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“What is the gospel?” The responses you might hear continuously return to an inward-looking faith instead of a faith that clings externally to the astonishing mercy of Christ Jesus, who took the sin of the world into Himself on the cross and breathed out His life for and onto His creation. In this act of sacrifice, Jesus is indeed the sacrificial Lamb who takes away the sin of the world. Through His resurrection, Jesus Christ has given His promise of eternal life in Him.

Physical washing and spiritual renewal 12/26/2025

Physical washing and spiritual renewal Craig and Troy start a discussion on baptism, water, the Spirit, the Word, and how God works through this all to bring Jesus to you, and to bring you to Him. /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/39469695

The means by which grace is delivered 12/19/2025

The means by which grace is delivered The For You Podcast enteres a new era, and Craig and Troy kick it off with a discussion on how God works in our lives through tangible means. /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/39469640

Scoffing scoffers gotta scoff 12/12/2025

Scoffing scoffers gotta scoff The Day of the Lord ever hastens closer . . . but why hasn't it come yet? When nearly 2000 years have passed from when Jesus said He'd return, what are we supposed to think when He hasn't yet? Craig and Troy finish up with Peter's 2nd epistle. /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/39373000

Those greedy preachers 12/11/2025

Those greedy preachers Craig and Troy return to 2nd Peter, taking a deeper look at the false prophets Peter warns us about. Who are these, and why are they blots and blemishes on the church and her fellowship? /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/39372935

The Lord knows how to rescue the godly 11/24/2025

The Lord knows how to rescue the godly . . . and He also knows how to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment. Craig and Troy step back into 2 Peter, studying the arising of false prophets and our appropriate and bilblical reaction to them. But what can we, as beleivers, expect from God's hand? /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/39152765

Trans living, detransitioning, and living in Christ 11/14/2025

Trans living, detransitioning, and living in Christ Craig and Troy join up with Katie Coblintz to discuss transgender and identity questions. Drawing from her own personal experience as a woman who had been led into living as a trans man for several years, Katie gives a humble and honest account of what it means both to feel uncomfortable in your own body as well as what it means to find our baptismal identity in Christ. /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/39036045

Camping with Jesus forever 10/17/2025

Camping with Jesus forever In Christ, Heaven touches earth so that we earthlings might dwell forever in Heaven with Him. But how can you be sure? Peter shows the firm foundation upon which faith stands. What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/38538695

What you DO is not who you ARE 10/10/2025

What you DO is not who you ARE . . . . but that doesn't mean that what you do is of no importance. Craig and Troy work through Peter's admonishment that we "add" to our faith. What does this mean for those who understand that we are saved by faith alone? Listen and see. What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/38538660

Jesus and the Green Men 09/24/2025

Jesus and the Green Men Troy is out of the saddle this week, but Craig wrangles author and all-around good guy, Ray Keating, to sit down and talk about his new book, “Menace – an Agen Dean Cold Novel.” Keating’s book is not only immensely engrossing and entertaining, but it’s also provocative, asking questions like, “What would happen to the Christian Church if intelligent life from another planet came to Earth?” Show Notes: What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/38337355

Who's Simeon Peter? 09/15/2025

Who's Simeon Peter? Well, he's the one who tells us we are of equal standing in faith with the apostles and all the saints. We are of equal standing of righteousness even with Christ, because Christ has called us in and by His own glory. What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/38223650

Be sober or be eaten 09/08/2025

Be sober or be eaten Craig and Troy close out Peter's first epistle to the Church. Humbling yourself requires you to realize who you are and who God is. But when you realize those things, you will have a place to put away your anxiety. What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/38133480

Peter's packed pericope for pastors 08/28/2025

Peter's packed pericope for pastors Peter--the apostle--exhorts pastors to be humble, and he leads by example. What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/38006190

Obey the Gospel AND SUFFER FOR IT 08/16/2025

Obey the Gospel AND SUFFER FOR IT Peter enters into a discussion that doesn't tickle our ears very well, but it still a plain fact of the Christian's life: we will suffer on account of Christ. What does that mean? How do we do it? Craig and Troy explain, discuss, and demonstrate suffering for you. What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/37823930

A plethora of sin 08/14/2025

A plethora of sin When Peter says "whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin," what exactly does he mean by that? What does it mean when the world is surprised when we will not join them in their revelries? And what does it mean for us in the church to cover over sins? Craig and Troy walk through the opening verses of 1 Peter chapter 4. What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/37824070

Christ went WHERE and did WHAT?? 07/31/2025

Christ went WHERE and did WHAT?? *in sarcastic voice* Thank goodness for bible verses that are perfectly clear! Well honestly, thank God for ALL of His word, because we need it all to understand it all. Craig and Troy do a little work on 1 Peter 3, Christ's descent into Hell, and the foreshadowing of God's gift of salvation in baptism. What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/37623890

Tips on suffering well for the positionally righteous 07/23/2025

Tips on suffering well for the positionally righteous How can we be righteous even in the face of evil? What does it mean to suffer with another? Why would we even talk about suffering? And what's Troy's beef with the editors of the ESV, anyway? Craig and Troy do a deep dive into Peter's guidance for the Church and every believer who is in Christ. What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/37519940

From Italy With Amore 07/16/2025

From Italy With Amore Craig sits down with Pastor Lorenzo Murrone, Pastor Joshua Salas and Michael Morizio and discusses their conversions into Lutheranism, their treks into serving the church and ultimately the founding of The Confessional Lutheran Church of Italy (La Chiesa Luterana Confessionale D’Italia). Join Craig and these fascinating men as they talk about the challenges and rewards of Lutheranism in Italy /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/37428130

Just do the right thing 07/04/2025

Just do the right thing . . . which is exactly what Jesus did for you. He suffered for your sin, the righteous for the unrighteous. Fundraiser! What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/37209095

Housing together 06/29/2025

Housing together Well, we're back to talking about submission and wives again . . . but Peter brings a decidedly new and radical twist to the Christian home. Fundraiser! What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/37209080

2 Finnish and 2 Italian/American Lutheran Pastors go into Rome . . . 06/11/2025

2 Finnish and 2 Italian/American Lutheran Pastors go into Rome . . . . . . and Rome looks at them and says, "What is this, a joke?" Far from it! Pastors Craig Donofrio, John Bombaro, Sebastian Grunbaum sit down with Bishop Juhana Pohjola as they prepare to participate in the ordinations of the first two pastors of the newly founded Confessional Lutheran Church of Italy. Bishop Pohjola discusses the founding of the Evangelical Mission Diocese of Finland twenty-five years ago with a handful of church members and it has now grown to over fifty congregations. /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/36953365

Italy, Pakistan, Luther and Pizza! 05/30/2025

Italy, Pakistan, Luther and Pizza! Craig sadly does an episode sans Troy with Rev. Dr. John Bombaro as Craig and John prepare to go to Italy for the founding of the Confessional Lutheran Church of Italy and the ordination of their first two pastors! They also talk about some amazing work going on in Pakistan and many other places around the world. Pastor Bombaro tells amazing stories from the mission field in Pakistan. What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/36747175

Malice and milk 05/28/2025

Malice and milk No, that's not the new buffet special at Pizza Ranch. Peter leans into the spiritual (read: Spiritual) realities of the Christian life, confirming that it is God who has chosen us to be His own people. What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/36746870

Prophets who prophesied prophecies 05/16/2025

Prophets who prophesied prophecies And we're back! After a few short weeks of recording delays, Craig and Troy return to the studio to dig back into 1 Peter. We have been given such a wonderfully huge and amazing grace, and Peter wants us to recognize how deep that grace is and how deeply it transforms us. What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/36598910

On the election . . . 04/25/2025

On the election . . . No, not THAT election, we're talking about the one that's really important! Craig and Troy, having thought they were done with the Catholic Epistles, discover that there are still a few more books in their bibles! Who knew? What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/36312910

When NOT to pray for sin 04/11/2025

When NOT to pray for sin Sins that lead to death, and sins that don't, but all sins are still sins. Listen to this podcast and that statement may make more sense. Craig and Troy thought they were finishup up with their series on the Catholic Epistles, but seems like there's still Peter's letters left after all. What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/36050950

Spirit, water, and blood 04/08/2025

Spirit, water, and blood . . . and these three testify. Testify to what? Craig, Troy, and The Blessed Vicar Mike take on 1 John chapter 5, where God testifies to His Son, our savior and our victory. What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/36050915

Abide in Me 04/01/2025

Abide in Me Craig, Troy, and the Blessed Vicar Mike dive into 1 John 4:13-21. How do you know you abide in Christ? I mean, how do you really know? What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/35958265

The Curious Case of Mark Renner 03/24/2025

The Curious Case of Mark Renner Craig and Troy invite special guest Pastor Mark J. Renner to discuss his recent book Curious Cases: A Series of Short Pastoral Case Studies. What do pastors face in their ministries? How can they learn to be more faithful pastors through reflecting on case studies? Give a listen today and find out! What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/35839815

"No one has seen God . . . " 03/14/2025

"No one has seen God . . . " Except that we see Him--and see Him plainly--in Christ. So what does John mean by this phrase? Can it possibly mean that Jesus isn't truly God? Or must we instead see this verse in light of the whole of Scripture? What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/35608860

Do not believe every spirit 03/10/2025

Do not believe every spirit Yes, but how do we know that we believe the truth? What even is truth? Well, John--the apostle who saw Jesus with his own eyes--testifies with the words of the Spirit of truth. What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: /episode/index/show/foryouradio/id/35608805

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