Reformed & Expository Preaching

How does one enter the Lord's kingdom? This is a very important question. We can fall into an American trap and assume that we are worthy because we have done enough to pull ourselves up by our boot straps. This is contrary to what Christ is teaching in his parable. He is teaching us something about the tragedy of Israel’s history that communicates a tragedy about humanity: we do not want God. However, God comes to His people. How does this give us assurance that we can draw near to our God?

When we talk about the doctrine of eschatology we can think that this is just something that scholars talk about. So, is there a place where the rubber meets the road? Is there a place where the events in history that determine our future orientation give us hope today? Why is Christ’s work in history so important in determining the outcome of history and our power today in Christ?

The apostle Paul calls us to be a transformed people. How do we undergo such a transformation and how does this transformation impact our lives?

Christ returns to Jerusalem after cleansing the temple and cursing a tree. He is going to face the leaders of Israel and we can imagine that this is going to be tense. Christ tells them that it is the prostitutes and the tax collectors who enter into the kingdom of heaven. Does this mean that in order for us to gain entrance into the temple that we have to be a tax collector or a prostitute? What is the point of Christ calling this to the leader’s attention?

Daniel is in exile and desires to return to the Lord. He is at the timing for the fulfillment of Jeremiah's 70 year prophecy. While he is praying he receives a vision from Gabriel regarding 70 weeks. Do we take these weeks literally or do the weeks communicate a bigger picture?

The Lord calls Abraham out of his father’s house while giving a significant promise to Abraham: he would be the father of a multitude. Does the Lord's promise to Abraham apply only to the direct genealogical descendants of Abraham? Is the promise bigger than Abraham's genealogy? Is the church a different promise or is the church living out of the same promise made to Abraham? Who are Abraham’s children?

Christ is on his way back to Jerusalem on the dawn of a new day. The previous day ended with Christ expressing an unfavorable opinion of the holy city, and so has a night of rest changed his perspective? We notice that Christ curses a fig tree while returning to Jerusalem. Why would Christ bother to curse a tree and then talk about faith? What does faith have to do with the fig tree, and why is Christ cursing the fig tree?

This is the first video in a series where Pastor Paul Lindemulder considers ethics in the Christian life. We can see a tension between being saved by the grace of God, but then we are still called to live as living sacrifices. How does this all fit together? So, we consider Romans 12 as a model for the Apostle Paul to remind us of Christ's work, but then he moves to exhort us to live out of gratitude.

The Lord made very clear to Adam and Eve that if they fail they will die. We find that they do in fact fail, they do eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, but they still walk out of the garden of Eden. Did the Lord make a false threat? What is death and the intention of death? Is the Gospel promised only through the prophets or do we find a Gospel promise earlier in Scripture?