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"Its All About Glory" Scripture Reading: John 12:19-36 I. Jesus’ Prayer  II. God’s Answer  III. The Crowd’s Response Rev. Ralph A. Pontier

Forgiveness Matthew 18:21-35, Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 51 Rev. Ralph A. Pontier

7-17-22 PM "The LORD Sues the People of Israel" Scripture Reading: Matthew 10 I. The Action in Confessing Christ       A. To Acknowledge His Person       B. To Acknowledge His Lordship  II. The Setting for Confessing Christ       A. Out of Sincerity of Heart       B. In the...

7-17-22 AM "Confessing Christ" Sermon Text: Matthew 10:32-33 I. The Action in Confessing Christ     A. To Acknowledge His Person     B. To Acknowledge His Lordship  II. The Setting for Confessing Christ      A. Out of Sincerity of Heart     B. In the Presence of Persons  III. The Importance of Confessing...

10-7-22 PM "The LORD Promises a Purging of Israel" Scripture Reading: Micah 5 I. The Action in this Purging     A. An Action of the LORD     B. An Action of an Elimination  II. The Purpose of this Purging     A. Purposeful given Sin     B. Purposeful for Humility  III. The Lesson concerning this Purging ...

7-10-22 AM 'Our belief concerning the Government of the Church' Sermon Text: Belgic Confession, Article 30 I. The Basics of the Government      A. The Government of the Church is Headed by Christ      B. The Government of the Church is Spiritual in Nature  II. The Offices for the Government     A. The Identity of these Offi...

7-3-22 PM "Our Daily Bread" Scripture Reading: Psalm 23, Matthew 6:19-34, Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 50 I. What does it mean to ask for daily bread?  II. Why do we have to ask for necessary things? Rev. Ralph A. Pontier

7-3-22 AM "The World Has Gone After Him" Scripture Reading: John 12:12-26 I. Greeks asking to see Jesus indicate the world coming to Christ.  II. Jesus answers the Greeks by saying his hour has come.

"Your Will Be Done" Psalm 143 I. Two reasons to pray this prayer.  II. Three things God does in answer to this prayer. III. The goal of this prayer. Rev. Ralph A. Pontier

An Extravagant Act of Devotion  John 12:1-11 I. It was done at a community event held to honor Jesus.  II. Jesus commends the extravagance. III. Jesus defends the extravagance. John 12:1-11

"Diverse Responses to the Raising of Lazarus" John 11:45-57  The miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead produced diverse responses.  I. The miracle awakened faith in some but not all who witnessed it.  II. The miracle aroused murderous hatred among the Jewish leaders.  III. The miracle elicited an unconscious prophesy of Jesus’ substitutionary atonement. Rev. Ralph A. Pontier

6-19-22 AM "The LORD Promises the Remnant a Victory" Sermon Text: Micah 5:7-9 I. The Identification of the Remnant     A. Grammatically      B. Scripturally      C. Theologically  II. The Action of the Remnant      A. The Description of the Action      B. The Source of the A...

"A Profession of Faith in the LORD"  Psalm 92:2  I. The Nature of this Profession      A. A Personal Profession      B. A Verbal Profession  II. The Object of this Profession      A. A Covenant LORD      B. A Majestic God  III. The Benefit of this Profession    &nb...

"The Sufferings of Jesus for Sinners" Isaiah 53:5  I. The Reality of the Sufferings      A. The Reality of the Person of the Mediator      B. The Reality of the Experience of the Text  II. The Reason for the Sufferings      A. A Substitutionary Atonement      B. A Legal Expiation  III...

“The Day of Pentecost” Acts 2:1-13  I. The Occasion for the Day of Pentecost      A. A Unified Occasion      B. A Gathered Occasion  II. The Person of the Day of Pentecost      A. Seen as Fire      B. Heard as Wind  III. The Action on the Day of Pentecost     &nbsp...

“Our Belief concerning the Marks of Christians” II Corinthians 13 Belgic Confession, Article 29 I. The Mark of Distinction      A. The Need for the Distinction      B. The Importance of the Distinction  II. The Mark of Repentance      A. Recognizing Their Own Sin      B. Fighting Their Own Sin&...

“An Ascended Jesus” Acts 1:9-11  I. The When of an Ascended Jesus      A. After His Redemptive Work      B. After His Instructive Work  II. The What of an Ascended Jesus      A. Taken Up from the Disciples      B. Taken Up into the Heavens  III. The Why of an Ascended Jesus  &nbs...

“The LORD Promises a King for Zion” Matthew 2:1-12 Micah 5:1-6 I. The Description of this King      A. A King of Humble Origin      B. A King of Eternal Origin  II. The Work of this King      A. The Nature of the Work      B. The Power in the Work  III. The Blessing of this King  &nbs...

5-29-22 AM "Our Belief concerning the Marks of the Church" Sermon Text: Belgic Confession, Article 29 I. The Importance of the Marks      A. Given Sectarian Groups      B. Given Spiritual Obligations  II. The Identification of the Marks      A. The Source for the Identification      B. The Desc...

“The LORD Promises a Victory in Zion” Micah 4:11-13 I. The Setting for this Promise      A. In Micah’s Day      B. In Our Day  II. The Contents of this Promise      A. A Divine Perspective on the Setting      B. A Divine Action in the Setting  III. The Realization of this Promise  &nb...

“Our Belief concerning the Membership in the Church” Ephesians 4:1-16 Belgic Confession, Article 28  I. The Requirement of Membership      A. Given the Nature of the Assembly      B. Given the Benefit of the Means  II. The Action in Membership      A. Exercising the Communion of the Saints     ...

5-15-22 PM "Praying for the Kingdom to Come" Scripture Reading: Matthew 13:18-50 I. What is the kingdom of God?  II. Why should we pray for it to come? Rev. Ralph A. Pontier

5-15-22 A.M. "A Great Sign" Sermon Text: John 11:28-48 I. Jesus reveals compassion for grieving Mary.  II. Jesus reveals anger (righteous indignation) and sorrow regarding death.  III. Jesus reveals glorious power. Rev. Ralph A. Pontier

5-8-22 PM "Our Belief concerning the Nature of the Church" I. Her Gathered Nature      A. Gathered by God      B. Gathered as Believers  II. Her Perpetual Nature      A. Manifested      B. Explained  III. Her Universal Nature      A. Scattered in the World  &n...

5-8-22 AM "Encouragement for Parenting" I. The Nature of Parenting     A. Training by Encouraging Instruction      B. Training by Encouraging Correction  II. The Direction of Parenting      A. Stated Negatively      B. Stated Positively  III. The Goal in Parenting      ...