Podcast appearances and mentions of matthew heise

Sardis and Philadelphia, Asia Minor—Jesus is delivering critical messages to the churches in Sardis and Philadelphia. To Sardis, He warns of their reputation for being alive while being spiritually dead, urging them to wake up and strengthen what remains. To Philadelphia, He offers praise for their perseverance and promises an open door that no one can shut. Are we spiritually awake and attentive to God's opportunities in our lives?  The Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise, Executive Director of the Lutheran Heritage Foundation, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Revelation 3:1-13.  Shrouded in mysterious visions of cosmic battles, plagues, and catastrophic events, the Apocalypse of St. John, or as it's more commonly known--the Book of Revelation, paints a haunting picture of the end times. Cryptic symbols of beasts, the rise of the Antichrist, and the final judgment unfold with unsettling intensity, revealing the ultimate clash between good and evil. Yet, beneath its terrifying imagery, Revelation is also a deeply personal letter, offering comfort to early Christians facing persecution. It reassures them—and believers today—of God's control over history, His promise of redemption, and the certainty of Christ's victory. 

Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise joins the podcast to share some amazing stories of how the Lutheran Heritage Foundation is spreading the Word of God. Some of those stories include missionaries […]

Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise, Executive Director of Lutheran Heritage Foundation, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about challenges faced by church and organization partners around the world to distribute God's Word, how digital media is creating new opportunities to spread God's Word around the globe, and resources in Haiti, Sudan/South Sudan, Mayan language in Mexico, Finland, Africa, and Chinese books in Sibera. Learn more about all of these projects and more at lhfmissions.org.

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The Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise, executive director of Lutheran Heritage Foundation joins Andy to provide an update on the recent political unrest in Sudan and South Sudan and it's impact on the Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Sudan and Sudan.  Sudanese are fleeing the capital city of Khartoum seeking safe refuge to the West and South. Lutheran Heritage Foundation played a key role in the development of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Sudan and Sudan and continues to support  the church today with books in the languages of the people.

Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise, Executive Director of Lutheran Heritage Foundation (LHF), joins Andy and Sarah during Sharathon 2023 to talk about where LHF serves our neighbors with resources to support them in the faith, why these resources are critical for the people they serve, the latest projects happening at LHF, and why it's important for LHF to partner with the work of KFUO Radio. Learn more about Lutheran Heritage Foundation at lhfmissions.org. It's Sharathon 2023, and we need YOUR support! By God's grace and with your generous support, we've been sharing the Gospel for close to 99 years to millions of listeners worldwide. Our Bible studies help to explain and deepen your understanding of God's Word. Our worship services proclaim salvation in Christ and give you the words that the church has always used to proclaim the Gospel. And our hymns—the sacred music of the church—are the joyous exultation of God's people that explain, proclaim, and announce the joy of salvation in Christ alone. In short, your gift makes it possible for the listener-supported Broadcast Ministry of KFUO Radio to continue filling our world with God's Word. Start, sustain, or strengthen your partnership with KFUO Radio during Sharathon 2023. Give now at kfuo.org/sharathon.

Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise, Executive Director of Lutheran Heritage Foundation (LHF), joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the current global needs that LHF is meeting, challenges like witchcraft and idol worship that they encounter in certain cultures, what it means for recipients to receive faithful resources in their own language, and the current pressing needs for LHF. Learn more about Lutheran Heritage Foundation at lhfmissions.org.

Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise, Executive Director of Lutheran Heritage Foundation, joins Sarah to talk about all the work being done to provide Ukrainian refugees and children with Lutheran publications, the ongoing partnership and new church fellowship between the LCMS and the ELCSS/S [Evangelical Lutheran Church of South Sudan and Sudan], and the production of the new Spanish Hymnal and introduction in the Dominican Republic. Find all publications from Lutheran Heritage Foundation and their many projects at lhfmissions.org.

Perhaps the strongest antidote for optimism or for misplaced faith in our fellow man is watching the news. Of course, much of the media we consume is voyeuristic, so in a sort of supply-and-demand scenario, bad news makes headlines more than good news. At the same time, this is more than a problem of clickbait filling our newsfeeds. A series of events in recent years suggests that our cultural center cannot hold much longer.  Not decades but just a few days ago, prominent novelist Salman Rushdie was stabbed, not in some “shady” part of the world, but in public at a lecture in upstate New York. Also, dogs in San Francisco are becoming hooked on meth. Apparently, human excrement is so common in public areas, pets have learned where to go for a quick high from the residue of addicted residents. Radical ideologies continue to dominate headlines, which few outside of ivory towers had heard of until a few years ago. They are now compulsory at some schools. And, those who challenge the new orthodoxy are often ostracized from what is an increasingly impolite society. Healthcare now involves practices that, until yesterday, would've rightly been considered abuse, including children having otherwise healthy organs turned inside out.  Clearly, the state of our world is largely rotten. For some Christians, this indicates that the end is nigh. Particularly in the last century or so, many books and sermons have declared that we are living in the last days, so the best we can hope for is to go down fighting this increasingly fallen world.  It's easy to forget in all these headlines that things have been bad before, in some ways even worse than today. In that time and place, God called His people to keep the faith, commit to the tasks at hand, and steward the time they were given by remaining faithful. Sometimes they won against the forces of darkness and death. Sometimes they lost. Either way, their calling remained the same, and God's Kingdom marched on.  William Wilberforce was among those followers of Christ who faced down great obstacles. He deserves all of the recognition he receives as an archetype for faithful Christian engagement in the world. Eventually, because of his efforts, he won a long battle over the entrenched power of slavery in the British Empire, what he called one of the great aims that God had set before Him. But none of it happened in a day.   Wilberforce began his fight against human bondage in the late 1780s, but he did not see the fruit of his work for decades. The slave trade wasn't banned until 1807 across the British Empire and was not fully brought to an end until 1833, just days before he died. How often must he have wondered at his impossible task? How often did he consider giving up?  Closer to our own time and less well known is a story out of Russia. Detailed in a new book by Matthew Heise, The Gates of Hell: An Untold Story of Faith and Perseverance in the Early Soviet Union tells of the trials of Lutheran Christians living under the newly founded Communist tyranny. The book is encouraging and heartbreaking at the same time. The constant determination of these Christians to be faithful to their Lord in the midst of some of the 20th century's most intense persecution is encouraging. Yet, by all earthly terms, their resistance absolutely failed. They fought to retain their freedom and their faith, but few managed to even retain their lives.   They had no way to know their story's end—that all were wiped out by atheist totalitarianism. Regardless, they were faithful to the end.  Our task is no different. We don't know if ours is a Wilberforce moment, when the enduring faithfulness of God's people standing athwart the tides of history will push this world back to reality. Or if this is a Russian Lutheran moment: We will lose our lives in our quest to be faithful. What we do know is that Christ has called us to this time and this place. As Gandalf said to Frodo, when he wondered why he should have to live in such times, being meant to be here and now “is a very encouraging thought.”  So, whatever comes, great victories or the full evaporation of progress, our task is the same: faithfulness, not success.   

Matthew Heise joins Uncommontary host Marty Duren in a conversation about persecution of Lutheran Christians in the early days of the Soviet Union.

Matthew Heise joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, “The Gates of Hell: An Untold Story of Faith and Perseverance in the Early Soviet Union.”

Matthew Heise joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, "The Gates of Hell: An Untold Story of Faith and Perseverance in the Early Soviet Union."

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Ben Johnson unpacks why the conversation all boils down to protecting the innocent at all costs and Russian propaganda reaching new heights to justify their invasion of Ukraine. Matthew Heise, author of "The Gates of Hell," shares how ordinary Christians stood boldly in the years of the early Soviet Union and his personal connection to the conflict in Ukraine.

Ben Johnson unpacks why the conversation all boils down to protecting the innocent at all costs and Russian propaganda reaching new heights to justify their invasion of Ukraine. Matthew Heise, author of "The Gates of Hell," shares how ordinary Christians stood boldly in the years of the early Soviet Union and his personal connection to the conflict in Ukraine.

April 22, 2022 Dr. MATTHEW HEISE, Executive Director @ Lutheran Heritage Foundation: "The GATES of HELL: An UNTOLD STORY of FAITH & PERSEVERANCE in the EARLY SOVIET UNION" Subscribe: iTunes  TuneIn Android RSS Feed Listen:

Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise, Executive Director of Lutheran Heritage Foundation, joins Andy and Sarah to share about updates around the globe, including the continuing sad saga of the hate crime trial in Finland against those whom LHF helped print a biblical response to gay marriage; the Books of Concord being printed now in Taiwan, Indonesia and Vietnam; the graduation last November and startup of classes at the Lutheran seminary LHF sponsors in South Sudan; and the printing of the Spanish hymnal for North, Central and South America. Learn more about the wonderful work of Lutheran Heritage Foundation at lhfmissions.org.

Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise, Executive Director of Lutheran Heritage Foundation in Macomb, MI joins Rev. Brady Finnern to study the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:1-12. Learn more about Lutheran Heritage Foundation at lhfmissions.org. We are those who are poor in spirit and, in Christ, we are blessed. The weakest, meekest, and most needing righteousness are the greatest in the kingdom of God. In this blessed state, we mourn, seek peace, and face persecution with hope. Hope that He makes our hearts pure and provide strength even in persecution for we are blessed by the grace and mercy of Christ. “Lord God, despite being poor in spirit, You call us blessed. Shower us with Your mercy and peace to be strengthened in persecution and trial as we rejoice knowing our reward is great in heaven. In Christ, Amen”

Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise —  Executive Director of Lutheran Heritage Foundation, and Rev. Peter Anibati — bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of South Sudan/Sudan, join Andy and Sarah to talk about the needs of Lutherans in South Sudan and Sudan, how these needs are being met through Lutheran Heritage Foundation, and how this partnership has been integral in growing Lutheranism in South Sudan and Sudan. Learn more about the Evangelical Lutheran Church of South Sudan/Sudan at elcss-s.org. Learn more about Lutheran Heritage Foundation at lhfmissions.org.

Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise, Executive Director of Lutheran Heritage Foundation joins Andy and Pastor Cleland to share an update on the work of LHF and partners around the globe, including the state's case filed against Bishop-elect Juhana Pohjola of the Finnish Mission Diocese, Dr. Heise's book on the persecution of Lutherans in the USSR, a new translation of Luther's Small Catechism in the Zou language, and more projects in progress.  You can visit lhfmissions.org to read about the ways LHF is providing Gospel resources in many languages.  

Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise, Executive Director of Lutheran Heritage Foundation (LHF), joins Andy and Sarah to talk about where the Lord is working through LHF to bring the Gospel to people in their first language, the projects in progress for Spanish-language materials, and how the pandemic has affected their work. Learn about the vast amount of resources and how to support the work of LHF at lhfmissions.org.

Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise, Executive Director of Lutheran Heritage Foundation (LHF), joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the children's Bible storybooks for Muslims in Indonesia, other translation projects happening in Southeast Asia, and how to follow and support the work of LHF. Learn more at lhfmissions.org.

Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise, Executive Director of the Lutheran Heritage Foundation, joins Sarah to talk about LHF's children's mission project for the upcoming academic year, why LHF does these mission projects, and how integral these projects for inspiring young people to support missions and the church. Learn more at lhfmissions.org.