Main SermonPoints- -1- The God of justice shows grace to man by sending His messenger to prepare the way for His coming. -2- The coming of the Lord, the Messenger of the covenant. -3- The New Testament gives many examples of people who were wonderfully prepared as well as those who were tragically unprepared for the coming of the Lord, the Messiah.

Main Sermon Points- -1- The great statue Nebuchadnezzar saw, depicts man's dream of a glorious empire - apart from God. -2- Man's dream of paradise apart from God is destined by God to fail. -3- The failure of the kingdoms of men prepare the way for the clearly superior kingdom of Christ.

Main Sermon Points- -1- Man is called by God to work. -2- The Reformation doctrine of vocation is helpful in understanding the importance of work.

Main Sermon Points- -1- The Sabbath commandment should be seen as a serious law to be kept and a great blessing to be enjoyed. -2- The Lord's Day is to be kept as a day of rest from the usual work of the other days of the week. -3- The Lord's Day is to be kept as a day of delighting in the Lord.

Main Sermon Points- -1- It is God who stirs the hearts of His people to recognize the need for revival. -2- God has graciously ordained various means for revival. -3- Believers rejoice in the fruit that God brings in His time.