Sermons from October 2023
Judges: When Everyone Does What Is Right in His Own Eyes
With Judges 21:25 as our text, we continue our Bible book series. The book of Judges reveals the adulterous hearts of the Israelites again and again, and it simultaneously reveals the patience of God as He sends judges to save His people each time they repent. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches…
The Law Is Holy, but I Am Not
In Romans 7:7-12, the apostle Paul explains we are not released from the law because the law is sinful, but because we are sinful. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches the law reveals sin, the law awakens sin, and the law exposes sin.
“What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin.”
Yahweh’s Deliverance: The Birth of a Savior
In Judges 13, we witness the Lord raising up a champion to deliver His people in their fight with the Philistines. Mr. Israel Quaresma preaches the grace of Yahweh, the manner of Yahweh’s deliverance, the result of Yahweh’s visitation, and the revelation of Yahweh’s character.
“For behold, you…
Released from the Law, United with Jesus Christ
In Romans 7:1–6, the apostle Paul speaks about the believer’s release from the law and his union with Jesus Christ. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches the point of Romans 7, the picture of marriage, the believer’s release from the law, and the believer’s union to Jesus Christ.
“Likewise, my…
Jesus Prays for His People
In John 17:20–26, we have part three of a three-part series on the High Priestly prayer with Jesus the Good Shepherd teaching His disciples how to pray. Mr. Paul Tamras preaches Christ praying for His people to have the unity He shares with His Father (in truth and in glory), Christ desiring His believers to be where He is, and Christ revealing knowledge of His Father to…
Wages of Sin vs. the Gift of Christ
In Romans 6:20–23 the apostle Paul compares the balance sheets of the old life with the balance sheet of the life in Christ. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches the privileges and fruit of the old life in sin, the privileges and fruit of the new life in Christ, and the wages of the old life versus the gift in Christ.
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift…
Joshua: Into the Promised Land!
With Joshua 24:14–15 as our text, we continue our Bible book series. The book of Joshua displays Joshua as a type of Jesus Christ who will lead the covenant people of God into the promised land. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches the main themes of the book: Joshua’s call to faith-based courage, Joshua the proclaimer of God’s Word, God’s faithfulness in fulfilling His…
A Heart Set Free from Slavery
In Romans 6:15–19 the apostle Paul declares that believers now free from the law have changed hearts that desire to live obedient lives. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches truly no longer under the law, truly a heart change, and truly living in our newfound freedom.
“But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to…
Deuteronomy: Love the Lord Your God with All Your Heart
With Deuteronomy 6:4–5 as our text, we continue our Bible book series. The book of Deuteronomy closes the Torah, the first five books of the Bible often referred to as “The Law.” The messages center on the importance of clinging to God by loving Him and being faithful to Him. Pastor Paul van…
Not under Law, but under Grace!
In Romans 6:14 it becomes evident that we are under the dominion of sin when we are under the law, but we have found freedom from this dominion when we are brought under grace. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches what is the dominion of sin, what does it mean to be under the law, and what does it mean to be under grace.
“For sin will have no dominion over you, since…