Tag: prayer

  • Two Friends and a Neighbor

    Two Friends and a Neighbor

      Scripture Readings: Jeremiah 29:10-14; Luke 11:5-13 (text) January 18, 2015 • Download this sermon (PDF) Introduction Congregation of Christ: Today, we continue with our series on the Parables of Jesus. Last week, we studied the Parable of the Two Judges and a Widow or the Persistent Widow. This is about persevering in prayer until…

  • Two Judges and a Widow

    Two Judges and a Widow

      Scripture Readings: Psalm 22:1-5; Luke 18:1-8 (text) January 11, 2015 • Pasig Covenant Reformed Church • Trinity Covenant Reformed Church (Imus) • Download this sermon (PDF) Introduction Congregation of Christ: Today, as we continue our series on the Parables of Jesus, we will study what is popularly known as the Parable of the Persistent…

  • Sermon Series on Prayer

    Sermon Series on Prayer

    Today (February 10, 2013), we come to the last portion of the third part of the Heidelberg Catechism, which is about sanctification or living as citizens of God’s kingdom. The first part of sanctification is the explanation of the moral law, the Ten Commandments. The second part is about prayer, which we begin today.

  • A Puritan Prayer on the Lord’s Day

    A Puritan Prayer on the Lord’s Day

    Give me in rich abundance the blessings the Lord’s Day was designed to impart; May my heart be fast bound against worldly thoughts or cares; Flood my mind with peace beyond understanding.

  • Chosen, Not to Be Frozen, But …

    Chosen, Not to Be Frozen, But …

    Our Lord Jesus says that there is no “frozen chosen,” because he has chosen you and ordained you to bear much fruit. Instead, you are the “brazen chosen”: bold, zealous and fiery in bearing good fruit for Christ.

  • Two Prayers, Two Answers, and an Ominous Ending

    Two Prayers, Two Answers, and an Ominous Ending

    How did God hear Hezekiah’s prayers for forgiveness and salvation? Only through the fulfillment of God’s promise to his father David: the Son of David who would sit on his father’s throne forever, whose kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom. Jesus the Messiah would teach us that he is the One who saves his people from…

  • A Pastor’s Prayer for His Church

    A Pastor’s Prayer for His Church

    As true brotherly love increases and abounds more and more, it is also accompanied by “knowledge and all discernment.” It is not blind love. We do not love for the sake of love, just as we do not unite for the sake of unity.