The Coffee Hour — Other Factions & Sects in the Formula of Concord

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What do the Formula of Concord and Scripture have to say about other factions and sects? The Rev. Brady Finnern, President of the LCMS Minnesota North District and host of KFUO Radio’s Concord Matters, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the Formula of Concord reading plan he created for 2025, including the questions concerning other factions and sects that are addressed in December’s readings. How does this last reading sum up the year-long study? Who were the Anabaptists, and what were their false teachings? Who were the Schwenkfeldians, New Arians, and Anti-Trinitarians? What do we learn from understanding each of these groups?

Find the full reading plan from The Lutheran Witness at witness.lcms.org/2024/reading-plan, and find correlating Concord Matters episodes at kfuo.org/formulaofconcord.

December | Other Factions & Sects

Week 1:
Ep XII 1–11 (p. 500–501)
SD XII 1–27 (p. 616–617)

Week 2:
Ep XII 12–19 (p. 501–502)
SD XII 28–36 (p. 617–618)

Week 3:
Ep XII 20–31 (p. 502)
SD XII 37–40 (p. 618–619)

Week 4:
Off for Christmas!

As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you’d like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: listener@kfuo.org.

Today’s episode of The Coffee Hour is underwritten in part by Concordia University Wisconsin and Ann Arbor. You can learn more about Concordia University Wisconsin at cuw.edu and Concordia University Ann Arbor at cuaa.edu. Live Uncommon.