Sermons from December 2015
Till Now the Lord has Helped Us
Bible Text: 1 Samuel 7:12 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts Till now the Lord has helped us. The past: Israel’s and ours The present: Israel’s and ours The future: Israel’s and ours
The New, Yet Old, Commandment
Bible Text: 1 John 2:7-11 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: Exposition of 1 John Believers keep the new, yet old, commandment: love one another. An old commandment A new commandment A case in point: loving vs. hating your brother
By This We Know That We Have Come to Know Him
Bible Text: 1 John 2:3-6 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: Exposition of 1 John By this we know that we have come to know him. We keep his commandments. We keep his word. We walk the way Christ did.
The Angel Announces the Birth of John
Bible Text: Luke 1:1-25 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts God is giving Israel a prophet who will make ready for the Lord a people prepared. What happened in the temple: The prelude to overwhelming grace. The prelude to overwhelming grace is met with doubt and answered with still more grace.
Our Advocate, Jesus Christ
Bible Text: 1 John 2:1-2 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: Exposition of 1 John Our advocate, Jesus Christ, is the propitiation for our sins. The apostle’s loving desire for the believers Our advocate with the Father He is the propitiation for our sins and for the sins of the world
The Messenger of the LORD
Bible Text: Malachi 1-4 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts God’s message to Israel I have loved you. I have a complaint against you. This is what I am doing and will do.
Getting Rid of Sin
Bible Text: 1 John 1:8-10 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: Exposition of 1 John “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” If we say we have no sin If we confess our sins If we say we have not sinned
A Godward Life
Bible Text: Psalm 73:1-28 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts The triumph of a Godward life Thesis (1) Antithesis (2-16) Resolution (17-28)