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This sermon examines the agony of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, emphasizing that His voluntary submission to the Father's will was the cost of human redemption. The text highlights the theological depth of Christ's humanity, noting that He experienced genuine fear and physical distress, symbolized by His sweat becoming like drops of blood, yet remained perfectly obedient. The preacher contras...

This sermon examines Job's intense lamentation in Job chapter three, where he curses the day of his birth and questions the purpose of suffering. The exposition highlights that while Job's grief is profound and human, he does not curse God, maintaining a distinction between lamenting circumstances and rejecting faith. The text contrasts this despair with the Christian assurance of peace and rest f...

This sermon centers on Psalm 103, urging believers to actively bless the Lord by remembering His goodness and recounting His benefits. The message highlights that gratitude is a deliberate act of memory rather than a fleeting emotion, countering the human tendency to forget God's faithfulness. It explores key theological themes such as the completeness of forgiveness, the spiritual and physical he...

This sermon explores the central Reformation truth of *Soli Deo Gloria* by examining the judgment of Herod in Acts 12, who was struck down for refusing to give God the glory. The message defines God's glory as the weighty, substantial display of His infinite perfections, arguing that His desire for worship is not arrogant but rather the source of humanity's deepest joy and satisfaction. It address...

Heidleberg Catechism Q. 86 Q. Since we have been delivered from our misery by grace through Christ without any merit of our own, why then should we do good works? A. Because Christ, having redeemed us by his blood, is also renewing us by his Spirit into his image, so that with our whole lives we may show that we are thankful to God for his benefits, and that he may be praised through us, and furth...

This sermon examines the parables of the tares (darnel), the mustard seed, and the leaven found in Matthew 13, focusing primarily on the theological implications of the parable of the tares. The central message addresses the coexistence of good and evil in the world, explaining that God allows both to grow together until the final harvest to ensure the full maturity of His people. The teaching emp...

The heart of man is evil from birth. It needs to be changed by God. The heart of man controls his actions. The evil heart will produce evil fruit. The new heart will produce good fruit as long as the recipient listens to the Lord. Christians can and do sin. They need to be humbe and obedient to their new Master.

What do the promises God made throughout the Old Testament have to do with Jesus Christ? In Acts 13, the Apostle Paul answers that question by taking his hearers on a journey through the history of Israel, showing how God's promises—from Abraham to David—were all pointing to the coming of a Savior. Preaching in the synagogue at Antioch of Pisidia, Paul declares that Jesus is the promised Deliverer...

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....