

The Gottesdienst Crowd
Jason Braaten
We foster confessional integrity, liturgical preservation, and preaching that doesn’t stink.
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Jun 18, 2025 • 1h 16min
TGC 524 – The American Interim (Part 3)
The Augsburg Interim was a tumultuous time in the history of the Lutheran Church. With outside pressure and from within to compromise and capitulate, the time was tumultuous but also revelatory and clarifying. In this first episode, Karl Hess begins to take us through how the Lutheran Church in America is experiencing it’s own Interim.
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Host: Fr. Jason Braaten
Special Guest: Fr. Karl Hess
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Jun 16, 2025 • 57min
TGC 523 – Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 1)
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the First Sunday after Trinity, Luke 16:19–31.
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Host: Fr. Jason Braaten
Regular Guest: Fr. Dave Petersen
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Jun 15, 2025 • 31min
TGC 522 – The Church’s Year of Grace (Trinity 1)
This is a recording of the sermon for the First Sunday after Trinity from George Stoeckhardt’s book Grace Upon Grace: Gospel Sermons for the Church Year, reprinted by Steadfast Press.
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Read by: Fr. Matt Moss
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Jun 11, 2025 • 1h 11min
TGC 521 - Book Talk: The Seventy-Two Servants of the Word of God
In this Book Talk, Mikkel Søtbæk discusses his forth-coming book on the Septuagint called The Seventy-two Servants of the Word of God.
You can view more of his work:
On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@truthuntogodliness
On Twitter: https://x.com/potamopotos
Previous episode on Septuagint:
https://www.gottesdienst.org/podcast/2024/10/23/tgc-418-septuagintal-superiority?rq=septuagint
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Host: Fr. Jason Braaten
Special Guest: Mr. Mikkel Søtbæk
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Jun 9, 2025 • 1h 3min
TGC 520 – Thinking Out Loud (Holy Trinity)
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Feast of the Holy Trinity, John 3:1–17.
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Regular Guest: Fr. Dave Petersen
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Jun 8, 2025 • 29min
TGC 519 – The Church’s Year of Grace (Holy Trinity)
This is a recording of the sermon for The Feast of the Holy Trinity from George Stoeckhardt’s book Grace Upon Grace: Gospel Sermons for the Church Year, reprinted by Steadfast Press.
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Jun 4, 2025 • 1h 23min
TGC 518 - Hate Every False Way (Part 3)
In Psalm 119:104, the psalmist declares, "Through Your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way." We explore what it means to hate false ways in light of God’s Word, with a particular focus on the topic of women's suffrage in the church and beyond. How does Scripture shape our understanding of order given by God to roles of male and female in life – society, family, and the church? Join us as we discuss the cultural and theological implications of rejecting the false ways of the world and embracing God’s truth in every aspect of life.
Link to mentioned paper: http://essays.wisluthsem.org:8080/handle/123456789/5921
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Host: Fr. Jason Braaten
Special Guest: Fr. Evan Scamman
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Jun 2, 2025 • 60min
TGC 517 – Thinking Out Loud (Pentecost)
Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for the Feast of Pentecost, John 14:23–31.
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Regular Guest: Fr. Dave Petersen
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Jun 1, 2025 • 30min
TGC 516 – The Church’s Year of Grace (Pentecost)
This is a recording of the sermon for The Feast of Pentecost from George Stoeckhardt’s book Grace Upon Grace: Gospel Sermons for the Church Year, reprinted by Steadfast Press.
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Read by: Fr. Matt Moss
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May 28, 2025 • 44min
TGC 515 – Book Talk: More Than A Battle
In this Book Talk, Joe Rigney discusses his book More Than A Battle: How to Experience Victory, Freedom, and Healing from Lust.
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Host: Fr. Jason Braaten
Special Guest: Dr. Joe Rigney
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