I Am Slow of Speech

This passage reminds us that most of what God does directly or through us he does through his Word.  Moses was aware of weakness when it came to speaking, but God knew of that before he called him to lead his people out of Israel.  The same is the case with us.  God knows all about our weaknesses and yet he call us to serve him because he is not hindered by our weaknesses.

Read Exodus 4:1-17

I Am Slow of Speech
Rev. Jerry Hamstra

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

The Gospel and Baptism
Rev. Jerry Hamstra

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 Calls Moses
Rev. Jerry Hamstra

God Summarizes Israel's (and Our) Calling (3): The Call to Missions

In this sermon the terms, "treasured possession", "kingdom of priests" and "holy nation" are considered.  They teach that Israel's calling (and ours) is also to bring the knowledge of God and of his salvation to the nations.

Read 1 Peter 2:1-12;
Exodus 19:4-6

God Summarizes Israel's (and Our) Calling (3): The Call to Missions
Rev. Jerry Hamstra

God Summarizes Israel's (and Our) Calling (2): The Call to Loving Community

God saved his people from Egypt so that they could serve him.  Obedience begins with the worship of God.  The second table of the law shows us that God also calls his people to be a loving and just community.

Read Leviticus 19:1-18;
Exodus 19:4-6

God Summarizes Israel's (and Our) Calling (2): The Call to Loving Community
Rev. Jerry Hamstra

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

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