Tag: John 10
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The Christian’s Four Assurances
Jeremiah 32:36-41; John 10:28-30 (text); Romans 8:30-39 February 7, 2016 • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved congregation of Christ: About twenty years ago, I taught a high school Bible class at a school for missionary children in the Philippines. Sometime after teaching the doctrines of grace to the class, including the perseverance of the…
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5 Sermons on God’s Salvation Plan in John 10
John Chapter 10 is a chapter rich in theology. In addition to the doctrine of the divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ, this chapter is a gold mine of the “doctrines of grace” – how a person is saved only by God’s grace alone in Christ alone, according to God’s sovereignty alone. Date Sermon…
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The Shepherd’s Call
Isaiah 43:1-3a; Hosea 11:1-2;John 10:3-5, 16-17, 27 (text) February 1, 2016 • Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: When the pastor preaches the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to a congregation, there are people who respond positively, and with interest, and later come to faith. But there are also many who have…
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“The Good Shepherd Lays Down His Life for the Sheep”
Ezekiel 34:22-24; John 10:11, 15-18 (text) January 25, 2016 (Big Springs URC & ZCRC Pasig) • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved congregation of Christ: On October 6, 1973, as I was looking forward to the last few days of my college years, news broke out that Egypt and Syria attacked Israel simultaneously on two…
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“I Know My Own and My Own Know Me”
Deuteronomy 7:6-11; John 10:1-30; John 10:3-4, 14, 27 (texts) January 17, 2016 (Big Springs URC and ZCRC Pasig) • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear Congregation of Christ: As I was listening to one of the lectures yesterday at the Annual Conference of Westminster Seminary in Escondido, California, I was struck by the lecturer’s Top 10…
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“The LORD is My Good Shepherd”
Readings: Psalm 23:1-6 (text); John 10:11-16 July 5, 2015 • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear Congregation of Christ: I was raised in a church where we had annual Vacation Bible Schools. The little children memorized short verses, while the bigger kids memorized passages such as The Apostles’ Creed, The Lord’s Prayer, Ten Commandments, Beatitudes, and Psalm…
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The Works of the Good Shepherd
Text: John 10:25-29 Scripture Readings: John 10:1-15; Zechariah 13:7-9; Jeremiah 23:1-3 Confessional Reading: Canons of Dort V Articles 7, 9 © April 6, 2014 (Pasig Covenant Reformed Church) •  Download this sermon (PDF) Introduction Beloved congregation of Christ: Thus far, we have studied the first Four Heads of Doctrine of the Canons of Dort. From…
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“Fear God and Keep His Commandments”
If you’re one of the sheep of Jesus, you would follow his voice, his words, and his commandments. If you don’t, then it means you’re not one of his sheep. There is no such thing as sheep who don’t follow Jesus’ commandments.
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His Life for His Sheep
The Bible says that Jesus accomplished the salvation of those whom the Father has chosen. He did not just make possible salvation to all—sheep and goats alike—but he actually saved all the sheep. His death is always spoken of as actually making full satisfaction of the justice of God on behalf of the elect. Thus,…
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The Stray Sheep in the Mountains
To rescue his lost sheep, Jesus became one of them, a meek and obedient Lamb of God who gave himself as a sacrifice on the cross: “Like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth†(Isa 53:7).