Sermons from August 2016
Yearning for the LORD
Bible Text: Psalm 119:41-48 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: Exposition of Psalm 119 Let your steadfast love come to me, O LORD. Yearning for the LORD Trust Hope Love
God’s Story and Yours: Finding Your Place in the Grand Story of the World: #6 – God Liberated His People from Slavery and Formed Them into a Holy Nation (Part 2)
Bible Text: Exodus 19:1-20; 24:1-8 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: God’s Story and Yours: Finding Your Place in the Grand Story of the World This is the true story of the world: After 400 year, God liberated his people from slavery, renewed his covenant with them, formed them into a holy nation, and led them to the Promised Land. This he did through his servant Moses. Mt. Sinai Canaan
Citizenship in Heaven
Bible Text: Philippians 3:17 – 4:1 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: The Christian and the State Our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Their citizenship is on earth Our citizenship is in heaven
God’s Story and Yours: Finding Your Place in the Grand Story of the World: #6 – God Liberated His People from Egypt and Formed them into a Holy Nation (Part 1)
Bible Text: Exodus 4:21-23; 15:1-21 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: God’s Story and Yours: Finding Your Place in the Grand Story of the World This is the true story of the world: After 400 years, God liberated his people from slavery, renewed his covenant with them, formed them into a holy nation, and led them to the Promised Land. This he did through his servant Moses. Egypt Exodus
God’s Story and Yours: Finding Your Place in the Grand Story of the World: #5 – God Calls Abram & Cuts a Covenant with Him
Bible Text: Genesis 12-17 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: God’s Story and Yours: Finding Your Place in the Grand Story of the World This is the true story of the world: After dispersing the people of the earth, God graciously called one man to himself through whom he would reconcile the peoples of the earth to himself. God calls Abram (Gen. 12) God cuts a covenant (Gen. 15) God cuts a covenant (again) (Gen. 17)
The Governing Authorities – Part 2
Bible Text: Romans 13:3-7 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: The Christian and the State Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. The reasons why: Because this serves the good of society (3-4) Because this produces a clear conscience before God (5) Because giving them what they are owed enables them to serve society (6-7)
God’s Story and Yours: Finding Your Place in the Grand Story of the World: #4 – The Table of Nations & The Tower of Babel
Bible Text: Genesis 10:1-11:9 | Preacher: Rev. Christopher Folkerts | Series: God’s Story and Yours: Finding Your Place in the Grand Story of the World This is the true story of the world: the world was again populated after the flood. Sometime later, humans began building a city and a tower with its top in the heavens so that they might overthrow God. In judgment God put an end to the construction of the city and its tower and scattered…