Sermons (Page 24)

Sermons (Page 24)

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The Total Depravity of Man

Romans 1:28–32 reveals the last step of mankind’s descent in depravity. Because mankind chose to remove God from their life, God removes his goodness from their life. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on the barren land (debased mind), the weeds of wickedness (filled with unrighteousness), the love of poison (approval of evil), and the need for a…

A Strangely Passionate World

We live in a world with strange passions. God’s wrath against the sinfulness of man is revealed in giving mankind over to their unnatural sinful passions: men and women engaging in homosexuality. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Romans 1:26–27 on dishonorable passions, the world being ruled by unnatural desires, and how Christians are to respond. “For…

A World of Impurity

Because man rejected God, God withdrew His restraining grace from them. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Romans 1:24–25 on God giving man up because of man’s sin, God removing his restraining hand from man, and the vital need for a new heart. “Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among…

The Blessing of Godly Parents

In Ephesians 6:1–3, the apostle Paul refers to the 5th commandment, connecting it to the children of believers. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Ephesians 6:1–3 on the promise of the 5th commandment in Moses’ and Jesus’ time, and the call to obey your parents and find eternal life. “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.”

Rest in God

Joshua did not give the people of God rest. Nor David. But Christ, the son of David, the son of God, having completed his work of redemption, has entered his rest, initiating the eternal Sabbath rest for the people of God. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches from Hebrews 3:12–4:11 on the failure of Moses and of Joshua to give rest, the victory of Christ on the…

The Great Departure

Man was made by the one true God to worship God alone. But fallen man has exchanged the living God for lifeless idols. Thus God is provoked and his wrath is revealed from heaven. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches from Romans 1:22-23 on the principle of worship, the worship of fools, and the worship of the wise. “Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and…

The Religion of Self

The religion of “self” cares for no one or anything else but “self,” and will even sin in order to get what “self” wants. But what does the Bible have to say about this false religion and those who practice it? Listen as Mr. Ben Bessett preaches on Proverbs 23:1–5 on the religion of self. “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s…

Why Am I So Ungrateful?

In Luke 7:36–50, an ungrateful, legalistic Pharisee despises the love and gratitude a sinful woman shows to her Savior, Jesus Christ. How would you respond to this sinful woman’s gratitude to Christ if you were there? Why? Listen as Mr. Ben Bessett preaches on Luke 7:36–50 on why someone can be so ungrateful. “Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are…

The Way to God

Thomas asks an important question to Jesus, he asks: “how can we know the way?” He is speaking about the way to heaven, the way to God. There are many people who ask this question today, how can we go to heaven, what is the way to God? This Sunday evening we will answer this question through the words of Jesus in John 14:6.