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S2 E6: The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)

3/3/2023
Don’t read this parable without reading the set up, otherwise you will get it wrong. And we often time get it wrong. “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” we ask. Well, if that is our question then the answer will be one that is too great to follow. “Be the Good Samaritan, to everyone that you meet, all the time, 24/7, with no exceptions. Do that, and you will inherit eternal life.”…But after hearing these words, this parable isn’t quite so uplifting anymore. It kind of beats us up and...

Duration:00:35:36

S2 E8: The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32)

3/3/2023
It’s a story about redemption; about redemption and sacrifice, forgiveness and mercy. A son wishing his father was dead and his brother was no longer a brother. That same son denouncing his sonship in Israel, casting his lot in with the Gentiles and the pig farmers. A father who loves his son so much that he gives an inheritance that shouldn’t be given; and he doesn’t think twice. An older brother concerned with appearances, concerned with “doing it the right way,” concerned with nothing...

Duration:00:40:50

S2 E3: The Parable of the Weeds (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43)

12/31/2022
More sowing, just like the last time. Except here there is just a field; a field with good seed sown by a good man. But then his enemy comes and sows tares amongst the wheat; right overtop, intertwined. What’s to be done? That is the question the servants want to know. They see the problem and they want it fixed. But the man says, “No.” The time is not right for the tares to be uprooted, and besides, the servants aren’t given to this task anyway. The reapers will come, leave the reaping to...

Duration:00:41:53

S2 E4: The Parables of the Hidden Treasure, Pearl of Great Price, and the Net (Matthew 13:44-50)

12/31/2022
A man and his pearl. I suppose the only way that you can tell how much value something has is to see how much someone is willing to pay for it. For the man in our text this pearl that he finds is worth more than anything, literally. He goes and sells all that he has and then buys it. The previous man did the same with a field where buried treasure was known to be found…So obviously Jesus is trying to say something to us: “There is a treasure to be found, a pearl to be purchased. There is...

Duration:00:40:01

S2 E5: The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:21-35)

12/31/2022
A billion quadrillion dollars, that is how much the first guy owed the king. More than could ever be paid, but he thinks that he is good for it. He is sure that he could pay it back. So when his debt is released he doesn’t see it as grace, but as something he deserved; or perhaps he believed that he pulled one over on the king. And that is why he goes out in search for his own retribution. Debts must be paid, just not his. But this isn’t how forgiveness works. In fact, this isn’t forgiveness...

Duration:00:39:51

S2 E2: The Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23)

11/22/2022
A man goes out to sow. He doesn’t seem like he is very good at his job, just throwing caution and seed to the wind. The seed falls everywhere: on the path to be eaten, on the rocks and amongst thorns to quickly die, and yes, some falls on the good ground, too. You would think that the sower would be more careful with His seed. You would think that He would scatter it where He was sure that it would produce fruit. But this doesn’t seem to be His way and this doesn’t seem to be the way of our...

Duration:00:45:57

S2 E1: Purpose of the Parables (Matthew 13:10-17)

8/18/2022
Back by unpopular demand, the Uncultured Saints brings you Season Deux: Parables. You might have heard it said that parables are “earthly stories with a heavenly meaning.” Maybe this is true, but perhaps a better way to look at them is as “mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.” And if they are mysteries then they can’t be about ethics or morals….though this is how we treat them most of the time. Instead, mysteries are about the Gospel, and the Gospel is about Jesus, so parables are about...

Duration:00:40:48

S1 E4 - Free Will(y)

4/1/2020
We can make choices about all sorts of things in our lives. But the theological doctrine of free will is not about whether you can choose what to eat for breakfast or which color shirt to put on. It’s about whether we’re able to contribute anything to our own salvation, whether we can choose to believe, whether we can "help" God help us. When it comes to worldly things, we are free to make choices as we encounter the different options. But when it comes to the things of God, not only can we...

Duration:01:10:26

S1 E1 - What Do We Call This...??

4/1/2020
What’s the big deal about saying my nature is sinful or my nature is corrupted by original sin? It seems like a puny detail to focus on…but it’s really not. If we get this wrong, it messes up all our theology. Sin isn’t just the actions we do, it’s hereditary, a fatal disease we ALL inherit. And yet, sin is not who we are, it’s a condition we have. Original sin means that something has changed from the way we’re supposed to be, the way that God created all of humanity to be. This doesn’t...

Duration:00:49:09

S1 E2 - The No-Jesus Coin is Bad

4/1/2020
In spite of all the smiles and material successes, at the end of the day, most of us know we’re not doing or being our best selves. We can always do better. There is a huge chasm between who we are and who we want to be. The entire self-help industry has been built up to try and bridge that divide. When Christians talk about sin, the world hears it as a religion trying to prevent people from fully and freely living out their lives the best they can. But the reality of the situation is that...

Duration:00:37:58

S1 E3 - A Horse Named Sin

4/1/2020
When we change the clear words and teachings of Scripture to make things more palatable for sinners, the meanings change too. We actually begin to believe we can say things better and more logically than God’s Word. Applied to the doctrine of original sin, the way we talk about sin affects the way we talk about God. If God wants things to be this corrupted, sinful way and does nothing about it He’s an evil god. But if He wants it to be better, and doesn’t want to just burn it all down and...

Duration:00:39:49

S1 E6 - Good Works...Are Still About Jesus

4/1/2020
It makes for viral social media statements to say that not only do good works not save you but they’re harmful to salvation. But it’s totally not true. Necessary doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to be forced to do something. It can also mean that it just happens through you, necessarily, and make you love it. Nobody is saying that sinning is great, you should go out and sin more! But bragging about how we are fulfilling the law, demeaning others for not talking enough about good works,...

Duration:00:49:10

Ep. 1: What Do We Call This…??

12/13/2019
What’s the big deal about saying my nature is sinful or my nature is corrupted by original sin? It seems like a puny detail to focus on…but it’s really not. If we get this wrong, it messes up all our theology. Sin isn’t just the actions we do, it’s hereditary, a fatal disease we ALL […] Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Duration:00:49:10

Ep. 2: The No-Jesus Coin is Bad

12/13/2019
In spite of all the smiles and material successes, at the end of the day, most of us know we’re not doing and being our best selves. We can always do better. There is a huge chasm between who we are and who we want to be. The entire self-help industry has been built up […] Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Duration:00:37:58

Ep. 3: A Horse Named Sin

12/13/2019
When we change the clear words and teachings of Scripture to make things more palatable for sinners, the meanings change too. We actually begin to believe we can say things better and more logically than God’s Word. Applied to the doctrine of original sin, the way we talk about sin affects the way we talk […] Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Duration:00:39:59

Ep. 4: Free Will(y)

12/13/2019
We can make choices about all sorts of things in our lives. But the theological doctrine of free will is not about whether you can choose what to eat for breakfast or which color shirt to put on. It’s about whether we’re able to contribute anything to our own salvation, whether we can choose to […] Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Duration:01:10:26

Ep. 5: Jesus over Journey

12/13/2019
Justification is a fancy $5 church-word that makes us sound smart when we use it. But what does it mean? It’s all about how we are saved and made right before God. As sinners, we look to ourselves — our choices and our actions — to gauge whether we really are Christians and measure how […] Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Duration:00:48:07

Ep. 6: Good Works…Are Still About Jesus

12/13/2019
It makes for viral social media statements to say that not only do good works not save you but they’re harmful to salvation. But it’s totally not true. Necessary doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to be forced to do something. It can also mean that it just happens through you, necessarily, and make you […] Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Duration:00:43:58

Ep. 7: The Law is Bullwinkle. The Gospel is Rocky.

12/13/2019
Sometimes we think it’d be helpful to use character voices to distinguish Law and Gospel. The Law is that which God demands from us. And if you don’t fulfill it, the Law will also threaten punishment. It kind of offers salvation…if you keep it perfectly. God gives the Law to us for three good purposes, […] Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Duration:00:49:12

Ep. 8: Don’t They Know it’s the Third Use of the Law?

12/13/2019
Once upon a time, there was a controversy among Lutherans. (Shocker!) One camp said the Law has no place in the life of the Christian anymore and good works will spontaneously spring forth without any sort of instruction or guidance. But when we work to set aside the Law, to free ourselves from the Law’s […] Copyright Higher Things®, Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran. Support the work of Higher Things.

Duration:00:50:41