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Christian Parents Matter to Kids, and the Nation | Cross Defense

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Luther Classical College’s November mailer continues the conversation about Sunday School and the parental responsibility of training children in the Christian faith. But why do pastors care so much about this? Martin Luther and C.F.W. Walther articulate the answer. Christian parents matter to kids! They’re also the solution to every problem that plagues our society.

Check out Luther Classical College: Lutherclassical.org

Family Vocation book: https://www.amazon.com/Family-Vocation-Marriage-Parenting-Childhood/dp/1433524066

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No Kids for Sunday School and the Prom Phenomenon | Cross Defense

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What should we do when there aren’t enough kids to have Sunday School? Do we need Sunday School? Is Sunday School biblical? Where did it come from? When did it become the norm? Who is Robert Raikes and what does John Dewey have to do with Sunday School? How does it relate to the Small Catechism and what on earth is the Prom Phenomenon? We answer all these questions and a few more in this episode.

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Christian Nationalism | Cross Defense

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Journalists say Christian Nationalism is on the rise. What is it? How is the term used? Do people want to be associated with it? The Augsburg Confession is a helpful place to start the conversation. Plus, we learn about the faithfulness of our third-century Christian brother, Alexamenos, and overcoming verbal allergens.

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The Christian Response to American Politics | Cross Defense

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In the wake of election day, Pastor Bramwell answers a listener’s question about the Christian response to American politics. We’re talking about being God’s instruments, both in the church and civil realms. It’s a question of who needs your works. You know the answer: your neighbor.

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Unionism is Not Unity | Cross Defense

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Orthodoxy, heterodoxy, and unionism. God prohibits church fellowship with heterodox churches. Why? True and false cannot exist with equal standing. If true allows for false, true ceases to be true. Learn more about this and other reasons why the orthodox church is not to fraternize with those who teach contrary to Scripture.

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Perception

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This is the video version of Pastor Bramwell’s November letter to St. Mark.

Scripture tells us not to be concerned with the perception of the world. It is God’s approval that we seek. It is to His glory that we do and say all that we do and say.

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Paganism in the Pulpit | Humboldt Sermon Review

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In the Name of Jesus: Humboldt Sermon Reviews #1

Pastor Bramwell reviews a local sermon to test the spirits in service to St. Mark’s members. Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard of Grace Good Shepherd, Mckinleyville, CA preached this sermon at Our Saviour Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Ferndale, CA. Part of it was dedicated to St. Mark and the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. We pray for the souls being led astray by this antichrist. May he repent of his false teaching and live.

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.” 1 John 4:1

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Can Christians Participate in Halloween? | Cross Defense

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Are we straining gnats while swallowing camels? A listener’s question about Christian participation in Halloween takes us to the LCMS’s Christian Cyclopedia for a look at adiaphora before hearing from Martin Luther’s sermon on The Three Kinds of Good Life for the Instruction of Consciences, based on Exodus 25-27 and focused on Matthew 23:23-24.

Christian Cyclopedia: https://cyclopedia.lcms.org

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1 Clement on Division, Pt. 2: Combat, Love, and Repentance – Cross Defense

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October 22, 2022

Pastor Bramwell concludes the conversation on division, using 1 Clement as a springboard to dive into the Bible. The Church is militant. Her warfare is not against people but for people—so that all would reach repentance.     

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1 Clement on Division, Pt. 1: Combat and Love – Cross Defense

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October 15, 2022

From one church to another, 1 Clement draws from Scripture to address division and instruct the faithful in matters of Christian combat, which is never in opposition to love. Plus, what if you don’t live near a faithful church? Good question. Pr. Bramwell has an answer.   

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