Audio — A Sumptuous Feast: Pastor Joseph Abrahamson 14-Part Catechism Series

Here we have a sumptuous feast; a 14-part audio series with Pastor Joseph Abrahamson on the Small Catechism, on Steadfast Throwdown.

 Part 1 With this segment we begin a series with  Pr. Joe Abrahamson on the meaning and message of Martin Luther’s Small  Catechism. In Part 1, Pr. Abrahamson gives an overview of the Catechism  and throws down against some faulty views of God, original sin, and  God’s Law. Hear him respond to Rob Bell’s “definition” of God, Joel  Osteen’s denial of original sin, and David Ashcraft’s mistaken notion of  the purpose of God’s Law.
 Part 2 We continue our  Catechism Series with Pr. Joe Abrahamson. In part 2, we look at using  the Catechism and how it is organized. What does Pr. Abrahamson mean  when he says Luther’s Small Catechism has a “3 x 3” structure? We also  begin discussing God’s Law and the Ten Commandments.
 Part 3 Pr. Joe Abrahamson continues discussing  Martin Luther’s Small Catechism, what it means, an how to teach it. In  Part 3 of our ongoing series, we discuss the Law of God–the natural law
and the revealed law, the two tables of the Law, and how the moral law,  the civil law, and the ceremonial law relate to one another.
 Part 4 Our Catechism Series with Pr. Joe  Abrahamson continues as we get into the Apostles’ Creed. We discuss the  background of the Creeds and where the statements come from in the  Scriptures. We discuss the First Article (God the Father, Creation) and  the Second Article (God the Son, Redemption). Hear how Richard Dawkins  says he learned the “Christian faith,” and get Pr. Abrahamson’s  response.
 Part 5 Our Catechism Series with Pr. Joe  Abrahamson continues. This time we respond to the outlandish claim by  Benny Hinn that there are actually nine persons (Yes, you read that  correctly!) in the Holy Trinity. We also discuss the Third Article, the  Holy Spirit, and what it means that He gives us life by bringing us to  faith in Jesus Christ.
 Part 6 In Part 6 of our Catechism Series with  Pr. Joe Abrahamson, we discuss the Third Article of the Apostles’ Creed  on the person and work of the Holy Spirit, who brings us to faith in  Jesus Christ. Then we discuss the Lord’s Prayer, why it is that only  Christians can truly pray, and some fascinating connections between the  structure of the Lord’s Prayer and God’s original creation.
 Part 7 In this installment of our Catechism  Series with Pr. Joe Abrahamson, we discuss how God wants us to receive  His grace, mercy, and forgiveness in the Sacraments. What are  Sacraments? What do they actually give to us? Pr. Abrahamson outlines  the differences between the Lutheran view of the Sacraments on the one  hand, and the Roman Catholic and Reformed views on the other hand. The  last two might more alike that you think!
 Part 8 In this part of our Catechism Series  with Pr. Joe Abrahamson, we discuss the Sacrament of Holy Baptism.  According to the Bible, what is Baptism and what does it actually  deliver? Why do some Christians actually make Baptism a work of us  humans rather than God’s work of saving us? What is the role of faith in  the Sacrament of Holy Baptism?
 Part 9 Pr. Joe Abrahamson  joins us to resume our series on Martin Luther’s Small Catechism. In  Part 9, we discuss the Fifth Chief Part (or is it the Sixth?) on the  Office of the Keys and Confession. Who can hear confessions? Who  actually forgives? And why would a Christian actually want to go to his  or her pastor to confess sins?
 Part 10 Pr. Joe Abrahamson continues his series  on Luther’s Small Catechism. This time we discuss the Sacrament of the  Altar. What is the Sacrament? What does it deliver? Who receives this  sacrament worthily? What should Christians do when they visit another  congregation in their fellowship? Should pastors ever not allow someone  to commune? If so, why and how do they handle that?
 Part 11 In this latest installment of our  Catechism Series with Pr. Joe Abrahamson, we continue discussing the  Sacrament of the Altar. Pr. Abrahamson shows us how Jesus’ new covenant  meal fulfills the old covenant, and we smack down the false teaching  that the Lord’s Supper is only a symbol, or reminder, of God’s  salvation.
 Part 12 In part 12 of our Catechism Series with  Pr. Joe Abrahamson, we discuss the Daily Prayers part of the Catechism.  How do we live out the teaching that God gives us in the Commandments,  the Creed, and the Lord’s Prayer? We pray. Daily. Join us as we discuss  how to pray according to God’s Word and in our home and family settings.
 Part 13 In part 13 of our Catechism Series with  Pr. Joe Abrahamson, we take a brief look at the “Table of Duties” in  Martin Luther’s Small Catechism. How does this section of the Catechism  instruct us in the “holy orders” to which God calls us? What are the  “two kingdoms” and the “three estates” that this compilation of Bible  passages present to us for daily living as Christians?
 Part 14  In this final part of our Catechism series with Pr. Joe Abrahamson, we  discuss the “Christian Questions with their Answers.” Did Luther really  compose them? Why are they not in some editions of the Catechism? How do  these questions and answers help us prepare for partaking of Christ’s  Body and Blood? Pr. Abrahamson also wraps up our series by saying the  Catechism is not just for confirmation, but for all of life.

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