Sermons from 2021 (Page 7)
The Greatest Display of Love
Isaiah 53:1-12 displays the character of God in the gift of love on the cross. Rev. Paul van Engelenhoven proclaims the heart of God and answers these questions: Who is this Man? What is His sacrifice? Why did He do it?
“Surely, he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our…
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 Sour Sin of Self-Pity
King Ahab’s sin of self-pity lead to great destruction. From 1 Kings 21:1-29, Mr. Ben Bessett preaches on the subtlety of self-pity, the destruction of self-pity, and the hope for overcoming self-pity.
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.” (Hebrews…
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 Awesome and Terrifying Grace of the Lord
2 Kings 5:1-27 reveals that the Lord’s grace is both awesome and terrifying. Awesome in that the Lord saves such undeserving sinners in His merciful kindness; terrifying in that the Lord is jealousy severe for the glory of His Name when His grace is scorned. Mr. Brandt Barnard preaches on this in two points: The Lord’s Merciful Kindness and The Lord’s Jealous…