Ada Presbyterian Church Pulpit Podcast

Baptism Service - Hiding in Plain Sight - Col 2

This Sunday we put our study of Deuteronomy on hold to focus on baptism.  God gave us the privilege of baptizing one adult and one child this weekend.  Our text is from Colossians 2.  

Deut 12 - Worship God's Way

Israel's laws governing worship are surprisingly relevant to modern times.  As we continue our overview of Deuteronomy, we will see the many ways that worship in the old covenant era informs our worship in the new.

Deut 10 - What God Asks of Us

It's nice when people are clear in their expectations for us.  In the passage today, God is clear in telling Israel what he asks of them.  It turns out that he asks a lot, but he also provides a lot in the end.  Join us to learn more.

Deut 9 - Quickly Falling Away

It's easy to get worked up by the evil and folly we see "out there" in the world.  But what about "in here," in our own hearts and actions?  Think of the passage today as the Old Testament equivalent to Jesus telling us to take the log out of our eyes before taking the spec out of someone else's. 

Deut 8 - Testing in Good Times and Bad

God often tests his people, but who is the test for?  Does God need to figure out something about us, or do we?  We often expect testing to come in times of trial, but what if there's a unique test that comes in times of abundance?  Join us for more.

Deut 7:1-11 - Holy to the Lord

When we read the Old Testament, we read of war and conquest.  We read of God's people moving into the Promised Land and removing other people from that land.  It's natural to wonder about this and to question what God is doing here.  Today's message attempts to tackle this question as we seek to understand God on his own terms. 

Duet 6:1-9 - Hear O Israel The Lord is One

The most famous prayer for Christians is the Lord's Prayer.  It is something every Christian knows and prays; it binds believers together across the world.  In the Old Testament, God's people had a similar prayer--known as the Shema.  Faithful Jews everywhere still prayer this prayer:  "Hear O Israel the Lord our God, the Lord is one."  Jesus himself reaffirmed this valuable prayer in Mark 12.  Join us today as we explore its ongoing relevance.

Deuteronomy 4:1-14 - A Wise and Understanding People

As the world grows increasingly secular, one of the roles for the church is to retain the memory of God, even as others forget God and our connection to him.  We keep the teaching about God alive among us by living it out.  In doing so, we bring light into increasingly dark places.  We learn how that was true for God's people in the Old Testament and for God's people living today.

Deuteronomy 2:1-7 - You Lacked for Nothing

When we reflect on our lives, sometimes it's easy to focus on times of failure.  But one of the things we learn about God in today's message is that he continues to bless us even after failure.  That's what makes Christianity so refreshing - grace is at the heart of how God relates to us.

Duet 1:19-36 - Take Hold of God's Gifts

God gives us certain gifts that come from his grace.  But it remains for us to take hold of those gifts and to make them our own.  Clearly we want to receive and make use of God's gifts, but fear can get in the way of faith, as it did for Israel in Deuteronomy chapter 2.