Sermon Library
The gifts of the Spirit must be used in love.
July 18, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The preeminence of love.
- The properties of love.
- The permanence of love.
Reading 1 Corinthians 12
Text 1 Corinthians 13
Christ teaches us to pray for the coming of God's Kingdom.
July 18, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The mercy at the heart of God's Kingdom.
- The justice displayed throughout God's Kingdom.
- The worship appropriate to God's Kingdom.
Reading Psalm 99; Matthew 11:1-15
Text Lord’s Day 48
Love those who don't love you.
July 11, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
Reading Matthew 5: 43‐48
Text Matthew 5: 43‐48
In the first petition, Christ teaches us to pray that:
July 4, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- God would uphold his Name as holy and
- The world would recognize his Name as holy.
Reading Ezekiel 36
Text Lord’s Day 47
Christ teaches His people to pray to God as Father in heaven.
June 27, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- God's marvelous love revealed to us and
- God's tremendous power at work for us.
Reading Romans 8: 1‐17
Text Lord’s Day 46
The Lord Jesus defends His ministry of deliverance.
June 20, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- His ministry is rejected.
- His ministry is defended and
- His ministry is pressed upon our consciences.
Reading Isaiah 49: 22‐26; Mark 3: 7‐35
Text Mark 3: 22‐29
Do your best to win God's approval of your service.
June 13, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- Our motivation for serving.
- Our means of serving.
Reading 2 Timothy 2
Text 2 Timothy 2: 15
Be filled with the Holy Spirit!
June 6, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- By means of singing praise to God and man.
- Through constant thanksgiving.
- In mutual submission.
Reading Ephesians 5:1‐21
Text Ephesians 5:18‐21
Marriage reveals the mystery of the gospel.
May 9, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
Reading Isaiah 54:1‐8; Ephesians 5:22‐33
Text Lord’s Day 41
The Lord calls us to respect the lives of our neighbours.
May 2, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The reason for this command.
- The reach of this command.
Reading Matthew 5: 1‐26, 43-48
Text Lord’s Day 40
The Lord calls His people to run the race of faith.
May 2, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The dangers which beset us.
- The examples which inspire us.
- The Lord who went before us.
Reading Hebrews 11
Text Hebrews 12: 1‐2
The Lord calls us to submit to those in authority over us.
April 18, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The source of authority
- The purpose of this authority
- The blessing of authority.
Reading Deuteronomy 21:18‐21; Psalm 78:1‐8; Colossians 3:18‐4:1
Text Lord’s Day 39
Christ teaches us that the Word of God will not return empty.
April 18, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The Word of God encounters opposition.
- The Word of God is victorious.
Reading Isaiah 6, Isaiah 55
Text Mark 4: 1-20
Christ becomes poor so that you might become rich.
April 2, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- He looses all His earthly possessions
- His poverty in that He looses all His dignity and pride as a human being
Reading Mark 15: 1-41
Text Mark 15: 24
Great are the doings of the LORD!
March 14, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The memory of His works.
- The magnitude of His works.
- The motivation of His works.
Reading Exodus 10
Text Exodus 10
Accept one another as Christ accepted you.
March 14, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
Reading Romans 15
Text Romans 15: 7
The Lord calls his people to show wisdom by redeeming the time.
March 7, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The danger of wasting time.
- The opportunities for redeeming time.
Reading Ephesians 4:17‐5:21
Text Ephesians 5:15‐16
The Lord calls his faithless people to return home.
March 7, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- A chilling question.
- An astounding answer and
- A sobering choice.
Reading Jeremiah 3:1‐4:4
Text Lord’s Day 33
In the seventh plague, the LORD hallows His own Name.
February 21, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- He shows that there is no one like Him in all the earth.
- He causes His Name to be proclaimed in all the earth.
- He demonstrates that that He is the Lord of all the earth.
Reading Exodus 9: 13‐35
Text Exodus 9: 13‐35
Through church discipline, Christ preserves true doctrine and godly living among His people.
February 21, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The reasons for discipline.
- The process of discipline.
- The goal of church discipline.
Reading Numbers 15:22‐31; Matthew 18:15‐20
Text Lord’s Day 31, Q/A 85
Christ gives His Church the authority to open and close God's Kingdom.
February 14, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- With the key of preaching.
- With the key of discipline.
Reading 1 Corinthians 1: 18‐2: 5; 5: 1‐13
Text Lord’s Day 31
The Lord calls us to economic shrewdness.
February 7, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- Living in light of future hope.
- Living in light of eternal fellowship.
Reading Luke 16
Text Luke 16: 1‐9
The Lord Jesus calls us to guard the holiness of the church at His Table.
February 7, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- Through self‐examination.
- Through corporate responsibility.
Reading 1 Corinthians 5: 1‐13; 11: 17‐34
Text Lord’s Day 30
As He begins to deliver Israel, God reveals that He is:
January 24, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The Lord of creation.
- The only true God.
- The just judge of the earth.
Reading Exodus 7: 14 – 8: 19
Text Exodus 7: 14 – 8: 19
In the Lord's Supper, Christ nourishes His people.
January 24, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
Reading John 6: 25‐29
Text Lord’s Day 29
Through disasters, the Lord shows the seriousness of the preaching of the gospel.
January 17, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- Disasters foreshadow the judgment of God.
- Disasters call for a believing response to the Word of God.
Reading Luke 13
Text Luke 13: 1‐9
In the Lord's Supper, Christ tells us that His death is our life.
January 17, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- Remembrance of Christ's death‐
- Sharing in Christ's death‐
- Proclamation of Christ's death.
Reading Exodus 12: 1‐30; 1 Corinthians 11: 17‐34
Text Lord’s Day 28
The LORD gives Pharaoh a last warning.
January 10, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The promised miracle.
- The surprising challenge.
- The clear victory
Reading Exodus 6: 28 ‐ 7: 13
Text Exodus 7: 10b‐12
The Lord calls His people to draw near.
January 10, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
Reading Hebrews 10: 19‐39
Text Hebrews 10: 22
Through baptism, God seals His covenant with His people.
January 3, 2010 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The recipients of baptism.
- The benefits of baptism.
- The impact of baptism.
Reading Genesis 17: 1‐14; Colossians 2: 6‐15
Text Lord's Day 27
God calls us through the Christmas story to worship Christ the King.
December 25, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The worship of the Magi.
- The non-worship of Jerusalem.
- Our worship.
Reading Isaiah 60: 1-6
Text Matthew 2: 1-12
From little Bethlehem will come a ruler in Israel.
December 20, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- His unlikely origins.
- His blessed rule.
- His peaceable Kingdom.
Reading Micah 5; Matthew 2: 1‐12
Text Micah 5: 1‐5a
The Holy Spirit unites us to Christ by faith. He does so:
December 20, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- By the preaching of the gospel and
- By means of the sacraments.
Reading Romans 10: 6‐17; Acts 2: 22‐47
Text Lord's Day 25
The Lord threatens to kill his servant Moses
December 6, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The disobedience of Moses.
- The intervention of Zipporah.
- The relenting of God.
Reading Exodus 4: 18‐31
Text Exodus 4: 24‐26
Lord's Day 23
December 6, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
Reading Phillipians 3: 1-11; 1 Timothy 3: 14-16
Text Lord's Day 23
The Lord overcomes the resistance of his servant.
November 22, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- By giving him signs of his power.
- By showing him that human weakness is no obstacle.
- By leaving him without excuse.
Reading Exodus 4: 1‐17
Text Exodus 4: 1‐17
Jesus Christ gathers a holy, catholic church.
November 22, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- Christ's sovereignty in the church.
- Our responsibility in the church.
- The eternal joy of the church.
Reading 1 Peter 1: 13‐ 2: 12
Text Lord's Day 21
Working with what Christ gives for His glory ‐ until He comes.
November 15, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- the nature of the work.
- the urgency of the work.
Reading Matthew 24:32‐25:13
Text Matthew 25:14‐30
Test the Spirits
November 15, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
Reading 1 John 3: 11‐4: 6
Text Lord's Day 20; 1 John 4: 1‐4
Renew your strength by hoping in the LORD!
November 8, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
Reading Isaiah 40: 21‐31
Text Isaiah 40: 29‐31
God reveals His Name as a guarantee of salvation.
November 1, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The need for this revelation.
- The content of this revelation.
- The comfort of this revelation.
Reading Exodus 3: 13‐22
Text Exodus 3: 13‐22
Jesus Christ rules!
November 1, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The extent of his rule.
- The blessing of his rule.
- The demand of his rule.
Reading Ephesians 1:15‐23; 4:1‐13
Text Heidelberg Catechism Q.A. 50, 51
The Angel of the LORD commissions Moses to liberate the people of God.
October 11, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The circumstances of this commission.
- The content of this commission.
- The comfort of this commission
Reading Exodus 3: 1-12; John 1: 1‐18
Text Exodus 3: 1‐12
Believers are united to Christ in His condemnation, death and burial.
October 11, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
Reading John 19: 28‐42
Text Lord’s Day 16
God shows His faithfulness by raising up a Redeemer for His people.
October 4, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The birth and preservation of the Redeemer.
- The manifestation of the Redeemer to Israel.
- The flight of the Redeemer.
Reading Acts 7:20-29; Hebrews 11:23‐28
Text Exodus 2
Jesus suffered under God's wrath in our place.
October 4, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The reason for His suffering
- The comfort of His suffering.
Reading Isaiah 53:1‐12; Hebrews 12:1‐11
Text Lord’s Day 15
God’s covenant faithfulness toward His people seen in:
September 20, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The origin of His people.
- The suffering of His people.
- The preservation of His people.
Reading Exodus 1:1 ‐ 2:2
Text Exodus 1:1 ‐ 2:2
The power of the love of Christ for His people.
September 20, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
Reading Song of Songs 1:1 ‐ 2:7
Text Song of Songs 8: 6,7
God reveals Himself in His Works and Word.
August 23, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- Godʹs glory revealed in His created works (vss. 1‐6).
- Godʹs glory revealed in His Word (vss. 7‐10).
- Our response to Godʹs revelation (vss. 11‐14).
Reading Colossians 1: 1‐23
Text Psalm 19
Jesus the Saviour!
August 23, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
Reading Matthew 1: 18‐25; Luke 1 & 2
Text Lord’s Day 11
The Lord announces the coming famine of His Word.
August 16, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The reason for this famine.
- The impact of this famine.
Reading Amos 8
Text Amos 8: 11,12
Our lives are safe in Godʹs providential care.
August 16, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The extent of God's providence.
- The comfort of God's providence.
Reading Psalm 147
Text Lord’s Day 10
Our Christian faith is faith in the Triune God.
July 12, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The revelation of the Trinity and
- The comfort of the Trinity.
Reading Ephesians 1: 3‐14
Text Lord’s Day 8
Godʹs forgiveness awakens our love.
July 12, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
Reading Luke 7: 36‐50
Text Luke 7: 47
Women and the Word in Worship.
July 5, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The permanent rule.
- The principal reason.
- The proper role.
Reading Genesis 2 & 3
Text 1 Timothy 2: 11‐15
The church is called to pray for the world.
June 21, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The scope of our prayer.
- The broadness of Godʹs desire.
- The narrowness of Godʹs plan.
Reading 1 Timothy 1
Text 1 Timothy 2: 1‐7
Knowing that God will keep us until the end produces in us:
June 21, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- Lasting humility.
- Growing concern for godliness.
- Eternal praise for God.
Reading Jude
Text Canons of Dort, Chapter V, Articles 12-15
The Lord calls His servants to train themselves in godliness.
June 14, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The goal of training.
- The methods of training.
- The benefits of training.
Reading 1 Timothy 4
Text 1 Timothy 4: 7,8
The Lord calls His people to help each other in the struggle against unbelief.
June 14, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The danger we face.
- The remedy God gives.
- The goal He sets before us.
Reading Numbers 14: 1‐35
Text Hebrews 3: 12‐14
The Lord promises His blessing to those who repent.
May 31, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The Lordʹs judgment.
- The Lordʹs call.
- The Lordʹs promise.
Reading Joel 1
Text Joel 2: 1‐27
The outpouring of the Spirit marks the beginning of the last days.
May 31, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The greater grace of the last days.
- The increasing judgments of the last days.
- The urgent need of the last days.
Reading Numbers 11
Text Joel 2: 28-32
The Lord encourages His people to persevere in Christian hope.
May 17, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- By highlighting the certainty of the promises and
- By directing our attention to Christ who has gone before us.
Reading Genesis 22: 1‐19; Hebrews 6
Text Hebrews 6: 13‐20a
God gives His people assurance of persevering to the end.
May 17, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The reality of this assurance.
- The root of this assurance.
- The revival of this assurance.
Reading 2 Timothy 4
Text Canons of Dort, Chapter V. Articles 9 ‐11
The Lord calls us to live with a strong sense of:
May 10, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- Our present identity.
- Our future glory.
- Our current responsibility.
Reading 1 John 2: 28 ‐ 3:10
Text 1 John 3: 2,3
Those who are loved should live a life of love.
May 10, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
Reading Ephesians 4: 17 ‐ 5: 2
Text Ephesians 5: 1,2
The Lord calls believers to live as people of the resurrection.
May 3, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The reality of resurrection life.
- The responsibilities of resurrection life.
Reading Colossians 3: 1‐17
Text Colossians 3: 1,2
Believers are sealed with the Holy Spirit as:
May 3, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- A mark of ownership and
- A guarantee of eternal life.
Reading Ephesians 1: 1‐14
Text Canons of Dort, Chapter V. Article 8
The unity of Christ and His people in the resurrection from the dead.
April 19, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The reality of this unity.
- The reason for this unity.
- The revealing of this unity.
Reading 1 Corinthians 15: 1‐28
Text 1 Corinthians 15: 20‐23
Those born of God do not continue in sin.
April 19, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- Because God's seed remains in them and
- Because God renews them to repentance.
Reading 1 John 3
Text Canons of Dort V. 7
The Risen Christ ordains the apostles to preach the gospel.
April 12, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The basis for preaching.
- The power for preaching.
- The authority of preaching.
Reading John 20: 1-23
Text John 20: 19-23
Godʹs grace is greater than our sin.
April 12, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- Believers are sometimes drawn away from God.
- Believers experience the consequences of sin.
- Believers are preserved by Godʹs grace.
Reading John 13:31‐38; 18:15‐27; 21:15‐19
Text Canons of Dort V. 4,5,6
Christ is revealed as King in His suffering and death.
April 10, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
Reading John 19
Text John 19:19-22
God keeps His people safe unto the end.
April 5, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- We are not controlled by sin.
- We are not free of sin.
- We are not alone against sin.
Reading 1 Thessalonians 4: 13‐5: 28
Text Canons of Dort, V.1,2,3
Christ prophesies about the imminent gathering of His church.
April 5, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The exalted position of the One who gathers.
- The worldwide extent of those who are gathered.
Reading Isaiah 49:1‐7; John 12:20‐50
Text John 12: 32
God does His supernatural work of regeneration.
March 15, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- Not without our involvement.
- Not without the means of the gospel.
Reading 1 Peter 1: 13 - 2: 3
Text Revelation 22: 17a
Paul prays that the Colossians would know the will of God more fully.
March 15, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The content of this prayer.
- The purpose of this prayer.
Reading Colossians 1
Text Colossians 1: 9‐14
Do not be anxious about anything!
March 8, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The problem.
- The prescription.
- The promise.
Reading Philippians 1
Text Philippians 4: 6‐7
The Holy Spirit intercedes for the people of God.
March 1, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The need for this intercession.
- The depths of this intercession.
- The power of this intercession.
Reading Romans 8: 1‐30
Text Romans 8: 26‐27
Doing Christʹs work with confidence!
February 15, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- The church is called to do the work of her ascended Lord.
- The church can count on the faithful help of her ascended Lord.
Reading John 14
Text John 14: 12‐14
For many are invited, but few are chosen
February 8, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
Reading Matthew 22:1-14
Text Canons of Dort, III/IV. Articles 8-10; Matthew 22: 14
Christ teaches us to pray to our Father in heaven with confidence.
January 18, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
He does so:
- With a convincing story.
- With an encouraging guarantee.
- With a comforting comparison.
Reading Luke 11: 1‐13
Text Luke 11: 5‐13
From depravity to salvation
January 18, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- Not through human potential.
- Not by the power of rules and regulations.
- Only by the life‐giving Spirit of God.
Reading Romans 1:18‐23; 7:7‐12; 8:1‐11
Text Canons of Dort, Chapter III/IV, Art. 4‐6
All things are possible for those who believe.
January 11, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
Reading Mark 11: 1‐25
Text Mark 11: 23,24
Christ Jesus came into this world to conquer the devil.
January 4, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- What Christ came to destroy.
- How He did so.
- What His victory means for our lives.
Reading Revelation 12; 1 John 3: 1‐10
Text 1 John 3: 8b
The church confess that human depravity is:
January 4, 2009 | Pastor R. Schouten
- Comprehensive.
- Universal and
- Disabling.
Reading Ephesians 4: 17 – 5: 10
Text Canons of Dort, Chap 111‐1V, Art. 1‐3
Jesus Christ Laid Down His Life for the Sheep.
December 21, 2008 | Pastor R. Schouten
- Who are his sheep?
- What His death achieved for them.
- What comfort this brings.
Reading John 10; Romans 5
Text Canons of Dort, Chapter II, Articles 8-9