Sardis Canadian Reformed Church: Recent Episodes
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God's plan to save His people is set into motion. We see His plan unfolding as Mordecai: 1. Alerts Esther of the threat to their people 2. Convinces Esther to intervene for her people
1) Haman's resolve to annihilate the Jews 2) Haman's plan to annihilate the Jews 3) Haman's edict to annihilate of the Jews
Our comfort: We belong to Jesus Christ, who sits at God's right hand as our Head, and our King!
God ensures that Esther is chosen to be the Queen of Persia! We'll divide the story in this way: 1. Mordecai and Esther are introduced 2. Esther becomes the new queen 3. Mordecai and Esther save the king's life
We believe that Jesus Christ ascended into heaven. We'll see how Christ's ascension: 1. Is a historical Fact 2. Is to our advantage
Patience 1. The Nature of Patience 2. The Examples of Patience 3. The Reason For Patience
The Lord Jesus Christ Was Born to Suffer 1. The Father Planned It 2. The Son Embraced it 3. We Caused it
We Cannot Enter the Kingdom of God Unless We Are Born Again 1. You Need to Be Reborn 2. Only God gives Rebirth 3. Rebirth Happens Through the Gospel.
Death in Adam, Life in Christ 1. The role of Adam 2. The contrast with Adam 3.The comparison with Adam
Lord's Day 13 God's Only-Begotten Son, Our Lord 1. What we were 2. What Christ did 3. What Christ made us
In the transfiguration we see the Christ as: 1. Our Chief Prophet 2. Our Eternal King 3. Our Only High Priest Lord's Day 12
The More Excellent Way 1. The necessity of love 2. The character of love 3. The source of love
We believe in God, the Father almighty. This means we believe that almighty God is: 1. The eternal Father of our Lord Jesus Christ 2. Our faithful Father because of Jesus Christ Readings: Matthew 6:24-34; 7:7-11, Romans 8: 14-17, 26-39 Text: Lord's Day 9
We will consider the following questions 1. Can we pay this debt ourselves? 2. Can another creature pay it for us? 3. Then who can make the payment for us?
My Light and My Salvation 1. David's Confession 2. David's Desire 3. David's Confidence
Lord's Day 17 - Raised with Christ 1. Concerning our Past 2. Concerning our Present 3. Concerning our Future
Resist the temptation of taking the easy path 1. In hard circumstances 2. For personal glory 3. To impress others
- The strategy of cultural assimilation 2. The necessity of inner resolve 3. The source of true wisdom
Lord's Day 3 - You Must be Born Again 1. The need for new birth 2. The source of new birth
- God calls us to depend 2. God answers our dependence 3. God moves us to obey 4. God grants covenant joy
Our Sins and Misery 1. The purpose of the Law 2. Our Response to the Law 3. The end of the law
A faith that Jesus marvels at understands 1. What is needed 2. Who is worthy 3. Where is authority
Psalm 23 - Lord's Day 1 Our Only Comfort in Life and Death 1.Our Shepherd 2.Our Companion 3.Our Host
Malachi 2: 17-3:5 The Lord's Messenger 1. The Absence of Justice 2. The Problem with Justice 3. The Promise of Justice
Text: Lord's Day 52 and James 1:1-18 Lead us not into Temptation, and Amen! 1. What does this mean? 2. Why would God do this? 3. Why would we pray he would NOT do this? 4. How do we conclude our prayer?
O my soul... Praise the Lord! We'll see that we're called to praise God: 1. with all that we are 2. lest we forget
Forgive us our Debts 1. The Concern 2. The Comfort 3. The Consequences Text: Lord's Day 51
Being Fed in the Hardest Times 1. A call to a foreign place 2. A call to suffer 3. A call to trust and obey 4. What God did
"Your Kingdom Come" With this petition we pray: Father, 1. Help us to be humble citizens 2. Cause Your church to thrive 3. Destroy all who conspire against you Do all this, until Your kingdom comes in full!
Balaam's first advent oracle - "How can I curse...?" We see in our text: 1. A people impossible to curse 2. A people set apart from the nations 3. A people worth belonging to
Lord's Day 45 The Lord Teaches us the Correct Way to Pray 1. Why we have to pray 2. How we have to pray 3.What we have to pray for
A Commandment that Goes Deep, Far and Up 1. It goes deep into our hearts 2. It extends far into our lives 3. It points up to our hopes
Living Coram Deo: The surprisingly complex commandment: 1. The black and white 2. The shades of grey
Living Coram Deo: The Deep Commandment Lords Day 36/37 1. It Has to do with Your Mouth 2. It has to do with your Whole Life
Why must we yet do good works? 1. Peter's Claim 2. Peter's Application 3. Peter's Motivation LD 32
Once you were in darkness... 1. But now, you are the light in the Lord! 2. (So then) walk as children of light!
God calls His people to trust Him in the Sabbath Year: 1. Let your land rest 2. Let your heart rest
Saved by the Righteousness of Someone Else 1. No One is Righteous 2. Righteousness Revealed
The Great Succession 1. What this means for Elijah 2. What this means for Elisha 3. What this means for us
How much is Jesus Christ worth to you? We'll see: 1. A dispute over wasted value 2. A declaration of true value 3. A deliverance of infinite value
The work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers. We'll see how: 1. We are incorporated as members of God's church. 2. We enjoy fellowship with God and his people 3. We are freed from the guilt and penalty of sin
He Comes to Judge the Earth 1. The Good News of the Judgement 2. The Good News of the Judge
We believe the Holy Spirit has been given to each one of us, personally! 1. t's a dome deal 2. "Give" implies a Giver 3. he also lives in "my" heart!
God wants us to demonstrate godliness 1. As members of the church 2. As members of Jesus Christ
I Believe in a risen Savior! 1. Why This Resurrection was Unique 2. Why This Resurrection is Ours 3. Why This Resurrection Will be Ours
I Am He 1. Christ's authority (v1-6) 2. Christ's protection (v7-9) 3. Christ's substitution (v10-11)
Jesus shows His Grace to His followers, and us 1. Jesus' grace to the worldwide crowd 2. Jesus' grace to twelve sinful men
Our help is in the name of the LORD. 1. Our need for God to be on our side (vv. 1-5) 2. Thankfulness that God is on our side (vv. 6-8)
Our need for a Mediator 1. The people's sin 2. The mediator's intercession 3. The mediator's atonement
The Promised Priest 1. The nature of the High Priest (v1-4) 2. The perfection of our High Priest (v5-10)
The more we learn about ourselves, the more we see our need for a Saviour! As comforted believers we will see how: 1. We were gloriously created 2. We were grossly corrupted 3. We are being graciously re-created
The Promised Prophet 1. Our need for a prophet 2. The task of a prophet 3. The power of the prophet
Our heavenly Father's strength and ours vs. our sworn enemies. 1. The devil 2. The world 3. Our own flesh
The Need for Forgiveness 1. Our Enormous Debt 2. God's Forgiveness of Us 3. Our Need to Forgive Others
The Spirit Filled Church 1. Devoted to the Apostles Teaching 2. Devoted to Fellowship 3. Devoted to Worship
God Justifies the Ungodly 1. The shocking nature of God's grace 2. The simple manner of receiving God's grace 3. The splendid result of God's grace
Keys of the kingdom- Preaching-1. The good news that starts off bad-2. The bad news that starts off good
The One Another Commandments- Forgive One Another-1. Because of Who you are-2. Because of What you have received
Addressing God as our Heavenly Father-Text- Lord's Day 46-Note- Sorry the video was having trouble at the start, but it does get fixed a few minutes in and stays good till the end.
Christ is our Rock of ages and we desperately need to give healing waters. We'll see this through -1. The people's rebellion-2. Moses's rebellion
How then shall we speak-1. By being silent when we should-2. By speaking when we must-3. By being wise at all times
Jesus in the flesh-1. Christ revealed-2. Christ witnessed and experienced-3. Christ proclaimed-4. What faith in Christ produces
Who was a neighbour---1. The question about neighbours-2. The false neighbours-3. The true neighbour
Run Your Race with Endurance- This involves--1. Finding your rhythm-2. Forsaking your sin-3. Focusing on your Saviour
- A new calling-2. God equips those whom He calls with Himself-3. Requirements for The Call
Rejoice in your Redeemer's revelation-1. His creation's glorious declaration-2. His law's delightful testimony-3. His servant's blameless heart
Putting God fist means- -1. We repent from having other -gods--2. We desire to know the only true God
Jesus Christ Give the Keys to the kingdom of heaven to His church. -We will consider the following questions--1. What is meant by -the kingdom of heaven--2. Why do we need keys and to whom are they given--
The sacrament of the Lord's Supper focuses our faith on the only ground for our salvation- Christ's one sacrifice for us on the cross.-Our faith is strengthened by--1- Being reminded-2- Being assured
Should infants too be baptized---1. Baptism for Lydia and her household.-2. Baptism for the Jailer and his household
Lord's Day 25-It is by grace that we are saved - through the faith that comes from the Holy Spirit- The Holy Spirit uses the following -means of grace---1. The Word, to produce our faith-2. The sacraments, to strengthen our faith--Readings- John 14-25-29, John 15-26-16-7, Romans 10- 8-17
The complete transformation from our justification-1. Our conscience's accusation-2. Christ's atonement-3. Our new heart
Believe and Confess the Good News- Jesus is -my Lord and my God--1. Jesus is my Lord-2. Jesus is my God
In the New Year Remain Rooted in the Reconciliation of Christ by Remembering.-1. Who you were without Christ-2. Who you are in Christ
Christ calls His body to grow in the unity of the Spirit by putting on--1. A new Heart-2. A New Tongue-3. A New Hand
The God of Heaven and earth is Triune-1. Two modern concepts of God-2. Three distinct Persons are one God-3. One glorious identity of God
Thankfulness-1. The lost are found-4-9--2. The slaves are freed -10-16--3. The fools are instructed-17-22--4. The perishing are rescued-23-32--5. The redeemed respond
Daniel resolved...and God gave...-1. When you're away from home-2. Where the courage comes from-3. How and what Daniel asked-4. Who determines how it lands
God's people are meant to be different for his kingdom. We see distinctiveness--1. Given up by Judah-2. Erased by Babylon-3. Regained in Daniel
the One-Another Commandments- Love One Another-1- We are given a commandment-2- We are given an example-3- We are given a reason
Lord's Day 51- Forgiveness-1. How much to forgive-2. How to forgive-3. How God forgives
Joseph's integrity in the face of temptation-1. The temptations he faced-2. The choices he made-3. The help he received
You are the man.-1. David's sin revealed-2. His confession of sin and God's grace-3. The consequences of his sin
Walking with God in the darkness-1. The pain of the psalmist-2. The cry of the psalmist-3. Our lesson
As in heaven, so on earth-1. The Distance between heaven and earth-2. The nearness of heaven and earth
Lord's Day 45 Q-A 116-117-Pray- Your life depends upon it-1. Why we have to pray-2. How we are to pray
Let us live in the light of the Day of The Lord--1. Our identity as children of the day-2. Our task as children of the day-3. Our destiny as children of the great Day
The eighth commandment points us to--1. The Pleasure of Goods-2. The Peril of Greed-3. The Path of Generosity
We are called to carefully keep God's words.-We are to do this by-1. Appropriation-2. Communication-3. Commemoration
The Transformative Power of the Gospel-1. The goal of this transformation-2. The motivation for this transformation-3. The process of this transformation
God's unthinkable grace-1. God's unthinkable call-2. God's unthinkable promises-3. Abram's unthinkable response
God reveals life and immortality through the gospel. We see that these gifts--1. Flow from God's grace.-2. Are granted in Christ.-3. Bring suffering in this age.
- The peculiar time explaining this instruction-2. The timeliness of this instruction for us as well.
Jesus, the Superlative Savior--1. He Ministers in a Better Tabernacle-2. He Mediates a Better Covenant.
How then shall we steward--1. By looking in and being content-2. By looking out and being compassionate
We have a calling to work for the unity of the church.-We consider--1. The spiritual qualities to obey this calling-2. The foundations for this calling
Thomas is left with no doubt that Jesus Christ arose from the dead---1. Thomas' confusion-2. Thomas' confession
In the fifth word, God outlines the blessed bond of parents and children. -1- The duty of parents to children-2- The duty of children to parents
Consider how Lavish is the Love that the Father has Showered upon us in Jesus Christ. -1- What we are -Verse 1--2- What we shall be -Verse 20-3- What we ought to be -Verse 3-
Remember the Sabbath-1. Background to the Sabbath-2. Fulfillment of the Sabbath-3. Enjoying the Sabbath
God has Revealed His Name to Us. -1- The Significance of His name.-2- The Abuse of His Name-30 The proper use of His Name
The LORD Graciously Smiles upon His Children. -1- Who gives the blessing--2- What is the blessing--3- How to receive the blessing.
In this New Year and Always, God will Continue to Bless His People.-1- With His Keeping-2- With His Caring-3- With His Claim
Looking to the Future, Jesus tells us to be Warned, and be Comforted.-1- Our Unsettling Future-2- Our Settled Destiny
Christ suffered and was crucified for us--1. Under God's wrath-2. Under God's judgment-3. Under God's curse
Wait for the lord who hears and sees--1. Because our way brings misery-2. Because his way brings comfort
Looking at Advent Through the Lens of a Whole Lot of Dead People.-1- A Selected People-20 A Special People-3- A Singing People-4- A Sacrificial People
This doctrine--1. Frees us from anxiety--2. Drives us to prayer--3. Guards us with peace.
Jesus sends preachers to His people.-1- The authority of preachers-2- The troubles of preachers-3- The comfort of preachers
We need God to tame our tongues, because--1. They are powerful. -V. 1-5A--2. They are destructive and untamable. -V. 5B-8--3. They speak from our hearts. -V. 9-12-
Are you listening--1. Are you hard-hearted--2. Are you shallow--3. Are you infested--4. Are you fruitful-
Let's get ready to celebrate at the table of the Lord--1. Examining ourselves-2. Being examined by God
Christians come to look more and more like Christ-1. A Parable-2. Fat and muscle-3. Being like Christ
Though rejected by the world, we are - like Christ- chosen and precious in the sight of God.-1. We are with Christ in His rejection-2. We are with Christ in His honour-3. We are with Christ in His calling
Basking in the Love of the Triune God-1. The Father who makes us-2. The Son who saves us-3. The spirit who charges us
Being Poor in Spirit - The First Mark of a Kingdom Citizen-1. Defining it-2. Modeling it-3. Pursuing it
The Most High proves that he rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.-1. He reveals the nature of the kingdom of men in a dream.-2. He changes the nature of the king of men.-3. He awakens the king from his dream
Through Nebuchadnezzar's dream, the God of heaven reveals his plans for world history.-1. The world's lack of understanding of the plan.-2. The Lord's revelation of the plan-3. The glorious fulfillment of the plan
When Daniel is exiled to Babylon, the LORD remains faithful.-1. Nebuchanezzar's intentions in the exile.-2. Daniel's living faith while in exile.-3. The LORD's provision for his exiled people.
Out With The Old, In With The New-1. Remove the evil-2. Embrace the lamb-3. Celebrate the festival
We need help paying our debt--1. We can't make the payment-2. Who can make the payment-
You have glorious and inexpressible joy in Jesus Christ.-1. Because of you faith and love-2. Because of your hope