Podcasts by Luther: In Real Time
It’s 1520. Martin Luther has been declared a heretic by Pope Leo X, and his books are being burned. How much longer before Luther himself is thrown into the fire?
Enter the German Reformer’s dramatic story with Luther: In Real Time. First released 500 years after the events described, this podcast allows you to walk in Martin Luther’s footsteps from his heresy charges to his famous stand for the authority of God’s Word at the Diet of Worms. Share this podcast with people of all ages so they can hear—in Luther’s own words—what Protestants are protesting and why it still matters today.
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May 5, 1521: The End of Luther [Rebroadcast] from 2021-12-31T05:01
As Martin Luther makes his escape from Worms, he knows there may be nowhere left for him to go. Suddenly, armed horsemen surround the wagon, and Luther is taken captive. Today, our journey with ...
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April 26, 1521: Judgment Day [Rebroadcast] from 2021-12-24T05:01
Martin Luther has taken his stand at the Diet of Worms, and the council has made its deliberations. What will be done to the man who refused to compromise God's Word? Today, Luther's destiny is ...
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April 18, 1521: Here I Stand [Rebroadcast] from 2021-12-17T05:01
The day has come at last. Martin Luther stands trial at the Diet of Worms. How will he respond when he is called to recant his teaching and reject God's Word? Today, the German monk makes histor...
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April 16, 1521: Bundschuh [Rebroadcast] from 2021-12-10T05:01
Nine days after leaving Erfurt, Martin Luther arrives in the city of Worms. Today, the cries of revolt rise, reminding Luther that he will soon be standing before the most powerful individual in...
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April 7, 1521: The Road to Erfurt [Rebroadcast] from 2021-12-03T05:01
As Martin Luther arrives at Erfurt, the thought comes to him: his journey to Worms had really begun here 16 years ago. Today, Luther preaches to more than 2,000 listeners, reminding them of the ...
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March 10, 1521: The Goose and the Swan [Rebroadcast] from 2021-11-26T05:01
A message from the city of Worms has just arrived in Wittenberg. If the rumor is true, then what Martin Luther has most hoped--and most feared--is finally happening. Today, Luther prepares to be...
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February 3, 1521: The Gate to Paradise [Rebroadcast] from 2021-11-19T05:01
As his students gather around him, Martin Luther answers their questions and plays along with their goading. But when the professor starts to tell of his miraculous conversion, the room is marke...
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January 3, 1521: Excommunication [Rebroadcast] from 2021-11-12T05:01
Indignant with Martin Luther's defiance, Pope Leo X is preparing to exercise the full force of his authority to bring his enemy to nothing. Today, enter the pope's luxuriant chambers as he dicta...
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December 10, 1520: Time’s Up [Rebroadcast] from 2021-11-05T04:01
Martin Luther has put up a good fight against Pope Leo X. But if the monk does not renounce his teachings now, there can be no turning back. Today, join Luther on the day of reckoning in the sno...
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November 28, 1520: The Articles of Antichrist [Rebroadcast] from 2021-10-29T04:01
If Martin Luther is right about the Bible's message of salvation, then the Roman Catholic Church must reform itself--radically. Today, the monk's books are being burned in the streets, but this ...
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November 10, 1520: The Lost Boy [Rebroadcast] from 2021-10-22T04:01
On his 37th birthday, Martin Luther's thoughts turn to his troubled past. For most of his life, he was driven by fear, striving to earn God's favor and escape the torments of hell. But today, Lu...
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October 16, 1520: The Wild Boar [Rebroadcast] from 2021-10-15T04:01
In the eyes of Pope Leo X, Martin Luther is a boar running wild in his vineyard, and this pest must be hunted down. Today, Leo turns to Luther's patron, Frederick, to help him take the rebel cap...
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October 10, 1520: Damnable Heretic [Rebroadcast] from 2021-10-08T04:01
It's been three years since Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses to the Castle Church door in Wittenberg. Now the pope's envoy is knocking on Luther's door, and the message is dire. As season 2 of...
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Coming Soon: Season 2 from 2021-09-28T04:01
Walk again with Martin Luther to hear how God used the conviction of a lone German monk to spark reformation in the church and change the world forever. Every Friday, listen to the high points f...
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Introducing Season 2 from 2021-09-28T04:01
Walk again with Martin Luther to hear how God used the conviction of a lone German monk to spark reformation in the church and change the world forever. Every Friday, listen to the high points f...
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May 5, 1521: The End of Luther from 2021-05-05T04:01
As Martin Luther makes his escape from Worms, he knows there may be nowhere left for him to go. Suddenly, armed horsemen surround the wagon, and Luther is taken captive. Today, our journey with ...
Listen
April 26, 1521: Judgment Day from 2021-04-26T04:01
Martin Luther has taken his stand at the Diet of Worms, and the council has made its deliberations. What will be done to the man who refused to compromise God's Word? Today, Luther's destiny is ...
Listen
April 18, 1521: Here I Stand from 2021-04-18T04:01
The day has come at last. Martin Luther stands trial at the Diet of Worms. How will he respond when he is called to recant his teaching and reject God's Word? Five hundred years ago today, the G...
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April 7, 1521: The Road to Erfurt from 2021-04-07T04:01
As Martin Luther arrives at Erfurt, the thought comes to him: his journey to Worms had really begun here, in Erfurt, 16 years ago. Today, Luther preaches to more than 2,000 listeners, reminding ...
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April 2, 1521: Departure from 2021-04-02T04:01
It's April 2, and the herald has arrived to escort Luther from Wittenberg to the Diet at Worms. Today, Martin Luther begins the 250-mile journey, leaving the relative safety of Saxony far behind...
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March 26, 1521: No Such Thing as Fortune from 2021-03-26T04:01
Hundreds of miles from Wittenberg, a boy named John Calvin schools his schoolmaster on the nature of God's providence. Meanwhile, Martin Luther is teaching his own students today when an awaited...
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March 17, 1521: The Portrait from 2021-03-17T04:01
What will happen to Martin Luther's students if their professor leaves for Worms and does not return alive? Who will care for his congregation? Today, a close friend creates a portrait of Luther...
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March 10, 1521: The Goose and the Swan from 2021-03-10T05:01
A message from the city of Worms has just arrived in Wittenberg. If the rumor is true, then what Martin Luther has most hoped--and most feared--is finally happening. Today, Luther prepares to be...
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February 19, 1521: Splendid Sins from 2021-02-19T05:01
One of Martin Luther's most trusted friends is buckling under pressure from the pope. Today, Staupitz urges Luther to be cautious in his teaching on God's grace, and Luther exhorts his father co...
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February 13, 1521: Luther against the World from 2021-02-13T05:01
Enemies of Martin Luther are appearing in more places than Germany and Rome. With empires arrayed against him, how can the monk continue his protest for the truth? Today, Luther faces the cost o...
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February 3, 1521: The Gate to Paradise from 2021-02-03T05:01
As his students gather around him, Martin Luther answers their questions and plays along with their goading. But when the professor starts to tell of his miraculous conversion, the room is marke...
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January 27, 1521: Under the Open Sky from 2021-01-27T05:01
Frederick, the elector of Saxony, is enduring pressure from Pope Leo X to banish Martin Luther from his lands. But Frederick's sympathies toward Luther leave him agonized. Today, he finds himsel...
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January 21, 1521: Black Earth and First Mass from 2021-01-21T05:01
When Martin Luther had officiated his first Mass, he was seized with terror at the holiness of God, like a condemned man ascending the pyre for his own burning. Today, Luther relives that memory...
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January 12, 1521: The Promise of Hell from 2021-01-12T05:01
If it weren't for Martin Luther's father confessor, Luther might not have survived his years in the Augustinian monastery. Today, Luther thinks back to his long hours in the confessional and how...
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January 3, 1521: Excommunication from 2021-01-03T05:01
Indignant with Martin Luther's defiance, Pope Leo X is preparing to exercise the full force of his authority to bring his enemy to nothing. Today, enter the pope's luxuriant chambers as he dicta...
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December 26, 1520: Revoked from 2020-12-26T05:01
When Martin Luther received an invitation to defend his case before Emperor Charles V, he knew his defense of the gospel might result in his demise. On this day 500 years ago, Luther reads a sec...
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December 16, 1520: No Saint Can Help Us from 2020-12-16T17:17:47
Through his undaunted preaching, Martin Luther is training even the humblest townspeople of Wittenberg to stand courageously against the pope's false teaching. But today, Leo X has something in ...
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December 10, 1520: Time's Up from 2020-12-10T05:01
Martin Luther has put up a good fight against Pope Leo X. But if the monk does not renounce his teachings now, there can be no turning back. Today, join Luther on the day of reckoning in the sno...
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December 2, 1520: A Deceiver and a Wolf from 2020-12-02T05:01
With just over a week left to recant, Martin Luther preaches an Advent sermon in Wittenberg. He is not too timid to decry the false teachings of the Roman Catholic Church from the pulpit as he b...
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November 28, 1520: The Articles of Antichrist from 2020-11-28T05:01
If Martin Luther is right about the Bible's message of salvation, then the Roman Catholic Church must reform itself--radically. Today, the monk's books are being burned in the streets, but this ...
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November 24, 1520: Dinner with Luther from 2020-11-24T05:01
Students are flocking to the university in Wittenberg to learn under Martin Luther, and he takes delight in freeing them from the Roman Catholic superstitions that once held him captive. Today, ...
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November 17, 1520: The Re-Sacrifice of Christ from 2020-11-17T05:01
In teaching that Christ is re-sacrificed in holy communion and that receiving the Mass is a good work, the Roman Catholic Church is keeping souls captive to a false gospel. On this day 500 years...
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November 10, 1520: The Lost Boy from 2020-11-10T05:01
On his 37th birthday, Martin Luther's thoughts turn to his troubled past. For most of his life, he was driven by fear, striving to earn God's favor and escape the torments of hell. But today, Lu...
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November 4, 1520: Am I Alone Wise? from 2020-11-04T05:01
Is the whole church in error, except for Martin Luther? Standing alone on the authority of Scripture, Luther asks Christian dukes and princes to take their stand with him against the pope. Today...
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October 31, 1520: All Hallows' Eve from 2020-10-31T04:01
On the third anniversary of his 95 Theses, Martin Luther is more resolute than ever in his opposition to the corrupt sale of indulgences. Christ, not the pope, holds the keys to a secure salvati...
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October 23, 1520: Luther vs. Eck from 2020-10-23T04:01
Two weeks have passed since Martin Luther was called to renounce his teachings. Remembering his debate with Germany's leading theologian, Luther knows that backing down now would mean surrenderi...
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October 16, 1520: The Wild Boar from 2020-10-16T04:01
In the eyes of Pope Leo X, Martin Luther is a boar running wild in his vineyard, and this pest needs to be hunted down. Today, Leo turns to Luther's patron, Frederick, to help him take the rebel...
Listen
October 10, 1520: Damnable Heretic from 2020-10-10T04:01
It's been three years since Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses to the Castle Church door at Wittenberg. Now the pope's envoy is knocking on Luther's door, and the message is dire. Today, travel ...
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Luther: In Real Time from 2020-09-23T01:35:28
"Condemned. Reprobated. Rejected." A monk by the name of Martin Luther has been declared a heretic by the most powerful man on earth. Luther is left with a choice: will he recant his teachings o...
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Luther: In Real Time from 2020-09-23T01:35:28
"Condemned. Reprobated. Rejected." A monk by the name of Martin Luther has been declared a heretic by the most powerful man on earth. Luther is left with a choice: will he recant his teachings o...
Listen
Luther: In Real Time from 2020-09-23T01:35:28
"Condemned. Reprobated. Rejected." A monk by the name of Martin Luther has been declared a heretic by the most powerful man on earth. Luther is left with a choice: will he recant his teachings o...
Listen