Word of Salvation – Vol. 23 No. 08 – November 1976   Adorning The Name Of The Lord   Sermon by the Rev. D. K. Baird on Exodus 20:7 (Lord's Day 36) Scripture Readings: Exodus 3:1-15; John 8:48-59 Psalter Hymnal: 85; 436; 118; 384; 165   No doubt most of us know the Third Commandment: "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain." We probably also know that swearing comes into it somewhere, and that a lot of people break this command...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 25 No. 15 – January 1979   I Am Who I Am   P. G.Sermon by Rev. Van Dam, M.Sc., B.D. on Exodus 3:13-15Scripture reading: Exodus 3Psalter Hymnal: 195; 272:2-4; 193:4; 482:1, 2, 5; 164:4-5   Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,While God's people are suffering oppression in Egypt, God comes to Moses with the message given in the words of verse 10 of the chapter which we have just read: "Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring forth My people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt."But this word of...

Word of Salvation - Vol.48 No.45 - December 2003   Waiting , Waiting, Waiting - Or: Waiting for Deliverance Advent Sermon by Rev P Abetz on Exodus 4:29 - 5:21   Scripture Readings: Exodus 1:6-14; 4:29 - 5:21 Suggested Hymns: BoW 250; 520   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ. One of my pet hates is ringing up a business or Government department and being put on hold. I hear those familiar words: all our operators are busy at the moment. Your call is important to us, please hold. Often I think - If it was that important to you, you...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 34 No. 34 – September 1989   Sexual Purity And Responsibility   Sermon by Rev. W. J. Bosker on L.D. 41 Reading: Exod. 20:14; 1Cor. 6: 12-20 Singing: 222: 1,2,4; 164 1,2,3;             vs.5 after rule of gratitude; 222:5,7; 289: 1,2,3,5; 490: all vss.             (Call to worship: Ps. 84:10-12)   Dear congregation, brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ, The seventh Commandment brings us face to face with a very sensitive issue: Our human sexuality; the way God made us as male and female. Some parents might quietly wish that we wouldn't speak about...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 24 No. 21 – March 1978   Joyful Sunday Observance   Sermon by Rev. J. J. Van Wageningen, B.D. on Exodus 20:8-11 Scripture reading: Col. 2:13-19, Hebrews 10:19-25, Lord's Day 38 Psalter Hymnal: 162:1,2; 233:8; 235:2; 324; 326:1   What does the Sunday mean to you? An easy day nothing to do - anyhow no daily work - you can sleep in and take it easy - a pleasant day - you can do whatever you like, you can go for a walk, drive, a visit. A boring day with some dull duties, a day hemmed...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 26 No. 12 – December 1979   "I Am Who I Am"   Sermon by Rev. Dirk J. van Garderen on Exodus 3:13-15 Scripture Reading: Exodus 3 Psalter Hymnal: 194; 94:1,2 (Hymn of confession), 178:1,4,5,6 178:1.4,5,6; 53:1,3,4,11; 408 (After the sermon); 493   Dear Congregation, God had chosen Moses to be the instrument to work out His plan to deliver the Israelites out of Egypt into the Promised Land. Not surprisingly Moses was al very unwilling liberator. "Anything but THAT!" Who would believe himself adequate for a task of this magnitude? Moses would be given the...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 27 No. 24 – March 1981   The Hidden Springs   Sermon by Rev. T. Jansma, Emeritus, Christian Reformed Church, U.S.A. Scripture Reading: Luke 12:13–34 Text: Exodus 20:17 (The Tenth Commandment) Psalter Hymnal 110, 240, 463, 376 "You shall not covet your neighbour's house, You shall not covet your neighbour's wife, or his manservant, or his maid-servant, or his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your neighbour's." Exodus 20:17.   The Tenth Commandment seems to deal with the same subject as the Eighth Commandment. “You shall not steal" forbids the taking of another's goods;...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 26 No. 17 – January 1981   Begin With God   Sermon by Rev. T. Jansma on Exodus 20:3 Scripture Reading: Psalm 19 Psalter Hymnal: 304; 29; 122; 328   This first commandment is the keystone of our moral foundation. It is a summons to purge the shrine of our hearts of every false worship, and turn our faces to the source of our being and blessing. It calls us to our guiding principles, to our first loyalty, to our center of gravity. It sets up the pole to which the compass of our life must...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 30 No. 35 – Sep 1985   Holy Is The Lord   Sermon by Rev. W. Wiersma on Exodus 4:24-26 Reading: Hebrews 12:1-13 Songs: P.H. 319; 289; 451; 307; 310   Dear Congregation of the Lord, We have to be careful when we talk about God being on our side.  We should be careful that we do not draw false conclusions from the promise that God is for us.  If, for instance, we would ask: Whose side was God on?  Was God on the side of Pharaoh and the Egyptians or on the side of Moses...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 31 No. 04 – Jan 1986   The Lord’s Warning, Judgment And Deliverance In The Plagues   Sermon by Rev. D. K. Baird on Exodus 9:13-19 Reading: Exodus 9:13-35 Singing: P.H. 88. BoW H.205. S.39. 210. 482. 489.   What is God like? That is a question many have asked – many of us too, at times.  When certain things happen in the world, or in people's lives, we conclude that God is either generous or hard, merciful, or strict, or whatever, depending on how those events affect us. In the plagues of the exodus we...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 31 No. 39 – Oct 1986   The Seventh Commandment: God’s Blessing For His People   Sermon by Rev. D. J. van Garderen on Exodus 20:14 Reading: Matthew 5:27-29,                       1Cor.6:18-20, 1Thess. 4:3-8, L.D. 41 Singing: Ps.H. 286:1,3,4; 55:1,2,3; 377; 137; 204:1,2,5.   Dear Congregation, Christians know and accept that not only their hearts but also their bodies belong to God.  This is true in a general sense of ALL people, the entire human race.  For example, in Psalm 24:1 we read:             "The earth is the Lord's and everything in it, the world and all...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 31 No. 41 – Nov 1986   Thank God For Parents   Sermon by Rev. D. J. van Garderen on Exodus 20:12 Reading: Lord's Day 39; Col. 3:1-4:1 Singing: PsH. 204, 170, 414, 150, 417, 487   Dear congregation, It's great to be able to rejoice in the privilege of being a parent.  Thank God for children and for the fullness and joy they bring into our lives. But is it also true the other way around?  Do children also rejoice in, give thanks for their parents?  How often have YOU said to your mother and/or...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 35 No. 33 – September 1990   Our Speaking And God’s Name   Sermon by Rev. M. P. Geluk on Lord's Day 36 & 37 (Exodus 20:7) Reading: Ecclesiastes 5:1-7; James 3:1-12   How important is the name of God to you?  Some of you will probably say that God's name means a lot to you.  Others might shrug their shoulders and thereby indicating that they haven't really thought about it that much.  Well then, how do you feel when the name of God or Christ is misused? Let's say you're watching television and in the...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 35 No. 25 – July 1990   Worship As God Prescribes   Sermon by Rev. M.P. Geluk on Lord's Day 35 Reading: Exodus 20:4-7; Jeremiah 10:1-16; Romans 1:18-25   Do not make a likeness of God other than Christ.  The best way to distinguish the second commandment from the first is to say that the first commandment is about whom we must worship and the second about how we must worship. The first commandment says: do not serve any other gods, for there is only one true God.  Serve Him only.  All others are false. The...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 35 No. 29 – August 1990   The Only God   Sermon by Rev. M. P. Geluk on Lord's Day 34b, Q/A 93-95                                                             and Exodus 20:3   Today we listen to the first of the Ten Commandments.  Each one expresses the will of God for all people.  The first four describe what our relationship to God should be, and the last six describe to us how we should relate to other people. There is more to God's will than what we find expressed in the Ten Commandments.  You need to listen to all of...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 35 No. 45 – December 1990   Murder   Sermon by Rev. M. P. Geluk on Lord's Day 40 (Ex. 20:13) Readings: Genesis 4:1-12; 1 John 3:11-16   The three alcoholics sat together in the park sometimes.  Their mutual enslavement to liquor, and the many problems that come with it, had forged a common bond between them.  But each one of them also lived in a world of personal loneliness and misery. They had no fixed address.  When the nights were cold and wet they would sometimes stay overnight at a nearby hostel that took in...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 54 No.8 – January 2009   Minding Your Language?   A Sermon by Rev Sjirk Bajema on Heidelberg Catechism, LD 43  Scripture Reading: Mark 14:53-65   Congregation... For a commandment that says simply, “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbour,” Answer 112 sure seems to have a lot of dos and don’ts. But then this Lord’s Day isn’t really for you, is it? These sins of the tongue couldn’t possibly be yours, could they? I mean, who among us would ever “give false testimony against anyone”? None of us would ever “twist anyone’s words”,...

Word of Salvation - Vol.48 No.4 - January 2003   Re-discovering the Lord's Day (1) Sermon by Rev M P Geluk on Lord's Day 38 (Q&A 103 Heid Cat) & Exodus 20:8-11   Scripture Readings:  Genesis 2:1-3; Hebrews 4:1-13 Suggested Hymns:   BoW 84; 119a; 171; 160   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Let me begin this sermon on the fourth commandment with quoting the opening paragraph from a book called "Practising Our Faith", by Dorothy Bass: "How often people today cry out in desperation or despair, 'I just don't have enough time!' There is so much to do: earn...

Word of Salvation - January 2011   DON’T STEAL; GIVE LIFE INSTEAD By Rev. John de Hoog (Sermon 9 in a series on the Ten Commandments)   Reading: 1 Timothy 6:6-10, 17-21 Text: Exodus 20:15; Luke 12:13-21   The reading from Luke 12 contains the famous story of the rich fool. A simple story with an obvious meaning - don’t put too much value on earthly goods for you cannot take them with you. Don’t be greedy for more all the time, for you will lose it all in the end anyway.   Let’s think briefly about this parable. Notice three...

Word of Salvation - February 2011   THE POWER OF TRUTH WITH LOVE, Rev. John de Hoog (Sermon 10 in a series on the Ten Commandments)   Reading: Deuteronomy 19:15-21; Proverbs 6:16-19 Text: Exodus 20:16; Ephesians 4:15   Human beings are made in God’s image. That basic fact about us gives the Ten Commandments all their power. A couple of examples:   “You shall not murder”. When we murder or attack another human being, it involves attacking God, because we are tearing up God’s image in that other person.   “You shall not steal.” God made human beings to own and...