Liturgy is defined as the form in which public Christian worship is conducted. The Lutheran worship service is called Divine Service. Some have called the Lutheran liturgy a relic of the past or an obscure museum piece. In this lecture by Pastor Ron Hodel, he describes what Lutherans do in Divine Service and why they do it.

Scripture: Matthew 9:2-7;Matthew 16:19; Matthew 18:18; John 20:21-23, The power to forgive sins belongs to God alone. But God gives the authority to speak on His behalf to His church. Join Pastor Hodel in this lecture.

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20, Who should get baptized? Pastor Hodel reads and discusses Bible verses that answer this question.

This session of Lutheran Distinctives examines the Lord's Prayer, also called the Our Father. The session begins by examining prayer in general, then Pastor Rhode discusses the seven petitions in detail in this important prayer given by Jesus to His disciples.

This lecture looks at the work of the Holy Trinity: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. This teaching begins by asking "What is a god?" Martin Luther declared a god deserves your fear, love and trust above all things. Join Pastor Hodel in this session.

Christology is the Person and work of Jesus Christ, our Savior. Jesus is at the center of everything in Lutheran theology. Why? That's the subject of this teaching.

The lesson looks at Law and Gospel which is a basic distinction in Scripture.The doctrine of Law, which demands obedience to God's ethical will, and Gospel, which promises the forgiveness of sins in the person and work of Jesus Christ, is critical to understanding the Bible. This lecture provides a proper distinction between them.

The Reformation seen through the lens of an historian, professor Daniel Van Voorhis given on Reformation Sunday, 2011.