Word of Salvation – Vol. 33 No. 29 – August 1988   Honour In The Home   Sermon by Rev. W. Wiersma on Ephesians 6:1-4 Reading: Deut. 6:1-15 & Prov. 31:10-31 Singing:  12; 152; 170; 222; 449.   Dear Worshippers of God, Before we have a closer look at the meaning of our text, I want to say something about its context.  I want to draw your attention to a few things in this letter to the Ephesians, which we must be aware of, as we listen to what God has to say to Christian children and parents.  I shall try...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 38 No. 10 – March 1993   We Need God   Sermon by Rev. W. Wiersma on Lord's Day 8   Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The one thing that stands out as I read the questions and answers of LD 8 is: how much we really depend on God. God is shown to be the Giver of all the life we have and ever will have. God is our Creator. God is our Redeemer or Rescuer. God is our Sanctifier, the One who makes us holy,    the One who enables us to love...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 41 No. 33 – September 1996   Children: A Part Of God’s People   Sermon by Rev. W. Wiersma on Lord's Day 27   Dear Congregation of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is a sad thing that there are people who, in the words of Hebrews 6, have once been enlightened, have tasted the heavenly gifts, have shared in the Holy Spirit, have tasted the goodness of the love of God and the power of the coming age; I say, it is a sad thing that there are people who have enjoyed all these good things,...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 41 No. 09 – March 1996   How We Come To Enjoy Christ   Sermon by Rev. W. Wiersma on Lord's Day 25 Scripture Readings: John 3:1-17, Ephesians 1:15 - 2:10   Dear Brothers and Sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ. Lord's Day 25 is an introduction to the subject of the sacraments, about which there was a lot of heated debate at the time of the Reformation.  However, this evening I would like to approach the material of Lord's Day 25 from the angle that faith is a gift of God which rests on His...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 42 No. 17 – May 1997   Our Involvement In Our Renewal   Sermon by Rev. W. Wiersma on Lord's Day 33   Dear Congregation, Our subject for today is the link between what we are by faith in Jesus Christ and what we do in practice. What we are by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is, of course, all important because that is what determines our relationship with God.  As the apostle Paul expresses it in Romans 5:1-2, "Therefore being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 43 No. 38 – October 1998   Jesus, the Word of God   A Sermon by Rev. W. Wiersma on Hebrews 1:1-2   Congregation. Did you know that millions upon millions of dollars are being spent on trying to find aliens in outer space?  People want to believe that there are other creatures out there somewhere.  Someone with a flair for statistics and probabilities has even worked out that, according to him, there ought to be at least 10,000 other civilisations in the universe.  So it is that organisations like NASA, which heads the American space...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 40 No.45 – December 1995   Life After Death   Sermon by Rev. W. Wiersma on Lord's Day 22   Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord. It seems to me that the two subjects for today, the resurrection of the body and eternal life, are comforting and exciting only to people who are somehow involved in the suffering of mankind or who seriously desire to serve and praise God.  To put it differently, the resurrection and eternal life are meaningful subjects only to those who are faced with death or who themselves have taken up...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 40 No.41 – November 1995   Believing In Forgiveness   Sermon by Rev. W. Wiersma on Lord's Day 21, Q & A 56   Dear fellow sinners, fellow saints. Every Sunday millions of people all over the world recite the Apostles' Creed.  Every Sunday millions of us say, I believe in God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and that we believe in the forgiveness of sins.  But do we know what we are saying?  Do we know what forgiveness of sins means?  Do you realise what a stupendous and miraculous thing forgiveness is?...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 40 No.37 – October 1995   The Communion Of Saints   Sermon by Rev. W. Wiersma on Lord's Day 21, Q & A 55   Dear Brothers and Sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ. One of the great privileges which we as Christians enjoy is the communion of saints.  Some of you will know the joys of that privilege better than others, because the communion of saints is something which we seem to sense and appreciate best when we are at our lowest.  And that is small wonder because the heart of the communion of saints...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 40 No.33 – September 1995   The Holy Catholic Church   Sermon by Rev. W. Wiersma on Lord's Day 21, Q & A 54   Dear Members of Christ. Whenever we think or talk about the Church, we should do so with a sense of wonder and respect.  For as the well-known hymn says:             The Church's one foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord,             She is His new creation by water and the Word. Yes, the church is the creation of the Saviour Jesus Christ.  The church is a miracle of God's grace and Spirit. ...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 40 No.32 – August 1995   The Holy Spirit And The Christian   Sermon by Rev. W. Wiersma on Lord's Day 20 Scripture Readings: John 14:15-18, 16:5-16   Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ. Did you know that you can't be a Christian without the Holy Spirit?  That without the Holy Spirit you couldn't believe in Jesus – you wouldn't know who Jesus is or what He has done?  Without the Holy Spirit you are not able to believe in or abide in Christ.  What I am saying is this, the Holy Spirit is absolutely necessary...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 40 No.28 – July 1995   Our Saviour On The Throne   Sermon by Rev. W. Wiersma on Lord's Day 19 Scripture Readings: 2Thessalonians 2:1-17   Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ. What a magnificent Saviour we have in our Lord Jesus Christ.  And what a magnificent Lord is our Saviour Christ.  Think about this!  The Father rules all things through Jesus.  Jesus is Lord of lords and King of kings.  How important it is for our Christian life and commitment to know and rejoice in this grand truth.  We need to believe this.  We need...

Word of Salvation – Vol.42 No.21 – June 1997   Worship the Living God Sermon by Rev W Wiersma on Lord's Day 35   Dear Congregation, To help us get into our subject for today, I want to start by reading a few passages from the Word of God.  I have more or less chosen these passages at random, but I am sure you will be able to see some connection later.  The first reading is Romans 11:33-36.  They are the verses which precede our first reading for this evening and they show the reason why we as Christians should present...

Word of Salvation – Vol.17 No.23 - June 1971   Bringing Up Children   Sermon by Rev. W. Wiersma, Th.Grad. on Eph.6:4. Scripture Readings: Deuteronomy 6:1-12 Psalm 115 Suggested Hymns: Psalter Hymnal  264; 272; 414; 45; 493   Dear Congregation, When the Lord commands children to honour and obey their father and mother, this clearly implies that parents are placed in authority over their children.  However, this does not give the parents the right to treat their children as they like or see fit.  Every authority that anyone has over others is an authority given him by the Lord.  So that...

Word of Salvation – Vol.41 No.41- November 1996   The Lord's Supper   Sermon by Rev W Wiersma on Lord's Day 28-30   Dear Brothers and Sisters, Question 75 spells out what I will be talking about this morning.  It speaks about your share in Christ's sacrifice and gifts. The Lord's Supper is intended to remind and assure you that you have a share in Christs' one sacrifice on the cross and in all his gifts. The Lord's Supper, therefore, focuses our attention on the Lord Jesus and all that He has done and is doing for our salvation.  What that...

Word of Salvation – Vol.41 No.37 - October 1996   God Provides Redemption Sermon by Rev W Wiersma on Lord's Day 28 Note: This short sermon can be used as a Lord's Supper preparatory sermon  together with the long preparatory form, or in a service where there is no minister present.   Dear Brothers and Sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ. We all need reassurance from time to time.  There are things in our life, things that happen in or around us, which make us ask questions – which create doubts.  And one of those questions that can plague us is...

Word of Salvation – Vol.42 No.25 - July 1997   Worship Our Response to God   Sermon by Rev W Wiersma on Lord's Day 35, Q&A 96   Dear Brothers and Sister in our Lord Jesus Christ, young and old. You must have big and awesome thoughts about God if you are ever going to worship God properly. You see, it is what we think of God, it is how we see God that will determine the way we worship God, the way we adore and serve Him.  So as we worship remember who it is that we do worship.  God...

Word of Salvation – Vol.43 No.1 - January 1997   The Power of the Church   Sermon by Rev W Wiersma on Lord's Day 31   Dear Congregation, The Lord Jesus has given the church – which is his body and his ambassador corps on this earth – a tremendous responsibility.  The church controls the door to the kingdom of God.  As we read in Matthew 16, Jesus said to Peter and the other apostles, "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven and whatever you loose on...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 49 No.7 – February 2004   Staying in the Light   Sermon by Rev W Wiersma on 1 John 2:7-11 Scripture Readings:  Ephesians 5:1-20; John 13:31-38   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ. My theme today is taken from those last two verses of this passage, verses 10 and 11: "Whoever loves his brother lives in the light and there is nothing in him to make him stumble. But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. He does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 49 No.3 – January 2004   The Truth About God and Me   Sermon by Rev W Wiersma on 1 John 1: 5-10 Scripture Readings:  Ephesians 4:17-32; John 8:12-30   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ. There is a beautiful verse in the Old Testament in the book of Psalms which says, "In your light, we see light." In God's light we see light. That suggests two things to me. First it tells us that without God's light we are in the dark. We do not know the truth. We are spiritually ignorant. We are unable...