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This sermon examines the post-flood blessings in Genesis 9, focusing on God's renewal of the mandate for human dominion and the provision of sustenance. The speaker argues that God instills a healthy fear in the animal kingdom to protect humanity, a blessing rooted in divine sovereignty rather than mere biological instinct. Furthermore, the text highlights God's generosity in expanding the human d...

The sermon explores the imperative to maintain good works as a response to salvation rather than a means to achieve it. It emphasizes the necessity of remembering one's past in sin to cultivate humility, recognizing the pardon of God's mercy to rest in grace, and acknowledging one's new position in Christ through the renewing work of the Holy Spirit. The message highlights that believers are justi...

This sermon examines the historical events surrounding the arrest and trial of Jesus as a definitive illustration of the dangers of utilitarian and pragmatic ethics. It argues that the decision to execute Jesus was driven by a consequentialist calculus that prioritized political stability and institutional power over divine law, resulting in the ultimate injustice of condemning the sinless Son of...

The Goodness and Severity of God Read: Romans 11 Text: Romans 11:22-24 I. Toward the Wild Branches II. Toward Branches Cut-off III. Toward Branches Graft In

(Sunday Service Titus 2:11-15: "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to pu...

Does God have a multifaceted nature in regard to His grace? Have you considered His unmerited favor regarding salvation -vs- the ongoing process of empowering us through sanctification? Do you realize we should respond to His salvation by now performing the good works we were created for? Please listen to "The Grace of God," taught by Ricardo Calvo. This message will help us recognize our dependen...

Part 1 of 2 in a series by Pastor Roberto Soriano titled: "The Grace and Duty of Having and Keeping a Good Conscience".

This sermon explores the biblical theology of shepherding, tracing the imagery from God as the Chief Shepherd in the Old Testament to Jesus as the Good Shepherd who lays down His life for the sheep. The central text, Acts 20, presents Paul's farewell charge to the Ephesian elders, emphasizing their responsibility to feed the flock with the Word and protect them from false teachers and external thr...

This sermon explores the narrative of Lazarus's illness in John 11, emphasizing the intimate relationship between Jesus and the family of Bethany. It highlights how Jesus delays his arrival not out of indifference, but to reveal a greater purpose for God's glory and the strengthening of faith. The discussion addresses the human struggle with suffering and unanswered prayers, encouraging believers...

Rev. Ophoff The Parable of the Sower I. The Sower, the Seed, and the Field II. The Bad Soil III. The Good Soil Scripture Reading: Matthew 13:1-23, Hebrews 6:4-8 Text: Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 Confessions: Canons Head 3/4 art. 9 Psalter #s: 175, 151, 310, 21, 196

This sermon examines the parable of the wheat and the tares to distinguish the popular narrative of an earthly, political kingdom from the spiritual reality revealed by Jesus. It explains that the Son of Man sows good seed among the world's lost sinners, while the devil sows tares, resulting in a mixed community that persists until the end of the age. The text emphasizes that final separation occu...

This sermon explores the doctrine of unconditional election by examining Ephesians 1:3-7, defining it as God's choice of certain sinners for salvation in Christ before the foundation of the world. The teaching emphasizes that this election is based solely on God's sovereign will and good pleasure, rather than human merit or foreseen faith, thereby highlighting the sovereignty of God over human des...

This sermon examines the apostle Paul's argument in Romans chapter two, challenging the self-righteous attitude of those who judge others while committing similar sins. The central message warns against presuming on God's patience and highlights that God's judgment is impartial, rendering to each person according to their works without favoring any group. By illustrating the concept of the 'morali...

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This sermon examines the Parable of the Lost Sheep to reveal the profound joy Christ experiences when a sinner repents. It challenges the self-righteousness of those who view themselves as superior to others, emphasizing that all people are lost sheep who require the active pursuit of the Good Shepherd. The message clarifies that repentance is not a human achievement but a gift of divine grace, ur...

At this time we want to look at the first acts of our Lord as He began His public ministry. We will be looking at Jesus in relation to His beginning to lay the foundation of our salvation. We are going to look at His baptism by John, and His temptation in the Wilderness. In Jesus' baptism we see God's approval of Jesus; the pleasure that God the Father took in observing His holy life. And in the t...

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is essential to salvation. There are many gospels being preached and many people are being deceived because they are excited about a lie. They know better because God has given every person a conscience. That conscience needs to be fed the truth. Those who despise the truth will find themselves under God's wrath. That is not a good place to be.

The sermon explores the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints, asserting that God who begins a good work in the elect will complete it until the day of Christ. It distinguishes between the instantaneous act of regeneration and the ongoing process of sanctification, emphasizing that the spiritually dead cannot respond to the gospel without the Holy Spirit's intervention. The preacher illustrat...

For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

Verse by verse exposition through the book of Hebrews. (Sermon also includes the reading and exhortation from the Lord's Table liturgy) Heb 13:4 Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. Mal 2:14 Yet you say, "For what reason?" Because the Lord has been witness Between you and the wife of your youth, With whom you have dealt treacherousl...