Jesus Confronts The Heart & Heals The Helpless
Matthew Series | Matthew 14:34-15:28 | Pastor Duane Smets
This week is an exegetical sermon on Matthew 14:34-15:28 where Jesus calls some old pastors weeds and blind guides and then later calls a woman a dog. This sermon takes a close look at the nature of evil deeds, the heart, what does and doesn’t make one defiled before God, and how God wants us to come to him. This sermon was originally preached on June 6th, 2010 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
The Kingdom of the King and His Mission
Matthew Series | Matthew 5:2-16 | Pastor Duane Smets
This is an exegetical sermon looking each of the beatitudes and Jesus two illustrations about spreading them. This sermon was originally preached on November 1st, 2009 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
Reformation Day 09
Today is Reformation Day.
It gets marked so because on October 31st, 1517, Martin Luther nailed up his 95 theses on the door of Wittenburg. This event brought legitimacy to many of the things which had been brewing for many years leading up to that point in the church and it helped set the stage for many other pastors and theologians to carry on the work and the ministry of the gospel.
The reformation is truly not at all about Martin Luther, but about the gospel and the many who had a hand spreading it and making it the focal point of the church…it was literally hundreds of pastors who together brought about the reformation. For sure, Luther, Calvin, and John Knox were some of the heavy hitters but there were many other less well known men and some in between. Men like John Wycliffe, John Huss, Thomas Cramner and Oliver Cromwell.
To learn more about the reformation from us see:
Sermon – Reformation Sunday 2009 by Ted McCann
Sermon – The Five Solas by Pastor Duane Smets
Blog – Revelation and Reformation by Pastor Duane Smets
In past years I have written blogs or preached on Luther the Five Solas. This year is John Calvin’s 500th birthday, so I thought I’d let him guest blog for us this reformation day. Many of you have heard brief quotes here and there from him…here is a chance for you to read a piece from him for yourself.
Revelation and Reformation
For most in my city…San Diego, CA…the über culture of the ever cool west, this week is all about the pumpkin’ slinging, candy tokin’, door knockin’, party drinkin’, dress up day of the year. Some call it Halloween, All Soul/Saints Day, the Day of the Dead, or Samhain…but for a rare few others, October 31st and the week of October 31st has nothing to do with any of these thing but rather to do with the heart of the gospel of Jesus Christ itself. For these rare few, it is known as Reformation Day. In honor of Reformation Day this year, I devote this entry to the word “revealed” in Romans 1:17.
Oct. 31st – Reformation Day
On October 31st, 1517 Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the door Wittenburg which ignited “The Reformation” across Jesus’ church. From this Sovereign work of God’s Spirit the follow principles and convictions resulted…
Salvation is by
1) Grace Alone
2) Through Faith Alone
4) In Jesus Christ Alone
4) Revealed in Scripture Alone
5) For the Glory of God Alone
The Five Solas | Sermon | Pastor Duane
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We look forward with excitement to the celebration of this special Christian holiday very dear to the tradition of The Resolved Church.
Justification by Faith
This is part III of an exegetical sermon on Romans 1:16-17 titled, Justification by Faith and looks at the meanings of the words justification, revealed, and faith in how they relate to the gospel. Special attention is paid to Martin Luther’s understanding on this verse. This is a classical Reformed presentation of the doctrine of justification by faith. This sermon was originally preached by Pastor Duane Smets on May 22nd, 2005 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA. Audio unavailable.
