"Your Will Be Done"

Psalm 143

I. Two reasons to pray this prayer. 

II. Three things God does in answer to this prayer.

III. The goal of this prayer.

Rev. Ralph A. Pontier

An Extravagant Act of Devotion 

John 12:1-11

I. It was done at a community event held to honor Jesus. 

II. Jesus commends the extravagance.

III. Jesus defends the extravagance.

John 12:1-11

"Diverse Responses to the Raising of Lazarus"

John 11:45-57 

The miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead produced diverse responses. 

I. The miracle awakened faith in some but not all who witnessed it. 

II. The miracle aroused murderous hatred among the Jewish leaders. 

III. The miracle elicited an unconscious prophesy of Jesus’ substitutionary atonement.

Rev. Ralph A. Pontier

6-19-22 AM "The LORD Promises the Remnant a Victory"

Sermon Text: Micah 5:7-9

I. The Identification of the Remnant

    A. Grammatically 

    B. Scripturally 

    C. Theologically 

II. The Action of the Remnant 

    A. The Description of the Action 

    B. The Source of the Action 

III. The Instruction to the Remnant 

    A. Instruction to Hope in the LORD’s Work 

    B. Instruction to Move to the Church’s Duty 

    C. Instruction to Endure in the World’s Midst

Rev. Greg Lubbers

"A Profession of Faith in the LORD" 

Psalm 92:2 

I. The Nature of this Profession 

    A. A Personal Profession 

    B. A Verbal Profession 

II. The Object of this Profession 

    A. A Covenant LORD 

    B. A Majestic God 

III. The Benefit of this Profession 

    A. The Description of the Benefit 

    B. The Way to the Benefit

Rev. Greg Lubbers

"The Sufferings of Jesus for Sinners"

Isaiah 53:5 

I. The Reality of the Sufferings 

    A. The Reality of the Person of the Mediator 

    B. The Reality of the Experience of the Text 

II. The Reason for the Sufferings 

    A. A Substitutionary Atonement 

    B. A Legal Expiation 

III. The Result of the Sufferings 

    A. A Spiritual Healing 

    B. A Relational Peace

Rev. Greg Lubbers

“The Day of Pentecost”

Acts 2:1-13 

I. The Occasion for the Day of Pentecost 

    A. A Unified Occasion 

    B. A Gathered Occasion 

II. The Person of the Day of Pentecost 

    A. Seen as Fire 

    B. Heard as Wind 

III. The Action on the Day of Pentecost 

    A. The Action of a Proclamation 

    B. The Action of a Reaction

Rev. Greg Lubbers

“Our Belief concerning the Marks of Christians”

II Corinthians 13

Belgic Confession, Article 29

I. The Mark of Distinction 

    A. The Need for the Distinction 

    B. The Importance of the Distinction 

II. The Mark of Repentance 

    A. Recognizing Their Own Sin 

    B. Fighting Their Own Sin 

III. The Mark of Faith 

    A. The Object of Faith 

    B. The Action of Faith

Rev. Greg Lubbers

“An Ascended Jesus”

Acts 1:9-11 

I. The When of an Ascended Jesus 

    A. After His Redemptive Work 

    B. After His Instructive Work 

II. The What of an Ascended Jesus 

    A. Taken Up from the Disciples 

    B. Taken Up into the Heavens 

III. The Why of an Ascended Jesus 

    A. To Rule over His Kingdom 

    B. To Prepare for His Return

Rev. Greg Lubbers

“The LORD Promises a King for Zion”

Matthew 2:1-12

Micah 5:1-6

I. The Description of this King 

    A. A King of Humble Origin 

    B. A King of Eternal Origin 

II. The Work of this King 

    A. The Nature of the Work 

    B. The Power in the Work 

III. The Blessing of this King 

    A. The Description of the Blessing 

    B. The Application of the Blessing

Rev. Greg Lubbers