NRP Freebies

NRP is making available all kinds of (FREE) resources to help make sure you’re hearing or reading the Gospel in all its potency. Not only are we culling the internet to get our hands on various sources which offer great works that we highly recommend, but we’re also going to be eventually offering our own free downloads, produced right here at NRP.

Some things here you can download, and others will simply take you to another page where you can read and print certain texts. We’ll also link to some things on different websites which are making things available that we find highly valuable in learning about, defending or hearing the preaching of the Gospel.

Please feel free to peruse this growing catalog and we hope you find it to be a valuable resource.

Miscellaneous

Dr. Rod Rosenbladt and Mr. Craig Parton, Esq. do some of their finest work in this series of lectures introducing Christian apologetics. Recorded on Reformation Day (Friday, Oct. 30 – Sat., Oct. 31) in Tomball, Texas, this series and the accompanying bibliography can help you understand Christian apologetics quickly and easily.

Concordia Seminary’s Free Video Series on the Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms

Dave Atkinson of South Orange County Outreach pointed out this gem.

This is a series of video podcasts from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, available on iTunes for free. This particular series, starting with an interview of Uwe Siemon-Netto (you may need to scroll to the bottom of the page and start from the bottom up, depending on your browser), deals with the doctrine of the Two Kingdoms, God’s two fold rule on Earth.

There are twenty nine lectures in the series, and it takes you from a very basic understanding to advanced application in the life and vocation of believers. The Two Kingdom doctrine is compared and contrasted to groups like Islam and some Christian groups that mingle the two kingdoms. This is a great resource for Pastors and teachers or for your own personal understanding. The doctrine of the two kingdoms is a much needed corrective to the misunderstandings in the church regarding its relationship to the state, and our God-given vocations.

These are quality college- or seminary-level presentations excellently produced. Other links and resources are referenced for further study.

These are great resources made available at no cost and are not to be missed.

**NOTE: The video files we’ve linked to above are fairly large (many over 30MB) and will take some time to download. We recommend only accessing these over a high-speed internet connection. We also recommend Apple’s Quicktime software for viewing the videos.

Papers mentioned by Dr. Rod Rosenbladt in his interview on Issues, Etc. in early 2009, specifically the first one by Korey Maas:

Sola Fide: Luther and Calvin by Dr. Phillip Cary
Dr. Cary surveys assurance in Calvin and assurance in Luther.
(Dr. Cary, an Episcopalian, also has a great introduction to Luther’s theology in an audio series—also available as a transcript version—which you can get at The Teaching Company. We consider this a must-buy!)

Booklets on the Charismatic Movement from the Commission on Theology and Church Relations (C.T.C.R. – an ersatz invention of the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church):

Martin Luther’s Preface to His Commentary on Galatians

An Examination Of The Testimony Of The Four Evangelists, By The Rules Of Evidence Administered In Courts Of Justice. With An Account Of The Trial Of Jesus. (Google Books, downloadable PDF available)
By Simon Greenleaf, LL.D. (Dane Professor of Law in Harvard University.)
Simon Greenleaf was a law professor who taught “Evidence” at Harvard Law School for years. He was a Christian, and applied all of what he was teaching to the Gospel accounts. It was an attempt to demonstrate that the Gospels can and do qualify/pass when subjected to the most rigorous legal tests of evidence. And Greenleaf was the quintessential person qualified to do such a study.

Bible In An Hour Bonus E-books
10 Commandments of Bible Reading (PDF)
This helpful eBook answers the following questions:

  • Why is the Bible not in order?
  • Why does it seem to skip here and there?
  • Why are there so many weird names?
  • How come people say “The Bible says?”
  • Is the Bible really a User’s Manual?
  • If I keep a Bible around, is it lucky for me?
  • Will I ever be able to understand the Bible?
  • Why have I failed so many times?
The Bible in Chronological Order (PDF)
The collectors of the Bible assumed that the people who would read the Bible would understand the chronology. That’s fair, but we don’t anymore. We lost it. We lost the context over time.

Pastor Wade Butler has spent a lifetime figuring out the order of the books of the Bible. But that wasn’t enough for him. He wanted to know the exact order. So, in this e-book he puts the Bible in order for you chapter by chapter!

12 Obstacles to Bible Reading (PDF)
Many false teachers over the centuries have been able to make good earnings on the backs of sincere people who cannot get over the hurdles that impede them when it comes to understanding the Bible.

Of course, the hucksters and charlatans have nothing to gain by putting the Bible in the hands of the masses, for then they would no longer be needed to “unlock the secrets” of the Bible.

This is but one of many obstacles to reading the Bible, and once you understand them all, it will make it that much easier to comprehending the Bible in a way you never thought possible.

Predestination in Lutheran Perspective

Essays by C.F.W. Walther

The Controversy Concerning Predestination
This essay was originally published in 1881 by Concordia Publishing House (St. Louis, MO). It was translated into English by Aug. Crull, and was presented with the original subtitle: “Trustworthy advice for pious Christians that would like to know whose doctrine in the present controversy concerning predestination is Lutheran, and whose is not.”

This tract is now in the public domain.

The Doctrine of Election Presented in Questions & Answers
This tract was originally published in 1881 by Concordia Publishing House (St. Louis, MO), and was translated into English by J. Humberger.

This material is now in the public domain.

A Sermon on Predestination
This sermon based on the text of Ephesians 1:3-6 was originally published in 1883 by Concordia Publishing House (St. Louis, MO). It was translated into English by Aug. Crull and is now in the public domain.

Sermons
Gift?
An imaginary dialogue
A reformation sermon by Dr. Rod Rosenbladt

Always Be Prepared
Pentecost 8 – Acts 8:26-39 (Alt. Text) – July 30, 2006
Pr. Edward Killian – Faith Lutheran, Waterloo, IA

Once More Into The Breech
Sunday of Fulfillment – Jude 1:20-25 – November 26, 2006
Pr. Edward Killian – Faith Lutheran, Waterloo, IA

Dead To Sin, Alive In Christ
Trinity 6 – Romans 6: 1-11 – July 15, 2007
Pr. Edward Killian – Faith Lutheran, Waterloo, IA

The Water And The Word
Trinity 12 – Mark 16:16 – August 26, 2007
Pr. Edward Killian – Faith Lutheran, Waterloo, IA

Waiting For God
Christmas 2 – Luke 2:33-44 – December 30, 2007
Pr. Edward Killian – Faith Lutheran, Waterloo, IA

The Good Shepherd Cares for His Sheep: The Funeral of Haley Bond
Pr. Edward Killian – Faith Lutheran, Waterloo, IA