Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church

It is a wonderful thing to be redeemed. In our sermon series on the Shorter Catechism, we have seen that man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever. We have seen that we fell from that, but that Christ has redeemed us to bring us back to God!

Today our sermon will be from Psalm 55. Psalm 55 will be our new Psalm of Focus to sing as we work our way through the part in Second Samuel where we have the account of the coup that Absalom raised up against his father David who was God's Anointed King.

Jesus Leads Through the Storm Mark 4:35-41 20 September 2026, 2:00 pm Ilia Korchagin

Man for God, God in Man Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 20 September 2026, 10:30 am Ilia Korchagin

Jesus on Trial Mark 14:53-65 13 September 2026, 2:00 pm Ilia Korchagin

Holiness Manifest Hebrews 9:1-10 13 September 2026, 10:30 am Ilia Korchagin

Today we are going to look at the second secondary benefit: peace of conscience. In Acts 24, Paul says that this is something he always laboured to possess.

We have been working our way through the book of 2 Samuel in our morning sermons. The focus of the section we are in now is the sin in David's home because of his sin. With chapter 13, we have seen the beginnings of these troubles, first with the rape of David's daughter Tamar by here half-brother Amnon, followed by the vigilante murder of Amnon by Absalom. Today, we take up chapter 14, we see David waffling and therefore easily manipulated.

Today we will begin looking at the secondary benefits we have in Christ in this life. We will consider the first of these: assurance of God's love.

Vengeance is something we almost always get wrong. Inappropriate vengeance causes perpetual conflict in countless individual relationships, families, and nations. Intrigue, violence, and carnage are the outcome. At the same time, a lack of appreciation for the proper exercise of vengeance has been every bit as destructive to our human family. It spreads the delusion that God will not judge. We desperately need to get vengeance in the right perspective. That is our subject today.

Today's subject is sanctification. Sanctification means that we are set apart to God—to live for Him.

Today, we will continue our sermon series in Samuel at 2 Samuel 13. We have seen David's great sin. Here we see the consequences in his oldest son, Amnon.

What a wonderful thing to know that even though we are sinners, God has fully accepted us through faith in Jesus Christ! But as we shall see this week, there is more than a mere acceptance! This week we will see that He also adopts us as His own sons!

It is often said today that a leader's personal life does not affect his ability to lead. This is not true at any level of leadership. 2 Sam 12:26-31 gives us some helpful instruction about that. Our text is the end of a literary sandwich that began in chapter 10 where you have one story inside of another story to associate them with each other.

Last week we began looking at the benefits we have from our redemption in this life. Now we are ready to look in more detail at the first benefit. You all like to be justified. It is something that everyone desires. It means that you are accepted and thought well of.

Today, we will continue our sermon series in 2 Samuel. We are in chapter 12. Last week, we saw how God graciously sent Nathan and delivered David from sin that had overtaken him. Today's reading (2 Sam 12:13-25) overlaps with last week's at David's confession. We are going to focus on the clear sense of God's mercy that David has.

Today in our sermon series on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, we come to question 32 which brings us to a new subdivision in the Catechism. It is true that we often lack an eternal perspective, but it is important to look at the blessing that we have from Christ in this life.

Last week, we looked at one of the most disappointing chapters in the Bible—2 Sam 11. Here, godly David uses the authority God gave him to advance his own sinful agenda. David's authority is seen in sending people to do whatever he wants. In chapter 12, which we take up today, it is now God who does the sending.

WSC Q-31: Effectual Calling Ezekiel 36:16-38 26 July 2026, 2:00 pm

David in the Iron Jaws of Lust 2 Samuel 11:1-27 26 July 2026, 10:30 am

WSC Q-30: The Spirit Joins Us to Christ by Giving Us Faith Ephesians 2:1-22 19 July 2026, 2:00 pm

Fill Your Church with True Worshippers Psalm 51:18-19 19 July 2026, 10:30 am

Where Do You Place Your Trust Philippians 3:1-7 12 July 2026, 2:00 pm Mr Jason Tucker

Rest for the Heavy Laden Matthew 11:25-30 12 July 2026, 10:30 am Mr. Jason Tucker

Beauty in the Ugly Isaiah 53:1-12 5 July 2026, 2:00 pm Mr. Jason Tucker

The Lord's Anointed Reigns Psalm 1 & Psalm 2 4 July 2026, 10:30 am Mr. Jason Tucker

WSC Q-29: Redemption Applied Titus 3:1-8 28 June 2026, 2:00 pm Question 29, our question today, introduces us to the work that God does to connect us to Jesus' redemption—it tells us that He applies it to us by His Spirit.

Open My Lips, O Lord Psalm 51:14-17 28 June 2026, 10:30 am Today, we will continue our sermon series in Psalm 51. This Psalm is a model prayer of confession for us when we are convicted of sin. It shows how to: seek mercy alone (1-2), make a full confession (3-6), ask for full forgiveness (7-9) and for full restoration (10-13). Today we look at verses 14-17.

Today in our Sermon Series on the Catechism, we have our second sermon on question 28. Question 28 deals with the exaltation of Christ.

In our morning services, I have been preaching through Psalm 51 in some detail. This is a part of our sermon series from 2 Samuel when David repented re. Bathsheba. This Psalm is very helpful for us when God has exposed our sin. It shows us what to ask for when we come to God. It is a perfect model, even what Jesus prays for when He prays for our salvation.

Today with Q. 22, we are presented with a problem—how could God become flesh?

Today, we come to 2 Samuel 8. Here, we are given a summary of how God gives His anointed King dominion in the world. What we see with David being brought to full measure and fulfillment in Christ as He takes dominion of the whole world. In Him, all nations are blessed.

This week I want to focus on the second part of the answer to Q. 21 where it is emphasized that He is one person who is both God and man. Our scripture is John 1:1-18.