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Esther 5-6

We continue our look at Esther. Join us as we talk about wearing the robes of the King and God continuing to work behind the scenes.. 
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Esther chapter 1&2

We begin our talk about Esther. If you have any questions or want to know more please contact us. 
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Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) and the Christian worldview

How much is A.I. able to reflect and articulate reality, and how much is it a reflection of its creator?  What should we be concerned about with A.I, and what A.I. questions should Christians be ready to answer?
Topics:
What is A.I.?
current uses and issues with A.I. 
Potential issues with A.I.
Pastoral Predictions
What can we learn about ourselves through wrestling with a.i.?

James 4: Name Calling and Judging.

James calls us murderers, adulterers, and judges, but what does the inspired writer inspire us to be? 
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James 3:1-18 Tongues and Wisdom

Wisdom and taming the tongue, two of the toughest subjects for the hosts to tackle, one because we have so little to work with and the other, that we have too much to work with!
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James 1:12-2:13

Casting Nets embarks on catching all the goodness of the book of James. Join us as we introduce the book and dive in!  Today we talk about favoritism and the law that brings freedom.
 
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James: Intro and 1:1-11

Introduction to James: a Living, Saving Faith
 
Casting Nets embarks on catching all the goodness of the book of James. Join us as we introduce the book and dive in!
 
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Interview with Pastor Jeff Samelson from Christian LIfe Resources.

Pastor Jeffrey Samelson, Director of Mission Advancement for Christian Life Resources, preached at Immanuel in Shirley last weekend.  Pastor Ruddat interviewed him and talked about life issues, and the upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court election in April, among other things.
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Debunking Angels

What are common misconceptions do people have about angels and demons.  We tackle our top 5.  What is your top 5?
Angels are chubby babies with halos.
There is spiritual benefit to seeking out and communicating with angels.
Devil knows your thoughts.
There can only be one guardian angel per person.
When a believer dies, they become an angel.
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Scandalous Stories: Your Treasure and God’s Treasure (Matthew 13:44-45)

The last in our Scandalous Stories series.  Your treasure and God's treasure.
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Scandalous Stories: Matthew 25:31-46

The difference between Sheep and Goats. 
 
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Scandalous Stories: Luke 14:1-24

It's my party!
 
 
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Scandalous Stories: A Dangerous World For Sinners (Matthew 18:21-34)

What's so radical about forgiveness? Everything!
 
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Looking Back on the Call

Due to weather and sickness, we are not putting out a live show this week. But we don't want to leave you with nothing. With so many congregations seeking pastors we thought we would reach back into the archive and share a podcast with you on the call. It was first recorded when Pastor Harley was running solo on the podcast and was serving at Trinity Lutheran in South Dakota.
We can't wait to be live again and sharing with you more of real life and living faith. 
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Scandalous Stories: Who is Your Father

We talked today about the parable of the prodigal son. It is familar parable with a not so familiar application.  
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Interview with Semson Lor

We interview a Semson Lor, a Hmong student in the Pastoral Studies Institute (PSI).   We learn about his studies and share our stories about why we wanted to become pastors.
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Scandalous Stories: Luke 10:25-37

We talk about the good Samaritan and see how this is truly Christ who saves us from sins beating. 
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Scandalous Stories - Luke 18:9-14

A familiar parable (the pharisee and tax collector) yet having a lot for us to think about and discuss. 
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188.Our Top 5 reasons to give thanks in 2022.

Pastor Dave Ruddat and Pastor Will Harley have a lighthearted episode where we list our top 5 things we are thankful for in 2022.  What are the top five things (besides Jesus and sweater vests) you are thankful for in 2022?  

Scandalous Stories - Matthew 13:1-8

God's Word accomplishes his purpose, what's so scandalous about that?
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Multisite ministry with Pastor Michael Zarling

Church mergers and multisite ministry is not as doom and gloom as somethink.   Can two churches merge and thrive? What should congregations consider as they think about church mergers?  What is the difference between multi-site ministry and a bi-parish ministry?  Types of mergers?  When should congregations decide NOT to merge?  All questions we ask and more, as we interview a fellow podcaster, Michael Zarling, pastor of a multi-site ministry in Racine Wisconsin called Water of life (www.wateroflifelutheran.com).  His podcast "Thirsty" airs on the Raised with Jesus podcast. (www.resurrectionmaumee.podbean.com) 

Scandalous Stories: Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 The Wheat and the Weeds.

We go through another scandalous story that cause us to see clearly ourselves and our Savior.  
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Scandalous Stories: We need a prostitute (Luke 7:36-50)

A new series about the parables of Jesus, those scandalous stories that cause us to see clearly ourselves and our Savior. The first show is entitled: We need a prostitute.
 
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Revelation 21-22 New heaven and earth

We got past the monsters at the end of the book, now what is in store for the people of God? Let us bask in the pictures given to us of the victorious people of God and of the Lamb who shepherds them.
 
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Revelation 17-20 The Great Prostitute and Big But’s

The end result of the big three enemies of Christ.  Discover with us the great "buts" in the midst of terrible news.
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Revelation 16 The Wrath of Bowls!

God's judgment is linear, not circular.  Discover with us how the vision of the 7 bowls gives insight and comfort for us as we consider the last day.
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Revelation 14-15 -144,0000; angels; and plagues! Oh my!

We close out the vision of the 7 visions.  What do the three angels represent, who is wielding the heavenly sickle, and  what's with plagues coming out of the tabernacle?  
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Revelation 12-13 Two beasts, a dragon, and a woman in the wilderness...

the history of Christianity from the villains point of view.

Revelation 8-11

Vision of the Seven Trumpets
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Revelation 4-7

Vision of the Seven Seals.  This podcast had some technical issues, but we had good coffee, and Jesus (you know, in the text...)  
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Revelation: Introduction and Chapter 1

As promised, we go through the book of revelation.
We set our goals for the book of Revelation.
We introduce main themes and concepts of the book.
Numerology (do they mean what we think they mean?)
Chapter 1
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Debunking 7 Myths about Forgiveness

Pastor Dave and Will discuss today the importance of forgiveness. We may even debunk some of the thoughts people have about forgiveness. In the end we want to assure you all of the full and free forgiveness you have through Christ Jesus. If you don't listen to this one, you are forgiven...But only this once. 
 
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Debunking Luther

Luther, the man, the myth, the legend.  Myths can unite us as a culture, but in our culture of fake news and fact-checking, are we doing a disservice to the Gospel if, due to intellectual laziness, we perpetuate myths about Luther?  Join us as we talk about 6 myths about Luther and Lutheranism
What other myths about Luther or Lutheranism do you want us to talk about?  Let us know.   
 
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Good Marriages Gone Bad

Today we talk about Marriage. Marriage is a gift that is opened to soon and thrown away to quickly. Join as we look at a Fatherly article on the top reason why Good Marriages Go Bad. 
 
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Fatherly Article : https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/reasons-marriage-fail-first-five-years
 
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You Heretic

Got heresies? We talk about them today. Dave and Will talk about the most common heresies that still have their grasps on the modern Christian church. They are:
Judaizers, Theology of Glory, Marcionism/Antinomianism, Gnosticism, Origen, and Pelagianism
 
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Because I say so: The power of words

Will Harley was reading through the book "Without Flesh," and He and Dave talk about one chapter in the book about the power of words (although Dave may only want to talk about his most recent favorite Dad jokes).  While it may seem like we are just geeking out on theology (which, if we're honest, we like to do), but the words we speak, whether in church or in the home, have a powerful creative impact on those who hear them (even if it's dad jokes creating laughter or eye rolls).  
 
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Self-Care: Selfish or Sacred?

Today we welcome Susan L. Fink, the author of "Selfcare: Selfish or Sacred." Susan joins us to discuss 10 myths Christians hold about self-care and how we as Christians are called to take care of ourselves and others. 
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Making the Most of Your Small Church

A paper given in 1986 (36 years ago) have any bearing on us today? (I just realized today it's on the WLS essays site).    yes, because people are people, and church attitudes tend to resurface, especially sinful ones for Devil likes to recycle).  
Topics
Small Church mentality is different than a large church mentality
Danger of a pastor having the wrong mentality in a small church setting.
Addressing small church challenges (poor self image, finances and resources, and isolation)
Blessings of a small church setting (intimate use of the means of grace and development of gifts)
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Top 5 prayers of the Bible.

Pastor Harley and Pastor Ruddat pick their top prayers of the Bible.  What are your top 5 prayers of the Bible?
Here are our "Honorable Mentions"Genesis 18:16-33Psalm 1391 Kings 182 Kings 6:17Daniel 9:11-19
our top 55.  Habakkuk 3:2-194.  Acts 4:243.  1 Kings 8:22-532.  Acts 7:601.  ????? 
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Prayer How-to’s

Pastor Ruddat and his brother Jon Ruddat talk about different techniques they have used in their prayer lives, and most importantly, MODEL them. 
* Lord’s Prayer* ACTS (Adoration, Confession,Thanksgiving,Supplication)* Praying through the scriptures* Impromptu prayers * 5 finger prayer (Thumb - Those closest to me; Pointer - those who lead the way (pastors, teachers); Middle finger - those in authority; Ring finger -  those who are weak; Pinky finger - myself.)
 
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Lord’s Prayer Part 9 - The doxology

Doxology, is it biblical? Q&A "Should I look for a visible answer to my prayer?

Lord’s Prayer Part 8 - Deliver Us From Evil

Aside from horror movies, our culture doesn't like to dwell on evil. How come we have evil in our lives, and what are the four ways God delivers us from evil? What to do when the the answer to "Why did God allow THIS to happen to me?" is elusive.

Lord’s Prayer Part 7 - Forgive us our sins...as we forgive each other

The Petition Christians have the most trouble with.
Part I: "Forgive us our sins."
Part 2: "As we forgive each other"

Lord’s Prayer Part 6 - Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

Give us this our Daily Bread
Q&A: Why doesn’t God send manna from heaven everyday?

Lord’s Prayer Part 5 - Thy Will Be Done

What is the hardest prayer to pray? Listen as we look at "Thy WIll Be Done."
Q&A: If it God’s will that people believe in Jesus, why doesn’t he just make everyone believe in Jesus?

Lord’s Prayer Part 4 - Thy Kingdom Come

Did you know God has 3 kingdoms, power, grace, glory? Find out how the three kingdoms interact with the kingdoms of this earth?
Q&A: How Does God’s kingdom interact with the governments of this world?

Lord’s Prayer Part 3 - Hallowed Be Thy Name

How do Christians keep God's Name Holy when they pray, "Hallowed be thy name?" Let's talk about the first petition of the Lord's Prayer.
Q&A: Which one of God's name are actually His name, and which ones are His titles?

The Christian and Depression Part 2

The Christian and Depression Part 1

Lord’s Prayer Part 2 - The Address

How you start your prayer says something about what you believe and your faith. Let's look at the Address of the Lord's prayer
Q&A: When do we pray to God the Father, God the Son, or God the Holy Spirit?