Concord Matters from KFUO Radio

Who is Christ and what do we say about Him? Are both natures present in the Supper? Who was arguing over this at the time of the Reformation, and why does this matter to us now?Rev. Dr. Kirk Clayton, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Mascoutah, Illinois, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss the Epitome of the Formula of Concord, Article VIII: The Person of Christ, Status of the Controversy.

Continue the conversation about what Lutherans *don't* believe about the Lord's Supper. Are we able to earn the Supper? Why does closed communion matter? Is there a loving way to tell someone they can't receive the sacrament?Rev. Tyrel Bramwell, pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Ferndale, California, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss the Epitome of the Formula of Concord, Article VII: The Holy Supper of Christ, Negative Statements (paragraphs 37-42).

What do we *not* believe about the Lord's Supper? What is the importance of the actual celebration of the Mass? Does it matter how we practice and receive the Lord's Supper? Rev. Tyrel Bramwell, pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Ferndale, California, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss the Epitome of the Formula of Concord, Article VII: The Holy Supper of Christ, Negative Statements (paragraphs 21-36).

What do we believe, teach, and confess about the Lord’s Supper? How to we explain the real presence of Christ in the sacrament? How does what we believe about Christ inform what we believe about the sacrament? Rev. Dr. Christian Preus, pastor of Mount Hope Lutheran Church in Casper, Wyoming, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss the Epitome of the Formula of Concord, Article VII: The Holy Supper of Christ, Affirmative Statements (paragraphs 6-20).

How do we clearly confess what we believe about the Lord’s Supper? What was happening during the time of the Reformation that caused the need to clarify what Lutherans believe? And, what is Crypto-Calvinism and how does it play into our view of the Sacrament? Rev. Mark Bestul, pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church in Elgin, Illinois, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss the Epitome of the Formula of Concord, Article VII: The Holy Supper of Christ, Status of the Controversy (paragraphs 1-5).

How is the constraint of the Law a comfort? Why do we need to hear both Law and Gospel? How do these concepts flow into our understanding of educating our children? Rev. Dr. Scott Murray, senior pastor of Memorial Lutheran Church in Houston, Texas and Third Vice-President of the LCMS (West-Southwest Region), joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss the Epitome of the Formula of Concord, Article VI: The Third Use of God’s Law, Affirmative & Negative Statements (paragraphs 2-8). Dr. Murray is also the author of the book Law, Life and the Living God: The Third Use of the Law in Modern American Lutheranism.

What is the Third Use of the Law? Where does it fit in with the other two uses, and how do they all apply to us? Where do we find this use of the Law in scripture? Rev. Dr. Scott Murray, senior pastor of Memorial Lutheran Church in Houston, Texas and Third Vice-President of the LCMS (West-Southwest Region), joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss the Epitome of the Formula of Concord, Article VI: The Third Use of God’s Law. Dr. Murray is also the author of the book Law, Life and the Living God: The Third Use of the Law in Modern American Lutheranism.

How do Lutheran beliefs about Law and Gospel differ from other denominations? What is the measure of what is right, and when is it appropriate to reject something? Rev. David Wiist, pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church in Evansville, Indiana, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss the Epitome of the Formula of Concord, Article V: The Law and the Gospel: Negative Statements.

Is it a Biblical concept to discern Law and Gospel in scripture and sermons? How do wisdom and the Law go hand-in-hand? What does the Law teach us? What happens when we mix Law and Gospel? Rev. Jeff Hemmer, pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church in Fairview Heights, Illinois, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss the Epitome of the Formula of Concord, Article V: The Law and the Gospel: Affirmative Statements.

What is the Law and what is the Gospel? Why do we as Lutherans teach that rightly distinguishing the Law and Gospel is so important? Why do we need to teach both? Where do we find these in Scripture? How is all of this relevant to us today? Rev. Mark Nebel, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Red Bud, Illinois, and 1st Vice President of the Southern Illinois District of the LCMS, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss the Epitome of the Formula of Concord, Article V: The Law and the Gospel – Status of the Controversy.