Messages of Hope
Ordinances – Deliver Us From Evil
Deliver Us from Evil 1) Understanding Evil 2) Understanding the Evil One 3) Understanding Jesus’ Deliverance 2Corinthians 11:1-15 / Larger Catechism 195 "Deliver us from evil" is a plea to Christ to rescue us from both the evil of Satan that meets us in life and the...
Living Free In Christ
Living Free in Christ 1) The History Lesson 2) The Symbolic Point 3) The Real Freedom Genesis 21:1-21, Galatians 4:21-31 What does God say? "You need to be born again; I will give you a new heart. You need to be cleansed of your sin; I will wash you clean in the blood...
Ordinances – Lead Us Not Into Temptation
Lead Us Not into Temptation 1. The Nature of Temptation 2. The Exposure to Temptation 3. The Escape from Temptation We are vulnerable to temptations all the time. Idleness captured David's heart and exploited his lusts; fear motivated Abraham to lie; pride brought...
The Impact of Legalism Sermon 2
The Impact of Legalism 1. Truth Becomes an Enemy 2. Zeal Becomes Misdirected The problem with being an affirming Church is you are allowing people to walk in the bondage of sin. The problem is not that we are unaccepting of who they want to be, but that they are not...
Ordinances – Forgive Our Sins As We Forgive
Forgive our Sins as We forgive 1) The Glory of Forgiveness 2) The Fruit of Forgiveness 3) The Heart of Forgiveness Matthew 18:21-35, The Larger Catechism 194 The foundation for our exercise of mercy is God's abounding mercy to us in His Son. When we have the testimony...
The Impact of Legalism
The Impact of Legalism 1) Faith Becomes Vain 2) Truth Becomes an Enemy 3) Zeal Becomes Misdirected Isaiah 57:15-21, Galatians 48-20 Eclessia reformata semper reformanda is not about the Church changing her worship and doctrine to be relevant and innovative to society....
Ordinances – Give Us Our Daily Bread
Give Us Our Daily Bread 1. What God Owes Us 2. What God Provides for Us 3. What God Expects of Us Matthew 6:24-34 [Larger Catechism 193] Worry is an unhealthy preoccupation and overt fear that does not look in faith to God's providence, especially for things like...
From Slaves To Sons
From Slaves to Sons 1. God Sent Forth His Son 2. God Sent Forth the Spirit of His Son Genesis 22:1-19, Galatians 3:26 – 4:7 Immediately upon His resurrection, Jesus wanted his disciples to know their adoption in Him: go to my brethren and say to them, "I am ascending...
Ordinances – Your Will Be Done
Your Will Be Done Our Acknowledgment of God’s Will Our Hindrances to God’s Will Our Prayer for God’s Will Our Inability Luke 22:39-46 [Larger Catechism 192] Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is...
The Purpose of God’s Law
The Purpose of God’s Law 1. The Law Exposes Our Sin 2. The Law Condemns Us 3. The Law Leads us to Christ Galatians 3:19-25 God does not make us any promises because of our worthiness, our merits, or our good works; but for the sake of his own goodness and mercy in...