Word of Salvation – Vol.50 No.31 – August 2005   Naboth's Vineyard   A Sermon by Rev. R. Adams on 1 Kings 21 Scripture Readings:  Colossians 1:9-14 Suggested Hymns:  PsH 184; 110; 68; 220; 493                                BoW 95; 62; 401; 157; 533   Congregation of the Lord Jesus Christ... It has been said, and rightly so, that Ahab was the worst king Israel ever had. He led his people into idolatry like none other before him. He actually took a leading hand in trying to silence the Lord's prophets... including Elijah. Ahab's reign was characterised by a pervading wickedness of which...

Word of Salvation – Vol.17 No.22 - June 1971   The Lord, He is God!   Sermon by Rev. A. Nijhuis, B.D. on 1Kings 18:39,40,45a Scripture Readings: 1Kings 18:36-46; 2Cor. 6:14-18 Suggested Hymns: Psalter Hymnal  86 116:2 (Procl. grace) 235:7 (Law) 313 169:5,6 361:4   You will remember that the people of Israel remained silent after Elijah's accusation: "How long will you go limping with two different opinions?” and after he had suggested: "If the Lord is God, follow HIM; but if Baal, follow HIM." They did not answer him a word.  That was very disappointing indeed.  However, this was not...

Word of Salvation – Vol.50 No.27 – July 2005   The Lord is God   A Sermon by Rev R. Adams on 1 Kings 18:19-41  Scripture Readings: 1 Kings 16:29-34 Suggested Hymns: PsH 181; 7; 281; 150; 488 BoW 157; 34a; 25; 135; 78a; 532   Congregation of the Lord Jesus Christ... In this story from the First Book of Kings, we meet two men: Elijah and Ahab. Ahab was the seventh king of the northern kingdom of Israel. Ahab was a contemporary of Asa and Jehoshaphat, kings of Judah round about 850 BC. Importantly for our purposes, the Bible says...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 25 No. 20 – January 1979   An Unusual, Noble and Unselfish Choice   Sermon by Rev. N. Teekens, L.Th., Th.Grad. on 1Kings 3:9a Scripture reading: 1Kings 3:1-15, 1Kings 11:1-13, Matthew 6:25-34 Psalter Hymnal: 203; 493; 302; 395   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, Some years ago, there was a programs on TV in which selected members of the public were given the opportunity to ask for a particular item they needed badly - perhaps a washing machine for the mother who did not have one, or a fan for an aged friend, or some...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 25 No. 35 – June 1979   Covenant Request Number One   Sermon by Rev. J.F.H. Vanderbom on 1Kings 3:3 - 15 Readings: Deuteronomy 6 (law); James 1: 1 12 Psalter Hymnal: 48; 237; 62; 462   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, This morning, God's Word reminds us of a great work that is to be done. It is work which may not be left until Monday. No, this morning we must be active and at work in the church service. Yes, we say very quickly, that we have come to Church to hear the...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 31 No. 06 – Sep 1986   Get Off The Fence   Sermon by Rev. W. Wiersma on 1Kings 18:21 Reading: John 6:53-69 Singing: P.H. 188, 350, 407, 484, 188. 12367   Dear congregation of God's people who bear the sign of God's Covenant. How was it that the Israelites, who as you know were God's chosen people, how was it that the Israelites got involved with Baal worship which was directly contrary to what God had taught His people in His Word? And how was it that these Israelites, these people of God, actually thought...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 35 No. 03 – January 1990   The Lord Is Alive!   Sermon by Rev. W. Van Schie on 1Kings 17:1 Readings: Rom. 13:8-10, 5:6-8; 1John 4:7-21 Songs: 120, 329, 437, S.54, S.46, 407, H.904.   Introduction The period of history in which we find our text is one of the darkest and bleakest periods in the history of Israel.  The Lord and Satan are involved in a tense struggle for the allegiance of the Lord's people. It was a time when things economically and agriculturally were really going well for Israel.  Things couldn't be better. ...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 35 No. 31 – August 1990   The Lord, He Is God!   Sermon by Rev. J. Haverland on 1Kings 18:21 Readings: 1Kings 16:19-17:1; 18:16-40.   Beloved congregation, All of us have to make important decisions at times.  What job will we take?  Where will we live?  Who will we marry?  And sometimes even more fundamental issues: What direction will our lives take?  What will we live for? Some people find it very difficult to make these decisions; so difficult that they never make them.  They just muddle along, avoiding making clear choices.  They spend their...

The Gospel Goes On   Text - 1 Kings 16:29-34 Reading: Joshua 6 Suggested Songs BOW 118:1,2,4; 454:1,6,7,8; 157:1,2,5,6, Ps Hy 353; BOW 72b:1&4.   (The writer acknowledges MB Vant Veer’s book My God Is Yahweh as being particularly helpful in the preparation of this sermon.)   In this part of the Bible we go back about 2,900 years, or about 900 years before Christ when Ahab became king over Israel. Ahab was the son of Omri a former commander of the Israelite army who deposed and killed the Israelite king Zimri. Before that Zimri had murdered King Baasha who himself...

Word of Salvation – Vol.41 No.39 - October 1996   Unless The Lord Builds the House   Sermon by Rev PG Van Dam on Psalm 127:1 Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 8:12, 22-30, 54-61, 10:23-29, 11:1-13 Suggested Hymns: BOW 87:1, 2, 5; 86:2, 5, 7 (with the Law) or 523 (with Creed); 203:1, 6; 241 Dear Brothers and Sisters. The two thoughts which readily come to mind when mentioning the name of Solomon are a.         his great wisdom and riches, and b.         how he used both for the building of the temple of the Lord. We will concern ourselves mainly with the...