Sermons on Holy Spirit
God’s Sacrifice Who Sets Truly Free from Condemnation
In Romans 8:3, the Apostle Paul explains God has done what the law could not do. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches the law is unable to separate us from sin, but God succeeded by sending His Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, by sacrificing His Son as a sin offering, and by condemning our sin…
Freedom through the Holy Spirit
In Romans 8:2, the Apostle Paul reveals the amazing power of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches the limited power of the law of sin and death, the unlimited power of the Spirit of Life, and a plea to trust the power of the Spirit over the law of sin and death.
“For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ…
Keeping the Temple of God Pure
In 1 Corinthians 3:5-16, the apostle Paul clarifies the relationship of believers to their pastors and to those preaching the Good News and the relationship of believers to the Holy Spirit. Pastor Ben Bessett preaches the heart of the church toward the minister, the heart of the minister toward sound doctrine, and the heart of the church toward the Holy Spirit.
“Do you…
Living Water of Life
In Ezekiel 47:1–12, the prophet Ezekiel sees a river flowing from the Holy Temple that gives life. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches from this text on the River of God’s delight, the superabundant life in God, the life-giving Water of God, and life in the presence of God.
On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If…
A New Creation (Part 2)
In Ezekiel 36, the prophet Ezekiel revealed the promises of God: the promise of cleansing, a new heart, a new and spirit, and the Holy Spirit. Many years later, the Lord Jesus Christ applied these promises from Ezekiel 36:24-27 and 37:1-10 to Nicodemus. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Nicodemus’ spiritual condition before God, Nicodemus’ need for…
The Heidelberg Catechism (22): Life Through the Holy Spirit [Lord’s Day 20]
The Holy Spirit is the believer’s life, their closest companion, directly involved in the everyday life of the believer. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches from 1 John on four areas in which the Holy Spirit is experientially present in the life of all true believers: the inward…
The Book of Ezekiel (23): Escaping the Spiritual Wilderness
In Ezekiel 19:1-14, the prophet Ezekiel is to take up a lament for Israel and her princes and kings for their sin against God and others. They are desolated and placed in a wilderness for their sin. Christians, too, can find themselves in a spiritual wilderness in their heart when they grieve the…
The Witness of the Spirit
The Holy Spirit Himself bears witness with the spirit of the true Christian that they are children of God. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches from Romans 8:16 on the false witnesses of salvation and on the True Witness of salvation, the Holy Spirit, who liberates from sin and death, who leads in a new direction, who provides a new mind, and who Himself bears…
New Year’s Day Sermon (2022): A Year of Refreshing Meditations in God’s Word
This New Year’s Day meditation for 2022 presents God’s divine call into His presence, growth in grace, and hope. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven guides us along the rivers of Eden (Genesis 2:10-14), the river of gladness in the city of God (Psalm 46:4), the river of life from God’s house (Ezekiel…
Inseparably Bound to the Love of God in Christ Jesus
Romans 8:31-39 is an overture extolling the wonders of God’s everlasting inseparable love for his people in Jesus Christ. Listen as Mr. Brandt Barnard preaches on this sovereign love, this interceding love, and this inseparable love.
“For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor…