Sermons by Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven (Page 16)
Mr. External Religion (Part 1)
In Romans 2 the Apostle Paul tells the religious Jews that the righteous are not those who are externally religious but those who practice such things. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven explains those who judge others condemn themselves, the cover of religion does not save on Judgment Day, and we must both have faith and practice it!
“Therefore, you have no excuse, O man,…
The Key to Gospel Thanksgiving
The Apostle Paul lived in almost continuous hardship, yet he always rejoiced. He describes one of the keys to gospel thanksgiving in 2 Cor 1:3–7. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven describes thanksgiving that lasts forever, the uncertainty of earthly thanksgiving, the certainty of eternal thanksgiving, and the opposite life of living for others.
“Blessed be the God…
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 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.
Without Light There Is Only Darkness
Sinful man is like a beast before God. When man sinned, he lost his true purpose, his true knowledge of God, and his true love for God. But how may fallen man be restored to serving God with true knowledge, true purpose, and true love? Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Romans 1:21 on man’s loss of honor, common sense, true love, and the only way…