Catechism Sermons 2010-2011 Archives - Covenant United Reformed Church

It is sad to admit, but we are often too busy to really think about our prayers. For instance when is the last time you really questioned or wondered why you close your prayer with “Amen?” Have you considered how this word communicates an exclusive relationship between you and the Lord? Have you considered that this word testifies to the Lord having an exclusive relationship with His persons and His people? How is this exclusivity a good thing? If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our sermon titled, “Our Exclusive Amen.”

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We can see in scripture the description of our God as a faithful shepherd. We certainly need to praise the Lord for his faithful care in bringing us through this life, and there is no mistaking that Christ identifies himself as a Shepherd in John 10. So, if this is true, then why does Christ command us to ask God to shepherd us away from temptation? Does this mean that God will tempt us? Well, James 1:13 makes clear that God does not tempt us. So, why would we pray for the Lord to lead us away from from temptation? If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our sermon titled, “Lead us not into Temptation.”

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The Lord calls us to ask the Lord to forgive us our debts. Do we really stop to think about what this means? When we pray this we are confessing that we are indebted to the Lord. If this is the case, then how can we ask the Lord to provide for us? How can we be assured that the Lord really wants us to ask Him to provide for us? How does this request combined with Psalm 143 testify to the Lord’s unfailing mercy? If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our sermon titled, “Forgive Us Our Debts.”

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When we ask the Lord to give us our daily bread, do we really believe that he can really provide for us? I mean honestly ask yourself, do you pray this prayer out of desperation or out of sincere faith and reverence for the Lord? How does the Psalmist assure us that the Lord can easily provide for our daily needs? How does Psalm 104 attack our foolishness in thinking we are independent? How does this Psalm leave us only to marvel with the Psalmist saying, “Bless the Lord O, My Soul?” If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our sermon titled, “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread.”

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I hope that Christians everywhere pray that God’s will be done. This is what Christ commands us to pray in our example of prayer found in the Lord’s prayer. What does this mean? How can we as humans really want to have the Lord’s will be done? How does this request, and our desire to see this request fulfilled testify to the Lord’s power? If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our sermon titled, “Your Will Be Done.”

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We are those who are called by the Lord to pray, “Your Kingdom Come.” This is something that the Israelites would pray as well as us today. What is different about our praying this request verses the Israelites? How can we as Christians take Psalm 122 upon ourselves? If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our sermon titled, “Your Kingdom Come.”

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As Christian people we are called to live our lives before the face of God. When we consider the people of Israel we can wonder why they turn to idols made of hands. How do these idols also get in our way of living before the Lord? How are our idols parallel to the idols that are found in the midst of Israel? How do we counter this temptation to follow these false gods? What does reverencing the name of the Lord have to do with us putting off our idolatry? If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our sermon titled, “You Alone Are Worthy of Glory.”

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We are those who are commanded to call upon God as our Father in heaven. This is something that we can easily take for granted. How come we should not take this for granted? What is so encouraging about knowing we can call upon God as our Father? What is so assuring that God is our Father because of our redemption? If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our sermon titled, “Our Father.”

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Do you consider yourself a wise person? If you do consider yourself wise how did you gain such wisdom? If you do not think you are wise what are you going to do to gain more wisdom? Our temptation is probably to read more or think more, but what does James challenge us to do? Why is wisdom so important in this world? If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our sermon titled, “How Can I Gain Wisdom?”

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When we think of coveting we think it is desiring something we should not have. This is something that even a worldly person could affirm is wrong, but why is it wrong for a Christian? Also, why would the catechism move from this tenth commandment to prayer? What does prayer have to do with this command? If you are curious about these questions please stay tuned to our message titled, “Praying Without Ceasing.”

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