Sunday, February 11, 2024
The sermon is from Exodus 20:10, 23:12; Joshua 24:15; Nehemiah 13:15-18 – “Remembering the Forgotten Sabbath Day – Part 3”. “On it (i.e., the Sabbath) you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, ….” – Exodus 20:10 In the book that bears his name, Joshua uttered a determined confession, “But […]
Sunday, February 4, 2024
The sermon is from Isaiah 58:13-14; Matthew 12:1-14. “Remembering the Forgotten Sabbath Day – Part 2”. “If you … call the Sabbath a delight … then you will take delight in the Lord, …” – Isaiah 58:13-14 Do you wake up on Sunday mornings fighting the temptation to press the snooze button? Do you awaken […]
Sunday, January 28, 2024
The sermon is from Exodus 20:8-11; Acts 20:7; 1Corinthians 16:1-2; Revelation 1:10 – “Remembering the Forgotten Sabbath Day”. “Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.” – Exodus 20:8 Kevin DeYoung published a book in 2013 entitled, “Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem.” In the book, he addresses an all-to-common […]
Sunday, January 21, 2024
The sermon is from Matthew 28:16-20 –Is HWPC a “Confessional Church” or a “Missional Church”? “… contend for the faith … save others by snatching them out of the fire; …” – Jude 3, 23 Is your church “confessional” or “missional”? Does it devote most of its time to teaching the “whole counsel of God” (Acts […]
Sunday, January 14, 2024
The sermon is from Acts 2:42-47/Hebrews 10:24-25 – “Will Only Church Members be in Heaven?”. “And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.” – Acts 2:47 How important is church membership according to Scripture? Listen to this statement from the Westminster Confession of Faith used by Presbyterians – […]
Sunday, January 7, 2024
The sermon is from 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 – “What is the Gospel?”. “Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, ….”–1 Corinthians 15:1 Notice in our verse above, the Corinthians needed a reminder concerning the gospel. Do 21st Century American Christians need the same reminder? Let’s explore this with a […]
Sunday, December 31, 2023
The sermon is from Luke 24:36-53 – – “Let’s End the Year with Easter”. “… then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, …” Luke 24:45: “ The eleven remaining apostles had seen the resurrected Christ with their eyes and touched him with their hands; they had witnessed him eat the piece of broiled […]
Sunday, December 24, 2023
The sermon is from Luke 1:57- 66– “His Name is John”. “… immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, …” – Luke 1:64 Disbelieving the Word of God has consequences. For Zechariah, that meant being silent and unable to speak (probably for nine months) during Elizabeth’s pregnancy (See Luke 1:18-25). He did not […]
Sunday, December 17, 2023
The sermon is from Luke 1:39-45– “When a Baby Leapt in the Womb”. “… the baby in my womb leaped for joy.” – Luke 1:44 We err greatly and terribly if we think the ‘fetus’ in a mother’s womb is a ‘blob of tissue’ or if we think that it lacks personhood. God’s Word differs […]
Sunday, December 10, 2023
The sermon is from Luke 1:26-38 – “The Virgin Birth”. “And Mary said to the angel, ‘How will this be, since I am a virgin?’” – Luke 1:34 Do you believe in the virgin birth of the Lord Jesus Christ? A young, 1st Century Jewish girl certainly did. Imagine her fear when the mighty angel, […]