Sermons by Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven (Page 37)
The Road to the Promised Land
Deuteronomy 8:1–10 and 1 Corinthians 10:1–11 explain the significance of the journey of Israel through the wilderness to the Promised Land. Rev. Paul van Engelenhoven describes the road of heart-testing, the road of dependency on God, the road of Fatherly discipline, and the road to the Promised Land.
“For I do not want you to be unaware, that our fathers were all…
The Heidelberg Catechism (5): Is God Unjust in Requiring the Law’s Righteousness? [Lord’s Day 4]
Romans 5:12-21 teaches that Adam’s sin is not God’s sin, yet God has sent us a new Adam who provides us with a way back to righteousness. Rev. Paul Van Engelenhoven answers these questions: Is God guilty of the fall? Is God…
God’s Loving Call in the Midst of Consequential Pain
Hosea 2:4-23 reveals that God uses pain and hardship in the life of sinners to call them out from the world and into His home. Rev. Paul Van Engelenhoven emphasizes God’s kindness in patience; experiencing hedges, thorns, and walls; stepping into wilderness; and restored by God.
“And I will…
The Heidelberg Catechism (4): Created, Corrupted, Reborn [Lord’s Day 3]
Genesis 1:26-31, Jeremiah 17:9, and John 3:3-5 point out that we were created good but that mankind has fallen into corruption through disobedience which can only be remedied through the spiritual new birth. Rev. Paul van Engelenhoven describes will versus nature and the birth, fall, and rebirth of…
Pentecost Sermons (2021): The Beginning of the Harvest
On the day of Pentecost, God began to gather in the great harvest through His church by the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. It is in this same harvest that Seventh Reformed church, by God’s grace, is gathering through the Holy Spirit. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches this Pentecost…
The Gospel of John (96): The Things that Jesus Did
In John 21:24-25, the apostle John opens our vision to the immeasurable amount of work that Jesus did. Jesus’ work is so vast that it cannot be described entirely even if you had an endless fountain of ink and a world full of paper, as it extends to all His work in creation, salvation,…
Ascension Day Sermons: Looking Up from Where Christ Will Come
Using Acts 1: 6-11 and 2 Peter 3:1-13, Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven describes the day the Lord ascended, the day we walk on the Earth, and the day in which Christ will descend.
“Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in…
The Gospel of John (95): Following the Same Jesus on Different Paths
In John 21:15-23, the Lord calls us to focus on following him instead of focusing on His path for our fellow believers. Rev. Paul van Engelenhoven explains fleshly curiosity, spiritual guidance, and resting in God’s will.
Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is…
The Heidelberg Catechism (3): Exposed by the Truth [Lord’s Day 2]
Romans 7:7-13 explains who we are in the light of truth which shines brightly through God’s Law. Rev. Paul Van Engelenhoven explains the righteous requirement of God’s Law, shining light into the well of our heart, and facing the facts of our condition. “What then shall we say? That the law is sin?…
The Gospel of John (94): Loving Jesus, Serving His People
After Peter’s three-fold denial, the Lord reinstates him through a three-fold confession of love towards Jesus. From John 21:15-19, Rev. Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on the requirement of serving God: Love; Loving Jesus: Feeding His Lambs; Loving Jesus: Tending His Sheep; and Loving Jesus:…