Word of Salvation – Vol. 22 No. 22 – February 1976   The Teaching Of Jesus On The Sabbath   Sermon by Rev. G. I. Williamson on Mark 2:27-28 Scripture Reading: Mark 2:18-3:6. Psalter Hymnal: 180; 239; 286; 233:6,7; 233:8   It would be hard to think of a controversy in religion in which the two sides were more completely at odds with one another than was the case in the gospel account.  The Jews even went so far as to accuse Christ of being in league with the Devil; the Son of God with being a horrible desecrator of the...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 25 No. 21 – February 1979   Growth In The Kingdom   Sermon by Rev. W. Wiersma, Th.Grad. on Mark 4:26-32 Scripture reading: Psalm 104 Psalter Hymnal: 439; 170; 350; 115; 315   Dear Brothers and Sisters, If you are interested in the work of God in the hearts and lives of people and in His making all things new, you will find some important lessons in these two small parables of the growing seed and the mustard seed. Jesus used these two illustrations to show those who are interested and involved in the progress of...

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 – Vol. 45 No.22 – June 2000   Jesus Brings Out the Worst In You   A Sermon by Rev S Bajema on Mark 9:14-29 Scripture Reading: Mark 9:2-29   Congregation in Christ Jesus...  Whatever we would think of our Lord and Saviour, and especially of what it would be like meeting Him, I don't think we'd imagine that it would be anything but the happiest of occasions. We read in the Gospels of people literally dying to see Him, lunging desperately to just touch the hem of His clothing, or delighting to pour the most expensive perfume...

Word of Salvation – Vol.51 No.43 – November 2006   The Expansion of God's Kingdom   A Sermon by Rev Allan Quak on Mark 7:24-30 Scripture Reading:  Psalm 87 Suggested Hymns:  BoW 103a; 427; 447; Rej 98   People of God in the Lord Jesus Christ. On many occasions in the Scriptures the actions of Jesus make perfect sense - but our text doesn't seem to fit into that category does it? The way Jesus acts in this passage seems to be so out of character, doesn't it? In fact this is the only occasion when Jesus acts with delayed compassion...

Word of Salvation - August 2017   The Power of Unbelief Sermon by Rev. John Westendorp on Mark 6:1-6   Theme: Unbelief which fails to honour Jesus for who He is, misses out on the blessings He brings.   Introd:            It’s interesting to notice where the Christian church is growing the fastest. England and Scotland perhaps...?  With its long Christian heritage?  Sorry.  No! Recent reports show that churches across the U.K. continue to decline. A report from a few years ago tells of a staggering net loss of some 200 members a day. So where are the highest number of conversions...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 45 No.18 – May 2000   Just Believe   A Sermon by Rev S Bajema on Mark 5:36 Scripture Readings: Mark 5:21-43; also Heid.Cat. Q&A 20-21   Congregation... There is a very effective advertising campaign run for a brand of sporting clothing.  There are only three words used.  And yet these three words speak heaps to a whole generation.  They capture such a feeling that instantly there's a connection – JUST DO IT! Now, for someone of an older generation, there may be no understanding of this at all.  “Just do what?" they would probably ask. ...

Word of Salvation – Vol.51 No.26 - July 2006   Hearing with Attention   A Sermon by Rev Albert Esselbrugge on Mark 4:24 Scripture Readings:  Psalm 119:33-56; Mark 4:1-25   Brothers and sisters, young people, boys and girls. In the verse we are looking at today, our Lord calls on all His people to use their ears wisely - to use discrimination in what we hear, so that the truth and only the truth is what we seek to fill our minds with. We are looking at this in the context of what we have been addressing lately as the marks...

Word of Salvation - May 2018   The Brothers and Sisters of Jesus By Rev. John Westendorp Text: Mark 3:20, 21, 31-35 Scripture Readings: Matthew 7:15-29 & Mark 3:20-35   Theme: The response of Jesus' unbelieving family to His ministry                     becomes an opportunity for a lesson                         on the nature of a true relationship to Him.   Introd:  It's interesting that while Jesus was here on earth He too was part of a human family. Think of what that meant for his earthly parents, Joseph and Mary. Sure, there was the awesome responsibility of bringing up the Son of God. But...

Word of Salvation – Vol.43 No.18 - May 1998   You've Never Seen Anything Like it   A Sermon by Rev J. Rogers on Mark 2:1-17 Scripture Readings: Mark 2:1-17   Congregation of the Lord Jesus Christ. When someone has a serious sickness, and if it is something that is difficult to diagnose or something for which it is difficult to decide the best treatment, by the time you have diagnosed it and decided upon a course of medication or perhaps, an operation, you would have been through quite a process.  AIDS would have fallen into the difficult-to-diagnose category a decade...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 41 No. 35 – September 1996   Grace Has The Power To Transform   Sermon by Rev. J. TerHorst on Mark 2:13-17 Scripture Reading: John 8:1-11; Mark 2:1-17 Suggested Hymns: BoW 329, 315, 212, 211, 498, 372   Congregation belonging to Jesus, friends and guests; Introduction: Setting The Scene You will notice, if you still have your Bibles open, that verses 1-12 of chapter 2 puts Jesus in Capernaum.  Verse 2 is reminding us of Jesus' popularity.  The NIV has as a title for those verses, “Jesus heals a paralytic."  While that is true, it is...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 46 No.23 – June 2001   What is Good About the Good News?   Sermon by Rev J Goris on Mark 1:1 Scripture Readings: Isaiah 40:1-11; Mark 1:1-13 Suggested Hymns: BoW: 186; 81; 273; 130; 38; 23b; 377; 402   Beloved in the Lord, Are we sure Christianity is the answer?  Why not Buddhism?  Why not modern technology?  Some 2000 years ago the angels sang, “Peace on earth!", and people still fight.  And despite gospel preaching for about 2000 years, this world is still in a mess, unbelief is still rife.  Has it achieved anything?  What...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 25 No. 27 – April 1979   Down To Earth   Sermon by Rev. A. I. De Graaf, B.D. on Mark 9:14-29 Scripture reading: Exodus 32:1-26a, Mark 9:14-29 Psalter Hymnal: 301; 249; 5; 337; 409   Brothers and Sisters, boys and girls, young people, congregation of our Lord Jesus, Coming down to earth from the mountain of glory was hard for Jesus - as long before it had been hard for Moses. Moses had been with God and had talked with the Almighty as a man with his friend. Upon coming down from that beauty and...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 26 No. 06 – November 1979   The Barren Fig Tree   Sermon by Rev. P. Koster, B.D. on Mark 11:12-14, 20-22 Scripture Readings: John 15:1-11; Mark 11:1-26   Beloved congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, Today we are going to look at one of the stories about Jesus that seems to be out of character with the things that we would usually associate with Jesus. Jesus is the One who was the Helper always willing to help those who were in need. He was the comforter uplifting the oppressed and healing the afflicted. Full of...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 27 No. 42 – August 1982   Which Is Easier – To Forgive Or To Heal?   Sermon by Rev. John Westendorp on Mark2:9 Scripture Readings: James 5; Mark 2:1-12 Psalter Hymnal: 162:1,2; 96:1,3,4; 201:1,2; 313:1   Introd:            Every so often the world sits up and takes notice of Christianity.             Especially when it is claimed that a real miracle has taken place.             And then particularly when it's a miracle of healing. Every so often reports are heard of some amazing things.             Faith healers have been interviewed on current affairs programs.             There is...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 29 No. 38 – October 1984   Help Me Overcome My Unbelief   Sermon by Rev. L. A. Stokes, v.d.m. Mark 9:22b--24 Scripture Readings: James 1:1-12, John 20:24-29, Mark 9:14-29 Suggested Hymns: 439, 424, 460, 137   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ. DOUBT for most Christians is a dirty word.  Faith is our catchcry. Doubt isn't our thing.  It is seen as an enemy of faith. We know what the Bible says about doubt.  James says: "If a Christian lacks wisdom he should ask God for it.  But when he asks, he must believe and...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 30 No. 09 – March 1985   Don’t Panic; He Lives! (Easter Sermon)   Sermon by Rev. J. W. Deenick on Mark 16:3-6 Scripture lessons: Matthew 28, Revelation 1: 9-20 Suggested Hymns: 356; 360; 364; 305:6,7; Bow.402; 404.   Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, Possibly this is the most wonderful thing we can say about our Lord Jesus Christ, that He is the Author of Life.  We say about the Lord that He is the Lamb of God slain for the sins of the world; we say about Him that He is the Prince of...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 30 No. 23 – Jun 1985   Are You Ready For Eternity?   Sermon by Rev. K. Vethaak on Mark 8:36,37 (Suitable for a Guest Service) Reading: Mark 8:31-38)   In mid-1984, an unemployed security guard, named James Huberty, walked into a MacDonalds hamburger restaurant near San Diego in the United States. Waving a gun around, he ordered everyone inside to lie down.  And then he calmly fired bullet after bullet into his helpless victims, killing 21 of them and wounding many more. Twenty one people went to buy a big Mac on a hot Wednesday...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 40 No.43 – November 1995   Eternal Life: How Do You Get It?   Sermon by Rev. W. J. Bosker on Mark 10:17-27 Scripture Readings: Matthew 6:19-21; Mark 10:13-31 Suggested Hymns: BoW 57a; RejoySing-2: 355; RejoySing-1: 180; BoW 191; 331   Dear Congregation, Brothers and Sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ. The question this rich young man asks is a most important question: "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"  It's a question we all do well to ask.  Have you asked it?  Do you know the answer? Sadly, we live in days...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 32 No. 07 – Feb 1987   Christ As Reformer   Sermon by Rev.  A.  I.  de Graaf on Mark 11:15-17 Reading: Mal.  2:17-3:5; Mark 11:11-21; John 2:14-22 Singing: 284; 55; 140; 116; BoW.H.601; 280; BoW.H.901   The Christmas "season" is over again.  Quite a few people, mostly retailers, are rubbing their hands: it has been a good time for raking in the cash; the turnover has never been so good.  In the supermarkets and shops, the "houses of merchandise" people have done good business.  At times one could have thought one was in church: those...