Sermons from May 2022
Reformation from the Heart
When the Book of the Law was found and expounded in the reign of king Josiah, reformation followed. Listen as Mr. Ben Bessett preaches on reformation from the heart from 2 Kings 22-23 on the renovation and discovery (22:1-11), the response (22:12-20), and the result (2 Kings 23).
“And he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been…
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 Nearness of the Ascended Lord
Though Christ is ascended into heaven and unseen by believers on earth, they are seen by the eyes of Christ and Christ is near to them. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Ascension Day 2022 from Acts 7:54-60 on the nearness of the ascended Lord, that he is the highly exalted Lord of heaven, the seeing and caring Lord of the church, and the call to a holy…
The Heidelberg Catechism (27): Build Yourselves up in Your Most Holy Faith! [Lord’s Day 25]
Jude 1:17–23 reminds us to build ourselves up in our most holy faith so we may stand strong in the Christian life. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven explains how do we grow in faith through the Word, through prayer, and through…
The Book of Ezekiel (37): A New Creation [Part I]
Ezekiel 36:24-32 shows there is no hope in the power and strength of men because only God can cleanse and make a new kind of people, led by the Spirit of God Himself. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven introduces creation and a new creation: the sprinkling of clean water, the new heart and spirit, and…
The Heidelberg Catechism (26): The Good Works from Living Faith [Lord’s Day 24]
James 2:14-26 says that true saving faith is a living faith, and the believer does good works in the power of the Holy Spirit and cannot stop doing good works. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven contrasts the dead faith of pretenders that is fruitless versus the living faith of believers that bears…
The Book of Ezekiel (36): Is There Salvation without Transformation?
In Ezekiel 36:16-23 God declares the absence of Israel’s devotion to Him. In response, He will recreate a people who will serve Him and glorify His Holy name. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven describes Israel’s devotion in the promised land and in exile, the crux of the problem (the heart of man), the…
The Book of Ezekiel (35): The Restoration of Israel
In Ezekiel 36:1-15, God foretells that Israel, though fallen in judgment, will be restored. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on death and resurrection on the mountains of Israel, the geographical restoration of Israel, and the restoration of peace and honor.
“Therefore thus says…
The Beatitudes (5): Blessed Satisfaction in Christ [Part 2]
In Matthew 5:6, the Lord Jesus declares those blessed who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied. What does it mean to hunger and thirst for righteousness, and in whom is true satisfaction found? Mr. Brandt Barnard preaches on the object of the desire, the nature of the…
The Heidelberg Catechism (25): Justification by Faith Alone [Lord’s Day 23]
Romans 3:9-31 explains the only way to be righteous before God is through faith in the Savior, Jesus Christ. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven declares the greatest need of all is righteousness; the judgment of the law is that none is righteous; the purpose of the Law: that every mouth is stopped; and…
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