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We're starting over. But not really.

Preaching and teaching through a Christ-centered lens is more than just mentioning "Jesus" regularly in sermons and Bible studies. Dr. Joel Biermann joins Peter and Kevin in this episode and shares how he keeps everything focused on Christ.

Originally taught live on Youtube on April 6, 2021.

Originally taught live on Youtube on March 30, 2021.

Originally taught live on Youtube on March 23,2021.

Originally taught live on Youtube on March 16, 2021.

Originally taught live on Youtube on March 9, 2021.

Originally taught live on Youtube on March 2, 2021.

Jesus is not only the lens through which we understand Scripture. He's also how we Christians see life around us. That's what Peter and Kevin talk about in this 2021 wrap-up episode. New episodes coming in January!

Originally taught live on Youtube on February 23, 2021.

Originally taught live on Youtube on February 16, 2021

Originally taught on Youtube on February 2, 2021. Discussion questions 1. Read Galatians 3:21-29. Why was the Law given? 2. What is the goal? 3. Whose are we? 4. What does Baptism do? 5. What do you wear when you put on Christ? 6. Are there still differences among people? 7. Whose offspring are you? Taught by Dr. Kevin Armbrust. Presented by Crucial Productions - Teaching you Christianity so you can pass it on. Learn more at https://www.crucialproductions.org Support Crucial Productions - https://www.crucialproductions.org/give Got questions? Email them to questions@crucialproductions.org Subscribe to the podcastYoutube - http://bit.ly/CruxTubePandora - https://bit.ly/CruxPandAmazon Music - http://bit.ly/CruxAmziHeartRadio - https://bit.ly/CruxHeartiTunes - http://bit.ly/CruxTunesSpotify - http://bit.ly/CruxSpotStitcher - http://bit.ly/CruxStitchGoogle Play Music - http://bit.ly/CruxPlayOr just open up your favorite podcast app and search for “Crucial Productions” Socialize with us!Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/CrucialProductions/Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGrokmoot/Twitter - https://twitter.com/cruxproductionsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/crux.productions

Originally taught on Youtube on January 26, 2021. Discussion Questions 1. Read Galatians 3:15-20. How important are the words of Scripture to Paul? 2. Why is it important that the promise came before the Law? 3. Why does the Law need an intermediary? 4. How does the promise reflect God's nature? 5. What is the role of the Law? Taught by Dr. Kevin Armbrust. Presented by Crucial Productions - Teaching you Christianity so you can pass it on. Learn more at https://www.crucialproductions.org Support Crucial Productions - https://www.crucialproductions.org/give Got questions? Email them to questions@crucialproductions.org Subscribe to the podcastYoutube - http://bit.ly/CruxTubePandora - https://bit.ly/CruxPandAmazon Music - http://bit.ly/CruxAmziHeartRadio - https://bit.ly/CruxHeartiTunes - http://bit.ly/CruxTunesSpotify - http://bit.ly/CruxSpotStitcher - http://bit.ly/CruxStitchGoogle Play Music - http://bit.ly/CruxPlayOr just open up your favorite podcast app and search for “Crucial Productions” Socialize with us!Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/CrucialProductions/Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGrokmoot/Twitter - https://twitter.com/cruxproductionsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/crux.productions

Originally taught on Youtube on January 19, 2021. Discussion Questions 1. Read Galatians 3:7-9. Is the Gospel for the Gentiles a new idea? 2. Who are the children of Abraham? 3. Read Galatians 3:10-14. What things are presented in opposition? 4. How absolute is God's Law? 5. How do the righteous live? 6. Which one is Jesus? 7. What is the vicarious atonement? 8. Who receives the benefit of Christ's work? Taught by Dr. Kevin Armbrust. Presented by Crucial Productions - Teaching you Christianity so you can pass it on. Learn more at https://www.crucialproductions.org Support Crucial Productions - https://www.crucialproductions.org/give Got questions? Email them to questions@crucialproductions.org Subscribe to the podcastYoutube - http://bit.ly/CruxTubePandora - https://bit.ly/CruxPandAmazon Music - http://bit.ly/CruxAmziHeartRadio - https://bit.ly/CruxHeartiTunes - http://bit.ly/CruxTunesSpotify - http://bit.ly/CruxSpotStitcher - http://bit.ly/CruxStitchGoogle Play Music - http://bit.ly/CruxPlayOr just open up your favorite podcast app and search for “Crucial Productions” Socialize with us!Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/CrucialProductions/Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGrokmoot/Twitter - https://twitter.com/cruxproductionsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/crux.productions

Originally taught on Youtube on January 12, 2021. Discussion questions 1. Read Galatians 2:20-21. Where is the self? 2. What is the role of the law? 3. Read Galatians 3:1-9. What is the main content of Paul's preaching? 4. How does God work faith? 5. Why would the Galatians want to be sons of Abraham? Taught by Dr. Kevin Armbrust. Presented by Crucial Productions - Teaching you Christianity so you can pass it on. Learn more at https://www.crucialproductions.org Support Crucial Productions - https://www.crucialproductions.org/give Got questions? Email them to questions@crucialproductions.org Subscribe to the podcastYoutube - http://bit.ly/CruxTubePandora - https://bit.ly/CruxPandAmazon Music - http://bit.ly/CruxAmziHeartRadio - https://bit.ly/CruxHeartiTunes - http://bit.ly/CruxTunesSpotify - http://bit.ly/CruxSpotStitcher - http://bit.ly/CruxStitchGoogle Play Music - http://bit.ly/CruxPlayOr just open up your favorite podcast app and search for “Crucial Productions” Socialize with us!Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/CrucialProductions/Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGrokmoot/Twitter - https://twitter.com/cruxproductionsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/crux.productions

Originally taught on Youtube on January 5, 2021. 1. Read Galatians 2:15-21. How does this passage teach the doctrine on which the church stands or falls? 2. What does it mean to be crucified with Christ? 3. What does it mean to live? Taught by Dr. Kevin Armbrust. Presented by Crucial Productions - Teaching you Christianity so you can pass it on. Learn more at https://www.crucialproductions.org Support Crucial Productions - https://www.crucialproductions.org/give Got questions? Email them to questions@crucialproductions.org Subscribe to the podcastYoutube - http://bit.ly/CruxTubePandora - https://bit.ly/CruxPandAmazon Music - http://bit.ly/CruxAmziHeartRadio - https://bit.ly/CruxHeartiTunes - http://bit.ly/CruxTunesSpotify - http://bit.ly/CruxSpotStitcher - http://bit.ly/CruxStitchGoogle Play Music - http://bit.ly/CruxPlayOr just open up your favorite podcast app and search for “Crucial Productions” Socialize with us!Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/CrucialProductions/Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGrokmoot/Twitter - https://twitter.com/cruxproductionsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/crux.productions

Originally aired on Youtube on December 15, 2020. Discussion Questions 1. Read Galatians 1:18-24. Why does Paul explain his history with Peter and James? 2. How is “faith” used in 23? 3. How is verse 24 the goal of every servant of Christ? 4. Read Galatians 2:1-10. Why did Paul go to Jerusalem? 5. To whom was Paul sent? 6. Who are the poor? 7. Read Galatians 2:11-14. Why is this confrontation noteworthy? 8. What was the issue? 9. Read Galatians 2:15-21. Who is the “we”? 10. How does this passage teach the doctrine on which the church stands or falls? 11. How are works of the law and faith in Jesus contrasted? 12. Does Jesus leave us as sinners? 13. What does it mean to be crucified with Christ? 14. What does it mean to live? 15. Where is the self? 16. What is the role of the law? Taught by Dr. Kevin Armbrust. Presented by Crucial Productions - Teaching you Christianity so you can pass it on. Learn more at https://www.crucialproductions.org Support Crucial Productions - https://www.crucialproductions.org/give Got questions? Email them to questions@crucialproductions.org Subscribe to the podcastYoutube - http://bit.ly/CruxTubePandora - https://bit.ly/CruxPandAmazon Music - http://bit.ly/CruxAmziHeartRadio - https://bit.ly/CruxHeartiTunes - http://bit.ly/CruxTunesSpotify - http://bit.ly/CruxSpotStitcher - http://bit.ly/CruxStitchGoogle Play Music - http://bit.ly/CruxPlayOr just open up your favorite podcast app and search for “Crucial Productions” Socialize with us!Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/CrucialProductions/Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGrokmoot/Twitter - https://twitter.com/cruxproductionsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/crux.productions

Discussion questions not available for this episode. Originally aired on Youtube on December 9, 2020. Taught by Dr. Kevin Armbrust. Presented by Crucial Productions - Teaching you Christianity so you can pass it on. Learn more at https://www.crucialproductions.org Support Crucial Productions - https://www.crucialproductions.org/give Got questions? Email them to questions@crucialproductions.org Subscribe to the podcastYoutube - http://bit.ly/CruxTubePandora - https://bit.ly/CruxPandAmazon Music - http://bit.ly/CruxAmziHeartRadio - https://bit.ly/CruxHeartiTunes - http://bit.ly/CruxTunesSpotify - http://bit.ly/CruxSpotStitcher - http://bit.ly/CruxStitchGoogle Play Music - http://bit.ly/CruxPlayOr just open up your favorite podcast app and search for “Crucial Productions” Socialize with us!Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/CrucialProductions/Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGrokmoot/Twitter - https://twitter.com/cruxproductionsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/crux.productions

Discussion Questions 1. Read Galatians 1:6-9. What is a perversion of the Gospel of Christ? 2. What should we do with heretics? 3. Read Galatians 1:10-17. Whom is Paul serving? 4. What was Paul's trajectory? 5. When did God choose Paul? 6. How did Paul learn the Gospel? 7. How was Paul saved? 8. Read Galatians 1:18-24. Why does Paul explain his history with Peter and James? 9. Where did he go? Taught by Dr. Kevin Armbrust. Presented by Crucial Productions - Teaching you Christianity so you can pass it on. Learn more at https://www.crucialproductions.org Support Crucial Productions - https://www.crucialproductions.org/give Got questions? Email them to questions@crucialproductions.org Subscribe to the podcastYoutube - http://bit.ly/CruxTubePandora - https://bit.ly/CruxPandAmazon Music - http://bit.ly/CruxAmziHeartRadio - https://bit.ly/CruxHeartiTunes - http://bit.ly/CruxTunesSpotify - http://bit.ly/CruxSpotStitcher - http://bit.ly/CruxStitchGoogle Play Music - http://bit.ly/CruxPlayOr just open up your favorite podcast app and search for “Crucial Productions” Socialize with us!Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/CrucialProductions/Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGrokmoot/Twitter - https://twitter.com/cruxproductionsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/crux.productions

Originally taught live on Youtube on November 24, 2020. Discussion Questions 1. Read Galatians 1:3-5. Why do we receive good things from God? 2. What is this present age like? 3. Who is God? 4. What is the glory of God? Taught by Dr. Kevin Armbrust. Presented by Crucial Productions - Teaching you Christianity so you can pass it on. Learn more at https://www.crucialproductions.org Support Crucial Productions - https://www.crucialproductions.org/give Got questions? Email them to questions@crucialproductions.org Subscribe to the podcastYoutube - http://bit.ly/CruxTubePandora - https://bit.ly/CruxPandAmazon Music - http://bit.ly/CruxAmziHeartRadio - https://bit.ly/CruxHeartiTunes - http://bit.ly/CruxTunesSpotify - http://bit.ly/CruxSpotStitcher - http://bit.ly/CruxStitchGoogle Play Music - http://bit.ly/CruxPlayOr just open up your favorite podcast app and search for “Crucial Productions” Socialize with us!Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/CrucialProductions/Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGrokmoot/Twitter - https://twitter.com/cruxproductionsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/crux.productions

Introduction to Galatians.

How do you know if a Psalm is about Jesus when it doesn't mention Jesus?

It's a bold statement. THE most important? Really? You'll have to listen to find out which one and why.

John 4 includes a straightforward account of Jesus's interactions with a Samaritan woman as they stand at a well. But we can read it in so many wrong ways. Peter and Kevin discuss how to read and understand it so that the focus is on Jesus, not on the woman or social issues.

Jesus told parables with a purpose. And if you miss that purpose, you miss the meaning of the parable. Today we teach you how to read the parable of the sower in Matthew 13 so that you don't miss Jesus's intended meaning.

What is THE most important question to ask when reading the Bible? That first question that sets you on the right path to understanding what you are reading. That's what we talk about on today's podcast!

Is the Bible organized a particular way for a reason? What happens if you move things around? And…do some books take priority over others when we're seeking understanding? Lots of questions to discuss today!

There are a lot of things between the covers of your Bible...that aren't actually the Bible. And it's helpful to know what they are.

Scripture uses understandable words and it is one whole, not a series of unrelated parts. That's what the second and third principles for hermeneutics teach.

There are three basic principles to keep in mind when interpreting Scripture. Surprise, surprise - the first is the Christological principle! Good thing we already did our series on Christology to set the stage for this!

How we read and understand the Bible is about more than the Bible. It's about life itself. With this episode, Peter and Kevin start a new series on hermeneutics, or, how we interpret things.

Justice? Freedom from oppression? Emancipation? These are essential components of Critical Theory and they sound great. But are they? We need to know what they mean in the context of Critical Theory. We need to know what Scripture means when it uses those words. And if those meanings are the same. Then we can figure out if it is Christian.

Where do pastors come from and how do I get one? How do I pick a church? And what happens if my pastor starts teaching something against Scripture? We bring in a couple guests to help us answer these questions today. Pastor Peter Ill of Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, Illinois and Pastor Merritt Demski of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Illinois join Peter and Kevin today.

It's in the news. It's all over social media. Everyone is talking about it. And the World wants to know what the Church thinks. How do we respond?

In a time when we can't "go" to church, and lots of online things are being called "church", perhaps it's necessary to ask what church is, anyway.

It's easy to skip over the event of Christ's ascension. It just doesn't seem quite as important as his birth, death or resurrection. But it is! Because he ascended for you!

We think of freedom as being able to do whatever we want. But according to the Bible, that's actually slavery.

Peter and Kevin talk through some observations they have about how the Church and the world have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. And the responses have not been as different as one might hope… Presented by Crucial Productions - Teaching you Christianity so you can pass it on. Share this Post Support Crucial Productions - https://www.crucialproductions.org/give Got questions? Email them to questions@crucialproductions.org Subscribe to the podcast iTunes - http://bit.ly/CruxTunes Spotify - http://bit.ly/CruxSpot Stitcher - http://bit.ly/CruxStitch Google Play Music - http://bit.ly/CruxPlay Or just open up your favorite podcast app and search for “Crucial Productions” Socialize with us! Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/CrucialProductions/ Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGrokmoot/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/cruxproductions Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/crux.productions

Dr. Kevin covers John 7:37-52 today.

Dr. Kevin covers John 7:18-31 today.

Why do we have pastors? What are they for? Do we really need them? Peter and Kevin are joined by a pastor this episode, to help answer these questions! Pastor Peter Ill of Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, Illinois.

The discussion of who Jesus is drives everything we do, including how we read Scripture. And the first thing to keep in mind is this: Jesus is God's activity to save mankind. That's where we start. Even "in the beginning…"

Dr. Kevin covers John 7:1-18 today.

Dr. Kevin covers John 6:60-71 today. February 23, 2020 Sunday morning Bible study at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Fenton, Missouri. Taught by Dr. Kevin Armbrust. Share this Post Presented by Crucial Productions - Teaching you Christianity so you can pass it on. Support Crucial Productions - https://www.crucialproductions.org/give Got questions? Email them to questions@crucialproductions.org Subscribe to the podcast iTunes - http://bit.ly/CruxTunes Spotify - http://bit.ly/CruxSpot Stitcher - http://bit.ly/CruxStitch Google Play Music - http://bit.ly/CruxPlay Or just open up your favorite podcast app and search for “Crucial Productions” Socialize with us! Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/CrucialProductions/ Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGrokmoot/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/cruxproductions Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/crux.productions

Humans have always searched for truth, defining it in various ways throughout history, from the first philosophers until now. But is it the job of humans to define truth? Peter and Kevin discuss a few ways humans try to access and define truth today.

Dr. Kevin covers John 6:41-51 today.

What does it mean for a church to be relevant? Is this a good thing? A bad thing? Peter and Kevin discuss "relevance" and how to have this conversation with your friends.

Dr. Kevin covers John 6:32-40 and the "intermediate state" today.

This week Peter and Kevin…well, let's be honest, mostly Kevin…answer your questions. How can someone lose their salvation? What does it mean that God can destroy your body and soul? What do Lutherans mean when they speak of Law and Gospel?

We now get to the third genera, the genus maiestaticum. Did you know Lutherans get accused of making this one up solely to justify the real presence in the Lord's Supper? True story!