Word of Salvation – Vol. 21 No.04 - October 1974   In Quietness And Trust   New Year sermon by Rev. M. P. Geluk on Isaiah 30:15 Scripture: Isaiah 30:1-26 Psalter Hymnal: 227; 243; 461; 176; 231.   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, Do you sometimes feel a little nervous?  You won't surprise anyone if you were to admit it, for nerves is one of the biggest problems we are facing today.  The 20th Century has been aptly called the space age, the nuclear age, the age of technology; it can also be called the age of frustration and worry. ...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 21 No.07 - November 1974   New Year's Eve Sermon   Sermon by the Rev. W.F. Van Brussel, B.D. on Isaiah 5:4 Scripture Reading: Isaiah 5:1-7, Luke 20:9-18 Psalter Hymnal: Psalm 136:1,2,3; Hymn 173:1,2,6; 286; 230; 475   God wants to ask a question of us this evening.  It will be a healthy exercise this final evening of 1974 to act as if God was asking this question of all and everyone of us.  It is always a good thing, of course, to stop for a second or two whenever we meet with a question in...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 21 No.11 - December 1974   The Holiness And Majesty Of Our God   Sermon by Rev. K. J. Campbell, B.A., B.D. on Isaiah 6:1-5 Scripture Readings: 1Peter 1:13-25; Isaiah 6:1-8 Psalter Hymnal (New): 189:1-5; 318 Opening; 160; 352; 193; 310 Doxology   Introduction: Do you all remember the account in Exodus of Moses and the burning bush?  How Moses was shepherding a flock of sheep belonging to his father-in-law, Jethro, and how, as he wandered past Mt. Horeb, Moses noticed a flame of fire coming from the midst of a bush, but that the bush...

Word of Salvation – Vol.12 No.45 – November 1966   Emmanuel!   Sermon by Rev. J.F.H. VanderBom on Matthew 1:22,23 Scripture Readings: Isaiah 7:1-17 and Matthew 1:18-25 Suggested Hymns: Psalter Hymnal: 334, 289, 342, 343, 468   Brothers and sisters, In our text we read about the wonderful fulfilment of prophecy in the Name Emmanuel, God-with-us.  Have you ever thought over the full meaning of this name? God with us, this means, first of all, that God is not far away.  He is not 'up-there', somewhere, 'but nobody knows where, and even our space-men cannot find Him...!'  No, Emmanuel tells us...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 21 No.16 - January 1975   And I Will Make All My Mountains A Way   Sermon by Rev. P. G. Van Dam. M.Sc., B.D. on Isaiah 49:11a Scripture Reading: Psalm 121, Isaiah 49: 8-13 Psalter Hymnal: 263, 193, 493 (Creed), 259, 52:1,4,5   In Scripture – in our text also – the mountains are 1.  Symbols of the hardships of life (Jer.13:16, Matt.21:21),             but also, and MORE SO, they are 2.  Symbols of God's glory and dominion (Psalm 121)             and of His victory; of His victory over sin             and over the results...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 21 No. 30 - April 1975   Comfort In Weakness   Sermon by Rev. Adrian Leenman on Isaiah 42:3a Scripture Reading: Isaiah 42:1-9, John 10:7-18 Psalter Hymnal: 193, 169:1,2 (Law), 172:1,3,5; 37; 281:1,2,3; 281:10   Beloved Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, Whenever a doctor is called to attend to a casualty patient, then such a doctor will first work on what he is the least happy with... or what is most dangerous or most necessary on the part of the patient.  This may mean: a blood transfusion, or oxygen supply, or perhaps an emergency operation...!...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 34 No. 43 – November 1989   The Child Of Promise   Sermon by Rev. J. VanderReest on Isaiah 7:13,14 Reading: Isaiah 7:1-17; Matt. 1:18-25; John 1:1-14 Singing: 327, H.816, H.811, 331 324:1, 3.   Dear brothers and sisters, Dark and dangerous were the times for King Ahaz and the people of Judah.  Threats of warfare were hanging over the little kingdom of Judah like dark clouds.  The kingdom of the two tribes was threatened! There were sounds of war, of marching soldiers.  There were sounds of hammers beating the plows-hares into swords and of armies...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 26 No. 34 – June 1981   The Unfading Beauty Of God's Re-Creation   Sermon by Rev. H. W. Pennings on Eccles 3:11a & Isa 40:8 Scripture Reading: Eccles 3:1-15; Isa 40:1-11   Beloved in the Lord, The Bible tells us that God has made everything beautiful in its time. It also tells us to enjoy life. So we do. Or, at least, we try to and like to: to enjoy life: to admire the things in life that God has made so beautifully. Beauty and enjoyment often come together hand in hand. When we sing...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 24 No. 18 – February 1978   God   Sermon by Rev. S. Voorwinde, M.A., M.Th. on John 14:9 Scripture reading: Isaiah 40:12-26; John 14:1-10   Who... or What... is God? There is hardly a more significant question that we could be asking you this morning. For what we believe about God is the most important thing about us. Our belief about God or our lack of belief in God is inevitably going to translate itself into attitudes and actions on our part. This is not only a religious question or a philosophical question. It is...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 27 No. 09 – December 1981   A Child Born... Unto Us!   Sermon by Rev. A. I. de Graaf, B.D. on Isaiah 9:6 Scripture Reading: Luke 2:1-7; Isaiah 9:1-6 Psalter Hymnal: Nos. 327; 337; 336   The beginning of Isaiah 9 typically comes from the Middle East: you smell the gunpowder and the cordite all over the place. There is the noise of war in the breaking of yokes, the snapping up of sticks and rods. We see the flames and the thick black smoke when the booty of war machinery is burned up, boots...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 27 No. 15 – January 1981   The Christian's Hope   Sermon by Rev. C. Vanderhorn on Isaiah 25:6 & 8 Scripture Reading: Luke 14:7-24; Isaiah 25:1-12 Psalter Hymnal: 120, 252; 408; 399; 490   Dear Congregation of Jesus Christ, I would like to start with a Question: "What is the main feature of your expectations as a Christian? What is your Christian hope? Our salvation! this is a straightforward answer. No further argument. My salvation! Your salvation - this is what we are looking to as Christians. But salvation means different things to different people....

Word of Salvation – Vol. 27 No. 30 – May 1982   The 'Good' About Good Friday   Sermon by Rev. J. Rietveld on Isaiah 53:4-6 Scripture Readings: John 19:16-37; Isaiah 53 Psalter Hymnal: 351, 355, 455 after sermon, 22 Today is another Good Friday.  Thousands, no, indeed millions of people today will somewhere be worshipping, undergoing some sort of religious experience.  I say some sort.  I mean that there will be many differing experiences when people consider Good Friday.  There have been so many Good Fridays in the history of the church since Jesus died and rose again. People want...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 30 No. 05 – February 1985   Your Maker Is Your Husband   Sermon by Rev. J. W. Deenick on Isaiah 54:5a. Scripture Lessons: Isaiah 54: 1-10; Romans 11: 13-27 Suggested hymns: 210:1,2,3,10. 222:1,3,5,6. 419. BoW.H 805:1,2,7,   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, The text this morning/evening is interesting.  It touches upon the very heart of our relationship with God.  It says that our Creator is also our life's companion.  In Reformed circles we often refer to that relationship as a covenant. The word covenant is a very biblical expression, of course.  The fact that...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 30 No. 30 – Aug 1985   God’s Sign To A Sinful People   Sermon by Rev. H. O. Berends on Isaiah 7:1-14   Ahaz, the new king of Judah, was worried.  And of course he had every reason to be so.  Because some time before he had been approached by Pekah and Rezin, the kings of Israel and Syria.  Would he form an alliance with them, he had been asked – an alliance against the king of Assyria.  For Assyria was growing stronger daily.  And its king was casting increasingly possessive glances over his southern...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 34 No. 27 – July 1989   Man Of Sorrows   Sermon by Rev. A. I. de Graaf on Isaiah 53:4,5 Reading: Isaiah 53   It happened in Western Europe in Nazi-occupied Western Europe.  The underground guerrillas had shot one of Hitler's henchmen near a town.  Unable to find who had done this, the cruel tyrants picked up ten men from the street and led them to the market square.  They put them in a row and said: The odd numbers, 1,3,5,7 and 9 will be shot dead.  The other five will be held in prison...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 36 No. 15 – April 1991   Truncated Yet In Bloom   Sermon by Rev. A.I. De Graaf on Isaiah 53:8; 10. Reading: Romans 12; Phil. 2:1-16a   Who wants to back a loser?  And in the eyes of the world, Jesus sure looks a loser!  In fact, he looks that also in the first half of our text here in Isaiah today.  Are you sure you want to belong to that kind of leader?  Who wants to follow that kind of leader... or... back that kind of loser?  What future does His movement have?  What...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 46 No. 47 – December 2001   Comfort for My People   Sermon by Rev. R. Adams on Isaiah 40:1-2 Scripture Readings: Mark 1:1-8; Isaiah 39:1-8 & 40:1-11 Suggested Hymns: BoW 146; 252; 193; 490; 530   Congregation of the Lord Jesus, On any Sunday in Advent, it's fitting to remember John the Baptist.  He emerges from the Jordan wilderness as 'a voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for the LORD..." (vs.3).  Thus, he announces the advent... the coming... of God's Son into the world.  All the Gospels are unanimous in ascribing...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 36 No. 48 – December 1992   Beautiful Feet   Sermon by Rev H. DeWaard on Isaiah 52:1-10 Reading: Romans 10:12-17; 2Corinthians 5:17-21   Congregation, beloved in Christ, When some months ago I visited the palace of the Sultan in Indonesia I had to take my shoes off. In the same way when going into a mosque (like a church for Muslim people) I had to go in on bare feet.  Why do you think that is? When you go into the presence of important people like a king or God, you have to show respect,...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 37 No. 08 – February 1992   Concern For The Bruised   Sermon by Rev. A. J. de Bruyn on Isaiah 42:32 Reading: Isaiah 42:1-13   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, I think that you will agree with me that the life of the Christian is not always clear cut.  We do not always clearly see the distinction between darkness and light.  No, on the contrary, there are often many frustrations in the life of the believer, many questions that we need to put to the test of the gospel. Today, I want to deal...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 37 No. 48 – December 1992   Do You Love Me?   Sermon by Rev. John Haverland on John 21:15-19 Reading: John 13:31-38, 18:15-18, 25-27 Singing. 437, 459, 441 (Psalter Hymnal)   Beloved congregation, At some time or other all of us have had a difference of opinion with someone who is close to us.  Maybe with our husband or wife or a close friend.  Sometimes those differences or arguments aren't settled properly; they aren't dealt with; they aren't brought out into the open. So they simmer beneath the surface.  They make us feel uncomfortable with...