Word of Salvation - Vol.52 No.29 - August 2007   By Grace Alone A Sermon by Rev Martin Geluk on Ephesians 2:1-5 (Sermon 1 of 2, on Grace Alone) Scripture Reading:  Ephesians 2:1-10   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ. We have come to the fourth 'sola'. The word 'sola' is Latin for 'alone'. We use this word when we speak of the five solas of the Reformation. So far we have had sermons on Scripture alone, Christ alone and faith alone, and now it is the turn of 'by grace alone'. And after grace alone there is still the fifth...

Word of Salvation - Vol.52 No.28 - July 2007   Don't Get It Wrong! A Sermon by Rev Sjirk Bajema on Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 24 Scripture Reading: Luke 18:9-14   Congregation... At first glance, doesn't it seem that Lord's Day 24 repeats the previous Lord's Day? Lord's Day 23 says clearly that we're made right with God by faith alone. And don't we know that to accept this gift of God we only need a believing heart? So why then does Lord's Day 24 continue to mention that it is by God's grace alone that we are who we are?...

Word of Salvation - January 2010   SAVED BY GRACE, Peter Smit Sermon 3 of a series on Ephesians (Series title – “Ephesians: Portraits of the living church”)   Text – Ephesians 2:1-10   Reality shows: Biggest Loser, Survivor, Australian Idol, Big Brother, so you think you can dance, Dancing with the stars, the amazing race, America’s next top model, and on and on they go. The one factor that turns them from loser to winner = what you do. Work a bit harder, strive a bit longer, work, negotiate, do what you need to do.   Many people approach faith...