Sermons

Hate What is Evil; Cling to What is Good

This sermon looks at good and evil in the light of the creation and fall and God's plan of salvation in which he is hating evil and clinging to what is good.  Are call to hate evil and cling to what is good must be understood as a call to participate in God's work of redemption.

Read Romans 12:9

Hate What is Evil; Cling to What is Good
Rev. Jerry Hamstra

Moses Returns to Egypt

This passage focuses on the way in which God relates to people as he pursues his plan of salvation.  The sermon looks at how God tells Moses and Aaron exactly what to do and say, how God hardens Pharaoh's heart, how God sees Israel as his firstborn son and how God was about to kill Moses because he had not circumcised his son.

Read Exodus 4:18-31

Moses Returns to Egypt
Rev. Jerry Hamstra

Covenant and Circumcision

To understand this passage we must see how it is fulfilled in the New Testament.  The promises that God makes to Abraham and his descendants are fulfilled in the New Testament in Jesus Christ.  The same is the case with circumcision which is fulfilled in baptism.  Just as the covenant sign of the Old Testament was applied to the infants of the covenant people, so should the covenant sign of the New Testament be applied to the children of the covenant people.

Read Genesis 17:1-4

Covenant and Circumcision
Rev. Jerry Hamstra

I Am Slow of Speech

This passage reminds us that most of what God does directly or through us he does through his Word.  Moses was aware of weakness when it came to speaking, but God knew of that before he called him to lead his people out of Israel.  The same is the case with us.  God knows all about our weaknesses and yet he call us to serve him because he is not hindered by our weaknesses.

Read Exodus 4:1-17

I Am Slow of Speech
Rev. Jerry Hamstra

The Gospel and Baptism

On the day of Pentecost, Peter preached this sermon explaining the reason for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.  Peter's sermon focused on Jesus Christ as the exalted Lord.  When the people who heard his message were convicted of their sin and asked what they could do, Peter urged them to repent and be baptized to receive the forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit.  Baptism can only be appreciated when we understand something of the glory of the exalted Lord Jesus and the seriousness of our sins.

Read Acts 2:14-41

The Gospel and Baptism
Rev. Jerry Hamstra

God Calls Moses

God calls Moses to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.  This call is motivated by God concern for the suffering of his people.  It is a task far beyond Moses ability, but God promises to be with him.  Moses is a type of Christ who was send by his Father to deliver his people from slavery to Satan.  As those who are in Christ we are called by Jesus to participate in his mission on the basis of his saving work.

Read Exodus 3:7-12

God Calls Moses
Rev. Jerry Hamstra