St. Paul - Alta Podcast: Recent Episodes
Rev. Christopher Harrison
What is needed for true repentance?
-The Augsburg Confession, Article XII (Concerning Repentance), and Article XIII (Concerning the Use of Sacraments)
Why must other teachings be rejected and condemned?
-The Augsburg Confession, Article IX (Concerning Baptism), X (Concerning the Holy Supper), and XI (Concerning Confession)
Should Lutheran Churches agree in their worship practices?
-The Augsburg Confession, Article VII (Concerning the Church) and Article VIII (What the Church is)
Why did the Lord create pastors?
-The Augsburg Confession, Article III (Concerning the Son of God), Article IV (Concerning Justification), Article V (Concerning the Office of Preaching), Article VI (Concerning the New Obedience)
Why is it necessary to condemn falsehood when confessing the Christian faith?
-The Augsburg Confession, Article I (Concerning God) and Article II (Concerning Original Sin)
What's the difference between exhortation and coercion?
-The Large Catechism, Brief Exhortation to Confession, 20-35
What exactly is Christian Freedom?
-The Large Catechism, Brief Exhortation to Confession, 1-20
What should I do if I don't desire the Lord's Supper?
-The Large Catechism, The Sacrament of the Altar, 76-87
What should I do if I feel unworthy to receive Holy Communion?
-The Large Catechism, The Sacrament of the Altar, 55-74
How often should Christians receive the Lord's Supper?
-The Large Catechism, The Sacrament of the Altar, 39-54
How should a Christian prepare on Sunday morning to receive the Lord's Supper?
-The Large Catechism, The Sacrament of the Altar, 20-38
What does Closed Communion require? How should Christians handle the leftover elements of the Lord's Supper?
-The Large Catechism, The Sacrament of the Altar, 1-19
What can the Old Testament Kings teach us about Baptism?
-The Large Catechism, Infant Baptism, 64-86
How does a Christian make daily use of his baptism?
-The Large Catechism, Concerning Baptism, 38-46
If Baptism is for those who believe, why then are babies Baptized?
-The Large Catechism, Concerning Baptism, 32-37
Why is the Christian Faith an external rather than internal thing? Why does that matter?
-The Large Catechism, Concerning Baptism, 23-31
Why don't Confessional Lutherans rebaptize other Christians?
-The Large Catechism, Concerning Baptism, 15-22
Why are Protestants so divided on what Baptism does?
-The Large Catechism, Concerning Baptism, 1-14
Why should pray against our enemies? Why is Amen such an important word?
-The Large Catechism, The Lord's Prayer, The Seventh Petition, 112-124
Why is the Baptized life so uncomfortable? And why must it be?
-The Large Catechism, The Lord's Prayer, The Sixth Petition, 99-111
Why are so many Christians unable to forgive their neighbors? What is forgiveness really?
-The Large Catechism, The Lord's Prayer, The Fifth Petition, 85-98
What does Headship have to do with Daily Bread?
-The Large Catechism, The Lord's Prayer, The Fourth Petition, 71-84
Why are Christians so unaware of the devil's activity in their lives?
-The Large Catechism, The Lord's Prayer, The Third Petition, 59-70
Are there ever prayers that offend the Lord? Who grows and expands the kingdom of God?
-The Large Catechism, The Lord's Prayer, The Second Petition, 49-58
Can the Gospel ever leave a congregation or country?
-The Large Catechism, The Lord's Prayer, The First Petition, 35-48
Does it matter how and with what words a Christian prays?
-The Large Catechism, The Lord's Prayer, The Introduction, 19-34
Why do some Christian Churches practice Closed Communion? Why ought we to pray?
-The Large Catechism, The Lord's Prayer, The Introduction, 1-18
Why must the Church confess 'against' other religions and false churches?
-The Large Catechism, Conclusion to the Creed, 63-70
Why have Lutherans historically offered the Lord's Supper every week?
-The Large Catechism, The Creed, The Third Article, 47-62
Why do Christians go to Church? Why were American Christians so poorly prepared for Church under Covid?
-The Large Catechism, The Creed, The Third Article, 34-46
Why do I need to hear the Gospel so much and so often?
-The Large Catechism, The Creed, The Second Article, 25-33
What's difference between knowledge and wisdom?
-The Large Catechism, The Creed, The First Article, 9-24
How does the Creed help us to 'do' the Ten Commandments?
-The Large Catechism, The Creed, Introduction, 1-8
Why must fear and trust go together in the Christian faith?
-The Large Catechism, The Conclusion of the Ten Commandments, 322-333
What is the 'Confident Ignorance' of our sinful flesh? And how do we guard against it?
-The Large Catechism, The Conclusion of the Ten Commandments, 311-321
Where's the line between tempting thoughts and sinful thoughts?
-The Large Catechism, The Ninth and Tenth Commandments, 292-310
How and when is it loving for a Christian to speak of another's sin?
-The Large Catechism, The Eighth Commandment, 277-291
What's the difference between a private and a public rebuke of sin? When and why does it need to happen?
-The Large Catechism, The Eighth Commandment, 267-276
Does Big Tech understand something about sinful nature better than Christians do?
-The Large Catechism, The Eighth Commandment, 254-266
Why should Christians not fear being taken advantage of in their dealings with others?
-The Large Catechism, The Seventh Commandment, 234-253
Why is wasting time such a big deal for the Christian?
-The Large Catechism, The Seventh Commandment, 222-233
What is Chastity in Marriage? How do Christians remain Chaste in this world?
-The Large Catechism, The Sixth Commandment, 209-221
Should Christians and the Church ever speak about marriages not their own?
-The Large Catechism, The Sixth Commandment, 199-208
What does minding your own business have to do with murder?
-The Large Catechism, The Fifth Commandment, 189-198
Why is 'venting' bad for you and for the faith? How should Christians express and use their anger?
-The Large Catechism, The Fifth Commandment, 179-188
Why are only men given to be pastors? What has God commanded of Christian parents?
-The Large Catechism, The Fourth Commandment, 158-178
What is Christian Headship and Patriarchy all about?
-The Large Catechism, The Fourth Commandment, 150-157
Why is Karma incompatible with Christianity? Does God ever punish us for our sins?
-The Large Catechism, The Fourth Commandment, 131-140