundreds of sects, each claiming to preach the true message of the Christian faith. The appearance of fragmentation of the church is increased by secondary factors such as language, cultural diversity and political differences. The divisions, however, result from differences over key doctrines that have arisen since the time of Christ. To understand the various church bodies, one must understand their doctrinal positions versus the rest of Christianity. Some differences are so subtle that considerable theological, linguistic and historical study is required to grasp their true significance. These 8 doctrines we are talking about are central to the essence of Christianity. In fact, what the world terms “Christianity” is not one religion, but a group of parallel religions that share much of the same vocabulary, but which have significantly different views of the nature of man and the nature of God. To focus the study on the key issues, we will use eight questions which are asked in the Scriptures. The questions were asked by people from various backgrounds and were asked for various reasons. We will identify who asked the questions and why, and then we will look for the answer that is given in the Scripture. These topics will be refined to clarify the conflicting doctrinal positions as much as possible.
The 8 questions:
“By what authority do you do these things?” - Authority
“Who is the LORD that I should obey him?” - Identity of God
“Can a man be born again when he is old?” - Original sin
“What must I do to be saved?” - Justification
“Shall we go on sinning that grace may increase?” -Sanctification
“Who can bring a charge against God’s elect?” - Predestination
“Is not the bread we break a participation in the body of Christ?” - Holy Communion
“Are you going to at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” - The Last Things

265.Beyond the Sermon: Epiphany 5 1 Peter 5:6-11

Join Pastor Harley as he discusses the second reading from the fifth week of Epiphany. In 1 Peter 5:6-11 we will see the work of the Devil undone by our Savior Jesus Christ. 

264.Eight doctrines that Divide the Church #3 Original Sin

o the rest of the world, Christianity often appears to be a fragmented religion with hundreds of sects, each claiming to preach the true message of the Christian faith. The appearance of fragmentation of the church is increased by secondary factors such as language, cultural diversity and political differences. The divisions, however, result from differences over key doctrines that have arisen since the time of Christ. To understand the various church bodies, one must understand their doctrinal positions versus the rest of Christianity. Some differences are so subtle that considerable theological, linguistic and historical study is required to grasp their true significance. These 8 doctrines we are talking about are central to the essence of Christianity. In fact, what the world terms “Christianity” is not one religion, but a group of parallel religions that share much of the same vocabulary, but which have significantly different views of the nature of man and the nature of God. To focus the study on the key issues, we will use eight questions which are asked in the Scriptures. The questions were asked by people from various backgrounds and were asked for various reasons. We will identify who asked the questions and why, and then we will look for the answer that is given in the Scripture. These topics will be refined to clarify the conflicting doctrinal positions as much as possible.
The 8 questions:
“By what authority do you do these things?” - Authority
“Who is the LORD that I should obey him?” - Identity of God
“Can a man be born again when he is old?” - Original sin
“What must I do to be saved?” - Justification
“Shall we go on sinning that grace may increase?” -Sanctification
“Who can bring a charge against God’s elect?” - Predestination
“Is not the bread we break a participation in the body of Christ?” - Holy Communion
“Are you going to at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” - The Last Things