Antioch Reformed Baptist Church

When we pray for God's will to be done, we are asking that He would subdue our rebellious will so that we can serve Him wholeheartedly, with contentment and joy, in all things.

Trees are associated in Scripture with the gift of life, God's provision for His people, and their worship of Him and dwelling with Him. Man misuses God's good gift for idolatrous purposes, but in the end, Christ, the Author of Life, died on a tree to give His people everlasting life, so that we might live with Him forever in Paradise.

The sermon explores the dual reality of a believer's spiritual state, emphasizing that while salvation provides permanent judicial cleansing through Christ's blood, daily practical holiness requires ongoing repentance. Drawing primarily from Psalm 51 and 1 John 1:7-9, the message contrasts the temporary efficacy of worldly products with the eternal completeness of God's forgiveness. It assures lis...

The general equity of the Judicial Law of the Old Covenant is its non-specific value as it demonstrates principles of right behavior for the application of the Moral Law in the community life of God's covenant people, the church.

Praying, Your kingdom come, is our pleading with God to sanctify our own hearts, to build His church throughout the world, and return to establish His kingdom in everlasting glory.

The sermon emphasizes the absolute sufficiency of Christ for salvation, contrasting true faith in Him with the futile attempts to earn righteousness through human regulations and ascetic practices.

This sermon explores Psalm 66 as a call to joyful communal and individual worship, highlighting God's faithfulness, power, and protective care throughout history.

Prayer as the essential connection between God and those sent to spread the gospel.

The sermon emphasizes that true eternal life consists of knowing God and understanding one's own sinful nature through Scripture.

The believer's deepest priority in prayer is a heart-felt desire for God's name to be honored and His holiness glorified above all else.

Every mountain in Scripture calls us to lift our eyes heavenward, to seek our God who meets His people in power, covenant, and grace. From Eden's garden heights to Sinai's thunder, from Zion's glory to Calvary's hill, the story of redemption ascends toward the heavenly Mount Zion, where God will dwell with His people forever.

This sermon explores Psalm 127 to emphasize the absolute necessity of depending on God rather than relying on human effort.

Christian prayer flows from the awe-filled joy of adoption, as believers approach the Almighty with childlike love, resting in His fatherly care, while honoring His sovereign majesty.

The Law of God is often misunderstood, or assumed to be a negative thing that was only part of the Old Covenant. But the Law of God is good, because it was given by God. The Ceremonial Law was given as positive law application of the first table of the moral law for the Old Covenant. It prefigured Christ's work of redemption in many ways and still serves to add dimension and texture to His saving...

This sermon examines Psalm 12 to address the challenge of maintaining faith in a society marked by deceit and moral decay.

God is not concerned with the abundance of our words, but with the sincerity of His child's heart in prayer.

The 15th Century saw the fall of Constantinople, the capital of the eastern Roman Empire. It was an event that shook the world in its day, and contributed to events that would shatter the peace of Christian Europe within 75 years.

True prayer is the Christian speaking from the heart, to God as Father, with sincerity and love, hoping for nothing less than communion with the Almighty.

From Eden to the New Jerusalem, the Bible reveals God's enduring plan to dwell with His people. The garden, patriarchal altars, tabernacle, and temple all foreshadow Christ, the true and living temple, culminating in the presence of God with His redeemed people in the everlasting Kingdom.