The Daily Bite, with Pastor Andrews, is a commentary and reflection on the daily Bible reading recommended in the Faith at Home Corner. He will regularly point you to Jesus and try to share questions you can ask your children. The goal is for 15-20 minutes. Old episodes can be easily perused here.
The Layman’s Guide to the Lectionary, with Pastor Andrews, is a longer Bible study, aiming for 60 minutes, on the LCMS’ 3 year lectionary--the Old Testament, Epistle, and Gospel texts for the upcoming Sunday. Generally published Wednesday mornings. Old episodes can be easily searched here.
The Legend of the Martyr, with Pastor Andrews, is a one-hour weekly Bible study designed to prepare Christians for being witnesses of Christ’s death and resurrection to this world, and the persecution that Jesus says will inevitably follow such witness. Old episodes can be found here.
Resources and audio from various Bible studies held at St. Matthew are archived here. The left column below usually represents our Sunday morning Bible study, with the right column showing our Wednesday daytime Bible study.
The Book of Jeremiah cont. - with Pastor Andrews (Fall 2024/Winter 2025)
March 23 - Jeremiah 33:14-34:10
March 16 - No class, presentation on mission work in the Dominican Republic
March 9 - Jeremiah 32:36-33:13
March 2 - Jeremiah 32:16-35
February 23 - Jeremiah 31:37-32:15
February 16 - Jeremiah 31:18-36
February 9 - Jeremiah 31:1-17
February 2 - Jeremiah 29:29-30:24
January 26 - Jeremiah 29:8-28
January 19 - Jeremiah 29:1-7
January 12 - Jeremiah 27:16-28:17
December 22 - Jeremiah 27:1-15
December 15 - no class for annual Voters' Assembly
December 8 - Jeremiah 26:7-24
December 1 - Jeremiah 25:25-26:6
November 24 - Jeremiah 24:12-24
November 17 - Jeremiah 24:8-25:11
November 10 - Jeremiah 23:32-24:7
November 3 - Jeremiah 23:15-31
October 27 - Jeremiah 23:1-14
October 20 - Jeremiah 22:18-30
October 13 - Jeremiah 22:1-17
October 6 - Guest Rev. Harrison Goodman on technology
September 29 - Jeremiah 21:1-14
September 22 - Jeremiah 20:3-18
September 15 - Jeremiah 19:1-20:2
September 8 - Jeremiah 18:7-23
The Acts of the Apostles cont. - with Pastor Andrews (Fall 2024/Winter 2025)
March 19 - Excursus on the Book of Acts - The Preaching of the Apostles
March 12 - Acts 26:12-32
March 5 - Acts 25:23-26:11
February 26 - Acts 25:1-22
February 12 and 19 - canceled due to snow, ice, and cold
February 5 - Acts 24:10-27
January 29 - Acts 23:16-24:9
January 22 - Acts 22:23-23:15
January 15 - Acts 21:37-22:22
December 25 and January 1 - no class with the office closed
December 18 - Acts 21:17-36
December 11 - Acts 20:31-21:16 - audio failed to record properly, sorry!
December 4 - Acts 20:13-30
November 27 - no class for Thanksgiving week
November 20 - Acts 20:1-12
November 13 - Acts 19:21-41
November 6 - Acts 19:11-20
October 30 - Acts 18:23-19:10
October 23 - Acts 18:1-22
October 16 - Acts 17:22-34
October 9 - Acts 17:1-21
October 2 - Acts 16:19-40
September 25 - Acts 16:1-18
September 18 - Acts 15:22-41
September 11 - Acts 15:1-21
September 4 - Reviewing Acts 1-14 after the summer break
The Book of Jeremiah - with Pastor Andrews (Summer 2024)
July 21 - Jeremiah 17:19-18:6
July 14 - Jeremiah 17:1-18
July 7 - no class, Voters' Assembly
June 30 - Jeremiah 16:5-21
June 23 - Jeremiah 15:11-16:4
June 16 - Jeremiah 15:1-10
June 9 - Jeremiah 13:24-14:22
September 1 - The Theology and Practice of the Divine Call - Pastor Otto looks at the theology of the pastoral office
August 25 - The Theology and Practice of the Divine Call - Pastor Andrews discussed practices of churches and pastors in regards to the call process
August 18 - no class; celebrated Pastor Otto's 20th anniversary at St. Matthew
August 11 - Youth present on their time at Higher Things
August 4 - Mission Trip to the Dominican Republic Recap
July 28 - The Lord's Prayer with Pastor Otto
Harrison Butker's Commencement Speech and Backlash - Pastor Andrews - We had a shorter Bible study on this on Sunday available to listen to here. Also, Pastor finished a full conversation on the speech and its themes and has posted that to his podcast here. Additionally, here are the links if you'd like to simply watch or read the speech.
The Book of Jeremiah - with Pastor Andrews (Spring 2024)
May 12 - Jeremiah 13:12-23
May 5 - Jeremiah 12:10-13:11
April 28 - Jeremiah 11:18-12:9
April 21 - Jeremiah 10:18-11:17
The Acts of the Apostles - with Pastor Andrews cont. (Spring 2024)
May 15 - Acts 14:1-28
May 8 - Acts 13:34-52
May 1 - Acts 13:16-33
April 24 - Acts 13:1-15
April 17 - Acts 12:1-25
The Book of Jeremiah - with Pastor Andrews cont. (Winter 2024)
March 31 - no class Easter breakfast
March 24 - mission presentation by Erin Mackenzie (see our "serve --> world" page)
March 17 - Jeremiah 9:25-10:17
March 10 - Jeremiah 9:7-24
March 3 - Jeremiah 8:11-9:6
February 25 - Jeremiah 7:26-8:10
February 18 - Jeremiah 7:11-25
February 11 - Jeremiah 6:17-7:10
February 4 - Jeremiah 6:1-16
January 28 - God's Work in Romania w/ Rev. Jordon Andreasen
January 21 - Jeremiah 5:14-31
January 14 - Jeremiah 4:27-5:13
January 7 - The Persecuted Church w/ Pastor Andrews
December 31 - Pastor Otto taught on The Presentation of Our Lord
December 24 - no Bible class
The Acts of the Apostles - with Pastor Andrews cont. (Winter 2024)
April 10 - Acts 11:1-30
April 3 - Acts 10:34-48
March 27 - no class during Holy Week
March 20 - Acts 10:9-33
March 13 - Acts 9:32-10:8
March 6 - Acts 9:19b-31
February 28 - Acts 9:1-19a
February 21 - Acts 8:35-40
February 14 - Acts 8:14-34
February 7 - Acts 8:1-13
January 31 - Acts 7:43-60
January 24 - Acts 7:23-42
January 17 - Acts 7:1-22
January 10 - no class due to weather
The Book of Jeremiah - with Pastor Andrews (Fall 2023)
December 17 - Jeremiah 4:8-26
December 10 - no class, annual voters' assembly
December 3 - 3:17-4:7 - sadly, due to a malfunction in the sound system, the recording didn't work. Sorry!
November 26 - Jeremiah 3:4-16
November 19 - 2:33-3:3
November 12 - 2:17-32
November 5 - 2:8-16
October 29 - 1:13-2:7
October 22 - no class
October 15 - 1:1-12 - I spoke falsely in this class in response to a question about double predestination...I got it backwards. Lutherans believe in unconditional predestination for those who are saved (not based on our choice), but conditional predestination for those who are cast into Hell (based on their choice of rejecting God). We all rejected God, and our salvation is a free gift from Him to us.
October 8 - Introduction and 1:1
The Acts of the Apostles - with Pastor Andrews cont. (Fall 2023)
January 3 - Acts 6:1-15
December 27 - no class
December 20 - Acts 5:29-42
December 13 - Acts 5:12-28
December 6 - Acts 5:1-11
November 29 - Acts 4:14-37
November 22 - no class
November 15 - Acts 4:5-13
November 8 - Acts 3:17-4:4
November 1 - Acts 3:1-16
October 25 - Acts 2:43-47
October 18 - Acts 2:38-42
October 22 - The Speaker of the Lutheran Hour - Rev. Dr. Michael Ziegler
October 1 - Psalm 34
September 24 - Why Bodies Matter w/ Rev. Watson
September 17 - Sanctity of Life w/ Rev. Goodman
The Acts of the Apostles - with Pastor Andrews cont. (Fall 2023)
October 11 - no class
October 4 - Acts 2:17-37
September 27 - No class
September 20 - Acts 2:5-16
Family Discipleship - with Pastor Otto (Fall 2023)
September 10 - How Does Family Discipleship Look in the Home?
September 3 - How Does Family Discipleship Look in the Congregation?
August 27 - What is Family Discipleship? - Part 2
August 20 - What is Family Discipleship? - Part 1
August 13 - The Family in Crisis - Part 2
August 6 - The Family in Crisis - Part 1
The Acts of the Apostles - with Pastor Andrews (Fall 2023)
September 13 - Acts 1:15-2:4
September 6 - Acts 1:1-14
August 30 - Introduction to the Book of Acts
The Christian Faith (cont.) - with Pastor Otto (Spring 2023)
July 30 - The Rule of Saint Benedict
July 23 - Feudal Society and Monasticism
July 9 - The Rule of Charlemagne
July 2 - Hope for the Gentiles
June 25 - The Beginnings of Islam
June 18 - The Beginning of the Papacy
June 11 - Jerome and Augustine
June 4 - Is Origen a Faithful Teacher?
May 28 - Monasticism
May 21 - The Seven Ecumenical Councils
May 14 - The Nicene Creed
May 7 - Constantine and the Church
April 30 - Faithful to His Word
Wednesday class on hiatus until Fall 2023
The Apocalypse of John - Higher Things Breakout Presentation - Pastor Andrews
Vacation Bible School - The Lord's Prayer - with Pastor Andrews
Thursday, June 29 - 6th and 7th Petition
Wednesday, June 28 - 5th Petition
Tuesday, June 27 - 4th Petition
Monday, June 26 - 2nd and 3rd Petition
Sunday, June 25 - Introduction and 1st Petition
An Apologetics Overview (cont.) - with Pastor Andrews (Spring 2023)
May 17 - Moral Questions
May 10 - Christianity and Science
An Overview of Daniel - with Pastor Andrews (two weeks, Spring 2023)
April 23 - Daniel 7-12
April 16 - Daniel 1-6
An Apologetics Overview - with Pastor Andrews (Spring 2023)
April 26 - no class
April 19 - Is the Bible True...Really?
The Christian Faith - with Pastor Otto (Spring 2023)
April 9 - no class, Easter breakfast
April 2 - Persecution in the Early Church
March 26 - Presentation on the Dominican Republic - view here
March 19 - Christians Worshipping into the Second Century
March 12 - Syncretism--the Mixing of Beliefs
March 5 - Church Meets the World
February 26 - The Spread of the Gospel
February 19 - History and Doctrine - Session 2
February 12 - History and Doctrine - Session 1
The Book of Daniel (cont.) - with Pastor Andrews (Winter 2022-2023)
April 12 - Daniel 11:40-12:13
April 5 - Daniel 11:31-39
March 29 - Daniel 11:7-30
March 22 - Daniel 10:15-11:6
March 15 - Daniel 10:2-14
March 8 - Daniel 9:20-10:1
March 1 - Daniel 9:1-19
February 22 - Daniel 8
February 15 - no class
February 8 - Daniel 7:15-28 (apologies for the fire alarm sounding in the background for much of the episode!)
February 5, 2023
Missionary Guest - Rev. Joel Fritsche, President of Concordia the Reformer Seminary in the Dominican Republic
Miracles - with Pastor Otto (2022)
January 29 - Miracles Today
January 22 - Miracles of the Apostles
January 15 - Jesus' Miracles Over Creation Part 2
January 8 - Jesus' Miracles Over Creation
January 1 - Jesus Casts Out Demons
December 25 - no class
December 18 - Overcoming Satan and Evil
December 11 - no class, annual Voters' Assembly
December 4 - What is the Purpose of Miracles?
November 27 - Introduction and Elisha's Miracle
The Book of Daniel (cont.) - with Pastor Andrews (Winter 2022-2023)
February 1 - Daniel 7:1-14
January 25 - no class due to bad weather
January 18 - Daniel 6
January 11 - Daniel 4:34-5:31
January 4 - Daniel 4:1-33
December 28 - no class
December 21 - Daniel 3:26-30
December 14 - Daniel 3:8-25
December 7 - Daniel 2:36-3:7
November 30 - Daniel 2:12-35
The Book of Genesis (cont.) - with Pastor Andrews (2021-2022)
November 20 - Genesis 50:14-26
November 13 - Guest presenter, Rev. Harrison Goodman with Higher Things; not recorded
November 6 - Genesis 49:8-50:13
October 30 - Genesis 48:1-49:7
October 23 - Genesis 47
The Book of Daniel - with Pastor Andrews (Winter 2022-2023)
November 23 - no class for Thanksgiving
November 16 - Daniel 1:17-2:11
November 9 - Daniel 1:1-16
November 2 - An Introduction to Daniel
October 26 - no class
The Book of Genesis (cont.) - with Pastor Andrews (2021-2022)
October 16 - Genesis 46
October 9 - Genesis 45
October 2 - Genesis 43:23-44:34
September 25 - Genesis 42:27-43:22
September 18 - Genesis 41:47-42:26 (mic failed at the end, sorry)
September 11 - Genesis 41:1-46
September 4 - Genesis 39-40
August 28 - Genesis 37:31-38:30
The Epistle of James - with Pastor Andrews (Fall 2022)
October 19 - James 5:7-20
October 12 - James 4:7-5:6
October 5 - James 3:10-4:6
September 28 - James 2:21-3:9
September 21 - James 2:8-20
September 14 - James 1:19-2:7
September 7 - James 1:1-18
August 31 - An Introduction to James
The Book of Genesis (cont.) - with Pastor Andrews (2021-2022)
August 21 - Genesis 37:1-30
August 14 - Pastor Otto subbed, not recorded
August 7 - Genesis 36
July 31 - Genesis 35
July 24 - Genesis 34
July 17 - Genesis 32:16-33:20
July 10 - Genesis 31:40-32:16
July 3 - Genesis 31:1-39
The Book of Genesis (cont.) - with Pastor Andrews (2021-2022)
June 26 - Genesis 30:17-43
June 19 - Genesis 29:25-30:16
June 12 - Genesis 28:20-29:24
June 5 - Pastor Otto subbed and taught on the Holy Spirit
May 29 - Genesis 28:1-19
May 22 - Genesis 27:18-46
May 15 - Genesis 26:22-27:17
May 8 - Genesis 26:1-21
May 1 - Genesis 25:12-34
April 24 - Genesis 24:62-25:11, shortened for a Voters' Assembly
April 17 - no class for Easter breakfast
April 10 - Genesis 24:11-61
Apr. 3 - Genesis 22:20-24:10
Mar. 27 - Genesis 21:25-22:19
Mar. 20 - Genesis 21:1-24
Mar. 13 - Genesis 20
Mar. 6 - Genesis 19:12-38
Feb. 27 - Genesis 18:16-19:11
Feb. 20 - Genesis 18:1-15
Feb. 13 - class sub as Pastor Andrews provided pulpit supply to another congregation
Feb. 6 - Genesis 17
Jan. 30 - Excursus on Polyamory/Polygamy/Polygyny
Jan. 23 - Genesis 16
Jan. 16 - Genesis 15
Jan. 9 - No class - Fellowship breakfast
Jan. 2 - Genesis 14
Dec. 26 - No class - Pastor Andrews was on vacation
Dec. 19 - No class - Annual Voters' Assembly
Dec. 12 - Genesis 12:10-13:18
Dec. 5 - Genesis 11:27-12:9
Nov. 28 - Genesis 11:10-26
Nov. 21 - Genesis 10:6-11:9
Nov. 14 - Genesis 9:8-10:5
Oct. 31 - Genesis 8-9:7
Revelation - with Pastor Andrews (Fall/Winter 2021-2022)
June 22 - Revelation 22:6-21
June 15 - Revelation 21:15-22:5
June 8 - Revelation 20:11-21:14
June 1, 2022 - no class
May 25, 2022 - Revelation 19:16-20:10
May 18, 2022 - Revelation 18:15-19:15
May 11, 2022 - Revelation 18:1-14
May 4, 2022 - no class, Pastor on vacation
April 27, 2022 - Revelation 17:2-18
April 20, 2022 - Revelation 16:12-17:1
April 13, 2022 - Revelation 15:5-16:11
April 6, 2022 - Revelation 14:8-15:4
Mar. 30 - Revelation 13:11-14:7
Mar. 23 - Revelation 13:1-10
Mar. 16 - Revelation 12
Mar. 9 - Revelation 11
Mar. 2 - Revelation 10
Feb. 23 - Revelation 9
Feb. 16 - Revelation 8
Feb. 9 - Revelation 7
Feb. 2 - No class due to snow/ice
Jan. 26 - Revelation 6
Jan. 19 - Revelation 5
Jan. 12 - Revelation 4
Dec. 8 - Revelation 3:7-22
Dec. 1 - Revelation 2:18-3:6
Nov. 17 - Revelation 2:8-17
Nov. 10 - Revelation 1:8-2:7
Nov. 3 - Introduction and ch. 1:1-7
Rev. Demeke Ture, African Prison Ministries, Nov. 7
See our World mission page.
Apologetics: Science, Oct. 27
The Book of Genesis - with Pastor Andrews (2021-2022)
Oct. 24 - Genesis 7
Oct. 17 - Genesis 6
Oct. 10 - Genesis 4:16-5:32
Jude - with Pastor Andrews (Fall 2021, Wednesday mornings)
Oct. 20 - Jude 17-25 and a Question on Predestination
Oct. 13 - Jude 8-16
Oct. 6 - Jude Introduction and verses 1-7
Oct. 3 - Genesis 4:1-15 (shortened by Voters' Assembly)
Sept. 26 - Genesis 3:8-24
Sept. 19 - Genesis 2:18-3:7
Sept. 12 - Genesis 1:24-2:17
Sept. 5 - Genesis 1:1-23
2 Peter - with Pastor Andrews (Fall 2021, Wednesday mornings)
Sept. 29 - 2 Peter 3:10-18
Sept. 22 - 2 Peter 2:17-3:9
Sept. 15 - 2 Peter 2:2-16
Sept. 8 - 2 Peter 1:12-2:1
Sept. 1 - 2 Peter Introduction and 1:1-11
Wilderness Wanderings - with Pastor Otto (summer 2021)
May 30, 2021 - The Israelites receive a command to go to the Promised Land. Note: this first recording starts at 0:00, but the actual class doesn't begin for about 2 1/2 minutes, so you can wait through silence or move the bar to 2:28.
Missionary Presentation - Nathan & Heather Pittman - May 23, 2021
The Gospel According to Matthew - with Pastor Andrews (2020-2021)
March 15, 2020 - Pastor Otto's one-week class on Job
Every One His Witness - three weeks with Pastor Andrews, then three weeks with Pastor Otto
November 3 - Guest, Rev. Lee Hagan, Missouri District President - What does our District do?
The Christian Life - with Pastor Otto (Fall 2019)
October 26 - The Eighth Commandment
October 19 - The Seventh Commandment
October 12 - The Sixth Commandment - Part 2
October 5 - The Sixth Commandment - Part 1
September 29 - The Fifth Commandment
September 22 - The Fourth Commandment
September 15 - The Third Commandment
September 8 - The Second Commandment
September 1 - The First Commandment
August 25 - Who is Jesus?
Learning about Worship - with Pastor Otto (Summer 2019)
August 11 - Sacred Spaces
August 4 - Preaching in America
July 28 - Listening to Lutheran Preaching
July 21 - The Church Year and the Lectionary - Pastor Andrews substituting
July 14 - The Creeds
July 7 - The Divine Service
June 30 - Five Eras of Christian Worship
June 23 - History of Lutheran Hymnody
June 9 - Why We Worship as We Do
The Gospel according to John - with Pastor Otto (Spring 2019)
June 2 - John 11
May 26 - John 10
May 19 - John 9
May 12 - John 8
May 5 - John 7
April 28 - John 6
April 14 - John 5
March 31 - John 4
March 24 - John 3
March 10 - John 2
March 3 - Introducing John's Gospel account: John 1
February 24 - Why Do We Have Four Gospel Accounts, and How Can Knowing This Be Helpful?
Pastor Andrews - Tell the Next Generation Conference, March 9 - "Models and Tools for Passing Down the Faith to Our Children"
Worldstory - with Pastor Andrews (Fall 2018 and Winter into 2019)
February 17 - Death and Funerals
February 10 - Daily Life and Spiritual Warfare
February 3 - Daily Life and Spiritual Warfare
January 27 - Children and Parenting: Birth Control, Adoption, Reasons Millennials aren't having children, Infertility, Parenting
January 20 - Children and Parenting: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Abortion, Birth Control, Over-Population
January 6 - Divorce and Remarriage
December 23 - Discipleship, Loving Your Neighbor, Priorities, Busyness, Sports, Hobbies, and Entertainment
December 16 - Guns and Self-Preservation, Liberty, Equality, Social Justice, and Slavery in the Bible?
December 9 - Government, Citizenship, Flags, and War
December 2 - Feminism, Egalitarianism, #MeToo, LGBT, and Polyamory (polygamy)
November 25 - Stewardship - Time, Talent, Treasure, and Technology
November 18 - Dating and Cohabitation
November 11 - no Bible study in lieu of annual voter's assembly
November 4 - Vocation: Marriage by God's Design
October 28 - Vocation: What is It? and The Church's Role in the Community
October 21 - Individualism; Vocation: Who Does the Work of Salvation?, Whose Income is It?, and Does God have a Plan for Me?
October 14 - Science, Philosophy, and Is the Heart Good or Evil?
October 7 - Identity, Self-Worth, Self-Esteem, and Pride
September 30 - Purpose of Life, Loving Our Enemies, and Evangelism
September 23 - God's Worldstory (Son continued and Holy Spirit)
September 16 - Introduction (continued) and God's Worldstory (Father and Son)
September 9 - Introduction
January 13, 2019 - Tanzania with Laura Carson
December 30, 2018 - Appearances of Angels in Holy Scripture - Pastor Otto
Mission Festival, October 13, 2018
Lutheran Hour Ministries - Eric Guberlet, Polly Gregali, and Gabriela Silviera
LCMS International Mission - David Fiala
Colossians - with Pastor Otto (2018)
Philippians - with Pastor Otto (2018)
June 10 - Apologies, the audio file didn't record correctly!
June 19, 2018 - Pastor Andrews guest taught on Crucial Conversations again, this time on the topic of baptism - Click here for YouTube
May 6, 2018 - Pastor Andrews shared "Living with a Telos," his presentation at the April Marriage and Family Conference @ Trinity Lutheran Church in Cole Camp, MO.
May 1, 2018 - Pastor Andrews guest taught on Crucial Conversations: Teaching You to Think Like a Confessor - Click here for YouTube
Apologetics: Is the Bible Really True? - with Pastor Andrews (2018)
March 11th - An Introduction to the Need for Apologetics
March 18th - Timeline of How We Got the Bible
March 25th - What is Canon?
April 8th - Lots of Errors and Lots of Manuscripts
April 15th - The Reliability of the Text
April 22nd - Historical and Textual Criticism - Good or bad for the Church?
A Surveying of Christian Denominations - with Pastor Andrews (2018)
January 7th
January 14th
January 21st - The Catholic Churches - Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
January 28th - Calvin, Reformed, and Presbyterian
February 4th - Baptist
February 11th - Church of Christ, United Church of Christ, Anglicans
February 25th - Methodist and Pentecostal
March 4th - Evangelical Free and Covenant
