The newest sermons from Ebenezer Reformed Church on SermonAudio.
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Because it receives God's promises and looks at situations in the light of God's kingdom, faith is the real answer to fear.
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Salvation is by grace not least because it involves new creation by God in Christ.
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Valora Gagliano funeral service.
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The love of God displayed in the concrete acts of mercy and grace towards dead sinners requires eternity for its full unfolding.
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In transcendent holiness, God can purify as well as punish sin -through fire from the altar-.
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Belonging to the God of creation and redemption is a joyful privilege expressed in open profession and grateful offering.
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The root sin that brought judgment on Judah and Jerusalem was devaluing of God's word.
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The desperate condition of humans outside of Christ provides a startling contrast to the depth of God's rich mercy and love.
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God's disappointment in his well-cultivated vineyard would result in destruction.
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The exaltation of Christ is appropriate and ineffable glory for him, as well as deep comfort and benefit to us.
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There is a profound and absolute contrast between those who seek the way of life, and those who float down the broad way to destruction.
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Those written in the Branch's register will emerge on the other side of judgment with beauty, holiness, and increased nearness to God.
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It takes the Holy Spirit's help to be able to know the greatness of--the Christian's hopeful calling--the richness of God's inheritance--God's resurrection power in our lives.
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God judges the leaders of his people for mistreating the poor, and the women for their haughtiness- but this reproach can ultimately be taken away by one man.
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Paul's response to God's great work on behalf of the Ephesians is to give thanks and to pray that they will be brought deeper into the knowledge of God.
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The open celebration of wickedness results in the utter collapse of society as every support is eroded or withdrawn- but even in those circumstances, those who trust in the Lord will act righteously.
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The Ephesians had obtained an inheritance and been sealed with the Spirit just as much as Paul.
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There should be a footnote at 1 Corinthians 15-4 pointing to Hosea 6-2 as one of the Scriptures according to which Christ was raised on the third day.
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The Lord wakes up the sword of violence against his chosen and dear shepherd- but it is so that it will not reach the believing sheep.
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The answer to the multitude of the Corinthians' issues is a renewed focus on Christ.
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The Lord's chosen servant does not quit or stop until his mission is accomplished.-Delivered at Rehoboth Reformed Church.
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The Day of the Lord accomplishes the purpose of toppling every substitute and leaving the Lord alone in the place of exaltation.
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Israel escapes from the manifold dangers of their enemies only because the Lord is on their side.
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There is an abundant harvest for those who enter into the work of evangelism with compassion.
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God's grant in Christ of a magnificent inheritance to mangy sinners manifests the glory of his character.
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With sin on every side, Isaiah lifts our hearts with hope for blessed future God will bring, a hope that strengthens us to live in the light today.
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God's gracious purpose in our redemption is part of the wider goal to put everything in its proper place with reference to Christ.
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The Mighty One of Israel takes vengeance against sin, destroying it in his believing people and destroying the unbelieving.
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God the Father has chosen, predestined and made us accepted, in his own presence, from eternity, because of his love and for his own glory, by Jesus Christ.
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Using religious ritual as a cover for unrighteousness only adds fuel to the fire of our condemnation. Repentance is required.
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We bless God because he blesses believers with grace, peace, and much more besides in Christ.
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The ingratitude of Israel before God's blessings, and the preservation of a remnant amidst great destruction, are both hard to explain.
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The social advantages of respectable behavior and outward goodness mean nothing when it comes to entrance into the kingdom of God- the way of faith in God's mercy and repentance for our sins is equally open to and equally necessary for all.
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John's weeping is stilled by a glimpse of a glorious Lion-Lamb taking the sealed scroll controlling events in heaven and earth from the hand of God.
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Amidst conflicting, confused, and uninformed opinions about Christ, believers find that the objections are actually further reasons to believe.
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The ascended Christ extends his ministry through the preaching of the Gospel by the church on earth.
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Following the pattern of redemptive history where blessing arises out of judgment, a ruler would arise from little Bethlehem, in sign of humiliation, to be great throughout the world.
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Christ, the faithful shepherd, leads his people through the problems of their remaining unbelief with a warning about the catastrophic consequences of terminal unbelief.
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God's anointed king, David, showed himself a worthy leader of brave and loyal followers.
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David's joy at the collection for temple construction turned into a time of worship praising God for many layers of reasons to give thanks.
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The faithful devotion of three women brought them to be the first to hear that Christ was risen.
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In David's rise to prominence in Israelite society there was a fulfillment of the blessing pronounced on Boaz, a preparation of David for his role as shepherd of God's people, and a prefiguration of Christ.
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Christ's death was attended with good results of witness and service.
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God showed himself to be Naomi's redeemer, working through Ruth, Boaz, and Obed to restore Naomi's life.
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Christ's identity as Son of God is revealed in the judgment of his death.
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The elders and community approved Boaz's plan to link together responsibility for Naomi and Ruth with the redemption of Elimelech's property.
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Mark highlights the humiliation of Christ--1. Because it truly happened-2. Because it exhibits the evil of the world-3. Because it reveals Christ's true glory
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Ruth could not directly answer Naomi's question, -Who are you, my daughter- because her relationship to the redeemer had not yet been settled.
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A sermon preached at the funeral service for Elder Robert Mettler.
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The mockery of Jesus was more than an outlet for Roman cruelty- it was an attempt to render him utterly despicable.
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