A sermon on Psalm 89 and Lord's Day 47 of the Heidelberg Catechism.

A sermon on Psalm 33 and Lord's Day 46 of the Heidelberg Catechism.  The quote by Frederick Bruner comes from his commentary The Christbook: Matthew 1-12, pg. 296 and 297. The quote by N.T. Wright comes from his book The Lord and His Prayer, pg. 20-21

A sermon on Luke 11:1-13 and Lord's Day 45 of the Heidelberg Catechism.

A sermon on Hebrews 10:32-39 and Lord's Day 1 from the Heidelberg Catechism.  The quote from F.F. Bruce comes from his commentary The Epistle to the Hebrews, pg. 270 and 271.

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A song that may hope you reflect on this message is Christ Our Hope in Life and Death by Keith & Kristyn Getty, Matt Papa.  You can listen to this song on youtube here: https://youtu.be/OibIi1rz7mw

Easter sermon on Matthew 28:1-10 and Lord's Day 17 of the Heidelberg Catechism.  The story about the earthquake in Haiti comes from Meal From Below: A Five Course Feast with Jesus on pg. 260 and a quote by Frederick Bruner from his commentary The Churchbook: Matthew 13-28, pg 796, 798.  The insight that the fear both Mary's felt was like the fear Sarah felt came from chapter 8 of Raising Abel by James Alison.

A sermon on Hebrews 10:1-18 and Lord's Day 5 of the Heidelberg Catechism.

A sermon on 1 Corinthians 10:1-5, Exodus 34:29-35, 2 Corinthians 3:7-18, and Lord's Day 4 of the Heidelberg Catechism.  The quote by Neal Plantinga comes from Engaging God's World pg. 85. The quote by Marty Machowski comes from The Ology: Ancient Truths Ever New pg. 85-86. The quote by C.S. Lewis comes from The Weight of Glory pgs. 45 and 46. 

A sermon on Genesis 3:1-7 and Lord's Day 3 of the Heidelberg Catechism.  The summary of a scene from the movie Grand Canyon came from Not the Way it’s Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr., pg 7.  The story from The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis came from chapter 4: The Bell and The Hammer.  I also quoted from Reading for Preaching by Cornelius Plantinga Jr.(Eerdmans, 2013), pg. 83,84.  The quote by James K.A. Smith came from You Are What You Love (Brazos Press, 2016), pg. 29.

A sermon on John 6:48-59 and Lord's Day 29 of the Heidelberg Catechism.

A sermon on 1 Corinthians 11:17-33 and Lord's Day 28 of the Heidelberg Catechism.  The quote by Karl Barth comes form The Heidelberg Catechism for Today translated by Shirley Guthrie, Jr., pg. 106.