Christ defined eternal life as the knowledge of the only
true God through
Himself (John 17:3). Daniel declared, "The people that do
know their
God shall be strong, and do exploits" (Dan. 11:32). Listen
to these
10 sermons on "God’s Glorious Perfections" to know
and serve Him better!
(1) The Sovereignty of God (I) (Ps. 115:3)
(2) The Sovereignty of God (II) (Acts 2:23)
(3) The Unity of God (Deut. 6:4)
(4) The Spirituality of God (John 4:24)
(5) The Unchangeability of God (Ps. 102:27)
(6) The Eternity of God (Ps. 90:2)
(7) The Omnipresence of God (Ps. 139:7-10)
(8) The Omniscience of God (I) (Ps. 147:5)
(9) The Omniscience of God (II) (Ps. 139:1, 23)
(10) The Omnipotence of God (Job 26:14)
The living and true God is infinitely good! This sermon series treats
His attributes of goodness (longsuffering, grace, mercy and love),
stressing that they are particular (for God’s people alone in Jesus Christ)
and that He powerfully works these virtues in the hearts and lives of
His elect, redeemed, regenerate saints. These sermons are designed to
help us know and love our God, and reflect Him as His loving
image-bearers, by being gracious, merciful and longsuffering.
(1) God’s Longsuffering (I) (I Tim. 1:16-17)
(2) God’s Longsuffering (II) (II Tim. 3:10)
(3) God’s Grace (I Pet. 5:10)
(4) God’s Mercy (I) (Ps. 25:6-7)
(5) God’s Mercy (II) (Ps. 103)
(6) God’s Love (I) (Deut. 7:7-8)
(7) God’s Love (II) (Rom. 5:5, 8)
What is meant by God’s wisdom, righteousness, truth and holiness?
How are they seen in Jehovah’s decree, creation, providence and salvation?
How are they manifested in Jesus Christ and wrought in believers?
These sermons increase our knowledge of God, fuel our
worship and enrich our comfort!
(1) God’s Wisdom (Rom. 11:33-36)
(2) God’s Righteousness (I) (Deut. 32:4)
(3) God’s Righteousness (II) (Rom. 3:26)
(4) God’s Truth (I) (Jer. 10:9-10)
(5) God’s Truth (II) (Isa. 7:9)
(6) God’s Holiness (I) (Isa. 6:3)
(7) God’s Holiness (II) (John 17:17, 19)
The most colourful of the patriarchs in the book of Genesis, Jacob was
a saint who experienced many struggles, most of which he brought
on himself. God was teaching him (and us!) lessons involving prayer,
election, deceit, grace, chastisement, marriage, children, work
and much more!
(1) The Birth of Jacob (Gen. 25:21-26)
(2) The Doctrinal Significance of Jacob’s Birth (Rom. 9:10-13)
(3) Jacob Finagles the Birthright (Gen. 25:27-34)
(4) Jacob Hoodwinks Isaac (Gen. 27:1-40)
(5) That Fateful Day in Isaac’s Tent (Gen. 27:1-40)
(6) Jacob Departs for Padanaram (Gen. 27:41-28:9)
(7) Jacob’s Dream at Bethel (Gen. 28:10-15)
(8) Jacob’s Response to His Dream (Gen. 28:16-22)
(9) How Jacob Came to Marry Rachel and Leah (Gen. 29:1-30)
(10) How Jacob Came to Have Eleven Sons (Gen. 29:31-30:24)
(11) How Jacob Came by His Wealth (Gen. 30:25-43)
(12) Jacob and His Wives Decide to Leave Laban (Gen. 31:1-16)
Especially in the middle portion of the eventful life of Jacob, he had to deal
with individual enemies, including greedy Uncle Laban and murderous
brother Esau. Later he had to battle with the fear of the Shechemites and
Canaanites. These sermons also deal with rape, vengeance, problems
with children and bereavements, as well as Jacob’s meeting
with God at Peniel and return to Bethel, the house of God!
(1) Jacob and Laban’s Confrontation at Galeed (Gen. 31:17-42)
(2) Jacob and Laban’s Covenant at Galeed (Gen. 31:43-55)
(3) Jacob’s Responses to Esau’s Approach (Gen. 32:1-21)
(4) Jacob’s Wrestling Match (Gen. 32:22-26)
(5) The Names Involved in Jacob’s Wrestling Match (Gen. 32:27-32)
(6) Jacob Meets Esau (Gen. 33:1-16)
(7) The Rape at Shechem (Gen. 33:18-34:4)
(8) The Stench at Shechem (Gen. 34:5-31)
(9) Back to Bethel! (Gen. 35:1-15)
(10) Jacob’s Three Bereavements (Gen. 35:8,16-29)
In the book of Judges, Samson is the last judge and the one
who
receives the longest treatment (Judg. 13-16). He is also
most
people’s favourite judge and, like us, he is both strong in
Jehovah
and weak in the flesh. Fascinating historical and practical
material!
(1) The Announcement of a Nazarite Saviour (Judg. 13:1-23)
(2) The Childhood of Sampson (Judg. 13:24-25)
(3) Samson Seeks an Occasion Against the Philistines (Judg.
14:1-20)
(4) Samson’s Escalating War Against the Philistines (Judg.
15:1-20)
(5) Samson Removes Gaza’s Gates (Judg. 16:1-3)
(6) Samson Forfeits His Office (Judg. 16:4-20)
(7) Samson Chastised in Gaza’s Prison (Judg. 16:21-22)
(8) Samson Dies in the Temple of Dagon (Judg. 16:23-31)
An attempted
homosexual gang rape, a heterosexual gang rape and a dismembered
concubine
being sent to Israel’s 12 tribes leads to the whole tribe of
Benjamin being put under discipline
and almost wiped out. "The Outrage
at Gibeah" (Judges 19-21) sets forth Jehovah’s searing holiness,
the
necessity of (painful) church discipline and God’s amazing grace.
(1) What Sort
of a Man Is This Levite? (Judg. 19:1-21)
(2) The Outrage at Gibeah (Judg. 19:22-30)
(3) A Whole Tribe Put Under Discipline! (Judg. 20:1-17)
(4) Painful Church Discipline in Israel (Judg. 20:18-25)
(5) Benjamin Nearly Wiped Out! (Judg. 20:26-48)
(6) Benjamin Back From the Brink (Judg. 21)
Martin Luther: "Anyone who is to find Christ must first
find the church.
How could anyone know where Christ is
and what faith is in him,
unless he knew where
His believers are?"
(1) From Bethlehem to Moab (Ruth 1:1-5)
(2) Elimelech’s Rationale for Moving to Moab (Ruth 1:1-5)
(3) Orpah Turns Back (Ruth 1:6-14)
(4) Ruth’s Godly Resolution to Move to Join the Church (Ruth
1:15-18)
(5) Ruth’s Amazing Faith in Moving to Join the Church (Ruth 1:15-18)
(6) Naomi Returns to the Church (Ruth 1:19-22)
This is a detailed portrayal of the rise of King David’s
rebellious son, the
handsome and charismatic Absalom. Incest, rape, fratricide,
conspiracy
and insurrection abound in the royal court. It contains many
lessons, especially
regarding church divisions and Christian parenting in our
day!
(1) Amnon’s Incestuous Rape of Tamar (II Sam. 13:1-19)
(2) The Incestuous Rape of Tamar (II Sam. 13:1-22)
(3) David’s Impotent Anger at the Rape of Tamar (II Sam.
13:21)
(4) Absalom Murders Amnon (II Sam. 13:23-29)
(5) David’s Grief for Amnon (II Sam. 13:30-39)
(6) David Recalls Absalom to Jerusalem (II Sam. 14:1-24)
(7) Absalom Is Brought Into the King’s Presence (II Sam.
14:25-33)
(8) Absalom Steals the Hearts of the Men of Israel (II Sam.
15:1-6)
(9) Absalom Raises His Rebellion at Hebron (II Sam. 15:7-12)
(10) David Flees Jerusalem (II Sam. 15:13-23)
A deep division in Israel, accompanied by lying, scheming
and cursing; the flight
of the king, occasioning both opportunism and generosity;
all ending in the
degrading death of a rebellious son and the heart-wrenching
lamentation of
an over-indulgent father—these are some of the issues in
this new sermon series.
Lessons abound on parenting, enduring opposition and
railing, and church
splits, etc. Listening or watching volume 1 beforehand is
not essential
to enjoying volume 2 of “Absalom and His Rebellion.”
(1) David Ascends Mount Olivet (II Sam. 15:24-37)
(2) Opportunism at Mount Olivet (II Sam. 16:1-4)
(3) Shimei Curses David (II Sam. 16:5-8)
(4) Two Reactions to Shimei’s Cursing (II Sam. 16:9-14)
(5) Absalom’s Two Miserable Counsellors (II Sam. 16:15-23)
(6) Absalom and Three Counsels (II Sam. 17:1-14)
(7) David’s Escape Across the Jordan (II Sam. 17:15-29)
(8) Absalom Hanging From a Tree (II Sam. 18:1-18)
(9) David Mourns for Absalom (II Sam. 18:19-33)
False ecumenism and a murderous grandmother—wicked
Athaliah, Israel’s only non-Davidic
monarch and sole queen—combine in
well nigh wiping out the line of David. But God preserved
baby Joash,
who became the seventh king of Judah and the first to repair the
temple,
before murdering the grandson of his greatest benefactor,
Jehoiada, Israel’s longest-serving high priest!
(1) Baby Joash’s Wonderful Deliverance (II Chron. 22:10-12)
(2) Boy Joash’s Successful Coronation (II Chron. 23)
(3) King Joash’s Temple Repairs (II Chron. 24:1-14)
(4) Apostate Joash’s Bad End (II Chron. 24:15-27)
A wholly and directly Messianic psalm,
Psalm 2 is a powerful prophecy of the New Testament
kingdom of God’s Son. Though the heathen rage against
Him and His Christ (vv. 1-3),
God laughs at them
for He installs His Son as ruler (vv. 4-6) of the
Messianic kingdom (vv. 8-9).
Therefore, all are called
to
believe the gospel lest they perish (vv. 10-12)! The
reference
to God’s Son as His "begotten" (v. 7) is
further explained in the bonus disk
("The Only Begotten
Son of God") that accompanies this
short series
of sermons on Psalm 2.
(1) The Raging Heathen (Ps. 2:1-3)
(2) The Laughing God (Ps. 2:4-6)
(3) The Begotten Son (Ps. 2:7)
(4) The Messianic Kingdom (Ps. 2:8-9)
(5) The Gospel Call (Ps. 2:10-12)
Plus a Bonus Disk: "The Only Begotten Son of God"
These six comforting sermons by Rev. McGeown
on possibly the most famous Psalm
set forth the beautiful relationship
between the Good Shepherd and His sheep.
(1) The Happiness of Belonging to Jehovah’s Flock (Ps. 23:1)
(2) Resting in Jehovah’s Pasture (Ps. 23:2)
(3) Led by the Shepherd (Ps. 23:3)
(4) With the Shepherd in the Fearful Valley (Ps. 23:4)
(5) Table Fellowship With the Shepherd (Ps. 23:5)
(6) Pursued by the Shepherd’s Goodness (Ps. 23:6)
Each of Psalms
120-134 is titled "A Song of degrees" or ascents,
referring to OT saints going up to Jerusalem on pilgrimage
to keep the
feasts or festivals of Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles.
These fifteen
Psalms are a little Psalter within the Psalter, with vital
lessons for Christian
pilgrims today who go up to God in private and public
worship by faith.
Listen to the first volume on Psalms 120-125 to help you in
ascending to our heavenly Father in prayer and praise.
(1) The Saint Setting Out (Ps. 120)
(2) The Saint on His Way (Ps. 121)
(3) The Saint at His Arrival (Ps. 122)
(4) Looking to the Lord (Ps. 123)
(5) If It Had Not Been for the Lord! (Ps. 124)
(6) The Church's Security (Ps. 125)
Psalms 126-134
are pilgrim Psalms, referring to OT saints going up to
Jerusalem
to keep the feasts or festivals of Passover, Pentecost and
Tabernacles, and containing
vital lessons for Christian pilgrims today who go up to God
in private and public
worship by faith. Listen to or watch the second volume on
Psalms 126-134
to help you in ascending to our heavenly Father in prayer
and praise.
(It is not necessary to listen to the first volume
beforehand.)
(1) Returning
From Captivity (Ps. 126)
(2) The Necessity of God’s Blessing (Ps. 127)
(3) The Blessed God-Fearer (Ps. 128)
(4) Afflicted Israel Sings (Ps. 129)
(5) Out of the Depths (Ps. 130)
(6) The Saint as a Weaned Child (I) (Ps. 131:1)
(7) The Saint as a Weaned Child (II) (Ps. 131:2-3)
(8) Pleading the Davidic Covenant (Ps. 132)
(9) The Blessedness of Church Unity (Ps. 133)
(10) Many Blessings in the Church! (Ps. 134)
Every Christian needs to be assured of his heavenly
Father’s personal, loving knowledge of himself or herself.
Does Jehovah really know me? where I live? where I go? what
I do?
Is He with me? With me as a covenant friend? Has He always
been near me, right from the beginning of my
existence? And what
is our calling in the light of God’s intimate knowledge
of and care for me?
(1) Jehovah’s Knowledge of Me (Ps. 139:1-6)
(2) Jehovah’s Presence With Me (Ps. 139:7-12)
(3) Jehovah’s Forming of Me (Ps. 139:13-16)
(4) Jehovah’s Precious Thoughts of Me (Ps. 139:17-18)
(5) Counting Jehovah’s Enemies as Mine (Ps. 139:19-22)
(6) A Prayer for Jehovah’s Searching (Ps. 139:23-24)
Struggling against the oppression of the Babylon of this
world?
Battling against the fear of man? Feeling desolate, and
looking for
comfort and hope? These 10 sermons expound a rich passage in
Isaiah
that is framed and informed by predictions of the Messiah,
the suffering
servant (50:4-9; 52:13-53:12). The evangelical prophet
proclaims
the good tidings of redemption, righteousness, salvation,
holiness
and the new creation in Christ. So listen and wake up!
(1) The Rock Whence We Are Hewn (Isa. 51:1-3)
(2) God’s Righteousness and Salvation (Isa. 51:4-6)
(3) Fear Not the Reproach of Men! (Isa. 51:7-8)
(4) Arm of the Lord, Awake! (Isa. 51:9-11)
(5) Fearing Man and Forgetting God (Isa. 51:12-15)
(6) The Prophetic Church and the New Creation (Isa. 51:16)
(7) Drunken Jerusalem, Awake! (Isa. 51:17-23)
(8) Desecrated Jerusalem, Awake! (Isa. 52:1-6)
(9) Good Tidings for Zion (Isa. 52:7-10)
(10) Depart From Babylon! (Isa. 52:11-12)
The church today dwells in the midst of
the Babylon of this world (a dominant,
ungodly and hostile culture), as did the Israel addressed by
the evangelical
prophet in Isaiah 63:7-64:12. Both then and now, the church
is, from an
outward perspective, small and weak. These 11 sermons from
Isaiah are
designed to comfort the people of God as we pray to our
Father for divine help.
(1) Mentioning Jehovah’s Lovingkindness (Isa. 63:7-8)
(2) Jehovah Afflicted With His People (Isa. 63:9)
(3) Vexing God’s Holy Spirit (Isa. 63:10)
(4) God’s Remembering the Days of Old (Isa. 63:11-14)
(5) The Desolate Church Appeals to Father (Isa.
63:15-16)
(6) Jehovah’s Hardening His Church’s Heart (Isa.
63:17-19)
(7) Rend the Heavens and Come Down! (Isa. 64:1-3)
(8) The God Who Acts for Those Who Wait for Him (Isa.
64:4)
(9) The Church’s Moving Confession (Isa. 64:5-6)
(10) The Prayerless Church Appeals to Father (Isa.
64:7-8)
(11) Spreading Out Our Miseries Before the Lord (Isa.
64:9-12)
David J.
Engelsma: "The New Testament instructs us to interpret Old Testament
prophecy spiritually. In the earthly
figures familiar to the prophets and their hearers,
the Holy Spirit of
Christ foretold the spiritual
glories of Jesus Christ, His church and
His new creation. Those earthly
features of prophecy ... are not the
reality of the
prophecy. They never were the reality of the prophecy.
They were not the reality of
the
prophecy for the spiritual Israelite at that time. He or she saw through
them and beyond them to
better and higher prospects ..."
(Christ’s
Spiritual Kingdom, pp. 105-106).
(1) The Valley
of Dry Bones (Eze. 37:1-14)
(2) The Union
of the Two Sticks (Eze. 37:15-20)
(3) The
Restoration of the Davidic Kingdom (Eze. 37:21-28)
(4) The Attack
of Gog and Magog (Eze. 38)
(5) The
Destruction of Gog and Magog (Eze. 39)
Bonus Lecture
on CD: "What About Israel?"
With its intriguing main character, its unique history, its
typology
of Christ’s burial, its significance for missions and its
practical lessons,
it is no wonder that Jonah is a gripping book for both
children and adults.
Follow the disobedient prophet as he flees from the Lord,
sleeps
on the storm-tossed ship, is tossed over board and descends
into the sea to be swallowed by the great fish (Jonah 1-2)!
(1) Jonah Flees God’s Missionary Call (Jonah 1:1-3)
(2) Jonah Flees From God’s Presence (Jonah 1:3)
(3) Jonah Flees to Tarshish (Jonah 1:3-5)
(4) God Pursues Jonah (Jonah 1:6-10)
(5) Jonah Is Cast Into the Sea (Jonah 1:11-16)
(6) Jonah’s Prayer From the Fish’s Belly (Jonah 2)
After Jonah is vomited out of the large fish, observe his
recommissioning, successful preaching, anger over Nineveh's
repentance, expostulating with God, stewing in his booth
and huffing over the gourd, which are applied to
practical living, missions and more.
(1) Salvation is of the Lord! (Jonah 2:9)
(2) The Sign of the Prophet Jonah (Matt. 12:39-40)
(3) Jonah’s Missionary Call Is Renewed (Jonah 3:1-2)
(4) Nineveh Repents! (Jonah 3:4-9)
(5) The One Greater Than Jonah (Luke 11:30, 32)
(6) God’s Repentance Concerning Nineveh (Jonah 3:10)
(7) Jonah’s Anger at Nineveh’s Salvation (Jonah 4:1-2)
(8) Jonah Expostulates With God (Jonah 4:2-4)
(9) Jonah Stews in His Booth (Jonah 4:5-8)
(10) Jonah’s Anger for the Gourd (Jonah 4:9)
(11) The Lesson of Jonah’s Gourd (Jonah 4:10-11)
(12) Jonah’s Prophecy of Prosperity in Jeroboam II’s Days
(II Kings 14:23-29)
Though little known, Zephaniah is rich and profound. He develops the theme of the
day of the Lord through his inspired book. Learn the eschatology of this minor
prophet and what it says to us today about the day of our Lord Jesus Christ!
(1) The Utter Consumption of All Things (Zeph. 1:1-6)
(2) The Day of the Lord’s Sacrifice (Zeph. 1:7-11)
(3) The Great Day of the Lord (Zeph. 1:12-18)
(4) The Day of the Lord (Zeph. 1:14-18)
(5) The Day of the Lord’s Anger: Its Imperatives (Zeph. 2:1-3)
(6) The Desolation of the Nations Close By (Zeph. 2:4-11)
(7) The Desolation of the Nations Far Off (Zeph. 2:12-15)
(8) Woe to the Oppressing City! (Zeph. 3:1-5)
(9) Instruction, Destruction and Confession (Zeph. 3:6-10)
(10) The Day of the Church’s Singing (Zeph. 3:11-15)
(11) The Day of the Lord’s Singing (Zeph. 3:16-20)
One memorable night in February 520 or 519 BC,
the prophet Zechariah saw 8 amazing visions designed to
encourage God’s people to labour in God’s temple,
that great work of our Lord Jesus Christ!
(1) The Rider Upon the Red Horse (Zech. 1:7-17)
(2) The Four Horns and the Four Carpenters (Zech. 1:18-21)
(3) The Man With a Measuring Line (Zech. 2)
(4) Joshua Standing Before the Angel of the Lord (Zech.
3:1-5)
(5) God’s Priestly Royal Servant (Zech. 3:6-10)
(6) The Golden Candlestick (Zech. 4:1-6)
(7) Divine Promises for Building God’s Temple (Zech. 4:7-14)
(8) The Flying Scroll (Zech. 5:1-4)
(9) The Ephah That Goes Forth (Zech. 5:5-11)
(10) The Four Chariots (Zech. 6:1-8)
(11) The Crowning of Joshua (Zech. 6:9-15)
Bonus Disk: "The 4 Horsemen of Revelation 6"
Luke 1’s treatment of the first thirty years of John the
Baptist has it all:
an angelic appearance in the temple;
fulfilled prophecies; several miracles;
an elderly priest
struck deaf and dumb; an old, barren woman conceiving;
prenatal regeneration; a leaping, unborn boy; a joyful
birth; a circumcision
party; a child-naming disagreement;
the godly upbringing of an amazing
child and a young man’s
years of solitude in the deserts.
Not a monk or an Essene or a Qumran devotee, John is being
prepared
by God to prepare the way as
Christ’s forerunner, the one who
would herald the coming
Saviour!
(1) The Annunciation of John’s Birth (Luke 1:5-14)
(2) The Annunciation of John’s Work (Luke 1:15-25)
(3) Unborn John Leaps for Joy! (Luke 1:39-45)
(4) John’s Birth and Naming (Luke 1:57-66)
(5) John’s Godly Upbringing (Luke 1:66-80)
(6) John in the Wilderness (Luke 1:80)
Many think that they know enough about John the Baptist, but
there is much more to him than they realize and many of
their views
about him are wrong! What about the Old Testament prophecies
John fulfilled? How did he prepare the way for Christ? What
really
is repentance? What is John’s "baptism of repentance for the
remission of sins"? What is the true meaning of "baptize"?
What
is the profound significance of Christ’s baptism by John?
Why did John baptize with water?
(1) The Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Luke 3:1-6)
(2) The Preacher of Repentance (Matt. 3:7-12)
(3) The Baptism of John (Mark 1:4-5)
(4) The Nature of Christ's Baptism by John (Matt.
3:13-15)
(5) Christ's Baptism by John (Luke 3:21-22)
(6) John and the Delegation From Jerusalem (John
1:19-28)
Understanding John the Baptist is a massive help in
understanding
Jesus Christ, the four gospels and the kingdom
of God!
(1) John's Testimony of Christ's Baptism (John
1:31-34)
(2) The Lamb of God (John 1:29-30)
(3) John's Witness to Andrew (John 1:35-42)
(4) The Baptisms of John and Jesus (John 3:22-26)
(5) John's Comparison of Himself and Jesus (John 3:27-36)
(6) John's Imprisonment (Mark 6:17-20)
(7) John's Doubts (Luke 7:18-23)
(8) Christ's Commendation of John (Matt. 11:7-15)
(9) John's Rejection by the People (Luke 7:29-35)
(10) John's Execution (Mark 6:21-28)
(11) After John's Death (Matt. 14:12-13)
(12) John's Witness After His Death (John 5:33-36)
Christ’s transfiguration is the
most evidently supernatural
and other-worldly event in the life of the Lord Jesus, consisting
of three mysterious components: the transfiguration itself,
the appearance of Moses and Elijah in glory, and God speaking
from the bright cloud which enveloped them. Listen or watch
these sermons and marvel at our glorious Saviour and
resolve afresh to follow and obey Him!
(1) Christ’s Glorious Transfiguration (Luke 9:29)
(2) The Two OT Representatives at the Transfiguration (Luke
9:30-31)
(3) "Hear Him!" (Luke 9:28, 32-36)
Bonus CD: The More Sure Word (II Pet. 1:16-19)
"The Lord does not need servants who are willing to do
something for Him: He [calls for]
ppeople who are willing
to give themselves totally" (Herman Veldkamp)
(1) Hating Your Family (Luke 14:25-26)
(2) Hating Your Own Life (Luke 14:26)
(3) Bearing Your Cross (Luke 14:27)
(4) Counting the Cost (Luke 14:28-32)
(5) Forsaking All (Luke 14:33)
(6) The Salt That Lost Its Savour (Luke 14:34-35)
In His last seven days leading up to the cross, our Saviour uttered
seven parables.
These memorable and powerful parables use simple and
earthly imagery to present
His soon departure and His sudden and
glorious return for judgment, and they call
us to watch for His second
coming and labour in the kingdom of heaven out of
gratitude! This set
of seven CDs or DVDs comes in an attractive box set for just £9.
(1) The Labourers in the Vineyard (Matt. 20:1-16)
(2) The Pounds (Luke 19:11-27)
(3) The Wicked Husbandmen (Matt. 21:33-44)
(4) The King’s Wedding Feast (Matt. 22:1-14)
(5) The Ten Virgins (Matt. 25:1-13)
(6) The Talents (Matt. 25:14-30)
(7) The Sheep and the Goats (Matt. 25:31-46)
The last words of the Son of God before His death have
always
been precious to the church of Jesus Christ. Both a comfort
and
a challenge, His final utterances encapsulate His atoning
sacrifice and embody His filial trust as He commits
Himself into His loving Father’s hands.
(1) Christ’s Intercession for His Crucifiers (Luke 23:34)
(2) Christ’s Promise to the Penitent Thief (Luke 23:43)
(3) Christ’s Relationship to Mary (John 19:26-27)
(4) Christ’s Question to His God (Matt. 27:46)
(5) Christ’s Request for a Drink (John 19:28)
(6) Christ’s Announcement of Victory (John 19:30)
(7) Christ’s Commendation of His Spirit to His Father (Luke
23:46)
This sermon series teaches us how to hear Christ’s
footsteps in events in creation,
in the church and among the nations which indicate that He
is on His way. This
attractive box set gives the sober, distinctly Reformed and
amillennial exposition
of Christ’s teaching, avoiding the murky waters of both
Postmillennial Preterism,
which sees almost everything in this chapter as fulfilled in
AD 70, and
Premillennial Dispensationalism, which promises a physical
temple on earth.
(1) The Disciples’ Question About the End (Matt.
24:1-3)
(2) Deceivers Coming in Christ’s Name (Matt. 24:4-5)
(3) Turmoil in Nature and Among the Nations (Matt. 24:6-8)
(4) The Church Hated by All Nations (Matt. 24:9-10)
(5) The Cooling of the Love of Many (Matt. 24:11-13)
(6) The Gospel Preached in All the World (Matt. 24:14)
(7) The Abomination of Desolation (Matt. 24:15-20)
(8) The Great Tribulation (Matt. 24:21-22)
(9) False Reports of Christ’s Coming (Matt. 24:23-28)
(10) Christ’s Glorious Return (Matt. 24:29-31)
John’s prologue (John 1:1-18), a profound passage of sacred
Scripture,
is foundational not only for the rest of the fourth gospel
but also for
understanding our Lord Jesus (the incarnate Word) and His
saving work!
Listen to or watch this new 10-sermon series and find out
why.
(1) The Eternal Word (John 1:1-3)
(2) The Creator Word (John 1:4-5)
(3) John and the Word (John 1:6-8)
(4) The Word and the World (John 1:9-10)
(5) The Word and His Own (John 1:11)
(6) The Word and His Children (John 1:12-13)
(7) The Incarnate Word (I) (John 1:14a)
(8) The Incarnate Word (II) (John 1:14b)
(9) The Pre-Eminence of the Word (John 1:15-17)
(10) The Word Who Reveals God (John 1:18)
Originally preached in 2003, these sermons have now been produced on CD
and put together in a box set. The material includes a critique of the
teachings of Billy Graham, John Wesley and modern evangelicalism
regarding the new birth.
Canons of Dordt III/IV:12: "And this is the regeneration so
highly celebrated
in Scripture, and denominated a new creation: a
resurrection from the dead,
a making alive, which God works in us
without our aid. But this is in no wise
effected merely by the external
preaching of the gospel, by moral suasion,
or such a mode of operation,
that after God has performed his part, it still
remains in the power of
man to be regenerated or not, to be converted, or
to continue
unconverted; but it is evidently a supernatural work, most powerful,
and
at the same time most delightful, astonishing, mysterious, and
ineffable;
not inferior in efficacy to creation, or the resurrection
from the dead ..."
(1) The Necessity of the New Birth (John 3:1-3)
(2) The Agent of the New Birth (John 3:4-7)
(3) The Sovereignty of the New Birth (John 3:8)
(4) The Revelation of the New Birth (John 3:9-13)
In that Upper Room in Jerusalem on the night before the cross,
the Lord Jesus spoke of His “going away” in a “little while” so that
His 11 disciples would “not see” Him, though in another “little while”
they would “see” Him. These sermons explain the massive changes
in the New Testament age that Christ would soon usher in!
(1) Christ’s Prophecy of Excommunication and Martyrdom (John 16:1-4a)
(2) The Spirit Convicting the World (John 16:4b-11)
(3) The Work of the Spirit of Truth (John 16:12-13)
(4) Glorifying Christ—The Spirit’s Work (John 16:14-15)
(5) Two Little Whiles (John 16:16-22)
(6) Praying in Christ’s Name (John 16:23-24)
(7) Knowing the Father in the New Testament Age (John 16:25-27)
(8) The Weaknesses of the Disciples’ Knowledge (John 16:28-32)
(9) Christ’s Victory Over the World (John 16:33)
Don Doezema: "This
marked for the church the beginning of a new and important phase
in its carrying out of the mandate given by Christ before His ascension, namely, that
the
gospel be preached to the ends of the earth. It is true that
Christianity, especially as a
result of the persecution that
scattered the Christians from Jerusalem, had already spread
beyond
the limits of Palestine; but, as Jamieson wrote, ‘still
the Church continued a stranger to
formal missionary effort ....
It was from Antioch that teachers were first sent
forth
with the definite purpose of spreading Christianity, and
organizing churches’"
(Upon
This Rock, vol. 3, p. 174)
(1) Antioch, Jerusalem’s Daughter Church (Acts 11:19-24)
(2) Antioch & Jerusalem: Their Mutually Beneficial Relationship (Acts
11:25-30)
(3) The Different Callings of the Two Churches (Acts 12:1-13:4)
(4) Antioch Sends Out Missionaries (Acts 13:1-3)
(5) The Work of Antioch’s Missionaries (I) (Acts 13-14)
(6) The Work of Antioch’s Missionaries (II) (Acts 13-14)
(7) The Jerusalem Assembly (Acts 15:1-35)
(8) The Two Churches’ Cooperation in Missions (Acts 15:35-16:5)
Several years
ago, when these sermons from Romans 9 on God’s sovereign election and
reprobation were preached, this series was made available on cassette
tapes and quickly
became our best-selling set. Now, they have been
produced as an attractive
boxed set of CDs. An additional, bonus CD
entitled "Does God Really
Desire to Save the Reprobate?" is included in
each set.
(1) Paul’s
Sorrow Over Unbelieving Israel (Rom. 9:1-5)
(2) They are
not all Israel Which are Israel (Rom. 9:6-9)
(3) Jacob
Elected and Esau Reprobated (Rom. 9:9-13)
(4) God’s
Hatred of Esau (Rom. 9:13)
(5) Is God’s
Election Unrighteous? (Rom. 9:14-16)
(6) Is God’s
Reprobation Unrighteous? (Rom. 9:17-18)
(7) The
Ultimate Theodicy (Rom. 9:19-24)
Bonus Lecture:
Does God Really Desire to Save the Reprobate?
The Christian life is a spiritual war. The solider of faith
must
be clothed in his complete armour to stand and fight in our
evil day. Let us all be fully equipped with belt,
breastplate,
shield, helmet and sword—the sword of the Spirit!
(1) The Christian’s Marching Orders (Eph.
6:10-13)
(2) The Belt of Truth (Eph. 6:14a)
(3) The Breastplate of Righteousness (Eph. 6:14b)
(4) Feet Prepared by the Gospel of Peace (Eph. 6:15)
(5) The Shield of Faith (Eph. 6:16)
(6) The Helmet of Salvation (Eph. 6:17a)
(7) The Sword of the Spirit (Eph. 6:17b)
(8) Praying Christian Soldiers (Eph. 6:18)
Who does
not want peace, contentment and joy? These four sermons
explain the
inspired words of the
Apostle Paul in chains in Rome and call us to
overcome worry through prayer, know peace in
Jesus Christ, learn contentment
whatever our state and rejoice in God
and His church!
(1) Do Not Worry! (Phil. 4:6-7)
(2) Learning Contentment (I) (Phil. 4:11b)
(3) Learning Contentment (II) (Phil. 4:11b)
(4) Paul’s Great Joy & the Philippians’ Gift (Phil. 4:10-19)
In a 1,001 subtle and not so subtle ways, the world tells us
that happiness,
satisfaction and meaning is not found in Christ alone, and
our darkened
hearts are foolish enough to believe it! Learn from
Colossians 2 about our
all-sufficient riches in the cross of our Lord Jesus which
alone preserve
us from the seductions of the Judaizers and the spirit of
the age.
(1) Paul’s Great Conflict (Col. 2:1-2)
(2) All the Treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge in Christ (Col. 2:2-3)
(3) Rooted and Built up in Christ (Col. 2:4-7)
(4) Beware of Philosophy! (Col. 2:8)
(5) All the Fulness of the Godhead Dwells in Christ (Col. 2:9-10)
(6) Christian Circumcision (Col. 2:11-12)
(7) Christ’s Triumph Over the Demonic Powers (Col. 2:13-15)
(8) Food Laws and Holy Days (Col. 2:16-17)
(9) Angelolatry! (Col. 2:18-19)
(10) “Touch Not; Taste Not; Handle Not” (Col. 2:20-23)
What does the Bible say about the Antichrist or Man of Sin?
What is his agenda? What will he do? How is he related to
apostasy,
worship, the church, deception and miracles? What is our
calling regarding his coming? Find out more!
(1) An End Times Error (II Thess. 2:1-2)
(2) Christ’s Coming Is Not Imminent! (II Thess. 2:3)
(3) The Falling Away and the Man of Sin (II Thess. 2:3)
(4) The Man of Sin and the Objects of Worship (II Thess.
2:4)
(5) The Man of Sin and the Temple of God (II Thess. 2:4)
(6) The Restrainer of the Man of Sin’s Revelation (II Thess.
2:5-7)
(7) The Man of Sin Revealed and Destroyed (II Thess. 2:8)
(8) The Miracles of the Man of Sin (II Thess. 2:9)
(9) The Man of Sin’s Deceptive Powers (II Thess. 2:10)
(10) Why “Christians” Will Worship the Man of Sin (II Thess.
2:10-12)
(11) True Christians Will Not Worship the Man of Sin (II
Thess. 2:13-14)
(12) Holding the Traditions on the Man of Sin (II Thess.
2:15-17)
This short New Testament book was written by Paul to Philemon
regarding his runaway slave, Onesimus, who had recently been
converted to Jesus Christ. It is, as the title of this 9-sermon series
by Rev. McGeown puts it, an object lesson in forgiveness!
(1) Slavery and the Bible (Phile. 1-25)
(2) Greeting a Beloved Brother (Phile. 1-3)
(3) Paul’s Commendation of Philemon’s Love (Phile. 4-7)
(4) Paul’s Approach to Philemon (Phile. 8-9)
(5) Paul’s Heartfelt Plea for Onesimus (Phile. 10-12)
(6) Paul’s Consideration of Philemon’s Position (Phile. 13-14)
(7) God’s Good Purpose in Onesimus’ Departure (Phile. 15-17)
(8) Paul’s Satisfaction of Onesimus’ Debt (Phile. 18-20)
(9) Paul’s Confident Conclusion (Phile. 21-25)
All want rest, a refreshing repose!
What is the rest that Jesus Christ gives His people?
What does it mean that God rests?
How does all this help us remember the Lord’s Day?
How do we experience Christ’s rest?
(1) Coming Short of the Promised Rest (Heb. 4:1-2)
(2) The Day of Rest (Heb. 4:3-4)
(3) The Land of Rest (Heb. 4:5-8)
(4) New Testament Rest (Heb. 4:9-11)
(5) Entering God’s Rest (Heb. 4:12-13)
(6) Holding Fast Our Profession (Heb. 4:14-15)
(7) Coming to the Throne of Grace (Heb. 4:15-16)
BONUS CD/DVD: Caleb Wholly Followed the Lord (Josh 14:8)
Nowhere in all Scripture does Christ Himself evaluate
churches so penetratingly and succinctly
as in Revelation 2-3: seven churches, one after the other,
with their strengths and weaknesses,
commendations and rebukes, promises and threats. What are
the great issues in the church
according to Jesus Christ? How does your church fare in His
eyes? What are the lessons for
congregations in the 21st century?
(1) Ephesus: A Labouring and Disciplining Church (Rev.
2:1-7)
(2) Ephesus: A Church That Has Left Its First Love (Rev.
2:1-7)
(3) Smyrna: A Persecuted Yet Rich Church (Rev. 2:8-11)
(4) Pergamos: A Church Dwelling Where Satan’s Throne Is
(Rev. 2:12-17)
(5) Pergamos: A Church Strong in Persecution But Weak in
Discipline (Rev. 2:12-17)
(6) Thyatira: A Loving Church (Rev. 2:18-29)
(7) Thyatira: A Church That Tolerated Jezebel (Rev. 2:18-29
(8) Sardis: A Dead Church (Rev. 3:1-6)
(9) Philadelphia: A Church With an Open Door (Rev. 3:7-13)
(10) Laodicea: A Lukewarm Church (Rev. 3:14-22
(11) Observations on the Letters to the Seven Churches (Rev.
2-3)
(12) The Dangers Facing the Churches (Rev. 2-3)
Who is the mighty angel of Revelation 10? What is the significance of his oath?
What does it mean for John to eat the little book given him by this angel?
And why is the book sweet in his mouth but bitter in his belly? What is the
idea of the measuring of the temple? What are the 42 months and 1,260 days?
Who are the two witnesses and what is their ministry? Why does the world
rejoice so much over their death? What is the idea of the seventh trumpet?
These 8 sermons on Revelation 10-11 explain these two chapters
on the last times over against dispensationalism, historicism
and postmillennialism.
(1) The Mighty Angel Astride Land and Sea (Rev. 10:1-4)
(2) The Mighty Angel’s Solemn Oath (Rev. 10:5-7)
(3) Eating the Little Book (Rev. 10:8-11)
(4) The Forty-Two Months of the Temple and the City (Rev. 11:1-2)
(5) The Ministry of the Two Witnesses (Rev. 11:3-4)
(6) The Opposition to the Two Witnesses (Rev. 11:5-8)
(7) The World’s Reactions After the Death of the Two Witnesses (Rev. 11:9-13)
(8) The Blowing of the Seventh Trumpet (Rev. 11:14-19)
The Belgic
Confession is one of the most important and oldest doctrinal
statements
of the
Reformed churches. Written in 1561, it became a confession of Protestant
believers in
the Netherlands in the face of persecution from the Roman Catholic
church and
government. "Hold fast the form of sound words" (II Tim. 1:13).
Introduction:
Why Study the Belgic Confession? (1 class)
Article 1: There Is
One Only God (2 classes)
Article 2: By What
Means God Is Made Known Unto Us (2 classes)
Article 3: The Written
Word of God (2 classes)
Article
4: Canonical
Books of the Holy Scriptures (1 class)
Article
5: From Whence
the Holy Scriptures Derive Their Dignity and Authority (1 class)
Article
6: The
Difference Between the Canonical and Apocryphal Books (1 class)
Article
7: The
Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures to be the Only Rule of Faith (3
classes)
Beautiful biblical and Reformed teaching on a much ignored
and
misunderstood truth about our covenant God!
Article 8: God Is One in Essence, Yet Distinguished in Three Persons
(1) The Vital Importance of the Trinity
(2) The Key Terminology of the Trinity
(3) The Personal Distinctions in the Trinity
(4) The Trinity and Salvation
(5) The Trinity and Creation
(6) The Trinity and Fellowship
(7) The Trinity and Communication
(8) The Trinity and Dwelling
Can you defend the truth of the Holy Trinity from the
Scriptures,
say, against a Jehovah's Witness? What are the eternal
generation of the Son and the eternal procession of the
Spirit?
Article 9: The Proof of the Foregoing Article of the
Trinity of Persons in One God
(1) Knowing the Trinity From the Old Testament
(2) Knowing the Trinity From the New Testament
(3) Knowing the Trinity From Their Operations
(4) Knowing the Trinity From Church Teaching
Article 10: Jesus Christ Is True and Eternal God
(5) The Only Begotten Son of God
(6) The Eternal Generation of the Son
(7) The Son’s Generation and Human Generation
(8) Eternal Sonship Versus Incarnational Sonship
Article 11: The Holy Ghost Is True and Eternal God
(9) The Personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit
(10) The Procession of the Holy Spirit From the Father and
the Son
This attractive box set of 12 CDs, after treating the
creation of all things, provides
in-depth biblical teaching on the (good) angels, a subject
either largely ignored
or bizarrely sensationalized by the professing church in our
day. The CDs
cover rich and fascinating material and contain expositions
of many Scriptures
(including Revelation and Daniel) and an angel quiz.
Several free handouts
are also included. Buy this box set and learn more about the
angelic world
and how these heavenly messengers serve our salvation (Heb.
1:14)!
(1) Creation
(2) Introduction to Angels
(3) The Creation and Nature of Angels
(4) The Number and Ranks of Angels
(5) Cherubs and Seraphs
(6) Archangels: Michael and Gabriel
(7) The Election and Reprobation of Angels
(8) Angels as Ministers of God’s Justice
(9) Angels as God’s Messengers
(10) Angels as Guardians of God’s People
(11) Angels as Worshippers of God
(12) How Do Angels Benefit Us Today?
How did the devil and the demons, originally created
good, fall into sin?
What does Satan most oppose?
What are his methods and tactics?
How do we resist satanic
temptations? This attractive box set of 10 CDs
deals with intriguing passages of Scripture that shed light
upon the
fall of the devil and the demons,
and explain Satan’s influence on
the world and his attack
upon Christ, the church and the believer.
It includes a bonus CD of a fine sermon on resisting the
devil:
"The Man-Eating Lion Survival Guide" (I Pet. 5:8-9).
(1) The Fall of the Devil (1) (Eze. 28:11-19)
(2) The Fall of the Devil (2) (Isa. 14:12-19)
(3) The Fall of the Devil (3) (John 8:36-59)
(4) The Fall of the Demons (1) (Gen. 6:1-14)
(5) The Fall of the Demons (2) (Jude 1-10)
(6) The Total Depravity of the Devil and His Influence
Upon the World (Eph. 2:1-10)
(7) The Devil’s Attack Upon the Church (I Tim. 3:6-4:6)
(8) The Devil’s Attack Upon the Church and Christ
(Rev. 2:8-17)
(9) The Devil’s Attack Upon the Believer (Eph. 6:10-20)
Bonus Disk: "The Man-Eating Lion Survival Guide" by Rev. W.
Langerak
Article 13: Divine Providence
(1) The Meaning and Scope of
Providence (Ps. 104:10-35)
(2) God Is Not the Author of Sin
(Job 1:6-22)
(3) The Unspeakable Consolation
of Providence (Acts 17:22-34)
Article 14: The Creation and
Fall of Man, and His
Incapacity to Perform What Is
Truly Good
(4) The Creation of Man and the
Animals (Gen. 1:20-2:3)
(5) Man, a Unified Being With
Two Aspects (Gen. 2:1-10)
(6) Man: Two or Three "Parts"? (Ecc.
12)
(7) The Image of God in Man (II
Cor. 3:17-4:11)
(8) Man’s Fall and the Image of
God (Gen. 1:26-31)
(9) The Fall of Man (Rom.
3:9-20)
(10) Man’s Inability to Do Good
(John 6:63-71)
Article 15: Original Sin
(1) Theological
Terminology and Heretical Views
(2) "Birth Sin" and
Adam's Headship
(3) Original Sin in Its
Theological Relationships
Article 16: Eternal Election
(4) Introducing Double Predestination
(5) Defining and Proving Election
(6) Eternal, Unchangeable,
Unconditional Election
(7) Defining and Proving Reprobation
(8) Reprobation, Hatred and Hardening
(9) The Purposes of Election and
Reprobation
(10) The Righteousness of Election and
Reprobation
(11) Infralapsarianism and
Supralapsarianism
In what respects was
Christ's humanity like ours? What about His blood?
What
really is His virgin birth? Listen to these classes and
marvel
at the Son of God who became a man for our salvation!
(1) The Recovery of Fallen
Man
(2) The Fulfilment of God's Covenant Promise
(3) Christ's Real and Complete Human Nature
(4) Christ's Weakened Human Nature
(5) Christ's Sinless Human Nature
(6) Christ's Temptations
(7) Christ's Individual Human Nature
(8) Christ's Virgin Birth
Article 19: The Union and Distinction of the
Two Natures in the Person of Jesus Christ
(1) Christ's Person and Two Natures (John 1:1-18)
(2) The Hypostatic Union (I John 1)
(3) How Are Christ's Two Natures Joined? (Acts
1:4-11)
(4) Kenoticism (Phil. 2:1-11)
(5) The Gospels Against Kenoticism (John 11:1-16)
(6) Four Kenotic-Sounding Texts (Phil. 2:1-16)
(7) Christ's Revelation of His Deity (John 12:23-43)
(8) Christ's Revelation of His Deity in His Exaltation
(Ps. 22)
(9) The Communication of Properties and Gifts (John
5:17-30)
(10) The Communication of Works (Deut. 18:15-22)
What do we mean by Christ’s threefold office? Is this idea biblical
and helpful for the believer? Who is Melchizedek? What does his
priesthood teach us about Christ’s priesthood? Rich teaching,
from Genesis 14, Psalm 110 and Hebrews especially!
(1) God Hath Manifested His Justice
and Mercy in Christ
(2) Christ's Threefold Office
(3) Introducing Christ's Melchizedekian Priesthood
(4) Christ's Melchizedekian Priesthood
(5) Christ's Melchizedekian Priesthood and Time
(6) Christ's Priesthood Outside Hebrews
(1) Four False Theories of the Atonement (I John 4)
(2) Three More False Theories of the Atonement (Rom.
3:19-31)
(3) Christ’s Objective Atonement (Heb. 9:6-15)
(4) Christ’s Substitutionary, Penal Atonement (II Cor.
5:14-21)
(5) The Time/Place of Christ’s Atonement (Heb. 10:8-25)
(6) Christ’s Lifelong Suffering (Matt. 27:19-51)
(7) Erroneous Views on the Extent of Christ’s Atonement
(Rom. 8:28-39)
(8) The Extent of Christ’s Atonement (1) (Eph. 1:1-14)
(9) The Extent of Christ’s Atonement (2) (Gal. 3:13-29)
(10) Christ’s Atonement and Soteriology (Heb. 10:10-25)
(11) The Cosmic Significance of Christ’s Atonement (Heb.
2:5-18)
(12) Objections to Christ’s Atonement (I Pet. 2:20-25)
What is faith? Where does it come from? What is faith’s
role in justification?
What do the New Perspective on Paul and Roman
Catholicism teach regarding
the meaning of justification? Over against their views,
what does the Bible say?
Listen to these 6 CDs to learn the scriptural and
Reformed truth
concerning faith and justification!
(Art. 22) Faith in Jesus Christ
(1) The Meaning and Activity of Faith
(2) The Source of Faith
(3) Faith Itself Does Not Justify
(Art. 23) Justification
(1) The Meaning of Justification: the New Perspective on
Paul
(2) The Meaning of Justification: Roman Catholicism
(3) The Meaning of Justification: Scripture
Rich doctrinal teaching on a central gospel truth much needed
by God’s people, though under intense attack today!
(1) The Two Components of Justification (Rom. 4:1-8)
(2) The Theological Framework of Justification (Rom. 3:19-31)
(3) The Blessings of Justification (1) (Rom. 5:1-11)
(4) The Blessings of Justification (2) (Gal. 3:6-29)
(5) The Righteousness of God (Rom. 9:25-10:13)
(6) The Meaning of Imputation (Rom. 4:1-12, 22-25)
(7) The Imputation of Christ’s Righteousness (Zech. 3:1-5)
(8) The Imputation of Christ’s Obedience (II Cor. 5:10-21)
(9) Justification Not by Works (Rom. 3:9-28)
(10) Justification by Faith Alone (Rom. 4)
(11) Texts Alleged Against Justification by Faith Alone (Jam.
2:14-26)
Bonus Disk: “The Pharisee and the Tax Collector”
What is sanctification? When and how did this divine work begin in us?
How does sanctification change us? How does it affect the use of our
bodies and its members? What about Romans 7:14-25?
(1) The Importance of Sanctification (Luke 1:67-79)
(2) Justification and Sanctification Compared and Contrasted (John 8:1-11)
(3) The Beginning of Sanctification (Eph. 2:1-10)
(4) Our Death to Sin (Rom. 6)
(5) Definitive Sanctification (Eph. 1)
(6) The Anthropology of Definitive Sanctification (Eph. 4:17-24)
(7) Sanctification and the Body (I Cor. 6:9-20)
(8) Sanctification and the Body and Its Members (I Thess. 3:12-4:12)
(9) Sanctification and the Bodily Members (James 3:1-4:11)
(10) Sanctification in Romans 7:14-25 (1) (Rom. 7:14-25)
(11) Sanctification in Romans 7:14-25 (2) (Rom. 7:14-25)
(12) Sanctification in Romans 7:14-25 (3) (Rom. 7:14-25)
Does every believer grow in grace? What is the standard and
goal of our progressive sanctification?
What does Scripture
mean by
“putting on” graces and “putting off” sins?
How do we grow
in holiness? Is it difficult?
(1) The Standard of Sanctification (James 5:10-20)
(2) The Goal of Sanctification (Rom. 8:16-30)
(3) The Progress of Sanctification (1): Language (I Thess.
3:9-4:12)
(4) The Progress of Sanctification (2): Examples (Gal.
4:8-20)
(5) The Progress of Sanctification (3): Fact (Prov. 4:1-19)
(6) The “Putting On” of Sanctification (Eph. 6:1-20)
(7) The “Putting Off” of Sanctification (Col. 3)
(8) The Means of Sanctification (Eph. 4:11-32)
(9) The Effort of Sanctification (I Thess. 5:5-28)
(10) The Fruit of Sanctification (Titus 1)
What is the ceremonial law of the Old Testament? How did
this law increase and
decrease through the Scriptures? How would you prove its
abolition from the New
Testament and even the prophecies of the Old Testament? How
does this enrich our
understanding of Jesus Christ, Christian liberty and the
unity of the Scriptures?
(1) An Introduction to the Ceremonial Law (Acts 15)
(2) A History of OT Ceremonies (Matt. 24:1-16)
(3) OT Prophecies of the Abolition of the Ceremonial Law (1)
(Isa. 19:16-25)
(4) OT Prophecies of the Abolition of the Ceremonial Law (2)
(Jer. 33:15-26)
(5) OT Prophecies of the Abolition of the Ceremonial Law (3)
(Eze. 43:18-27)
(6) The Ceremonial Law in the Four Gospels (Mark 7:1-23)
(7) Hebrews on the Abolition of the Ceremonial Law (Heb.
7:11-28)
(8) The Rest of the New Testament on the Ceremonial Law
(Eph. 2:11-22)
Bonus Sermons (dealing with the ceremonial law):
(9) A Heart Established With Grace (Heb. 13:9-10)
(10) The Sacrifice Outside the Camp (Heb. 13:11-12)
(11) Our Sacrificial Calling (Heb. 13:13-16)
For whom does Christ pray? Does he intercede against other people?
What does He pray for us? Does He bow down on His knees
in prayer for us? How does Christ’s intercession compare
with and relate to the Holy Spirit’s intercession?
How is all this of immense comfort to us?
(1) Introducing Christ’s Intercession (Heb. 7:17-28)
(2) Answering Rome’s Mistrust of Christ’s Intercession (Acts 14:1-18)
(3) The Character and Extent of Christ’s Intercession (John 11:32-46)
(4) More on the Extent of Christ’s Prayers (Ps. 22:1-21)
(5) The Content of Christ’s Intercession for Us (John 17:11-26)
(6) Christ’s Intercession: Errors and Mode (Heb. 12:18-29)
Bonus Disk: The Intercession of the Spirit (Rom. 8:26-27)
The biblical truth about the church is often thought to be less interesting
and important than the other areas of God’s revelation. How wrong!
Listen to these audios and grow in your understanding of, and love
for, Christ’s body. Lots of Scripture is involved in ecclesiology and
it is of immense practical significance for every child of God!
(1) Why Is Ecclesiology Under Appreciated? (Ps. 87)
(2) Crucial Ecclesiology and the Invisible Church (Eph. 2:11-22)
(3) The Church Militant (Eph. 6:10-20)
(4) The Unity of the Church Invisible (I Pet. 2:1-12)
(5) The Unity of the Church Visible (Eph. 4:1-16)
(6) The Catholicity of the Church Invisible (Rev. 7:9-17)
(7) The Catholicity of the Church Visible (Eph. 3:1-12)
(8) Catholicity and the Local Church (Acts 16:12-34)
(9) Catholicity: The Local Church and Missions (James 2:1-13)
Blessedly rich biblical, theological and confessional
teaching on the glory of the church of Christ!
(1) The Meaning of the Holiness of the Church (Eph. 5:25-33)
(2) Holiness: The Church’s Beauty (I Tim. 2)
(3) Holiness: The Church’s Glory (Rev. 21:1-13)
(4) Three False Views Regarding the Holiness of the Church (Num. 16:1-11)
(5) Five Attacks on the Holiness of the Church (Matt. 15:1-20)
(6) The Meaning of the Church’s Apostolicity (Eph. 2:11-12)
(7) The Significance of the Church’s Apostolicity (I Tim. 3:1-4:8)
(8) The Attacks on the Church’s Apostolicity (Rev. 2:1-7)
(9) The Four Attributes of the Church Collectively Considered (Rev. 21:10-27)
(10) The Election of the Church (Deut. 7:1-11)
(11) The Gathering of the Church (Isa. 43:1-7)
(12) The Preservation of the Church (Jer. 31:31-37)
Is it important to be a member of a (faithful) church?
Is it historic, Christian, Reformed and creedal teaching that
there is no salvation outside the (institute) church? Is this
doctrine true? Why? What does it mean? What about exceptions?
Why do we need to separate from false and departing churches?
What practical steps are involved in leaving such churches
and joining true churches?
(1) Introducing the Issues (I Cor. 1:1-10)
(2) Outside the Church No Salvation—Historical Teaching (Joel 2:27-32)
(3) Outside the Church No Salvation—Objections and Exceptions (I Tim. 3)
(4) Outside the Church No Salvation—Why? (1) (Eph. 4:11-16)
(5) Outside the Church No Salvation—Why? (2) (Eph. 4:11-16)
(6) The Calling of Church Membership (Isa. 44:1-8)
(7) Separating From Departing Churches (Ruth 1:1-18)
(8) Separate and Join (Heb. 11:30-40)
How is one to evaluate churches according to the mind of Jesus Christ?
How do I know if what I am looking for in a church merely reflects my
personal biases and sinful inclinations? What is the objective, scriptural
standard? Listen to these 9 classes to learn the Reformed and confessional
teaching regarding the marks of a true church. These audios also prove
that this is indeed the biblical way of evaluation professing congregations!
(1) The Unavoidability of a Test for Churches (II Tim. 2:14-26)
(2) The Calling to Test Churches (I John 4:1-6)
(3) The Characteristics of the Three Marks (Acts 20:7-12)
(4) The First Mark: Faithful Preaching (John 10:1-5, 14-30)
(5) The First and Second Marks (Neh. 8:1-12)
(6) The Third Mark: Church Discipline (Rev. 2:12-29)
(7) The Three Marks Collectively Considered (Deut. 18:15-19)
(8) The Marks of True Christians (Gal. 5:14-26)
(9) The Marks of the False Church (Matt. 24:3-24)
Church offices and church government are issues that are
often neglected in our day
as if they were irrelevant and
dull. But this is to the great loss of the believing church
member
and to the dishonour of Christ, the church’s glorious
head, for worldly ideas and practice
regarding church
leadership then fill the vacuum!
The first three classes in this box set refute
Charismaticism, Anabaptism and Episcopalianism
by insisting
on only and all the three permanent, ordinary and biblical
church offices:
pastor, elder and deacon. The next three
audios consider church office-bearers in connection
with the
Spirit of Christ, good order and decency, and broader
assemblies, with the last class
treating the great Jerusalem
Assembly in Acts 15.
(1) Methodology and Apostles Today? (Eph. 4:1-12)
(2) Brethrenism’s “One-Man Ministry” Charge (Eph. 4:11-16)
(3) Episcopalianism and Man-Made Church Offices (Acts 20:17-38)
(4) Church Government and the Spirit of Christ (I Tim. 3)
(5) Elders and Good Order (Acts 20:17-38)
(6) Broader Ecclesiastical Assemblies (Acts 15:1-32)
How are church office-bearers to be chosen, ordained, viewed
and treated?
What are the sinful ways of relating to them or seeking to
obtain church office?
(1) The Election of Church Office-Bearers (Acts 6)
(2) Seeking Church Office: Sinful Motives and Ways (Acts
8:5-25)
(3) The Qualifications for Church Office-Bearers (I Tim. 3)
(4) Ordination and the Laying on of Hands (I Tim. 4)
(5) Equality Among Office-Bearers (I Cor. 1:10-17)
(6) Murmuring, Strife and Contention Against Office-Bearers
(Num. 16:1-15)
Some claim too much for it and tyrannize, others despise it
and rebel, others ignore it or have
never been taught about it. But what is church authority
according to God's Word? What is its
origin and standard? Who exercises it? How does it play out
in church laws and discipline?
(1) Church Authority (Matt. 28:9-20)
(2) Church Authority: Source and Parties (Isa. 9:1-7)
(3) The Nature of Church Authority (II Cor. 10)
(4) The Standard of Church Authority (Col. 2:4-23)
(5) Church Authority: Ecclesiastical Laws and Discipline (II
Cor. 13)
Six
Conference Lectures:
(1) The
Reformed World and Life View - Prof. David Engelsma
(2) The
Organic Development of Sin - Prof. Herman Hanko
(3) The
Abolition of Truth - Prof. David Engelsma
(4) The Reformed Believer and Money - Prof. Herman Hanko
(5) The Sexual Revolution - Prof. David Engelsma
(6) Towards a One-World Government - Prof. Herman Hanko
One
Special Lecture:
(7) The
Preservation of the Biblical Text - Dr. David Allen
Two
Lord's Day Worship Services:
(8)
Cleanse Yourselves as God's Covenant Children - Prof. H. Hanko
(9)
The Unbreakable Scripture - Prof. David Engelsma
Bonus Disk: The Protestant Reformed Seminary - Prof. David
Engelsma
Six Conference
Lectures:
(1) The Divine Calling to Witness - Prof. Hanko
(2) The Content of the Witness - Prof. Engelsma
(3) The Official Witness of the Church - Prof. Hanko
(4) The Personal Witness by the Word - Prof. Engelsma
(5) The Personal Witness of a Godly Life - Prof. Hanko
(6) The Manner of a Christian Witness - Prof. Engelsma
One Special Lecture:
(7)
Mission Work: Message and Methods -
Rev. Martyn McGeown
Two Lord’s Day Worship Services:
(8)
By the Power of the Spirit - Prof.
Hanko
(9)
The Martyred Church’s Witness to the Ascended Lord - Prof.
Engelsma
Bonus Disk: Author Interviews with Profs.
Hanko and Engelsma
(1) Zealous of Good Works - Rev. McGeown
(2) The Calling to Work Out Our Own Salvation - Prof. Hanko
(3) Only the Holy Shall Inherit the Kingdom - Prof. Engelsma
(4) John Knox: Scotland’s Reformer - Rev. Stewart
(5) The Divine Work of Sanctification - Prof. Engelsma
(6) Sanctification and Justification: Relation and Difference - Prof. Hanko
(7) The Role of the Law in Sanctification - Prof. Engelsma
(8) A Scottish Classic on Sanctification: James Fraser of Alness’
“Explication” of Romans 6:1-8:4 - Rev. Stewart
(9) The Imperfection of Sanctification in This Life - Prof.
Hanko
(10) “A Faire and Easie Way to Heaven:” The Threat to
Sanctification of Antinomianism - Prof. Engelsma
(11) The Victorious Christian Life - Prof. Hanko
Bonus Disk: Author Interviews with Profs. Hanko and Engelsma
(1) Disorderliness and the Second Coming of Christ - Rev. M. McGeown
(2) The Hope of Creation for Christ’s Coming - Prof. D. Engelsma
(3) The Renaissance and the Reformation - Mr. Pete Adams
(4) Methuselah - Rev. A. Lanning
(5) The Second and Quick Coming of Jesus Christ - Prof. D. Engelsma
(6) The Reformed Belief Concerning Rapture and Antichrist - Rev. A. Lanning
(7) The Coming World-Conquest of the Beast from the Sea - Prof. D. Engelsma
(8) Jesus’ Coming as a Thief in View of Abounding Lawlessness and Great Apostasy - Rev. A. Lanning
(9) Dispensationalism, J. N. Darby and Powerscourt - Rev. A. Stewart
(10) The Two Witnesses of Revelation 11 - Prof. D. Engelsma
(11) Called to Live in the Expectation of a Final Judgment and in the
Hope of Life Eternal - Rev. A. Lanning
What are angels? What do they do? What are the main erroneous
views regarding angels? The Bible has a lot to say about God’s
heavenly servants (much more than you think) and it is important!
Here is a biblical theology of angels which will help you understand
more of the Scriptures and the ways these glorious creatures serve
our salvation. These 5 speeches were given by Rev. Angus Stewart
at a conference of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church
of Australia in Tasmania.
(1) Angels as Created Spirits (Job 38:1-7)
(2) Angels as Messengers of the Lord (Hebrews 1)
(3) Sermon: The Rider on the Red Horse (Zechariah 1:7-17)
(4) Angels as Agents of Divine Justice (Revelation 15:1-16:7)
(5) Angels as Worshippers of God (Revelation 19:1-10)
A welcome
addition to any library, this attractively boxed set of 8 CDs or DVDs
features 7 excellent
speeches commemorating the 500th anniversary
of the birth of the
great Reformer, John Calvin.
The Calvin Conference, hosted by the Protestant
Reformed
Churches in America in September 2009, covers many important
aspects of Calvin’s
life and theology and concludes
with a lively question and answer session with the speakers.
(1) Calvin as Model for Reformed Ministers - Prof. Barrett Gritters
(2) Calvin as Church Reformer - Prof. Russell Dykstra
(3) Calvin as Expositor and Preacher of Holy Scripture - Rev. Steven Key
(4) Calvin’s Doctrine of Justification - Rev. Angus Stewart
(5) Calvin’s Struggle for Church Discipline - Prof. Ronald Cammenga
(6) Calvin’s Doctrine of the Covenant - Prof. David Engelsma
(7) Calvin’s Doctrine of Predestination - Rev. Chris Connors
(8) Question & Answer Session - all seven speakers
Six lectures on different aspects of the Heidelberg
Catechism given on 17-19 October, 2013
in Hudsonville Protestant Reformed Church, in Hudsonville,
Michigan
(1) The History and Purpose of the Heidelberg Catechism -
Dr. Jürgen Klautke
(2) The Heidelberg Catechism’s Theme of Comfort - Prof.
Ronald Cammenga
(3) Systematic Preaching of the Heidelberg Catechism - Prof.
Barrett Gritters
(4) The Heidelberg Catechism’s View of the Christian Life as
Gratitude - Rev. Carl Haak
(5) The Irenic/Polemical Nature of the Heidelberg Catechism
- Rev. Angus Stewart
(6) The Heidelberg Catechism’s Teaching Concerning God’s
Covenant - Prof. Russell Dykstra
All CDs and DVDs by Rev. Angus Stewart, unless otherwise indicated.
P&P for those outside the UK
costs extra; please contact
Rev. Stewart for more information.
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