Sermons from October 2015
God is Light
Bible Text: 1 John 1:5 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: Exposition of 1 John God is Light. This is an apostolic message. This is a transmitted message. This is a message about the luminous character of God. God is pure. God is true. God is life.
Trial before the Council
Bible Text: Matthew 26:57-68 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: Exposition of Matthew The Christ suffers the mockery of injustice.
The Word of Life
Bible Text: 1 John 1:1-4 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: Exposition of 1 John You may truly and personally know the Word of life. The Father revealed his Son to the human race. The Son of God has come down to earth to save us from our sins, and he may be known. The effect of knowing him is fellowship with him and the Father, and having full joy.
Betrayal and Arrest
Bible Text: Matthew 26:47-56 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: Exposition of Matthew For us Jesus was betrayed and crucified. What happened Lesssons Jesus bore the inward pain of betrayal for us. Jesus reveals the folly of those who think they are wiser than him. Jesus repudiates violence or coercion as the way to advance his kingdom. Jesus exercises his Lordship in our salvation. Jesus willingly submitted to God’s will as the appointed Lamb of God.
The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved
Bible Text: John 21:21; 1 John 1:1-10 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: Exposition of 1 John The disciple whom Jesus loved. Who was the Apostle John? What is the theme of his first letter?
Gethsemane
Bible Text: Matthew 26:36-46 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: Exposition of Matthew Jesus prepares himself for the cross that awaits him. The sorrow of the suffering Servant The concern of the suffering Servant for his disciples
Christ is the End of the Law: Part 2 – The Second Table
Bible Text: Romans 10:4 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts “Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.” Submitting to God’s righteousness fulfilled in Christ’s obedience to the second table of the law.