Sermons on Church
The Blessings of God to His Church
With 1 Corinthians 1:1–9, Pastor Ben begins a sermon series on Paul’s letter to the Corinthian church. Pastor Ben Bessett preaches that the church of Christ has been given many blessings, and he answers the questions: Why does the church exist? Where does the church come from? What is the church’s purpose?
“In every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all…
The New Jerusalem, Part 1
In Ezekiel 40–48, the prophet sees a city on a high mountain and a temple inside of it. Years later, it is revealed to the apostle John that this temple-city is the New Jerusalem, the dwelling place of the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb who is the temple. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on the visions Ezekiel saw from Ezekiel 40:1–4.
“And I saw the holy…
The Heidelberg Catechism (23): The Family of God Throughout the Ages [Lord’s Day 21]
Hebrews 11:1-12:2 describes the cloud of witnesses that lead the way for believers with the church today cheering us on as we keep our eyes fixed upon the Lord Jesus Christ. Pastor van Engelenhoven contrasts the Holy Catholic Church and the Roman Catholic Church and then highlights the impossible…
The Book of Ephesians (31): The Church Navigators
Ephesians 4:1-16 teaches that God builds his church and gives gifts to the members so they can be navigators. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven describes the bumpy road of human cunning, the highway to the fullness of Christ, and the navigators of Zion.
“To equip the saints for the work of ministry,…
The Church that Christ Builds
Matthew 16:13-19 brings clarity to the identity of Christ and the formation of his church. Mr. Ben Besset explains the means Christ uses to build his church, the foundation of Christ’s church, and the opposition to Christ’s church. “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God… on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
The Book of Ephesians (25): The Heavenly Testimony
From Ephesians 3:7-13, Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven brings us this encouraging message. We learn of the eternal purpose realized in Christ, the eternal purpose of the church, and the eternal purpose of preaching.
“So that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to…
The Church Triumphant
Rev. Tom VandenHeuvel uses Revelation 7:1-9, 13-17 to reveal the church triumphant. We learn the identity, glory, and blessed state of this church triumphant, where we see a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, crying with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
Motto Text Sermon (2019): A Church to the Glory of God
Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches from Ephesians 3:20-21 on “A Church to the Glory of God,” the Motto Text for 2019.
“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in…
First-Century Lessons for the Twenty-First Century Church (16) God’s Church and the Devil’s Chapel
First-Century Lessons for the Twenty-First Century Church (7): The Call of Matthias
Listen as Dr. Tim Trumper preaches on Acts 1:21-26 in the sermon “The Call of Matthias” from the series “First-Century Lessons for the Twenty-First Century Church”.
“And they prayed and said, ‘You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in…
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