TOPIC INDEXLent (16)

  1. Old Testament: Deuteronomy 32:36-39 (Palm Sunday: Series C)

    book
    04/03/22
    10 mins
    By Jeffrey Pulse
    The LORD vindicates His people in the midst of their misery and despair—for this He has come.

  2. Old Testament: Isaiah 43:16-21 (Lent 5: Series C)

    book
    03/26/22
    9 mins
    By Jeffrey Pulse
    The Exodus always remains a continual and present reality for the people of Israel—it is always on their mind. It was and remained the big salvific event of the Old Testament, yet at the same time it points forward to what God will yet/continue to do to save His people.

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

    book
    03/19/22
    9 mins
    By Jeffrey Pulse
    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”?

  4. Old Testament: Ezekiel 33:7-20 (Lent 3: Series C)

    book
    03/13/22
    10 mins
    By Jeffrey Pulse
    This is a difficult time, but Ezekiel is giving great hope in our text for today. In spite of the circumstances, the Gospel predominates.

  5. Old Testament: Jeremiah 26:8-15 (Lent 2: Series C)

    book
    03/06/22
    8 mins
    By Jeffrey Pulse
    God is still faithful. There are still the covenantal promises. There is still the preservation of the Messianic line because He who promised, He who covenanted, must be faithful.

  6. Old Testament: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 (Lent 1: Series C)

    book
    02/27/22
    15 mins
    By Jeffrey Pulse
    The Promise Land's true value is in the gift of Jesus who will provide His blood and very life to endow all people with forgiveness and everlasting life for His children.

  7. Old Testament: Jeremiah 31:31-34 (Lent 5: Series B)

    book
    03/14/21
    8 mins
    By Jeffrey Pulse
    Jesus takes the sins of man upon Himself and carries them to the cross to make our hearts holy and acceptable in the eyes of God.

  8. Old Testament: Number 21:4-9 (Lent 4: Series B)

    book
    03/07/21
    18 mins
    By Jeffrey Pulse
    When we look upon the cross, we see our sin. We also see the One who washes it away and gives life.

  9. Old Testament: Exodus 20:1-17 (Lent 3: Series B)

    book
    02/28/21
    8 mins
    By Jeffrey Pulse
    While these are familiar words to us, frequently they are dealt with in ways that fail to take into account the context and the situation.

  10. Old Testament: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 (Lent 2: Series B)

    book
    02/21/21
    8 mins
    By Jeffrey Pulse
    The Church has traditionally understood Baptism as a naming Sacrament. It reminds us of our new baptismal identity.

  11. Old Testament: Genesis 22:1-18 (Lent 1: Series B)

    book
    02/14/21
    10 mins
    By Jeffrey Pulse
    The amount of Messianic/Christological connections in this account is stunning. This is an excellent Old Testament text with which to begin Lent!

  12. Old Testament: Ezekiel 37:1-14 (Lent 5: Series A)

    book
    03/23/20
    17 mins
    By Jeffrey Pulse
    The people to whom Ezekiel is prophesying are in exile—separated from the Holy Land. To return to the land of Israel is to be resurrected to new life, to be restored.
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