All Authority in Heaven and on Earth | Matthew 28:16-20 with Lars Olson

It's Holy Trinity Sunday and Adam, Kiri, and Mason ask Lars Olson in this week's conversation: what is the Trinity? What does it mean to have authority? And what does it mean that Jesus is with us always? Lars explains that Jesus saying go and make disciples and baptize them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit is very much a command, but that doesn't make Jesus the new Moses. Instead, Jesus is giving us His authority—the authority over literally everything—to do these things. That is freedom. 

SING TO THE LORD

Listen to Luther House of Study's newest podcast: Sing to the Lord! Martin Luther said, "Next to the word of God, the art of music is the greatest treasure in the world." To understand the importance of hymnody in the Lutheran church, Lars Olson and Mason Van Essen sit down with Zachary Brockhoff each week to discuss the lectionary's hymns, their meaning and history, and how the music preaches the Gospel. We hope you enjoy this new venture! 

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GOSPEL

Matthew 28:16-20

16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age." 

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