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Pastor Adam Flanick and Josiah Schultz

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A catechetical platfrom and resource of Our Savior Lutheran Church - Gladwin.

23 ago

Episode 26: Baptism

Send your questions and comments to encounterpodcast@protonmail.com Topics discussed in this episode: - What is Baptism and Who is it For? - The Scriptural Tapestry of Baptism - Baptizing Infants and the Faith of Children - Common Questions A catechetical platfrom and resource of Our Savior - Gladwin.⁠ www.oursaviorgladwin.com
2 ago

Episode 25: Freemasonry Examined (Guest - Ralph Harrison)

Send your questions and comments to encounterpodcast@protonmail.com The first president of the LCMS, C.F.W. Walther, wrote the following in an 1864 correspondence about Christian participation in fraternal organizations such as the Masonic Lodge: "Publicly and privately, we must with zeal speak against the secret orders... but let us not push away those who are still enmeshed in them and cannot at once convince themselves of the sinfulness of these orders and free themselves from them, but otherwise show themselves to be penitent Christians” ("Lehre and Wehre," Sept. 1913 [59:394-95]. Translated by Dr. Jerald C. Joersz, March 2002 Topics discussed in this episode: - The Basics of Freemasonry - Symbols and Rituals - The Blending of Faiths - Three Reasons Why Masonry is Incompatible with Christianity Additional Resources and Further Reading: "A Pastoral Approach to Fraternal Organizations" https://ctsfw.net/media/pdfs/CTCRMembershipinCertainFraternalOrganizationsAPastoralApproach.pdf "The Secret Teachings of the Masonic Lodge" By John Weldon & John Ankerberg A catechetical platfrom and resource of Our Savior - Gladwin.⁠ www.oursaviorgladwin.com
19 jul

Episode 24: Churches, Pastors, and the Michigan District (Guest: Rev. Mark Brandt)

Send your questions and comments to encounterpodcast@protonmail.com Topics discussed in this episode: - Introducing Rev. Mark Brandt - Path to ministry - Some trends being observed in churches both synodically and at the district level - A look at the numbers over (baptized membership, active pastors, etc) Additional Resources and Further Reading: Rev. Mark Brandt - https://www.michigandistrict.org/people/rev-mark-brandt LCMS Annual Reports - https://www.lcms.org/news/publications/annual-report A catechetical platfrom and resource of Our Savior - Gladwin. ⁠www.oursaviorgladwin.com
28 jun

"On the Freedom of a Christian" by Dr. Martin Luther, 1520

The Christian is both "a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none" and "a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject to all." This special release is in recognition of the 250th anniversay of American independence. Americans celebrate freedom every Fourth of July. We commemorate independence, self-government, and the rights secured by our Constitution. More than 250 years before the American Revolution, however, Martin Luther wrote about a very different kind of freedom. In The Freedom of a Christian, Luther argues that the deepest human bondage is not political but spiritual, and that the deepest freedom is found not in self-rule but in faith in Christ. His work invites us to ask a timely question: What does it mean to be truly free? As we celebrate the liberties of a nation, Luther challenges us to consider the freedom of the conscience, the freedom of the Gospel, and the paradox that a Christian is both "a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none" and "a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject to all." The following reading is Martin Luther's "The Freedom of a Christian," (or, "Concerning Christian Liberty") written in 1520. This recording uses the public-domain English translation by R. S. Grignon, originally published in 1910. I will also include Luther's accompanying letter, written directly to Pope Leo X, to whom the treatise was dedicated.
14 jun

Episode 23: Christian Life Ethics (Guest: Rev. Dr. Gifford Grobien)

Send your questions and comments to encounterpodcast@protonmail.com Topics discussed in this episode: - Introducing Rev Dr Grobien - Digging deeper into the content he will be presenting on during our circuit convocation - What are ethics? - How does God through the Scriptures inform the behavior of a Christian? A catechetical platfrom and resource of Our Savior - Gladwin.⁠ www.oursaviorgladwin.com
4 jun

Episode 22: Life of Faith - Jeff and Ashley Selsor

Send your questions and comments to encounterpodcast@protonmail.com Topics discussed in this episode: - The journey that led Jeff and Ashley to faith in Christ - The ways that Christ can transform a life - The dangers and allures of worldly remedies - Being redeemed from rock bottom - Testimony about Christ's faithfulness - The path to finding a church home A catechetical platfrom and resource of Our Savior - Gladwin. ⁠www.oursaviorgladwin.com
31 may

Episode 21: Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia (Guest: Ian Heinze)

Send your questions and comments to encounterpodcast@protonmail.com Topics discussed in this episode: - Illinois Assisted Suicide Policy - End-of-life ethics - The Christian response Additional Resources/Further Reading: https://mountziongreenfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/February-March-2026-.pdf A catechetical platfrom and resource of Our Savior - Gladwin. ⁠www.oursaviorgladwin.com
24 may

Episode 20: Pentecost

Send your questions and comments to encounterpodcast@protonmail.comTopics discussed in this episode:- The season of Pentecost - The work of the Holy Spirit - Third Article of the CreedA catechetical platfrom and resource of Our Savior - Gladwin.⁠www.oursaviorgladwin.com

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