Good Shepherd Sermon Podcast

God’s Unchanging Plan Changes Lives

Bible Readings Psalm 3, John 20:19-31, Acts 2:14a, 22-32, 1 Peter 1:3-9

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Pastor John Melke

Sermon text: Acts 2:14a, 22-32

Peter’s Pentecost Message

14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and spoke loudly and clearly to them: “Men of Judea, and all you residents of Jerusalem, understand this, and listen closely to my words.

22 “Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus the Nazarene was a man recommended to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did through him among you, as you yourselves know. 23 This man, who was handed over by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, you killed by having lawless men nail him to a cross. 24 He is the one God raised up by freeing him from the agony of death, because death was not able to hold him in its grip.

25 “Indeed, David says concerning him:

I saw the Lord always before me.

Because he is at my right hand,

I will not be shaken.

26 Therefore my heart was glad,

and my tongue rejoiced.

My flesh also will rest in hope,

27 because you will not abandon my life to the grave,

nor will you let your Holy One see decay.

28 You have made known to me the paths of life.

You will fill me with joy in your presence.

29 “Gentlemen, brothers, I can speak confidently to you about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Since he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath that he would seat one of his descendants on his throne, 31 he saw what was coming and spoke about the resurrection of Christ, saying that he was neither abandoned to the grave nor did his flesh see decay.

32 “This Jesus is the one God has raised up. We are all witnesses of that.

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Victory! Alive for us!

Authority over death for us!

Saftey for us!

Bible Readings Isaiah 12:1-6, Psalm 73, John 20:1-10, John 20:11-18

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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg

Sermon text: Revelation 19:11-16

The Rider on the White Horse

11 I saw heaven standing open, and there was a white horse! Its rider is called Faithful and True, and he judges and makes war in righteousness. 12 His eyes are like blazing flames, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him, which no one knows except he himself. 13 He is also clothed in a garment that had been dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. 14 The armies in heaven, which were clothed with white, clean, fine linen, were following him on white horses. 15 Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. He will shepherd them with an iron staff. He himself is going to trample the winepress of the fierce anger of the Almighty God. 16 On his garment and on his thigh this name is written: King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

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Rejoice in Your Palm Sunday King!

Bible Readings Zechariah 9:9-10, Matthew 21:1-11, Philippians 2:5-11

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Pastor John Melke

Sermon text: Zechariah 9:9-10

Your Savior and King Is Coming!

9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter of Zion!

Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem!

Look! Your King is coming to you.

He is righteous and brings salvation.

He is humble and is riding on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim

and the horse from Jerusalem.

The battle bow will be taken away,

and he will proclaim peace to the nations.

His kingdom will extend from sea to sea,

from the River to the ends of the earth.

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Lord, To Whom Shall We Go?

Bible Readings 2 Kings 4:18-37, John 11:17-27, 38-45, Romans 8:11-19

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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg

Sermon text: John 6:66-68

66 After this, many of his disciples turned back and were not walking with him anymore. 67 So Jesus asked the Twelve, “You do not want to leave too, do you?”

68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom will we go? You have the words of eternal life.

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Trust in the reconnaissance report to recognize the enemy!

Bible Readings Psalm 91, Genesis 37:1-11, Matthew 20:17-28, Romans 8:1-10

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Pastor John Melke

Sermon text: Ephesians 6:12

12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

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Tempted Without Sin

Bible Readings Psalm 143, Isaiah 42:14-21, John 9:1-7, 13-17, 34-39, Ephesians 5:8-14

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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg

Sermon text: Hebrews 4:15

15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are, yet was without sin.

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Jesus is a Hidden Warrior

Bible Readings Psalm 16, Genesis 12:1-8, John 4:5-26, Romans 4:1-5, 13-17

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Pastor John Melke

Sermon text: John 11:33-37

33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and troubled.

34 He asked, “Where have you laid him?”

They told him, “Lord, come and see.”

35 Jesus wept.

36 Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” 37 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”

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We Need Baptism!

Bible Readings Psalm 139, Isaiah 55:10-11, Acts 16:16-34

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Pastor John Melke

Sermon text: Luke 3:1-18

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

3 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene— 2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness. 3 He went into the whole region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 4 Just as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:

A voice of one calling in the wilderness,

“Prepare the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight.

5 Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be

made low.

The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth.

6 And everyone will see the salvation of God.”

7 So John kept saying to the crowds who came out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Therefore produce fruits in keeping with repentance! Do not even think of saying to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ because I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones. 9 Even now the ax is ready to strike the root of the trees. So every tree that does not produce good fruit is going to be cut down and thrown into the fire.”

10 The crowds began to ask him, “What should we do then?”

11 He answered them, “Whoever has two shirts should share with the person who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”

12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized. They said, “Teacher, what should we do?”

13 To them he said, “Collect no more than what you were authorized to.”

14 Soldiers were also asking him, “And what should we do?”

He told them, “Do not extort money from anyone by force or false accusation. Be satisfied with your wages.”

15 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might be the Christ. 16 John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But someone mightier than I is coming. I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly clean out his threshing floor. He will gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

18 Then with many other words, he appealed to them and was preaching good news to the people.

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God’s Promised Warrior!

Bible Readings Genesis 2:7-9, 15-17; 3:1-15, Matthew 4:1-11, Romans 5:12-19,

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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg

Sermon text: Isaiah 42:13

13 The Lord will set out like a hero.

Like a warrior, he will work himself into a frenzy.

He will shout. Yes, he will raise a war cry.

He will be heroic against his enemies.

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Is Christianity the only true religion?

Bible Readings Exodus 24:12, 15-18, Psalm 148, 2 Peter 1:16-21

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Pastor John Melke

Sermon text: 2 Peter 1:16-18

We Have God’s Inspired Word

16 To be sure, we were not following cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the powerful appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father, when the voice came to him from within the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” 18 We heard this voice, which came out of heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.

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