Sermons by Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven (Page 16)
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…
The Knowledge of God in Creation
God’s wrath is revealed against mankind because they suppress the truth about God in unrighteousness. But are they without excuse because God is invisible? Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches from Romans 1:19—20 on how mankind can see the one true and living invisible God, how mankind can know about this one true God, and mankind’s responsibility for not…
The Wrath of God Revealed
Man’s greatest problem is that God is good. Why? Because man is evil. And God has revealed his wrath from heaven “against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men.” Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Romans 1:18 on God’s truth known, suppressed, and God’s three-fold wrath upon earth.
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all…
Reverence for God
God’s name is glorious and holy. Under the Mosaic Law, the penalty for blaspheming or taking the name of the Lord in vain was death. In order to understand the severe punishment due for misusing the name of God, we must understand the honor and glory of God’s name. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches from Psalm 99 on God’s majesty, justice, transcendency,…
The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
Romans 1:16–17 and Habakkuk 2:1–5 help us understand the vital phrase “the righteous shall live by faith.” Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven presents a puzzle, and then explains “faith for faith,” why Romans quotes Habakkuk, and the meaning of saving faith.
‘For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by…
The True Bond of Brotherly Love
The apostle Paul longed to go to Rome to mutually encourage the brothers and sisters by faith. The Christian church today is also a family of faith. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Romans 1:8–12 on the family of faith: rejoicing in, praying for, and building up each other’s faith.
“For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift…
True and Spiritual Worship
Often, people create their own ideas on how the one true God is to be worshiped. But what has the one true God himself revealed about how he is to be worshiped? The Lord Jesus reveals the answer: “God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Jesus’ words in John 4:19–24 on the fleshly desire…
Loved by God
What is the glorious fruit of the gospel? The apostle Paul answers: as those who have believed the gospel, the saints in Rome received grace and peace with God and from God. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Romans 1:1–7 on this glorious status of the Christian as those who are called to Jesus Christ, loved by God, and called to be saints.
“To all…
Set Apart for the Gospel of God
The apostle Paul was a man set apart for the gospel—the gospel that leads to an obedience that comes through faith in Jesus, the son of David, and the Son of God. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Romans 1:1–5, which reveals who Jesus is, our responsibility to believe and obey him, and the grand purpose of the gospel.
“For I delivered to you as of first…