"Man ate from a living tree and death came. Man eats from the fruit of a dead tree, the cross, and life comes"
Man that's beautiful

This pastor is DEFINITELY a Christ-driven man.....kudos to him for his genuine enthusiasm....the LCMS needs more of this man in our parishes!

This series of videos with Pastor Will was amazing! Over the past 6 years since this was released I went from a non-denominational evangelical to seriously doubting my faith and going through a lot, and now joining the LCMS church. When trying to figure out how God lead me here, I stumbled across these videos again and remembered being really impacted by these when they first released.
Long time subscriber and fan, keep up the great work Matt!

I was born and raised Southern Baptist and always felt “absent from God” because I was never “moved” by the Spirit. In my early 20’s I went by chance (now understanding Spirit led) to a Lutheran church, and immediately felt at home. The ritual of liturgy and holy sacrament spoke to me in a way that evangelicalism never has. The Lord indeed works in mysterious ways. Amen.

As a recent-ish convert to Christianity, I am in what CS Lewis described as the mere Christianity phase, where I'm in the building, but I still don't know which room I belong in. I want to thank Matt for taking the time to walk around knocking on the doors with me and asking the questions that I don't know I need to be asking, and for doing so so graciously. I don't think the Lutheran room is the one for me, but I would like to point out how awesomely cool it is that this Will Weedon guy is in the same building. The passion, friendliness, and humility are all contagious, and highly appreciated.

I came from 14 years of Baptist/non-denom and I was really struggling with my faith. I remember thinking I wasn't even sure what the Gospel was. Turns out it was because once I was 'saved' and brought into the church the Gospel wasn't for me anymore. It was assumed I knew it and now I needed to learn how to follow the law. Every sermon was about how I needed to do better. I needed to witness more (I struggled because I didn't know the Gospel) I needed to read my bible more, I needed to serve in church more, I needed to submit more....I, I, I. The sermon was always about me and my failings and needing to bootstrap it to do better. The idea that God does something for me, that salvation is not my doing but His and that He imparts grace to me with provisions that are not defined by my emotions and good or bad deeds was amazing! If I'm feeling particularly good about my walk or bad doesn't define my relationship with Jesus. The LCMS church saved my faith. I'm so, so thankful I found it!

When I think of the statement, "Blessed are the peacemakers..." I think of you Matt. This series has been outstanding, I've enjoyed it a lot.

I'm so glad to be back in the Lutheran Church after being away for a quarter of a century......

Man, that was heavy. Especially Will’s remarks about communion. Regardless of one’s thoughts on transubstantiation, you can’t deny that much of what Will said about communion is from the NT. His warnings to not eat and drink in an unworthy manner are from St. Paul himself.  I, for one, will give more thought to the Lord’s supper the next time I partake of it.

I’m not a Lutheran and I don’t think that’s likely to change, but I’d love to have that guy as a neighbor.

I love the Pastor's passion. I would attend his church just to hear him preach.

I love this Lutheran preacher, he has a wonderful attitude and very knowledgeable. Makes me want to explore Lutheranism further.

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Props to Matt for just casually dropping the Donatist controversies into the conversation. Knowing that you're grounded in church history gives me confidence that you're approaching these conversations with sincerity and sobriety

He desires to return to the origins—to the teachings of the Apostolic Fathers, not to invent new doctrines. Lutherans see themselves as the continuation of the original Catholic faith. 🙏

“The Word of GOD is the joy of Christians.” Wow!

"The more I listen, the more I hunger." This is the Holy Spirit of God working in this man.

I’m a lcms member.  Good to hear the true word of God I’ve always believed we were right with the gospel

"Man ate of the living tree and death came... eat of the dying tree and life comes."  LOVE that parallel pointed out! Great conversation about some challenging topics. Thank you! :)

As a born and raised Lutheran, I have really enjoyed this series. I truly believe that we are all brothers and sisters in Christ. The demeanor and care you have both shown is exactly how we should love one another. Thank you!