FULL CIRCLE! Sjirk Bajema, 09-12-2

Sermon 2 on Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 52 (Q & A 128-129)

Scripture Reading: Psalm 115

Church of the Lord Jesus Christ...

Before we consider the way we end our prayers, let’s reflect on what has made up our prayer so far. We note that we began praying by looking up to where the Lord is - “Our Father who art in heaven.”

Here is child-like faith. We know our place. To sum up, this is HIS POSITION.

And as we do that we know that we have to respect Him for who He is. So the first request is, “Hallowed be thy name.”

IT’S NOT THE OUTLOOK – IT’S THE UPLOOK! Sjirk Bajema, 09-11-2

Sermon 1 on Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 52 (Q & A 127)

Scripture Reading: Ephesians 6:10-20

Church of our Lord Jesus Christ...

We ask that temptation won’t control us. It’s something so important that we need to ask it all the time. It’s in the Lord’s own model prayer, so it must be so! That’s why Answer 127 begins, “By ourselves we are too weak to hold our own even for a moment.”

THE ONLY SOURCE & THE ONLY COURSE, Sjirk Bajema, September 2009

Sermon on Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 50

Scripture Reading: Matthew 6:25-34

Congregation in our Lord Jesus Christ...

TO ERR IS HUMAN – TO FORGIVE IS DIVINE, Sjirk Bajema, October 2009

Sermon on Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 51

Scripture Readings: Matthew 6:9-15; 18:21-35

Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ…

A word that’s not very popular today is ‘sin’. But when has sin ever been something we have really wanted to talk about? Especially our own sin.

What is sin anyway? Many people in our society have not even heard of the word “sin”, and many others deliberately avoid speaking about it.

Sermon on Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 49

Scripture Reading: Matt.16:21-28; Luk.22:39-46

Brothers and sisters, young people...

In this third request our Lord teaches us to pray, “Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”

“Thy will be done!” We pray that God’s will be worked out in this world.

Sermon on Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 48

Scripture reading – John 17

Dearly loved church of our Lord...

We consider the second request in the Lord’s Prayer. It is here that we pray, “Thy kingdom come.”

Now “kingdom” is quite an old-fashioned word. It suggests knights in suits of armour riding on mighty steeds. And, there, right in front of them all, is the king!

The good king. The leader of those who rescue maidens trapped by dragons and evil, despicable men. Those nasty creature are defeated. The people live happily ever after!

Sounds lovely, doesn’t it? What a dream world. It’s so different to what life’s really like.

Sermon on Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 46

Scripture Reading: Luke 15:11-24

Dearly loved church of the Lord Jesus Christ...

If there is any one Bible passage that shows how God is our most ultimate Father, it would have to be ‘The Parable of the Prodigal Son’. Or, as the N.I.V. entitles it, ‘The Parable of the Lost Son.”

Sermon on Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 47

Scripture Reading: Revelation 4:1-11

Congregation in our Lord Jesus Christ...

Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ…

What is it like to talk to someone you cannot see, and who doesn’t speak back? Well at least not verbally anyway! How do we manage in that communication with the Lord when the way we relate to those around us is so visible? Or at least when we can’t see them face-to-face we can still know what they look like.

Haven’t we all, at one time or another - perhaps even now - had the sense of a real lack in how we pray? And doesn’t it seem that turning to other Christians - whether in looking to their example or reading what they write - only compounds our frustration? It seems as if they never got off their knees!

Sermon on Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 44

Scripture Reading: Philippians 3:12-4:1

Congregation in our Lord Jesus Christ…

This Lord’s Day is quite extensive. There is a lot here about the Tenth Commandment. But was there a particular phrase or sentence which stood out for you? Perhaps if you’ve got it open now, there’s a part that strikes you. Anything?