Thy Strong Word – Isaiah 36: Who Will You Trust In? The Rabshakeh for All to Hear

Rev. Scott Adle, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Collinsville, Illinois, joins host Rev. AJ Espinosa to study Isaiah 36.

Sharper Iron & The Saga of Salvation: Sing to the Warrior Savior LORD

Rev. Jeremiah Johnson studies Exodus 15:1-21 regarding the song of Moses, digging into the themes of the salvation that the LORD delivers for His people, His role as a warrior who defeats the most powerful of enemies, the proclamation of the LORD among the Gentiles, and the planting of the LORD’s people finally in Christ.

Sharper Iron & The Saga of Salvation: Crossing into the New Creation

Rev. AJ Espinosa studies Exodus 14:10-31 regarding the LORD’s mighty salvation for His people, the justice of the LORD in the crossing of the Red Sea, and the theme of the new creation in this text and throughout Scripture.

Sharper Iron & The Saga of Salvation: The Plague of Destruction and Salvation

Rev. Brian Flamme studies Exodus 12:29-42 regarding the final plague as both destruction for the LORD’s enemies and salvation for the LORD’s people, the continuity of the Christian faith in the Old and New Testaments, and the certainty of the LORD’s deliverance even during times of patient affliction.

Sharper Iron & The Saga of Salvation: Christ, Our Passover Lamb

Rev. Luke Zimmerman studies Exodus 12:1-13 regarding the Passover meal and its connections to Christ, including the foundational nature of the Passover, the sacrificial lamb whose blood marked God’s people, and the urgency of the celebration.

Sharper Iron & The Saga of Salvation: Threats and Promises

Rev. Matt Ulmer studies Exodus 11:1-10 regarding God’s grace and initiative in bringing His people out of Egypt, midnight as the time of God’s unexpected action, and the LORD’s desire to distinguish all people by covering them with the blood of Christ.

Sharper Iron & The Saga of Salvation: Disrupting Darkness

Rev. Dr. studies Exodus 10:21-29 regarding the ninth plague, the plague of darkness, including the way idolatry disrupts our lives, how the LORD shines His light into the darkness through Israel, Christ, and the Church, and the confidence the Church has in standing on the LORD’s Word.

Sharper Iron & The Saga of Salvation: Tell Your Children about the Locusts and the LORD

Rev. Nate Hill studies Exodus 10:1-20 regarding the eighth plague, the plague of locusts, including the need to recount the works of the LORD, the call to repentance in the devastation of the plagues, and the fact that no earthly ruler can stand in God’s accomplishment of His people’s salvation. 

Sharper Iron & The Saga of Salvation: A Hailstorm for Mercy and Repentance

Rev. Carl Roth studies Exodus 9:13-35 regarding the seventh plague, the plague of hail, including the LORD’s continued mercy in the midst of the plagues, God’s patience toward Pharaoh and his hardened heart, and the difference between worldly grief and godly grief. 

Sharper Iron & The Saga of Salvation: When God Sets a Time

Rev. Timothy Koch studies Exodus 9:1-12 regarding the plague against Egypt’s livestock and the plague of boils, including the way the LORD identifies Himself with His people even in their slavery, the importance of the LORD setting a time, and the voice of the LORD through His messengers.