Word of Salvation – Vol. 21 No. 41 – July 1975   The Making Of Peace-Makers   Sermon by the Rev. A. I. de Graaf, B.D. on John 20:21,22 Scripture Readings: Ezek. 37:1-14; Matt. 5:1-9; John 20:19-21 Psalter Hymnal: 184; 43 (2,3); 163; 404 (4,5); 406   Brothers and sisters, Boys and girls, Young people, congregation of our Lord Jesus - One of the most interesting men of our decade - and at the same time one of the most tragic! – is the Jewish boy who became America's Secretary of State, Dr. Henry Kissinger. His role has been that of...

Word of Salvation – March 2024   He Is Not Here, But He Has Risen   Sermon by Harry Burggraaf, B.D. on Luke 24:5,6 Scripture Readings: 1Corinthians 15:1-23; Luke 24:1-12 Psalter Hymnal: 356; 362; 361; 383 (tune: Langham)   "Why do you seek the living among the dead?  He is not here but he has risen."   Congregation, Dead men don't come back to life! In the world as we know it that sort of thing just doesn't happen. Oh, it’s all very well for some emotional, hysterical women 2000 years ago to say that Christ rose from the grave; but...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 21 No. 51 - August 1975   Lord's Day 24   Sermon by Rev. A Nijhuis, B.D. on Lord’s Day 24   Silent Prayer "I love Thee, O Lord, my strength.  The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,  my God, my rock, in Whom I take refuge,  my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” Votum & Salutation Singing: Psalter Hymnal 20 Prayer Scripture Readings: Isaiah 63:1-9 & Galatians 3:1-14 Text: Lord's Day 24 Singing: Psalter Hymnal 389 before Sermon Prayer Offering(s) Singing: Psalter Hymnal 388:3 Apostles' Creed Benediction Doxology:...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 21 No. 50 - August 1975   Lord's Day 23   Sermon by Rev. A Nijhuis, B.D. on Lord’s Day 23   Silent Prayer "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?  The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" Votum & Salutation Singing: Psalter Hymnal 324. Prayer Scripture Readings: Isaiah 1:12-20 & Romans 3:19-31 Text: Lord's Day 23 Singing: Psalter Hymnal 228: 1,2,3,4 before Sermon Prayer Offering(s) Singing: Psalter Hymnal 228: 7,9 Apostles' Creed Benediction Doxology: Psalter Hymnal 316:3   Congregation of our Lord Jesus...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 21 No. 49 - August 1975   Lord's Day 22 - Q&A 58   Sermon by Rev. A Nijhuis, B.D. on Lord’s Day 22 (2)   Silent Prayer "Thou dost show me the path of life; in Thy presence there is fullness of joy, in Thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.” Votum & Salutation Singing: Psalter Hymnal 14 Prayer Scripture Readings: Deut.30:11-20 & Matt.19:16-30 Text: Lord's Day 22b (Question 58 only) Singing: Psalter Hymnal 162:1,3,4 before Sermon Prayer Offering(s) Singing: Psalter Hymnal 469:1,2 Apostles' Creed Benediction Doxology: Psalter Hymnal 170:4   Congregation of our Lord...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 21 No. 48 - August 1975   Lord's Day 22 - Q&A 57   Sermon by Rev. A Nijhuis, B.D. on Lord’s Day 22 (1)   Silent Prayer "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in Me, shall never die." John 11:25,26 Votum & Salutation Singing: Psalter Hymnal 74:1,2,3 Prayer Scripture Readings: Isaiah 26:7-19 & Philippians 3:7-21 Text: Lord's Day 22a (Question 57 only) Singing: Psalter Hymnal 38 before sermon Prayer Offering(s) Singing: Psalter Hymnal 469:1,2 Apostles' Creed Benediction...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 21 No. 47 - August 1975   Lord's Day 21 - (Q&A 56)   Sermon by Rev. A Nijhuis, B.D. on Lord’s Day 21 (3)   Silent Prayer "I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son'"  “Him who comes to Me, I will not cast out.” Votum & Salutation Singing: Psalter Hymnal 298 Prayer Scripture Readings: 2Sam.12:1-15a & Luke 15:11-32 Text: Lord's Day 21c (Question 56 only) Singing: Psalter Hymnal 164:1,2,3...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 21 No. 46 - August 1975   Lord's Day 21 - (Q&A 55)   Sermon by Rev. A Nijhuis, B.D. on Lord’s Day 21 (2) Silent Prayer. "Behold, how good and pleasant it is, when brothers dwell in unity For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life for evermore." Psalm 133:1,3b. Votum & Salutation. Singing: Psalter Hymnal 36 Prayer Scripture Readings: Amos 2:4-16 & 1John 3:11-24 Text: Lord's Day 21b (Question 55 only) Singing: Psalter Hymnal 278 before sermon Sermon Prayer Offering(s) Singing: Psalter Hymnal 442:1,4 Apostles' Creed Benediction Doxology: Psalter Hymnal 487 to the...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 21 No. 45 - August 1975   Lord's Day 21 - (Q&A 54)   Sermon by Rev. A Nijhuis, B.D. on Lord’s Day 21 (1) Silent Prayer. "Walk about Zion, go round about her, number her towers, consider well her ramparts, go through her citadels; that you may tell the next generation that this is God, our God for ever and ever. He will be our Guide for ever."  Psalm 48:12-14. Votum & Salutation Singing: Psalter Hymnal 281:1,2,3 Prayer Scripture Readings: Psalm 122 & Romans 8:28-39. Text: Lord's Day 21a (Question 54 only) Singing: Psalter Hymnal...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 22 No. 04 – October 1975   The Necessity And Reasons For Good Works   Sermon by Rev. B. Gillard, B.A., B.D. on Lord's Day 32, question 86. Scripture Reading: Romans 6:1-11.   Introduction: The Church has always been faced with heresy – that is nothing new.  But how does heresy arise and get within the Church?  One way is when men think too logically, and not biblically.  There are many examples that one could quote in church history, where heresies have arisen because certain men have extended a biblical truth to its logical but unbiblical...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 22 No. 03 – October 1975   Transferred   Sermon by Rev. A. I. de Graaf, B.D. on Colossians 1:12-14 (Suitable for Thanksgiving) Scripture Reading: Colossians 1:1-14 Psalter Hymnal: 14; 240; 361; 358:4,5; 266; 151:4.   Colossians 1:12-14 Giving thanks to the Father, Who has qualified us to                                     share in the inheritance of the saints, in light.                                     He has delivered us from the dominion of darkness,                                     and transferred us to the Kingdom of His beloved Son,                                     in Who we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.   We need to be thankful every...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 22 No. 02 – October 1975   The Tools The Lord Gives The Church    Sermon by Rev. Fred Vanderbom, B.A., Th. Grad. on 1Corinthians 12:1-7 Scripture Readings: John 9:1-18, 35 - end. Psalter Hymnal: 281:7-10; 392.   Congregation...! Why is it that the subject of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is usually left alone by us in the Reformed Churches? Many of us would agree that there seem to be TWO VERY IMPORTANT REASONS for this. THE FIRST REASON is that we have often been told that the gifts of the Holy Spirit were...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 22 No. 01 – October 1975   The Text With Three Miracles   Sermon by Rev. J. J. C Westera, B.D. on 1John 4:7 Scripture Readings: 1Cor.13; 1John 4:1-9 Psalter Hymnal: 278; 251 (law); 310 (faith); 394; 481; 487   Beloved congregation in our Lord Jesus Christ. You will agree with me, I am sure, that this is a wonderful text. It speaks of love, and what is greater or stronger than love? Recently I noticed written on the side of a removalist's van, these words: "Love moves all things". No doubt Mr.Love was the owner...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 22 No. 08 – November 1975   We Want A King!   Advent Sermon by the Rev. W.F. Van Brussel, B.D. on 1Samuel 8:20 Scripture Readings: 1Samuel 8, Psalm 72. Psalter Hymnal:. No. 14, 70:1, 2, 70:3, 183:3,4,5, 462, 368   The life of our world the way it is being run today is stacked with dilemmas and difficult choices.  "What would be the appropriate direction for us to take at the present time?"  This is one out of the many puzzles a Prime Minister would be haunted with today.  And all men in a leading...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 22 No. 07 – November 1975   You Shall Call His Name John   Sermon by Rev. R.O. Zorn, B.A., B.D., M.Th. on Luke 1:13 (Advent Sermon) Scripture Reading: Luke 1:1-17 Psalter Hymnal: 287, 389:1,2 (Law), 389: 3 (Assurance), 333, 331 361:4   Beloved congregation of the Lord Jesus Christ, The name John means, "God is gracious.” It is not a name that is only to be found in the New Testament. Already in the Old Testament we find it several times.  In 1Chronicles 3: 24 a certain Johanan is listed as one of David's descendants. ...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 22 No. 05 – November 1975   Light   Sermon by Rev. Max H. MacFarlane, Th. Grad. on John 8:12 Scripture Reading: John 8:12-19 Psalter Hymnal: 42, 45 (Law), 448, 453, 493.   What is Light? How would you define it? Well, here is one definition taken from Funk and Wagnall's famous dictionary: "Light is the form of radiant energy that acts on the retina of the eye, and renders visible the objects from which it comes.  It is the illumination or radiance that is apprehended by the sense of vision." Well, every word of that...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 22 No. 12 – December 1975   It Makes No Sense... Does It?   Sermon by Rev. A. I. de Graaf, B.D. on Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 (esp.  vss.2 & 10a) (New Year's Sermon) Scripture Readings: Isaiah 59:19-21, Romans 8:18-25 Psalter Hymnal: 121:1,2; 385; 163:1,2,3,4; 163:5,6,7; 198:1,3,4; 493   Brothers and sisters, Boys and girls, Young people, Congregation of our Lord Jesus! "Vanity of vanities!” Ah yes, and no doubt you have a picture in your mind of a girl spending hours before the mirror dolling herself up, or maybe a young fellow going in for a perm.....But...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 22 No. 11 – December 1975   Anxiety Forbidden   Sermon by Rev. Adrian Leenman, Th. Grad. on Matthew 6:31-32 (New Year's sermon) Scripture Reading: Matthew 6 Psalter Hymnal: 183:1,2,3; 111 (law); 200:8,9 (confession); 176; 211; 490   Beloved congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, If you would have a talk with a psychologist about his work, then you are likely to find that the greatest problem his patients face is FEAR: fear of going insane, fear of committing suicide, scared of being alone, afraid of heart disease, cancer, death, fainting, some sort of disaster, or:...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 22 No. 10 – December 1975   Christmas Sermon   Sermon by the Rev. P. Koster, B.D. on John 1:14 Scripture Reading: Phil.2:1-11   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, The first eighteen verses of John's gospel, usually known as the prologue, constitute one of the finest pieces of literature that the world has ever known, and is perhaps the best-known introduction to any book ever written. The passage contains ideas and thoughts deep enough to keep a philosopher occupied for years in their contemplation and yet simple and clear enough to prove a continual blessing...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 22 No. 09 – December 1975   Glory To God   Sermon by Rev. John Vanderbom, B.D. on Luke 2:130-14 (Christmas Sermon) Scripture Readings: Luke 2:1-20; Psalm 150 Psalter Hymnal: 346:1,5,6; 337; 348; 431:2; 341   And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest,  and on earth peace among men  with whom he is pleased.' Congregation, and friends, and guests, As we listen to the Song of the Angels today, we would do well to keep our feet on the ground!...