Ministry of the Church

Old Testament: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 (Pentecost 17: Series C)

09/25/22

13 mins

By Jeffrey Pulse

The laments of the Hebrews called upon the LORD God to remember His people who are suffering, be faithful and deliver them.
Old Testament: Amos 8:4-7 (Pentecost 15: Series C)

09/11/22

12 mins

By Jeffrey Pulse

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

09/04/22

11 mins

By Jeffrey Pulse

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.
Old Testament: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 (Pentecost 13: Series C)

08/28/22

15 mins

By Jeffrey Pulse

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!
Old Testament: Proverbs 25:2-10 (Pentecost 12: Series C)

08/21/22

12 mins

By Jeffrey Pulse

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?
Old Testament: Isaiah 66:18-23 (Pentecost 11: Series C)

08/14/22

9 mins

By Jeffrey Pulse

As is often the case in Scripture, creation is about a renewed, restored, and redeemed relationship with the Creator.
Old Testament: Jeremiah 23: 16-29 (Pentecost 10: Series C)

08/07/22

12 mins

By Jeffrey Pulse

The real presence of the LORD does not pop-up unannounced when Jesus institutes the Lord’s Supper—it has been a theme from the days in the Garden of Eden when He walked and talked with His people.
Old Testament: Genesis 15:1-6 (Pentecost 9: Series C)

07/31/22

10 mins

By Jeffrey Pulse

We want to control things and we desire to partner with God in all manner of things, but of course, the LORD is in control. He takes care of things and He does not need our help in these matters.
Old Testament: Ecclesiastes 1:2,12–14; 2:18–26 (Pentecost 8: Series C)

07/24/22

13 mins

By Jeffrey Pulse

There is no meaning, life is all vanity, if one is not in relationship with God. Keep life simple: trust in God and enjoy the life He has given.
Old Testament: Genesis 18: (17-19) 20-33 (Pentecost 7: Series C)

07/17/22

10 mins

By Jeffrey Pulse

God is in control, but God is also in relationship with His children and asks us to pray, to lament, and to ask Him to change His mind as we participate as the Bride with our Bridegroom.
Old Testament: Genesis 18:1-10a (10b-14) (Pentecost 6: Series C)

07/10/22

11 mins

By Jeffrey Pulse

We can see this as a foreshadowing of how the LORD always comes to His people—the people do not come to Him. So, it is God who sent His Son to us, His Promised One, up close and personal.
Old Testament: Leviticus 19:9-18 (Pentecost 5: Series C)

07/03/22

13 mins

By Jeffrey Pulse

[Because] of the relationship of presence the LORD has with His people, His holiness ‘gets on them,’ and, as a result, this is what their life now looks like because the holy LORD is their God.

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