Itching ears, a head clear of illusions, fighting loneliness, and Pastor Harley's love of the smell of leather... all topics Pastor Will Harley and Pastor Dave Ruddat talk about, all in the big finish to our pastoral epistles. What combats itching ears, loneliness, and being in the same room as someone who obsesses over the smell of leather? Christ for us!

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Episode 139: 2 Timothy 4

Pastor Will Harley and Pastor Dave Ruddat stare with Paul into a world that is burning, but come away with the same conclusion, continue in the Word of God. Pastor Ruddat guesses Pastor Harley's favorite verse in this chapter, but is he right?

Episode 138: 2 Timothy 3

When Pastor Ruddat thinks of Timothy, often times he thinks of the young man that Paul mentored. 2 Timothy reminds us that Timothy is a seminary professor, one with responsibility yet one needing encouragement to be strong. In the midst of Paul's encouragement to Timothy to be strong, we find encouragement for ourselves to be strong, for the encouragement we need is Christ for us.

Episode 137: 2 Timothy 2

Pastor Will Harley and Pastor Dave Ruddat introduce 2 Timothy, Paul's Last Will and Testament, and go over the chapter section by section. At the end of the episode, we talk about what we would want on our epitaphs

Episode 136: 2 Timothy 1

Join Pastor Harley and Pastor Ruddat finish off the book of Titus, with a great discussion on the truths in Titus chapter 3, truths we don't want to be true sometimes. Join us as we explore situations when we don't want God's truth to be true. Listen to the great thing God has done even when we would rather listen to our "but's."

Episode 135: Titus 3

Doctrine, not a stuffy word just for seminaries or classrooms, but a concept that shapes how we live our lives, just as it shaped how elders, widows, and slaves lived their lives in ancient Crete.

Episode 134: Titus 2

Titus was asked to do much in his ministry. Join Pastor Dave and Will as they begin their walk through Paul's letter to Titus and how he was a troubleshooter in ministry.

Episode 133: Titus the Troubleshooter

Join Dave and Will as we talk about slavery, books, use of language and money all in the final thoughts of 1 Timothy.

Episode 132: 1 Timothy 6

Dave and Will talk about Paul's instructions to Timothy concerning widows. We explore what the widows did and how they served the church and the family. While the ministry of widows in 1 Timothy 5 would not make a snazzy Marvel action movie (like "Black Widow"), Will and Dave explore how the widow ministry in Ephesus worked and what it could look like today. Join us as we talk about 1 Timothy 5.

Episode 131: 1 Timothy 5

Pastor Dave and Will talk about the great certainty we have in the sound teaching of God's Word, but the demons have some ideas as to what teachings we should focus on. That are those doctrines of demons, and how do they lead us away from Christ?

Episode 130: 1 Timothy 4

Episode 129: 1 Timothy 3

We expound on the conversation of Men and Woman and their callings as we practice this great gift in society. For further information on this discussion the Wisconsin Lutheran Synod has put out a statement about the Callings of Men and Women that can be found on their website. You can also turn to the devotions on the Women's Ministry page at https://wels.net/dev-women/uc20210729/

Episode 128: Men and women in society

Dave and Will talk about the gift of ministry in a rural church setting. Sometimes we forget that ministry is not just about the numbers of people but the message and growth of the God's word among them as Christ is shared.

Episode 126: Rural Ministry

Another episode on Lutheran Catechesis, this time an interview with a man passionate for teaching the truths of God's Word and passionate against the "graduation mentality" that our current customs perpetuate. Listen to how he addressed it in the parish ministry, and his insights now that he is pastoring teens at a area Lutheran High School. Pastor Krahn has served in a larger congregation in the past and now serves teens at Manitowoc Lutheran High Schol as campus pastor and head of its theology department. The WLS essay file (http://essays.wisluthsem.org) can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/formsearchfunction Special Guest: Rik Krahn.

Episode 125: Catechism: Form in Search of Function

Is Pastor Harley magnanimous? Pastor Ruddat thinks so. They banter about the nature of complements before a deep discussion on prayer and the roles of men and women. Pastor Ruddat's sermon on prayer that he referenced is found here (https://shirleygreenleaf.com/episode-52-the-unthinkable-reason-why-god-blesses-america/): For more podcasts on roles of men and women, go here. (https://castingnets.fireside.fm/tags/roles%20of%20men%20and%20women)

Episode 127: 1 Timothy 2

This is a show about thoughts on how to live life in a God pleasing way. We will tackle real events, hopefully find real ways to live a Christian life in those events.

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