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1. The Evil 2. The Deliverance 3. The Blessing

This sermon was preached on September 13, 2026 at Antioch Presbyterian Church, a congregation of Calvary Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America located in Woodruff, South Carolina. Pastor Zachary Groff preached this sermon entitled "Principles of Holiness" on Exodus 22:16-31. For more information about Antioch Presbyterian Church, please visit ⁠antiochpca.com⁠ or contact us at ⁠⁠⁠[email protected].

1. WHERE HIS FACE WAS FIXED 2. WHERE OUR FEET MUST FOLLOW

The sermon explores the theological foundation of the Sabbath as a day designed for delighting in God through communion with Christ. It identifies two primary reasons for keeping the Sabbath holy: remembering God as Creator and celebrating His work of redemption in Jesus Christ. The preacher argues that the Sabbath serves as a weekly reminder of human dependence on God and the believer's deliverance from sin, countering the world's tendency to despise this commandment. By focusing on these truths, believers find spiritual fortification for the rest of the week and anticipate eternal rest. Ultimately, the day is presented not as a burden but as a joyful opportunity to give thanks for the gospel.

In this sermon from Psalm 34, Pastor Rockhill draws the congregation to the goodness of the Lord as experienced by David when he fled from Saul and feigned madness before the Philistine king. Though God's people today do not face David's exact trials, Pastor Rockhill reminds them that every believer wages spiritual warfare against sin, Satan, and temptation, and so may still identify with the psalmist's fears and troubles. The central burden is a summons to taste and see that the Lord is good. Pastor Rockhill divides the psalm into the singing (verses 1-10), where David praises God at all times and invites others to magnify the Lord with him, and the sermon (verses 11-22), where practical instruction follows for those who have tasted the Lord's kindness. He stresses that deliverance came not by David's scheming but by the angel of the Lord who encamps around those who fear Him. Key doctrine is set forth in the character of God: He is near, righteous, faithful, compassionate, and sovereign over the many afflictions of the righteous, from which He delivers them all. Pastor Rockhill points to the unbroken bones of Christ as the fulfillment of this preserving grace. By way of application, he calls hearers to guard their tongues, depart from evil, do good, and pursue peace as the fruit of salvation rather than its cause. All rests on Christ, who bore God's wrath so that none who trust in Him shall be condemned. He urges every listener to lay down doubt and fear and taste the gospel's goodness by faith.

Beloved in the Lord Jesus: As Jacob was getting ready to enter his homeland in obedience to God, he thought of his brother who had threatened to kill him. He had to occupy the land and wait for Messiah, but with Laban returning home, there was yet a two-legged, hairy threat before him. He is concerned about the future of his family, his servants, his animals…wondering if his brother, Esau, would attack him for the things he did 20 years earlier. He knew Eastern people could hold grudges for a very long time. Here's how Jacob dealt with this. Our headings are: 1. Jacob's Preparation 2. Jacob's Problem 3. Jacob's Prayer Our goals are: That you will learn to lean upon the Lord for help in all you daily tasks, tasks that contribute the building of the kingdom of Jesus.