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Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
03/19/22

Old Testament: Isaiah 12:1-6 (Lent 4: Series C)

In our preaching it is important to decide how to understand this. Are we going to preach the “now” or the “not yet”? As the people of Israel are living in their “now,” are they hearing the words of Isaiah as the “not yet” or, the “not yet of the not yet”?
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
07/31/21

Gospel: John 6:35-51 (Pentecost 11: Series B)

Jesus promises more than a disembodied “spiritual” existence after death. He has promised to raise our perishable, mortal bodies to immortality.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
05/08/21

Ascension Special: Psalm 47 (Ascension: Series B)

Israel is all the people who believe in the LORD and gather at His throne. It is no longer a national distinction, it is one of faith.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
01/19/21

What Happens When the Gospel Isn’t Threatened

Has the modern world taken too strong a dose of the gospel as its inheritance from the Reformation?
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
07/08/20

The Moment In Between

Our sadness is never inconvenient or unimportant to Jesus.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
03/03/20

The Anchor of John 3:16

Christ teaches that we are not lost, but have eternal life. That God has so loved us that he allowed the ransom to cost him his only beloved child.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
02/18/20

Who Did It? What Happened? Who Is to Blame?

We're ALL sinners in need of a Savior. We're all saints whose Savior forgives ALL our sin. We're all the same in relation to Christ crucified for the sin of the world.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
03/02/18

Religion That Helps You Die

Now, resurrection can only follow upon death. The good news is, it will!
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
12/30/15

Most Religions Do Lead to the Same God

The biblical witness is clear: all the so-called gods and lords and idols who are the object of people’s devotion, to whom they offer their sacrifices, to whom they pray, whom they call God and Lord, are sadly nothing but a front for the father of lies.
Mark Jasa
Mark Jasa
10/08/14

My God, My God

I explained to her that Jesus was quoting Psalm 22 and pointing us to the prediction of His crucifixion. She then replied, "Isn't there more to it than that?"
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/22/14

A Victim's Shame

Wouldn’t it be great if there were something that could de-shame us?
Jeff Mallinson
Jeff Mallinson
08/14/14

What's Wrong with Apologetics: Barthian Compromise (Part 3)

Barth's ideas resulted in a movement known as neo-orthodoxy, sometimes called dialectical theology, theology of crisis, or simply Barthianism.
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