The Pulpit
Resources for Preaching
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Epiphany 2 • 1 Samuel 3: 1–10 (11–20) • January 15, 2012
by William Utech This text comes from a time in the history of the people of Israel when “the word of the Lord was rare” (v.…
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Baptism of our Lord • Genesis 1:1–5 • January 8, 2012
by Jeffrey Kloha Perhaps no passage bears as much gravitas—and controversy—as Genesis 1:1. In our context, the text will immediately bring to mind the modernist “science…
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Christmas 1 • Isaiah 61:10–62:3 • January 1, 2012
by Henry Rowold Sometimes Christians find the prophetic writings strange territory because those writings seem to be an unending boiling and churning of divine wrath…
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Christmas Day • Isaiah 52:7–10 • December 25, 2011
by Paul Devantier Today, we wait for word of some important event by staying close to the television, the radio, the Internet, or to our cell…
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Advent 4 • 2 Samuel 7:1–11, 16 • December 18, 2011
by Jeffrey A. Gibbs The reading offers, in its OT context, a strong example of the truth that “God’s ways are higher and greater than our…
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Advent 3 • Isaiah 61:1–4, 8–11 • December 11, 2011
by William Wrede Behold Your Salvation The Season of Advent presents unique challenges not only for the preacher but for the congregation as well. While shorter…
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Advent 2 • Isaiah 40:1–11 • December 4, 2011
by David Wollenburg The Old Testament lesson for today does more than simply serve as the first lesson for this day; it summarizes the theme of…
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Advent 1 • Isaiah 64:1–9 • November 27, 2011
by Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. The song goes that, after Deuteronomy, Isaiah is the most monotheistic book in the Old Testament. The confession of faith…
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Proper 29 • Matthew 25:31–46 • November 20, 2011
by Joel Biermann This is a difficult text. Not that it is difficult to understand. In fact, it is altogether too easy to grasp the meaning,…