SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Wednesday after the Third Sunday after Trinity Sunday

2014-07-09 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
at home, teach each other, exhort, comfort, and interpret the Scriptures as best they can.” (Luther’s Works, Vol. 40, p.390). Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Tuesday after the Third Sunday after Trinity Sunday

2014-07-08 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
unworthiness and yet trusting in God’s goodness do our work diligently and faithfully. God used these unworthy judges to provide, as He strengthened them for the task He gave them to do. With the wisdom that we are forgiven through Christ, do good to your neighbor wherever God has placed you. Rev. Dcn

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Monday after the Third Sunday after Trinity Sunday

2014-07-07 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
of the Lord.” “We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain.” (2 Cor. 6:1) Confess your sinful desires and trusting in free forgiveness of your Savior Jesus Christ, serve with a cleansed heart and mind. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Saturday after the Second Sunday after Trinity Sunday

2014-07-05 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
, death, and Satan will not defeat us. Thanks be to our loving God. Amen. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org/mailman/listinfo/sermons

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Friday after the Second Sunday after Trinity Sunday

2014-07-04 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
. Amen, amen means ‘yes, yes, it shall be so.’” As surely as Joshua and the Old Testament Israelites had the victory over their enemies, so too, we have the victory over sin, death, and Satan by faith in Jesus Christ, our Risen Lord. Amen, Amen, it shall be so! Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Thursday after the Second Sunday after Trinity Sunday

2014-07-03 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
proclamation of that Word. Praise God, Who keeps His promises and gives His faithful people the eternal victory! Amen. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Monday after the Second Sunday after Trinity Sunday

2014-06-30 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Joshua 5:1—6:5 (NKJV)* 5:1 So it was, when all the kings of the Amorites who were on the west side of the Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel until we had crossed

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Saturday after the First Sunday after Trinity Sunday

2014-06-28 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
in righteousness and purity forever in the Promised Land of eternal life. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org/mailman/listinfo/sermons

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Friday after the First Sunday after Trinity Sunday

2014-06-27 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
the Promised Land of life everlasting. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org/mailman/listinfo/sermons

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Wednesday after the First Sunday after Trinity Sunday

2014-06-25 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
atonement for our forgiveness, gladly hear and learn His Word, and receive His saving gifts. God grant us His Holy Spirit, that we may trust in the Lord Christ with all our hearts. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Tuesday after the First Sunday after Trinity Sunday

2014-06-24 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
completely reliable forgiveness and salvation. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org/mailman/listinfo/sermons

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Monday after the First Sunday after Trinity Sunday

2014-06-23 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
to fellow believers and to let them be a gift to us as we seek together to speak clearly the Word of Christ’s salvation to a world in desperate need of it. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Saturday within the Octave of the Feast of the Holy Trinity

2014-06-21 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
, forgiveness, etc. Thanks be to God that our salvation does not depend on how well we struggle, but on how well Christ has struggled, and won. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Friday within the Octave of the Feast of the Holy Trinity

2014-06-20 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
yourself with these good things, and there will not be room for riches or any other false god to enter. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Thursday within the Octave of the Feast of the Holy Trinity

2014-06-19 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
a hunger to hear, and willing lips to speak. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org/mailman/listinfo/sermons

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Tuesday within the Octave of the Feast of the Holy Trinity

2014-06-17 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
. By that we may be filled with the “good stuff,” and have no room left for foolishness. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org/mailman/listinfo

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Monday after the Feast of the Holy Trinity

2014-06-16 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
to forgive and guide us, and may we be eager to live lives that conform to His holy will. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org/mailman/listinfo

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Saturday within the Octave of the Feast of Whitsunday

2014-06-14 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
: faith in Jesus Christ as your Redeemer from sin. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org/mailman/listinfo/sermons

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Thursday within the Octave of the Feast of Whitsunday

2014-06-12 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
, for the Lord searches the heart and mind—and none can hide. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org/mailman/listinfo/sermons

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Wednesday within the Octave of the Feast of Whitsunday

2014-06-11 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
God’s blessing of Israel. Once again Balaam serves as that example of fallen humanity: How often people lament the desperate situation of their sinfulness and need for rescue, but refuse to acknowledge the Lord and His Word as the only solution to their predicament. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for Whit-Monday

2014-06-09 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
, Jude, and Revelation refer to the story of Balaam as a warning against the sins of avarice and idolatry. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Saturday after Exaudi

2014-06-07 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
). Look upon Him, Faithful Israel, and live forever! Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org/mailman/listinfo/sermons

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Friday after Exaudi

2014-06-06 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
and dwell with Him in the Promised Land of Heaven forever. Thanks be to God for His enduring faithfulness toward us! Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Thursday after Exaudi

2014-06-05 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
offered by our Great High Priest, and His wrath against you is appeased. You now stand among the living forevermore! Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Wednesday after Exaudi

2014-06-04 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
as memorial of His sacrifice for us, from which He now gives His Flesh and Blood for the forgiveness of your sins and life everlasting! Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Friday after Rogate

2014-05-30 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
lightens the way for the entire priesthood of believers. Praise God that when he humbly utters the words of Holy Absolution, we may hear him as if Jesus Himself were speaking to us from the chancel. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Wednesday after Rogate

2014-05-28 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
. 2:10). “Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.” (Psalm 37:5). Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Tuesday after Rogate

2014-05-27 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
, As the branch is to the vine, I am His, and He is mine. (TLH 342:1) Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org/mailman/listinfo/sermons

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Wednesday after Cantate

2014-05-21 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
by faith. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org/mailman/listinfo/sermons

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Tuesday after Cantate

2014-05-20 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
that of the Church catholic, designed for our benefit, so that we might set aside days and seasons for gathering around the Word and Sacrament of our Passover Lamb, Jesus. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Thursday after Jubilate

2014-05-15 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
steadfast in the true faith, and bless us according to the holy Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ! Amen. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Wednesday after Jubilate

2014-05-14 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
the signs and commands that our Lord gives to us are so important. They are the things by which He shows us our true life and righteousness in Him alone. To Christ Jesus be all the glory! Amen. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Tuesday after Jubilate

2014-05-13 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
not be confused or poisoned with profane things from sinful men. May He help us to always treasure, support, and grow in these holy blessings. Amen. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Monday after Jubilate

2014-05-12 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
! Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org/mailman/listinfo/sermons

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Saturday after Misericordia Domini

2014-05-10 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
into the Father’s presence. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org/mailman/listinfo/sermons

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Friday after Misericordia Domini

2014-05-09 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
and Blood, covered in the tent of bread and wine, that we might share in His holiness and life. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org/mailman

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Monday after Misericordia Domini

2014-05-05 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
and Blood he grants you His rest, which is the gracious forgiveness of all your sins. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org/mailman/listinfo

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Saturday after Oculi

2014-03-29 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
. Whatever we have accomplished with them, He gave us the drive to do that. And most of all, the forgiveness of sins and the eternal life that we have is also purely a gift from Him, given us by the shed blood of Jesus Christ. To God alone be the glory. Amen. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Friday after Oculi

2014-03-28 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
disappoint us, God has use of that too, to accomplish what He would have done in our lives. His will is always good and gracious, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Thursday after Oculi

2014-03-27 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
He has given us in Christ Jesus. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org/mailman/listinfo/sermons

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Wednesday after Oculi

2014-03-26 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
acknowledge our sin and confess that God has been gracious to us in Christ Jesus. Also, we humbly pray that God would use us to speak His grace and mercy in Christ Jesus to others, that they may be made heirs of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ our Lord. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Tuesday after Oculi

2014-03-25 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
Baptism God calls us by name and makes us His own. He changes us and makes us new creations. We still sometimes wrestle with what God is doing in our lives, but as those redeemed by Christ, we know we must hang on to God, and He will see us safely into the promised land of Heaven. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Monday after Oculi

2014-03-24 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
toward us for the sake of His Son, Jesus Christ. And knowing that we have the mercies of God, it makes even the injustices of other people easier to bear. Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Saturday after Reminiscere

2014-03-22 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
. Dcn. Jerry Dulas, as eCourier of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ___ Sermons mailing list Sermons@cat41.org http://cat41.org/mailman/listinfo/sermons

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Thursday after Reminiscere

2014-03-20 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Genesis 24:1-31 (NKJV)* 1 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 So Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Please, put your hand under my thigh, 3 and I will make you swear by the LORD, the

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Monday after Reminiscere

2014-03-17 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Genesis 18:1-15 (NKJV)* 1 Then the LORD appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day. 2 So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Thursday after Invocabit

2014-03-13 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Genesis 11:27--12:20 (NKJV)* 11:27 This is the genealogy of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran begot Lot. 28 And Haran died before his father Terah in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans. 29 Then Abram and Nahor took wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Wednesday after Invocabit

2014-03-12 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Genesis 8:13--9:17 (NKJV)* 8:13 And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, that the waters were dried up from the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and indeed the surface of the ground was dry. 14

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Tuesday after Invocabit

2014-03-11 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Genesis 7:11--8:12 (NKJV)* 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. 12 And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Monday after Invocabit

2014-03-10 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Genesis 6:1--7:5 (NKJV)* 6:1 Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose. 3 And the LORD

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Fourth Day of Lent

2014-03-08 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Genesis 3:1-24 (NKJV)* 1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'? 2 And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat the fruit of the trees of

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Third Day of Lent

2014-03-07 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Genesis 2:4-25 (NKJV)* 4 This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, 5 before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the LORD God had not caused

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Second Day of Lent

2014-03-06 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Genesis 1:20--2:3 (NKJV)* 1:20 Then God said, Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens. 21 So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for Ash Wednesday

2014-03-05 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Genesis 1:1-19 (NKJV)* 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 Then God said, Let there be light; and there was light.

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Monday after Quinquagesima Sunday

2014-03-03 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Job 34:10-33 (NKJV)* 10 Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: Far be it from God to do wickedness, and from the Almighty to commit iniquity. 11 For He repays man according to his work, and makes man to find a reward according to his way. 12 Surely God will never do

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Saturday after Sexagesima Sunday

2014-03-01 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Job 33:1-18 (NKJV)* 1 But please, Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words. 2 Now, I open my mouth; My tongue speaks in my mouth. 3 My words come from my upright heart; My lips utter pure knowledge. 4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Friday after Sexagesima Sunday

2014-02-28 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Job 31:1-12, 33-40 (NKJV)* 1 I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman? 2 For what is the allotment of God from above, and the inheritance of the Almighty from on high? 3 Is it not destruction for the wicked, and disaster for the workers of

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Wednesday after Sexagesima Sunday

2014-02-26 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Job 21:1-21 (NKJV)* 1 Then Job answered and said: 2 Listen carefully to my speech, and let this be your consolation. 3 Bear with me that I may speak, and after I have spoken, keep mocking. 4 As for me, is my complaint against man? And if it were, why should I not be impatient? 5 Look

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Monday after Sexagesima

2014-02-24 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Job 19:1-12, 21-27 (NKJV)* 1 Then Job answered and said: 2 How long will you torment my soul, and break me in pieces with words? 3 These ten times you have reproached me; You are not ashamed that you have wronged me. 4 And if indeed I have erred, my error remains with me. 5 If indeed

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Wednesday after Septuagesima

2014-02-19 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Job 14:1-22 (NKJV)* 1 Man who is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble. 2 He comes forth like a flower and fades away; He flees like a shadow and does not continue. 3 And do You open Your eyes on such a one, and bring me to judgment with Yourself? 4 Who can bring a clean

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Tuesday after Septuagesima

2014-02-18 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Job 13:13-28 (NKJV)* 13 Hold your peace with me, and let me speak, then let come on me what may! 14 Why do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hands? 15 Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him. 16 He also shall be my

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Monday after Septuagesima Sunday

2014-02-17 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Job 13:1-12 (NKJV)* 1 Behold, my eye has seen all this, my ear has heard and understood it. 2 What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you. 3 But I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God. 4 But you forgers of lies, you are all worthless physicians. 5 Oh,

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Thursday after the Festival of the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ

2014-02-13 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Job 9:1-35 (NKJV)* 1 Then Job answered and said: 2 Truly I know it is so, but how can a man be righteous before God? 3 If one wished to contend with Him, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand. 4 God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Wednesday after the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ

2014-02-12 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Job 8:1-22 (NKJV)* 1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: 2 How long will you speak these things, and the words of your mouth be like a strong wind? 3 Does God subvert judgment? Or does the Almighty pervert justice? 4 If your sons have sinned against Him, He has cast them away

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Tuesday after the Festival of the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ

2014-02-11 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Job 7:1-21 (NKJV)* 1 Is there not a time of hard service for man on earth? Are not his days also like the days of a hired man? 2 Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade, and like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages, 3 so I have been allotted months of futility, and

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Monday after the Festival of the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ

2014-02-10 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Job 6:14-30 (NKJV)* 14 To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend, even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty. 15 My brothers have dealt deceitfully like a brook, like the streams of the brooks that pass away, 16 which are dark because of the ice, and into

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Saturday after the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany

2014-02-08 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Job 5:1-27 (NKJV)* 1 Call out now; Is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn? 2 For wrath kills a foolish man, and envy slays a simple one. 3 I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling place. 4 His sons are far from

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Friday after the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany

2014-02-07 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Job 4:1-21 (NKJV)* 1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: 2 If one attempts a word with you, will you become weary? But who can withhold himself from speaking? 3 Surely you have instructed many, and you have strengthened weak hands. 4 Your words have upheld him who was

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Thursday after the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany

2014-02-06 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Job 3:11-26 (NKJV)* 11 Why did I not die at birth? Why did I not perish when I came from the womb? 12 Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should nurse? 13 For now I would have lain still and been quiet, I would have been asleep; Then I would have been at rest 14

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Tuesday after the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany

2014-02-04 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Job 1:1-22 (NKJV)* 1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil. 2 And seven sons and three daughters were born to him. 3 Also, his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels,

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Monday after the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany

2014-02-03 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Zechariah 14:1-21 (NKJV)* 1 Behold, the day of the LORD is coming, and your spoil will be divided in your midst. 2 For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem; The city shall be taken, the houses rifled, and the women ravished. Half of the city shall go into

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Saturday after the Third Sunday after the Epiphany

2014-02-01 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Zechariah 11:4-17 (NKJV)* 4 Thus says the LORD my God, Feed the flock for slaughter, 5 whose owners slaughter them and feel no guilt; those who sell them say, 'Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich'; and their shepherds do not pity them. 6 For I will no longer pity the inhabitants of the

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Friday after the Third Sunday after the Epiphany

2014-01-31 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Zechariah 10:1--11:3 (NKJV)* 10:1 Ask the LORD for rain in the time of the latter rain. The LORD will make flashing clouds; He will give them showers of rain, grass in the field for everyone. 2 For the idols speak delusion; The diviners envision lies, and tell false dreams; They

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Thursday after the Third Sunday after the Epiphany

2014-01-30 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Zechariah 9:1-17 (NKJV)* 1 The burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach, and Damascus its resting place (for the eyes of men and all the tribes of Israel are on the LORD); 2 Also against Hamath, which borders on it, and against Tyre and Sidon, though they are very

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Wednesday after the Third Sunday after the Epiphany

2014-01-29 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Zechariah 8:1-23 (NKJV)* 1 Again the word of the LORD of hosts came, saying, 2 Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'I am zealous for Zion with great zeal; With great fervor I am zealous for her.' 3 Thus says the LORD: 'I will return to Zion, and dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Monday after the Third Sunday after the Epiphany

2014-01-27 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Zechariah 4:1--5:11 (NKJV)* 4:1 Now the angel who talked with me came back and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep. 2 And he said to me, What do you see? So I said, I am looking, and there is a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top of it, and on the stand seven

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Saturday after the Second Sunday after the Epiphany

2014-01-25 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Zechariah 1:1-21 (NKJV)* 1 In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, 2 The LORD has been very angry with your fathers. 3 Therefore say to them, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts: Return

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Friday after the Second Sunday after the Epiphany

2014-01-24 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Joel 3:1-21 (NKJV)* 1 For behold, in those days and at that time, when I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem, 2 I will also gather all nations, and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; And I will enter into judgment with them there on account of My people, My

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Wednesday after the Second Sunday after the Epiphany

2014-01-22 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Joel 2:1-17 (NKJV)* 1 Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; For the day of the LORD is coming, for it is at hand: 2 A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, like the morning clouds

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Tuesday after the Second Sunday after the Epiphany

2014-01-21 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Joel 2:1-20 (NKJV)* 1 The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. 2 Hear this, you elders, and give ear, all you inhabitants of the land! Has anything like this happened in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? 3 Tell your children about it, let your children

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Monday after the Second Sunday after the Epiphany

2014-01-20 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Ezekiel 47:1-14, 21-23 (NKJV)* 1 Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was water, flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple faced east; the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple, south of the

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Friday after the First Sunday after the Epiphany

2014-01-17 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Ezekiel 39:1-29 (NKJV)* 1 And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal; 2 and I will turn you around and lead you on, bringing you up from the far north, and bring you against the

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Wednesday after the First Sunday after the Epiphany

2014-01-15 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Ezekiel 37:15-28 (NKJV)* 15 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 16 As for you, son of man, take a stick for yourself and write on it: 'For Judah and for the children of Israel, his companions.' Then take another stick and write on it, 'For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Monday after the First Sunday after the Epiphany

2014-01-13 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Ezekiel 36:13-28 (NKJV)* 13 'Thus says the Lord GOD: Because they say to you, 'You devour men and bereave your nation of children,' 14 therefore you shall devour men no more, nor bereave your nation anymore, says the Lord GOD. 15 Nor will I let you hear the taunts of the nations

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Friday after the Festival of the Epiphany of our Lord

2014-01-10 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Ezekiel 18:1-4, 19-32 (NKJV)* 1 The word of the LORD came to me again, saying, 2 What do you mean when you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying: 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge'? 3 As I live, says the Lord GOD, you shall

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Thursday after the Festival of the Epiphany of our Lord

2014-01-09 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Ezekiel 3:12-27 (NKJV)* 12 Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a great thunderous voice: Blessed is the glory of the LORD from His place! 13 I also heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them,

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Wednesday after the Festival of the Epiphany of our Lord

2014-01-08 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Ezekiel 2:1—3:11 (NKJV)* 2:1 And He said to me, Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you. 2 Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me. 3 And He said to me: Son of man, I am sending you to the children of

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Tuesday after the Festival of the Epiphany of our Lord

2014-01-07 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Ezekiel 1:1-14, 22-28 (NKJV)* 1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. 2 On the fifth day of the month, which was in the

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Festival of the Epiphany of our Lord

2014-01-06 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Isaiah 66:1-20 (NKJV)* 1 Thus says the LORD: Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the place of My rest? 2 For all those things My hand has made, and all those things exist, says the LORD. But on this one will I look:

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Saturday after the First Sunday after Christmas

2014-01-04 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Isaiah 63:15—65:5 (NKJV)* 63:15 Look down from heaven, and see from Your habitation, holy and glorious. Where are Your zeal and Your strength, the yearning of Your heart and Your mercies toward me? Are they restrained? 16 Doubtless You are our Father, though Abraham was ignorant of

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Friday after the First Sunday after Christmas

2014-01-03 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Isaiah 63:1-14 (NKJV)* 1 Who is this who comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah, this One who is glorious in His apparel, traveling in the greatness of His strength?—I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save. 2 Why is Your apparel red, and Your garments like one who treads

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Thursday after the First Sunday after Christmas

2014-01-02 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Isaiah 62:1-12 (NKJV)* 1 For Zion's sake I will not hold My peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burns. 2 The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You shall be

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Wednesday after the First Sunday after Christmas

2014-01-01 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-11 (NKJV)* 1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; 2 To proclaim the

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Tuesday after the First Sunday after Christmas

2013-12-31 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-22 (NKJV)* 1 Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. 2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; But the LORD will arise over you, and His glory will be seen upon you. 3 The Gentiles shall come

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Monday after The First Sunday after Christmas

2013-12-30 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Isaiah 58:1—59:21 (NKJV)* 58:1 Cry aloud, spare not; Lift up your voice like a trumpet; Tell My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. 2 Yet they seek Me daily, and delight to know My ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and did not forsake the ordinance

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Third Day of Christmas

2013-12-27 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Isaiah 51:17—52:12 (NKJV)* 51:17 Awake, awake! Stand up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; You have drunk the dregs of the cup of trembling, and drained it out. 18 There is no one to guide her among all the sons she has brought forth; Nor is

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord

2013-12-25 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-18 (NKJV)* 1 Listen, O coastlands, to Me, and take heed, you peoples from afar! The LORD has called Me from the womb; From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name. 2 And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword; In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me, and

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Tuesday after Rorate coeli

2013-12-24 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Isaiah 44:21—45:13, 20-25 (NKJV)* 44:21 Remember these, O Jacob, and Israel, for you are My servant; I have formed you, you are My servant; O Israel, you will not be forgotten by Me! 22 I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions, and like a cloud, your sins. Return to

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Saturday after Gaudete

2013-12-21 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-25 (NKJV)* 1 Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. 2 He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, nor cause His voice to be heard in the street. 3 A bruised reed He

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Friday after Gaudete

2013-12-20 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Isaiah 40:18—41:10 (NKJV)* 40:18 To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to Him? 19 The workman molds an image, the goldsmith overspreads it with gold, and the silversmith casts silver chains. 20 Whoever is too impoverished for such a contribution chooses a

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