Good Shepherd Sermon Podcast

Your Foundation

Couldn’t Be Better

Bible Readings Jeremiah 23:1-6, Psalm 23, Mark 6:30-34, Ephesians 2:13-22

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Pastor Dennis Valleau

Sermon text: Ephesians 2:19-22

19 So then, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household. 20 You have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the Cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.

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Jesus Can-Do!

So remember his word

So follow his word

Bible Readings Mark 6:7-13, Ephesians 1:3-14

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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg

Sermon text: Psalm 78 SEL.

…We’ve heard authentic accounts from our fathers about our rich heritage with God. We will continue to tell our children and not hide from the rising generations the great marvels of our God— His miracles and power that have brought us all this far. he commanded our forefathers to teach them to their children.

For all time, God’s ways will be passed down from one generation to the next, even to those not yet born. In this way, every generation will set its hope in God and not forget His wonderful works but keep his command-ments. … Like spoiled children our forefathers grumbled against God, de-manding He prove His love! They whined against Him, “Can’t God provide for us in this barren wilderness? Will He give us food, or will He only give us water? Where’s our meal?”

hen God heard all their complaining and was furious! His anger flared up against His own people. For they turned away from faith and walked away in fear; they failed to trust in God’s power to save them when He was near….

They didn’t really believe the promises of the LORD; they refused to trust Him and move forward in faith. They forgot His wonderful works and the miracles of the past… Their repentance lasted only as long as they were in danger; they lied through their teeth right to the face of the true God of the Covenant. So quickly they wandered away from His promises, following God with their words and not their hearts! Their worship was only flattery…

But amazingly, God—so full of compassion—still forgave them! The LORD covered over their sins with His love, refusing to destroy them all. Over and over God held back His anger. He re-strained wrath to display His mercy to them. He knew that they were made from mere dust— frail, fragile, and short-lived, here today and gone tomorrow. … So, like a Shepherd leading His sheep, the LORD led His people out of tyranny, guiding them through the wilderness like a flock. Safely and carefully God led them out, with nothing to fear. …

God also chose His beloved One, the David-One. He promoted Him from caring for sheep and made Him His own prophetic Servant. God prepared the David-One and brought this gentle Shepherd-King. The Lord presented His Servant before the people. This is the Chosen One who would love and care for them with integrity, a pure heart, and the anointing to lead His people.

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Jesus urges us: Pray!

Crushed and clueless? Pray!

Remember His Word and Pray!

Bible Readings Ezekiel 2:1-5, Mark 6:1-6, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg

Sermon text: Psalm 143

Prayer for Forgiveness

1 Lord, hear my prayer.

Give ear to my cry for mercy.

In your faithfulness, answer me in your righteousness.

2 Do not bring charges against your servant,

because no one living can be righteous before you.

The Problem

3 For the enemy pursues my soul.

He crushes my life to the ground.

He makes me dwell in dark places like those long dead,

4 so my spirit grows faint inside me.

Within me my heart is devastated.

The Reason for Hope

5 I remember the days of long ago.

I meditate on all your works,

and I consider what your hands have done.

6 I spread out my hands to you. Interlude

My soul thirsts for you like a weary land.

The Prayer

7 Hurry! Answer me, Lord.

My spirit fails.

Do not hide your face from me,

or I will be like those who go down to the pit.

8 Let me hear about your mercy in the morning,

for I trust in you.

Teach me the way that I should go,

for I lift up my soul to you.

9 Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord,

for I hide myself in you.

10 Teach me to do your will,

for you are my God.

May your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

11 For the sake of your name, O Lord, preserve my life.

In your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.

12 In your mercy, wipe out my enemies,

and destroy all who threaten my life,

for I am your servant.

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May the Lord bless us

and our nation!

Bible Readings Psalm 34, Romans 13:1-7, John 11:20-36

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Pastor John Melke

Sermon text: Psalm 33:10-22

God’s Rule of History

10 The Lord wrecks the plan of the nations.

He hinders the intentions of the peoples.

11 The plan of the Lord stands forever.

The intentions of his heart stand through all generations.

12 How blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,

the people he chose to be his possession.

13 From heaven the Lord observes.

He sees all the children of Adam.

14 From his throne room he looks at all the inhabitants of earth.

15 He alone is the one who shapes all their hearts.

He understands all their deeds.

16 No king is saved by the great size of his army.

No hero is rescued by his great strength.

17 You cannot rely on a horse to save you.

Its great strength will not deliver you.

18 Look, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,

on those who wait for his mercy.

19 He will deliver their souls from death.

He keeps them alive in famine.

Concluding Prayer

20 Our souls wait for the Lord.

He is our help and our shield.

21 Yes, in him our heart rejoices,

because we trust in his holy name.

22 May your mercy, O Lord, be on us,

even as we wait confidently for you.

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Who Do You Think You Are!

Bible Readings Job 38:1-11, Mark 4:35-41, Acts 27:13-26

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Pastor John Melke

Sermon text: Job 38:1-11

The Lord’s Challenge to Job

38 Then the Lord responded to Job out of a violent storm. He said:

2 Who is this who spreads darkness over my plans

with his ignorant words?

3 Get ready for action like a man!

Then I will ask you questions,

and you will inform me.

4 Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?

Tell me, if you understand anything about it.

5 Who determined its dimensions?

I am sure you know.

Who stretched out the surveying line over it?

6 What supports its foundation?

Who set its cornerstone in place,

7 when the morning stars sang loud songs together,

and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

8 Who locked up the sea behind doors

when it burst out of the womb?

9 When I clothed the sea with clouds,

when I wrapped it with thick darkness as its swaddling cloths,

10 when I broke its power with my decree,

when I locked it up behind barred, double doors,

11 I said, “You may come this far, but no farther.

Here is the barrier for your proud waves.”

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Jesus asks;

“Are You a Mustard Seed?”

Bible Readings Jonah 3:1-10, Mark 4:26-34

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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg

Sermon text: Mark 4:26-34

Seed Sprouts and Grows

26 He said, “The kingdom of God is like this: A man scatters seed on the ground, 27 and while he sleeps and rises, night and day, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 The ground produces fruit on its own: first the blade, then the head, then the full grain in the head. 29 When the crop is ready, he swings the sickle without delay, because the harvest has come.”

Mustard Seed

30 Then he said, “To what should we compare the kingdom of God? Or with what parable may we picture it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which when sown on the ground is one of the smallest of all the seeds planted in the ground. 32 Yet when it is planted, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches so that the birds of the sky can nest under its shade.”

33 With many similar parables he continued to speak the word to them, as much as they were able to hear. 34 He did not speak to them without a parable. But when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them.

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In Jesus we fit together!

Bible Readings Genesis 3:8-15, Mark 3:20-35, 2 Corinthians 4:13-18, Revelation 20:1-6

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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg

Sermon text: Mark 3:20-35

Jesus Has Power to Drive Out Demons

20 They went into a house. A crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to eat a meal. 21 When his own people heard this, they went out to take control of him, because they were saying, “He is out of his mind.”

22 The experts in the law who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “He drives out demons by the ruler of demons.”

23 Jesus called them together and spoke to them in parables. “How can Satan drive out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand but is finished. 27 On the other hand, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he ties up the strong man first. Then he can plunder his house. 28 Amen I tell you: Everything will be forgiven people, their sins and whatever blasphemies they may speak. 29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin.” 30 Jesus said this because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

31 Then his mother and his brothers arrived. While they were standing outside, they sent word to Jesus, calling for him. 32 A crowd was sitting around him. They began to tell him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.”

33 He replied, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34 He looked at those who sat around him in a circle and he said, “Look, my mother and my brothers! 35 For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”

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Get Some Rest!

Bible Readings 1 Samuel 21:1-6, Psalm 122, Mark 2:23-28, Colossians 2:13–17

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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg

Sermon text: Mark 2:23-28

Lord of the Sabbath

23 Once on a Sabbath day, Jesus was passing through the grain fields, and his disciples began to pick heads of grain as they walked along. 24 The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath day?”

25 He replied to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in need and hungry (he and his companions)? 26 He entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the Bread of the Presence, which is not lawful for anyone to eat, except for the priests. He also gave some to his companions.”

27 Then Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28 So the Son of Man is the Lord even of the Sabbath.”

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Here I Am!

Bible Readings John 3:1-17, Romans 8:14-17, Isaiah 6:1-8

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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg

Sermon text: Isaiah 6:1-8

Isaiah’s Call and Mission

6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two they covered their faces. With two they covered their feet. With two they flew. 3 One called to another and said,

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Armies!

The whole earth is full of his glory!

4 The foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of the one who called, and the temple was filled with smoke.

5 Then I said, “I am doomed! I am ruined, because I am a man with unclean lips, and I dwell among a people with unclean lips, and because my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of Armies!”

6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, carrying a glowing coal in his hand, which he had taken from the altar with tongs. 7 He touched my mouth with the coal and said, “Look, this has touched your lips, so your guilt is taken away, and your sin is forgiven.”

8 Then I heard the Lord’s voice, saying, “Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?”

Then I said, “Here I am. Send me!”

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Filled With The Spirit

Bible Readings Ezekiel 37:1-14 John 14:25-27

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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg

Sermon text: Acts 2:1-21

The Believers Are Filled with the Holy Spirit

2 When Pentecost, the fiftieth day after Passover, came, all the believers were together in one place. 2 Suddenly, a sound like a violently blowing wind came from the sky and filled the whole house where they were staying. 3 Tongues that looked like fire appeared to them. The tongues arranged themselves so that one came to rest on each believer. 4 All the believers were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.

5 Devout Jewish men from every nation were living in Jerusalem. 6 They gathered when they heard the wind. Each person was startled to recognize his own dialect when the disciples spoke.

7 Stunned and amazed, the people in the crowd said, “All of these men who are speaking are Galileans. 8 Why do we hear them speaking in our native dialects? 9 We’re Parthians, Medes, and Elamites. We’re people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, the province of Asia, 10 Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, and the country near Cyrene in Libya. We’re Jewish people, converts to Judaism, and visitors from Rome, 11 Crete, and Arabia. We hear these men in our own languages as they tell about the miracles that God has done.”

12 All of these devout men were stunned and puzzled. They asked each other, “What can this mean?” 13 Others said jokingly, “They’re drunk on sweet wine.”

Peter Talks to the Crowd

14 Then Peter stood up with the eleven apostles. In a loud voice he said to them, “Men of Judea and everyone living in Jerusalem! You must understand this, so pay attention to what I say. 15 These men are not drunk as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning. 16 Rather, this is what the prophet Joel spoke about:

17 ‘In the last days, God says,

I will pour my Spirit on everyone.

Your sons and daughters will speak what God has revealed.

Your young men will see visions.

Your old men will dream dreams.

18 In those days

I will pour my Spirit on my servants, on both men and women.

They will speak what God has revealed.

19 I will work miracles in the sky and give signs on the earth:

blood, fire, and clouds of smoke.

20 The sun will become dark,

and the moon will become as red as blood

before the terrifying day of the Lord comes.

21 Then whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

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