Series
Rev. Jerry Hamstra
The Book of Esther
The Book of Esther
Sermons
Rev. Jerry Hamstra
Introduction to Acts
Introduction to Acts

The Gospel and Baptism

On the day of Pentecost, Peter preached this sermon explaining the reason for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.  Peter's sermon focused on Jesus Christ as the exalted Lord.  When the people who heard his message were convicted of their sin and asked what they could do, Peter urged them to repent and be baptized to receive the forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit.  Baptism can only be appreciated when we understand something of the glory of the exalted Lord Jesus and the seriousness of our sins.

Read Acts 2:14-41

God Calls Moses

God calls Moses to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.  This call is motivated by God concern for the suffering of his people.  It is a task far beyond Moses ability, but God promises to be with him.  Moses is a type of Christ who was send by his Father to deliver his people from slavery to Satan.  As those who are in Christ we are called by Jesus to participate in his mission on the basis of his saving work.

Read Exodus 3:7-12

God Summarizes Israel's (and Our) Calling (1): Their Call to Worship God

This is the first of three sermons on Exodus 19:3-6.  It is a summary of the kind of response that God requires from his people to his grace in saving them.  God tells his people that he requires them to obey his commands and to keep his covenant.  When we look at the details of what requires in the 10 commandments and in the laws in the rest of the book of Exodus we learn that the first thing God requires of his people in response to their salvation is worship.

Read Exodus 19:1-25

The Passover

In the story of the Passover and the Exodus, we have the foundational OT revelation of God's salvation.  In the story we learn that the Israelites deserved death no less than the Egyptians, that God provided for their deliverance from death through a sacrificial lamb and that the point of this deliverance was that the the people might leave the bondage of Egypt and serve the Lord.  For us Christ is the sacrificial lamb by whom God delivers us from death so that we might be released from our bondage to sin to worship and serve the Lord.  The celebration of the Passover is fulfilled in the Lord's Supper.

Read Exodus 12:1-28

Moses and the Burning Bush

In the story of the burning bush God reveals his holiness to Moses and through him to the people of Israel.  The fire reveals God's holiness which consists of his being set apart from his creation and his absolute moral purity.  The fact that the bush is burning without being consumed points to the tension that exists when God dwells among his sinful people without consuming them.  This tension is ultimately resolved in Jesus Christ and his sacrifice for sin.

Read Exodus 3:1-22

The Kind of Leader/Saviour We Need

Moses is presented in this passage as a saviour that God was providing for Israel.  He reflects God's knowledge of and concern for the suffering of the people of Israel, He identifies with the people and is rejected by own own people.  In all these ways Moses foreshadows Jesus Christ and so we are given insights into the kind of Saviour that God has provided for us in Jesus Christ as we travel through the wilderness of this life to the promised land.

Read Exodus 2:11-25