Christ Reformed Baptist Church

Exodus 32 reveals both the depth of human sin and the unchanging mercy of God. Israel's rebellion proves our total inability to save ourselves, yet Moses stands as a mediator, pleading for grace based on God's glory and covenant promises. His intercession foreshadows the greater work of Jesus Christ, who perfectly mediates between God and sinners through His sacrificial death and continual interce...

Israel's golden calf reveals the danger of a restless heart that forgets God and turns to idols. Like the church at Ephesus, we are called to remember, repent, and return to our first love. Though the world grows increasingly hostile to the truth, our greatest threat is a cold heart that compromises God's Word. Christ offers mercy to all who repent and trust in Him. Let us cling to His sufficient...

In this message we saw how the giving of the tablets of stone at Sinai testified to God's holiness, His will, and His covenant with His people. Written by the "finger of God," they revealed both the perfection of His law and the sinfulness of man, pointing us forward to Christ, the Word made flesh. In Him, the veil is removed, hearts of stone are replaced with hearts of flesh, and God's law is wri...

Deacon and Elder Candidate Daniel Nolker preaches on rejoicing in repentance from Psalm 32.

In Exodus 31:12–17, God commands Israel to keep the Sabbath as a sign of His covenant, a holy day set apart for rest and refreshment. This command pointed them to dependence upon God and served as a reminder of His role as Creator and Redeemer. For believers today, the Sabbath finds its fulfillment in the Lord's Day, when we gather to worship and rest in the finished work of Christ. The day is not...

This sermon from Exodus 31:1–11 highlights God's sovereign calling of Bezalel and Oholiab to build the Tabernacle. Their appointment demonstrates that God not only calls but also equips His servants with wisdom, discernment, and skill to fulfill His purposes. These men serve as a type of Christ, the true Builder of God's house, the Cornerstone of the church, and the only One worthy to ascend the h...

This sermon from Exodus 30:22–38 examines the holy anointing oil and salted incense, showing how they point to the person and work of Christ and the unifying, sanctifying ministry of the Holy Spirit. The oil's carefully measured spices symbolize aspects of Christ's perfection, bound together by the Spirit. The incense, salted as a sign of permanence, reflects the continual prayers of God's people...

This sermon explored the significance of the bronze laver in Exodus 30:17–21, emphasizing its connection to the believer's ongoing cleansing through God's Word. While the blood of Christ secures our justification, the water of the Word sanctifies and prepares us for fellowship with God. The laver teaches us that daily communion with the Lord requires continual washing from the defilements of the w...

This sermon from Exodus 30:11–16 explored the census and atonement price commanded by God, emphasizing that every Israelite, rich or poor, was to offer the same amount—a half-shekel—as a symbol of belonging to God. This atonement price served as a reminder of their redemption and pointed forward to Christ, whose precious blood is the true price for our salvation. We were reminded that Scripture is...

This sermon examined Exodus 30:1–10 and the significance of the golden altar of incense. It highlighted the altar's construction, purpose, and placement in the tabernacle as typological of Christ's mediation. Drawing from the example of Nadab and Abihu, it warned against worship that is unauthorized and self-willed. The message emphasized that true worship must be continual, grounded in the finish...

This sermon examines the ordination of Aaron and his sons, highlighting their seven-day consecration and the command to "keep the charge of Yahweh." It draws parallels between the priests' preparation and the believer's need for continual self-examination, repentance, and abiding in God's presence. Emphasizing the holiness required to approach God, it warns against cheap grace and calls for true o...

This sermon explores the covenantal significance of the priestly ordination meal in Exodus and its fulfillment in Christ. It highlights how God provided priests to mediate for His people, foreshadowing Jesus as our eternal High Priest. The fellowship meal ratified the covenant, pointing to the Lord's Supper, where believers remember Christ's sacrificial death. We are called to approach the Table w...

This sermon examines the final stages of the priestly ordination process from Exodus 29 and Leviticus 8, emphasizing the significance of the blood ritual applied to the ear, hand, and foot of Aaron and his sons. Each element symbolized their complete consecration— ears to hear God's Word, hands to serve, and feet to walk in His ways. These rituals pointed forward to the perfect sacrifice of Christ...

This sermon explores the burnt offering in Exodus 29 and its fulfillment in Christ, highlighting the call to wholehearted devotion in response to God's saving work. Just as the priests offered a ram entirely consumed by fire, believers are called to present their whole lives as living sacrifices—fully consecrated to God. Salvation begins with justification but leads to a life of sanctified obedien...

his sermon explores the consecration and ordination of the Old Testament priesthood, focusing on the necessity of blood sacrifice as seen in Exodus 29 and Leviticus 8. Though the priests were washed, clothed, and ordained, they were not fit to serve until blood was shed—foreshadowing the atoning work of Christ. The sermon emphasizes that outward righteousness is insufficient without inward cleansi...

This sermon explores the ordination of the Levitical priesthood in Exodus 29 and Leviticus 8, highlighting the seriousness of preparation, cleansing, clothing, and anointing for service to God. These Old Testament rituals point forward to the perfect fulfillment found in Christ, our Great High Priest. Believers today, though not Levitical priests, are called to present themselves as living sacrifi...

This sermon explores Exodus 28:40–43, highlighting the garments of the ordinary priests and their significance as types and shadows pointing to Christ and the church. Each article of clothing—the tunic, sash, cap, and undergarments—symbolized righteousness, readiness for service, submission to God's order, and the necessity of purity in worship. Just as the priests were set apart and clothed for g...

This sermon explored the final priestly garments described in Exodus 28, focusing especially on the golden plate inscribed with "Holy to Yahweh," which was fastened to the high priest's forehead. Though outwardly simple, this item carried profound theological weight. It represented how even the most consecrated acts of worship by God's people—those already atoned for—were still tainted by sin and...

This sermon explores the significance of the High Priest's robe in Exodus 28:31–35, emphasizing its typological connection to Christ. The robe, woven entirely of blue, adorned with pomegranates and bells, points forward to the righteousness, intercession, and atoning work of Jesus, our Great High Priest. The pomegranates symbolize the fruitfulness and blood of sacrifice; the bells, the ongoing sou...

In this sermon, we reflect on Peter's final urgent words in 2 Peter 1:1–15, written to stir believers to remember the truth as falsehood and mockery rise. Peter reminds us that God has granted everything needed for life and godliness through His Word. Believers are called to diligently pursue growth in faith, moral excellence, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly affection,...

This sermon celebrates the resurrection of Christ as the foundation of the believer's assurance and security in salvation. Drawing from Romans 8:31–39, it proclaims that nothing can separate God's people from His love in Christ—not suffering, sin, or spiritual forces. Through Christ's death, resurrection, ascension, and ongoing intercession, believers are eternally secure. This assurance is not ba...

This sermon from Romans 8:12–17 explores the believer's transformation from slavery to sonship through the power of the Holy Spirit. It emphasizes that while we have been set free from the dominion of sin, we are not without obligation—we are now debtors to live according to the Spirit. Paul's teaching reveals that true freedom in Christ comes with a new identity and a new calling. Through the doc...

In Romans 6:1–14, Paul confronts a vital question: if we are saved by grace alone, does that give us license to sin? His emphatic answer—"May it never be!"—grounds our understanding of grace not as freedom to sin, but freedom from sin. Believers are united with Christ in His death and resurrection; therefore, we have died to sin's rule and now live in newness of life. Our old self was crucified wi...

While the Law exposes our guilt and leaves us condemned, Paul shifts the tone with the words "But now," introducing the righteousness of God that comes apart from the Law—through faith in Jesus Christ. This righteousness is not earned by works but given freely by God's grace. It is revealed in Scripture, received by faith, and secured through Christ's redeeming blood. Jesus is presented as the pro...

This opening message of the "Risen to Reign" series lays a doctrinal foundation from Romans 3:1–20, exposing humanity's universal depravity and the utter impossibility of attaining righteousness through works of the law. Drawing from Paul's argument, which strings together Old Testament texts, it presents a courtroom-style indictment of both Jew and Gentile alike—declaring that no one is righteous...