Word of Salvation - Vol.49 No.21 - June 2004   Warfare Sermon by Rev H Vaatstra on Mark 9:43-49   Scripture Reading:  Ephesians 6:10-20   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ. The gospels provide us with a vivid description of the most powerful event the world has ever experienced: that is, the breaking in of the Kingdom of God through the work and person of the Lord Jesus Christ. When Jesus came, the Kingdom of God broke into the world in a new and powerful way. Demons were cast out, all kinds of sicknesses were healed, the hostile forces of nature...

Word of Salvation December 2010   BEING PREPARED FOR BATTLE – PART 2 By Rev. Peter Smit (Sermon 14 (final) of a series on Ephesians, Series Title – Ephesians: Portraits of a living church)   Text – Ephesians 6:13-17   Spiritual warfare is real. Jesus faced it, the disciples faced it, and if you’re a Christian you’ll face it. We saw last week that our struggle; our up close and personal wrestle, is not against human forces but rather against spiritual rulers, authorities, and powers in this dark world; Satan and his rebellious demonic angels.   You ignore this at your...

Word of Salvation - September 2013   Numbers 21 – VICTORIES OF FAITH By Rev. John Westendorp (Sermon 21 in a series on Numbers) Scripture Reading: Numbers 21:1-3 & 21-35. Singing: Book of Worship 236 / 72a / 135a (vss.1-6) / 330   Introd: We as parents often see ways in which our children are like us. That was a common topic of discussion at some parenting seminars we had recently.And on the home front Merle and I have been discussing that a lot too lately.I also find others making that comparison when I'm back in the church where I grew...

Word of Salvation - December 2010   BEING PREPARED FOR BATTLE – PART 1, Peter Smit (Sermon 13 of a series on Ephesians, Series Title – Ephesians: Portraits of a living church   Text – Ephesians 6:10-12   It is a great day when people give themselves to God and profess their faith in Jesus Christ. It is a great day because God has been at work changing people’s lives. God is faithful to his promises. It can be a mountain-top experience when people profess faith in Christ.   But next to every mountain top you find a valley. Sometimes they’re...

Word of Salvation – Vol.50 No.41 – November 2005   A Glimpse of Spiritual Warfare   Sermon by Rev J De Hoog on Daniel 10 (part 2) Scripture Reading:  2 Kings 6:8-23 Suggested Hymns:  BoW 24a; 61; 438; 310:1,4,5   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ... The king of Aram is frustrated. He is at war with the king of Israel, but he has a very serious disadvantage. He can keep none of his war strategies secret! He decides something, and he says, "I will set up my camp in such and such a place." But no sooner has he decided...

Word of Salvation – Vol.51 No.1 – January 2006   The Focus of Spiritual Warfare   A Sermon by Rev John De Hoog on Daniel 10 (part 3) Scripture Reading: Ephesians 6:10-20 Suggested Hymns: BoW 214; 18:1,3,5; 457; 468; 430   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Daniel 10 pulls back the curtains on the hidden world of spiritual realities just a little and gives us a glimpse of spiritual warfare. Daniel 10 shows us that behind the scenes of our life on this earth there is a spiritual warfare going on, which very much affects the people of God. When...

Word of Salvation - July 2018   B.C.12 – God’s Guardian Angels Sermon by Rev. John Westendorp Bible readings: Psalm 91 (esp.vs.11) Belgic Confession: Article 12   Introd: It’s an indisputable fact that ours is a very materialistic age. Most people have little time for anything they can’t touch or see... or prove in a test tube. So most people today don’t really take the existence of angels seriously. People generally put them in the same category as elves and fairies. They look cute... chubby little cherubs in medieval paintings. And on Christmas cards... and in nativity plays for Sunday School...