Beste Crucial Productions podcaster (2025)

Preaching and teaching through a Christ-centered lens is more than just mentioning "Jesus" regularly in sermons and Bible studies. Dr. Joel Biermann joins Peter and Kevin in this episode and shares how he keeps everything focused on Christ.Av Crucial Productions

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Bible Study | Why do we weary of doing good? (Galatians 6) 1:01:17

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Originally taught live on Youtube on April 6, 2021.Av Crucial Productions

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Bible Study | Are Christians Allowed to Judge Others? (Galatians 5 and 6) 1:08:35

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Originally taught live on Youtube on March 30, 2021.Av Crucial Productions

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Bible Study | How, then, Shall we Live? (Galatians 5) 1:12:25

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Originally taught live on Youtube on March 23,2021.Av Crucial Productions

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Bible Study | Who Defines Love? (Galatians 5) 1:21:50

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Originally taught live on Youtube on March 16, 2021.Av Crucial Productions

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Bible Study | Justification and Sanctification (Galatians 5) 1:01:14

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Originally taught live on Youtube on March 9, 2021.Av Crucial Productions

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Bible Study | What do Sarah and Hagar represent? (Galatians 4) 1:05:20

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Originally taught live on Youtube on March 2, 2021.Av Crucial Productions

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Crucial Conversations 078 | Jesus is Life (Hermeneutics 101) 40:05

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Jesus is not only the lens through which we understand Scripture. He's also how we Christians see life around us. That's what Peter and Kevin talk about in this 2021 wrap-up episode. New episodes coming in January!Av Crucial Productions

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Bible Study | What Does it Mean to be Known by God? (Galatians 4) 1:11:35

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Originally taught live on Youtube on February 23, 2021.Av Crucial Productions

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Bible Study | Sons, Not Slaves (Galatians 4) 1:05:12

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Originally taught live on Youtube on February 16, 2021Av Crucial Productions

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Bible Study | What Does Baptism Do? (Galatians 3) 1:03:55

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Originally taught on Youtube on February 2, 2021.Discussion questions 1. Read Galatians 3:21-29. Why was the Law given? 2. What is the goal? 3. Whose are we? 4. What does Baptism do? 5. What do you wear when you put on Christ? 6. Are there still differences among people? 7. Whose offspring are you?Taught by Dr. Kevin Armbrust.Presented by Crucial P…

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Bible Study | What is the Role of the Law? Galatians 3 50:01

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Originally taught on Youtube on January 26, 2021.Discussion Questions 1. Read Galatians 3:15-20. How important are the words of Scripture to Paul? 2. Why is it important that the promise came before the Law? 3. Why does the Law need an intermediary? 4. How does the promise reflect God’s nature? 5. What is the role of the Law?Taught by Dr. Kevin Arm…

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Bible Study | Who Are the Children of Abraham? (Galatians 3) 1:04:10

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Originally taught on Youtube on January 19, 2021.Discussion Questions 1. Read Galatians 3:7-9. Is the Gospel for the Gentiles a new idea? 2. Who are the children of Abraham? 3. Read Galatians 3:10-14. What things are presented in opposition? 4. How absolute is God’s Law? 5. How do the righteous live? 6. Which one is Jesus? 7. What is the vicarious …

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Bible Study | How does God work faith? (Galatians 3) 1:08:35

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Originally taught on Youtube on January 12, 2021.Discussion questions 1. Read Galatians 2:20-21. Where is the self? 2. What is the role of the law? 3. Read Galatians 3:1-9. What is the main content of Paul’s preaching? 4. How does God work faith? 5. Why would the Galatians want to be sons of Abraham?Taught by Dr. Kevin Armbrust.Presented by Crucial…

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Bible Study | What does it mean to be crucified with Christ? (Galatians 2) 1:05:45

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Originally taught on Youtube on January 5, 2021.1. Read Galatians 2:15-21. How does this passage teach the doctrine on which the church stands or falls? 2. What does it mean to be crucified with Christ? 3. What does it mean to live?Taught by Dr. Kevin Armbrust.Presented by Crucial Productions - Teaching you Christianity so you can pass it on. Learn…

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Bible Study | What is the Goal of Every Christian? (Galatians 2) 1:09:10

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Originally aired on Youtube on December 15, 2020.Discussion Questions 1. Read Galatians 1:18-24. Why does Paul explain his history with Peter and James? 2. How is “faith” used in 23? 3. How is verse 24 the goal of every servant of Christ? 4. Read Galatians 2:1-10. Why did Paul go to Jerusalem? 5. To whom was Paul sent? 6. Who are the poor? 7. Read …

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Bible Study | Galatians 1 1:29:05

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Discussion questions not available for this episode. Originally aired on Youtube on December 9, 2020.Taught by Dr. Kevin Armbrust.Presented by Crucial Productions - Teaching you Christianity so you can pass it on. Learn more at https://www.crucialproductions.orgSupport Crucial Productions - https://www.crucialproductions.org/giveGot questions? Emai…

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Bible Study | What should we do with heretics? (Galatians 1) 1:04:40

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Discussion Questions 1. Read Galatians 1:6-9. What is a perversion of the Gospel of Christ? 2. What should we do with heretics? 3. Read Galatians 1:10-17. Whom is Paul serving? 4. What was Paul’s trajectory? 5. When did God choose Paul? 6. How did Paul learn the Gospel? 7. How was Paul saved? 8. Read Galatians 1:18-24. Why does Paul explain his his…

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Bible Study | What is the Glory of God? (Galatians 1) 1:06:15

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Originally taught live on Youtube on November 24, 2020.Discussion Questions 1. Read Galatians 1:3-5. Why do we receive good things from God? 2. What is this present age like? 3. Who is God? 4. What is the glory of God?Taught by Dr. Kevin Armbrust.Presented by Crucial Productions - Teaching you Christianity so you can pass it on. Learn more at https…

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Bible Study | Who is Jesus?(Galatians) 1:12:25

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Introduction to Galatians.Av Crucial Productions

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Crucial Conversations 077 | Finding Jesus in Psalm 13 (Hermeneutics 101) 25:38

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How do you know if a Psalm is about Jesus when it doesn't mention Jesus?Av Crucial Productions

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Crucial Conversations 076 | The Most Important Verse in the Old Testament (Hermeneutics 101) 25:41

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It's a bold statement. THE most important? Really? You'll have to listen to find out which one and why.Av Crucial Productions

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Crucial Conversations 075 | How to Understand Jesus and the Woman at the Well (Hermeneutics 101) 42:41

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John 4 includes a straightforward account of Jesus's interactions with a Samaritan woman as they stand at a well. But we can read it in so many wrong ways. Peter and Kevin discuss how to read and understand it so that the focus is on Jesus, not on the woman or social issues.Av Crucial Productions

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Crucial Conversations 074 | How to Read the Parable of the Sower (Hermeneutics 101) 39:29

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Jesus told parables with a purpose. And if you miss that purpose, you miss the meaning of the parable. Today we teach you how to read the parable of the sower in Matthew 13 so that you don't miss Jesus's intended meaning.Av Crucial Productions

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Crucial Conversations 073 | The One Question to Ask When Reading the Bible (Hermeneutics 101) 42:09

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What is THE most important question to ask when reading the Bible? That first question that sets you on the right path to understanding what you are reading. That's what we talk about on today's podcast!Av Crucial Productions

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Crucial Conversations 072 | How is the Bible Organized? (Hermeneutics 101) 47:21

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Is the Bible organized a particular way for a reason? What happens if you move things around? And…do some books take priority over others when we're seeking understanding? Lots of questions to discuss today!Av Crucial Productions

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Crucial Conversations 071 | What is the Bible? (Hermeneutics 101) 46:10

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There are a lot of things between the covers of your Bible...that aren't actually the Bible. And it's helpful to know what they are.Av Crucial Productions

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Crucial Conversations 070 | The Coherence and Integrity Principles (Hermeneutics 101) 40:24

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Scripture uses understandable words and it is one whole, not a series of unrelated parts. That's what the second and third principles for hermeneutics teach.Av Crucial Productions

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Crucial Conversations 069 | The Christological Principle (Hermeneutics 101) 40:40

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There are three basic principles to keep in mind when interpreting Scripture. Surprise, surprise - the first is the Christological principle! Good thing we already did our series on Christology to set the stage for this!Av Crucial Productions

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Crucial Conversations 068 | How Do I Read and Understand the Bible? (Hermeneutics 101) 40:54

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How we read and understand the Bible is about more than the Bible. It's about life itself. With this episode, Peter and Kevin start a new series on hermeneutics, or, how we interpret things.Av Crucial Productions

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Crucial Conversations 067 | Is Critical Theory Christian? 48:13

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Justice? Freedom from oppression? Emancipation? These are essential components of Critical Theory and they sound great. But are they? We need to know what they mean in the context of Critical Theory. We need to know what Scripture means when it uses those words. And if those meanings are the same. Then we can figure out if it is Christian.…

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Crucial Conversations 066 | Where Do Pastors Come From? 1:05:49

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Where do pastors come from and how do I get one? How do I pick a church? And what happens if my pastor starts teaching something against Scripture? We bring in a couple guests to help us answer these questions today.Pastor Peter Ill of Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, Illinois and Pastor Merritt Demski of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Waterloo, …

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Crucial Conversations 065 | When the World Demands an Answer 41:02

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It's in the news. It's all over social media. Everyone is talking about it. And the World wants to know what the Church thinks. How do we respond?Av Crucial Productions

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Crucial Conversations 062 | What is Church? 43:56

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In a time when we can't "go" to church, and lots of online things are being called "church", perhaps it's necessary to ask what church is, anyway.Av Crucial Productions

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Crucial Conversations 064 | Christ’s Ascension was for you 43:00

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It's easy to skip over the event of Christ's ascension. It just doesn't seem quite as important as his birth, death or resurrection. But it is! Because he ascended for you!Av Crucial Productions

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Crucial Conversations 063 | Free Will is Slavery 38:35

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We think of freedom as being able to do whatever we want. But according to the Bible, that's actually slavery.Av Crucial Productions

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Crucial Conversations 061 | Pandemic Observations 37:55

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Peter and Kevin talk through some observations they have about how the Church and the world have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. And the responses have not been as different as one might hope…Presented by Crucial Productions - Teaching you Christianity so you can pass it on.[share title="Share this Post" facebook="true" twitter="true" google_pl…

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Bible Study @ OSL | John 7:37-52 1:03:42

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Dr. Kevin covers John 7:37-52 today.Av Crucial Productions

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Bible Study @ OSL | John 7:18-31 59:22

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Dr. Kevin covers John 7:18-31 today.Av Crucial Productions

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Crucial Conversations 060 | Why Pastors? 46:35

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Why do we have pastors? What are they for? Do we really need them? Peter and Kevin are joined by a pastor this episode, to help answer these questions! Pastor Peter Ill of Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, Illinois.Av Crucial Productions

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Crucial Conversations 059 | The God Who Saves (Christology 101) 37:57

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Bible Study @ OSL | John 7:1-18 53:39

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Bible Study @ OSL | John 6:60-71 42:29

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Dr. Kevin covers John 6:60-71 today.February 23, 2020 Sunday morning Bible study at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Fenton, Missouri. Taught by Dr. Kevin Armbrust.[share title="Share this Post" facebook="true" twitter="true" google_plus="true" linkedin="true" pinterest="true" reddit="true" email="true"]Presented by Crucial Productions - Teaching you Ch…