Yardwork and the Antichrist
By 1517 Guest Contributor
09/26/25
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Yardwork and the Antichrist

The Antichrist offers another continual presence. It is every whisper that tempts us toward autonomy, that tells us to carry it alone, that insists suffering is meaningless.
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He is the God who always is, whose Word is true, and never fails. He is a God who acts and always does what he says he’s going to do.
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Jesus is the anti-Cain: a giver, not a taker.
Bob Sundquist
Bob Sundquist
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Old Testament: Amos 6:1-7 (Pentecost 16: Series C)

God did what we could never do. He made a promise that endures forever and is eternally significant.
Chad Bird
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John 3:1-12: Doppelgangers of Jesus

Hope is found precisely while we’re dead.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
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Old Testament: Amos 8:4-7 (Pentecost 15: Series C)

The LORD sends His Son who targets those who are trampled and downtrodden. He comes for all, but He specifically includes the less fortunate.
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Old Testament: Ezekiel 34:11-24 (Pentecost 14: Series C)

The LORD God declares He Himself will shepherd His sheep. He will seek them out. He will rescue them. He will save. He will gather them in. In other words, the Good Shepherd will take care of His own sheep.
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Jeffrey Pulse
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Old Testament: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 (Pentecost 13: Series C)

These words direct the people of God how to live in their identity as God’s children. We would say, this is the reality of our baptismal identity!
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
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Old Testament: Proverbs 25:2-10 (Pentecost 12: Series C)

All of this is interesting and useful in preparing a sermon, however, there are no explicit words of Gospel in this text. How does one preach without shoe-horning the Gospel into the message, perhaps in an inappropriate or confusing manner?
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Jeffrey Pulse
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Old Testament: Isaiah 66:18-23 (Pentecost 11: Series C)

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Old Testament: Jeremiah 23: 16-29 (Pentecost 10: Series C)

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