Word of Salvation – Vol. 21 No.14 - January 1975   Being Christened   Sermon by Rev. J. J. C. Westera, B.D. on 1John 2:20 Scripture Reading: 1John 2:18-29 Psalter Hymnal: 146, 94:1,3; 286:1,4; 463; 375; 395   The word anointed in our text is a very interesting one and a very peculiar one too.  It is connected with one of the names of our Redeemer, namely His second name, Christ, and we know what that means.  Christ means the ‘anointed one’ and when our catechism explains it, it says that Jesus is ordained of God the Father and anointed with...

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. 18 – January 1976   Intercessory Prayer: Its Power And Limitations   Sermon by Rev. D.J. van Garderen, Th.Grad. on 1John 5:16-17 Scripture Readings: 1John I (esp. v3). I John 5:13-17 Psalter Hymnal: 206:1,7,8; 94:3,4; 436:1,3; 263:4,5,6; 280:1,2,3 (or 325)   Dear congregation, When John wrote his first letter to those who professed Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, he was most concerned about the evil influence that Antichrist and the many Antichrists who have come (1John 2:18f) were having in the church.  True believers are under constant attack both from within the church...

Word of Salvation – Vol.14 No.38 - September 1968   Passing On God’s Love   Sermon by Rev. J.H. Derkley, Th. Grad., on 1John 4:11,12. Scripture Reading: 1 John 4:7 - 5:5 Suggested Hymns: Psalter Hymnal 184: 1,2,3. (New): 316: 3; 30: 3; 447; 490   Beloved Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, There exists in Dutch a saying, "Love cannot come from one side".  This is so true.  It may start on one side only (as it often does), but there must be a reaction.  If the returning love does not flower, the first love will cool down and finally...

Word of Salvation – Vol.42 No.2 - January 1997   Finding Certainty in Jesus’ Footsteps   Sermon by Rev J. Westendorp on 1John 2:3-6 Scripture Readings: John 1:35-51 & 1John 1:8–2:6 Suggested Hymns: BoW 27; 416; 119b; 510   Congregation, Introduction: There is a beautiful balance in I John - John avoids two problems we often face. On the one hand – the teaching of perfectionism. Christians are ‘saints’... they have the power of the Holy Spirit. That means they can live victorious Christian lives. God says we ought to be perfect and He wouldn’t say that if we can’t be. ...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 28 No. 03 – February 1983   Look Now, Look!   Sermon by Rev. A.I. deGraaf v.d.m. on 1John 3:1-3 Scripture Reading: 1John 2:28-3:10 Liturgy: BoW H.9; 227:1, 2; 446:1,2; BoW H.7:1,3,4; 493   Old John in this text speaks with the excitement of a child.  It is one of the most excited verses of the whole Bible.  Like a child looking at fireworks!  Look!  Look at that!  Like a poor beggar getting sent to him a treasure beyond imagination and calling all his mates to come and have a look!  LOOK, says John. There's something...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 28 No. 12 – May 1983   Koinonia   Sermon by Rev. J. W. Deenick, v.d.m. on 1John 1:3,4 Scripture Reading: John 20:24-31; 1John 1 Liturgy: BoW 11:1,2,5; PsH 275; 276; 411:1,2,5; BoW 702 Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, Four times the apostle John uses the word fellowship in this first chapter of his first letter.  The Greek word for it is ‘koinonia’.  In South Australia we use that word for the name of our Classical Church Paper; we call it Koinonia. In the N.T. it is not always translated in the same way.  Sometimes...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 30 No. 39 – Oct 1985   God’s Love And Ours   Sermon by Rev. B. Gillard on 1John 4:9-11 Reading: 1John 4:7-21   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, brother and sisters and young people. The Bible has quite a bit to say about loving one another.  You can read about it right back in the Old Testament in the book of Leviticus chapter 19 and verse 18.  There we read:             "Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people,               but love your neighbour as yourself.” God gave the...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 30 No. 38 – Oct 1985   Love What Is It?   Sermon by Rev. B. G. Aldridge on 1John 4:7-12 Scripture Readings: O.T.  Deut.: 7:1-11 / N.T.  1John: 4:7-12 Hymns: P.H.  329; 229; 338; 340; INTRODUCTION   What is love? There is no word more common in our language...             we hear about it in songs             we read about it in books,             we look at it in films and on the television. But what is love? The word is used to describe many different things:             Johnny says to his mum: "I love...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 31 No. 18 – May 1986   Why The Son Of God Appeared   Sermon by Rev. A. J. De Bruyn on 1John 3:8 Reading: 1John 2:28-3:15   "He who does what is sinful is of the devil because the devil has been sinning from the beginning.  The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work." We are concentrating on the latter part of that verse today.  Today we want to talk about the antithesis – that means that there are two complete opposites.  We see that distinction when we look at...

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...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 48 No.21 – June 2003   The Basis of A Good Relationship with God   Sermon by Rev W Wiersma on 1 John 1 Scripture Readings:  Matthew 6:19-24; John 1:1-8   Dear Congregation, boys and girls, young people, older ones. Today I want to speak to you on the subject of THE BASIS OF A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. What is the basis, what is the starting point of a good relationship with God? And by relationship with God we mean trust in God and a real desire to follow His advice and to do His...

Word of Salvation – Vol.47 No.41 – November 2002   How To Be Certain That God Lives In You   Sermon by Rev. John Westendorp on 1John4:13-16a Scripture Readings: Romans 8:1-17, 1John 4:1-16. Suggested Hymns: BoW: 46; 372; 426; 121a   Introd: Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ. The message of our text is that the grounds for Christian Assurance lie in the Spirit’s work in us and the objective reality of the gospel. [Sermon Theme]. But it’s a sad fact that many sincere children of God do not have certainty about their faith. In a worship service they heartily join...

Word of Salvation - September 2017   Sons and Daughters of the Living God By Rev. John Zuidema Readings: John 1:1-18; 1 John 2:18-27; LD 13 Q&A 33-34 Suggested songs: BOW: 170 vv 1,2,4; “Praise to the Lord the Almighty” BOW 159 “Glory be to God in heaven” BOW 375 “Behold what Manner.” BOW: 530 “Praise God, you angel hosts above”   Congregation, one thing that has become very obvious is that we live in a multi-religious society.  Many people believe that it doesn’t matter what you believe, so long as you are good and you do your best and don’t...

Word of Salvation - September 2017   From King to Babe By Rev. John Zuidema Scripture Readings: 1 John 4:7-21; Phil 2:5-11; LD 14 q35-36; Suggested singing: BoW 292 “All glory Laud and Honour” RJ2: 295 “Be still, for the presence of the Lord” BoW: 404 “From heaven You came helpless babe” BoW:  532 “Now blessed be the Lord our God”   Congregation, many of us have marvelled at the miracle of new birth.  From the time of conception to the time when we can see the new born with our own eyes it is just an amazing blessing.  And we...

BoW: 404 "From heaven you came helpless babe' BoW: 306 "Your will be done the Saviour prayed" BoW: 446 "He has shown thee O man" BoW: 334 "There is under heaven no name" BoW: 523 Glory be to the Father Scripture Reading: Heb 7:11-28; 1 John 2:18-27; Ld 6. Sermon: "The 'God – Man' Saviour" Beloved people of God, This morning I wish to deal with the difficult teaching of Scripture that Jesus was both 100% man, 100% righteous and 100% God at the same time.  So what we are dealing with are the two natures of Christ, his human and...

Rej 355 "He is exalted" How deep the Father's love for us BOW: 332 "Rejoice, the Lord is King" Scripture Readings: I John 2:18-27; Mat 16:13-28; Sermon: "Christ – the anointed one" Prayer BOW: 398 "What a Saviour" Beloved people of the Lord Jesus Christ, This morning I want to highlight that Jesus is God's anointed Son, and that's what we refer to when we say Jesus is the Christ. The title 'Christ' is the Greek translation of the Hebrew word "Messiah." It occurs twice in John's gospel (Jn 1:41; 4:25). The English equivalent is 'Anointed One.' So the name "Christ"...