Antioch Reformed Baptist Church

This sermon explores Psalm 5 as a declaration of confidence in God's character, highlighting the distinct contrast between the righteous and the wicked.

We are weak and surrounded by constant spiritual danger, therefore we must pray daily for God's protection, asking Him as our Good Shepherd to prevent us from entering into the power of temptation.

From Genesis 1.2 to 2.1 God brings form, fulness, light, and habitation to creation by the operation of His Spirit. From Genesis 3.6 to Revelation 21,22 God de-creates in judgment, but recreates in grace, bringing final and lasting form, fulness, light, and habitation by the operation of His Spirit in the redemption and consummation of all things.

This sermon explores Psalm 3, emphasizing that ultimate salvation and deliverance belong solely to the Lord.

We must continually seek God's forgiveness for our sins, acknowledging our debt, while also extending genuine forgiveness to others as Christ has forgiven us.

The Law and its perfect requirements drives us to the Gospel of grace and the redemption found only in Christ. The Gospel, once applied by the Holy Spirit, then sends us back to the Law to obey its commands as a rule of life, as children who delight in the God who gave it.

A call for a life of trustful waiting and joyful worship grounded in the certainty of God's mercy.

The message encourages looking beyond present suffering to the certainty of Christ's resurrection and eternal life.

The work of missions is to preach the gospel, make disciples, teach them, and organize them into local churches, in reliance upon the Holy Spirit, under the headship of Christ.

Fix your hope on Christ rather than comparing earthly fortunes with spiritual realities.

We are to pray for and trust God's provision in all things, living with gratitude, contentment, and dependence upon our heavenly Father.

An introduction and overview of covenant theology.

This psalm illustrates a believer's unwavering trust in God from youth through old age, highlighting divine sovereignty and the assurance of salvation.

The 15th Century saw the flowering of the Renaissance, as scholars, artists, and thinkers returned to the classical culture of Rome and Greece for inspiration and discovered the beauty, dignity, and worth of human life. They also discovered the Greek New Testament, saw the errors of the medieval church, and glory of Christ.

Encouragement to trust in God's covenant faithfulness and restful confidence in His constant presence.

Trees are associated in Scripture with the gift of life, God's provision for His people, and their worship of Him and dwelling with Him. Man misuses God's good gift for idolatrous purposes, but in the end, Christ, the Author of Life, died on a tree to give His people everlasting life, so that we might live with Him forever in Paradise.

When we pray for God's will to be done, we are asking that He would subdue our rebellious will so that we can serve Him wholeheartedly, with contentment and joy, in all things.

The sermon explores the dual reality of a believer's spiritual state, emphasizing that while salvation provides permanent judicial cleansing through Christ's blood, daily practical holiness requires ongoing repentance. Drawing primarily from Psalm 51 and 1 John 1:7-9, the message contrasts the temporary efficacy of worldly products with the eternal completeness of God's forgiveness. It assures listeners of their secure standing in God's hands, citing John 10:27-30 to demonstrate that no one can snatch them from His care. The preacher urges believers to flee from sin rather than debate it, relying on God's faithfulness for daily purification and strength. Ultimately, the teaching aims to ground the audience in the simplicity of the gospel foundation amidst complex theological structures.

The general equity of the Judicial Law of the Old Covenant is its non-specific value as it demonstrates principles of right behavior for the application of the Moral Law in the community life of God's covenant people, the church.

Praying, Your kingdom come, is our pleading with God to sanctify our own hearts, to build His church throughout the world, and return to establish His kingdom in everlasting glory.

The sermon emphasizes the absolute sufficiency of Christ for salvation, contrasting true faith in Him with the futile attempts to earn righteousness through human regulations and ascetic practices.

This sermon explores Psalm 66 as a call to joyful communal and individual worship, highlighting God's faithfulness, power, and protective care throughout history.

Prayer as the essential connection between God and those sent to spread the gospel.

The sermon emphasizes that true eternal life consists of knowing God and understanding one's own sinful nature through Scripture.

Every mountain in Scripture calls us to lift our eyes heavenward, to seek our God who meets His people in power, covenant, and grace. From Eden's garden heights to Sinai's thunder, from Zion's glory to Calvary's hill, the story of redemption ascends toward the heavenly Mount Zion, where God will dwell with His people forever.

The believer's deepest priority in prayer is a heart-felt desire for God's name to be honored and His holiness glorified above all else.

This sermon explores Psalm 127 to emphasize the absolute necessity of depending on God rather than relying on human effort.

The Law of God is often misunderstood, or assumed to be a negative thing that was only part of the Old Covenant. But the Law of God is good, because it was given by God. The Ceremonial Law was given as positive law application of the first table of the moral law for the Old Covenant. It prefigured Christ's work of redemption in many ways and still serves to add dimension and texture to His saving work.

Christian prayer flows from the awe-filled joy of adoption, as believers approach the Almighty with childlike love, resting in His fatherly care, while honoring His sovereign majesty.

This sermon examines Psalm 12 to address the challenge of maintaining faith in a society marked by deceit and moral decay.

God is not concerned with the abundance of our words, but with the sincerity of His child's heart in prayer.

The 15th Century saw the fall of Constantinople, the capital of the eastern Roman Empire. It was an event that shook the world in its day, and contributed to events that would shatter the peace of Christian Europe within 75 years.

From Eden to the New Jerusalem, the Bible reveals God's enduring plan to dwell with His people. The garden, patriarchal altars, tabernacle, and temple all foreshadow Christ, the true and living temple, culminating in the presence of God with His redeemed people in the everlasting Kingdom.

True prayer is the Christian speaking from the heart, to God as Father, with sincerity and love, hoping for nothing less than communion with the Almighty.

The Law of God is often misunderstood, or assumed to be a negative thing that was only part of the Old Covenant. But the Law of God is good, because it was given by God. The Moral Law was written on man's heart at creation, and is forever binding on all men, not for justification, but for the obedience we owe God as our Creator.

We must diligently guard our hearts so that we serve others out of love for God and for Christ's sake, not for the love of self and the praise of others.

The local church is God's ordained means for the spread of the gospel in the world. Therefore, guided by the Holy Spirit, missionaries are to be sent out by the local church.

The 14th Century was a time of great conflict for Christendom, the papal schism divided the church, the reforms of Wycliffe and Hus came to an end. The Scholastics debated philosophy in Latin. And the common people flocked to the Mystics, men and women who claimed to have heard from God a message of love without judgment, an accessible Savior, and a divine spark within every soul.

In that Day, Christ will slay the serpent, leave the city of destruction desolate, and assemble His elect from among the nations to worship in the Celestial City. Yet, until that Day, He remains the vigilant Keeper of His vineyard, atoning for our sin, disciplining us for sanctification, and preserving us for the Day of His glory.