Word of Salvation – Vol. 26 No. 44 – August 1981   Lonely Deep Down   Sermon by Rev. John Goris on Proverbs 14:10 Scripture Readings: Romans 12:9-21; Proverbs 14:1-13 Psalter Hymnal: 303:1,2,4; 288; 104; 458; 492.   We have a saying,     Distributed joy is doubled joy,    Distributed grief is halved grief. That is true..... to some extent, but there is also a point where grief is so intensely personal that it cannot be fully shared. We could say the same thing of joy. There is a point at which our text speaks:        "The heart knows its own bitterness,...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 26 No. 43 – August 1981   You Are Actually Employed By The Lord Christ   Sermon by Rev. William F. Van Brussel on Colossians 3:22 - 4:1 Scripture Readings: Isaiah 1:13–20; Philemon 8-21 Psalter Hymnal: 41:2; 273:3; 282:3; 482:1,2; 467:3,4   The choice of this particular text was the result of a request the writer of this present sermon received from one of his local Fellowship-groups who had spent an evening's discussion on the topic of "Work". They had had some difficulties when it came to trying to apply the teachings of Scripture in this...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 27 No. 12 – December 1981   The Royal Refugee   Sermon by Rev. A. I. de Graaf, B.D. on Matthew 2:13-15 Scripture Reading: Psalm 91; Matthew 2:1-15 Psalter Hymnal: No. 408:1,2; 474; 336:1; 176; 316   They are arriving in the free world - including Australia! - by the boat-loads. At first, when there were only a few, everybody was helpful and full of compassion. Poor souls! Welcome in the Free World! But now they keep coming, by the hundreds and the thousands, many drowning in the attempt, some dying on the way through sickness...

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. 10 – December 1981   "Come"   Sermon by Rev. A. I. de Graaf, B.D. on Revelation 22:17 Scripture Reading: Isaiah 55; John 7:33-37 Psalter Hymnal: Nos. 183:1,3; 76:1,4; 413; 55; 337   The Sundays before Christmas, as you know, are called the Sundays of "ADVENT". And Advent means "Coming". In so far as you really can call our text today an advent text because repeatedly we hear there the key word "Come". That word is the very theme of it. You know, the whole bible really is the book of the coming of...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 27 No. 09 – December 1981   I Beg Your Pardon!!!   Sermon by Rev. Arent I de Graaf, B.D. on Lord's Day 51 Scripture Reading: James 2 Psalter Hymnal: No. 229:1,2,3; 229:4,5,6; 406; 452; 55:1 & 3; 55:5   Sir, I beg your pardon! When I was at a Dutch school learning English, I remember being slightly amazed when learning this expression. In Dutch it is merely, "I ask for being excused." But the English expression makes one a beggar! Ah yes, but then you learn quickly enough, in the 'nitty-gritty of life itself that...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 27 No. 04 – October 1981   David Forgiven   Sermon by Rev. A. H. Schippers on 2Sam.12:13 Scripture Reading: 2Sam.12:1-25 Psalter Hymnal: 344:1; 201:1,2; 131:5; 179:1,2,3; 100:1,2,3; 314:1 Beloved Congregation, The story of David and Bathsheba is very fascinating and attractive. It is this even in such a way that film producers found it an excellent theme. Of course, they did not tell the story as the Bible does, but nevertheless there were many parts in this story that were quite acceptable. Now, the main worry of a film producer is to find a new...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 27 No. 03 – October 1981   A Father And His Sons   Sermon by Rev. W. Vander Kolk on Luke 15:11-32 Scripture Reading: Luke 15:11–32 Psalter Hymnal: 40; 100:1,2,3 (after Law); 227; 396; 332:3   Beloved Congregation in the Lord Jesus Christ, Today we will preach on the longest and best known parable of the Lord Jesus, the parable of the prodigal son. I can well imagine that you think: "it is one thing to attend a reading service, but it is another thing to listen to a sermon on a text everybody knows. What...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 27 No. 02 – October 1981   True Gratitude   Sermon by Rev. J. Vander Meulen on 1Chron.29:14b Scripture Reading: 1Chron.29:10-19 Psalter Hymnal: 323; 417; 123:1,4,5; 333: 468   Brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ, Have you ever stopped to think how easy it is to say that, you are thankful? We say thank you very much, we write: with many thanks, we say: thank you for the cup of tea and a minute later for the biscuit that goes with it. Saying 'thank you' goes very easy. It is mostly just a politeness...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 27 No. 04 – October 1981   Israel Are A People Of Promise   Sermon by Rev. F. De Vries on Romans 9:6,7,8 Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 23:1-8 & Romans 2:17-29   Beloved in the Lord, One of the most remarkable episodes in recent history is no doubt the return of the Israelis to Palestine. That is to say, we generally call it "the return", but actually this is not a return at all. None of these Jews ever lived in Palestine, and the only tie they have with that small strip of land is a historical...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 26 No. 40 – July 1981   The Light of God’s Word   Sermon by Rev. D. J. Van Garderen on Psalm 119:105–112 Scripture Reading: Psalm 119:105–112 Psalter Hymnal: 183; 235; 95; 414; 249; 409   Dear congregation, In the "Nun" section of Psalm 119 the Psalmist seems to stand back and look at his life as a child of God. He thinks about the past, the present and the future and talks about his faith from the beginning of his commitment to the Lord till its end. In making an examination of this so-called "review"...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 26 No. 39 – July 1981   Joseph, the Pure and Chaste Man   Sermon by Rev. John A. Houseward on LD 41 - The Seventh Commandment (Could be used for a youth service) Scripture Reading: Genesis 39 Psalter Hymnal: 315; 95; 455; 480 JOSEPH, THE PURE AND CHASTE MAN I. His Manifold Temptation. II. His Majestic Triumph.   Introduction: Adultery is not the only sin. Adultery is not the worst sin. Unbelief is the worst sin. Yet adultery, sexual sins, affects the individual, the family, the city and the nation. Can we be pure in...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 26 No. 37 – July 1981   Victim Or Victor...?   Sermon by Rev. Keith Moerman on Phil 4:13 Scripture Reading: Phil 1:3-11; 4:4-13 Phil 4:13 - I can do everything through Him Who gives me strength Psalter Hymnal: 287: 1,3 and 4; 395; 411:1,2 and 5; 417   Boys and girls, young people, congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, Paul's letter to the Philippians is a little gem.... a DIAMOND.... sparkling and shining. It's called by some, 'the loveliest letter' Paul ever wrote; or others say, 'the letter of joy'; it is a letter of...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 26 No. 36 – June 1981   Conquering All Our Giants Through Christ Our King   Sermon by Rev. B. Gillard on 1Samuel 17 Scripture Reading: 1Samuel 17:1-54 Psalter Hymnal: 318:1,2; 303:1,2,6; 124:1 & 3; 439; 444   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, brothers and sisters and young people, When the giant Philistine Goliath came forward to challenge the armies of Israel on the field of battle, there were at least three other giants stalking their camp on that day. First of all there was the giant of fear; secondly, there was the giant of...

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. 26 No. 33 – June 1981   Beware Of The Torturers   Sermon by Rev. Keith Vethaak on Matthew 18:21-35 Scripture Reading: 1John 3:7–24   Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ, What would you do if through some terrible circumstance you found yourself in debt to one man for $1.1 billion? You would be in debt over a 1,000 times a million dollars. Could you even begin to find the money to repay that person? And if your life, and the life of your wife and children depended upon your repayment of the money,...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 26 No. 32 – May 1981   Rizpah   Sermon by Rev. John A. Houseward on 2Samuel 21:1-14 Psalter Hymnal: 328; 382; 270; 424.   Beloved Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, Some Christians don't read the Old Testament. Some who do read the Old Testament skip this chapter as the story is too gory. Some preachers handle this chapter by wrongly blaming the Gibeonites for trickery and vengeance. Actually this story is much like front page news, only that the Bible goes deeper. This chapter includes racism, genocide, broken vows, judgment, famine, justice, capital punishment,...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 26 No. 31 – May 1981   The Christian Citizen   Sermon by Rev. H. W. Pennings on Psalm 15 Scripture Readings: Romans 12, Psalm 15   Beloved of the Lord, The psalm which is our text for this sermon starts with a question and ends with its answer. In order to see this it is necessary for you to keep your Bible open, so that you can follow the argument which is so clearly and logically presented in this Psalm of David. If perhaps you came to this worship service without your Bible -- if...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 26 No. 30 – May 1981   Victorious Ascension   Sermon by Rev. J. H. Derkley on Ephesians 4:8 Scripture Reading: Acts 1:6-11, Rev. 5:6-14 Psalter Hymnal: 42; 365; 318:2,4; 125; 299:1,2   Beloved Congregation, Boys and Girls, The children among us may find it a bit strange that you have to go to church on a week day (night). It only happens a few times each year. One of them is Christmas Day, but that is a very special day anyway and you would not easily forget Christmas! Then there is Good Friday, and that...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 26 No. 29 – May 1981   All Together   Sermon by Rev. A. I. de Graaf on Acts 2:1 & 3 Scripture Reading: Acts 1:12-14, 2:1-4a Psalter Hymnal: 206; 319; 398; 314; 389; 387; 361   Always in Israel's history the Day of Pentecost had been the Day of bounty! The Harvest-Feast! God is the God of plenty! God's gifts are not the niggardly, miserly trickle but the stream of mercy, the showers of blessing. "Come", said God to Israel on the Day of Pentecost, "Come and show how I have filled your cup to...