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This sermon examines Elihu's speech in Job, emphasizing the theological truth that God is great and beyond human comprehension. The preacher argues that humans often struggle with the unknown, seeking to reduce God to a formula or demanding explanations for suffering, yet the text reveals that God's sovereignty over nature demonstrates His control and purpose. By acknowledging our inability to ful...

The sermon explores the central truth of God's eternal nature and unchanging faithfulness, contrasting the brevity and fragility of human life with the permanence of the divine. Drawing from Psalm 102, the message emphasizes that while earthly circumstances shift and generations pass, God remains the same, offering a stable foundation for believers facing affliction or uncertainty. The text highli...

In Mark chapter 7 the scribes and Pharisees confronted Jesus because His disciples transgressed the tradition of the elders by eating without ritually washing their hands. While these traditions of the elders began with the best of intentions, things had gone awry. They had devolved into rigid, lifeless observances of man-made rules divorced from genuine devotion. Jesus exposes the religious leade...

This sermon addresses the profound grief of a congregation facing the sudden loss of a beloved member, anchoring the response in Psalm 11. It emphasizes the necessity of recommitting one's soul to the Lord when human understanding fails and foundations seem destroyed. The message highlights God's sovereignty and goodness, noting that while He allows suffering, He remains present in His holy temple...

This passage calls believers to pursue peace and mutual edification, refusing to become a stumbling block to weaker brothers. Christian freedom must be governed by love, not self-assertion, because the kingdom of God is not about food and drink but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Whatever does not proceed from faith is sin. The mature disciple gladly surrenders lawful rights for...

This sermon explores the biblical motif of shepherding, arguing that true church leadership is defined by possessing the heart of Christ rather than merely managing tasks. The speaker highlights Jeremiah 3:15 as a prophetic promise that God would provide shepherds who feed His people with knowledge and understanding, a promise fulfilled through Jesus Christ. By examining John 9 and 10, the text de...

"The Goodness of God" Your loving Father will reward you, therefore, beware of replacing human praise with submission to God. Matthew 6

Bible Questions and Answers: Common Grace and Elders - What is Common Grace (Matthew 5:44–45)? -- What is grace? Grace is the favor of God which empowers His Creatures to find joy in living in His world. -- What is the background to grace? The fall of mankind into sin which deserves immediate separation from God forever. -- How can God give grace to sinners? Common grace flows indirectly from Chri...

This sermon explores Psalm 104 as a testament to the greatness, wisdom, and goodness of God revealed through His creation. The central message argues that the physical world acts as a reflection of God's character, with the heavens displaying His glory and the earth demonstrating His sustaining power. The exposition highlights how God's stability is seen in the permanence of the earth, while His w...

PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) Heidelberg Catechism 31 Q. Why is he called "Christ," meaning "anointed"? A. Because he has been ordained by God the Father and has been anointed with the Holy Spirit to be our chief prophet and teacher who fully reveals to us the secret counsel and will of God concerning...

Here in these last verses of the book of Job we find the Lord blessing Job in his latter days following this trial, more than his beginning, it says here. It will be a good way to end the study of this book sermonically, I think, if we will think together 1st of all – Of what it means for God to bless us. 2nd – Of what it means that Job gave an Inheritance to his daughters among their brothers. An...

The nation of Israel was raised up from nothing by God. God chose Abram. He changed his name to Abraham God chose Moses to be the first human leader of the nation. He then chose Joshua as his Moses successor. Joshua had the privilege of taking the nation of Israel into the promised land. Near the end of his life he faced this challenge as the two and one half tribes moved back to their territory....

This teaching explores the concept of believers as vessels within the body of Christ, emphasizing that true sanctification is not achieved through human effort or performance but through the work of the Holy Spirit. The sermon explains that cleansing oneself from dishonor involves a spiritual transformation where the believer's gaze is fixed on Christ, resulting in a changed nature that desires ri...

CHRISTMAS, CHRIST WAS: THE ANGEL OF PROVISION 1.    The Cruelty of Man 2.    The Goodness of God

1. The Description of the Saviour. 2. The Reflection of the Saints.

And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked. 9 This man heard Paul speaking. [c]Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed, 10 said with a loud voice, "Stand up straight on your feet!" And he leaped and walked. 11 Now when the people saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying...

Isaiah saw the Holy One, and He is King over all. The Lord is high and lifted up; He gives His glory to no other. In the presence of our Holy God, we readily recognize ourselves as guilty and without excuse. Which is why we must behold our King if we would ever find freedom from pride, self-aggrandizement, and self-righteousness. We must not avoid this piercing conviction of God's holiness, for th...