Sermons on New Birth
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 (18): Why Did Christ Have to Die? [Lord’s Day 16]
In Leviticus 9:22-10:7, we begin to discover the holiness of God and to understand the meaning of sin. Rev. Paul van Engelenhoven describes the holiness of God, the horror of sin, the necessity of death, and the necessity of new birth. “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Among those who are near me I…
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…