Mid Cities OPC

On Sunday, September 8, 2024, Elder Wayne Wylie began the Fall Quarter in Sunday School working through the Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 1, Section 1:

1. Although the light of nature, and the works of creation and providence do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of God, as to leave men unexcusable; yet are they not sufficient to give that knowledge of God, and of his will, which is necessary unto salvation. Therefore it pleased the Lord, at sundry times, and in divers manners, to reveal himself, and to declare that his will unto his church; and afterwards, for the better preserving and propagating of the truth, and for the more sure establishment and comfort of the church against the corruption of the flesh, and the malice of Satan and of the world, to commit the same wholly unto writing: which maketh the Holy Scripture to be most necessary; those former ways of God’s revealing his will unto his people being now ceased.

On Sunday, September 1, 2024, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "The Calm before the Storm" from Revelation 8:1-5.

"God's justice is perfect as his love for his children is pure, and his judgment is his answer to their cries."

1. Silence in Heaven (vs. 1,2)

2. Prayers of the Saints (v. 3)

3. Fire from the Altar (vs. 4,5)

On Sunday, August 25, 2024, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Made White in the Blood of the Lamb" from Revelation 7:9-17.

"God's gift of salvation, received by faith, means that you, too, will wear white robes that have been washed clean by the blood of the Lamb."

1. The Multitude (vs. 9-12)

2. The White Robes (vs. 13-17)

On Sunday, August 18, 2024, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "God's Seal is Upon You" from Revelation 7:1-8.

"By faith in Jesus Christ, you are sealed by the Holy Spirit and are being kept until the day of Christ's return."

1. Four Angels, Four Corners, Four Winds (v. 1)

2. The Seal of the Living God (vs. 2-8)

"God is glorified as he refines his saints and punishes evildoers through the hardships that come to pass in this world."

1. The Conqueror (vs. 1,2)

2. The Warmonger (vs. 3,4)

3. The Depriver (vs. 5,6)

4. The Slayer (vs. 7,8)

On Sunday, July 28, 2024, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "The Lion is a Lamb" from Revelation 5:1-14.

"Jesus Christ, the Lion of Judah and the Lamb of God, defeated all of his enemies through the weakness of the cross and the power of the resurrection."

1. Scroll (vs. 1-4)

2. The Worthy Lamb (vs. 5-14)

On Sunday, July 21, 2024, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "The Throne of God" from Revelation 4:1-11.

"Christ Jesus, the Lamb who was slain, is before the throne, and despite our earthly circumstances, we are called to worship him."

1. Come Up (vs. 1-3)

2. Four and Twenty-Four (vs. 4-10)

3. Worthy (v. 11)

On Sunday, July 14, 2024, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Laodicea" from Revelation 3:14-22.

"Just as with Laodicea, God calls us to repent because he loves us."

1. Amen (v. 14)

2. Achieving Room Temperature (vs. 15-19)

3. Knocking on the Door (vs. 20-22)

On Sunday, July 7, 2024, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "The Promise Upheld" from Joshua 5:1-9.

"Our hope of salvation is founded on the facet that all of God's promises are fulfilled in his Son, Jesus Christ."

1. God's Reputation Precedes Him (v. 1)

2. God's Promises (vs. 2-8)

3. Reproach Rolled Away (v. 9)

On Sunday, June 30, 2024, Rev. Clarence Veld preached "Agents of God's Judgments" from Isaiah 10:1-19.