Click HERE for sermon audio Zwickau Prophets In 1521, three preachers from Zwickau arrived in Wittenberg while Luther was hiding in the castle Wartburg. These men, along with Carlstadt were responsible for the chaotic destruction and violence that broke out before Luther returned. They claimed to have direct revelation from God and prophesied that the […]
Luther
The Life and Doctrine of Martin Luther, Pt. 2
Click HERE for sermon audio Diet of Worms Well last time we left off with the 95 theses which Luther posted on Oct. 31st 1517. He continued to write and debate in the intervening time leading up to the year 1521. On January 3rd, 1521 Pope Leo X issued a papal bull – which is […]
The Life & Doctrine of Martin Luther, Pt. 1
Click HERE for sermon audio Introduction Today we finally come to look at the life and doctrine of the polarizing reformer, Martin Luther. This is one that we have looked forward to since beginning this journey in church history. Martin Luther is one of the most significant persons in the history of the world. God’s […]
Overcoming the World with a Hammer
Justification by faith is a hill to die on. Christ did. It was on Golgotha’s hill, the place of the skull, where Christ began to purchase our justification. It was purchased not with coin, but with blood. It was on that hill that our sins were put on Christ as the righteous judgment and wrath […]
Martin Luther on the Holy Spirit
There is much confusion in today’s world on the person and the work of the Holy Spirit. Not only is there confusion but evangelicalism is inundated with clearly false teaching on the role of the Holy Spirit. The other night I was reading Martin Luther’s Smaller Catechism and was struck by the clarity in which […]