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The sermon recounts a missionary's struggle to communicate the gospel to an unreached tribe, highlighting the progression from linguistic barriers to spiritual opposition and finally to cultural skepticism. The speaker describes how demonic forces blinded the minds of the listeners, preventing them from accepting the truth despite the missionary's fluency in their language. This impasse was broken not by human argument, but by God's intervention through miraculous signs, including a man rising from the dead and visions that confirmed the missionary's testimony. These events served as divine validation, overcoming the tribe's disbelief and leading to genuine conversions that endured for decades. The narrative challenges the theological assumption that such sign gifts are limited to the early church, asserting instead that God uses them in any era when there is a need to establish the truth among unreached people.

How does satan use your sensuous desires against you? How can a christian experience victory over the devil's temptations with these desires? The answer is here.

Will you believe upon Jesus Christ? Who do men say that He is? The world is no fan of Jesus Christ, you dare not listen to it regarding who they think Jesus is. You must not make shallow judgments regarding who He is, basing what you think on what the Government, your parents, friends or neighbors think. Judge with a righteous judgment, consider what He Himself says, and Who sent Him by picking up the Bible and reading for yourself, that believing you may have life in His name!

In Luke 9:37-50, Charles Sebold follows Jesus and His disciples down from the Mount of Transfiguration, where on the very next day everything goes wrong. In fourteen verses the disciples fail four times, and every failure springs from the same root: they want the glory of the mountain but not the road to Jerusalem. First, the nine cannot cast out a demon from a father's only child, though Jesus had given them authority over all demons. Echoing Moses descending Sinai, Jesus rebukes a "faithless and twisted generation" in the words of Deuteronomy 32, then gives the boy back to his father, and all see the majesty Peter later testified to. Second, while the crowd marvels, Jesus tells them plainly that the Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men; the saying is concealed from them, and they are afraid to ask. Understanding the cross is a gift of God, yet the disciples remain responsible for their fear, for God's sovereignty and human responsibility both stand. Third, they argue over which of them is greatest, and Jesus sets a child at His side, one with no status who can do nothing for anyone, teaching that whoever receives such a one in His name receives Him and the Father, and that the least is the great one. Fourth, John tries to stop an outsider casting out demons in Jesus' name because he "does not follow with us," and Jesus answers as Moses did about Eldad and Medad: be strict about Christ but generous about the borders of our own circle. The disciples would not learn this until the cross, where the truly great One became the least for people arguing about rank. Who is the child Jesus is setting beside you this week?

With Psalm 8:1–9; Hebrews 1:1–14; Revelation 12:7–12, and with Article 12 of the Belgic Confession, we learn God created out of nothing the heavens and earth and all creatures with the purpose of glorifying Himself. Pastor Martijn Heijboer preaches the Earth in service of its Creator, angels in service of their Creator, and demons in rebellion against their Creator.

The sermon examines Jesus' response to the Pharisees' demand for a miraculous sign, identifying the resurrection as the ultimate proof of His authority. It contrasts the reluctant obedience of Jonah and the seeking of the Queen of Sheba with the rejection of Jesus by the religious leaders, highlighting the greater responsibility of those who witness His works. The teaching warns that a life cleansed of sin but not filled with the Holy Spirit remains vulnerable to spiritual attack, resulting in a worse final state. Finally, it redefines true kinship not by biological ties but by spiritual obedience to God's will, establishing the disciples as Jesus' true family.

The 5:00 worship service will be Hebrews 1.14 with guidance from Belgic Confession Article 12 as we look at angels and demons. There are spiritual beings all around us all the time. The Lord uses angels to help us. How? Come Sunday night for more. ---------- October 18, 2026 EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE Responsive Reading of Matthew 8:28-34 Scripture Reading: Hebrews 1:1-14 Confessional Reading: Belgic Confession Article 12 Text: Hebrews 1:14 Sermon: "Angels Watching Over Us" Theme: God created the angels, assigning them to be our helpers in the warfare of this life 1. God's act of creation is for His glory 2. God's working of providence is for our good 3. The angels He made – for now – to be our helpers 4. And good thing because every demon is against us

In this evening message, Pastor Rockhill continues his study of the parables of Jesus, turning from Luke to Matthew's record of the wise and foolish builders in the closing words of the Sermon on the Mount. His central burden is that genuine saving faith is never mere profession but is demonstrated by a life of obedience to the will of the Father. Drawing on the sobering warning that precedes the parable, he reminds the congregation that even those who prophesy, cast out demons, and perform wonders may still hear Christ say, "I never knew you." Pastor Rockhill shows that both the wise and the foolish man hear the same words of Christ; the difference lies in whether they believe and obey. The wise man builds upon the rock of the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ, the only foundation that can withstand the storms of trial, suffering, and the final judgment. The foolish man, concerned only with outward appearance and his own glory, builds upon sand, and his house collapses in great ruin. The doctrine pressed home is that true faith rests wholly upon Christ and bears the fruit of love and obedience by the power of the Holy Spirit. Pastor Rockhill applies this searchingly, calling each hearer to examine whether they merely hear with the ears or truly receive the word in the heart. As the congregation prepares to come to the Lord's table, he urges them to build their lives upon the sure and certain rock of Christ, that their faith may remain secure when the storms inevitably come.

Who can this be ? The Son of the Most High God. Isaiah 65:1-5; Luke 8:26-39 October 18, 2026

This sermon examines the founding of the church in Philippi as recorded in Acts 16, highlighting the conversion of Lydia, the demon-possessed slave girl, and the Philippian jailer. It emphasizes that salvation is a gift of grace received through faith, illustrated by the immediate water baptism that follows belief for each convert. The narrative contrasts the jailer's despair with Paul and Silas's praise in prison, demonstrating that Christian joy is authentic and independent of external circumstances. This testimony of suffering and rejoicing serves as a powerful witness, leading the jailer to ask how to be saved and resulting in the salvation of his entire household. The passage establishes the theological foundation for the later letter to the Philippians, where the theme of rejoicing in the Lord despite hardship is central.