Word of Salvation – Vol. 27 No. 22 – March 1981   Christ's Power - Our Life And Godliness   Sermon by Rev. John de Kievit on 2Peter 1:3 & 4 Scripture Readings: Psalm 147 & 2Peter 1:1-11 Psalter Hymnal: 192; 121; 470; 316   This whole passage, up to and including verse 11, is all about:- living the Christian life in a godless world, remaining certain of salvation even when many in the church itself start denying the Lord Jesus Christ. Peter exhorts us to confirm our call and election and to be zealous about it,and so proving also to...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 29 No. 07 – February 1984   God Has Spoken   Sermon by Rev. S. Voorwinde, v.d.m. on 2Peter 1:20,21 (Belgic Confession Art.3) Scripture Reading: Psalm 119:97-112; 2Peter 1:16-21 Suggested Hymns: 183; 246; 246; 317; 251; BoW.702   Over the last few Sunday evenings together we have considered something of the might, the vastness and the wisdom of God.  We have seen it in the grandeur of the forests, the majesty of the mountains and the distance of the stars, which are billions of miles or thousands of light years away.  We have heard God speak...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 29 No. 33 – September 1984   The End Is Near   Sermon by Rev. A. I. de Graaf, v.d.m. on 2Peter 3:8-13 Scripture Readings: Isaiah 65:1-12, 17-25; 2Peter 3:1-13 Suggested Hymns: 192; 394:1,3; BoW 810:3,4; 370; BoW 805:1,3,4   Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, The title of this sermon: "THE END IS NEAR!” sounds much like the grim warning displayed a century ago in the streets of swinging, frivolous London by gloomy sandwich-men who had it printed on a big board on their front and at their back:             "THE END IS NEAR" However,...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 35 No. 48 – December 1990   Living In Hope (A New Year's Eve Sermon)   Sermon by Rev. M. VanderRee on 2Peter 3:13 Reading: Psalm 90:1-12; Romans 5:1-5; 2Peter 3:1-13 Singing:  H.4; 174; 475; H.402; H.901   Brothers and Sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ, After tonight the diaries which we had for 1990 will be redundant.  Tomorrow we will open new diaries and find most of the pages empty.  Within our new diaries we will find a small (or large) square for each day of our lives in the new year.  Each square will...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 43 No. 27 – July 1998   Pure Spiritual Milk   Sermon by Rev. R. Meischke on 1Peter 2:1-3 Scripture Readings: Psalm 34; 1Peter 1 Suggested Hymns: BoW 180; 498; 34; 470   Congregation of the Lord Jesus Christ. Tasting the Goodness of the Lord There is one thing I really like about this letter from Peter.  It's true that he spends a lot of time encouraging us to change our lives and get rid of things that are wrong.  But he also backs all of that up with the encouragement that the foundation for this...

Are You Sure? by Rev. Dr. Steve Voorwinde Text: 2Peter 1:10, 11 Scripture readings: 1John 5:1-5, 13-21; 2Peter 1:1-11   Introduction: When I was in the pastoral ministry I always considered it one of my greatest privileges to be able to visit people in their homes. One custom I particularly enjoyed in the churches I served was the regular home visit. After that mandatory first cup of tea or coffee you were expected to get down to business. The way was open to ask people some pretty personal questions about their spiritual lives. At first the questions I asked were rather...

Word of Salvation - June 2018   B.C.3 – God's Spoken and Written Word Sermon by Rev. John Westendorp Bible readings: Read: Exodus 34:1-8, 27-35 Text: 2Peter 1:12-21 Belgic Confession: Article 3   BC stands for Basic Christianity.  What are the fundamentals of the faith? BC also stands for Belgic Confession – a document in which the Christian church (in a time of great persecution) spelled out the basics of what she believes. When Christianity is a mile wide and an inch deep it needs to grasp again the basics of the faith and confess them in a world where the...