Category: Sermons
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A Vision of Christ
Numbers 24:17 A great preacher from a couple of centuries ago began his sermon on this text by saying “Jesus is here sweetly preached—but from a heart, which never loved Him, and by lips, which never more shall praise Him.” Truth was etched upon Balaam’s mind but it never gripped and subdued his heart! Though…
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Reformation Preaching
Romans 10:13-17 The Reformers not only taught that salvation was by grace alone, they also taught it was through a gracious means. The Heidelberg Catechism speaks of this gracious means in Q65 which states that “the Holy Spirit works faith in the heart by the preaching of the holy gospel.” According to Scripture, the ordinary…
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Sober Living
1 Thessalonians 5:3-8 Because the timing of Christ’s return is uncertain, believers are to live in a state of constant preparation. This message examines the call to sober living in view of the coming day of the Lord.
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The Day of the Lord
1 Thessalonians 5:1-2 This message explores the topic of the “day of the Lord” with a particular focus upon its essential precursors, main elements, and its ethical call.
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Hope for the Grieving
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Even though this text is rich in instruction about eschatology, the aim of it is practical. Paul was concerned about the report that some in Thessalonica were grieving as those who had no hope; but such grief was entirely inconsistent with the hope of the believer. To correct this problem Paul expounds…