Tucker Presbyterian Church Sermons

1 John 3:19-22; 5:16-17 Rev. Erik Veerman 4/23/2023 Preaching God’s Word and 1 John Loose Ends This morning’s sermon will be a little bit different. As you may know, we finished 1 John a couple of weeks ago. However, there are two passages that I want to go back to. You could call them loose ends. I didn’t have the time to adequately address them back when we were going through the related section...

Did you miss the service on Sunday? Guest preacher Rev. Richard Lynn Downing preached on Matthew 16:13-20 in his sermon titled, ““The Importance of the Church in the Mind of Christ.” Don’t miss it! 

Philippians 3:8-11 Rev. Erik Veerman 4/9/2023 Resurrection Hope in Suffering Our Easter sermon text is from the book of Philippians, chapter 3, verses 8-11. You will find that on page 1166 in the provided Bibles. As a background, the book of Philippians was written by the apostle Paul. He wrote it to the church in Philippi. Philippi was on the northern coast of the Agean Sea. That would place it i...

1 John 5:18-21 Rev. Erik Veerman 2/2/2023 Final Reminders and Assurances It’s been a difficult week. Like many of you, the tragedy in Nashville at one of our sister churches has weighed on my heart. I considered focusing our worship and sermon this morning on finding hope in tragedy and evil. Instead, we’re going to do that next Sunday, Easter. Ultimate resurrection hope. This morning, we’ll look...

1 John 5:13-15 Rev. Erik Veerman 3/26/2023 He Hears Us Please turn to 1 John 5, verses 13-15. That’s on page 1213 in the provided Bibles. Just 3 short verses this morning but they are a rich blessing. Next week, we will finish up our study of 1 John. Let’s come now to God’s Word. Please stand for this is God’s very Word. Reading of 1 John 5:13-15 Prayer Last October, my son Caleb and I were invite...

1 John 5:6-12 Rev. Erik Veerman 3/19/2023 Testifying to the Testimony of God Please turn to the book of 1 John 5:6-12. In the church Bibles, you can find that on page 1213. As you are turning there, I want to note that historically, this is considered a very difficult text in 1 John – difficult to understand. The reason is that apostle John uses the phrase “water and blood.” You’ll hear it multipl...

Introduction: We are at War FACT: We are at war. Bold. Underline. Italics. Exclamation point. We are at war. There are an estimated 600 million Evangelical Christians around the globe today making up about 8% of the world’s population. The majority of the other 92% are walking in darkness, held captive by our great enemy Satan who is the father of lies. Billions have been led astray by false forms...

1 John 5:1-5 Rev. Erik Veerman 3/5/2023 Love, Obedience, the World, and Doctrine We are on the home stretch in our study of 1 John - the last chapter. We should wrap up before Easter. And, by the way, after Easter we’ll spend a little time in 2nd and 3rd John. They are both single chapter books and some of the themes continue, so it seems like a good time to continue. Before we read, let me summar...

1 John 4:7-19 Rev. Erik Veerman 2/26/2023 Love Is What Love Has Done Preamble Please turn to 1 John 4:7-19. You can find that on page 1212. This is the third time that the apostle John has come back to the topic of love. This time he is focusing on (1) God, who is love, (2) God’s display of love through Christ, and (3) our response to his love. Please stand for the reading of God’s Word. Reading o...

1 John 4:1-6 Rev. Erik Veerman 2/19/2023 The Spirit of Truth vs. the Spirit of the Age Preamble The Scripture reading for our sermon is from 1 John 4. We’ll be looking at verses 1-6. You can find that on page 1212 in the Bibles. One difference between the first half of 1 John and the second half of 1 John is its focus. In the first couple of chapters, John gave us foundational truths about Jesus a...

1 John 3:11-24; 4:20-21 Rev. Erik Veerman 2/5/2023 A Tale of Two Hearts Please turn to 1 John 3:11-24. That is found on page 1211 In the pew Bibles. We will also be looking at chapter 4 verses 20-21. You’ll notice that the apostle John is returning to the topic of love. In fact, this won’t be the last time that we’ll come back to this importance subject. Each time, he emphasizes something a little...

1 John 3:4-10 Rev. Erik Veerman 1/29/2023 The Marks of a Life Born of God Our sermon text for this morning is 1 John 3:4-10. You can find that on page 1211 in the church Bibles. And let me say, if you don’t have a Bible of your own, please take one. We’d love for you to have a copy of God’s Word to read and study. 1 John 3:4-10 is a continuation from last week. We focused on the amazing truth that...

1 John 2:28-3:3 Rev. Erik Veerman 1/22/2023 A Child of God, Now and Forever I’ve really enjoyed our study of 1 John so far. Every time I read through it, I see something else that I hadn’t seen before. It’s very different, from say, the book of Romans. In Romans, you know, Paul presents more of a legal treatise on faith. It has a very logical flow, step by step. 1 John, on the other hand, is very...

1 John 2:18-27 Rev. Erik Veerman 1/15/2023 1 John 2:18-27 Knowing that You Know Him: the Doctrine Test Our sermon text this morning is from 1 John 2:18-27. You can find that on page 1211 in the pew Bibles. Before we read our sermon text, there are two concepts which we haven’t come across in 1 John before. Without some background, they may be a little confusing, so, I thought it would be helpful t...

Hello TPC! Did you miss the service on Sunday? Coleman Erkens preached on 1 John 2:15-17 in his sermon titled, “Knowing that You Know Him: the World Test” Check it out! 

1 John 2:12-14 Rev. Erik Veerman 1/1/2023 Because You Know and You Are We’re back in the book of 1 John for our sermon text. It’s been a few weeks. Although, it seems like it’s been a few months. I’m glad to have our church move mostly behind us. By the way, we have some Bible available in the back, if you didn’t pick one up, feel free to do so now. Our reading is from 1 John 2:12-14. It’s found o...

Hello TPC! Did you miss the homily on Sunday? Peter Van Wyk preached on 1 Peter 3:8-22 in his Christmas message titled, “Reason, Hope, and Jesus” Check it out! 

Rev. Erik Veerman 12/18/2022  Matthew 1:18-25 A Savior who Is God with Us Our sermon text this morning is from Matthew chapter 1, verses 18-25. You can find that on page 959 in the pew Bible. Last week we looked at the first 17 verses. In the very first verse, Matthew claimed that Jesus was the Christ, the promised Messiah. And if you’ll remember, Matthew’s main audience was Jewish. That claim wou...

Matthew 1:1-17 Rev. Erik Veerman 12/11/2022  The Lineage of the Promised Savior Given that it’s advent season, this Sunday and next Sunday we’ll be considering the book of Matthew, chapter 1. You can find that on page 977 in the pew Bibles. As you are turning there, let me give you a quick background. Matthew was one of Jesus’ disciples and he wrote this account of the life and ministry of Jesus....

Hello TPC! Did you miss the sermon on Sunday? Dr. Guy Richard preached on Luke 15:1-32 in his sermon titled, “The Love of God” Check it out! 

1 John 2:7-11 Rev. Erik Veerman 11/27/2022  Knowing that You Know Him: the Love Test Our sermon text this morning is 1 John 2:7-11. You can find that on page 1210 in the pew Bibles. If you are visiting for the holiday weekend, we are in the middle of a series in the book of 1 John. This book is the first of three letters that apostle John wrote. And he wrote them very late in the first century. Jo...

1 John 2:1-6 Rev. Erik Veerman 11/20/2022  Knowing that You Know Him: the Obedience Test Our sermon text this morning is from 1 John chapter 2, the first 6 verses. Page 1210 in the pew Bible. This is our third sermon in 1 John. The book opens with the apostle John establishing his credibility and emphasizing Jesus. Jesus is the eternal Son of God who has been made manifest. He is, in fact, the fou...

John 1:5-10 Rev. Erik Veerman 11/13/2022  Walk in the Light of God Please turn in your Bibles to 1 John chapter 1. In the pew Bible, you can find that on page 1210. Last week, we began our new series in 1 John and we looked at the first 4 verses. They introduced the author and his letter. The purpose of the first four verses was to establish the author’s credibility. He was a disciple of Jesus. Ev...

1 John 1:1-4 Rev. Erik Veerman 11/06/2022 Credible Witnesses of Credible Faith We’re beginning a new series this morning in the book of 1 John. You can find 1 John on page 1210 in the pew Bibles. I’ve been looking forward to our study and would encourage you to read through the book this week. It’s 5 chapters. It will take us about 4 months to work through - four sermons this month and then after...