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Kim preekt uit Efeze en belicht ‘wandelen’ als thema voor de beginjaren van
de Gemeente. John en Anna Kay wandelden met mensen - zowel fysiek als
geestelijk. Kim en Chris hebben dat voorbeeld overgenomen toen zij van
2008-2012 met de Haskells samenwerkten.
Daniel preekt uit Handelingen om de kernbegrippen ‘vreugde’, ‘eenheid’ en
‘eenvoud’ te belichten met een verwijzing naar het doel van Gemeente-zijn
zoals dat in Efeze 4 wordt uitgewerkt.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65045445Sun, 23 Mar 2025 11:01:00 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteKim Kuhr en Daniel Boyd geven ieder een lezing tijdens dit 25-jarig jubileum van de Evangelische Baptistengemeente Bergen op Zoom. Kim preekt uit Efeze en belicht ‘wandelen’ als thema voor de beginjaren van de Gemeente. John en Anna Kay wandelden... van de Evangelische Baptistengemeente Bergen op Zoom.
Kim preekt uit Efeze en belicht ‘wandelen’ als thema voor de beginjaren van
de Gemeente. John en Anna Kay wandelden met mensen - zowel fysiek als
geestelijk. Kim en Chris hebben dat voorbeeld overgenomen toen zij van
2008-2012 met de Haskells samenwerkten.
Daniel preekt uit Handelingen om de kernbegrippen ‘vreugde’, ‘eenheid’ en
‘eenvoud’ te belichten met een verwijzing naar het doel van Gemeente-zijn
zoals dat in Efeze 4 wordt uitgewerkt.]]>2784danielboyd,ebgjubileum,kimkuhrfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-03-daniel-boyd-wij-zijn-zijn-maaksel--64914605https://docs.google.com/presen...
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Baptistengemeente2776danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-10-daniel-boyd-verdrukking-en-vertroosting-dat-ons-leert-vertrouwen-2-korinthiers-1-3-11--57340911https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57340911Sun, 22 Oct 2023 08:55:41 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente3173danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-10-erjan-nahuys-een-voor-allen-allen-voor-een--57238877https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57238877Sun, 15 Oct 2023 09:00:12 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2145falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-10-daniel-boyd-het-koninkrijk-9-de-geheimenissen-van-het-koninkrijk--57152160https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57152160Sun, 08 Oct 2023 09:05:42 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente3058danielboyd,hetkoninkrijkfalse9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-10-daniel-boyd-het-koninkrijk-8-het-koninkrijk-is-nabijgekomen-deel-2--57013001https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57013001Sun, 01 Oct 2023 09:09:03 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2801danielboyd,hetkoninkrijkfalse8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-9-daniel-boyd-het-koninkrijk-7-het-koninkrijk-is-nabijgekomen--56915125https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56915125Sun, 24 Sep 2023 09:08:12 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2378danielboyd,hetkoninkrijkfalse7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-9-daniel-boyd-het-koninkrijk-6-van-kwaad-tot-erger-tot-heerlijkheid--56829215https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56829215Sun, 17 Sep 2023 09:02:04 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente3543danielboyd,hetkoninkrijkfalse6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-09-daniel-boyd-jona-zomerserie-5--56750994https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56750994Sun, 10 Sep 2023 08:54:55 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2777danielboyd,jonazomerseriefalse5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-09-daniel-boyd-jona-zomerserie-4--56673597https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56673597Sun, 03 Sep 2023 09:15:25 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2596danielboyd,jonazomerseriefalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-08-daniel-boyd-jona-zomerserie-3--56525787https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56525787Sun, 20 Aug 2023 08:57:16 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2714danielboyd,jonazomerseriefalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-08-daniel-boyd-jona-zomerserie-2--56454106https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56454106Sun, 13 Aug 2023 09:15:59 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente1934danielboyd,jonazomerseriefalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-08-bas-van-de-bosch-heilig-is-de-heere-god-de-almachtige--56382559https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56382559Sun, 06 Aug 2023 08:56:37 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2881falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-07-daniel-boyd-jona-zomerserie-1--56304408https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56304408Sun, 30 Jul 2023 09:08:46 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteHelaas een slechte opname. Volgende week beter!3138danielboyd,jonazomerseriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-7-wim-radings-zo-moet-men-ons-beschouwen--56117050https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56117050Sun, 16 Jul 2023 08:02:00 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente1744falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-07-familiedienst--56039922https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56039922Sun, 09 Jul 2023 09:49:55 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteFamilidienst88falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-07-daniel-boyd-het-koninkrijk-5-gods-verbond-en-plan-met-israel-deel-2--55760609https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55760609Sun, 02 Jul 2023 09:02:21 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2846danielboyd,hetkoninkrijkfalse5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-06-daniel-boyd-het-koninkrijk-4-gods-verbond-en-plan-met-israel--54957405Gods verbond en plan met Israël
Exodus 19; Leviticus 26; Deuteronomium 4 & 28-30

God zal... dat is het thema in de verbondsbeloften die wij met Noach, Abraham, David en in de profeten tegenkomen. God heeft onvoorwaardelijk, eenzijdig en eeuwig belooft. Hij garandeert Zijn trouw en redding. Met het volk Israël is er ook een verbond gesloten op de berg Sinaï en het is belangrijk om de discontinuïteit op te merken en dan ook te weten waarom dit verbond anders is. God heeft een speciale bedoeling en plan met Israël... een bijzondere bedoeling!

Gods Verbond met Israël {Exodus 19}
1. Abrahams nageslacht in Egypte (zie Genesis 15:13-16)
2. God roept Mozes terug naar Egypte (Exodus 3:6-10)
3. God belooft Zijn volk te redden (Exodus 4:29-31; 6:1-8)
4. God breekt de wil van Egypte en verlost Zijn volk (Exodus 7-14)
5. Mozes bemiddelt Gods verbond met Zijn volk (Exodus 19:3-8)

Op de berg Sinaï wordt het volk “uit alle volken Mijn persoonlijk eigendom.” Zij worden voor God een “koninkrijk van priesters en een heilig volk.” Gods voorwaarde is dat zij “Mijn stem gehoorzaamt en Mijn verbond in acht neemt.” Het volk belooft dit te zullen doen.

Israël wijkt al snel af (Exodus 32:7-14)
Mozes bemiddelt en pleit op grond van:
1. Gods plan met Zijn volk 11-12
2. Gods verbondsbelofte aan Abraham. (v.13)

De HEERE formeert het nageslacht van Abraham tot een koninkrijk van priesters, dat voor Hem apart gezet wordt als Zijn persoonlijk eigendom. Een nationale identiteit, socio-economische blauwdruk en religieuze feesten en rituelen, met het aardse doel om tot zegen en getuigenis voor alle volken te zijn.

Gods Verbond met Israël {Leviticus 26}
6. Zegening op gehoorzaamheid (1-13; zie 26:46 - dit is het Sinaïtisch verbond)
7. Vervloeking na ongehoorzaamheid (14–39)
8. Herstel na bekering tot God (40-45)
inclusief: “Ik zal denken aan het land.” (42b)

God blijft ondanks de zekerheid van Israëls ongehoorzaamheid trouw aan Zijn verbondsbelofte. (42, 44)

Gods Sinaïtisch verbond met Israël is gerelateerd aan Gods verbondsbelofte aan Abraham. Israëls nationale identiteit en zegen in het beloofde land is voorwaardelijk verbonden aan hun gehoorzaamheid en trouw aan hun God.

Citaat: “Gehoorzaamheid aan de Sinaïtische wet was nooit bedoeld als de weg naar Verlossing, maar als het juiste antwoord op de Verlossing die al is ontvangen.” (Daniel Blok)

Conclusie:
God is trouw.
en Hij leert ons terugkeren.
1 Johannes 1:9-10]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54957405Sun, 25 Jun 2023 08:57:10 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteHET KONINKRIJK Gods verbond en plan met Israël Exodus 19; Leviticus 26; Deuteronomium 4 & 28-30 God zal... dat is het thema in de verbondsbeloften die wij met Noach, Abraham, David en in de profeten tegenkomen. God heeft onvoorwaardelijk,...Gods verbond en plan met Israël
Exodus 19; Leviticus 26; Deuteronomium 4 & 28-30

God zal... dat is het thema in de verbondsbeloften die wij met Noach, Abraham, David en in de profeten tegenkomen. God heeft onvoorwaardelijk, eenzijdig en eeuwig belooft. Hij garandeert Zijn trouw en redding. Met het volk Israël is er ook een verbond gesloten op de berg Sinaï en het is belangrijk om de discontinuïteit op te merken en dan ook te weten waarom dit verbond anders is. God heeft een speciale bedoeling en plan met Israël... een bijzondere bedoeling!

Gods Verbond met Israël {Exodus 19}
1. Abrahams nageslacht in Egypte (zie Genesis 15:13-16)
2. God roept Mozes terug naar Egypte (Exodus 3:6-10)
3. God belooft Zijn volk te redden (Exodus 4:29-31; 6:1-8)
4. God breekt de wil van Egypte en verlost Zijn volk (Exodus 7-14)
5. Mozes bemiddelt Gods verbond met Zijn volk (Exodus 19:3-8)

Op de berg Sinaï wordt het volk “uit alle volken Mijn persoonlijk eigendom.” Zij worden voor God een “koninkrijk van priesters en een heilig volk.” Gods voorwaarde is dat zij “Mijn stem gehoorzaamt en Mijn verbond in acht neemt.” Het volk belooft dit te zullen doen.

Israël wijkt al snel af (Exodus 32:7-14)
Mozes bemiddelt en pleit op grond van:
1. Gods plan met Zijn volk 11-12
2. Gods verbondsbelofte aan Abraham. (v.13)

De HEERE formeert het nageslacht van Abraham tot een koninkrijk van priesters, dat voor Hem apart gezet wordt als Zijn persoonlijk eigendom. Een nationale identiteit, socio-economische blauwdruk en religieuze feesten en rituelen, met het aardse doel om tot zegen en getuigenis voor alle volken te zijn.

Gods Verbond met Israël {Leviticus 26}
6. Zegening op gehoorzaamheid (1-13; zie 26:46 - dit is het Sinaïtisch verbond)
7. Vervloeking na ongehoorzaamheid (14–39)
8. Herstel na bekering tot God (40-45)
inclusief: “Ik zal denken aan het land.” (42b)

God blijft ondanks de zekerheid van Israëls ongehoorzaamheid trouw aan Zijn verbondsbelofte. (42, 44)

Gods Sinaïtisch verbond met Israël is gerelateerd aan Gods verbondsbelofte aan Abraham. Israëls nationale identiteit en zegen in het beloofde land is voorwaardelijk verbonden aan hun gehoorzaamheid en trouw aan hun God.

Citaat: “Gehoorzaamheid aan de Sinaïtische wet was nooit bedoeld als de weg naar Verlossing, maar als het juiste antwoord op de Verlossing die al is ontvangen.” (Daniel Blok)

Conclusie:
God is trouw.
en Hij leert ons terugkeren.
1 Johannes 1:9-10]]>3060danielboyd,hetkoninkrijkfalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-06-vaderdag-2023--54491084https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54491084Sun, 18 Jun 2023 09:00:07 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteGenesis 62530danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-06-daniel-boyd-het-koninkrijk-3-gods-rode-draad-in-zijn-beloften--54236893Genesis 6-9; 12-17; 2 Samuel 7; Jeremia 31:31-34; 32:26-41

Beloften zijn belangrijk. En de hoopgevende belofte van God die in Genesis 3:15 wordt gegeven is maar het begin van wat God belooft dat Hij zal doen. Waar we het vana=ochtend over zullen hebben is een belangrijk onderwerp dat moet beginnen met een correcte definitie van belangrijk Bijbels concept: het verbond.Hoopgevende Beloften
1. Citaat: "“Het meest diepgaande en diep briljante concept van het Hebreeuwse wereldbeeld is het concept van de berit tussen God en zijn uitverkoren volk. In het Engels vertaald als 'verbond', ligt de betekenis van het woord dichter bij 'belofte' of 'zweren'.” (Richard Hooker)
In de Bijbel erkennen wij dat God heel specifiek aan het werk gaat en vaak met veel woorden en herhalingen uitlegt hoe Hij zijn beloften en plan openbaart. We mogen het volgende zeggen over Gods beloften:
1. God belooft onvoorwaardelijk
2. God belooft met eeuwig garantie
3. God belooft op basis van genade

Gods verbond met Noach - Genesis 6:18a & 8:20-9:17
1. God belooft om nooit weer d.m.v. een wereldwijde vloed de mens te straffen.
2. God geeft het teken van de regenboog tussen “Mij en u, en alle levende wezens… en de aarde.” (9:12-13)
3. De eenzijdige belofte van God reikt tot in eeuwigheid, (9:12b, 16) en bewijst Gods genade.
4. Noach laat zien dat hij onvolmaakt heerst. (9:20-27)

God verbond met Abram - Genesis 12-17
1. God zal Abram een land wijzen, en belooft hem tot een groot volk te maken en Abram en alle volkeren door hem te zegenen. (12:2-3)
2. God belooft onvoorwaardelijk om Abram te zegenen en bevestigt Zijn verbond. (15:7-21)
3. Abram gelooft God en Hij rekent het als rechtvaardigheid. (15:6)
4. Abram laat zien dat hij onvolmaakt regeert door op eigen inzicht te leunen. (12:14-20; 16:1-16)
5. God geeft het teken van naamsveranderingen en besnijdenis om Gods belofte in acht te nemen. (17:1-14)
6. God belofte is eeuwig en uit Abraham en Sara zullen volken en koningen van volken komen. (17:6-8)

In Genesis 49 wordt Abrahams kleinzoon, Juda, door Izak gezegend. “De scepter zal van Juda niet wijken en evenmin de heerserstaf van tussen zijn voeten, totdat Silo komt, en Hem zullen de volken gehoorzamen.” (10)

God verbond met David - 2 Samuel 7
1. God belooft om Davids huis te bouwen en zijn koningschap eeuwig te bevestigen. (7:12-17)
2. De belofte aan David is eeuwig en onvoorwaardelijk. (7:13; zie Jesaja 55:3)
3. De toepassing is op Salamo (zie vers 14-15), maar ook op één die na Salamo zal komen. (7:16; zie Ezechiël 37:24-28)

Gods verbonden met Israël - Jeremia 31:31-34 & 32:26-41
1. God belooft een nieuw verbond met Israël dat verschilt met het Sinaïtisch verbond dat het volk verbroken heeft. (31:31-32)
2. Gods belofte is eeuwig, onvoorwaardelijk en op basis van Zijn genade en vergeving. (31:34; zie 32:26-41)
3. Dit nieuwe verbond is niet zoals het verbond dat met Israël is gesloten bij de berg Sinaï. (31:32)
4. God bevestigt in het nieuwe verbond ook de landbelofte aan Israël. (31:38-40)
5. Het eerste verbond dat God door Mozes aan Israël heeft gegeven was niet onvoorwaardelijk (en ook niet eenzijdig), niet eeuwig en niet genadig.

Gods hoopvolle belofte in Genesis 3:15 krijgt steeds meer vorm met beloften aan Noach, Abraham en David. Er zal een Koning uit het nageslacht van Abraham en David op de troon zitten. Wanneer Israël het Sinaïtisch verbond verbreekt maakt God nieuwe onvoorwaardelijk en eeuwig beloften.


God is trouw. ook wanneer wij ontrouw zijn. Romeinen 3:3-4]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54236893Sun, 11 Jun 2023 09:07:39 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteHET KONINKRIJK | Gods Rode Draad in Zijn Beloften Genesis 6-9; 12-17; 2 Samuel 7; Jeremia 31:31-34; 32:26-41 Beloften zijn belangrijk. En de hoopgevende belofte van God die in Genesis 3:15 wordt gegeven is maar het begin van wat God belooft dat Hij...Genesis 6-9; 12-17; 2 Samuel 7; Jeremia 31:31-34; 32:26-41

Beloften zijn belangrijk. En de hoopgevende belofte van God die in Genesis 3:15 wordt gegeven is maar het begin van wat God belooft dat Hij zal doen. Waar we het vana=ochtend over zullen hebben is een belangrijk onderwerp dat moet beginnen met een correcte definitie van belangrijk Bijbels concept: het verbond.Hoopgevende Beloften
1. Citaat: "“Het meest diepgaande en diep briljante concept van het Hebreeuwse wereldbeeld is het concept van de berit tussen God en zijn uitverkoren volk. In het Engels vertaald als 'verbond', ligt de betekenis van het woord dichter bij 'belofte' of 'zweren'.” (Richard Hooker)
In de Bijbel erkennen wij dat God heel specifiek aan het werk gaat en vaak met veel woorden en herhalingen uitlegt hoe Hij zijn beloften en plan openbaart. We mogen het volgende zeggen over Gods beloften:
1. God belooft onvoorwaardelijk
2. God belooft met eeuwig garantie
3. God belooft op basis van genade

Gods verbond met Noach - Genesis 6:18a & 8:20-9:17
1. God belooft om nooit weer d.m.v. een wereldwijde vloed de mens te straffen.
2. God geeft het teken van de regenboog tussen “Mij en u, en alle levende wezens… en de aarde.” (9:12-13)
3. De eenzijdige belofte van God reikt tot in eeuwigheid, (9:12b, 16) en bewijst Gods genade.
4. Noach laat zien dat hij onvolmaakt heerst. (9:20-27)

God verbond met Abram - Genesis 12-17
1. God zal Abram een land wijzen, en belooft hem tot een groot volk te maken en Abram en alle volkeren door hem te zegenen. (12:2-3)
2. God belooft onvoorwaardelijk om Abram te zegenen en bevestigt Zijn verbond. (15:7-21)
3. Abram gelooft God en Hij rekent het als rechtvaardigheid. (15:6)
4. Abram laat zien dat hij onvolmaakt regeert door op eigen inzicht te leunen. (12:14-20; 16:1-16)
5. God geeft het teken van naamsveranderingen en besnijdenis om Gods belofte in acht te nemen. (17:1-14)
6. God belofte is eeuwig en uit Abraham en Sara zullen volken en koningen van volken komen. (17:6-8)

In Genesis 49 wordt Abrahams kleinzoon, Juda, door Izak gezegend. “De scepter zal van Juda niet wijken en evenmin de heerserstaf van tussen zijn voeten, totdat Silo komt, en Hem zullen de volken gehoorzamen.” (10)

God verbond met David - 2 Samuel 7
1. God belooft om Davids huis te bouwen en zijn koningschap eeuwig te bevestigen. (7:12-17)
2. De belofte aan David is eeuwig en onvoorwaardelijk. (7:13; zie Jesaja 55:3)
3. De toepassing is op Salamo (zie vers 14-15), maar ook op één die na Salamo zal komen. (7:16; zie Ezechiël 37:24-28)

Gods verbonden met Israël - Jeremia 31:31-34 & 32:26-41
1. God belooft een nieuw verbond met Israël dat verschilt met het Sinaïtisch verbond dat het volk verbroken heeft. (31:31-32)
2. Gods belofte is eeuwig, onvoorwaardelijk en op basis van Zijn genade en vergeving. (31:34; zie 32:26-41)
3. Dit nieuwe verbond is niet zoals het verbond dat met Israël is gesloten bij de berg Sinaï. (31:32)
4. God bevestigt in het nieuwe verbond ook de landbelofte aan Israël. (31:38-40)
5. Het eerste verbond dat God door Mozes aan Israël heeft gegeven was niet onvoorwaardelijk (en ook niet eenzijdig), niet eeuwig en niet genadig.

Gods hoopvolle belofte in Genesis 3:15 krijgt steeds meer vorm met beloften aan Noach, Abraham en David. Er zal een Koning uit het nageslacht van Abraham en David op de troon zitten. Wanneer Israël het Sinaïtisch verbond verbreekt maakt God nieuwe onvoorwaardelijk en eeuwig beloften.


God is trouw. ook wanneer wij ontrouw zijn. Romeinen 3:3-4]]>3127danielboyd,hetkoninkrijkfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-06-bas-van-den-bosch-het-zaad-van-god--54088898https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54088898Sun, 04 Jun 2023 09:09:45 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente4081falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-05-daniel-boyd-het-koninkrijk-2-genesis-3-15-en-pinksteren--54021053Handelingen 2:1-41; Genesis 3:15; Psalm 16, 110 en 132

Ik had het plan om vandaag met het volgende pictogram te beginnen op de tijdlijn: Noach. Maar ik kan het toch niet laten om op Pinksteren Handelingen 2 toch onder de loep te nemen. Ik ontdekte dat de preek van Petrus heel mooi aansluit bij het begin dat wij vorige week gemaakt hebben. Genesis 3:15 geeft ons een vooruitblik van een zaad dat geboren zal worden uit Eva; Handelingen 2 geeft ons een mooie preek die uitlegt dat Jezus, de gekruisigde en opgestane Messias de vervulling is van deze belofte. En de uitstorting van de Heilige Geest is daar het bewijs en teken van. Ook al loopt het niet naar mijn planning, zullen we vanochtend toch even stilstaan bij deze allereerste 'Christelijke' preek van Petrus, die de profeet Joël citeert en drie Koninklijke Psalmen en dit toepast op Jezus Christus.De uitstorting van de Geest - 2:1-13
1. Het Wekenfeest is één van drie grote Joodse feesten. De eerstelingen van de tarweoogst worden tijdens dit feest naar de tempel gebracht. Zij waren bestemd voor de Heere. Dat offer bestond uit twee broden, gebakken met zuurdeeg (Leviticus 23:17). Zo werd de Heere gedankt voor Zijn zorg en voorziening aan het begin van de tarweoogst. Later werd op het Wekenfeest ook herdacht dat God op de Sinaï de wet aan Zijn volk heeft gegeven. De oogst en het geven van de Torah worden dus gevierd door 'godvrezende Joden'. 2. De discipelen wachten af, zoals ze zijn opgedragen om te doen. Zie 1:4-8. Jezus droeg hen op om te wachten en verwachten. Hij belooft dat Hij de Heilige Geest zal sturen en verwijst daarmee naar Johannes de Doper. Ze stellen een vraag over het Koninkrijk, maar Jezus legt uit dat ze moeten wachten op de Heer.
3. In hoofdstuk 2 volgt dat moment waar ze op wachten. Het is opvallend hoe kort dit moment wordt omschreven... twee verzen. De aandacht behoort dan ook niet te vallen op het eerste, maar op dat wat volgt. De Heilige Geest wordt uitgestuurd en gaat gepaard met audio en visuele tekenen; maar het zijn de hoorders die de aandacht van de tekst krijgen.
4. Veertien talen worden specifiek geïdentificeerd. Het is opvallend dat de naties worden genoemd in de context van de uitstorting van de Geest. Men hoort in hun eigen talen de discipelen vertellen over de grote werken van God. Dit is een teken aan de Joden dat hier toch iets heel bijzonders gebeurd.
Volgens de Joodse mondelinge traditie zag het volk bij de berg Sinaï Gods stem als geluidsgolven van vuur en zweefde het rond over het volk totdat het rustte boven elke Jood, om de Torah zo persoonlijk aan te nemen. God sprak ook in 70 talen om Zijn wet aan alle volken te geven. Nu is het hier niet van belang of het werkelijk zo gebeurd is of niet - want dit staat niet in de Bijbel. Wat wel opmerkelijk is, is dat elke Jood die Handelingen 2 meemaakt een directe lijn zal trekken naar de berg Sinaï. Zij raken diep overtuigd dat God hier spreekt en hen iets schenkt.
5. Het resultaat is verwondering en verbijstering. Ze zijn sprakeloos en vragen zich af wat dit betekent. En dat is het moment dat Petrus grijpt om de eerste Christelijke preek te geven.
Voor elke godvrezende Jood is de link naar Gods openbaring op de berg Sinaï onmiskenbaar. Daarom zijn zij verwonderd en vragen zich af wat dit betekent.

De uitleg van Petrus - 2:14-36
1. Petrus citeert de profeet Joël. Opvallend is dat hij de nadruk legt op het profeteren door dit in vers 18 te herhalen - ook al staat dit niet in Joël. Hiermee geeft hij te kennen dat zij namens God en door de Geest van God spreken. De profeet wijst op de Dag van de Heer die komt en eindigt met een centraal begrip voor het Evangelie: Een ieder die de Naam van de Heere zal aanroepen, zal behouden worden.
2. Daarna grijpt hij hun aandacht en begint te spreken over Jezus, de Nazarener. Hij spreekt van Gods werken en tekenen door Hem. Dat God Hem heeft aangewezen. Maar ook dat God Hem volgens Zijn vastgestelde raadsbesluit is overgegeven. Hier heb je de link naar Genesis 3:15. Dit is Gods plan. Ja, de Joden hebben Hem gekruisigd, maar dit was door God in de eeuwigheid al besloten.
3. Dit leidt tot de uitleg van het Evangelie: kruisiging en opstanding! (v.24) Hij citeert de Koninklijke Psalmen 16 en 132 om vast te leggen dat David dit al heeft geschreven in het Oude Testament. De Messias zou sterven, maar niet dood blijven! Er zal een vrucht van zijn lichaam op de troon zitten.
4. Daarna omschrijft Hij de Hemelvaart, waar Jezus nu zit aan de rechterhand van God. Hier wacht Hij tot de vervulling van Psalm 8. (v.34)
Petrus identificeert Jezus, de gekruisigde met de Genesis 3:15 belofte en de verwachte Messias, die nu als Koning aan de rechterhand van God wacht.

De uitnodiging tot Bekering - 2:37-41
1. De steek van Gods Woord. 37
2. De uitnodiging tot verandering 38a
3. De belofte van de Heilige Geest. 38b-39
4. Het ontstaan van de Gemeente 40-42, zie 44-47

Genesis 3:15 vindt zijn vervulling de laatste Adam, die gehoorzaamheid en gerechtigheid vervuld heeft in Zijn eigen bloed en nu mensen roept om zich in geloof tot Hem te bekeren.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54021053Sun, 28 May 2023 09:09:05 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteHET KONINKRIJK | Gods Rode Draad van Genesis tot Openbaring Handelingen 2:1-41; Genesis 3:15; Psalm 16, 110 en 132 Ik had het plan om vandaag met het volgende pictogram te beginnen op de tijdlijn: Noach. Maar ik kan het toch niet laten om op...Handelingen 2:1-41; Genesis 3:15; Psalm 16, 110 en 132

Ik had het plan om vandaag met het volgende pictogram te beginnen op de tijdlijn: Noach. Maar ik kan het toch niet laten om op Pinksteren Handelingen 2 toch onder de loep te nemen. Ik ontdekte dat de preek van Petrus heel mooi aansluit bij het begin dat wij vorige week gemaakt hebben. Genesis 3:15 geeft ons een vooruitblik van een zaad dat geboren zal worden uit Eva; Handelingen 2 geeft ons een mooie preek die uitlegt dat Jezus, de gekruisigde en opgestane Messias de vervulling is van deze belofte. En de uitstorting van de Heilige Geest is daar het bewijs en teken van. Ook al loopt het niet naar mijn planning, zullen we vanochtend toch even stilstaan bij deze allereerste 'Christelijke' preek van Petrus, die de profeet Joël citeert en drie Koninklijke Psalmen en dit toepast op Jezus Christus.De uitstorting van de Geest - 2:1-13
1. Het Wekenfeest is één van drie grote Joodse feesten. De eerstelingen van de tarweoogst worden tijdens dit feest naar de tempel gebracht. Zij waren bestemd voor de Heere. Dat offer bestond uit twee broden, gebakken met zuurdeeg (Leviticus 23:17). Zo werd de Heere gedankt voor Zijn zorg en voorziening aan het begin van de tarweoogst. Later werd op het Wekenfeest ook herdacht dat God op de Sinaï de wet aan Zijn volk heeft gegeven. De oogst en het geven van de Torah worden dus gevierd door 'godvrezende Joden'. 2. De discipelen wachten af, zoals ze zijn opgedragen om te doen. Zie 1:4-8. Jezus droeg hen op om te wachten en verwachten. Hij belooft dat Hij de Heilige Geest zal sturen en verwijst daarmee naar Johannes de Doper. Ze stellen een vraag over het Koninkrijk, maar Jezus legt uit dat ze moeten wachten op de Heer.
3. In hoofdstuk 2 volgt dat moment waar ze op wachten. Het is opvallend hoe kort dit moment wordt omschreven... twee verzen. De aandacht behoort dan ook niet te vallen op het eerste, maar op dat wat volgt. De Heilige Geest wordt uitgestuurd en gaat gepaard met audio en visuele tekenen; maar het zijn de hoorders die de aandacht van de tekst krijgen.
4. Veertien talen worden specifiek geïdentificeerd. Het is opvallend dat de naties worden genoemd in de context van de uitstorting van de Geest. Men hoort in hun eigen talen de discipelen vertellen over de grote werken van God. Dit is een teken aan de Joden dat hier toch iets heel bijzonders gebeurd.
Volgens de Joodse mondelinge traditie zag het volk bij de berg Sinaï Gods stem als geluidsgolven van vuur en zweefde het rond over het volk totdat het rustte boven elke Jood, om de Torah zo persoonlijk aan te nemen. God sprak ook in 70 talen om Zijn wet aan alle volken te geven. Nu is het hier niet van belang of het werkelijk zo gebeurd is of niet - want dit staat niet in de Bijbel. Wat wel opmerkelijk is, is dat elke Jood die Handelingen 2 meemaakt een directe lijn zal trekken naar de berg Sinaï. Zij raken diep overtuigd dat God hier spreekt en hen iets schenkt.
5. Het resultaat is verwondering en verbijstering. Ze zijn sprakeloos en vragen zich af wat dit betekent. En dat is het moment dat Petrus grijpt om de eerste Christelijke preek te geven.
Voor elke godvrezende Jood is de link naar Gods openbaring op de berg Sinaï onmiskenbaar. Daarom zijn zij verwonderd en vragen zich af wat dit betekent.

De uitleg van Petrus - 2:14-36
1. Petrus citeert de profeet Joël. Opvallend is dat hij de nadruk legt op het profeteren door dit in vers 18 te herhalen - ook al staat dit niet in Joël. Hiermee geeft hij te kennen dat zij namens God en door de Geest van God spreken. De profeet wijst op de Dag van de Heer die komt en eindigt met een centraal begrip voor het Evangelie: Een ieder die de Naam van de Heere zal aanroepen, zal behouden worden.
2. Daarna grijpt hij hun aandacht en begint te spreken over Jezus, de Nazarener. Hij spreekt van Gods werken en tekenen door Hem. Dat God Hem...]]>2561danielboyd,hetkoninkrijkfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-05-daniel-boyd-het-koninkrijk-1-gods-rode-draad-van-genesis-tot-openbaring--53947483https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53947483Sun, 21 May 2023 09:04:22 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente3067danielboyd,hetkoninkrijkfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-05-moederdag-2023--53854761https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53854761Sun, 14 May 2023 09:16:05 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente1968falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-05-de-bijbel-het-getuigenis-van-psalm-119--53763845https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53763845Sun, 07 May 2023 09:01:13 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2748danielboyd,debijbelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-04-twaalf-verspieders-familiedienst--53694432https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53694432Sun, 30 Apr 2023 09:07:21 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2320danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-04-de-opstanding-en-het-leven-4--53619474De Opstanding en het Leven
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1 Korintiërs 15:29-34; 1 Petrus 3:14-4:2; 2 Korintiërs 1:4-14

Stel je voor... Heather en ik maken een deal met de jongens om keihard te werken om alles schoon te maken thuis. Geef ons al je vrije tijd en dit weekend - vanmiddag na de dienst - gaan we naar Crusio om ijsjes te kopen... voor een ieder drie bollen! Nu hebben ze deze week keihard gewerkt... het huis is schoon... maar Heather en ik zijn na de dienst ZO moe, dat we toch maar niet naar Crusio gaan. Voel je het onrecht? Een soortgelijke emotie wil Paulus hier in dit stukje opwekken. Zonder de opstanding is het allemaal niet de moeite waard.

Paulus keert weer terug naar het argument dat in vers 12 is begonnen en in vers 19 heeft laten liggen. Hoe meer ik dit hoofdstuk besturdeer, hoe heer ik overtuigd raak dat Paulus syncretisme aanvecht... syncretisme is de vermenging van filosofische gedachten met de leer van de Bijbel. Athene en Korinte waren de grote steden van Macedonië in die dagen. De filosofische gedachten en ideeën van Athene kwamen via de handelsroutes naar Korinte, waar de abstracte gedachten voeten in de bodem kregen. Het is goed mogelijk - gezien alle andere problemen in de Gemeente - dat de ontkenning van de opstanding veel meer te maken had met de stoïsche en epicurische filosofiën, die zich richtten op het hier en nu en het lichamelijke/stoffelijke wilden overstijgen. Het is altijd een gevaar wanneer je wereldse ideologie en goddeloze beginspunten wilt vermengen met de Schriftelijke waarheid van God. Hier zal Paulus in verzen 33-34 een conclusie over trekken, maar eerst begint hij weer met een paar vragen t.a.v. de opstanding. De outline is vrij eenvoudig: Hij relateert de Opstanding aan de Doop (v.29-31), aan Vervolging (v.30-32) en aan het Leven (32-34).

De OPSTANDING en de Doop
Hij begint door een link te leggen tussen de Opstanding en de doop. Enigszins een onverwachte link, die bovendien een onderwerp aansnijdt dat behoorlijk moeilijk te beredeneren is. Van de vele uitleggen van deze tekst - die tot één van de moeilijkste teksten in de Schrift behoort - zijn er meerdere uitleggen die onder te verdelen zijn in twee beginpunten, die ik hieronder zal omschrijven. Er zijn ook uitleggen die gewoon niet overeenkomen met de gezonde leer van de Schrift. Deze vallen natuurlijk meteen af als niet noemenswaardig. Eén daarvan is de kerk van de Mormonen die hun dodendoop probeert te zien in deze ene tekst. Deze link is echter onmogelijk, omdat hun leer veel verder gaat dan wat er hier in 18 Griekse woorden wordt omschreven. De twee uitleggen komen neer op: (1) de doop voor de doden, als slechte Gemeentepraktijk en (2) de dood van de doop, als inspiratie voor gelovigen.
De doop voor de doden. In deze uitleg ontleent Paulus aan een praktijk die hij niet onderschrijft en in deze brief niet corrigeert een conclusie: waarom doen mensen dit als er geen opstanding is? Het zou dan om een Korintische dwaling gaan, die nergens in de Schrift wordt ondersteund en in Efeze 2:8-9 i.c.m. Romeinen 6:3-4 wordt onttkracht. Een praktijk dat alleen hier wordt gevonden en waar 40+ uitleggen voor zijn kan gewoon geen Gemeentepraktijk worden. En dat is het in de kerkgeschiedenis ook nooit geweest. De reden waarom Paulus deze praktijk citeert zou dan alleen dienen om het motiverende feit van de opstanding te onderstrepen.
De dood van de doop. In deze uitleg draait het om gelovigen die zijn gestorven in hun geloof of gemarteld voor hun geloof (zie context van verzen 30-31) en een motivatie zijn geworden voor anderen om Jezus aan te nemen en/of zich te laten dopen - een openlijke identificatie met de dood, begrafenis en opstanding van Jezus (zie verzen 1-4: gekruisigd, begraven, opgestaan)... een symbolisch getuigenis dat Jezus écht leeft (gezien) en dat jij door geloof met Hem verenigd bent. De dood van gelovigen is altijd een motivatie geweest… de brandstapels van anabaptisten in Noord-Brabant in de 16e Eeuw heeft men niet weerhouden om zich te laten dopen. Vandaag lezen wij preken of verhalen van gestorven Christenen, die hun leven hebben ingezet voor het Evangelie en dit motiveert mensen om Jezus aan te nemen en/of de stap van gehoorzaamheid te zetten en zich te laten dopen. Trouw geloof inspireert! Lees Hebreeën 11 maar. Waarom hebben sommigen zich laten dopen? Omdat de opstanding en de hoop op een eeuwige vereniging jouw keuzes in het heden beïnvloeden.
Mijn voorkeur gaat naar de tweede uitleg als “eenvoudiger voor vandaag” t.o.v. van de eerste uitleg als “eenvoudiger voor de tekst”. Niemand kan echter dogmatisch zijn in hun uitleg van vers 29, omdat we het niet weten. We gaar ervan uit dat Paulus en de gelovigen in Korinte precies wisten waar Paulus op doelde en dat het argument het feit van de opstanding juist onderstreepte. Zo hanteert Paulus namelijk vers 29 in de bredere context.
Waar Paulus op doelt is het feit van de opstanding en legt dan een fundament met hij zal versterken met zijn tweede argument in verzen 31-32 en zal concluderen in verzen 33-34.

De OPSTANDING en de Vervolging
In vers 31 richt Paulus de aandacht op "ik" in plaats van "zij" in vers 29. Hij begint te ondervragen waarom je überhaupt bereid zou willen zijn te lijden voor het geloof. Wat is het punt? Van zichzelf zegt hij: "Ik sterf dagelijks..." en dat meent hij echt (v. 31b). In 2 Korintiërs omschrijft hij het lijden dat hij heeft geleden in Asia. Daarin wil hij echter dat zijn lezers weten dat hij dit draagt omwille van de Heer en dat zij - deze gelovigen - zijn roem zijn in de Eeuwigheid (de opstanding). Daarvoor zet hij zich in... dat Christus in u gestalte krijgt. (Gal. 4:19) Hij omschrijft zijn situatie met de opstand in Efeze (Handelingen 19) als "tegen wilde beesten vechten". Waarom zou hij dit willen doen als er geen opstanding is? Als er geen omstanding is, is het beter om de wereldse filisofie te omarmen: eten, drinken, want morgen sterven wij.

De OPSTANDING en het Leven
Tot slot schrijft hij over de motivatie van het leven. Dwaal niet: "slecht gezelschap bederft goede zeden." Gezelschap mag hier breder vertaald worden dan alleen vrienden, waarmee je je inlaat. Het woord homolie betrekt ook gesprekken, prediking en het overbrengen van onderwijs. Wanneer je verkeert onder verkeerde invloeden - van vrienden tot aan de predikers waar je naar luistert - heeft dat invloed op je gedrag. Goede theologie - en dan vooral een Bijbelse theologie is essentieel! Weest daarom nuchter en let op de gedrag (zondig niet). Als je de opstanding verwerpt heb je geen kennis van God.

Laten we samen met Paulus roepen: "Ik sterf dagelijks!" Ik wordt 's ochtends wakker en ik sterf voor mijn wil. Ik sterf voor mijn verlangens. Ik sterf voor mijn zonde. Ik sterf voor de meningen van collega's, vrienden, familie. Ik leef voor Christus... mijn Leidsman en Voleinder... mijn Opstanding.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53619474Sun, 23 Apr 2023 09:16:27 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDe Opstanding en het Leven https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sd1qzyBX3UPHmESRQuqSvUVN-_Nwdt65TnAWjDwwtUg/edit?usp=sharing 1 Korintiërs 15:29-34; 1 Petrus 3:14-4:2; 2 Korintiërs 1:4-14 Stel je voor... Heather en ik maken een deal met de jongens...De Opstanding en het Leven
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1 Korintiërs 15:29-34; 1 Petrus 3:14-4:2; 2 Korintiërs 1:4-14

Stel je voor... Heather en ik maken een deal met de jongens om keihard te werken om alles schoon te maken thuis. Geef ons al je vrije tijd en dit weekend - vanmiddag na de dienst - gaan we naar Crusio om ijsjes te kopen... voor een ieder drie bollen! Nu hebben ze deze week keihard gewerkt... het huis is schoon... maar Heather en ik zijn na de dienst ZO moe, dat we toch maar niet naar Crusio gaan. Voel je het onrecht? Een soortgelijke emotie wil Paulus hier in dit stukje opwekken. Zonder de opstanding is het allemaal niet de moeite waard.

Paulus keert weer terug naar het argument dat in vers 12 is begonnen en in vers 19 heeft laten liggen. Hoe meer ik dit hoofdstuk besturdeer, hoe heer ik overtuigd raak dat Paulus syncretisme aanvecht... syncretisme is de vermenging van filosofische gedachten met de leer van de Bijbel. Athene en Korinte waren de grote steden van Macedonië in die dagen. De filosofische gedachten en ideeën van Athene kwamen via de handelsroutes naar Korinte, waar de abstracte gedachten voeten in de bodem kregen. Het is goed mogelijk - gezien alle andere problemen in de Gemeente - dat de ontkenning van de opstanding veel meer te maken had met de stoïsche en epicurische filosofiën, die zich richtten op het hier en nu en het lichamelijke/stoffelijke wilden overstijgen. Het is altijd een gevaar wanneer je wereldse ideologie en goddeloze beginspunten wilt vermengen met de Schriftelijke waarheid van God. Hier zal Paulus in verzen 33-34 een conclusie over trekken, maar eerst begint hij weer met een paar vragen t.a.v. de opstanding. De outline is vrij eenvoudig: Hij relateert de Opstanding aan de Doop (v.29-31), aan Vervolging (v.30-32) en aan het Leven (32-34).

De OPSTANDING en de Doop
Hij begint door een link te leggen tussen de Opstanding en de doop. Enigszins een onverwachte link, die bovendien een onderwerp aansnijdt dat behoorlijk moeilijk te beredeneren is. Van de vele uitleggen van deze tekst - die tot één van de moeilijkste teksten in de Schrift behoort - zijn er meerdere uitleggen die onder te verdelen zijn in twee beginpunten, die ik hieronder zal omschrijven. Er zijn ook uitleggen die gewoon niet overeenkomen met de gezonde leer van de Schrift. Deze vallen natuurlijk meteen af als niet noemenswaardig. Eén daarvan is de kerk van de Mormonen die hun dodendoop probeert te zien in deze ene tekst. Deze link is echter onmogelijk, omdat hun leer veel verder gaat dan wat er hier in 18 Griekse woorden wordt omschreven. De twee uitleggen komen neer op: (1) de doop voor de doden, als slechte Gemeentepraktijk en (2) de dood van de doop, als inspiratie voor gelovigen.
De doop voor de doden. In deze uitleg ontleent Paulus aan een praktijk die hij niet onderschrijft en in deze brief niet corrigeert een conclusie: waarom doen mensen dit als er geen opstanding is? Het zou dan om een Korintische dwaling gaan, die nergens in de Schrift wordt ondersteund en in Efeze 2:8-9 i.c.m. Romeinen 6:3-4 wordt onttkracht. Een praktijk dat alleen hier wordt gevonden en waar 40+ uitleggen voor zijn kan gewoon geen Gemeentepraktijk worden. En dat is het in de kerkgeschiedenis ook nooit geweest. De reden waarom Paulus deze praktijk citeert zou dan alleen dienen om het motiverende feit van de opstanding te onderstrepen.
De dood van de doop. In deze uitleg draait het om gelovigen die zijn gestorven in hun geloof of gemarteld voor hun geloof (zie context van verzen 30-31) en een motivatie zijn geworden voor anderen om Jezus aan te nemen en/of zich te laten dopen - een openlijke identificatie met de dood, begrafenis en opstanding van Jezus (zie verzen 1-4: gekruisigd, begraven, opgestaan)......]]>2975danielboyd,opstandingenhetlevenfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-04-rien-davidse--53549681https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53549681Sun, 16 Apr 2023 09:07:57 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2304riendavidsefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-04-de-opstanding-en-het-leven-3--53482823De Opstanding en het Leven
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Matteüs 28:1-10; Markus 16:1-8; Lukas 24:1-12; Johannes 20:1-10; 1 Tessalonicenzen 4:13-18; 1 Korintiërs 15:23-28; Openbaring 20.

Ik luisterde deze week naar een podcast, waarin een simpel bewijs wordt gegeven dat de opstanding van Christus - en de wereldwijde verkondiging van het Evangelie van Christus. Stel dat je een geloofwaardige mythe wilt verspreiden en hoopt dat er een grote beweging op gang komt - en stel dat dit het doel van de discipelen van Jezus was. Als dit jouw doel was, zou je de verhalen nooit hebben verteld zoals de Evangeliën het verhalen. Twee eenvoudige bewijzen van authenticiteit zijn dat vrouwen in allevier de Evangeliën de eerste ooggetuigen zijn. De toenmalige Griekse wereld achte vrouwen als "hysterisch" en daarom de slechtste getuigen. Wat bijzonder dat God Zich niets aantrekt van het wereldse idee van hysteria en aan Zijn vrouwelijke discipelen deze eer geeft. In Johannes wordt omschreven dat Maria Magdalena de eerste persoon was met wie Jezus een gesprek had. Het tweede eenvoudige bewijs van authenticiteit is dat de discipelen zo ongeloofwaardig overkomen in de Evangeliën. Hoe vaak schrijven de Evangelisten niet dat Jezus zei dat Hij de derde dag zou opstaan? In Lukas 24:5-8 lezen wij dat de Engel de vrouwen hieraan moest herinneren. Je zou dit alleen maar laten opschrijven als het ook werkelijk de waarheid is... geen enkele discipel zat op een camping stoel bij het graf te wachten totdat Jezus naar buiten zou komen lopen. Met andere woorden: de opstanding uit de doden was toendertijd net zo moeilijk om aan te nemen als vandaag... en toch prediken wij dit... want het is waar! Jezus is opgestaan... Hij is waarlijk opgestaan!

Evangeliseren met het Evangelie
We hebben in de afgelopen twee preken al mogen vastleggen dat het cruciaal is te Evangeliseren met het Evangelie, wat Paulus in verzen 1-4 duidelijk omschrijft als Christus gekruisigd, begraven, opgestaan en gezien. In alle Evangeliën wordt dit als feit vermeld en de ooggetuigen leefden toen Paulus de Korintebrief schreef nog, zodat men kon verifiëren of het waar is. God nodigt je uit om niet alleen te geloven, maar ook te verifiëren of wat je gelooft ook overeenkomt met de waarheid. Een leuk voorbeeld daarvan is de engel die aan het groepje dames verschijnt. Ze vragen zich onderweg naar het graf al af hoe zij de steen weggerold krijgen en als ze daar aankomen zit volgens Matteüs de engel op de steen. Een leuke vraag is: "Waarom is de steen überhaupt weggerold?" Een leuke vraag, omdat Jezus dit niet nodig had: later verschijnt Hij zomaar onder Zijn discipelen... muren en gesloten deuren - laat staan een grote ronde steen - houden Hem niet tegen. Johannes vermeld dat de grafkleren nog liggen waar Jezus werd gelegd... dus Hij passeerde door de grafkleding en het gezichtsdoek lag opgevouwen op een andere plek. Waarom is de steen weggerold? Omdat de discipelen worden uitgenodigd om de waarheid te geloven en verifiëren! De uitnodiging is er om deze dingen te onderzoeken... met de belofte van Hebreeën 11:6 in het achterhoofd dat God een beloner is van hen die Hem ernstig zoeken.
In 1 Tessalonicenzen 4 wil Paulus dit ook heel duidelijk maken: Jezus is gestorven en opgestaan... de doden in Christus hebben nu hoop en Die zullen met Hem opstaan... en wij die nog leven zullen met hen opgenomen worden. De opstanding geeft hoop en troost (v.18) zodat wij niet "bedroefd zijn zoals de anderen, die geen hoop hebben." (v.13) Wij hebben hoop in een wereld die alleen op dit leven hun hoop en blijdschap gepind hebben. Voor hen brengt de dood finaliteit.
Wij hebben nu mogen vastleggen dat de Opstanding een noodzakelijk onderdeel van het Evangelie is, wat wij hebben meegenomen, waarin wij staat en wat ons zal redden. Vers 21 hebben wij vrijdagavond behandeld... door zijn ongehoorzaamheid bracht één mens de dood van alle mensen. Maar Christus! (v.20) Door Zijn gehoorzaamheid volbracht één Mens de opstanding en het eeuwig leven voor allen die in Hem geloven. Dit is de hoop die Christus ons geeft en daarom is Goede Vrijdag, Goed!

De Opstanding IS het Evangelie
In verzen 23-28 richt Paulus onze aandacht op Gods Plan en blijkt alleerst, dat er een (volg)orde is. 'Volgorde' is een militaire term dat een 'afdeling' of 'korps' kan aanduiden. Tevens wordt het woord ook gebruikt als een 'rangschikking' of 'volgorde.' Zodoende zijn beide betekenissen behulpzaam om te realiseren dat er een volgorde is (één volgt op de ander) en een groepering of categorisatie van opstandingen. Christus is duidelijk de eerste vrucht, de allereerste en allerbelangrijkste Die is opgestaan. Hij is de eerste die is opgestaan om nooit meer te sterven, wat niet gezegd kan worden van Lazarus of Talitha of de zoon van de Summitische vrouw. Jezus is in alles de eerste!
'Daarna' of 'vervolgens' omschrijft dat na deze eersteling (Jezus) dat "wie van Christus zijn" zullen opstaan. Wanneer? Het woord voor 'komst' is 'parousia'. Wanneer Jezus terugkomt zal de volgende opstanding plaatsvinden. En daarna... na díe opstanding... komt het einde. Openbaring 20 omschrijft deze opstandingen: Er is de opstanding van hen die in Christus zijn, er is de opstanding van de gelovigen die tijdens de verdrukking gemarteld zijn en er is de opstanding van oudtestamentische gelovigen. Maar er volgt in het einde nóg een opstanding, die in Openbaring 'de tweede dood' wordt genoemd. Dit komt, omdat zij niet opstaan tot eeuwig leven, maar om te verschijnen voor de Grote witte troon - het oordeel over alle ongelovigen. Alles heeft zijn tijd en zijn moment en dit verloopt allemaal volgens Gods plan.

Met een verwijzing naar Psalm 8 legt Paulus vast dat Jezus Koning moet zijn tot alles aan Hem is onderworpen. Dit is het plan van God! Jezus is de tweede Adam die wél vervult wat Adam door zijn ongehoorzaamheid heeft verspeeld met een hap nam uit de vrucht van die éne verboden boom. Maar verder maakt Paulus duidelijk dat het Koningschap van Jezus onderworpen zal worden aan God de Vader om Hem te eren en verheerlijken. Dit is het plan van God dat in de Schrift wordt geopenbaard. Hier stormt heel de menselijke geschiedenis op af: "opdat God alles in allen zal zijn!" God die volmaakt met Zijn Schepping is verzoend door het volbrachte werk van Christus.

Troost elkaar dan...
Dit is de hoop die wij in het Evangelie hebben. Jezus Christus volvoert het plan van God en zal alles onderwerpen, zodat Hij Zijn Vader mag eren en dat wij met God verzoend zijn. Christus is opgestaan... Hij is WAARLIJK opgestaan!

Zó prediken wij! (v.11)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53482823Sun, 09 Apr 2023 09:01:30 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDe Opstanding en het Leven https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sd1qzyBX3UPHmESRQuqSvUVN-_Nwdt65TnAWjDwwtUg/edit?usp=sharing Matteüs 28:1-10; Markus 16:1-8; Lukas 24:1-12; Johannes 20:1-10; 1 Tessalonicenzen 4:13-18; 1 Korintiërs 15:23-28;...De Opstanding en het Leven
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Matteüs 28:1-10; Markus 16:1-8; Lukas 24:1-12; Johannes 20:1-10; 1 Tessalonicenzen 4:13-18; 1 Korintiërs 15:23-28; Openbaring 20.

Ik luisterde deze week naar een podcast, waarin een simpel bewijs wordt gegeven dat de opstanding van Christus - en de wereldwijde verkondiging van het Evangelie van Christus. Stel dat je een geloofwaardige mythe wilt verspreiden en hoopt dat er een grote beweging op gang komt - en stel dat dit het doel van de discipelen van Jezus was. Als dit jouw doel was, zou je de verhalen nooit hebben verteld zoals de Evangeliën het verhalen. Twee eenvoudige bewijzen van authenticiteit zijn dat vrouwen in allevier de Evangeliën de eerste ooggetuigen zijn. De toenmalige Griekse wereld achte vrouwen als "hysterisch" en daarom de slechtste getuigen. Wat bijzonder dat God Zich niets aantrekt van het wereldse idee van hysteria en aan Zijn vrouwelijke discipelen deze eer geeft. In Johannes wordt omschreven dat Maria Magdalena de eerste persoon was met wie Jezus een gesprek had. Het tweede eenvoudige bewijs van authenticiteit is dat de discipelen zo ongeloofwaardig overkomen in de Evangeliën. Hoe vaak schrijven de Evangelisten niet dat Jezus zei dat Hij de derde dag zou opstaan? In Lukas 24:5-8 lezen wij dat de Engel de vrouwen hieraan moest herinneren. Je zou dit alleen maar laten opschrijven als het ook werkelijk de waarheid is... geen enkele discipel zat op een camping stoel bij het graf te wachten totdat Jezus naar buiten zou komen lopen. Met andere woorden: de opstanding uit de doden was toendertijd net zo moeilijk om aan te nemen als vandaag... en toch prediken wij dit... want het is waar! Jezus is opgestaan... Hij is waarlijk opgestaan!

Evangeliseren met het Evangelie
We hebben in de afgelopen twee preken al mogen vastleggen dat het cruciaal is te Evangeliseren met het Evangelie, wat Paulus in verzen 1-4 duidelijk omschrijft als Christus gekruisigd, begraven, opgestaan en gezien. In alle Evangeliën wordt dit als feit vermeld en de ooggetuigen leefden toen Paulus de Korintebrief schreef nog, zodat men kon verifiëren of het waar is. God nodigt je uit om niet alleen te geloven, maar ook te verifiëren of wat je gelooft ook overeenkomt met de waarheid. Een leuk voorbeeld daarvan is de engel die aan het groepje dames verschijnt. Ze vragen zich onderweg naar het graf al af hoe zij de steen weggerold krijgen en als ze daar aankomen zit volgens Matteüs de engel op de steen. Een leuke vraag is: "Waarom is de steen überhaupt weggerold?" Een leuke vraag, omdat Jezus dit niet nodig had: later verschijnt Hij zomaar onder Zijn discipelen... muren en gesloten deuren - laat staan een grote ronde steen - houden Hem niet tegen. Johannes vermeld dat de grafkleren nog liggen waar Jezus werd gelegd... dus Hij passeerde door de grafkleding en het gezichtsdoek lag opgevouwen op een andere plek. Waarom is de steen weggerold? Omdat de discipelen worden uitgenodigd om de waarheid te geloven en verifiëren! De uitnodiging is er om deze dingen te onderzoeken... met de belofte van Hebreeën 11:6 in het achterhoofd dat God een beloner is van hen die Hem ernstig zoeken.
In 1 Tessalonicenzen 4 wil Paulus dit ook heel duidelijk maken: Jezus is gestorven en opgestaan... de doden in Christus hebben nu hoop en Die zullen met Hem opstaan... en wij die nog leven zullen met hen opgenomen worden. De opstanding geeft hoop en troost (v.18) zodat wij niet "bedroefd zijn zoals de anderen, die geen hoop hebben." (v.13) Wij hebben hoop in een wereld die alleen op dit leven hun hoop en blijdschap gepind hebben. Voor hen brengt de dood finaliteit.
Wij hebben nu mogen vastleggen dat de Opstanding een noodzakelijk onderdeel van het Evangelie is, wat wij hebben meegenomen, waarin wij staat en...]]>2159danielboyd,opstandingenhetlevenfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-04-de-opstanding-en-het-leven-2--53416362De Opstanding en het Leven
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Handelingen 17:15-34; Kolossenzen 1:15-18; 1 Korintiërs 15:12-20

Soms onderschatten wij misschien hoe cruciaal de opstanding voor ons geloof is. Dit kan zijn omdat we weten dat we misschien voor gek worden verklaard... dat overkwam Paulus in Athene. Lees het maar in Handelingen 17:15-34.
In vers 32 lezen wij dat "toen zij nu over de opstanding van de doden hoorde, spotten sommigen daarmee." Niemand houdt ervan om bespot te worden en dat kan als effect hebben dat we dit curciaal onderwerp liever overslaan. Intellectuelen vinden de opstanding vandaag ook een behoorlijk moeilijk onderdeel van het geloof. Dat terwijl de schrijvers en poëeten uit elke eeuw en de filmmakers van de afgelopen eeuw dit toch een behoorlijk interessant onderwerp vinden. Het houdt ons bezig... wat overkomt ons na ons sterven? Paulus ontwikkelt een interessant en behoorlijk goed-beargumenteerd betoog over het belang van de Opstanding.

Evangeliseren met het Evangelie
Vorige week legden wij een belangrijk fundament: Je moet evangeliseren met het Evangelie. Het is een onveranderlijke boodschap, die je met je meeneemt (aanvaardt), waar je op staat en waardoor je gered wordt. Het belang van deze boodschap mag niet onderschat worden, want Paulus stelt duidelijk dat geen ander Evangelie ons kan redden. Dat je het Evangelie goed begrijpt, goed oppakt, goed vasthoudt en goed hoopt is van eeuwigheidsbelang. Daarom wijdt Paulus dit hele hoofdstuk aan dit ene onderwerp.

De Opstanding IS het Evangelie
In alles de Eerste
We springen even naar Kolossenzen 1 om een lofgezang van de Gemeente, geschreven door Paulus, door te namen. Het thema van dit lied is dat Christus de prioriteit behoort te krijgen in alles. Hij is de Eerstgeborene. Nu mogen wij dat eerst definiëren, want eerstgeboren, doet ons denken dat Jezus een begin heeft gehad... en dan zou Hij niet God zijn. Toch wordt dat in vers 15 duidelijk gesteld: "Hij is de volmaakte afbeelding van God, omdat Hij God is." Het spreekt hier van vertegenwoordiging... dat Christus God vertegenwoordigd en dat kan alleen God zelf. Daarom dat Jezus in Johannes 14:9 tegen Filippus zegt: "Wie mij gezien heeft, heeft de Vader gezien." Eerstgeborene verwijst daarom naar Zijn positie en prioriteit. Hij is de belangrijkste - net als de eerstgeboren zoon een belangrijke positie en prioriteit heeft in het OT gezin. In dit korte stukje leren wij dat Christus de Eerstgeborene over de Schepping - en dat betekent volgens vers 16 dat alles door Hem geschapen is (Hij is dus de Schepper - dat betekent dat Hij aan God gelijk is)... maar dan ook alles is door Hem gemaakt: zichtbare dingen en onzichtbare dingen. Sterker nog: Alle dingen bestaan door Hem (v.17). Hij heeft de positie en prioriteit in de Schepping. Hij is volgens vers 18 niet alleen Schepper, maar ook het Hoofd van het Lichaam, de Gemeente. Dit komt doordat Hij de eerstgebore uit de dood is. Dat betekent dat Hij de positie en prioriteit in de Gemeente heeft als de Opgestane. En zodoende is Hij in alles de Eerste... heeft Hij positie en prioriteit.
Met Christus verenigd
In hoofdstuk 3:1-4 leren wij dat dit als gevolg heeft dat Hij als eerste ook onze opstanding garandeert... wij zijn met Hem opgestaan en daarom ook met Christus in God verborgen en zullen met Hem Christus geopenbaard worden in heerlijkheid. Heeft Jezus zulke prioriteit in jouw leven? Het komt Hem wél toe!

De Opstanding IS het Evangelie
Terug in 1 Korintiërs 15 ontwikkelt Paulus een fascinerend argument om te omschrijven wat er zonder de opstanding allemaal in elkaar stort zodat verzen 1-2 ongedaan gemaakt worden.
Vijf Gevolgen
Argument [1] is dat Christus niet is opgewekt zonder de opstanding. (v12-13) Als de opstanding niet bestaat, zoals filosofen bedenken, dan is Christus niet opgestaan. Wat gaat er fout als Christus niet is opgestaan? Dat gaat Paulus nu verder ontwikkelen.
[2] Het geloof is zonder inhoud als Jezus dood is. (v.14) Dit verklaart dan dat wat Paulus predikt een leugen is - en dan is de hoop van vers 1-2 geen hoop.
[3] Alle getuigen zijn ongeloofwaardig verklaard. (v.15) Alle getuigen in verzen 5-8 zijn dan allemaal leugenaars en verkondigen fabeltjes.
[4] Het geloof is zinloos, want je zonden zijn niet vergeven. (v.16-17) Als Christus niet leeft en als er geen opstanding is, dan zijn je zonden niet vergeven... het offer van Christus is dan niet aanvaard, want Hij is dood gebleven... zo verschilt Jezus op geen enkele manier van alle andere slachtoffers in het OT.
[5] Er is geen hoop voor na de dood. (v.18) Als je nog in je zonden bent, wacht het oordeel je wanneer je sterft. Je hebt geen hoop, geen bemiddelaar, geen eeuwig leven, geen liefdevolle Vader... en iedereen die in Christus al gestorven is heeft ook geen hoop. "Zonder de opstanding is er geen hoop om eeuwig met God te leven. Geloof is een leugen. Vergeving is een fabeltje. Sterven is het einde. Het enige dat telt is dit leven. Waarom zou je Jezus volgen?" Dit noemt Paulus beklagenswaardig (v.19)... nog sterker... wij zijn de meest beklagenswaardige van alle mensen!
Maar nu...
De realiteit is... wat er net allemaal is opgestapeld is NIET WAAR! Prijs de Heer. Christus IS opgewekt uit de doden en Hij IS de eersteling. Hier wordt niet hetzelfde woord gebruikt als in Kolossenzen, maar een woord dat verwijst naar de eerste vruchten. In het feest van weken had je de eerste vruchten waar het volk de Heer voor dankten. Zij dankten, want deze eerste vruchten waren een belofte dat er een oogst zou komen. Net zo is de opgestane Christus een eersteling, omdat onze opstanding door Zijn Opstanding wordt gegarandeerd. Wij hebben hoop door Hem.

Paulus zal hier een langer argument in maken waar we volgende week mee doorgaan, maar vers 22 geeft ons dezelfde hoop als Kolossenzen 3:1-4... Wij ZULLEN in Christus allen levend gemaakt worden! De Heer is opgestaan. De Heer is Waarlijk opgestaan!

Zó prediken wij! (v.11)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53416362Sun, 02 Apr 2023 08:55:50 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDe Opstanding en het Leven https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sd1qzyBX3UPHmESRQuqSvUVN-_Nwdt65TnAWjDwwtUg/edit?usp=sharing Handelingen 17:15-34; Kolossenzen 1:15-18; 1 Korintiërs 15:12-20 Soms onderschatten wij misschien hoe cruciaal de...De Opstanding en het Leven
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Handelingen 17:15-34; Kolossenzen 1:15-18; 1 Korintiërs 15:12-20

Soms onderschatten wij misschien hoe cruciaal de opstanding voor ons geloof is. Dit kan zijn omdat we weten dat we misschien voor gek worden verklaard... dat overkwam Paulus in Athene. Lees het maar in Handelingen 17:15-34.
In vers 32 lezen wij dat "toen zij nu over de opstanding van de doden hoorde, spotten sommigen daarmee." Niemand houdt ervan om bespot te worden en dat kan als effect hebben dat we dit curciaal onderwerp liever overslaan. Intellectuelen vinden de opstanding vandaag ook een behoorlijk moeilijk onderdeel van het geloof. Dat terwijl de schrijvers en poëeten uit elke eeuw en de filmmakers van de afgelopen eeuw dit toch een behoorlijk interessant onderwerp vinden. Het houdt ons bezig... wat overkomt ons na ons sterven? Paulus ontwikkelt een interessant en behoorlijk goed-beargumenteerd betoog over het belang van de Opstanding.

Evangeliseren met het Evangelie
Vorige week legden wij een belangrijk fundament: Je moet evangeliseren met het Evangelie. Het is een onveranderlijke boodschap, die je met je meeneemt (aanvaardt), waar je op staat en waardoor je gered wordt. Het belang van deze boodschap mag niet onderschat worden, want Paulus stelt duidelijk dat geen ander Evangelie ons kan redden. Dat je het Evangelie goed begrijpt, goed oppakt, goed vasthoudt en goed hoopt is van eeuwigheidsbelang. Daarom wijdt Paulus dit hele hoofdstuk aan dit ene onderwerp.

De Opstanding IS het Evangelie
In alles de Eerste
We springen even naar Kolossenzen 1 om een lofgezang van de Gemeente, geschreven door Paulus, door te namen. Het thema van dit lied is dat Christus de prioriteit behoort te krijgen in alles. Hij is de Eerstgeborene. Nu mogen wij dat eerst definiëren, want eerstgeboren, doet ons denken dat Jezus een begin heeft gehad... en dan zou Hij niet God zijn. Toch wordt dat in vers 15 duidelijk gesteld: "Hij is de volmaakte afbeelding van God, omdat Hij God is." Het spreekt hier van vertegenwoordiging... dat Christus God vertegenwoordigd en dat kan alleen God zelf. Daarom dat Jezus in Johannes 14:9 tegen Filippus zegt: "Wie mij gezien heeft, heeft de Vader gezien." Eerstgeborene verwijst daarom naar Zijn positie en prioriteit. Hij is de belangrijkste - net als de eerstgeboren zoon een belangrijke positie en prioriteit heeft in het OT gezin. In dit korte stukje leren wij dat Christus de Eerstgeborene over de Schepping - en dat betekent volgens vers 16 dat alles door Hem geschapen is (Hij is dus de Schepper - dat betekent dat Hij aan God gelijk is)... maar dan ook alles is door Hem gemaakt: zichtbare dingen en onzichtbare dingen. Sterker nog: Alle dingen bestaan door Hem (v.17). Hij heeft de positie en prioriteit in de Schepping. Hij is volgens vers 18 niet alleen Schepper, maar ook het Hoofd van het Lichaam, de Gemeente. Dit komt doordat Hij de eerstgebore uit de dood is. Dat betekent dat Hij de positie en prioriteit in de Gemeente heeft als de Opgestane. En zodoende is Hij in alles de Eerste... heeft Hij positie en prioriteit.
Met Christus verenigd
In hoofdstuk 3:1-4 leren wij dat dit als gevolg heeft dat Hij als eerste ook onze opstanding garandeert... wij zijn met Hem opgestaan en daarom ook met Christus in God verborgen en zullen met Hem Christus geopenbaard worden in heerlijkheid. Heeft Jezus zulke prioriteit in jouw leven? Het komt Hem wél toe!

De Opstanding IS het Evangelie
Terug in 1 Korintiërs 15 ontwikkelt Paulus een fascinerend argument om te omschrijven wat er zonder de opstanding allemaal in elkaar stort zodat verzen 1-2 ongedaan gemaakt worden.
Vijf Gevolgen
Argument [1] is dat Christus niet is...]]>2177danielboyd,opstandingenhetlevenfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-03-de-opstanding-en-het-leven-1--53340254De Opstanding en het Leven
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1 Korintiërs 15:1-12

We beginnen vandaag met een prekenserie over de opstanding. Hoewel wij weten dat de opstanding een cruciaal onderdeel van ons geloof is, valt het mij op hoe weinig ik er expliciet over gepreekt heb in al mijn jaren. Uiteraard komt de opstanding van Jezus Christus regelmatig aan bod in mijn prediking, maar om dit de centrale focus te laten worden van een prekenserie... dat heb ik tot op heden niet gedaan. Over twee weken vieren wij samen Pasen en ik wil in de aanloop daar naartoe graag stilstaan bij dit cruciaal - en wellicht onderbelicht - onderwerp. Voor de vroege Gemeente was dit de manier waarop zij elkaar begroetten: Eén iemand zij: "Hij is opgestaan" en het antwoord van de ander volgende: "Hij is waarlijk opgestaan." Ik moedig je aan om in de komende weken elkaar te bemoedigen, troosten en aan te moedigen met deze groet. Jezus is opgestaan! En dat is het vieren waard!

Evangeliseren met het Evangelie
Paulus begint door onze aandacht te richten op een nieuw onderwerp. Vergeet niet dat dit een brief is, die geschreven is aan onvolwassen gelovigen. Lees het maar in hoofdstuk 3. Paulus windt er geen doekjes om en de onderwerpen die worden behandeld in de Korintebrief zijn heftig en hebben geleid tot scheuringen in de Gemeente. Dit onderwerp is geen uitzondering. Vanuit de Griekse achtergrond hadden een aantal een onBijbelse dualisme geleerd; de Griekse filosofie had een hoge waardering voor de geest en minachtte daarentegen alles dat materie was, of stoffelijk. Het idee dat het lichaam zou kunnen opstaan en dat het lichaam überhaupt waarde had was lachwekekend. In vers 12 zal Paulus deze filofie onder handen nemen... maar dat is voor volgende week. Het eerste waar Paulus wil dat zijn lezers begrijpen is het Evangelie waarmee hij heeft evangeliseert... dat staat er letterlijk. Dit Evangelie wordt omschreven als een Evangelie dat niet is verandert vanaf de eerste dag dat je het hebben gehoord. Het is het Evangelie dat zij hebben aangenomen (letterlijk: opgepakt en meegenomen). Maar het is ook het Evangelie waarin zij staan... met andere woorden het fundament waarop zij dagelijks wandelen en bouwen (zie hfst. 3). Niet alleen dit, het is het Evangelie dat hen redt. Let ook weer hier op de tijdsbepalingen waarmee Paulus schrijft. Ze hebben een onveranderd Evangelie (tijdloos), het is het Evangelie dat zij hebben aangenomen (een moment in het verleden). Het is het Evangelie waarin zij staan (tegenwoordige tijd) en het is het Evangelie dat hen zal redden (toekomstige tijd). Het Evangelie raakt heel je wezen. Geen wonder dat Paulus in Romeinen 1:16 dat het Evangelie een kracht Gods is tot behoud!

Er is geen ander Evanglie
Paulus maakt zich hier vaak zorgen om... dat mensen tot een ander Evangelie keren. Hij reserveert zijn zwaarste en meest indringende waarschuwing voor hen die een "ander Evangelie prediken" in Galaten 1. Lees mee. Laat het vervloekt zijn! Het is een serieuze zaak. Neem jij het zo serieus om het Evangelie goed te krijgen? En dat als jij Evangeliseert, dat je het goed uitlegt? Het is essentieel dat wij dit juist hebben... want een ander Evangelie is helemaal geen Evangelie (blijde boodschap), omdat elk ander Evanglie NIET kan redden. We kunnen er niet in vast staan en het kan ons niet redden... een ander Evangelie is zoals Paulus het in 1 Korintiërs 15:2 zegt "tevergeefs".

Wat is het Evangelie?
En de vervolg vraag is duidelijk toch? Wat is dan het Evangelie? Helaas hebben discipelen van Jezus hier steeds meer moeite mee, om dit goed te kunnen uitleggen. De vraag wordt gesteld en je kunt vaak een speld horen vallen. Ik geef je 1 minuut... schrijf voor jezelf op wat het Evangelie is. Kun je dat? Het Evangelie wordt door Paulus omschreven in vier duidelijk zinnen: (1) Christus is gestorven. Hij voegt daar twee zinsneden aan toe: (a) voor onze zonden, wat Zijn sterven heel persoonlijk maakt en ook omschrijft waarom het belangrijk is dat Jezus stierf. Het zondeprobleem MOET deel van het Evangelie zijn. Sla het beslist niet over. Het tweede is (b) overeenkomstig het OT, wat het Evangelie verankert in het Woord van God en de beloften in het OT. (2) Christus is begraven. Dat betekent dat Hij echt dood was... Hij werd begraven volgens Joodse traditie en dan is het duidelijk dat Hij niet moe was of buiten westen was geraakt. Hij was drie dagen in het graf. (3) Christus is opgewekt of opgestaan. Hier volgens weer twee belangrijke punten: (a) op de derde dag (heel specifiek) en (b) overeenkomstig het OT. Weer heel duidelijk een vervulling van het OT. Als laatste punt blijkt (4) Christus is verschenen aan een hele lijst van personen. Ooggetuigen bevestigen dat Zijn opstanding écht is gebeurd.De Getuigenissen
Je kunt deze verzen niet lezen zonder de overtuiging dat de ooggetuigen overtuigend zijn. In chronologische volgorde worden ze allemaal opgenoemd... daarom dat er ook verdubbeling is. Als laatste wordt Saulus genoemd. Wat kan van een vervolger een verkondiger maken? Toch alleen een duidelijk en overtuigende Evangelie? En dat prediken wij!

Dat is de boodschap dit Paulus duidelijk wil laten klinken... en ik met hem.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53340254Sun, 26 Mar 2023 09:09:12 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDe Opstanding en het Leven https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sd1qzyBX3UPHmESRQuqSvUVN-_Nwdt65TnAWjDwwtUg/edit?usp=sharing 1 Korintiërs 15:1-12 We beginnen vandaag met een prekenserie over de opstanding. Hoewel wij weten dat de opstanding een...De Opstanding en het Leven
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1 Korintiërs 15:1-12

We beginnen vandaag met een prekenserie over de opstanding. Hoewel wij weten dat de opstanding een cruciaal onderdeel van ons geloof is, valt het mij op hoe weinig ik er expliciet over gepreekt heb in al mijn jaren. Uiteraard komt de opstanding van Jezus Christus regelmatig aan bod in mijn prediking, maar om dit de centrale focus te laten worden van een prekenserie... dat heb ik tot op heden niet gedaan. Over twee weken vieren wij samen Pasen en ik wil in de aanloop daar naartoe graag stilstaan bij dit cruciaal - en wellicht onderbelicht - onderwerp. Voor de vroege Gemeente was dit de manier waarop zij elkaar begroetten: Eén iemand zij: "Hij is opgestaan" en het antwoord van de ander volgende: "Hij is waarlijk opgestaan." Ik moedig je aan om in de komende weken elkaar te bemoedigen, troosten en aan te moedigen met deze groet. Jezus is opgestaan! En dat is het vieren waard!

Evangeliseren met het Evangelie
Paulus begint door onze aandacht te richten op een nieuw onderwerp. Vergeet niet dat dit een brief is, die geschreven is aan onvolwassen gelovigen. Lees het maar in hoofdstuk 3. Paulus windt er geen doekjes om en de onderwerpen die worden behandeld in de Korintebrief zijn heftig en hebben geleid tot scheuringen in de Gemeente. Dit onderwerp is geen uitzondering. Vanuit de Griekse achtergrond hadden een aantal een onBijbelse dualisme geleerd; de Griekse filosofie had een hoge waardering voor de geest en minachtte daarentegen alles dat materie was, of stoffelijk. Het idee dat het lichaam zou kunnen opstaan en dat het lichaam überhaupt waarde had was lachwekekend. In vers 12 zal Paulus deze filofie onder handen nemen... maar dat is voor volgende week. Het eerste waar Paulus wil dat zijn lezers begrijpen is het Evangelie waarmee hij heeft evangeliseert... dat staat er letterlijk. Dit Evangelie wordt omschreven als een Evangelie dat niet is verandert vanaf de eerste dag dat je het hebben gehoord. Het is het Evangelie dat zij hebben aangenomen (letterlijk: opgepakt en meegenomen). Maar het is ook het Evangelie waarin zij staan... met andere woorden het fundament waarop zij dagelijks wandelen en bouwen (zie hfst. 3). Niet alleen dit, het is het Evangelie dat hen redt. Let ook weer hier op de tijdsbepalingen waarmee Paulus schrijft. Ze hebben een onveranderd Evangelie (tijdloos), het is het Evangelie dat zij hebben aangenomen (een moment in het verleden). Het is het Evangelie waarin zij staan (tegenwoordige tijd) en het is het Evangelie dat hen zal redden (toekomstige tijd). Het Evangelie raakt heel je wezen. Geen wonder dat Paulus in Romeinen 1:16 dat het Evangelie een kracht Gods is tot behoud!

Er is geen ander Evanglie
Paulus maakt zich hier vaak zorgen om... dat mensen tot een ander Evangelie keren. Hij reserveert zijn zwaarste en meest indringende waarschuwing voor hen die een "ander Evangelie prediken" in Galaten 1. Lees mee. Laat het vervloekt zijn! Het is een serieuze zaak. Neem jij het zo serieus om het Evangelie goed te krijgen? En dat als jij Evangeliseert, dat je het goed uitlegt? Het is essentieel dat wij dit juist hebben... want een ander Evangelie is helemaal geen Evangelie (blijde boodschap), omdat elk ander Evanglie NIET kan redden. We kunnen er niet in vast staan en het kan ons niet redden... een ander Evangelie is zoals Paulus het in 1 Korintiërs 15:2 zegt "tevergeefs".

Wat is het Evangelie?
En de vervolg vraag is duidelijk toch? Wat is dan het Evangelie? Helaas hebben discipelen van Jezus hier steeds meer moeite mee, om dit goed te kunnen uitleggen. De vraag wordt gesteld en je kunt vaak een speld horen vallen. Ik geef je 1 minuut... schrijf voor jezelf op wat het Evangelie is. Kun je...]]>2728danielboyd,opstandingenhetlevenfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-03-bas-van-de-bosch-vast-verankerd-in-christus--53253114https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53253114Sun, 19 Mar 2023 09:59:22 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2295basvandeboschfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-03-terug-naar-de-basis-6-filippenzen-4-10-18--53172113Filippenzen 4:10-18

We hebben met vijf preken de imperatieven van Filieppenzen 4 bestudeerd: blijdschap (4), buren/broers - vriendelijkheid (5), bekendmaken (6-7), bedenken (8) en bewerken (9). Dit noem ik "terug naar de basis" omdat dit cruciale onderdelen zijn van wat het betekent om in en uit het geloof te leven. Paulus zet deze dan ook, onder leiding van de Heilige Geest, in een opdrachtsvorm: dit MOET je doen. Hij is nog niet klaar met wat hij aan deze gelovigen in Filippi wil leren, want in vers 11 keert hij tot een heel praktisch voorbeeld dat voortkomt uit een specifieke omstandigheid dat Paulus uitvergroot over alle omstandigheden.

Het medeleven van deze Gemeente
Paulus noemt een heel specifiek voorbeeld waar hij dankbaar voor is: dat deze Gemeente aan het denkt. Dit is een herinnering dat dagelijks is ("u hebt ook wel steeds aan mij gedacht" v.10), maar ook heel specifiek voor datgene waarin deze Gemeente specifiek voor Paulus heeft gedaan ("ik heb alles ontvangen en ik heb overvleod; ik ben nu geheel voorzien..." v.18). Deze Gemeente heeft niet alleen nu, maar ook in het verleden op een bijzonder en opvallende manier voor Paulus gezorgd. Het smeedt hen als broeders samen. Ze denken aan elkaar en dit denken bloeit ook op, wanneer daar gelegenheid voor is. Wij zouden hier ook een voorbeeld aan mogen nemen... mijn beoordeling van onze Gemeente is dat wij erg vrijgevig zijn en omzien naar de noden die door o.a. de werkgroep zending worden genoemd. Zijn we dat ook voor elkaar? Dat je aan elkaar denkt? Dat het weer opbloeit? En dat je naar elkaar omziet? We leven in een cultuur waarbij we heel makkelijk en snel dingen kunnen oplossen met geld en dat we voorzien in financiele noden. Maar wat als de nood niet financieel is? Wat als er tijd van je wordt verlangt? Tijd om op bezoek te gaan... tijd om elkaar te zien... tijd om naar elkaar te luisteren... tijd om van elkaar te houden. Zijn we dan net zo vrijgevig?

De overtuiging van Paulus
Paulus wil niet dat deze Gemeente denkt dat hij afhankelijk is van hun "denken" en dat hij op één of andere manier gebrek heeft geleden. Vervolgens schrijft hij twee bijzondere verzen over wat hij geleerd heeft. Lees deze twee verzen een paar keer over. Is dit jouw beleving? Veel en weinig... rijkdom en armoede... veiligheid en gevaar... Paulus heeft het allemaal gekend. Hij wijdt hier in 2 Korintiërs 1 en 11 over uit, waarbij hij even laat doorschemeren wat zijn leven is geweest in dienstbaarheid van de Heer. Maar dit leidt tot zijn sterke conclusie: "Ik vermag alle dingen in Hem die mij kracht geeft." (v.13) Alle dingen is niet dat ik zomaar alles kan... het is opgebonden in de context van alle uiteenlopende omstandigheden... Paulus zegt dat hij tegen alles bestand is door de kracht van Christus. Door Christus kan ik het aan. Is dat jouw beleving? Dat ondanks alle dingen die er kunnen gebeuren en waar wij voor kunt staan, dat jouw overtuiging is dat je het door Christus aankunt?

En als je dan hoofdstuk 1 leest begrip je deze instelling van Paulus: "Het leven is mij Christus!" (1:21) Het draait voor Paulus alleen maar om Christus in dit leven... en sterven is dan gewin, omdat je dan bij Hem mag zijn. Een bekende predikant zei eens dat wij allemaal tussen Filippenzen 1:21 en 2:21 leven... één van deze twee zinnen is ons motto voor het leven. Mijn vraag vanmorgen: Wat is jouw motto? Waar leef jij voor? Christus of je eigen belangen?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53172113Sun, 12 Mar 2023 10:04:06 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteIK VERMAG ALLE DINGEN Filippenzen 4:10-18 We hebben met vijf preken de imperatieven van Filieppenzen 4 bestudeerd: blijdschap (4), buren/broers - vriendelijkheid (5), bekendmaken (6-7), bedenken (8) en bewerken (9). Dit noem ik "terug naar de basis"...Filippenzen 4:10-18

We hebben met vijf preken de imperatieven van Filieppenzen 4 bestudeerd: blijdschap (4), buren/broers - vriendelijkheid (5), bekendmaken (6-7), bedenken (8) en bewerken (9). Dit noem ik "terug naar de basis" omdat dit cruciale onderdelen zijn van wat het betekent om in en uit het geloof te leven. Paulus zet deze dan ook, onder leiding van de Heilige Geest, in een opdrachtsvorm: dit MOET je doen. Hij is nog niet klaar met wat hij aan deze gelovigen in Filippi wil leren, want in vers 11 keert hij tot een heel praktisch voorbeeld dat voortkomt uit een specifieke omstandigheid dat Paulus uitvergroot over alle omstandigheden.

Het medeleven van deze Gemeente
Paulus noemt een heel specifiek voorbeeld waar hij dankbaar voor is: dat deze Gemeente aan het denkt. Dit is een herinnering dat dagelijks is ("u hebt ook wel steeds aan mij gedacht" v.10), maar ook heel specifiek voor datgene waarin deze Gemeente specifiek voor Paulus heeft gedaan ("ik heb alles ontvangen en ik heb overvleod; ik ben nu geheel voorzien..." v.18). Deze Gemeente heeft niet alleen nu, maar ook in het verleden op een bijzonder en opvallende manier voor Paulus gezorgd. Het smeedt hen als broeders samen. Ze denken aan elkaar en dit denken bloeit ook op, wanneer daar gelegenheid voor is. Wij zouden hier ook een voorbeeld aan mogen nemen... mijn beoordeling van onze Gemeente is dat wij erg vrijgevig zijn en omzien naar de noden die door o.a. de werkgroep zending worden genoemd. Zijn we dat ook voor elkaar? Dat je aan elkaar denkt? Dat het weer opbloeit? En dat je naar elkaar omziet? We leven in een cultuur waarbij we heel makkelijk en snel dingen kunnen oplossen met geld en dat we voorzien in financiele noden. Maar wat als de nood niet financieel is? Wat als er tijd van je wordt verlangt? Tijd om op bezoek te gaan... tijd om elkaar te zien... tijd om naar elkaar te luisteren... tijd om van elkaar te houden. Zijn we dan net zo vrijgevig?

De overtuiging van Paulus
Paulus wil niet dat deze Gemeente denkt dat hij afhankelijk is van hun "denken" en dat hij op één of andere manier gebrek heeft geleden. Vervolgens schrijft hij twee bijzondere verzen over wat hij geleerd heeft. Lees deze twee verzen een paar keer over. Is dit jouw beleving? Veel en weinig... rijkdom en armoede... veiligheid en gevaar... Paulus heeft het allemaal gekend. Hij wijdt hier in 2 Korintiërs 1 en 11 over uit, waarbij hij even laat doorschemeren wat zijn leven is geweest in dienstbaarheid van de Heer. Maar dit leidt tot zijn sterke conclusie: "Ik vermag alle dingen in Hem die mij kracht geeft." (v.13) Alle dingen is niet dat ik zomaar alles kan... het is opgebonden in de context van alle uiteenlopende omstandigheden... Paulus zegt dat hij tegen alles bestand is door de kracht van Christus. Door Christus kan ik het aan. Is dat jouw beleving? Dat ondanks alle dingen die er kunnen gebeuren en waar wij voor kunt staan, dat jouw overtuiging is dat je het door Christus aankunt?

En als je dan hoofdstuk 1 leest begrip je deze instelling van Paulus: "Het leven is mij Christus!" (1:21) Het draait voor Paulus alleen maar om Christus in dit leven... en sterven is dan gewin, omdat je dan bij Hem mag zijn. Een bekende predikant zei eens dat wij allemaal tussen Filippenzen 1:21 en 2:21 leven... één van deze twee zinnen is ons motto voor het leven. Mijn vraag vanmorgen: Wat is jouw motto? Waar leef jij voor? Christus of je eigen belangen?]]>2678danielboyd,terugnaardebasisfalse6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-03-psalm-23-de-bekendste-psalm-mijn-herder-en-mijn-gastheer--53099331
Deze Psalm is in twee delen - twee helften - geschreven: verzen 1-4a en verzen 4c-6. In de eerste helft wordt het metafoor van de Herder gebruikt en in de tweede helft het metafoor van de Gastheer. Leiding en goede zorg is het karakteristiek van de Heere die mijn herder is en goedheid en goedertierenheid is het karakter van de Heere die mijn gastheer is. Het numerisch midden is 4b: U bent bij mij. Dat betekent dat in het Hebreeuws deze drie woorden (U bent bij mij) worden omringd met 26 woorden aan de voorkant (De Herder) en aan de achterkant (De Gastheer). Nog één opmerking over het structuur van de Psalm. Verzen 1 en 6 vormen een inclusio - een literaire envelop, waarbij de Verbondsnaam van God: de HEERE (Yahweh), de Eeuwige Getrouwe God het lied (mizmor - v.1) van David omringen.
De hele structuur van de Psalm onderstreept de nabijheid van de HEERE, de Eeuwige Getrouwe God, die voor David "U bent bij mij" is van dit leven tot in de eeuwigheid.

Mijn Herder
Het metafoor van herderschap komt tot uiting in de werkwoorden die David hanteert: Hij doet mij nederliggen, Hij leidt mij zachtjes, Hij verkwikt mij. Groene, grazige weiden en stille wateren zijn voor een schaap van uiterst belang: een schaap wordt geleid naar de gewassen die goed voor het beest zijn; en rustige wateren zijn van belang, want bij snelstromend water is er kans dat een schaap omvalt. Het juiste voedsel en rustgevende omstandigheden leiden tot een verkwikte ik. Hij leidt mij op gangbare wegen - deze uitdrukking heeft natuurlijk een dubbele bedoeling. Ten eerste paden die voor een schaap niet te moeilijk of ongangbaar zijn. Ten tweede (met een hint naar Psalm 1) paden die rechtvaardig zijn - die geestelijk gangbaar voor mij (de persoon) zijn. De Herder doet dit omwille van zijn naam: God heeft zich aan David verbonden en daarom zorgt Hij zo voor Hem.
Zelfs al is het pad gevaarlijk - de schaduw van de dood - vreest David geen kwaad, omdat Hij heeft leren vertrouwen in zijn herder en de overtuiging waar deze Psalm naar wijst: U bent bij mij.Mijn Heer

Het metafoor van de gastheer komt to uiting in de tafel die gereed staat, de eer voor de uitgenodigde (zalving met olie) en de beker die nooit leeg is. Dit is een royaal feest en een groot feestmaal dat binnen het zicht, maar buiten het gevaar van de vijanden plaatsvindt. Het wekt de emotie van jaloezie op, omwille van de eer die de gastheer aan zijn uitgenodigde gast geeft. In plaats van vijanden die hem achtervolgen omschrijft David de goedheid en verbondstrouw van de gastheer die hem levenslang zullen achtervolgen. Weer wordt het duidelijk dat gevaar wordt weggehouden, omdat de HEERE bij hem is. En hoe lang zal dit zijn hoop en zekerheid zijn? Eeuwig. Tot in lengte van dagen zal David in het huis van de HEEERE verblijven.

Conclusie
Mijn Herder zorgt voor mij. Mijn Heer eert mij. Gods trouw omringt en doordrenkt deze Psalm: U bent bij mij! En mis hierin niet de verandering van het persoonlijk voornaamwoord. David weet van zijn herder in de 3e persoon enkelvoud, maar het dal brengt de 2e persoon enkelvoud: U bent bij mij. Juist in de donkere dalen wordt Gods aanwezigheid persoonlijk. Hij is als Herder en Heer volledig betrouwbaar en dichtbij!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53099331Sun, 05 Mar 2023 10:10:26 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDe Bekendste Psalm Deze Psalm is in twee delen - twee helften - geschreven: verzen 1-4a en verzen 4c-6. In de eerste helft wordt het metafoor van de Herder gebruikt en in de tweede helft het metafoor van de Gastheer. Leiding en goede zorg is het...
Deze Psalm is in twee delen - twee helften - geschreven: verzen 1-4a en verzen 4c-6. In de eerste helft wordt het metafoor van de Herder gebruikt en in de tweede helft het metafoor van de Gastheer. Leiding en goede zorg is het karakteristiek van de Heere die mijn herder is en goedheid en goedertierenheid is het karakter van de Heere die mijn gastheer is. Het numerisch midden is 4b: U bent bij mij. Dat betekent dat in het Hebreeuws deze drie woorden (U bent bij mij) worden omringd met 26 woorden aan de voorkant (De Herder) en aan de achterkant (De Gastheer). Nog één opmerking over het structuur van de Psalm. Verzen 1 en 6 vormen een inclusio - een literaire envelop, waarbij de Verbondsnaam van God: de HEERE (Yahweh), de Eeuwige Getrouwe God het lied (mizmor - v.1) van David omringen.
De hele structuur van de Psalm onderstreept de nabijheid van de HEERE, de Eeuwige Getrouwe God, die voor David "U bent bij mij" is van dit leven tot in de eeuwigheid.

Mijn Herder
Het metafoor van herderschap komt tot uiting in de werkwoorden die David hanteert: Hij doet mij nederliggen, Hij leidt mij zachtjes, Hij verkwikt mij. Groene, grazige weiden en stille wateren zijn voor een schaap van uiterst belang: een schaap wordt geleid naar de gewassen die goed voor het beest zijn; en rustige wateren zijn van belang, want bij snelstromend water is er kans dat een schaap omvalt. Het juiste voedsel en rustgevende omstandigheden leiden tot een verkwikte ik. Hij leidt mij op gangbare wegen - deze uitdrukking heeft natuurlijk een dubbele bedoeling. Ten eerste paden die voor een schaap niet te moeilijk of ongangbaar zijn. Ten tweede (met een hint naar Psalm 1) paden die rechtvaardig zijn - die geestelijk gangbaar voor mij (de persoon) zijn. De Herder doet dit omwille van zijn naam: God heeft zich aan David verbonden en daarom zorgt Hij zo voor Hem.
Zelfs al is het pad gevaarlijk - de schaduw van de dood - vreest David geen kwaad, omdat Hij heeft leren vertrouwen in zijn herder en de overtuiging waar deze Psalm naar wijst: U bent bij mij.Mijn Heer

Het metafoor van de gastheer komt to uiting in de tafel die gereed staat, de eer voor de uitgenodigde (zalving met olie) en de beker die nooit leeg is. Dit is een royaal feest en een groot feestmaal dat binnen het zicht, maar buiten het gevaar van de vijanden plaatsvindt. Het wekt de emotie van jaloezie op, omwille van de eer die de gastheer aan zijn uitgenodigde gast geeft. In plaats van vijanden die hem achtervolgen omschrijft David de goedheid en verbondstrouw van de gastheer die hem levenslang zullen achtervolgen. Weer wordt het duidelijk dat gevaar wordt weggehouden, omdat de HEERE bij hem is. En hoe lang zal dit zijn hoop en zekerheid zijn? Eeuwig. Tot in lengte van dagen zal David in het huis van de HEEERE verblijven.

Conclusie
Mijn Herder zorgt voor mij. Mijn Heer eert mij. Gods trouw omringt en doordrenkt deze Psalm: U bent bij mij! En mis hierin niet de verandering van het persoonlijk voornaamwoord. David weet van zijn herder in de 3e persoon enkelvoud, maar het dal brengt de 2e persoon enkelvoud: U bent bij mij. Juist in de donkere dalen wordt Gods aanwezigheid persoonlijk. Hij is als Herder en Heer volledig betrouwbaar en dichtbij!]]>2370danielboyd,eenpsalmfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-02-filemon-daniel-boyd--52854133https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52854133Sun, 26 Feb 2023 09:59:53 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente3243danielboyd,focusfalse5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-02-terug-naar-de-basis-5-filippenzen-4-9--52779825https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52779825Sun, 19 Feb 2023 10:08:55 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2589danielboyd,terugnaardebasisfalse5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-02-honger-dorst-en-jezus-daniel-boyd--52707359https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52707359Sun, 12 Feb 2023 10:04:57 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2832danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-02-david-boyd-wat-doe-jij-met-dit-tafereel--52640805https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52640805Sun, 05 Feb 2023 10:42:32 +0000Evangelische 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Titus 2:1-6, 1 Timoteüs 5:1-2 en
1 Tessalonicenzen 5:14-15
Sermon 10

WE ARE FAMILY

So what is a Church? And why do we need to confront one another? This has everything to do with the DNA of the Church: discipleship. Church isn’t merely about attendance… don’t be proud of managing to get yourself to the chair you’re sitting in. No. Church is about participating in the discipleship program that God has created. It’s being part of a flock that walks around you, bumps into you, bites your calves and makes a bunch of noise. We’re supposed to involve ourselves in each other’s lives.
And that’s where culture gets in the way. We live in a radically individualistic society that wants you to be you on your terms. That’s not what God wants… He wants you to be like Christ on His terms. But we bring the culture in through the front door of the Church and tend to want everyone to leave us alone in our little corner of the auditorium.
So how does the Bible describe the Church? There are many pictures in the New Testament… bride, body, flock, vine, etc.
One that is particularly interesting is found in Timothy… the Church is a family and we should treat each other like family members.

Titus 2:1-6
More proof that the Church is about discipleship. It starts with good theology put into practice, which is applied to the characteristics of the mature believers (older men and older women), but consequently moves into the role the gray-haired saints are to have in the lives of younger believers. Teaching young wives and mothers what their responsibilities are, teaching young men to have self-control

1 Timoteüs 3:15; 5:1-2
And here you have it. This is instruction given to Timothy on how to deal with/approach four group of people in the Chruch (the same groups of people we saw in Titus 2). Older men as fathers, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers and younger women as sisters. So what does this mean for you? Well, an elder is intended to be an example to the flock (we’ve learned this last year), so these words are valuable insights for every member of the Church.
As fathers… this means respectful, as someone who is ahead of you in life-experience.
As brothers… this means humble, as someone who is an equal with the other (Cain: Am I my brother’s keeper? Yes… we are).
As mothers… this means gentle, as a child that takes great care to honor the person you are approaching.
As sisters… this means honorable, since Paul adds the phrase “in all purity”. Sisters are not to be viewed sexually, but brothers instinctively feel protective of their sisters. The Bible portrays with in the case of Dina and Tamar -- the dishonor of their sister lead to sinful vengeance by her brother(s).
This gives us a lot to think about in the way we approach each other in the Church. And it makes us realize Scripture wants us to think about each other in familial ways. And families are always up in each other’s business!

1 Tessalonicenzen 5:14-15
So first in understanding how to deal with each other is identifying who each of our fellow Church members is… that’s right… we all end up somewhere in these verses and need others to help us out of these verses.
And these verses - which really aren’t very difficult to understand - help us to know how we should respond to each situation.
The disorderly (not in proper arrangement, due to improper thinking or rebellion). We are to actively convince them or warn them of the right way of walking (ordering our lives).
The discouraged. We are to allow them to be encouraged through our friendly speech regarding the earthly circumstances of their lives.
The weak. We are to allow them to lean on us and even use us as a defensive shield (hiding behind us) as we support them in their weaknesses.
All. We are to be patient (long-suffering with God as our blueprint). We are to guard ourselves and the Church against vengeance. We are to do good to all for the benefit of all.

Geoff Chang writes the following:
“Biblical confrontation is the loving protection of each other against the deception, seduction and consequences of sin through the repeated proclamation and application of the gospel to each other.”]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21602690Sun, 12 Jan 2020 10:01:17 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDOOR EEN TECHNISCHE STORING ZIJN DE LAATSTE 20 MINUTEN VAN DE PREEK NIET OPGENOMEN. ONZE EXCUSES VOOR HET ONGEMAK. Titus 2:1-6, 1 Timoteüs 5:1-2 en 1 Tessalonicenzen 5:14-15 Sermon 10 WE ARE FAMILY So what is a Church? And why do we need to...
Titus 2:1-6, 1 Timoteüs 5:1-2 en
1 Tessalonicenzen 5:14-15
Sermon 10

WE ARE FAMILY

So what is a Church? And why do we need to confront one another? This has everything to do with the DNA of the Church: discipleship. Church isn’t merely about attendance… don’t be proud of managing to get yourself to the chair you’re sitting in. No. Church is about participating in the discipleship program that God has created. It’s being part of a flock that walks around you, bumps into you, bites your calves and makes a bunch of noise. We’re supposed to involve ourselves in each other’s lives.
And that’s where culture gets in the way. We live in a radically individualistic society that wants you to be you on your terms. That’s not what God wants… He wants you to be like Christ on His terms. But we bring the culture in through the front door of the Church and tend to want everyone to leave us alone in our little corner of the auditorium.
So how does the Bible describe the Church? There are many pictures in the New Testament… bride, body, flock, vine, etc.
One that is particularly interesting is found in Timothy… the Church is a family and we should treat each other like family members.

Titus 2:1-6
More proof that the Church is about discipleship. It starts with good theology put into practice, which is applied to the characteristics of the mature believers (older men and older women), but consequently moves into the role the gray-haired saints are to have in the lives of younger believers. Teaching young wives and mothers what their responsibilities are, teaching young men to have self-control

1 Timoteüs 3:15; 5:1-2
And here you have it. This is instruction given to Timothy on how to deal with/approach four group of people in the Chruch (the same groups of people we saw in Titus 2). Older men as fathers, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers and younger women as sisters. So what does this mean for you? Well, an elder is intended to be an example to the flock (we’ve learned this last year), so these words are valuable insights for every member of the Church.
As fathers… this means respectful, as someone who is ahead of you in life-experience.
As brothers… this means humble, as someone who is an equal with the other (Cain: Am I my brother’s keeper? Yes… we are).
As mothers… this means gentle, as a child that takes great care to honor the person you are approaching.
As sisters… this means honorable, since Paul adds the phrase “in all purity”. Sisters are not to be viewed sexually, but brothers instinctively feel protective of their sisters. The Bible portrays with in the case of Dina and Tamar -- the dishonor of their sister lead to sinful vengeance by her brother(s).
This gives us a lot to think about in the way we approach each other in the Church. And it makes us realize Scripture wants us to think about each other in familial ways. And families are always up in each other’s business!

1 Tessalonicenzen 5:14-15
So first in understanding how to deal with each other is identifying who each of our fellow Church members is… that’s right… we all end up somewhere in these verses and need others to help us out of these verses.
And these verses - which really aren’t very difficult to understand - help us to know how we should respond to each situation.
The disorderly (not in proper arrangement, due to improper thinking or rebellion). We are to actively convince them or warn them of the right way of walking (ordering our lives).
The discouraged. We are to allow them to be encouraged through our friendly speech regarding the earthly circumstances of their lives.
The weak. We are to allow them to lean on us and even use us as a defensive shield (hiding behind us) as we support...]]>1839danielboyd,wijzijndegemeentefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-01-volkomen-blijdschap-1-1-johannes-1-1-4--21369910https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11eqC_vrfD7Aaips_nZuA_S0IK3RLSP6p1_WMILWlqsg/edit?usp=sharing]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21369910Sun, 05 Jan 2020 09:58:47 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteLink voor de Slides https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11eqC_vrfD7Aaips_nZuA_S0IK3RLSP6p1_WMILWlqsg/edit?usp=sharinghttps://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11eqC_vrfD7Aaips_nZuA_S0IK3RLSP6p1_WMILWlqsg/edit?usp=sharing]]>27821johannesserie,danielboyd,volkomenblijdschapfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-12-psalm-139-reflecteren--21160718
1. Investeer ik voldoende tijd met God in Zijn Woord? (Psalm 1)
2. Besteed ik voldoende aandacht aan anderen in gebed? (Matteüs 6:9-13)
3. Schenk ik voldoende energie aan het werk van de Gemeente? (1 Korintiërs 9)
4. Ben ik voldoende betrokken bij de levens van mensen? (Hebreeën 6:10)
5. Getuig ik voldoende van de genade van God in mijn leven? (Kolossenzen 4:5-6)

Outline Psalm 139

Gods Alwetendheid (verzen 1b-6)

Gods Alomtegenwoordigheid (verzen 7-12)

Gods Almacht & Intimiteit (verzen 13-16)

Gods Gedachten (verzen 17-18)

Goddeloze Gedachten (verzen 19-22)

Geloof & Verlangen (verzen 23-24)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21160718Sun, 29 Dec 2019 09:57:00 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDe Vijf Vragen 1. Investeer ik voldoende tijd met God in Zijn Woord? (Psalm 1) 2. Besteed ik voldoende aandacht aan anderen in gebed? (Matteüs 6:9-13) 3. Schenk ik voldoende energie aan het werk van de Gemeente? (1 Korintiërs 9) 4. Ben ik voldoende...
1. Investeer ik voldoende tijd met God in Zijn Woord? (Psalm 1)
2. Besteed ik voldoende aandacht aan anderen in gebed? (Matteüs 6:9-13)
3. Schenk ik voldoende energie aan het werk van de Gemeente? (1 Korintiërs 9)
4. Ben ik voldoende betrokken bij de levens van mensen? (Hebreeën 6:10)
5. Getuig ik voldoende van de genade van God in mijn leven? (Kolossenzen 4:5-6)

Outline Psalm 139

Gods Alwetendheid (verzen 1b-6)

Gods Alomtegenwoordigheid (verzen 7-12)

Gods Almacht & Intimiteit (verzen 13-16)

Gods Gedachten (verzen 17-18)

Goddeloze Gedachten (verzen 19-22)

Geloof & Verlangen (verzen 23-24)]]>3176danielboyd,eenpsalmfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-12-wie-is-jezus-4-daniel-boyd--20972146https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20972146Sun, 22 Dec 2019 09:54:14 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteMatteüs 2 & 191832danielboyd,wieisjezusfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-12-wie-is-jezus-3-willem-wouters--20762541https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20762541Sun, 15 Dec 2019 10:10:02 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2077wieisjezus,willemwoutersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-12-wie-is-jezus-2-jochem-wouters--20574332https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20574332Sun, 08 Dec 2019 10:05:35 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2066jochemwouters,wieisjezusfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-12-wie-is-jezus-1-bas-van-den-bosch--20401259https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20401259Sun, 01 Dec 2019 10:02:59 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2745basvandenbosch,wieisjezusfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-11-verheug-u-met-huiver-willem-wouters--20233408https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20233408Sun, 24 Nov 2019 10:04:10 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2149willemwoutersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-11-wij-zijn-de-gemeente-9--20077231https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20077231Sun, 17 Nov 2019 10:08:49 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteMatteüs 183279danielboyd,wijzijndegemeentefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-11-psalm-88-als-het-binnen-donker-is--19955424https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19955424Sun, 10 Nov 2019 09:51:56 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeentePsalm 883164danielboyd,eenpsalmfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-11-verschillig-leven-in-een-onverschillige-wereld-9--19831688https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19831688Sun, 03 Nov 2019 10:00:33 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDaniel 10-123126danielboyd,verschilliglevenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-10-adam-waar-ben-je-willem-wouters--19714506https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19714506Sun, 27 Oct 2019 10:15:53 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente1242willemwoutersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-10-verschillig-leven-in-een-onverschillige-wereld-8--19595154https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19595154Sun, 20 Oct 2019 09:11:34 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDaniel 9:20-272979danielboyd,verschilliglevenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-10-verschillig-leven-in-een-onverschillige-wereld-7--19484497
As an overarching theme for this sermon series we will consider Peter’s conclusion regarding eschatology and daily life: 2 Peter 3:11-18. Eschatology is not intended to be informational, but transformational as it gives the believer incredible hope and trust in God.
Perhaps this is most clear in Daniel’s interruption of his visions in chapter 9 to share a deep and personal prayer - one that is borne out of Scriptural obedience, dependence on God’s character and identification with God’s covenant people.
“The first year of Darius” has been a contentious opening sentence for decades, as ancient records have proven that Xerxes I was the ruler of the Medo-Persian empire - and he was from Persia. Two strikes against the record of Daniel.
Darius means “he who holds the scepter” and is likely a title, rather than a proper name. In 547 BC Xerxes managed to unite the tribes of Media and Persia against the Lydian empire in the west (modern-day Turkey). He accomplished a major victory against Croesus in Thymbra, even though he was outnumbered 2:1. Xerxes laid siege against its capital, Sardis, which capitulated 14 days later. Thus Lydia became the first of three empires to fall to the bear (the three ribs in its mouth - Daniel 7). Xerxes set his sights on Babylon and conquered its mighty capitol in 539 BC (Daniel 5).
The Nabonidus Chronicle names two generals in this conquest of Babylon: Ugbaru en Gobryas. The Cyrus cylinder indicates that Xerxes marched on from Babylon to strengthen his Northeastern border. He left Ugbaru as governor of Babylon. He died three weeks later and Gobryas became governor for at least fourteen years. This is the man that transitioned the Babylonian monarchy to Persian rule with 120 Satraps and 3 commissioners. This is the man Daniel calls Darius, de Mede (6:1), charged with ruling the Kingdom of the Chaldeans (9:1), and who served under King Xerxes (6:29).
So the setting for chapter 9 is a change of power and politics - unsettling times... times that result in the lion’s den conspiracy of chapter 6.

Biblical Promises and Prayer
Daniel was studying the prophet Jeremiah in chapters 25, 27 and 29. Here God confirms that the captivity will last seventy years. 538 BC is also the year of Xerxes’ proclamation recorded in 2 Chronicles 36 and Ezra 1 releasing the Jews back to their land.
Jeremia 29:11-14 prompts Daniel to dramatically turn to God for mercy. He prays this beautiful prayer of penitence and exultation as he humbles himself before God - with fasting and in ashes. As I was studying this text I read the following by John Piper:
"The weakness of our hunger for God is not because he is unsavory, but because we keep ourselves stuffed with “other things.” Perhaps, then, the denial of our stomach’s appetite for food might express, or even increase, our soul’s appetite for God." (John Piper, A hunger for God)

Daniel’s is a humble attitude. He brings himself low, mourning for the sins of his people which brought about this terrible consequence and fasting to “search for [God] with all his heart” (Jeremiah 29:13). This seriousness about God is what I believe prompts Gabriel’s address in Daniel 9:23: “you are highly esteemed”. So much of what Daniel does and says here is instructive to us - especially the simple obedience to what he reads in Scripture and the seriousness wherewith he approaches God. I have chosen five applications to share with you this morning:

1. Let Scripture enrich your prayer life with His promises and bow “before His face”. (:2-3 en 3a, 20)
2. Let God’s character anchor your prayers in a strong dependence (trust) on Him. (9:4, 7, 9, 14, 16 en 18)
3. Enlarge your need for God without minimizing your sin and accept consequences. (9:5-8, 9-11a, 11b-14 cf. Deut. 28-29)
4. Promote UNITY by identifying with each other’s guilt and shame and to be priests for one another. (9:5-16 ~ third person)
5. Seek Him “with all your heart” with the conviction that “He will be found” because He loves you. (9:3, 20-23a, Jer. 29:10-14 ~ cf. Rom. 8)

Do you acknowledge as Daniel does that He is the most high God?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19484497Sun, 13 Oct 2019 09:00:18 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDaniel 9:1-23 As an overarching theme for this sermon series we will consider Peter’s conclusion regarding eschatology and daily life: 2 Peter 3:11-18. Eschatology is not intended to be informational, but transformational as it gives the believer...
As an overarching theme for this sermon series we will consider Peter’s conclusion regarding eschatology and daily life: 2 Peter 3:11-18. Eschatology is not intended to be informational, but transformational as it gives the believer incredible hope and trust in God.
Perhaps this is most clear in Daniel’s interruption of his visions in chapter 9 to share a deep and personal prayer - one that is borne out of Scriptural obedience, dependence on God’s character and identification with God’s covenant people.
“The first year of Darius” has been a contentious opening sentence for decades, as ancient records have proven that Xerxes I was the ruler of the Medo-Persian empire - and he was from Persia. Two strikes against the record of Daniel.
Darius means “he who holds the scepter” and is likely a title, rather than a proper name. In 547 BC Xerxes managed to unite the tribes of Media and Persia against the Lydian empire in the west (modern-day Turkey). He accomplished a major victory against Croesus in Thymbra, even though he was outnumbered 2:1. Xerxes laid siege against its capital, Sardis, which capitulated 14 days later. Thus Lydia became the first of three empires to fall to the bear (the three ribs in its mouth - Daniel 7). Xerxes set his sights on Babylon and conquered its mighty capitol in 539 BC (Daniel 5).
The Nabonidus Chronicle names two generals in this conquest of Babylon: Ugbaru en Gobryas. The Cyrus cylinder indicates that Xerxes marched on from Babylon to strengthen his Northeastern border. He left Ugbaru as governor of Babylon. He died three weeks later and Gobryas became governor for at least fourteen years. This is the man that transitioned the Babylonian monarchy to Persian rule with 120 Satraps and 3 commissioners. This is the man Daniel calls Darius, de Mede (6:1), charged with ruling the Kingdom of the Chaldeans (9:1), and who served under King Xerxes (6:29).
So the setting for chapter 9 is a change of power and politics - unsettling times... times that result in the lion’s den conspiracy of chapter 6.

Biblical Promises and Prayer
Daniel was studying the prophet Jeremiah in chapters 25, 27 and 29. Here God confirms that the captivity will last seventy years. 538 BC is also the year of Xerxes’ proclamation recorded in 2 Chronicles 36 and Ezra 1 releasing the Jews back to their land.
Jeremia 29:11-14 prompts Daniel to dramatically turn to God for mercy. He prays this beautiful prayer of penitence and exultation as he humbles himself before God - with fasting and in ashes. As I was studying this text I read the following by John Piper:
"The weakness of our hunger for God is not because he is unsavory, but because we keep ourselves stuffed with “other things.” Perhaps, then, the denial of our stomach’s appetite for food might express, or even increase, our soul’s appetite for God." (John Piper, A hunger for God)

Daniel’s is a humble attitude. He brings himself low, mourning for the sins of his people which brought about this terrible consequence and fasting to “search for [God] with all his heart” (Jeremiah 29:13). This seriousness about God is what I believe prompts Gabriel’s address in Daniel 9:23: “you are highly esteemed”. So much of what Daniel does and says here is instructive to us - especially the simple obedience to what he reads in Scripture and the seriousness wherewith he approaches God. I have chosen five applications to share with you this morning:

1. Let Scripture enrich your prayer life with His promises and bow “before His face”. (:2-3 en 3a, 20)
2. Let God’s character anchor your prayers in a strong dependence (trust) on Him. (9:4, 7, 9, 14, 16 en 18)
3. Enlarge your need for God without minimizing your sin and accept consequences. (9:5-8, 9-11a, 11b-14 cf. Deut. 28-29)
4. Promote UNITY by identifying with each other’s guilt and shame and to be priests for one another. (9:5-16 ~...]]>3179danielboyd,verschilliglevenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-10-verschillig-leven-in-een-onverschillige-wereld-6--19374604https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19374604Sun, 06 Oct 2019 08:58:04 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDaniel 83108danielboyd,verschilliglevenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-09-verschillig-leven-in-een-onverschillige-wereld-5--19278749https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19278749Sun, 29 Sep 2019 09:10:37 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDaniel hoofdstuk 72749danielboyd,verschilliglevenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-09-verschillig-leven-in-een-onverschillige-wereld-4--19186252https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19186252Sun, 22 Sep 2019 09:10:59 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDaniel 5-62648danielboyd,verschilliglevenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-09-verschillig-leven-in-een-onverschillige-wereld-3--19106158
As an overarching theme for this sermon series we will consider Peter’s conclusion regarding eschatology and daily life: 2 Peter 3:11-18. Eschatology is not intended to be informational, but transformational as it gives the believer incredible hope and trust in God.

Nebuchadnezzar has a second dream. This time, however, the text is recorded by the king himself and included in Daniel’s prophetic book.

The Jewish Talmud says: “Of every proud person God says: He and I cannot live together in the world.”
Pride is a major theme in this chapter and yet I would contend that this is not the central lesson. God’s sovereign rule over all things - even the king’s heart - is the central theme. As we consider these things this morning we will move through the following outline:

The proclamation of the King 4:1-4
The king’s dream 4:5-18
The explanation for the King 4:19-27
The king’s pride 4:28-33
The conversion of the King 4:34-37

Along the way I explain the reference to “seven times” (4:16, 23 and 32) as a possible “bridge term” to account for the different calendars of the day.
The Assyrian empire used a lunisolar calendar that started in the Spring, counted 12 months of 30 days, and a ten-day week.
The Babylonean lunisolar calendar consisted of 12 months of 30 days, a 7-day week, and three seasons (beginning, middle, and end of the year). The Jewish calendar followed the Babyloneans with the exception that they recognized four seasons. These calendars employed a thirteenth "intercalation" month to readjust according to the seasons.
The Egyptian calendar was a solar calendar with 365 days and the year consisted of three seasons of 120 days each, divided into weeks that had 7 or 8 days.
The Babylonean empire was the first empire to span so much territory and swallow up so many conquered people groups. Perhaps this use of "times" was a universal way of referring to a full cycle of the seasons (regardless of how many seasons or days you count in a year). Therefore seven times refers to seven cycles of the seasons, meaning seven years.
It is noteworthy that Nebuchadnezzar is given a (very specific) twelve month grace period before he boasts on his rooftop and is stricken with madness (4:29). Here the text is specific, which is why I lean toward this (also specific) understanding of "times".

My conclusion is to point out God’s work in the characters in Daniel.
Daniel and his friends learn: God is God and I am not. Even in the most difficult of circumstances.
Daniel teaches us: Be faithful where God places you, give Him all the glory, love people and leave the rest up to Him.
Nebuchadnezzar learns: who the most high God is, that the most high God saves spectacularly, and the most high God demands humble repentance.

Do you acknowledge that the most High God reigns?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19106158Sun, 15 Sep 2019 08:58:30 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDaniel 4 As an overarching theme for this sermon series we will consider Peter’s conclusion regarding eschatology and daily life: 2 Peter 3:11-18. Eschatology is not intended to be informational, but transformational as it gives the believer...
As an overarching theme for this sermon series we will consider Peter’s conclusion regarding eschatology and daily life: 2 Peter 3:11-18. Eschatology is not intended to be informational, but transformational as it gives the believer incredible hope and trust in God.

Nebuchadnezzar has a second dream. This time, however, the text is recorded by the king himself and included in Daniel’s prophetic book.

The Jewish Talmud says: “Of every proud person God says: He and I cannot live together in the world.”
Pride is a major theme in this chapter and yet I would contend that this is not the central lesson. God’s sovereign rule over all things - even the king’s heart - is the central theme. As we consider these things this morning we will move through the following outline:

The proclamation of the King 4:1-4
The king’s dream 4:5-18
The explanation for the King 4:19-27
The king’s pride 4:28-33
The conversion of the King 4:34-37

Along the way I explain the reference to “seven times” (4:16, 23 and 32) as a possible “bridge term” to account for the different calendars of the day.
The Assyrian empire used a lunisolar calendar that started in the Spring, counted 12 months of 30 days, and a ten-day week.
The Babylonean lunisolar calendar consisted of 12 months of 30 days, a 7-day week, and three seasons (beginning, middle, and end of the year). The Jewish calendar followed the Babyloneans with the exception that they recognized four seasons. These calendars employed a thirteenth "intercalation" month to readjust according to the seasons.
The Egyptian calendar was a solar calendar with 365 days and the year consisted of three seasons of 120 days each, divided into weeks that had 7 or 8 days.
The Babylonean empire was the first empire to span so much territory and swallow up so many conquered people groups. Perhaps this use of "times" was a universal way of referring to a full cycle of the seasons (regardless of how many seasons or days you count in a year). Therefore seven times refers to seven cycles of the seasons, meaning seven years.
It is noteworthy that Nebuchadnezzar is given a (very specific) twelve month grace period before he boasts on his rooftop and is stricken with madness (4:29). Here the text is specific, which is why I lean toward this (also specific) understanding of "times".

My conclusion is to point out God’s work in the characters in Daniel.
Daniel and his friends learn: God is God and I am not. Even in the most difficult of circumstances.
Daniel teaches us: Be faithful where God places you, give Him all the glory, love people and leave the rest up to Him.
Nebuchadnezzar learns: who the most high God is, that the most high God saves spectacularly, and the most high God demands humble repentance.

Do you acknowledge that the most High God reigns?]]>2959danielboyd,verschilliglevenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-09-verschillig-leven-in-een-onverschillige-wereld-2--19037369
As an overarching theme for this sermon series we will consider Peter’s conclusion regarding eschatology and daily life: 2 Peter 3:11-18. Eschatology is not intended to be informational, but transformational as it gives the believer incredible hope and trust in God.

NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM
The narration lays out Nebuchadnezzar’s panic as his sleep is interrupted by a dream that troubles him, but he cannot recall what the dream was about. It fits the time and context better to consider that the king cannot remember the dream, rather that he is simply testing his wise men. The Chaldeans kept careful records of people’s dream and what manner of people they became, believing that dreams were important messages from the gods. When a king had a dream, the wise men would study their records to offer interpretations and predictions. The king woke up and could not recall his dream. This is why he is so anxious.
Daniel petitions the king for time and the God of His fathers for the answer to the king’s demand. God graciously gives Daniel the interpretation to the dream, so that the king might know how things will end.
In considering the king’s dream, we move through the following outline:

The King’s insecurity 2:1-12
God’s revelation to Daniel 2:13-28a
Outline of the world’s empires 2:28b-45
Overarching Sovereignty of God 2:29-35; 36-45

NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S RESPONSES
In this section we will consider the aftermath of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. How did this man respond to this revelation from God? He initially responds with great exuberance, but it does not last. The very next story in the narrative is Nebuchadnezzar building a giant statue of himself… where did he get that idea? In verses 14-15 we learn that the entire statue is of gold. Here we find the king rebelling against the plan that God had revealed, which is why he issues the challenge: is there a god that can deliver you from my hand?
We will move through the following outline:
Overabundant Blessing 2:46-49
Rebellious Pride 3:1-2, 14-15
Over the top Anger 3:19-22
Unimaginable Shock 3:23-27
Real Reverance 3:28-30

CONCLUSION
In conclusion we again consider Peter’s challenge considering the eschatalogical promises:
> Live a holy life before God
> Remember His patient grace
> Beware of false teachers
> Grow in knowledge and grace of Jesus Christ
> Praise Him]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19037369Sun, 08 Sep 2019 09:12:20 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDaniel 1-2 As an overarching theme for this sermon series we will consider Peter’s conclusion regarding eschatology and daily life: 2 Peter 3:11-18. Eschatology is not intended to be informational, but transformational as it gives the believer...
As an overarching theme for this sermon series we will consider Peter’s conclusion regarding eschatology and daily life: 2 Peter 3:11-18. Eschatology is not intended to be informational, but transformational as it gives the believer incredible hope and trust in God.

NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM
The narration lays out Nebuchadnezzar’s panic as his sleep is interrupted by a dream that troubles him, but he cannot recall what the dream was about. It fits the time and context better to consider that the king cannot remember the dream, rather that he is simply testing his wise men. The Chaldeans kept careful records of people’s dream and what manner of people they became, believing that dreams were important messages from the gods. When a king had a dream, the wise men would study their records to offer interpretations and predictions. The king woke up and could not recall his dream. This is why he is so anxious.
Daniel petitions the king for time and the God of His fathers for the answer to the king’s demand. God graciously gives Daniel the interpretation to the dream, so that the king might know how things will end.
In considering the king’s dream, we move through the following outline:

The King’s insecurity 2:1-12
God’s revelation to Daniel 2:13-28a
Outline of the world’s empires 2:28b-45
Overarching Sovereignty of God 2:29-35; 36-45

NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S RESPONSES
In this section we will consider the aftermath of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. How did this man respond to this revelation from God? He initially responds with great exuberance, but it does not last. The very next story in the narrative is Nebuchadnezzar building a giant statue of himself… where did he get that idea? In verses 14-15 we learn that the entire statue is of gold. Here we find the king rebelling against the plan that God had revealed, which is why he issues the challenge: is there a god that can deliver you from my hand?
We will move through the following outline:
Overabundant Blessing 2:46-49
Rebellious Pride 3:1-2, 14-15
Over the top Anger 3:19-22
Unimaginable Shock 3:23-27
Real Reverance 3:28-30

CONCLUSION
In conclusion we again consider Peter’s challenge considering the eschatalogical promises:
> Live a holy life before God
> Remember His patient grace
> Beware of false teachers
> Grow in knowledge and grace of Jesus Christ
> Praise Him]]>2219danielboyd,verschilliglevenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-09-verschillig-leven-in-een-onverschillige-wereld-1--18970475
This series is going to focus more on the eschatological events recorded in Daniel, but before we can look at these, we must understand the man that God used and how he responded to God’s direction in His life.
As an overarching theme we will consider Peter’s conclusion regarding eschatology and daily life: 2 Peter 3:11-17

PROLOGUE FOR DANIEL
We looked at some of this last week, so we will not plumb the depths of Daniel’s predicament and principles.
A few preliminary considerations are the literary structure of the book. It divides into two parts: chapters 1-6 are stories from the Babylonian court and chapters 7-12 are visions from God given to Daniel. The language of the book is of particular note as well: Daniel begins in Hebrew, but transitions abruptly in the middle of verse 4 in chapter 2 and continues in Aramaic until the end of chapter 7. The last four chapters are in Hebrew. The reason for this is interesting, as Aramaic was the international language… much like English is today. This conveys the idea that Daniel’s message is not just for the Jewish people… it is for all Gentile nations as well.
The last consideration is the author… Did Daniel write it? Many have questioned its authenticity, however for me it is sufficient that Jesus Christ called Daniel a prophet and quotes him in Matthew 24 as the sign to watch for when His Second Coming will be near.
In considering Daniel and his friends, we move through the following outline:
> Jerusalem’s plundering 1:1-2
> Nebuchadnezzar’s program 1:3-7
> Daniel’s principles 1:8-16
> God’s preeminence 1:2, 9, 17-21

PROMOTION OF DANIEL
In this section we will not look at Nebuchadnezzar’s dream - that’s next week. We will only consider how the story unfolds and how God’s men respond to the circumstances.
We will move through the following outline:
> Nebuchadnezzar’s panic 2:1-13
> Daniel’s pattern 2:14-23, 24-27
> God’s plan 2:28-47
> Daniel’s placement 2:48-49

CONCLUSION
Returning to 2 Peter, the challenge is to "dare to be a Daniel":
> Live a holy life before God
> Remember His patient grace
> Beware of false teachers
> Grow in knowledge and grace of Jesus Christ
> Praise Him]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18970475Sun, 01 Sep 2019 08:55:02 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDaniel 1-2 This series is going to focus more on the eschatological events recorded in Daniel, but before we can look at these, we must understand the man that God used and how he responded to God’s direction in His life. As an overarching theme we...
This series is going to focus more on the eschatological events recorded in Daniel, but before we can look at these, we must understand the man that God used and how he responded to God’s direction in His life.
As an overarching theme we will consider Peter’s conclusion regarding eschatology and daily life: 2 Peter 3:11-17

PROLOGUE FOR DANIEL
We looked at some of this last week, so we will not plumb the depths of Daniel’s predicament and principles.
A few preliminary considerations are the literary structure of the book. It divides into two parts: chapters 1-6 are stories from the Babylonian court and chapters 7-12 are visions from God given to Daniel. The language of the book is of particular note as well: Daniel begins in Hebrew, but transitions abruptly in the middle of verse 4 in chapter 2 and continues in Aramaic until the end of chapter 7. The last four chapters are in Hebrew. The reason for this is interesting, as Aramaic was the international language… much like English is today. This conveys the idea that Daniel’s message is not just for the Jewish people… it is for all Gentile nations as well.
The last consideration is the author… Did Daniel write it? Many have questioned its authenticity, however for me it is sufficient that Jesus Christ called Daniel a prophet and quotes him in Matthew 24 as the sign to watch for when His Second Coming will be near.
In considering Daniel and his friends, we move through the following outline:
> Jerusalem’s plundering 1:1-2
> Nebuchadnezzar’s program 1:3-7
> Daniel’s principles 1:8-16
> God’s preeminence 1:2, 9, 17-21

PROMOTION OF DANIEL
In this section we will not look at Nebuchadnezzar’s dream - that’s next week. We will only consider how the story unfolds and how God’s men respond to the circumstances.
We will move through the following outline:
> Nebuchadnezzar’s panic 2:1-13
> Daniel’s pattern 2:14-23, 24-27
> God’s plan 2:28-47
> Daniel’s placement 2:48-49

CONCLUSION
Returning to 2 Peter, the challenge is to "dare to be a Daniel":
> Live a holy life before God
> Remember His patient grace
> Beware of false teachers
> Grow in knowledge and grace of Jesus Christ
> Praise Him]]>2880danielboyd,verschilliglevenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-08-psalm-73-een-behoorlijke-geloofscrisis--18847941https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18847941Sun, 18 Aug 2019 09:12:37 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeentePsalm 732542danielboyd,eenpsalmfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-08-david-boyd--18789107https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18789107Sun, 11 Aug 2019 09:13:48 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2088davidboyd,ikkanallesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-08-gij-geheel-anders-11--18719472https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18719472Sun, 04 Aug 2019 09:04:36 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2477danielboyd,gijgeheelandersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-07-gij-geheel-anders-10--18659474https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18659474Sun, 28 Jul 2019 09:07:26 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteEfeze 1-22378danielboyd,gijgeheelandersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-07-gij-geheel-anders-9--18602611https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18602611Sun, 21 Jul 2019 08:57:11 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteKolossenzen 2:6-3:42845danielboyd,gijgeheelandersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-07-kiezen-voor-jezus-kampzondag--18546061www.gnbk.nl voor meer informatie.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18546061Sun, 14 Jul 2019 09:35:52 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteZondag na het GNBK Tienerkamp. Dit is een preek van één van de Bijbelstudies die tijdens het kamp is gegeven. zie www.gnbk.nl voor meer informatie.www.gnbk.nl voor meer informatie.]]>1078danielboyd,kampzondagpreekfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-06-gij-geheel-anders-8--18422590https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18422590Sun, 30 Jun 2019 09:06:20 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente3092danielboyd,gijgeheelandersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-06-wij-zijn-de-gemeente-8--18286091https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18286091Sun, 16 Jun 2019 09:10:41 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteHandelingen 6 en 1 Timoteüs 32352danielboyd,wijzijndegemeentefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/verslag-van-karin-van-den-bosch--18247154https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18247154Wed, 12 Jun 2019 08:31:11 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2008falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-06-gij-geheel-anders-7--18148989https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18148989Sun, 02 Jun 2019 08:56:27 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteHebreeën 1:1-32702danielboyd,gijgeheelandersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-05-gij-geheel-anders-6--18078263https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18078263Sun, 26 May 2019 09:04:29 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteEfeze 6:10-202742danielboyd,gijgeheelandersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-05-fbbc-zondag--18014128www.faith.edu voor meer informatie over de school.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18014128Sun, 19 May 2019 09:10:33 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteKyle Cline (student op Faith Baptist Bible College) heeft gepreekt en Daniel Boyd heeft vertaald. Kijk op www.faith.edu voor meer informatie over de school.www.faith.edu voor meer informatie over de school.]]>1864falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-05-gij-geheel-anders-5--17839484https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17839484Sun, 05 May 2019 08:56:18 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2674danielboyd,gijgeheelandersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-04-gij-geheel-anders-4--17703075https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17703075Sun, 21 Apr 2019 09:03:39 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente1 Korintiërs 15:1-4 & 16-222113danielboyd,ebgpaaspreek,gijgeheelandersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-04-gij-geheel-anders-3--17637940https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17637940Sun, 14 Apr 2019 09:04:15 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2471danielboyd,gijgeheelandersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-03-gij-geheel-anders-1--17487624https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17487624Sun, 31 Mar 2019 08:58:50 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteEfeze 4:17-323127danielboyd,gijgeheelandersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-03-wij-zijn-de-gemeente-7--17421882https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17421882Sun, 24 Mar 2019 10:19:50 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente1776danielboyd,wijzijndegemeentefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-03-willem-wouters--17208205https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17208205Sun, 03 Mar 2019 10:52:56 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2522willemwoutersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-02-wij-zijn-de-gemeente-6--17131703https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17131703Sun, 24 Feb 2019 10:03:05 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2812danielboyd,wijzijndegemeentefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-02-wij-zijn-de-gemeente-5--17066230https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17066230Sun, 17 Feb 2019 10:07:40 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2484danielboyd,wijzijndegemeentefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-02-wij-zijn-de-gemeente-4--17001354https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17001354Sun, 10 Feb 2019 10:09:44 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2568danielboyd,wijzijndegemeentefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-02-wij-zijn-de-gemeente-3--16935488https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16935488Sun, 03 Feb 2019 10:01:31 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente3097danielboyd,wijzijndegemeentefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-01-wij-zijn-de-gemeente-2--16760471https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16760471Sun, 20 Jan 2019 10:01:49 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2914danielboyd,wijzijndegemeentefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-01-wij-zijn-de-gemeente-1--16699243https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16699243Sun, 13 Jan 2019 10:16:34 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteSchriftlezing: Efeze 4:1-162819danielboyd,wijzijndegemeentefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-12-kerst-in-perspectief-2--16592741https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16592741Sun, 30 Dec 2018 09:55:30 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2319danielboyd,kerstinperspectieffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-12-kerst-in-perspectief--16551765Now this, I have to say, is the sort of thing the British are very bad at dealing with. There’s nothing in our background, upbringing, or education that teaches you how to deal with someone who in broad daylight has just stolen your cookies. In the end I thought, Nothing for it, I’ll just have to go for it, and I tried very hard not to notice the fact that the packet was already mysteriously opened. I took out a cookie for myself. I thought, That settled him. But it hadn’t because a moment or two later he did it again. He took another cookie. Having not mentioned it the first time, it was somehow even harder to raise the subject the second time around.
We went through the whole packet like this and it felt like a lifetime. He took one, I took one, he took one, I took one. Finally, when we got to the end, he stood up and walked away. Well, we exchanged meaningful looks, then he walked away, and I breathed a sigh of relief and sat back.
A moment or two later the train was coming in, so I tossed back the rest of my coffee, stood up, picked up the newspaper, and underneath the newspaper were my cookies. The thing I like particularly about this story is the sensation that somewhere in England there has been wandering around for the last quarter-century a perfectly ordinary guy who’s had the same exact story, only he doesn’t have the punch line.”

Two Names Matthew 1:18-23 & Luke 1:31
Heather’s devotional, yesterday, centered on the two names of Christ given to Joseph and Mary, recorded in Matthew and Luke. The two names are Jesus and Emmanuel. The Name Jesus refers to the personal name of God (Yahweh) and adds the verb for “to save” - translated Yeshua means Yahweh saves. The angel gives the explanation in that He will save His people from their sins. God is a personal Savior. The second name of Jesus, Emmanuel, explains how God will accomplish this. El is at the end of this name and is the generic reference to God (it is used in Scripture of false gods as well). The verb in this name is translated among us, meaning that He is the “among us God”. God personally saves by becoming the among us God. The gospel in two names.
I would like to plumb the depths of these two names this morning, by looking at Christmas from a different perspective; namely God’s. MacArthur called this passage the “theology of Christmas”, because it gives us a look behind the scenes, before Jesus is the helpless babe lying in a manger in Bethlehem.

Two Humiliations Philippians 2:6-8
This passage is called a Christ hymn and divides into two sections: 6-8 and 9-11. This first half is named His condescension. Jesus is introduced as God. Don’t be distracted by the wording that Paul uses here. “In the form of God” is a reference to things that we do not understand: God is spirit (John 4) and therefore His nature is somewhat of a mystery to us. The Greek word makes reference to “the outward appearance of the true nature.” Make no mistake that Jesus is truly God. The text continues to explain that He did not consider His position and majesty as God as a thing to cling to and willingly emptied Himself of this glory in order to take on human form (same word: referring to human nature).
The emptying of Christ might be illustrated in drawing a stick figure on paper. What might you have to give up in order to become part of a two-dimensional world in order to explain to stick figures that there is hope? Impossible and incomprehensible? Exactly… the transcendent Creator of all that we know became part of His creation in order to save us. Emmanuel.
But He humbled Himself further by becoming obedient to his (parents first, but also) Father and submitted to death on the cross. Why? To save us from our sins… Jesus.

Two Exaltations Philippians 2:9-11
Because of this God, the Father exalted the Son and gave Him a Name above all names, with such authority and strength that every knee will bow at His Name. Every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. This Christ hymn began with Jesus Christ as God. The hymn ends with Jesus Christ revealed and acknowledged as Lord over all. In emptying Himself, Jesus Christ regained all glory and authority. That is the theology of Christmas. That is Christmas from God’s perspective.
Now, here is my closing thought. There will come a day that you acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord. Will you recognize Him as personal Savior from your sins? Or will you recognize Him in the end as the righteous Judge, who will judge your sins?
How should you respond to this? Peter says is best in Acts: Repent of your sins and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16551765Sun, 23 Dec 2018 10:02:28 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteI introduced my sermon with the following anecdote: “This actually did happen to a real person, and the real person is me. I had gone to catch a train. This was April 1976, in Cambridge, UK. I was a bit early for the train. I’d gotten the time of the...Now this, I have to say, is the sort of thing the British are very bad at dealing with. There’s nothing in our background, upbringing, or education that teaches you how to deal with someone who in broad daylight has just stolen your cookies. In the end I thought, Nothing for it, I’ll just have to go for it, and I tried very hard not to notice the fact that the packet was already mysteriously opened. I took out a cookie for myself. I thought, That settled him. But it hadn’t because a moment or two later he did it again. He took another cookie. Having not mentioned it the first time, it was somehow even harder to raise the subject the second time around.
We went through the whole packet like this and it felt like a lifetime. He took one, I took one, he took one, I took one. Finally, when we got to the end, he stood up and walked away. Well, we exchanged meaningful looks, then he walked away, and I breathed a sigh of relief and sat back.
A moment or two later the train was coming in, so I tossed back the rest of my coffee, stood up, picked up the newspaper, and underneath the newspaper were my cookies. The thing I like particularly about this story is the sensation that somewhere in England there has been wandering around for the last quarter-century a perfectly ordinary guy who’s had the same exact story, only he doesn’t have the punch line.”

Two Names Matthew 1:18-23 & Luke 1:31
Heather’s devotional, yesterday, centered on the two names of Christ given to Joseph and Mary, recorded in Matthew and Luke. The two names are Jesus and Emmanuel. The Name Jesus refers to the personal name of God (Yahweh) and adds the verb for “to save” - translated Yeshua means Yahweh saves. The angel gives the explanation in that He will save His people from their sins. God is a personal Savior. The second name of Jesus, Emmanuel, explains how God will accomplish this. El is at the end of this name and is the generic reference to God (it is used in Scripture of false gods as well). The verb in this name is translated among us, meaning that He is the “among us God”. God personally saves by becoming the among us God. The gospel in two names.
I would like to plumb the depths of these two names this morning, by looking at Christmas from a different perspective; namely God’s. MacArthur called this passage the “theology of Christmas”, because it gives us a look behind the scenes, before Jesus is the helpless babe lying in a manger in Bethlehem.

Two Humiliations Philippians 2:6-8
This passage is called a Christ hymn and divides into two sections: 6-8 and 9-11. This first half is named His condescension. Jesus is introduced as God. Don’t be distracted by the wording that Paul uses here. “In the form of God” is a reference to things that we do not understand: God is spirit (John 4) and therefore His nature is somewhat of a mystery to us. The Greek word makes reference to “the outward appearance of the true nature.” Make no mistake that Jesus is truly God. The text continues to explain that He did not consider His position and majesty as God as a thing to cling to and willingly...]]>2246danielboyd,kerstinperspectieffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-12-psalm-131-erkennen--16422759
So here are the questions:
What is my heart after?
What are my eyes looking at?
Where is my walk leading me?

We generally do not spend enough time looking deeply into our hearts, what captures our attention and what motivates our daily living.

David moves into a familiar picture: the weaned child. This isn’t a newborn… but this picture is also necessary to understand the first. A newborn baby is restless. He roots around in his mother’s arms for the breast to find its nourishment. A newborn baby associates mom’s presence with mealtime and until she is satisfied there is struggle. The weaned child, however doesn’t view mom this way. This child can be in its mother’s presence without thinking about food. The picture here is of a child sitting contented on his mother’s lap, leaning against her bosom and finding comfort without thinking about his needs. This picture explains David’s expression at the beginning of verse two: I have calmed and quieted my soul. He has grown up spiritually. He finds His rest in Yahweh… His soul is quieted with His God. His spirit satisfied to be with God and not needing anything else.
The noise of the world has been turned down.

And then flows the confident challenge to Israel to hope in God in this manner… to find your rest in Him… forever! And as this becomes your prayer through introspection to satisfaction, you will also invite others around you to join you in hoping in God alone. Forever.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16422759Sun, 09 Dec 2018 10:08:54 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteIn considering his own life he begins with the heart. Solomon will advise us to guard our hearts, for out of it flow the issues of life. (Proverbs 4:23) In the heart choices are made, there is where temptation to sin begins. David employs the perfect...
So here are the questions:
What is my heart after?
What are my eyes looking at?
Where is my walk leading me?

We generally do not spend enough time looking deeply into our hearts, what captures our attention and what motivates our daily living.

David moves into a familiar picture: the weaned child. This isn’t a newborn… but this picture is also necessary to understand the first. A newborn baby is restless. He roots around in his mother’s arms for the breast to find its nourishment. A newborn baby associates mom’s presence with mealtime and until she is satisfied there is struggle. The weaned child, however doesn’t view mom this way. This child can be in its mother’s presence without thinking about food. The picture here is of a child sitting contented on his mother’s lap, leaning against her bosom and finding comfort without thinking about his needs. This picture explains David’s expression at the beginning of verse two: I have calmed and quieted my soul. He has grown up spiritually. He finds His rest in Yahweh… His soul is quieted with His God. His spirit satisfied to be with God and not needing anything else.
The noise of the world has been turned down.

And then flows the confident challenge to Israel to hope in God in this manner… to find your rest in Him… forever! And as this becomes your prayer through introspection to satisfaction, you will also invite others around you to join you in hoping in God alone. Forever.]]>2178danielboyd,eenpsalmfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-12-vermenigvuldigen-12--16369987Acts 28:17-31

This the twelfth and closing sermon to our series through the book of Acts. I don’t know about you, but I have enjoyed this journey from 120 disciples in a room, who received the promised Holy Spirit and became Jesus’ witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. 3000 people that first day, 4000 a week later, Stephen dies, Philip evangelizes, Peter accepts Samaritans and Gentiles into the Church. The Church multiplies and it is incredible that a mere fifteen years later the Church in Antioch is led by the Spirit to send Paul and Barnabas into modern-day Turkey to plant Churches among the Gentiles. When Paul reaches Rome at least 22 Churches have been planted across the Mediterranean. Understand that this is unheard of. Never before has a religion crossed ethnic and cultural boundaries. Every city had its own deity (think of Ephesus in chapter 19) - a protector and provider, if you will. Even Judaism was confined (by and large) to the borders of Israel. Others believed in the God of the Jews, but such conversions were not wholescale like we see in Acts.
Threats do not stop the gospel, jails cannot hold the witness, and persecution only multiplies the spread of the message of Jesus Christ. This historical report is invigorating!
Now thirty years after our Lord has ascended back into heaven, Paul finally walks through the gates of Rome and we quickly find out that there are no accusers waiting for him - the letters may have been lost in the shipwreck or perhaps the Sanhedrin was just happy to have Paul taken far away from Jerusalem. The Jews are intrigued by Paul and listen to his testimony and give us their assessment of the success of the mission: “it is everywhere spoken against.” (verse 22) Mission accomplished. There could be no greater feeling of satisfaction for Paul, the missionary. You may speak against it… but you have heard it!
Paul does what he does best and from morning to night time he explains from the Old Testament that Christ is the expected Messiah. When many do not believe he explains from the Old Testament why: this people is stubborn and had closed its eyes to the truth (25-27). And again… he will take the gospel to the Gentiles in Rome… and they WILL listen (28-29). Dr. Luke reports that Paul stayed under house arrest for two years, that he received anyone that came to visit him and it tells us the two things that kept him busy - which are instructive to us:
He preached the Kingdom of God.
He taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.

Why does the book end so abruptly? Two years are covered in the two closing verses. What about his trial? What about the rest of Paul’s life? How did Paul die? Was he martyred?
There is the point of the book of Acts… it never was about Paul. It was about the gospel and how the Holy Spirit accomplished the mission Jesus laid out in 1:8. And as chapter 28 closes, we are left pondering and thinking… and that’s because the Mission isn’t over. You and I are continue.
The gospel spread to Spain next and by AD80 France and Tunisia have been reached by evangelists. The gospel spreads into Europe and the continent of Africa. By the end of the second century large well-documented Churches have been established in Portugal, Morocco, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium. In AD313 Christianity becomes an acknowledged religion of Rome in the edict of Milan under Constantine.
The gospel continues to spread and now where the gospel has been forgotten we seek to re-introduce people to Jesus Christ and expect the Church to multiply, because the mission still continues.

So Paul preached and taught. I want to draw our attention to this last verse. (1) He preached the Kingdom of God. What does that mean? The kingdom of God refers to God the Father’s absolute rule in the broadest sense… He is the absolute Ruler of all and His plan through the Ages has been the same. 1 Corinthians 15 teaches us that Christ will rule the Kingdom, promised to the Jews, but once He has gathered everything - including death - under his rule, he will submit it all, including Himself to God the Father (1 Cor. 15:24-28). Now here is the question… do you preach God’s absolute rule over your life? And we preach plenty before we have even uttered a word. Do you testify to God’s complete control of the good, the bad, and the ugly? Even intense persecution served God’s purposes. Wednesday night we were reminded of some of our history… struggle and division. But look around you at what God has done! And consider what He will do next… He uses it all to accomplish His purposes… because He is the ultimate Ruler of all. What does your life preach about the kingdom of God and your citizenship?
(2) He taught about Jesus Christ. There is the next tier… when someone asks you about the hope that is in you… you teach… it’s called making a disciple and teaching him. Who are you teaching about Jesus? Now, we wanted to help you in this, so together with Peter and Marnix - two evangelists in our Church - we have put together a gospel tract that you can use to teach about our Church.

So, where does the book end? One word: unhindered. A Greek word that is only found here… it is one of those words that begins with -a- in order to indicate the opposite of the verb that follows. The root verb is used 17 times in Acts. It was used in Acts 8 and 10 when asked about being baptized… can anyone refuse his baptism? The gospel cannot be resisted. It was used in 11:17 when Peter defended his actions in Caesarea… if God saved them in exactly the same way as he did us, could I stop God? The gospel cannot be stopped. It was used in chapter 16 of the Holy Spirit who hindered Paul and Silas from going to Asia Minor. The gospel cannot be hindered. It was used in chapter 27 of the Centurion who forbad his men from killing the prisoners in order to protect Paul. The gospel cannot be forbidden.
And that is what should be left lingering in your mind as we close Acts… the gospel multiplies. You preach it with your life. You teach it with your mouth. And the gospel cannot be stopped, cannot be hindered, cannot be resisted and cannot be forbidden. So go and multiply!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16369987Mon, 03 Dec 2018 09:01:46 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteTo be Continued… Acts 28:17-31 This the twelfth and closing sermon to our series through the book of Acts. I don’t know about you, but I have enjoyed this journey from 120 disciples in a room, who received the promised Holy Spirit and became Jesus’...Acts 28:17-31

This the twelfth and closing sermon to our series through the book of Acts. I don’t know about you, but I have enjoyed this journey from 120 disciples in a room, who received the promised Holy Spirit and became Jesus’ witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. 3000 people that first day, 4000 a week later, Stephen dies, Philip evangelizes, Peter accepts Samaritans and Gentiles into the Church. The Church multiplies and it is incredible that a mere fifteen years later the Church in Antioch is led by the Spirit to send Paul and Barnabas into modern-day Turkey to plant Churches among the Gentiles. When Paul reaches Rome at least 22 Churches have been planted across the Mediterranean. Understand that this is unheard of. Never before has a religion crossed ethnic and cultural boundaries. Every city had its own deity (think of Ephesus in chapter 19) - a protector and provider, if you will. Even Judaism was confined (by and large) to the borders of Israel. Others believed in the God of the Jews, but such conversions were not wholescale like we see in Acts.
Threats do not stop the gospel, jails cannot hold the witness, and persecution only multiplies the spread of the message of Jesus Christ. This historical report is invigorating!
Now thirty years after our Lord has ascended back into heaven, Paul finally walks through the gates of Rome and we quickly find out that there are no accusers waiting for him - the letters may have been lost in the shipwreck or perhaps the Sanhedrin was just happy to have Paul taken far away from Jerusalem. The Jews are intrigued by Paul and listen to his testimony and give us their assessment of the success of the mission: “it is everywhere spoken against.” (verse 22) Mission accomplished. There could be no greater feeling of satisfaction for Paul, the missionary. You may speak against it… but you have heard it!
Paul does what he does best and from morning to night time he explains from the Old Testament that Christ is the expected Messiah. When many do not believe he explains from the Old Testament why: this people is stubborn and had closed its eyes to the truth (25-27). And again… he will take the gospel to the Gentiles in Rome… and they WILL listen (28-29). Dr. Luke reports that Paul stayed under house arrest for two years, that he received anyone that came to visit him and it tells us the two things that kept him busy - which are instructive to us:
He preached the Kingdom of God.
He taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.

Why does the book end so abruptly? Two years are covered in the two closing verses. What about his trial? What about the rest of Paul’s life? How did Paul die? Was he martyred?
There is the point of the book of Acts… it never was about Paul. It was about the gospel and how the Holy Spirit accomplished the mission Jesus laid out in 1:8. And as chapter 28 closes, we are left pondering and thinking… and that’s because the Mission isn’t over. You and I are continue.
The gospel spread to Spain next and by AD80 France and Tunisia have been reached by evangelists. The gospel spreads into Europe and the continent of Africa. By the end of the second century large well-documented Churches have been established in Portugal, Morocco, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium. In AD313 Christianity becomes an acknowledged religion of Rome in the edict of Milan under Constantine.
The gospel continues to spread and now where the gospel has been forgotten we seek to re-introduce people to Jesus Christ and expect the Church to multiply, because the mission still continues.

So Paul preached and taught. I want to draw our attention to this last verse. (1) He preached the Kingdom of God. What does that mean? The kingdom of God refers to God the Father’s absolute rule in the broadest sense… He is the absolute Ruler of all and His plan through the Ages has been the same. 1...]]>2395danielboyd,vermenigvuldigenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-11-vermenigvuldigen-10--16250265https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16250265Sun, 18 Nov 2018 09:49:19 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2673danielboyd,vermenigvuldigenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-11-vermenigvuldigen-09--16131622Acts 18:23-21:14

The Church was characterized by JOY, SIMPLICITY, and UNITY. Paul is committed to strengthening the Church and sets out on a third missionary journey that takes him to Ephesus, where he invests three years in a teaching ministry that greatly multiplies the Church in the Roman province of Asia. Before sailing to Jerusalem Paul visits the Churches in Greece and says farewell to the Ephesus elders in Miletus.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Luke chooses to focus particularly on the Word of the Lord and the Name of the Lord.

Chapter 19 unfolds the following elements in Paul’s ministry: Regular Bible teaching, Religious Superstition and Radical Conversions. This is going to be my outline this morning.

Regular Bible Teaching [19:1-10]
The passage opens with the account of twelve disciples of John the Baptist. Paul asks them an unexpected question. Unexpected, because we don’t ask this of people today: “Do you have the Holy Spirit?” For Paul this may have been a litmus test for Jewish converts and to the Jew the question might sound a bit more like: “Have you partaken of the New Covenant?” The Holy Spirit is the promised seal… that’s what Paul writes in Ephesians 1: In him [Christ] you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. (1:13-14) They do not know of the Spirit and have believed an incomplete gospel. He corrects their hope and directs them to Christ. They believe and are re-baptized in the Name of Christ and the signs of Acts 2, 8 and 10 accompany the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
Why did this happen? There are many explanations, but they all boil down to: confirming John the Baptist as the forerunner to Christ, confirming Paul as an Apostle of Christ, and confirming the faith of these believing Jews - far away from Jerusalem. (cf. Acts 1:8) This is the last time that these signs appear in the book of Acts.
Paul evangelizes the synagogue - as is his habit - for three months. They eventually harden their hearts and so Paul opens up shop in the hall of Tyrannus and teaches daily for two years.
We trace many responses to the gospel in chapter 19.
> There is proper faith in the proper person, leading to a proper baptism (1-7)
> There is a hardening, followed by disobedience to the Word and a critical heart that speaks disparagingly of the “way”. (8-9)
> There is the syncretism of the Ephesian people, specifically seven Jewish exorcists that incorporate Jesus’ name into their demonism without believing in Christ themselves. (13)
> There is fear, leading to faith, resulting in confession and a radical departure from their old ways. (17-19)
> There is religious fanaticism that is driven by economic motives. (24-40)

Paul also provides a pattern for these believers to follow. In his farewell to the elders in chapter 21, he discusses how he ministered among them - carefully, lovingly, firmly.

Religious Superstition [19:11-17]
Chapter 19 also presents us with interesting and relatively inexplicable events. Towels that heal and demons that beat up charletains. So what do we do with these events? First of all, Luke calls it “extraordinary”, which is just a but more specific in the original Greek: “not the usual”. What is described here is certainly not normal and should not be something we except in any way, shape, or form. Furthermore, it is God that does this… he is the subject of the sentence. He chooses to use the superstition of the day (rags contain healing powers) to show the strength of the Name of Christ. In a heathen culture stooped in magic and demon worship, Christ’s Name is shown to be strongest.
The text also speaks negatively of the practice of speaking to demons - this is the only place where such a practice is described and it is by unbelieving Jewish demonizers. The result? Fear in the region, which leads to faith among many.
A sidenote… nowhere in Scripture are we commanded to speak to demons, name demons, or bind demons. When the apostles encounter demons they command them to leave (with the simplest term for going away or travel). They do not have conversations with them. Not even Christ even really speaks with demons… He commands their silence. Once He asks for a name and gets a number. The Scriptural pattern for our dealing with Satan is to resist him (1 Peter 5), which is in the context of submitting to God. We don’t speak to demons… we speak to God.
The text describes how the people abandon their superstitions and burn their books. All of these things lead to a major uproar as Demetrius leads the people to re-commit to Artemis, chanting “Great is Artemis” for two hours in the grand theater.

Radical Conversions [19:18-20]
This passage reveals many radical decisions for Christ. The disciples of John that have their faith completed and get baptized again in order to identify their faith with Christ. The Ephesians come to faith in Christ and leave behind their old practices - even burning their books of incantations. The impact of Christians in the area is radical in that it leads to a civil unrest. This truly speaks of kingdoms in conflict. Satan loses a foothold here… a major magic-religion is feeling the pressure of the Name of Christ and the Word of Christ… and it is verse 20 that explains it all: So the word of the Lord continued to increase and prevail mightily.

And this is where I bring our application to us… This Church in Ephesus - according to Revelation and Colossians - spawns seven Churches… this Church multiplies in the region.
Are we a Church that multiplies? Do you consider your mandate to live out your faith?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16131622Sun, 04 Nov 2018 09:44:30 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteKingdoms in Conflict Acts 18:23-21:14 The Church was characterized by JOY, SIMPLICITY, and UNITY. Paul is committed to strengthening the Church and sets out on a third missionary journey that takes him to Ephesus, where he invests three years in a...Acts 18:23-21:14

The Church was characterized by JOY, SIMPLICITY, and UNITY. Paul is committed to strengthening the Church and sets out on a third missionary journey that takes him to Ephesus, where he invests three years in a teaching ministry that greatly multiplies the Church in the Roman province of Asia. Before sailing to Jerusalem Paul visits the Churches in Greece and says farewell to the Ephesus elders in Miletus.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Luke chooses to focus particularly on the Word of the Lord and the Name of the Lord.

Chapter 19 unfolds the following elements in Paul’s ministry: Regular Bible teaching, Religious Superstition and Radical Conversions. This is going to be my outline this morning.

Regular Bible Teaching [19:1-10]
The passage opens with the account of twelve disciples of John the Baptist. Paul asks them an unexpected question. Unexpected, because we don’t ask this of people today: “Do you have the Holy Spirit?” For Paul this may have been a litmus test for Jewish converts and to the Jew the question might sound a bit more like: “Have you partaken of the New Covenant?” The Holy Spirit is the promised seal… that’s what Paul writes in Ephesians 1: In him [Christ] you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. (1:13-14) They do not know of the Spirit and have believed an incomplete gospel. He corrects their hope and directs them to Christ. They believe and are re-baptized in the Name of Christ and the signs of Acts 2, 8 and 10 accompany the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
Why did this happen? There are many explanations, but they all boil down to: confirming John the Baptist as the forerunner to Christ, confirming Paul as an Apostle of Christ, and confirming the faith of these believing Jews - far away from Jerusalem. (cf. Acts 1:8) This is the last time that these signs appear in the book of Acts.
Paul evangelizes the synagogue - as is his habit - for three months. They eventually harden their hearts and so Paul opens up shop in the hall of Tyrannus and teaches daily for two years.
We trace many responses to the gospel in chapter 19.
> There is proper faith in the proper person, leading to a proper baptism (1-7)
> There is a hardening, followed by disobedience to the Word and a critical heart that speaks disparagingly of the “way”. (8-9)
> There is the syncretism of the Ephesian people, specifically seven Jewish exorcists that incorporate Jesus’ name into their demonism without believing in Christ themselves. (13)
> There is fear, leading to faith, resulting in confession and a radical departure from their old ways. (17-19)
> There is religious fanaticism that is driven by economic motives. (24-40)

Paul also provides a pattern for these believers to follow. In his farewell to the elders in chapter 21, he discusses how he ministered among them - carefully, lovingly, firmly.

Religious Superstition [19:11-17]
Chapter 19 also presents us with interesting and relatively inexplicable events. Towels that heal and demons that beat up charletains. So what do we do with these events? First of all, Luke calls it “extraordinary”, which is just a but more specific in the original Greek: “not the usual”. What is described here is certainly not normal and should not be something we except in any way, shape, or form. Furthermore, it is God that does this… he is the subject of the sentence. He chooses to use the superstition of the day (rags contain healing powers) to show the strength of the Name of Christ. In a heathen culture stooped in magic and demon worship, Christ’s Name is shown to be strongest.
The text also speaks negatively of the practice of speaking to demons - this is the only...]]>2966danielboyd,vermenigvuldigenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-10-vermenigvuldigen-08--16075158Acts 15:35-18:22

The Church was characterized by JOY, SIMPLICITY, and UNITY. These nouns ought to characterize our Church, but as we have seen more than once in Acts, these are the areas that Satan attempts to destroy. Two weeks ago we handled a threat to the doctrinal simplicity of the Church - a conflict arose. The end-result: a Jerusalem resolution that faith is by grace alone through faith in Christ alone. No additional external rule of law required for salvation. You don’t need Judaism, you don’t need circumcision, you don’t need a rigorous set of laws or traditions… Christ’s accomplished work on the cross covers it all. Gospel math… Jesus plus nothing equals everything!

But chapter 15 does not end on a high note. It does, but it doesn’t… as we will see this morning. A contention arises between Paul and Barnabas and the dream team separates. Barnabas essentially slips from the pages of Scripture into Cyprus and Paul goes to Europe with a new team. So what happened? And what may we learn?

Division [15:35-41]
Paul and Barnabas seem to be two peas in a pod. They had worked well together during their first missionary endeavour through Galatia and Pamphilia, and successfully defended the foundations of the gospel against the attack of the believing Pharisees. Paul suggests revisiting and strengthening the Churches that had been established. Paul says in one of his later letters that there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches. (2 Corinthians 11:28) Paul was deeply concerned for the faith of these young Churches and so he desires to return.
Barnabas wants to take John Mark. And there’s the rub. John Mark had deserted them on the first missionary venture (Acts 13:13) and Paul didn’t want to chance it. Their contention leads to heated discussions, which leads to disagreement, which leads to hurt feelings, and Barnabas takes John Mark and sails to Cyprus. If that was the first time you read this… it’s not how you expected this paragraph to end.
The question that always gets asked is: Who was right?
There are some suggestions, but they always end up spiritualizing the text, which isn’t helpful. For instance, some suggest that Barnabas was more people-oriented, which Paul was mission-oriented. Possible, but the entire reason for this trip was Paul’s people-orientation (see verse 36). Others point out Barnabas’ focus on second chances, where Paul’s focus is on proven character. If there was anyone that understood second chances is was Paul… or should we call him Saul? Yet another suggestion is that Barnabas is blinded by family (John Mark is his cousin).
I propose that was is happening here is something that we see more often in ministry: God has given Barnabas a new passion and wants to divide Paul and Barnabas so that the gospel might multiply greatly. In this respect, both men are right. And yet both men are wrong for allowing this Spirit-led change to have turned into a sharp disagreement and hurt feelings.
We know that these men reconcile. Not in the pages of Scripture, but Paul calls John Mark “useful for ministry” and even commends him (Colossians 4). According to tradition Mark becomes Peter’s companion and writes the Gospel of Mark. But Paul would not have been able to write 3:13-15 if he had not reconciled with his friend.

Multiplication [16-18:22]
What we read next is that Paul picks Silas, is commissioned by the Church in Antioch, finds Timothy in Lystra and travels with this this team through Galatia and Pamphilia. They make their way to Troas, where they meet Dr. Luke (the tense of the narrative changes to we in 16:10). Paul receives his Macedonian call in a vision and this new team crosses over to modern Greece.
Lydia is converted in Philippi together with a jailor, Jason in Thessalonica, Diodysius in Athens and Cryspus in Corinth. What’s interesting to notice is how Paul has learned a bit about division for multiplication, as he leaves Luke in Philippi (the narrative returns to second person plural in 16:40; cf. 20:13), leaves Silas in Berea and sends Timothy back to Thessalonica, while he goes on to Athens. Churches are established and strengthened and then they meet up again in Corinth, where a large Church develops and they spend a year-and-a-half there.
What does this picture paint? The work of God multiplying… and let’s add Barnabas to this list… he goes to Cyprus. The gospel is spreading! It’s invigorating and exciting! And it proves that the Holy Spirit is at work… despite all of man’s “stuff.” We can even add Aquila and Priscilla to this list… they meet Paul in Corinth and follow him to Ephesus. They meet Apollos and they lead him to Christ and he gets sent to Corinth. People are ending up where God wants them.

Three lessons
>> God has a plan. Do you follow Him--even if others have a different passion? However, this is no license for harsh words or growing conflict. Conflict happens… that’s true, but that doesn’t mean we have license to hurt one anothers feelings. Colossians 3:13-15 is very helpful here.
>> God leads. Do you ask where He wants to use you, though? It may not be where you thought… and are you willing, even when you need to say goodbye?
>> God uses everything. Do you trust him through human conflict, the ups and downs and even suffering? God uses it all to multiply his message.

You know, the same word for “sharp disagreement” is used in Hebrews 10:24: “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.” So, I guess we have a choice… do we passionately pursue God and stir up disagreements? Or do we stir up love and good works in others… because there is our calling: discipleship. Investing in others.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16075158Sun, 28 Oct 2018 14:56:28 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDivide to Multiply Acts 15:35-18:22 The Church was characterized by JOY, SIMPLICITY, and UNITY. These nouns ought to characterize our Church, but as we have seen more than once in Acts, these are the areas that Satan attempts to destroy. Two weeks...Acts 15:35-18:22

The Church was characterized by JOY, SIMPLICITY, and UNITY. These nouns ought to characterize our Church, but as we have seen more than once in Acts, these are the areas that Satan attempts to destroy. Two weeks ago we handled a threat to the doctrinal simplicity of the Church - a conflict arose. The end-result: a Jerusalem resolution that faith is by grace alone through faith in Christ alone. No additional external rule of law required for salvation. You don’t need Judaism, you don’t need circumcision, you don’t need a rigorous set of laws or traditions… Christ’s accomplished work on the cross covers it all. Gospel math… Jesus plus nothing equals everything!

But chapter 15 does not end on a high note. It does, but it doesn’t… as we will see this morning. A contention arises between Paul and Barnabas and the dream team separates. Barnabas essentially slips from the pages of Scripture into Cyprus and Paul goes to Europe with a new team. So what happened? And what may we learn?

Division [15:35-41]
Paul and Barnabas seem to be two peas in a pod. They had worked well together during their first missionary endeavour through Galatia and Pamphilia, and successfully defended the foundations of the gospel against the attack of the believing Pharisees. Paul suggests revisiting and strengthening the Churches that had been established. Paul says in one of his later letters that there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches. (2 Corinthians 11:28) Paul was deeply concerned for the faith of these young Churches and so he desires to return.
Barnabas wants to take John Mark. And there’s the rub. John Mark had deserted them on the first missionary venture (Acts 13:13) and Paul didn’t want to chance it. Their contention leads to heated discussions, which leads to disagreement, which leads to hurt feelings, and Barnabas takes John Mark and sails to Cyprus. If that was the first time you read this… it’s not how you expected this paragraph to end.
The question that always gets asked is: Who was right?
There are some suggestions, but they always end up spiritualizing the text, which isn’t helpful. For instance, some suggest that Barnabas was more people-oriented, which Paul was mission-oriented. Possible, but the entire reason for this trip was Paul’s people-orientation (see verse 36). Others point out Barnabas’ focus on second chances, where Paul’s focus is on proven character. If there was anyone that understood second chances is was Paul… or should we call him Saul? Yet another suggestion is that Barnabas is blinded by family (John Mark is his cousin).
I propose that was is happening here is something that we see more often in ministry: God has given Barnabas a new passion and wants to divide Paul and Barnabas so that the gospel might multiply greatly. In this respect, both men are right. And yet both men are wrong for allowing this Spirit-led change to have turned into a sharp disagreement and hurt feelings.
We know that these men reconcile. Not in the pages of Scripture, but Paul calls John Mark “useful for ministry” and even commends him (Colossians 4). According to tradition Mark becomes Peter’s companion and writes the Gospel of Mark. But Paul would not have been able to write 3:13-15 if he had not reconciled with his friend.

Multiplication [16-18:22]
What we read next is that Paul picks Silas, is commissioned by the Church in Antioch, finds Timothy in Lystra and travels with this this team through Galatia and Pamphilia. They make their way to Troas, where they meet Dr. Luke (the tense of the narrative changes to we in 16:10). Paul receives his Macedonian call in a vision and this new team crosses over to modern Greece.
Lydia is converted in Philippi together with a jailor, Jason in Thessalonica, Diodysius in Athens and Cryspus in Corinth. What’s interesting to notice is how Paul has learned...]]>2659danielboyd,vermenigvuldigenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-10-vermenigvuldigen-07--15957388https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15957388Sun, 14 Oct 2018 09:01:06 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteNo English Outline2657danielboyd,vermenigvuldigenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-10-vermenigvuldigen-06--15900101
The Church was characterized by JOY, SIMPLICITY, and UNITY. These wonderful descriptive words ought to characterize every Church and as I have been praying for us these past weeks, these words have become what I pray God would develop and protect in our Church.

Dr. Luke includes two historical events that allow us to place Acts on the timeline. In chapter 11 we have a prophecy regarding a great famine during the reign of Claudius (11:28) and in chapter 12 we have the unforgettable death of Herod (12:23). These events frame yet another imprisonment of Peter and a -- how shall we call it -- faithless prayer meeting. Since Christ died somewhere in the years 32-34 AD, that means that Luke has covered the first fifteen years of the Church.
He has introduced Stephen, Saul and Phillip into the narrative. Saul, who is named Paul by chapter 13, becomes the major focus of the second half of the book of Acts. We will cover four chapters of material this morning as we follow God’s pursuit of this man of Tarsus. By all definitions a religious fanatic; a zealot; or in our modern vernacular: a terrorist.

Graceless Unbelief [8-9]
We are introduced to this man at the stoning of Stephen with a simple sentence: he approved of the stoning and held the mob’s coats, while they murdered a man - unlawfully. He is then described as “ravaging the Church” (8:3), which causes gospel multiplication. Saul asks for letters to find anyone “of the way” in Damascus. Here is a man foaming at the mouth against the Church (9:1). There is no faith. There is no grace. He is blinded to the grace of God in Christ.

Unbelievable Grace [9-13]
And then the road to Damascus. He is pursued by Christ and stopped dead in his tracks. “Why do you persecute me?” This proud, angry, zealous man is reduced to a shaking, bewildered heap. His recorded response? “What do you want me to do?” He is left blind and dependent upon the courage of Ananias - a follower of the way in Damascus - to come and touch his eyes. Verse 18 describes him regaining his sight as: “scales fell off his eyes.” Isn’t that the truth? He has been blind, but now he can see. He stands up and the first thing he desires is to be baptized. To testify to the change that Christ made in his heart.
Luke adds that he “immediately” preaches Christ in the synagogues. And here is the irony: the persecutor is now persecuted… he has to flee Damascus… at nightfall and in a basket let down along the outside of the city wall. The Jews want him dead. He is even persecuted (spiritually) by the Apostles, who don’t trust his conversion. In Jerusalem, he preaches to the Greeks and they want to kill him. So he is sent to Caesarea and eventually he ends up in Tarsus.

Paul shares his testimony with his disciple in 1 Timothy 1:12-17.
It is God’s unbelievable grace that saves this graceless unbeliever and it is spectacular… perhaps the greatest miracle recorded in Acts. The persecutor of Christ becomes the persecuted for Christ. And God still saves today… even in modern, graceless, unbelieving western society. Do you believe that?
Pray for it. Expect it. Don’t pray like the Church prayed for Peter to be released from prison… saying the words, but not expecting God to do more than we ask or pray.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15900101Sun, 07 Oct 2018 10:08:49 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteAmazing Grace The Church was characterized by JOY, SIMPLICITY, and UNITY. These wonderful descriptive words ought to characterize every Church and as I have been praying for us these past weeks, these words have become what I pray God would develop...
The Church was characterized by JOY, SIMPLICITY, and UNITY. These wonderful descriptive words ought to characterize every Church and as I have been praying for us these past weeks, these words have become what I pray God would develop and protect in our Church.

Dr. Luke includes two historical events that allow us to place Acts on the timeline. In chapter 11 we have a prophecy regarding a great famine during the reign of Claudius (11:28) and in chapter 12 we have the unforgettable death of Herod (12:23). These events frame yet another imprisonment of Peter and a -- how shall we call it -- faithless prayer meeting. Since Christ died somewhere in the years 32-34 AD, that means that Luke has covered the first fifteen years of the Church.
He has introduced Stephen, Saul and Phillip into the narrative. Saul, who is named Paul by chapter 13, becomes the major focus of the second half of the book of Acts. We will cover four chapters of material this morning as we follow God’s pursuit of this man of Tarsus. By all definitions a religious fanatic; a zealot; or in our modern vernacular: a terrorist.

Graceless Unbelief [8-9]
We are introduced to this man at the stoning of Stephen with a simple sentence: he approved of the stoning and held the mob’s coats, while they murdered a man - unlawfully. He is then described as “ravaging the Church” (8:3), which causes gospel multiplication. Saul asks for letters to find anyone “of the way” in Damascus. Here is a man foaming at the mouth against the Church (9:1). There is no faith. There is no grace. He is blinded to the grace of God in Christ.

Unbelievable Grace [9-13]
And then the road to Damascus. He is pursued by Christ and stopped dead in his tracks. “Why do you persecute me?” This proud, angry, zealous man is reduced to a shaking, bewildered heap. His recorded response? “What do you want me to do?” He is left blind and dependent upon the courage of Ananias - a follower of the way in Damascus - to come and touch his eyes. Verse 18 describes him regaining his sight as: “scales fell off his eyes.” Isn’t that the truth? He has been blind, but now he can see. He stands up and the first thing he desires is to be baptized. To testify to the change that Christ made in his heart.
Luke adds that he “immediately” preaches Christ in the synagogues. And here is the irony: the persecutor is now persecuted… he has to flee Damascus… at nightfall and in a basket let down along the outside of the city wall. The Jews want him dead. He is even persecuted (spiritually) by the Apostles, who don’t trust his conversion. In Jerusalem, he preaches to the Greeks and they want to kill him. So he is sent to Caesarea and eventually he ends up in Tarsus.

Paul shares his testimony with his disciple in 1 Timothy 1:12-17.
It is God’s unbelievable grace that saves this graceless unbeliever and it is spectacular… perhaps the greatest miracle recorded in Acts. The persecutor of Christ becomes the persecuted for Christ. And God still saves today… even in modern, graceless, unbelieving western society. Do you believe that?
Pray for it. Expect it. Don’t pray like the Church prayed for Peter to be released from prison… saying the words, but not expecting God to do more than we ask or pray.]]>2613danielboyd,vermenigvuldigenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-09-vermenigvuldigen-05--15842589
The Church was characterized by JOY, SIMPLICITY, and UNITY. These wonderful descriptive words ought to characterize every Church and as I have been praying for us these past weeks, these words have become what I pray God would develop and protect in our Church.

Dr. Luke has introduced Stephen, Saul and Phillip into the narrative. Saul is framed by these two witnesses and will become the major focus of the second half of the book of Acts. Before we can turn our attention to the greatest missionary this world has ever known, we need to notice a major change in the development of the Church. Luke devotes a lot of space to two major transitions in the multiplication of the gospel witness. It is Peter that takes center stage and the Church will never be the same.

A Church in Samaria [8]
It was Phillip’s work that introduces the gospel to Samaria. Chapter 8 captures his ministry in just a few verses (5-8) and shifts the focus back to the Apostles, who hear about this developing Church in Samaria. They decide to investigate - not to denounce what is going on, but to confirm what has happened. Peter and John are sent and recognize God’s work among these Jews-Arab believers. Without any recorded discussion Peter and John pray that God would allow these brothers and sisters (notice the emphasis in verse 12) to receive the Holy Spirit.
Simon, the sorcerer - a recent convert - asks if he can have this power. Was he really converted? That is a source of major discussion and we just really don’t know enough information to answer that. Peter’s rebuke is very instructive though and warns against the commercialization of the Holy Spirit. The prosperity gospel movement and faith healing ministries should pay special attention to this rebuke. Do not commercialize the ministry of the Holy Spirit. Peter does not mince words and the narrative closes with the Apostles returning to Jerusalem and evangelizing “many Samaritan villages.” It does make me wonder whether John visited the same village he has asked Jesus if he could call fire down upon for their rejection of Jesus. What a change of heart!

Faith in Caesarea [10-11]
Peter is recorded as traveling around - it seems in the footsteps of Phillip, the evangelist - in Judea. He heals a paralytic in Lydda and raises Tabitha from the dead in Joppa. What is significant about these events are verses 35 and 42… people believe in the Lord! Peter is being used by God in mighty ways in the villages of Judea.
Then everything slows down. The pace of Acts has been fast - one story after another, leading to more and more exciting things. And now 48 very repetitive verses tell us about the Centurion. He has a dream (or a vision), Peter has a dream (or a vision) - in fact Peter has three… he needs some convincing! Luke takes a lot of tiem to develop that this is God’s doing… He is bringing these men together.
Peter goes with them to Caesarea and the Centurion repeats his dream and Peter draws his conclusion in verse 34: God is doing away with the division between clean and unclean. Then he shares the gospel and when He gets to Christ and the forgiveness of sins -while Peter is still speaking - they receive the Holy Spirit and start speaking in tongues. God is the one that has initiated everything here and the Jewish believers are astonished… and here is their conclusion: the Holy Spirit has come upon them too! Peter asks if there can be any objection to their baptism, which there is not.
In Acts 11 Peter is called to defend this Gentile salvation experience. He does by recounting everything for us again! He focuses on what God has done and what Scripture says.


So why did the baptism of the Spirit not come right away? Many have read 8:17 and said that the baptism of the Holy Spirit only comes through the laying on of hands. A simple comparison of four texts show that this is not true (2, 8, 10, 19), but does indicate that twice the Holy Spirit does not come until a Apostle “authorizes” it. And here it is Peter in Samaria and Caesarea that is present when new boundaries are crossed… to the half-Jews and to the Gentiles. Why Peter? Perhaps because he was singles out by Christ is feed and watch over the sheep. What is significant is that these events lead to the unification of the Church and not the fragmentation and development of separate Churches. God shows the Jews that are present every single time that God has moved across this line and is welcoming these believers into the fold.

Transition… or let’s just call it change… is hard. We learn two lessons from Peter and we ought to do as He did:
Obey God’s revealed will.
Now I used the word ‘revelation’ on purpose. God revealed through a dream/vision to Peter, but God has revealed much, much more to us in the Word of God. In Bible Study on Wednesday night we learned there were many partial revelations that came during this transitionary period in the Church’s history, but that it would be replaced by a complete revelation (that is: everything that God wants us to know): the Word of God. (2 Tim. 3:16, 1 Pet. 1:3) Now here it is… are you obeying what God has already revealed in Scripture?
Be sensitive to God’s leading.
Peter was ready to acknowledge where God was working. Now we should never follow feelings or liver shivers… through prayer we remain connected to God’s will and then we learn to see where God is working and how He is moving us. We ought always, however, submit what we see and feel to what God’s work says… which is where Peter ends up when he is called to defend himself in Jerusalem (11:16)

Learn to trust your unchangeable God as He uses changing circumstances to move you into His eternal plan.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15842589Sun, 30 Sep 2018 09:56:46 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteWhen God wants to change something The Church was characterized by JOY, SIMPLICITY, and UNITY. These wonderful descriptive words ought to characterize every Church and as I have been praying for us these past weeks, these words have become what I...
The Church was characterized by JOY, SIMPLICITY, and UNITY. These wonderful descriptive words ought to characterize every Church and as I have been praying for us these past weeks, these words have become what I pray God would develop and protect in our Church.

Dr. Luke has introduced Stephen, Saul and Phillip into the narrative. Saul is framed by these two witnesses and will become the major focus of the second half of the book of Acts. Before we can turn our attention to the greatest missionary this world has ever known, we need to notice a major change in the development of the Church. Luke devotes a lot of space to two major transitions in the multiplication of the gospel witness. It is Peter that takes center stage and the Church will never be the same.

A Church in Samaria [8]
It was Phillip’s work that introduces the gospel to Samaria. Chapter 8 captures his ministry in just a few verses (5-8) and shifts the focus back to the Apostles, who hear about this developing Church in Samaria. They decide to investigate - not to denounce what is going on, but to confirm what has happened. Peter and John are sent and recognize God’s work among these Jews-Arab believers. Without any recorded discussion Peter and John pray that God would allow these brothers and sisters (notice the emphasis in verse 12) to receive the Holy Spirit.
Simon, the sorcerer - a recent convert - asks if he can have this power. Was he really converted? That is a source of major discussion and we just really don’t know enough information to answer that. Peter’s rebuke is very instructive though and warns against the commercialization of the Holy Spirit. The prosperity gospel movement and faith healing ministries should pay special attention to this rebuke. Do not commercialize the ministry of the Holy Spirit. Peter does not mince words and the narrative closes with the Apostles returning to Jerusalem and evangelizing “many Samaritan villages.” It does make me wonder whether John visited the same village he has asked Jesus if he could call fire down upon for their rejection of Jesus. What a change of heart!

Faith in Caesarea [10-11]
Peter is recorded as traveling around - it seems in the footsteps of Phillip, the evangelist - in Judea. He heals a paralytic in Lydda and raises Tabitha from the dead in Joppa. What is significant about these events are verses 35 and 42… people believe in the Lord! Peter is being used by God in mighty ways in the villages of Judea.
Then everything slows down. The pace of Acts has been fast - one story after another, leading to more and more exciting things. And now 48 very repetitive verses tell us about the Centurion. He has a dream (or a vision), Peter has a dream (or a vision) - in fact Peter has three… he needs some convincing! Luke takes a lot of tiem to develop that this is God’s doing… He is bringing these men together.
Peter goes with them to Caesarea and the Centurion repeats his dream and Peter draws his conclusion in verse 34: God is doing away with the division between clean and unclean. Then he shares the gospel and when He gets to Christ and the forgiveness of sins -while Peter is still speaking - they receive the Holy Spirit and start speaking in tongues. God is the one that has initiated everything here and the Jewish believers are astonished… and here is their conclusion: the Holy Spirit has come upon them too! Peter asks if there can be any objection to their baptism, which there is not.
In Acts 11 Peter is called to defend this Gentile salvation experience. He does by recounting everything for us again! He focuses on what God has done and what Scripture says.


So why did the baptism of the Spirit not come right away? Many have read 8:17 and said that the baptism of the Holy Spirit only comes through the laying on of hands. A simple comparison of four texts show that this is not true...]]>2834danielboyd,vermenigvuldigenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-09-vermenigvuldigen-03--15729351
Dangers for a Growing Church

Dr. Luke presents the growing testimony of Christ and a pattern emerges in Acts: this testimony is received with FAITH by some and ANIMOSITY by others. This multiplication of the witness to Christ has its affects inside and outside the walls of this young Church. In chapters 2-6 we encounter descriptions of these young believers that encourage and challenge us and we can mark a few very real and present dangers for a growing Church.

Marks of the Believers [2-4]
In two passages this young group of believers in Jerusalem is described: 2:41-47 and 4:31-37. It is significant to note how this new group of believers is characterized: JOY, SIMPLICITY, UNITY. These are surely concepts that every Church would like to include in the words that describe us.
>> Studying Scripture [2:42a, 4:33] They remained devoted to studying Scripture. This verb captures a continued effort (present, active) and means to remain faithful to something or someone.
>> Fellowship and Prayer [2:42b, 4:31] They devote themselves to assembling together and a thread through all of Acts is that the believers pray together continually.
>> Generosity [2:44-45, 4:32, 34-35] These believers share one another’s physical burdens. They are even willing to sell property to share in the needs.

Dangers for the Believers [4-6]
The latter chapters describe some dangers for this group of believers. In Chapter 5 we read the well-known account of Ananias and Saphira. A couple that decides together they will lie to the Apostles - and to God - and try to make themselves look better than they are. Then at the back end of chapter 5 all the Apostles are rounded up and thrown in jail. And in chapter six a conflict rears its ugly head regarding the daily distribution of food to the needy.
There where believers are committed to Scripture and obeying God´s Word, the temptation will come to take the shortcut and pretend to be spiritual. There where prayer unites the Church around common goals, circumstances will try and tear us apart and keep us from each other. There where strong spiritual community develops, the enemy will sow seed of dissent to break the common bond.
God shows in His swift judgment of A&S that sin is still a serious problem and should not be trifled with. God shows that He is still in sovereign control and that even when the leaders are captured, His will will prevail. God grants wisdom to the Apostles to "keep the main thing the main thing" and teaches the Church to delegate these opportunities for service.

Five Lessons we may learn from this Growing Church:
>> Be committed to Corporate Bible Study
>> Long for Fellowship in Prayer
>> Increase your Generosity
>> Fear the consequences of hypocrisy
>> Entrust Church tasks to God-fearing believers.

This multiplies OBEDIENCE, UNITY, COMMUNITY, FRUITFULNESS, and SERVICE.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15729351Sun, 16 Sep 2018 10:21:00 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente** Eerste 5 minuten van de preek zijn niet opgenomen. ** Dangers for a Growing Church Dr. Luke presents the growing testimony of Christ and a pattern emerges in Acts: this testimony is received with FAITH by some and ANIMOSITY by others. This...
Dangers for a Growing Church

Dr. Luke presents the growing testimony of Christ and a pattern emerges in Acts: this testimony is received with FAITH by some and ANIMOSITY by others. This multiplication of the witness to Christ has its affects inside and outside the walls of this young Church. In chapters 2-6 we encounter descriptions of these young believers that encourage and challenge us and we can mark a few very real and present dangers for a growing Church.

Marks of the Believers [2-4]
In two passages this young group of believers in Jerusalem is described: 2:41-47 and 4:31-37. It is significant to note how this new group of believers is characterized: JOY, SIMPLICITY, UNITY. These are surely concepts that every Church would like to include in the words that describe us.
>> Studying Scripture [2:42a, 4:33] They remained devoted to studying Scripture. This verb captures a continued effort (present, active) and means to remain faithful to something or someone.
>> Fellowship and Prayer [2:42b, 4:31] They devote themselves to assembling together and a thread through all of Acts is that the believers pray together continually.
>> Generosity [2:44-45, 4:32, 34-35] These believers share one another’s physical burdens. They are even willing to sell property to share in the needs.

Dangers for the Believers [4-6]
The latter chapters describe some dangers for this group of believers. In Chapter 5 we read the well-known account of Ananias and Saphira. A couple that decides together they will lie to the Apostles - and to God - and try to make themselves look better than they are. Then at the back end of chapter 5 all the Apostles are rounded up and thrown in jail. And in chapter six a conflict rears its ugly head regarding the daily distribution of food to the needy.
There where believers are committed to Scripture and obeying God´s Word, the temptation will come to take the shortcut and pretend to be spiritual. There where prayer unites the Church around common goals, circumstances will try and tear us apart and keep us from each other. There where strong spiritual community develops, the enemy will sow seed of dissent to break the common bond.
God shows in His swift judgment of A&S that sin is still a serious problem and should not be trifled with. God shows that He is still in sovereign control and that even when the leaders are captured, His will will prevail. God grants wisdom to the Apostles to "keep the main thing the main thing" and teaches the Church to delegate these opportunities for service.

Five Lessons we may learn from this Growing Church:
>> Be committed to Corporate Bible Study
>> Long for Fellowship in Prayer
>> Increase your Generosity
>> Fear the consequences of hypocrisy
>> Entrust Church tasks to God-fearing believers.

This multiplies OBEDIENCE, UNITY, COMMUNITY, FRUITFULNESS, and SERVICE.]]>1726danielboyd,vermenigvuldigenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-09-vermenigvuldigen-02--15674994
Pentecost in the Old Testament
Pentecost comes from the Greek word for fifty and follows the count of 50 days after Passover (Leviticus 23). The Feast of Weeks is the second of three Pilgrim feasts. Pentecost comes at the end of Barley harvest to thank God for His care and provision.
In Exodus 19 we read that the Israelites reached Mount Sinai in the third month after leaving Egypt. Rabbi’s calculated that God gave the law, then, during the Feasts of Weeks. One of the Jewish sacred texts (Jubilees) describes how the thanksgiving during the Feast of Weeks was expanded to include gratitude for God’s care and provision in giving the law.
Finally, according to Jewish oral tradition (the Midrash), when God gave the law on Mount Sinai the people saw sound waves of fire spread over the people and rest above their heads to personally give the law to each Israelite. God also spoke in 70 languages, to indicate it was meant for all peoples. Now, it is not significant whether this truly happened, because it is not described in Scripture. What is significant is that God-fearing Jews (the people present on this day in Acts) would have known this oral tradition and this is how we should approach the text.
The God-fearing Jews would have made connections between the giving of the law and what was happening here… God is giving us something.

He comes into dwell in Hearts [2:1-13]
The coming of the Holy Spirit is spectacular. It begins VISUALLY. There is the sound of rushing wind. I find it noteworthy that the sound is emphasized, not the wind. Perhaps this is a reference to John 20 when Christ teaches His disciples about the Comforter and blows on them. Perhaps the significance is in the sound.
Then there is the fire. Fire signifies the presence of God in the Old Testament, the burning bush, the pillar of fire and the fire that burns the peak of Mt. Sinai (Ex. 3, 13, 19). But God makes the giving of the Holy Spirit visual, so that everyone might know what He is doing: the fire divides and rests above every believer and they are FILLED with the Holy Spirit. Just like Jesus said they would be. The Comforter is given to each of His disciples in that upper room. Then He VERIFIES the giving of the Holy Spirit with an unmistakable sign: speaking in foreign languages. This is a point that cannot be argues any other way… the disciples spoke known languages that were unknown to the speaker. Why does God do this? He enables His disciples to explain what is happening to the God-fearing Jews in their own tongue. This could not be misunderstood. Paul quotes Isaiah in 1 Corinthians 14:20-22 that God would speak to His people in foreign tongues because they did not listen to the prophets’ warnings. This is what He does here.
The New Covenant comes into focus here: God promised that He would establish a new covenant with His people, giving them a heart of flesh, sending His Spirit to dwell within His people and write His law upon their hearts. This is exactly what takes place… God’s Spirit comes to dwell in human hearts. That requires a change of heart and God would forgive their sins (Jeremiah 31:33-34, Ezekiel 11:19-20, 36:26-27). The New Covenant - in His blood - is fulfilled at the coming of the Holy Spirit.

Is this PREscriptive or DEscriptive? There are some that say that faith is followed by the baptism of the Holy Spirit and that you must speak in tongues as the external evidence. They teach Acts 2 is prescriptive. The context argues against this, though. People ask what they should do and Peter tells them to repent and be baptized and they will receive forgiveness of sins and the promise of the Holy Spirit. That is New Covenant language (forgiveness and the Spirit). Nowhere does the text say that the converts speak in tongues. Verse 41 underscores that the signs are performed by the apostles and not the new converts. There is an external sign given of internal faith: baptism.

He comes to work in Hearts [2:14-4:31]
WITNESS. Peter preaches three times in the following chapters and each time He centers the response on repentance. This brings us to an important question: is baptism necessary for salvation? It appears that Peter makes this point in 2:38. Linguistically this doesn’t work, but perhaps a comparison with his other sermons will help us. In 4:19 he gives the same invitation, however this time he says nothing about baptism. In speaking to the High Priest he centers his defense on the need for repentance and does not mention baptism. Baptism does not lead to anything, except a public declaration and witness of God’s New Covenant work in your heart.

FAITH. After Peter’s first sermon 3000 believe. After Peter’s second sermon they stop counting everyone and only mention 5000 men. This is a matter of days or weeks and the circle of believers is multiplying. After his second sermon Peter is being taken away in handcuffs and people still get saved. The Holy Spirit not only empowers His disciples for witness, He is changing the hearts of hearers and taking up residence there as well.

Peter appears before the same men that questioned and arranged Christ’s crucifixion six weeks earlier. This is where Peter denied Christ… and now - filled with the Holy Spirit - Peter gives an incredibly bold witness to Christ. And - I love this reaction - they notice that they had been with Christ (4:13). Now that is where this became personally convicting for me. Should I not walk in the Spirit in such a way that our opponents recognize that I have been with Christ?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15674994Sun, 09 Sep 2018 09:55:05 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteActs chapter 2 is a familiar passage to us. We generally return here every year at Pentecost and celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the Church. So, I don’t want to belabor the text this morning, but I don’t want to gloss over it...
Pentecost in the Old Testament
Pentecost comes from the Greek word for fifty and follows the count of 50 days after Passover (Leviticus 23). The Feast of Weeks is the second of three Pilgrim feasts. Pentecost comes at the end of Barley harvest to thank God for His care and provision.
In Exodus 19 we read that the Israelites reached Mount Sinai in the third month after leaving Egypt. Rabbi’s calculated that God gave the law, then, during the Feasts of Weeks. One of the Jewish sacred texts (Jubilees) describes how the thanksgiving during the Feast of Weeks was expanded to include gratitude for God’s care and provision in giving the law.
Finally, according to Jewish oral tradition (the Midrash), when God gave the law on Mount Sinai the people saw sound waves of fire spread over the people and rest above their heads to personally give the law to each Israelite. God also spoke in 70 languages, to indicate it was meant for all peoples. Now, it is not significant whether this truly happened, because it is not described in Scripture. What is significant is that God-fearing Jews (the people present on this day in Acts) would have known this oral tradition and this is how we should approach the text.
The God-fearing Jews would have made connections between the giving of the law and what was happening here… God is giving us something.

He comes into dwell in Hearts [2:1-13]
The coming of the Holy Spirit is spectacular. It begins VISUALLY. There is the sound of rushing wind. I find it noteworthy that the sound is emphasized, not the wind. Perhaps this is a reference to John 20 when Christ teaches His disciples about the Comforter and blows on them. Perhaps the significance is in the sound.
Then there is the fire. Fire signifies the presence of God in the Old Testament, the burning bush, the pillar of fire and the fire that burns the peak of Mt. Sinai (Ex. 3, 13, 19). But God makes the giving of the Holy Spirit visual, so that everyone might know what He is doing: the fire divides and rests above every believer and they are FILLED with the Holy Spirit. Just like Jesus said they would be. The Comforter is given to each of His disciples in that upper room. Then He VERIFIES the giving of the Holy Spirit with an unmistakable sign: speaking in foreign languages. This is a point that cannot be argues any other way… the disciples spoke known languages that were unknown to the speaker. Why does God do this? He enables His disciples to explain what is happening to the God-fearing Jews in their own tongue. This could not be misunderstood. Paul quotes Isaiah in 1 Corinthians 14:20-22 that God would speak to His people in foreign tongues because they did not listen to the prophets’ warnings. This is what He does here.
The New Covenant comes into focus here: God promised that He would establish a new covenant with His people, giving them a heart of flesh, sending His Spirit to dwell within His people and write His law upon their hearts. This is exactly what takes place… God’s Spirit comes to dwell in human hearts. That requires a change of heart and God would forgive their sins (Jeremiah 31:33-34, Ezekiel 11:19-20, 36:26-27). The New Covenant - in His blood - is fulfilled at the coming of the Holy Spirit.

Is this PREscriptive or DEscriptive? There are some that say that faith is followed by the baptism of the Holy Spirit and that you must speak in tongues as the external evidence. They teach Acts 2 is prescriptive. The context argues against this, though. People ask what they should do and Peter tells them to repent and be baptized and they will receive...]]>2587danielboyd,vermenigvuldigenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-09-vermenigvuldigen-01--15623792https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15623792Sun, 02 Sep 2018 09:50:12 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente3162danielboyd,handelingenserie,vermenigvuldigenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-08-willem-wouters--15523866https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15523866Sun, 19 Aug 2018 12:38:28 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente3400willemwoutersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-08-willem-wouters--15500194https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15500194Wed, 15 Aug 2018 22:16:40 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente3388willemwoutersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-07-leven-met-jezus-willem-3-5--15352221https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15352221Sun, 29 Jul 2018 13:01:27 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2893kolossenzenserie,willemwoutersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-07-hoop-op-jezus-willem-2-5--15312669https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15312669Mon, 23 Jul 2018 17:51:45 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2669kolossenzenserie,willemwoutersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-07-de-weg-terug-bas-van-den-bosch--15213543Matteus 22:42-45
2 Petrus 3:8-14]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15213543Sun, 08 Jul 2018 09:46:32 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeentePsalm 110 Matteus 22:42-45 2 Petrus 3:8-14Matteus 22:42-45
2 Petrus 3:8-14]]>2550basvandeboschfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-07-omdat-jezus-het-vraagt--15171170https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15171170Sun, 01 Jul 2018 19:37:27 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2120danielboyd,ebgdoopdienstfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-06-psalm-107-god-redt--15119311https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15119311Sun, 24 Jun 2018 10:48:28 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2768danielboyd,eenpsalmfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-06-vier-vaders-en-een-kleinzoon-vaderdag--15119309Genesis 9:20-29

This Father’s day we return to a passage in Genesis that we skipped during our In the Beginning sermon series. Noah disembarks the Ark, offers a sacrifice to God and receives a wonderful promise from God: “Never again.” The rainbow testifies to God’s remembrance of this promise.
Then Noah plants a vineyard. This scene ends with a cursed grandson. Sin stepped off the Ark as well and it does not take long before it rears its head. One author (Henry Morris) points out the similarities between Adam - the first human in the original creation - and Noah - the progenitor of the new world. “Both Adam and Noah were commanded to fill the earth and exercise control over it. Each of them is actually the ancestor of all men in the present world. Each sinned by partaking of a fruit - Noah of the fruit of the vine and Adam of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge. As a result, each became naked and then was provided with a covering by someone else. Finally the prophecy resulted in a curse which has affected mankind ever since.” (Genesis Record, 237)

Before we seek to understand the circumstances described by Noah’s sons, we need to establish an important truth: Sin has consequences. The way this story is told and the way the narrative flows doesn’t allow us to divorce Noah’s action from its sinful consequence. He planted a vineyard - not a sin. He drank of it’s produce - not a sin. He got drunk - this is a sin. He became immodest - this is a sin. Sure it was in his tent, but was it the action of a righteous man? No. The response of Shem and Japheth (going to great length to not see their father in this condition) tells us something about their family culture regarding nudity. They respected each other’s bodies and avoided exposing themselves in front of others.
Did this happen gradually? Let me explain what I mean… Could it be that Noah longed for the wine (a throw back to the pre-flood world) and planted the vineyard? Haven’t you ever thought: “I’ll only go this far. I can handle it. I will stop before I go to far. I won’t cross that line.” Whether or not that is what Noah’s thinking was, he crossed a line. He got drunk. There’s a gospel song that goes something like this: “Sin will always take you farther than you had wanted to go and it will always cost you more than you were willing to pay.” And how very true. You can choose your sin, but you can never choose your consequences. Noah failed and the price was steep.

So what did Ham do? He catches his dad in his immodesty. There does not need to be more to the story than what is immediately apparent. Many interpretations introduce sexual overtones to the narrative, but there really isn’t any warrant for this. Ham entered into his father’s tent and saw his father’s nakedness. The Hebrew verb chosen here carries the idea of “seeing with satisfaction”, which is why some interpreters have interpreted this sexually. But equally sinful would have been a pleased look that he found his father in this way. He revelled in his father’s spectacular failure and then he gossipped about it with his brothers (failing to protect his father’s reputation). What was his sin? It was tremendous disrespect.
Imagine if a friend of yours stumbles into back yard and collapses drunk and immodest. Would you just stand there and watch? Would you run and get your friends so that they can come and see this too? Or would you grab a blanket and take care of your friend?

The other two sons go to great lengths to show respect and to not look upon their father’s shame. They seek to protect his honor, despite his lapse in character. Ham sought to destroy his father’s honor because of his lapse in character. And this shows the heart attitude of these sons. Two seek to honor thy father. One seeks to dishonor.

So what about the curse? Why did Noach curse Canaan - his grandson - rather than Ham? I offer two explanations: one prophetic, one prosaic. Prophetically, God utters this curse upon Canaan, due to the people they will become. Out of Canaan will come the Philistines, the Jebusites and Ammorites. Very wicked and idolatrous people. Canaan’s descendents will build Niniveh, Sodom and Gomorrah. God pronounces a curse upon these people through the mouth of Noah. God is not flippant, because in promising to give the land to Abraham, God says his descendants will be oppressed by Egypt for 400 years - before the measure of the sin of the Ammorites has been filled. God is patient and the people refuse to repent.
Prosaically, Noach is establishing that if Ham models this disrespect, his son doesn’t stand a chance and will follow in his father’s footsteps. This is the kind of man that Canaan will become. He will never respect you or God and will become a cursed people.

I draw three conclusions from this text for Father’s Day:
> Fear the Lord and avoid evil. Proverbs 1:7 (Responsibility)
> Honor your own father. 1 Timothy 5:8, Proverbs 22:6 (Modeling)
> Always Punish disrespect and rebellious attitudes. Proverbs 1-11; Hebrews 12:5-11 (Follow through)

We need to keep a careful eye on our own holiness and walk, because our children watch our behavior and learn from you. That’s why we should model what we want our children to be. If I want my child to honor and respect me, I need to honor and respect my own father. And when my child does not evidence these traits and he disobeys, Scripture teaches me to punish in love, so that they learn to honor and respect. If they never learn to honor and respect you, they will never learn to honor and respect God.

Be a good dad and start in your own heart.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15119309Sun, 24 Jun 2018 10:10:18 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteFour fathers and a grandson Genesis 9:20-29 This Father’s day we return to a passage in Genesis that we skipped during our In the Beginning sermon series. Noah disembarks the Ark, offers a sacrifice to God and receives a wonderful promise from...Genesis 9:20-29

This Father’s day we return to a passage in Genesis that we skipped during our In the Beginning sermon series. Noah disembarks the Ark, offers a sacrifice to God and receives a wonderful promise from God: “Never again.” The rainbow testifies to God’s remembrance of this promise.
Then Noah plants a vineyard. This scene ends with a cursed grandson. Sin stepped off the Ark as well and it does not take long before it rears its head. One author (Henry Morris) points out the similarities between Adam - the first human in the original creation - and Noah - the progenitor of the new world. “Both Adam and Noah were commanded to fill the earth and exercise control over it. Each of them is actually the ancestor of all men in the present world. Each sinned by partaking of a fruit - Noah of the fruit of the vine and Adam of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge. As a result, each became naked and then was provided with a covering by someone else. Finally the prophecy resulted in a curse which has affected mankind ever since.” (Genesis Record, 237)

Before we seek to understand the circumstances described by Noah’s sons, we need to establish an important truth: Sin has consequences. The way this story is told and the way the narrative flows doesn’t allow us to divorce Noah’s action from its sinful consequence. He planted a vineyard - not a sin. He drank of it’s produce - not a sin. He got drunk - this is a sin. He became immodest - this is a sin. Sure it was in his tent, but was it the action of a righteous man? No. The response of Shem and Japheth (going to great length to not see their father in this condition) tells us something about their family culture regarding nudity. They respected each other’s bodies and avoided exposing themselves in front of others.
Did this happen gradually? Let me explain what I mean… Could it be that Noah longed for the wine (a throw back to the pre-flood world) and planted the vineyard? Haven’t you ever thought: “I’ll only go this far. I can handle it. I will stop before I go to far. I won’t cross that line.” Whether or not that is what Noah’s thinking was, he crossed a line. He got drunk. There’s a gospel song that goes something like this: “Sin will always take you farther than you had wanted to go and it will always cost you more than you were willing to pay.” And how very true. You can choose your sin, but you can never choose your consequences. Noah failed and the price was steep.

So what did Ham do? He catches his dad in his immodesty. There does not need to be more to the story than what is immediately apparent. Many interpretations introduce sexual overtones to the narrative, but there really isn’t any warrant for this. Ham entered into his father’s tent and saw his father’s nakedness. The Hebrew verb chosen here carries the idea of “seeing with satisfaction”, which is why some interpreters have interpreted this sexually. But equally sinful would have been a pleased look that he found his father in this way. He revelled in his father’s spectacular failure and then he gossipped about it with his brothers (failing to protect his father’s reputation). What was his sin? It was tremendous disrespect.
Imagine if a friend of yours stumbles into back yard and collapses drunk and immodest. Would you just stand there and watch? Would you run and get your friends so that they can come and see this too? Or would you grab a blanket and take care of your friend?

The other two sons go to great lengths to show respect and to not look upon their father’s shame. They seek to protect his honor, despite his lapse in character. Ham sought to destroy his father’s honor because of his lapse in character. And this shows the heart attitude of these sons. Two seek to honor thy father. One seeks to dishonor.

So what about the curse? Why did Noach curse Canaan - his grandson - rather than Ham? I offer two...]]>2378danielboyd,vaderdagfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-06-ongemakkelijk-geloof-7--15010668Sermon 7: Hebrews 11:8-19

This morning’s sermon picks up where we left off with our Genesis series last week. The movement of the first eleven chapters of brings us to a genealogy in chapter 11, whose only purpose seems to be to introduce Abram - the friend of God. Genesis chapter one: Adam walk with God in the garden. This intimacy was lost. In chapter 5 it is rediscovered by Enoch, who walked with God in such a way that he is raptured - saving him from the wrath that was coming. In chapter 6 Noah is found to be righteous and he walked with God. He builds an ark and together with his family survives the flood. But in all of these chapters the reader is left with a question: “How do you walk with God?” What this walk looks like and how it is accomplished is not explained in the first eleven chapters. Enter Abram. This man receives 15 chapters in Genesis and is quoted by both Paul and James in their consideration and explanation of faith. He is called the friend of God in James, but God called him that first (Isaiah 41:8).
Last week I pointed out that Abraham wasn’t perfect and we already catch him in a lie in chapter 12. Walking with God isn’t about being perfect. It’s about faith - even when faith is uncomfortable.

Four Scenes (Hebrews 11:8-19)
We’ve already covered this chapter in this series, but I want to learn about faith from the four scenes the author of Hebrews picks from the life of Abram and Sarah.

He follows without knowing where (8)
Abram is called by God in Ur of the Chaldeans (Genesis 11:32; 15:7) to leave his country and his people and separate from his father’s household (Genesis 12:1-6). Abram is a descendant of Shem, but he doesn’t appear to be worshipping God and there is no mention of a righteous walk. God chooses Abram and not the other way around. However, Abram exercises faith by heeding the call and obeying God. This is the point made by the writer of Hebrews.

He abides without certain comforts (9-10)
Now Abram was wealthy - we read this in Genesis 13 - and yet he never puts down roots to build a city. This was the common practice in those days and despite not building a city, Abram is able to fight and defeat the city-kings of the East (with a force of 318 trained men) when they take his cousin Lot as spoil after defeating Sodom. Yet despite his wealth, reputation, and strength he never builds a city and remains in tents. He remained a stranger in this land God has promised him and the writer of Hebrews gives us the why: his hope was the city that God would design and build. He didn’t run ahead of God’s plan and time table. His faith was patient - even if it meant going without certain comforts.

He expects without precedent (11-12)
Hebrews shifts the focus to Sarah, who through faith conceives at the ripe age of 90. A lot happened in the meantime, including the incident with Hagar - which certainly wasn’t an act of strong faith. According to Genesis 21 Sarah conceived at the time that God had ordained. This is where Abram exercised faith and it was counted to him as righteousness (Genesis 15:6). He believed that God would keep His promises and he lived his life accordingly - even if there was not precedent of a 90 year old woman bearing children. Yes, there was doubt and manipulation along the way, but in the end - and they waited 25 years - Abraham and Sarah believed that God does what He says He will do. After these three scenes in Hebrews the author pauses with an incredible conclusion: God was not ashamed to be called their God. (11:16)

He trusts without knowing the outcome (17-19)
And then God asks the impossible of Abraham: sacrifice the son of promise (Genesis 22). And Abraham obeys and follows through. According to Hebrews he considered that if God could give him his son when His wife was too old to conceive, God could raise him from the dead too. There was not precedence for believing their either! So God intervenes as the knife comes down, but it was faith that compelled him to obey without knowing what God was planning or why God would ask this of him.

So show it James 2:21-24
When it comes to faith, James makes the point that the life of Abraham teaches us that faith isn’t stagnant. As one preacher put it: “there’s dead faith (17) and devilish faith (19) too and neither are going to get you very far.” Did Abraham work for His salvation? No, that’s not the point James is making… James uses Abraham’s life to establish that Abraham did more than say he had faith… he showed it. His life was a walk with God. Again: not perfectly, but believed God does what He says. And we are called to do the same… believe God. Have faith. Hold on. So...
Where He leads… I will follow.
Where He places me… I will remain.
What He promises… I will believe.
When He asks the impossible… I will trust.

“Christ teaches us not to save ourselves, but sacrifice ourselves. There is no such thing as belonging to Christ and living for yourself.” -- A.W. Pink]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15010668Sun, 10 Jun 2018 09:58:02 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteSo Show it Sermon 7: Hebrews 11:8-19 This morning’s sermon picks up where we left off with our Genesis series last week. The movement of the first eleven chapters of brings us to a genealogy in chapter 11, whose only purpose seems to be to...Sermon 7: Hebrews 11:8-19

This morning’s sermon picks up where we left off with our Genesis series last week. The movement of the first eleven chapters of brings us to a genealogy in chapter 11, whose only purpose seems to be to introduce Abram - the friend of God. Genesis chapter one: Adam walk with God in the garden. This intimacy was lost. In chapter 5 it is rediscovered by Enoch, who walked with God in such a way that he is raptured - saving him from the wrath that was coming. In chapter 6 Noah is found to be righteous and he walked with God. He builds an ark and together with his family survives the flood. But in all of these chapters the reader is left with a question: “How do you walk with God?” What this walk looks like and how it is accomplished is not explained in the first eleven chapters. Enter Abram. This man receives 15 chapters in Genesis and is quoted by both Paul and James in their consideration and explanation of faith. He is called the friend of God in James, but God called him that first (Isaiah 41:8).
Last week I pointed out that Abraham wasn’t perfect and we already catch him in a lie in chapter 12. Walking with God isn’t about being perfect. It’s about faith - even when faith is uncomfortable.

Four Scenes (Hebrews 11:8-19)
We’ve already covered this chapter in this series, but I want to learn about faith from the four scenes the author of Hebrews picks from the life of Abram and Sarah.

He follows without knowing where (8)
Abram is called by God in Ur of the Chaldeans (Genesis 11:32; 15:7) to leave his country and his people and separate from his father’s household (Genesis 12:1-6). Abram is a descendant of Shem, but he doesn’t appear to be worshipping God and there is no mention of a righteous walk. God chooses Abram and not the other way around. However, Abram exercises faith by heeding the call and obeying God. This is the point made by the writer of Hebrews.

He abides without certain comforts (9-10)
Now Abram was wealthy - we read this in Genesis 13 - and yet he never puts down roots to build a city. This was the common practice in those days and despite not building a city, Abram is able to fight and defeat the city-kings of the East (with a force of 318 trained men) when they take his cousin Lot as spoil after defeating Sodom. Yet despite his wealth, reputation, and strength he never builds a city and remains in tents. He remained a stranger in this land God has promised him and the writer of Hebrews gives us the why: his hope was the city that God would design and build. He didn’t run ahead of God’s plan and time table. His faith was patient - even if it meant going without certain comforts.

He expects without precedent (11-12)
Hebrews shifts the focus to Sarah, who through faith conceives at the ripe age of 90. A lot happened in the meantime, including the incident with Hagar - which certainly wasn’t an act of strong faith. According to Genesis 21 Sarah conceived at the time that God had ordained. This is where Abram exercised faith and it was counted to him as righteousness (Genesis 15:6). He believed that God would keep His promises and he lived his life accordingly - even if there was not precedent of a 90 year old woman bearing children. Yes, there was doubt and manipulation along the way, but in the end - and they waited 25 years - Abraham and Sarah believed that God does what He says He will do. After these three scenes in Hebrews the author pauses with an incredible conclusion: God was not ashamed to be called their God. (11:16)

He trusts without knowing the outcome (17-19)
And then God asks the impossible of Abraham: sacrifice the son of promise (Genesis 22). And Abraham obeys and follows through. According to Hebrews he considered that if God could give him his son when His wife was too old to conceive, God could raise him from the dead too. There was not precedence for...]]>2729danielboyd,ongemakkelijkgelooffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-06-in-den-beginne-8--14964400Sermon 8: Genesis 10-11

God’s instruction Followed (10)
Genesis 10 is called the Table of Nations by scholars. This is not just another genealogy, but describes people groups and where they settled. Perhaps this chapter is better described as an Atlas of the Ancients - the sons of Noah. People scattered and filled the earth.

God’s intervention Unfolded (11:1-10)
The tower of Babel is significant. Chapter 10 gives you the impression people obeyed God, but chapter 11 explains that under Nimrod’s leadership everyone decided to stay in one place and make a name for themselves - not God. Let us make our own connection to the heavens. God intervenes and confuses their languages.
Note: they say, "come let us…" and God mimics this in verse 7. God comes down to see this building project of rebellion.

God’s introduction of His Friend (11:11-27; 12:1-4, James 2:23)
This last genealogy picks up Shem’s line, which brings us down to Abram, who God calls in 2013 and who is a major feature of Genesis (covering 15 chapters: through 25:12). Oswald Chambers: “Abraham is not a type or an example of the holiness of sanctification, but a type of the life of faith— a faith, tested and true, built on the true God.”
We read about the intimacy between God and Adam in the garden. We hear about Enoch's walk with God and Noah’s righteousness. But Abraham is the first documented life with enough details to give us an impression of what walking with God looks like.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14964400Mon, 04 Jun 2018 08:53:17 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteGod intervenes Sermon 8: Genesis 10-11 God’s instruction Followed (10) Genesis 10 is called the Table of Nations by scholars. This is not just another genealogy, but describes people groups and where they settled. Perhaps this chapter is better...Sermon 8: Genesis 10-11

God’s instruction Followed (10)
Genesis 10 is called the Table of Nations by scholars. This is not just another genealogy, but describes people groups and where they settled. Perhaps this chapter is better described as an Atlas of the Ancients - the sons of Noah. People scattered and filled the earth.

God’s intervention Unfolded (11:1-10)
The tower of Babel is significant. Chapter 10 gives you the impression people obeyed God, but chapter 11 explains that under Nimrod’s leadership everyone decided to stay in one place and make a name for themselves - not God. Let us make our own connection to the heavens. God intervenes and confuses their languages.
Note: they say, "come let us…" and God mimics this in verse 7. God comes down to see this building project of rebellion.

God’s introduction of His Friend (11:11-27; 12:1-4, James 2:23)
This last genealogy picks up Shem’s line, which brings us down to Abram, who God calls in 2013 and who is a major feature of Genesis (covering 15 chapters: through 25:12). Oswald Chambers: “Abraham is not a type or an example of the holiness of sanctification, but a type of the life of faith— a faith, tested and true, built on the true God.”
We read about the intimacy between God and Adam in the garden. We hear about Enoch's walk with God and Noah’s righteousness. But Abraham is the first documented life with enough details to give us an impression of what walking with God looks like.]]>2502danielboyd,indenbeginnefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-05-ongemakkelijk-geloof-6--14898473Sermon 6: 1 Peter 2:19-25

Open Doors is an organisation that supports the persecuted Church and informs Christians throughout the world about the plight of persecuted Christians. The organize one Sunday a year and ask Churches to pray for the persecuted Christians: Sunday for the persecuted Church.
I support this effort and set this Sunday apart for us to do exactly that.
This morning’s outline is simple and with follow Peter’s discussion of suffering for Christ’s sake in 1 Peter 2:19-25. My outline is simple: It starts with A CHALLENGE 2:11-12, A CONVICTION 2:19-20, and A CALLING 2:21-25.

A Challenge 11-12
Peter calls his reader’s beloved and then points them to consider their walk and God’s calling for them to be strangers (he’s already called them that in chapter 1)... act like it. What is the challenge: let the unsaved see you walk, so that they might glorify God. This is quite the challenge and here is the aim… evangelism. Living life in front of a watching sea of unbelievers.

A Conviction 19-20
Here is the central matter… suffering is evidence of grace. We don’t think like that. But the persecuted Church teaches us to bring things into a proper perspective. Suffering for Christ may not be fun, but it does give you Joy. You don't suffer alone, because the Holy Spirit comforts us when we suffer. Jesus said it and Peter repeats it: blessed are the persecuted… it is a blessing and not a curse. Grace and not defeat.

A Calling 21-25
Walk like Jesus. Where did Christ's walk take him? To the cross. Should we expect anything less if we are following in his footsteps? Pick up your cross, Jesus said.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14898473Sun, 27 May 2018 10:03:54 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteFaith, hope and Suffering? Sermon 6: 1 Peter 2:19-25 Open Doors is an organisation that supports the persecuted Church and informs Christians throughout the world about the plight of persecuted Christians. The organize one Sunday a year and ask...Sermon 6: 1 Peter 2:19-25

Open Doors is an organisation that supports the persecuted Church and informs Christians throughout the world about the plight of persecuted Christians. The organize one Sunday a year and ask Churches to pray for the persecuted Christians: Sunday for the persecuted Church.
I support this effort and set this Sunday apart for us to do exactly that.
This morning’s outline is simple and with follow Peter’s discussion of suffering for Christ’s sake in 1 Peter 2:19-25. My outline is simple: It starts with A CHALLENGE 2:11-12, A CONVICTION 2:19-20, and A CALLING 2:21-25.

A Challenge 11-12
Peter calls his reader’s beloved and then points them to consider their walk and God’s calling for them to be strangers (he’s already called them that in chapter 1)... act like it. What is the challenge: let the unsaved see you walk, so that they might glorify God. This is quite the challenge and here is the aim… evangelism. Living life in front of a watching sea of unbelievers.

A Conviction 19-20
Here is the central matter… suffering is evidence of grace. We don’t think like that. But the persecuted Church teaches us to bring things into a proper perspective. Suffering for Christ may not be fun, but it does give you Joy. You don't suffer alone, because the Holy Spirit comforts us when we suffer. Jesus said it and Peter repeats it: blessed are the persecuted… it is a blessing and not a curse. Grace and not defeat.

A Calling 21-25
Walk like Jesus. Where did Christ's walk take him? To the cross. Should we expect anything less if we are following in his footsteps? Pick up your cross, Jesus said.]]>1914danielboyd,ongemakkelijkgelooffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-05-in-den-beginne-7--14897812Sermon 7: Genesis 9

As we approach this last chapter about Noah, let’s not forget that these are the words of his sons. Our perspective is not Noah’s, but that of three young men (well, they were over 100 - not so young) that witness God’s dealings with their father.
Noah is polarizing. Unsaved people mock this story and dismiss it, Christians are split on this story and they sanitize it. But God includes three chapters about his dealings with this man - we get more details about Noah’s life than we do about Adam’s.
Noah and his family disembark the ark and build an altar to worship God. One of the questions I often hear is what happened to the ark? It’s a huge ocean liner that ended up on the top of a mountain range. Why can’t we find its remnants?
The answer to my thinking is simple: they stepped off the ark into a world of destruction, where building materials were scarce. I imagine the ark was repurposed.

An Old Command 9:1
God blesses Noah and his sons and repeats His command from chapter 2: be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. Just as with Adam: go and fill the earth. And they did. We all are descendants from Noah. We descended from the man that survived the flood. It is a common record in every culture on earth. We are survivors of a cataclysmic flood that dramatically changed this earth.

A New Change 9:2-7
God changes man’s relationship to the animals: he changes our diet and gives us BBQ. Humor aside, God clearly expands man’s diet in verse 3.
Sidenote: much of today’s push toward vegetarianism and a vegan lifestyle is more about undoing God’s decree than it is about the kind treatment of animals.
This makes way for a very important stipulation God gives about man. He clarifies that man is not the same as animals and killing animals is not the same as killing a man. In poetic style the old command and the new change come together (verses 6-7): Man bears the image of God and they are to fill the earth.

A New Covenant 9:8-17
God makes an unconditional covenant with all of creation: you will never again have to fear judgment through a global flood: to destroy the earth. Can you imagine the fear that could have gripped their hearts the first time they heard thunder or the next time it rained? What if one of the brothers insulted the other and they felt raindrops on their head. Fear would have gripped them. God in His grace promises that they do not have to fear and he gives them a sign. At that moment, the brother can look up and see God’s reminder.
The rainbow is a wonderful sign that teaches us to remember, but that is not actually what God says in verse 14-15. God says the bow is there for Him to remember His promise. We tend to look at the bow and think that it is merely a bow, but the word used here is “war bow”, as in a bow and arrow… a hunter’s weapon. The rainbow is God’s reminder that hostility against man has ceased… He has hung it up. Spurgeon noted that God hung the bow pointed away from man and it’s arrows now point to Himself. This could be a veiled reference to Christ’s atoning work.
What is most disconcerting, however, is that the LGBT community has taken this sign and repurposed it be their emblem.

An Old Complication 9:18-29
And then we read that something else stepped off the ark. Sin survived the flood also… it hitched a ride in their hearts (cf. 8:21). Noah plants a vineyard and gets drunk. Why? Well… why do you sin? It was a lapse in judgment, poor decision making, most likely a series of bad decisions. It is sad to read this, but the Bible presents us with the unvarnished truth. I am not going to comment too much this morning, because I will revisit this passage in four weeks - on Father’s Day. Suffice it to say sin has not been eradicated. Despite God’s sweeping judgment, man still sins. Man still rebels. Man does not obey. Man does not walk perfectly with God.

There are parallels with Pentecost… an old command to love, a New Covenant in Christ’s blood, a new sign in the coming of the Comforter, a new beginning in the Church, and the same problem: sin. But now it is different… Christ has come. God turned the bow of His wrath upon Himself and He took the punishment for our sin. We do not have to serve sin and we now have the indwelt Holy Spirit, who helps us walk with God. And He is the down payment for the glorious inheritance that awaits us. We still sin, but it’s not the same… we look to the cross, knowing that the payment for our sin has been made. We look inward to the Holy Spirit, who compels us to walk worthy. And we look forward to the day of Christ’s return.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14897812Sun, 27 May 2018 06:10:20 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteOld and New and the Same Sermon 7: Genesis 9 As we approach this last chapter about Noah, let’s not forget that these are the words of his sons. Our perspective is not Noah’s, but that of three young men (well, they were over 100 - not so young)...Sermon 7: Genesis 9

As we approach this last chapter about Noah, let’s not forget that these are the words of his sons. Our perspective is not Noah’s, but that of three young men (well, they were over 100 - not so young) that witness God’s dealings with their father.
Noah is polarizing. Unsaved people mock this story and dismiss it, Christians are split on this story and they sanitize it. But God includes three chapters about his dealings with this man - we get more details about Noah’s life than we do about Adam’s.
Noah and his family disembark the ark and build an altar to worship God. One of the questions I often hear is what happened to the ark? It’s a huge ocean liner that ended up on the top of a mountain range. Why can’t we find its remnants?
The answer to my thinking is simple: they stepped off the ark into a world of destruction, where building materials were scarce. I imagine the ark was repurposed.

An Old Command 9:1
God blesses Noah and his sons and repeats His command from chapter 2: be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. Just as with Adam: go and fill the earth. And they did. We all are descendants from Noah. We descended from the man that survived the flood. It is a common record in every culture on earth. We are survivors of a cataclysmic flood that dramatically changed this earth.

A New Change 9:2-7
God changes man’s relationship to the animals: he changes our diet and gives us BBQ. Humor aside, God clearly expands man’s diet in verse 3.
Sidenote: much of today’s push toward vegetarianism and a vegan lifestyle is more about undoing God’s decree than it is about the kind treatment of animals.
This makes way for a very important stipulation God gives about man. He clarifies that man is not the same as animals and killing animals is not the same as killing a man. In poetic style the old command and the new change come together (verses 6-7): Man bears the image of God and they are to fill the earth.

A New Covenant 9:8-17
God makes an unconditional covenant with all of creation: you will never again have to fear judgment through a global flood: to destroy the earth. Can you imagine the fear that could have gripped their hearts the first time they heard thunder or the next time it rained? What if one of the brothers insulted the other and they felt raindrops on their head. Fear would have gripped them. God in His grace promises that they do not have to fear and he gives them a sign. At that moment, the brother can look up and see God’s reminder.
The rainbow is a wonderful sign that teaches us to remember, but that is not actually what God says in verse 14-15. God says the bow is there for Him to remember His promise. We tend to look at the bow and think that it is merely a bow, but the word used here is “war bow”, as in a bow and arrow… a hunter’s weapon. The rainbow is God’s reminder that hostility against man has ceased… He has hung it up. Spurgeon noted that God hung the bow pointed away from man and it’s arrows now point to Himself. This could be a veiled reference to Christ’s atoning work.
What is most disconcerting, however, is that the LGBT community has taken this sign and repurposed it be their emblem.

An Old Complication 9:18-29
And then we read that something else stepped off the ark. Sin survived the flood also… it hitched a ride in their hearts (cf. 8:21). Noah plants a vineyard and gets drunk. Why? Well… why do you sin? It was a lapse in judgment, poor decision making, most likely a series of bad decisions. It is sad to read this, but the Bible presents us with the unvarnished truth. I am not going to comment too much this morning, because I will revisit this passage in four weeks - on Father’s Day. Suffice it to say sin has not been eradicated. Despite God’s sweeping judgment, man still sins. Man still rebels. Man does not obey. Man does not walk...]]>2399danielboyd,indenbeginnefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-05-in-den-beginne-6--14717782Sermon 6: Genesis 6:10-8:22

We come to one of the most controversial stories in Scripture. But before we consider that, let’s consider who is telling the story. If you ask a Christian who tells this story, most would identify Noah, but the footnote in chapter 10 gives us a different clue. This is the story told by Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth. Noah had these sons when he was 500 years old (5:23) and he entered the Ark when he was 600 years old (7:6). We don’t know how long it took Noah to build the Ark, but one thing is for certain: his sons watched him and helped him build it. And they tell us his story.
As such, this history isn’t so much about the Ark, but about the man that built the Ark and how He heard and believed God and acted in unrelenting obedience.

Judgment of God and Mercy toward Man
Chapter six gives us God’s perspective on the earth. One of the notably features of these chapters is what is repeated for emphasis. The earth is corrupted and man’s way is corrupt (6:11-12) and God is going to destroy all flesh (6:13, 17).
Noah’s Ark is often relegated to a children’s story and depicted in terms of a cute boat filled to the brim with animals. Nothing is farther from the truth and we do ourselves quite a disservice by trivializing such a significant piece of history. Chapters 6-9 teach us fear God like Noah did and appreciate His grace through obedience, like Noah.
The design of the Ark is left very open… the sheer size of the Ark, however, stagger the imagination… it is the size of a container ship and made of gopher wood. 135m. x 22.5m. X 13.5m.
Answers in Genesis makes a point that some kind of wind-obstruction would have pointed the Ark in the direction of the waves, which would have made the voyage much safer and more comfortable. The fixed rudder at the rear and fin for wind at the front are features that the oldest ship designs from Mesopotamia included.

The Man that walked with God
Noah learned a lesson from Enoch. He as the only one that found favor with God.
What did his sons tell us about their father? He was a righteous man, but alone in this pursuit. The text reveals an exclusivity. Why tell us that Noah alone remained (7:23), unless that is how he felt? Hebrews tells us that Noah preached to His countrymen… he preached for - we assume - he full 120 years. No one outside of his family ever responded and no one entered the Ark with him. Noah modeled faithfulness to his sons.

He also obeyed and persevered in his obedience. He finished what he started, he waited on God - even during long periods of not hearing from God. Even when things didn’t go smoothly. How do I know that? With a project of this magnitude things go wrong. How many buckets of pitch did he step in. How many times did he have to fix something vandals had broken. How many times did he hit his thumb with a hammer?
Noah’s job was to build a boat and keep the animals alive… he did just that.
Noah waited on God. In chapter 8:1 his sons write: God remembered Noah… why write that unless it felt like God had forgotten about them? They spent more than a year on that boat. Thankful for salvation, but when could they leave?

I would like to have the dad’s look at their sons this morning… what would your son write about you? Would it be that you walked with God? That you model faithful perseverence and patience in waiting on God?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14717782Sun, 06 May 2018 09:50:56 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteThe man that survived the flood Sermon 6: Genesis 6:10-8:22 We come to one of the most controversial stories in Scripture. But before we consider that, let’s consider who is telling the story. If you ask a Christian who tells this story, most...Sermon 6: Genesis 6:10-8:22

We come to one of the most controversial stories in Scripture. But before we consider that, let’s consider who is telling the story. If you ask a Christian who tells this story, most would identify Noah, but the footnote in chapter 10 gives us a different clue. This is the story told by Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth. Noah had these sons when he was 500 years old (5:23) and he entered the Ark when he was 600 years old (7:6). We don’t know how long it took Noah to build the Ark, but one thing is for certain: his sons watched him and helped him build it. And they tell us his story.
As such, this history isn’t so much about the Ark, but about the man that built the Ark and how He heard and believed God and acted in unrelenting obedience.

Judgment of God and Mercy toward Man
Chapter six gives us God’s perspective on the earth. One of the notably features of these chapters is what is repeated for emphasis. The earth is corrupted and man’s way is corrupt (6:11-12) and God is going to destroy all flesh (6:13, 17).
Noah’s Ark is often relegated to a children’s story and depicted in terms of a cute boat filled to the brim with animals. Nothing is farther from the truth and we do ourselves quite a disservice by trivializing such a significant piece of history. Chapters 6-9 teach us fear God like Noah did and appreciate His grace through obedience, like Noah.
The design of the Ark is left very open… the sheer size of the Ark, however, stagger the imagination… it is the size of a container ship and made of gopher wood. 135m. x 22.5m. X 13.5m.
Answers in Genesis makes a point that some kind of wind-obstruction would have pointed the Ark in the direction of the waves, which would have made the voyage much safer and more comfortable. The fixed rudder at the rear and fin for wind at the front are features that the oldest ship designs from Mesopotamia included.

The Man that walked with God
Noah learned a lesson from Enoch. He as the only one that found favor with God.
What did his sons tell us about their father? He was a righteous man, but alone in this pursuit. The text reveals an exclusivity. Why tell us that Noah alone remained (7:23), unless that is how he felt? Hebrews tells us that Noah preached to His countrymen… he preached for - we assume - he full 120 years. No one outside of his family ever responded and no one entered the Ark with him. Noah modeled faithfulness to his sons.

He also obeyed and persevered in his obedience. He finished what he started, he waited on God - even during long periods of not hearing from God. Even when things didn’t go smoothly. How do I know that? With a project of this magnitude things go wrong. How many buckets of pitch did he step in. How many times did he have to fix something vandals had broken. How many times did he hit his thumb with a hammer?
Noah’s job was to build a boat and keep the animals alive… he did just that.
Noah waited on God. In chapter 8:1 his sons write: God remembered Noah… why write that unless it felt like God had forgotten about them? They spent more than a year on that boat. Thankful for salvation, but when could they leave?

I would like to have the dad’s look at their sons this morning… what would your son write about you? Would it be that you walked with God? That you model faithful perseverence and patience in waiting on God?]]>2415danielboyd,indenbeginnefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-04-ongemakkelijk-geloof-5--14484532https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14484532Sun, 08 Apr 2018 09:56:09 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2866danielboyd,ongemakkelijkgelooffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-04-paaszondag--144340135 april, AD 33
Luke 24

In Luke 24 we read the account of Jesus’ resurrection. It opens with a loving scene: a group of women that was to honor their Lord and friend. Luke is concise and simply provides the facts of what happened, which is why many of the details that the other gospel writers provide are not included here. There were women that went to the grave and they were the first to find the stone rolled away and the grave empty.

Surprise
The response of the women is surprise. In fact verse 4 explains that this empty tomb was raising a bit of doubt. And right at that moment of doubt, two angels appear with an unexpected question: “Why do you seek the living among the dead?” I love this question.
The angels then simply declare that He is risen - just like he said that he would! “Don’t you remember?” And verse 8 tells us they did.
Unfortunately, the apostles don’t remember, because they chalk these ladies’ response up to wishful thinking. Luke does tell us that Peter ran to the grave to investigate, but he didn’t encounter any angels.

Appearance
Luke continues in this vein of doubt and unbelief and shifts gears to the longest story that he tells in his gospel account. And it is the story of two disciples that have decided there is no point in hanging around Jerusalem any longer. They start their trek home to Emmaus - about 11 km from Jerusalem. They are still talking about everything that has happened Jesus comes alongside them. The text emphasizes it is Jesus Himself. Luke informs the reader that their eyes were closed to his identity. They see him as a stranger, which is not uncommon in those days and would have been welcomed, since one preferred to travel in larger groups for safety.
And such a simple question: “Whatcha talkin’ about?” and “What’s up? You look sad.” Jesus meets them in the most common of ways. And they share their experiences of this past week. Their summary of events is interesting… He was a prophet, He was defeated, We had hoped, but He’s been dead three days… Some of our women say they saw him and something about angels, but none of the men have corroborated this.
And they’re done.
Jesus has listened to their whole story without interruption and when they’re done, He calls them foolish and slow of heart… and what does He do? He takes them to Scripture. Here’s the point… Jesus explains that they could have known… if they had known their Bibles. How did you all miss Isaiah 53?
Starting with Mozes - the law and the sacrifices and the picturing of a sacrifice to come. The Prophets, heralding destruction for breaking the law and the coming of One, who would be the anointed Savior.
And Jesus expounds the Scripture for them. Verse 32 explains that Jesus opened their eyes to the Scriptures. And when you do this, your heart will burn within you… that thrilling joy of understanding what God has revealed.
They arrive at their home and when they sit down to eat together and Jesus breaks the bread, their eyes are open to see that they’ve spent the entire afternoon and evening with Jesus! And they high-tail it back to Jerusalem. Faith restored.

Fulfillment
When Jesus appears to His disciples, he again takes them to Scripture, which I think it the point that Luke makes at the end of His gospel. The reader is encouraged to do the Berean thing… to go back to Scripture and seek to understand it. Start with Moses, walk through the Prophets and end up with Jesus.
Jesus had to live and He had to die. All of the Old Testament had prepared us for this. He was the perfect sacrifice - He had to die to satisfy sin’s penalty. But He didn’t have to stay dead and He wouldn’t, because he was the King and He will rule. And every knee will bow in heaven and earth and under the earth. Jesus rose again to prove that God accepted the sacrifice. His death was merely a bruised heel and Satan’s head is crushed.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14434013Sun, 01 Apr 2018 09:55:44 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteResurrection Sunday 5 april, AD 33 Luke 24 In Luke 24 we read the account of Jesus’ resurrection. It opens with a loving scene: a group of women that was to honor their Lord and friend. Luke is concise and simply provides the facts of what...5 april, AD 33
Luke 24

In Luke 24 we read the account of Jesus’ resurrection. It opens with a loving scene: a group of women that was to honor their Lord and friend. Luke is concise and simply provides the facts of what happened, which is why many of the details that the other gospel writers provide are not included here. There were women that went to the grave and they were the first to find the stone rolled away and the grave empty.

Surprise
The response of the women is surprise. In fact verse 4 explains that this empty tomb was raising a bit of doubt. And right at that moment of doubt, two angels appear with an unexpected question: “Why do you seek the living among the dead?” I love this question.
The angels then simply declare that He is risen - just like he said that he would! “Don’t you remember?” And verse 8 tells us they did.
Unfortunately, the apostles don’t remember, because they chalk these ladies’ response up to wishful thinking. Luke does tell us that Peter ran to the grave to investigate, but he didn’t encounter any angels.

Appearance
Luke continues in this vein of doubt and unbelief and shifts gears to the longest story that he tells in his gospel account. And it is the story of two disciples that have decided there is no point in hanging around Jerusalem any longer. They start their trek home to Emmaus - about 11 km from Jerusalem. They are still talking about everything that has happened Jesus comes alongside them. The text emphasizes it is Jesus Himself. Luke informs the reader that their eyes were closed to his identity. They see him as a stranger, which is not uncommon in those days and would have been welcomed, since one preferred to travel in larger groups for safety.
And such a simple question: “Whatcha talkin’ about?” and “What’s up? You look sad.” Jesus meets them in the most common of ways. And they share their experiences of this past week. Their summary of events is interesting… He was a prophet, He was defeated, We had hoped, but He’s been dead three days… Some of our women say they saw him and something about angels, but none of the men have corroborated this.
And they’re done.
Jesus has listened to their whole story without interruption and when they’re done, He calls them foolish and slow of heart… and what does He do? He takes them to Scripture. Here’s the point… Jesus explains that they could have known… if they had known their Bibles. How did you all miss Isaiah 53?
Starting with Mozes - the law and the sacrifices and the picturing of a sacrifice to come. The Prophets, heralding destruction for breaking the law and the coming of One, who would be the anointed Savior.
And Jesus expounds the Scripture for them. Verse 32 explains that Jesus opened their eyes to the Scriptures. And when you do this, your heart will burn within you… that thrilling joy of understanding what God has revealed.
They arrive at their home and when they sit down to eat together and Jesus breaks the bread, their eyes are open to see that they’ve spent the entire afternoon and evening with Jesus! And they high-tail it back to Jerusalem. Faith restored.

Fulfillment
When Jesus appears to His disciples, he again takes them to Scripture, which I think it the point that Luke makes at the end of His gospel. The reader is encouraged to do the Berean thing… to go back to Scripture and seek to understand it. Start with Moses, walk through the Prophets and end up with Jesus.
Jesus had to live and He had to die. All of the Old Testament had prepared us for this. He was the perfect sacrifice - He had to die to satisfy sin’s penalty. But He didn’t have to stay dead and He wouldn’t, because he was the King and He will rule. And every knee will bow in heaven and earth and under the earth. Jesus rose again to prove that God accepted the sacrifice. His death was merely a bruised heel and Satan’s head is...]]>2085danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-03-in-den-beginne-5--14319491Genesis 5-6:9
In Genesis 6:9 we read that the preceding has been the history/genealogy of Noah. Again, this is not referencing a family tree per sé, but the stories/history told by… When Moses compiled his material to include in Genesis, he would have drawn from eye-witness accounts of the antediluvian world and perhaps stone tablets or even printed matter were brought along on the Arc. The first nine chapters of Genesis are the only record we have of life before the flood. Considering that Shem - Noah’s son - lived well into Abraham’s life and that Isaac could have even met him, these histories may have been passed on to Israel’s forefathers. This line - which appears in Genesis 11 times - gives us the footnote or origin of the histories. Adam gave us the first four chapters and Noah gives us our section this morning.

Ten Generations (chapter 5)
Adam tells us that Cain’s descendants build a city and develop a thriving culture, complete with the bling of music, fashion, jewelry and debauchery. It really doesn’t sound terribly different from a modern metropolis. Lamech is put forth as the product of this city and he sounds like any number of icons of the hip hop industry. Chapter four leaves us spiritually bankrupt - all that God has designed has been undone in two chapters.
Noah beings with a genealogy, which always lowers our interest level to almost zero. Most of us - though we may not say it - would equate reading such passages with reading the phonebook… there are some names that make you giggle, but other than that, there is very little spiritual value to these passages. Yet, Paul tells us in his letter to Timothy that all Scripture is God-breathed and profitable. This passage is no exception.
There is a pattern to these verses - a cadans - that you develop as you read it, which drives the careful reader to a few observations. First of all, where Adam describes a thriving culture full of life (full of evil too!), Noah paints a cemetary… they all live, have children and die. That’s the pattern through verse 21, when Enoch is introduced and he surprisingly breaks the pattern… he has a son, Methuselah, and in the 300 years that follow his son’s birth, he walked with God and God raptured him. He didn’t die! Hebrews 11 gives us just a little bit more information about Him: he walked by faith. He believed God and according to Jude he preached about God’s judgment over the unrighteous. But he didn’t die and that is astonishing and here is the difference that Adam mentions in 4:26… calling upon the name of the Lord.
Methuselah picks us the familiar cadans, but then his son, Lamech - haven’t we heard that name before? Yes we have in chapter four in the line of Cain! - is born and he gives us a reason for why he names his son Noah. Noah means rest and Lamech hopes that he will “deliver us from man’s toil on planet earth, which God cursed.” Here’s the reality of the situation: man builds a city, develops a culture and enjoys the good life… but it doesn’t satisfy, it remains hard (toil) and it ends in death. And Lamech dies.
This is what a boring chapter teaches us: life is hard and God’s curse is true and final: “dying you will die.” (Genesis 3:19)

Two Consequences (chapter 6:1-8)
The first four verses of chapter six are perhaps the most confusing of Scripture - mostly because it sounds all too fanciful and more like an episode of the X-files than the Bible. These verses are here for us to understand a very important fact, but we cannot make more of what happened than what the text permits us.
Two basic interpretations are offered with variations and they center on the identity of the “sons of God”. One interpretation is that these refer to angels; the other interprets these in reference to humans. The human would be rulers upon the earth or the godly line of Seth. Up until Augustine in the fourth century AD, there was one interpretation by Jewish historians, Jewish theologians and the early Church fathers: sons of God always refers to angels. The only other place in Scripture where this exact phrasing is found is in Job - the oldest book of the Bible - where it clearly refers to God angelic host. And Job references the angelic host three times.
If these sons of God were men and they married women willy-nilly and for their outward beauty, the harsh and immediate judgment of God seems out of place. God wipes out humanity because of their violence and the progeny of rulers that married women for their beauty? That doesn’t seem to fit the text.
Even though it is more fanciful and it is hard for us to imagine how, the text leads us to conclude that there was some kind of intermarriage between fallen angels and daughters of men. 2 Peter confirms this conclusion, as he references angels that were put in prison (literally: Tartarus) for their disobedience as an example of God’s swift judgment. When did these angels disobey? According to Peter this was in the days of Noah. Jude strengthens this when he writes in verse six - in a similar context of judgment over false teaching - these angels are being kept in darkness for their sin of “overstepping their design”. This is compared to Sodom and Gomorrah… theirs was a sexual sin of lusting after strange flesh (contrary to God’s design). And Sodom and Gomorrah even features two angels that visit and are lusted after by the men of the city.
So can angels procreate? No - Jesus told us that angels do not marry, which leads most theologians to believe that they cannot procreate. That means that there was a demonic invasion and that they took on human form or possessed men’s bodies and then had sexual relations with women. In some way the progeny was a cursed people and an abomination to God. And he had to destroy all mankind. This is why this is a human sin and God judges humanity for it. Today there are still mystery religions that teach that you can have sex with gods or celestial beings. It is wrong and scary stuff and the pre-flood world was stooped in it.

What was the point?
> Man was trying to undo the curse… create a super-race. Be more like God.
> Satan was trying to pollute the seed of woman, so that the Savior could not be born of a woman.

Man’s sin was terrible and violent and the entirety of humanity rebelled against God.
God’s heart breaks (literal meaning) and he pronounces judgment.
He still grants 120 years of mercy and grace.
And Noah finds grace in God’s eyes.

In the middle of this perverted society… Enoch walked with God and he was raptured. He passed on his faith to his children and children’s children. And that is the same job we are given today… and our hope is that Christ is coming back to reward our faith and rapture us!
And then... well Jesus said it would be like the days of Noah... Revelation gives us a frightening picture of the demonic invasion that will come and the rebellion against God that culminates in the battle of Armageddon.
Right now, however, our's is to walk just like Enoch walked: together with God and pass your faith on to your children en children's children.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14319491Sun, 18 Mar 2018 10:54:05 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteFrom bad to worse Genesis 5-6:9 In Genesis 6:9 we read that the preceding has been the history/genealogy of Noah. Again, this is not referencing a family tree per sé, but the stories/history told by… When Moses compiled his material to include in...Genesis 5-6:9
In Genesis 6:9 we read that the preceding has been the history/genealogy of Noah. Again, this is not referencing a family tree per sé, but the stories/history told by… When Moses compiled his material to include in Genesis, he would have drawn from eye-witness accounts of the antediluvian world and perhaps stone tablets or even printed matter were brought along on the Arc. The first nine chapters of Genesis are the only record we have of life before the flood. Considering that Shem - Noah’s son - lived well into Abraham’s life and that Isaac could have even met him, these histories may have been passed on to Israel’s forefathers. This line - which appears in Genesis 11 times - gives us the footnote or origin of the histories. Adam gave us the first four chapters and Noah gives us our section this morning.

Ten Generations (chapter 5)
Adam tells us that Cain’s descendants build a city and develop a thriving culture, complete with the bling of music, fashion, jewelry and debauchery. It really doesn’t sound terribly different from a modern metropolis. Lamech is put forth as the product of this city and he sounds like any number of icons of the hip hop industry. Chapter four leaves us spiritually bankrupt - all that God has designed has been undone in two chapters.
Noah beings with a genealogy, which always lowers our interest level to almost zero. Most of us - though we may not say it - would equate reading such passages with reading the phonebook… there are some names that make you giggle, but other than that, there is very little spiritual value to these passages. Yet, Paul tells us in his letter to Timothy that all Scripture is God-breathed and profitable. This passage is no exception.
There is a pattern to these verses - a cadans - that you develop as you read it, which drives the careful reader to a few observations. First of all, where Adam describes a thriving culture full of life (full of evil too!), Noah paints a cemetary… they all live, have children and die. That’s the pattern through verse 21, when Enoch is introduced and he surprisingly breaks the pattern… he has a son, Methuselah, and in the 300 years that follow his son’s birth, he walked with God and God raptured him. He didn’t die! Hebrews 11 gives us just a little bit more information about Him: he walked by faith. He believed God and according to Jude he preached about God’s judgment over the unrighteous. But he didn’t die and that is astonishing and here is the difference that Adam mentions in 4:26… calling upon the name of the Lord.
Methuselah picks us the familiar cadans, but then his son, Lamech - haven’t we heard that name before? Yes we have in chapter four in the line of Cain! - is born and he gives us a reason for why he names his son Noah. Noah means rest and Lamech hopes that he will “deliver us from man’s toil on planet earth, which God cursed.” Here’s the reality of the situation: man builds a city, develops a culture and enjoys the good life… but it doesn’t satisfy, it remains hard (toil) and it ends in death. And Lamech dies.
This is what a boring chapter teaches us: life is hard and God’s curse is true and final: “dying you will die.” (Genesis 3:19)

Two Consequences (chapter 6:1-8)
The first four verses of chapter six are perhaps the most confusing of Scripture - mostly because it sounds all too fanciful and more like an episode of the X-files than the Bible. These verses are here for us to understand a very important fact, but we cannot make more of what happened than what the text permits us.
Two basic interpretations are offered with variations and they center on the identity of the “sons of God”. One interpretation is that these refer to angels; the other interprets these in reference to humans. The human would be rulers upon the earth or the godly line of Seth. Up until Augustine in the fourth century AD, there was one interpretation by...]]>2953danielboyd,indenbeginnefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-03-in-den-beginne-4--14256353Genesis 4

I called chapter 3 the saddest chapter in the Bible, but this chapter gives us the natural development of chapter 2. Chapter 3 gives us the cause and chapter 4 its effect.

Hopeful Birth (3:16; 4:1-2)
Remember the promise in 3:16? “A promised seed would crush the serpent.” When Even gets pregnant she can’t help but get her hopes up. Imagine it… God had promised, right? And when she delivers a man-child, she is thrilled. Here he is… and honors God. She names him Cain, which means “spear” or perhaps “pierced”, maybe to indicate her hope that he would be the deliverer. Compare this to Abel’s name: “breath”or “vanity”, which might be an allusion to Eve’s growing understanding that man is going to have to toil before God’s salvation comes.
But Cain brought hope to Eve’s heart. God helped me to create a man - the seed - to deliver us.

Half-hearted Religion (4:3-5)
Why are they offering sacrifices? Clearly the have been taught by Adam what is necessary to maintain a relationship with God. Hebrews 9:22 teaches us that “without the shedding of blood there will be no forgiveness.” And man has learned that they are in need of God’s forgiveness - or at least Adam, Eve, and Abel do.
Cain’s sacrifice gives us a peek into his heart. And isn’t this true? The offerings we bring - the worship we offer - reveals our heart. And God does not accept Cain’s offering.
Some suggest there may be more going on here than meets the eye. Does Cain have a sinful preoccupation with his parents’ rebellion? He surely must have understood the reason for sacrifice. Adam would have taught him and modeled his faith. Cain’s sacrifice is all wrong, but that might be the point: perhaps he is saying: “I don’t need this… I choose fruit too.” And when God accepts his brother’s sacrifice and not his, something snaps.

Hopelessly Godless (4:6-24)
God speaks to Cain. God is personally evangelizing this man, warning against sin, offering forgiveness, pleading for him to repent. But Cain will have nothing of it. Sin is crouching at the door (like a predator approaches its prey) and Cain goes headlong into sin.
He connives to get his brother where he wants him and he brings a blood-sacrifice. Could that be the attitude of his heart? “You wanted a blood sacrifice? I’ll give you a blood sacrifice!”
Do you notice what’s missing in the next verses as God confronts Cain? A complete lack of contrition. There is no sorrow, no regret, no repentance. Cain’s heart is far from God and wants nothing to do with God.
God metes out judgment and a curse. And still no repentance. In fact Cain attitude seems to be: “You’re being a little harsh, God, don’t you think?”
And then Cain embraces his chosen path and wanders away from the face of God. And a godless society emerges from Cain. Who does he marry? Well, one of his sisters, obviously. Everything changes after Babel, but we’ll cover that when we get to chapter 11. My question is bigger than biology, though. What girl would marry her brother’s killer? A girl that has the same heart problem. And so in one afternoon Adam and Eve lose three kids.
God’s name is absent from verses 16-25. There is tremendous human, urban, and cultural development, but it is all apart from God and it is morally reprehensible.

Renewed Faith (4:25-26)
The last two verses that Adam testifies of is the birth of Seth, which means “appointed” or “substitute”. These verses indicate that man understands his lost estate and the effects of sin and they call upon the Name of the Lord. Adam ends with these words, but can you imagine the despair these first parents felt? Their oldest killed their second son; one of their daughters betrayed the family and left for the bad boy. But consider also, that this is the very first death - we lose sight of this, since death is so part of life for us… Adam and Eve had not yet tasted the sting of death. In that moment they were back in the garden, horrified, scared, and listening to the decree of God that man would now be subject to death. And death was worse than they could ever have imagined.
And they call upon the Name of the Lord… they need His salvation.

This is what life apart from God looks like… and we still see it today. And we still desperately need to call upon the Name of the Lord.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14256353Sun, 11 Mar 2018 10:54:57 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteLife without God Genesis 4 I called chapter 3 the saddest chapter in the Bible, but this chapter gives us the natural development of chapter 2. Chapter 3 gives us the cause and chapter 4 its effect. Hopeful Birth (3:16; 4:1-2) Remember the...Genesis 4

I called chapter 3 the saddest chapter in the Bible, but this chapter gives us the natural development of chapter 2. Chapter 3 gives us the cause and chapter 4 its effect.

Hopeful Birth (3:16; 4:1-2)
Remember the promise in 3:16? “A promised seed would crush the serpent.” When Even gets pregnant she can’t help but get her hopes up. Imagine it… God had promised, right? And when she delivers a man-child, she is thrilled. Here he is… and honors God. She names him Cain, which means “spear” or perhaps “pierced”, maybe to indicate her hope that he would be the deliverer. Compare this to Abel’s name: “breath”or “vanity”, which might be an allusion to Eve’s growing understanding that man is going to have to toil before God’s salvation comes.
But Cain brought hope to Eve’s heart. God helped me to create a man - the seed - to deliver us.

Half-hearted Religion (4:3-5)
Why are they offering sacrifices? Clearly the have been taught by Adam what is necessary to maintain a relationship with God. Hebrews 9:22 teaches us that “without the shedding of blood there will be no forgiveness.” And man has learned that they are in need of God’s forgiveness - or at least Adam, Eve, and Abel do.
Cain’s sacrifice gives us a peek into his heart. And isn’t this true? The offerings we bring - the worship we offer - reveals our heart. And God does not accept Cain’s offering.
Some suggest there may be more going on here than meets the eye. Does Cain have a sinful preoccupation with his parents’ rebellion? He surely must have understood the reason for sacrifice. Adam would have taught him and modeled his faith. Cain’s sacrifice is all wrong, but that might be the point: perhaps he is saying: “I don’t need this… I choose fruit too.” And when God accepts his brother’s sacrifice and not his, something snaps.

Hopelessly Godless (4:6-24)
God speaks to Cain. God is personally evangelizing this man, warning against sin, offering forgiveness, pleading for him to repent. But Cain will have nothing of it. Sin is crouching at the door (like a predator approaches its prey) and Cain goes headlong into sin.
He connives to get his brother where he wants him and he brings a blood-sacrifice. Could that be the attitude of his heart? “You wanted a blood sacrifice? I’ll give you a blood sacrifice!”
Do you notice what’s missing in the next verses as God confronts Cain? A complete lack of contrition. There is no sorrow, no regret, no repentance. Cain’s heart is far from God and wants nothing to do with God.
God metes out judgment and a curse. And still no repentance. In fact Cain attitude seems to be: “You’re being a little harsh, God, don’t you think?”
And then Cain embraces his chosen path and wanders away from the face of God. And a godless society emerges from Cain. Who does he marry? Well, one of his sisters, obviously. Everything changes after Babel, but we’ll cover that when we get to chapter 11. My question is bigger than biology, though. What girl would marry her brother’s killer? A girl that has the same heart problem. And so in one afternoon Adam and Eve lose three kids.
God’s name is absent from verses 16-25. There is tremendous human, urban, and cultural development, but it is all apart from God and it is morally reprehensible.

Renewed Faith (4:25-26)
The last two verses that Adam testifies of is the birth of Seth, which means “appointed” or “substitute”. These verses indicate that man understands his lost estate and the effects of sin and they call upon the Name of the Lord. Adam ends with these words, but can you imagine the despair these first parents felt? Their oldest killed their second son; one of their daughters betrayed the family and left for the bad boy. But consider also, that this is the very first death - we lose sight of this, since death is so part of life for us… Adam and Eve had not yet tasted the sting...]]>2668danielboyd,indenbeginnefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-03-in-den-beginne-3--14194900https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14194900Sun, 04 Mar 2018 11:08:25 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2952danielboyd,indenbeginnefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-02-ongemakkelijk-geloof-4--14137821https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14137821Sun, 25 Feb 2018 10:51:30 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2271danielboyd,ongemakkelijkgelooffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-02-ongemakkelijk-geloof-3--14081130
Hebrews 11
This is perhaps the best-known chapter in Scripture. The repeated conclusion through all of Hebrews is “Jesus is better.” He is better than the angels. He’s better than the prophets. He’s better than Moses. His priesthood is better than Aaron’s. His new covenant is better than the old covenant. His blood is better than the blood of bulls and goats. And His job is finished, done, accomplished… he sat down!
Some have suggested that Hebrews is a sermon, preached by - well, we don’t actually know that. But the sermon is so good, it was included in the canon of the New Testament. And then we get an Old Testament historical fly-by in chapter 11.

Explanation, Expectation, Extra Endurance
My outline hangs on these words. In verses 1-3 the author gives us an explanation of faith… it is being certain of truth - even though we weren’t there; and it is evidence of that which cannot be seen. Evidence, that we feel - conviction that we know, even though we do not see. Peter declares that “Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.” (1Pe. 1:8)

Their expectation in vss 13: promises that were never seen in life. They hoped for a country. A place that is better. This world was not their home. Exiles.

Their Endurance. They kept on believing - even though they never received what we have received and promise that we hold dear: Christ.

So run… hold fast… fight… endure. (12:1)
Four questions:
Am I spending enough time in God’s Word? Psalm 1
Do I spend enough time praying for others? Matthew 6:9-13
Do I invest enough time in the ministries of the Church? 1 Corinthians 9
Am I involved in the lives of others? Hebrews 6:10
Do I show God’s grace in my life to the unsaved? Colossians 4:5-6]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14081130Sun, 18 Feb 2018 10:42:47 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteUncomfortable Heroes Hebrews 11 This is perhaps the best-known chapter in Scripture. The repeated conclusion through all of Hebrews is “Jesus is better.” He is better than the angels. He’s better than the prophets. He’s better than Moses. His...
Hebrews 11
This is perhaps the best-known chapter in Scripture. The repeated conclusion through all of Hebrews is “Jesus is better.” He is better than the angels. He’s better than the prophets. He’s better than Moses. His priesthood is better than Aaron’s. His new covenant is better than the old covenant. His blood is better than the blood of bulls and goats. And His job is finished, done, accomplished… he sat down!
Some have suggested that Hebrews is a sermon, preached by - well, we don’t actually know that. But the sermon is so good, it was included in the canon of the New Testament. And then we get an Old Testament historical fly-by in chapter 11.

Explanation, Expectation, Extra Endurance
My outline hangs on these words. In verses 1-3 the author gives us an explanation of faith… it is being certain of truth - even though we weren’t there; and it is evidence of that which cannot be seen. Evidence, that we feel - conviction that we know, even though we do not see. Peter declares that “Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.” (1Pe. 1:8)

Their expectation in vss 13: promises that were never seen in life. They hoped for a country. A place that is better. This world was not their home. Exiles.

Their Endurance. They kept on believing - even though they never received what we have received and promise that we hold dear: Christ.

So run… hold fast… fight… endure. (12:1)
Four questions:
Am I spending enough time in God’s Word? Psalm 1
Do I spend enough time praying for others? Matthew 6:9-13
Do I invest enough time in the ministries of the Church? 1 Corinthians 9
Am I involved in the lives of others? Hebrews 6:10
Do I show God’s grace in my life to the unsaved? Colossians 4:5-6]]>2486danielboyd,ongemakkelijkgelooffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-02-psalm-103-loof-de-heere-mijn-ziel--140240631 Call to praise
David is probably an old man and is looking back at life (verse 5 is an old man’s statement). There are interesting parallels with Psalm 42 & 43. Speaking to yourself and instructing your soul rather than listening to it. “The main problem in the whole matter of “spiritual depression” in a sense is this – we allow our “self” to talk to us instead of “talking to ourself.”” (Martin Lloyd-Jones)
2-5 Do the math
There are six bullet-points. David remembers, first of all, forgiveness. Imagine this adulterer-murderer contemplating all he has been forgiven. God forgives, heals, redeems, crowns, satisfies and renews. That last statement brings into focus the thinking and feeling of an old man. When I do the math on God’s benefits to me, my strength is renewed.
6-10 Think back
David broadens His thinking here to acknowledge that God’s goodness is not merely personal, but that this is the experience of the nation. I tend to thinking of “complaining and murmuring” when I think of Israel in connection with Moses… and yet God has not dealt with the nation according to their sins… and that is true of me.
11-13 How much? That much!
This is perhaps the heart of the Psalm, which God’s might, forgiveness and lovingkindness are expressed in childlike terms… How high… the highest I can think of… how far? As far as they could possibly go. How much? A motherly father… “this much” (spreading arms as wide as they go).
14-19 My dad is bigger
Man’s frailty and short life-span is contrasted with God’s might and eternality. God knows who we are and what our weaknesses are. He is altogether different from us and with all His eternal goodness, He looks after us.
20-22 Call to praise
David entreats all of creation to join his soul in praising God]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14024063Sun, 11 Feb 2018 10:53:51 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeentePsalm 103 1 Call to praise David is probably an old man and is looking back at life (verse 5 is an old man’s statement). There are interesting parallels with Psalm 42 & 43. Speaking to yourself and instructing your soul rather than listening to...1 Call to praise
David is probably an old man and is looking back at life (verse 5 is an old man’s statement). There are interesting parallels with Psalm 42 & 43. Speaking to yourself and instructing your soul rather than listening to it. “The main problem in the whole matter of “spiritual depression” in a sense is this – we allow our “self” to talk to us instead of “talking to ourself.”” (Martin Lloyd-Jones)
2-5 Do the math
There are six bullet-points. David remembers, first of all, forgiveness. Imagine this adulterer-murderer contemplating all he has been forgiven. God forgives, heals, redeems, crowns, satisfies and renews. That last statement brings into focus the thinking and feeling of an old man. When I do the math on God’s benefits to me, my strength is renewed.
6-10 Think back
David broadens His thinking here to acknowledge that God’s goodness is not merely personal, but that this is the experience of the nation. I tend to thinking of “complaining and murmuring” when I think of Israel in connection with Moses… and yet God has not dealt with the nation according to their sins… and that is true of me.
11-13 How much? That much!
This is perhaps the heart of the Psalm, which God’s might, forgiveness and lovingkindness are expressed in childlike terms… How high… the highest I can think of… how far? As far as they could possibly go. How much? A motherly father… “this much” (spreading arms as wide as they go).
14-19 My dad is bigger
Man’s frailty and short life-span is contrasted with God’s might and eternality. God knows who we are and what our weaknesses are. He is altogether different from us and with all His eternal goodness, He looks after us.
20-22 Call to praise
David entreats all of creation to join his soul in praising God]]>2774danielboyd,eenpsalmfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-02-in-den-beginne-2--13906211Genesis 2

We are continuing our search for answers in the book of Genesis. Chapter 2:4 introduces a phrase that is repeated 10 times in Genesis and indicates the end of a section. It perhaps also functions as a source for the information. Chapter 2 reveals details about the creation and care of man and sets the stage for chapter 3 - the fall of man.
The questions needs to asked again: what questions does this chapter answer… it does not answer every question. This chapter answers the Who? and Why? Questions.

We’re going to follow the outline of 1:27 and look for details in chapter 2. So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

God created man
Everything in chapter 2 speaks of loving, tender, intimate, compassionate care. Man is created personally by God. This is something you also ought to notice as a change in the narrative. Genesis chapter 1 featured Elohim… the highest God to be feared. Chapter 2 features Yahweh Elohim - starting in verse 4 this name is mentioned 11 times. More than in the rest of the Bible! Mozes is making a point. Yahweh is the personal name of God; the Name he used to introduce Himself to His covenant people. It speaks of His unchangeable character: the eternal faithful one. So, yes He is to be feared as the highest of all and creator, but He is intimate, compassionate and longs to relate to mankind - His highest creation.

In His own image
There are a lot of explanations for what it means that man is created in God’s image: some say it speaks of personhood (intelligence, emotion and will) and that nothing else in creation is created like Him in this way. That could be true, but I don’t think that is the whole picture. Some say it speaks of our dominion - ruling over the earth and subdueing it. Managing requires choices and we are commanded to fill the earth as God filled in chapter 1. This probably has something to do with it, but again, it’s not the whole of it. Some say it is God’s breath in us - we are the only creature to receive the breath of God in our nostrils - thus becoming a living soul. I agree that is a big part of what it means to bear the image of God, but it’s still not the whole of it. I would suggest that all of the above is true and correct and that because of those true things, which God uniquely accomplished in man we are able to reflect God’s moral character as no other created being is able to. Even in our fallen state man is able to bear the image of God to a lesser degree. John helps us understand this when he states that we love, because He first loved us. God’s love is perfect and our love is a reflection of His love. This is true of God’s righteousness, holiness, wisdom, goodness and faithfulness. We have all those attributes, to a lesser degree. He created us in His image.

Male and female
The passage in chapter 2 describes how God took from Adam’s side and made a woman. Rib is insufficient of a translation. God takes from man’s side - flesh, bone and blood. He heals Adam’s wound and fashions a woman from the flesh. He brings her to Adam - as if to say: “Adam, there is one more creature for you to name!”
Much can be said about the creation of woman. But one question that begs answer is why did God not create them simultaneously? The point of the passage is not to indicate inequality - that is settled in chapter 1 (male and female in the image of God). Man and woman are created equal image-bearers before God. What chapter 2 teaches us is the difference in role. Adam is the responsible one. It’s the reason he is addressed first in chapter 3, after they have sinned. Even though Eve was the one deceived. Adam is given the authority to rule and subdue the earth - which is why His work on the earth is cursed. The woman is created to be a fitted helper. And without companionship, God calls man’s situation “not good.”

The design communicated in Genesis chapter 2 is God’s ideal for man. And it is under attack from all sides today.
Genesis 2 teaches us much about what God desires and designed for mankind.
Human sexuality, gender equality and responsibility, human identity - all very modern hot topics are addressed in this fundamental chapter. And yet this is completely under attack:
I refuse to listen to God’s design. I’ll determine my own sexuality - with whomever and whenever I want. I’ll determine my own role - and I want the role that God assigned to someone else. I’ll determine my own identity -God made me male, but I’ve decided that I will be female.
Society has rebelled against this second chapter of Genesis and we are paying the consequences… the nuclear family is being redefined today, because it’s old-fashioned, but we are worse off because of it. Now 22% of children in Holland grow up in a single-parent household.

God gave us a design for life, and we ought to follow the the manufacturer’s instructions.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13906211Sun, 28 Jan 2018 10:47:00 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteThe One who created me part 2 Genesis 2 We are continuing our search for answers in the book of Genesis. Chapter 2:4 introduces a phrase that is repeated 10 times in Genesis and indicates the end of a section. It perhaps also functions as a source...Genesis 2

We are continuing our search for answers in the book of Genesis. Chapter 2:4 introduces a phrase that is repeated 10 times in Genesis and indicates the end of a section. It perhaps also functions as a source for the information. Chapter 2 reveals details about the creation and care of man and sets the stage for chapter 3 - the fall of man.
The questions needs to asked again: what questions does this chapter answer… it does not answer every question. This chapter answers the Who? and Why? Questions.

We’re going to follow the outline of 1:27 and look for details in chapter 2. So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

God created man
Everything in chapter 2 speaks of loving, tender, intimate, compassionate care. Man is created personally by God. This is something you also ought to notice as a change in the narrative. Genesis chapter 1 featured Elohim… the highest God to be feared. Chapter 2 features Yahweh Elohim - starting in verse 4 this name is mentioned 11 times. More than in the rest of the Bible! Mozes is making a point. Yahweh is the personal name of God; the Name he used to introduce Himself to His covenant people. It speaks of His unchangeable character: the eternal faithful one. So, yes He is to be feared as the highest of all and creator, but He is intimate, compassionate and longs to relate to mankind - His highest creation.

In His own image
There are a lot of explanations for what it means that man is created in God’s image: some say it speaks of personhood (intelligence, emotion and will) and that nothing else in creation is created like Him in this way. That could be true, but I don’t think that is the whole picture. Some say it speaks of our dominion - ruling over the earth and subdueing it. Managing requires choices and we are commanded to fill the earth as God filled in chapter 1. This probably has something to do with it, but again, it’s not the whole of it. Some say it is God’s breath in us - we are the only creature to receive the breath of God in our nostrils - thus becoming a living soul. I agree that is a big part of what it means to bear the image of God, but it’s still not the whole of it. I would suggest that all of the above is true and correct and that because of those true things, which God uniquely accomplished in man we are able to reflect God’s moral character as no other created being is able to. Even in our fallen state man is able to bear the image of God to a lesser degree. John helps us understand this when he states that we love, because He first loved us. God’s love is perfect and our love is a reflection of His love. This is true of God’s righteousness, holiness, wisdom, goodness and faithfulness. We have all those attributes, to a lesser degree. He created us in His image.

Male and female
The passage in chapter 2 describes how God took from Adam’s side and made a woman. Rib is insufficient of a translation. God takes from man’s side - flesh, bone and blood. He heals Adam’s wound and fashions a woman from the flesh. He brings her to Adam - as if to say: “Adam, there is one more creature for you to name!”
Much can be said about the creation of woman. But one question that begs answer is why did God not create them simultaneously? The point of the passage is not to indicate inequality - that is settled in chapter 1 (male and female in the image of God). Man and woman are created equal image-bearers before God. What chapter 2 teaches us is the difference in role. Adam is the responsible one. It’s the reason he is addressed first in chapter 3, after they have sinned. Even though Eve was the one deceived. Adam is given the authority to rule and subdue the earth - which is why His work on the earth is cursed. The woman is created to be a fitted helper. And without companionship, God calls man’s...]]>3055danielboyd,indenbeginnefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-01-in-den-beginne-1--13853674Genesis 1

To begin a study of the Book of Genesis (or any book of the Bible for that matter), one of the most important things to keep in mind is the author’s intended purpose for the book. “Good hermeneutics, that is, good interpretation and study of God’s Word, starts by taking into consideration the original author, audience, and historical context.” Our natural reaction is to bring our expectations, thoughts, feelings, and culture to a text and with Genesis we want to bring the modern “origins” debate to the table. When we start reading in Genesis, we arm ourselves with arguments against macro-evolution and against the onslaught of arguments made by countless Atheists.

But this is not the original intent of Genesis. If you read Genesis with science in mind, you are going to be sorely disappointed. Every branch of science wants more information than what is given in this chapter… a botanist is not satisfied with verse 11; an astronomer would choke at “and the stars also” in verse 16; a marine biologist would be put off by the lack of words to describe the variety of life in the sea; and an ornithologist - new word for the day - is not impressed by the flighty description of miraculous flying animals.
Can you imagine how long Genesis would need to be if it was indeed the author’s intent to satisfy all these sciences? In asking the text questions that it is not intended to answer, we end up missing the point completely.

Imagine Heather and me sitting on the beach and watching the sunset. We’re enjoying the moment, snuggling in closer for warmth… one of those perfect relationship moments… Heather utters: “I love sitting here with you and watching the sun set.” I look at her and say: “You know, Heather, actually the sun isn’t moving. The earth is spinning and moving in an orbit around the sun and we are turning away from the sun right now. The sun just appears to be setting.” And then I wonder why Heather gets up, shakes the sand off and walks to the car. It ruins the moment and it misses the intent.

Genesis is about introducing God - the mighty God: Elohim. And what He is capable of. In six days he created everything. And why? That’s the point! Genesis is an invitation to worship not an instruction manual for the universe.
What does this almighty creator-God do?
He makes spaces
Day 1He creates time 2-5
Day 2He creates realms 6-8
Day 3He creates a habitat (with food) 9-13
He fills the spaces
Day 4He creates sun, moon and stars 14-19
Day 5He creates marine life and birds 20-23
Day 6He creates land animals and man 24-31

God says, divides, makes, names and sees. He speaks and then assigns function. He sees and calls it good. All of it culminates in the creation of mankind. Everything is created with him in mind… to make life on earth possible, to give time and mark the passing of time, to give a multitude of things to investigate and understand and lead him back to God. Food, work, enjoyment… all for man. And God changes the rhythm in creating man: God speaks to Himself, gets intimately involved in the process, creates in His image blesses, and places all things under his feet. And all of creation is given to man… and His final assessment: it is VERY good.

It all leads us back to God… and we should be in awe of His story. He turns chaos and emptiness (verse 1) to living abundance… and He will do the same with your heart.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13853674Sun, 21 Jan 2018 11:03:48 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteThe One who created me Genesis 1 To begin a study of the Book of Genesis (or any book of the Bible for that matter), one of the most important things to keep in mind is the author’s intended purpose for the book. “Good hermeneutics, that is, good...Genesis 1

To begin a study of the Book of Genesis (or any book of the Bible for that matter), one of the most important things to keep in mind is the author’s intended purpose for the book. “Good hermeneutics, that is, good interpretation and study of God’s Word, starts by taking into consideration the original author, audience, and historical context.” Our natural reaction is to bring our expectations, thoughts, feelings, and culture to a text and with Genesis we want to bring the modern “origins” debate to the table. When we start reading in Genesis, we arm ourselves with arguments against macro-evolution and against the onslaught of arguments made by countless Atheists.

But this is not the original intent of Genesis. If you read Genesis with science in mind, you are going to be sorely disappointed. Every branch of science wants more information than what is given in this chapter… a botanist is not satisfied with verse 11; an astronomer would choke at “and the stars also” in verse 16; a marine biologist would be put off by the lack of words to describe the variety of life in the sea; and an ornithologist - new word for the day - is not impressed by the flighty description of miraculous flying animals.
Can you imagine how long Genesis would need to be if it was indeed the author’s intent to satisfy all these sciences? In asking the text questions that it is not intended to answer, we end up missing the point completely.

Imagine Heather and me sitting on the beach and watching the sunset. We’re enjoying the moment, snuggling in closer for warmth… one of those perfect relationship moments… Heather utters: “I love sitting here with you and watching the sun set.” I look at her and say: “You know, Heather, actually the sun isn’t moving. The earth is spinning and moving in an orbit around the sun and we are turning away from the sun right now. The sun just appears to be setting.” And then I wonder why Heather gets up, shakes the sand off and walks to the car. It ruins the moment and it misses the intent.

Genesis is about introducing God - the mighty God: Elohim. And what He is capable of. In six days he created everything. And why? That’s the point! Genesis is an invitation to worship not an instruction manual for the universe.
What does this almighty creator-God do?
He makes spaces
Day 1He creates time 2-5
Day 2He creates realms 6-8
Day 3He creates a habitat (with food) 9-13
He fills the spaces
Day 4He creates sun, moon and stars 14-19
Day 5He creates marine life and birds 20-23
Day 6He creates land animals and man 24-31

God says, divides, makes, names and sees. He speaks and then assigns function. He sees and calls it good. All of it culminates in the creation of mankind. Everything is created with him in mind… to make life on earth possible, to give time and mark the passing of time, to give a multitude of things to investigate and understand and lead him back to God. Food, work, enjoyment… all for man. And God changes the rhythm in creating man: God speaks to Himself, gets intimately involved in the process, creates in His image blesses, and places all things under his feet. And all of creation is given to man… and His final assessment: it is VERY good.

It all leads us back to God… and we should be in awe of His story. He turns chaos and emptiness (verse 1) to living abundance… and He will do the same with your heart.]]>2736danielboyd,indenbeginnefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-01-ongemakkelijk-geloof-2--13798607
Jeremiah 10:1-7
Jeremiah presents the problem of idolatry and wanting to be like the nations around them. Jeremiah warns them not to fall for this and instead to acknowledge the emptiness of idolatry and the fulness of God. Who is like Him? Seriously!

We can consider this an Old Testament message, however Paul basically says the same thing in Ephesians 4:17-24. He uses the image of taking off old clothes, changing your mind and then putting on new clothes to symbolize our change from old ways to the new ways of Christ.
He finishes his exhortation with some practical applications and then a beautiful statement about mimicking God… as beloved children.

So… the question is whether you want to be comfortable in your faith - cuddling up to falsities around you. Or uncomfortable in this world, but fully resting on God as the One you pattern your life after.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13798607Sun, 14 Jan 2018 10:42:25 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteThat’s not how you learned life. Jeremiah 10:1-7 Jeremiah presents the problem of idolatry and wanting to be like the nations around them. Jeremiah warns them not to fall for this and instead to acknowledge the emptiness of idolatry and the...
Jeremiah 10:1-7
Jeremiah presents the problem of idolatry and wanting to be like the nations around them. Jeremiah warns them not to fall for this and instead to acknowledge the emptiness of idolatry and the fulness of God. Who is like Him? Seriously!

We can consider this an Old Testament message, however Paul basically says the same thing in Ephesians 4:17-24. He uses the image of taking off old clothes, changing your mind and then putting on new clothes to symbolize our change from old ways to the new ways of Christ.
He finishes his exhortation with some practical applications and then a beautiful statement about mimicking God… as beloved children.

So… the question is whether you want to be comfortable in your faith - cuddling up to falsities around you. Or uncomfortable in this world, but fully resting on God as the One you pattern your life after.]]>2237danielboyd,ongemakkelijkgelooffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-01-ongemakkelijk-geloof-1--13740749Jeremiah 9:23-25
The first Sunday of the New Year. What do you expect your pastor to preach on? I was struck by the title of a book recently - not the content, mind you… I haven’t read the book - just the title: uncomfortable. Is it possible we can become too comfortable in our faith? Now, I don’t mean that the only way you can relate to God is through difficulties and that all comfort is a sign of back-sliding. Please don’t go there. But it is entirely possible to develop a blasé, “que sera sera”, way too comfortable attitude towards faith and our relationship with the Lord.
Just like any relationship, there are certain things that ought to be comfortable… certain points of theology ought to be rock-solid and never doubted, but it is a universal truth that we are not holy yet… a lot of change needs to take place when we hold ourselves up to the light of Christ Himself. We must fight the tendency to get comfortable with sin and take God’s immeasurable grace for granted.
To examine this, I want to turn to Jeremiah this morning. This is the last of God’s prophets sent to the southern Kingdom to warn that calamity is coming. Jeremiah has been called the weeping prophet and he wrote the Ecclesiastes. “This prophecy contains several descriptions delivered to the people of the Jews; charging them with the many sins of which they were guilty,; exhorting them to repentance; threatening them with the destruction of their city and temple with captivity in Babylon; and comforting the saints not only with the promise of deliverance for them but of spiritual redemption by the Messiah.” (Boyd’s Bible handbook, 287) The purpose of the book is to teach us how sin, unconfessed and unjudged, will bring full judgment from God in order that His people may be restored.
So… which question ought we ask ourselves? Well, chapter 9:23-25 will be our text and I want to start with verse 25… Jeremiah describes God addressing His own people and he says the following: Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will punish all those who are circumcised merely in the flesh. Literally: circumcised they are still uncircumcised. These are people that have done some religious stuff, but it isn’t reaching the heart. They’ve become comfortable with sin… comfortable to continue living as they are - even if it is an affront to God. Verse 26 even declares: “all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.”
The question, then, is: “Do you appear to have more faith than you really do?” Jesus calls this hypocrisy and His harshest words are reserved for the hypocrites. Do not pretend to be something we are not… do not get comfortable with where you are in your spiritual development… grow, deepen, and purify your faith. How?

When I was in Germany last, my brother’s family and our’s decided to head to the top of a mountain. Die Herzogstand. It was a beautifully high mountain and we were thankful for the cable car that took us most of the way up. There was a hike of about a kilometers to another peak. My brother and I happened upon a spot, where a path diverged from the well-trodden path. A sign was posted there that read: The more difficult path. Mark and I decided we would take that. We arrived just a little bit before the rest of the family, sweaty, dirty, and exhausted, but we had seen more of the mountains majesty and had a better appreciation for its height, than the rest.
That’s what we’re talking about.

Knowledge of myself
Jeremiah starts with the problem… boasting in your own accomplishments. He references three areas: wisdom, might, and riches. It is worth examining yourself in light of these words…
wisdom - the arena of the mind: that which we conjure up. Sometimes we’re too smart for our own good… we solve our problems without ever consulting God. We don’t ask for His guidance and will in this situation. We think we can figure it out and
Strength - the physical prowess to fix the problem. I can do it… I’m strong enough. I have the willpower to defeat this sin… I don’t need to do it God’s way. I’ve got this.
Riches - there ain’t no problem my money can’t solve. And my faith wavers most when my bank account is small.

Knowledge of God
God brings it into perspective… don’t boast in what you have… boast in your understanding of God and knowing Him. That is our only claim to fame… isn’t that what Paul teaches us? We can’t only boast in Christ… and then we realize we didn’t expend an iota of energy to receive what He freely gives.
What ought we to know about God? I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. (24) God is working good plans on planet earth and in my life. This is something that we should understand - even when all seems to be falling apart… my faith stands on this piece of knowledge: God is good and He is doing a good thing in my life. All the time.
And then what does God love? What does He delight in? What does God love? That which He is working in the world… and which ought to be our focus also.
“Healthy faith doesn’t just celebrate you as you are, but relentlessly molds and refines you into the likeness of Christ.” (Brett McCracken)

Five questions:
Am I spending enough time in God’s Word? Psalm 1
Do I spend enough time praying for others? Matthew 6:9-13
Do I invest enough time in the ministries of the Church? 1 Corinthians 9
Am I involved in the lives of others? Hebrews 6:10
Do I show God’s grace in my life to the unsaved? Colossians 4:5-6]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13740749Sun, 07 Jan 2018 12:18:17 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteAsk yourself the question Jeremiah 9:23-25 The first Sunday of the New Year. What do you expect your pastor to preach on? I was struck by the title of a book recently - not the content, mind you… I haven’t read the book - just the title:...Jeremiah 9:23-25
The first Sunday of the New Year. What do you expect your pastor to preach on? I was struck by the title of a book recently - not the content, mind you… I haven’t read the book - just the title: uncomfortable. Is it possible we can become too comfortable in our faith? Now, I don’t mean that the only way you can relate to God is through difficulties and that all comfort is a sign of back-sliding. Please don’t go there. But it is entirely possible to develop a blasé, “que sera sera”, way too comfortable attitude towards faith and our relationship with the Lord.
Just like any relationship, there are certain things that ought to be comfortable… certain points of theology ought to be rock-solid and never doubted, but it is a universal truth that we are not holy yet… a lot of change needs to take place when we hold ourselves up to the light of Christ Himself. We must fight the tendency to get comfortable with sin and take God’s immeasurable grace for granted.
To examine this, I want to turn to Jeremiah this morning. This is the last of God’s prophets sent to the southern Kingdom to warn that calamity is coming. Jeremiah has been called the weeping prophet and he wrote the Ecclesiastes. “This prophecy contains several descriptions delivered to the people of the Jews; charging them with the many sins of which they were guilty,; exhorting them to repentance; threatening them with the destruction of their city and temple with captivity in Babylon; and comforting the saints not only with the promise of deliverance for them but of spiritual redemption by the Messiah.” (Boyd’s Bible handbook, 287) The purpose of the book is to teach us how sin, unconfessed and unjudged, will bring full judgment from God in order that His people may be restored.
So… which question ought we ask ourselves? Well, chapter 9:23-25 will be our text and I want to start with verse 25… Jeremiah describes God addressing His own people and he says the following: Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will punish all those who are circumcised merely in the flesh. Literally: circumcised they are still uncircumcised. These are people that have done some religious stuff, but it isn’t reaching the heart. They’ve become comfortable with sin… comfortable to continue living as they are - even if it is an affront to God. Verse 26 even declares: “all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.”
The question, then, is: “Do you appear to have more faith than you really do?” Jesus calls this hypocrisy and His harshest words are reserved for the hypocrites. Do not pretend to be something we are not… do not get comfortable with where you are in your spiritual development… grow, deepen, and purify your faith. How?

When I was in Germany last, my brother’s family and our’s decided to head to the top of a mountain. Die Herzogstand. It was a beautifully high mountain and we were thankful for the cable car that took us most of the way up. There was a hike of about a kilometers to another peak. My brother and I happened upon a spot, where a path diverged from the well-trodden path. A sign was posted there that read: The more difficult path. Mark and I decided we would take that. We arrived just a little bit before the rest of the family, sweaty, dirty, and exhausted, but we had seen more of the mountains majesty and had a better appreciation for its height, than the rest.
That’s what we’re talking about.

Knowledge of myself
Jeremiah starts with the problem… boasting in your own accomplishments. He references three areas: wisdom, might, and riches. It is worth examining yourself in light of these words…
wisdom - the arena of the mind: that which we conjure up. Sometimes we’re too smart for our own good… we solve our problems without ever consulting God. We don’t ask for His guidance and will in this situation. We think we can figure it out and
Strength...]]>2190danielboyd,ongemakkelijkgelooffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-12-het-einde-is-het-einde-niet--13698823https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13698823Sun, 31 Dec 2017 11:03:31 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2272danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-12-zie-het-lam--13607885https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13607885Sun, 17 Dec 2017 10:41:06 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2025danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-11-bid-aldus-6--13429844https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13429844Sun, 26 Nov 2017 15:44:45 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2701bidaldus,danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-11-bid-aldus-5--13368353Matthew 6:9-13

An aspect of the Lord’s Prayer that I have not yet emphasized is its communal nature. Haddon Robinson says: “There is no ‘I’, ‘me’ or ‘mine’ in the Lord’s Prayer; it’s a prayer that is focused on community.” As you walk through this model prayer, you discover that the prayer requests that we tend to make for ourselves find their original intent in togetherness.
The “our” aspect
Returning to the warnings preceding the prayer, we are reminded that when you pray together it is not to be seen by others, nor is it to employ thoughtless words or phrases. We are ever focused on “Our Father”, who sees in private. Still, I find it remarkable that after encouraging His disciples to go into their prayer closet, that the model prayer is not focused on the individual, but on “us”. This praying together and for one another, then, finds its roots in closet praying. You ought not to pray before other people, if you have not first prayed in private.

The early Church understood this and gives us an important example to follow:
Acts 1:14 - After Jesus had ascended to heaven the 11 apostles gathered to pray. There were about 120 in all and they prayed for about ten days.
Acts 2:42 - After Peter's sermon at Pentecost, and the conversion of 3,000 people, “they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers."
Acts 6:6 - When the first deacons were chosen in the early church “they prayed and laid their hands upon them."
Acts 12:5, 12 - Herod was holding Peter in prison after killing James the Lord's brother. The response of the church was to get together to pray. The result was that an angel of the Lord released Peter.
Acts 20:36 - At his final departure from Asia, Paul met the elders of the Ephesian church and “he knelt down and prayed with them all."

The Church came together often for prayer.
Fighting individualism
So what is the significance of framing the example of prayer with plural personal pronouns? Well, one take-away is that Jesus wouldn’t commend our modern 21st century societal trend toward individualism. We have a “go it alone” and “I got this” attitude that leads us to focus on me. Fact is that this is a rebellion against God’s conclusion and decree in the garden that “it is not good for man to be alone.” Society at large tries to pretend to be in community through smartphones, online gaming, Whatsapp and social media… but they fail. Mankind is more alone today than ever before. We are so self-focused, we don’t truly connect with others. Being socially aware has been replaced by giving to ease your conscience… supporting hungry children in Africa… far, far away from my own circle of living.
The Bible does not present this… Jesus models a prayer that connects me with others - through praying together with them or praying for them.

Yeah but how? Okay… perhaps we don’t know how. So let’s get really practical.
Consider how we can pray the Lord’s Prayer for the people around us… think it through.

Our Father
Have you stopped and considered that Satan has effectively attacked this cornerstone of the family? So many of us have grown up with dysfunctional fathers, angry father, distant fathers and uninterested fathers that the fatherhood of God is a concept that might be foreign. Do you pray with others and lead them to the Father? Do you pray for others to be able to understand this foundational truth about God? He’s our Father!

Our Daily Bread
Have you prayed for other’s daily bread? That God would provide for others? Perhaps as you pray for another’s need, you discover God is tugging at your wallet. That you could be someone that God wants to use in providing for someone else’s daily bread.

Our Forgiveness
In marriage? Do you pray for the marriages represented in our Church? Forgiveness is central to a good marriage. And yet forgiveness is so hard when the person closest to you has hurt you.
Temptation

Lead Us not into temptation
Have you considered praying for the temptations others face? Think about the workplaces we walk into? We all have power-hungry bosses, annoying co-workers, long hours etc., etc. This makes us ripe for temptation. We all surf the same internet and need to be praying for each other.
Do you pray that God would lead us not into temptation?
And the list goes on… Have you prayed like that lately?

Let’s close with Paul’s prayer for the Colossian believers in chapter 1:9-14]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13368353Sun, 19 Nov 2017 13:04:51 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteWe pray together and for each other too Matthew 6:9-13 An aspect of the Lord’s Prayer that I have not yet emphasized is its communal nature. Haddon Robinson says: “There is no ‘I’, ‘me’ or ‘mine’ in the Lord’s Prayer; it’s a prayer that is focused...Matthew 6:9-13

An aspect of the Lord’s Prayer that I have not yet emphasized is its communal nature. Haddon Robinson says: “There is no ‘I’, ‘me’ or ‘mine’ in the Lord’s Prayer; it’s a prayer that is focused on community.” As you walk through this model prayer, you discover that the prayer requests that we tend to make for ourselves find their original intent in togetherness.
The “our” aspect
Returning to the warnings preceding the prayer, we are reminded that when you pray together it is not to be seen by others, nor is it to employ thoughtless words or phrases. We are ever focused on “Our Father”, who sees in private. Still, I find it remarkable that after encouraging His disciples to go into their prayer closet, that the model prayer is not focused on the individual, but on “us”. This praying together and for one another, then, finds its roots in closet praying. You ought not to pray before other people, if you have not first prayed in private.

The early Church understood this and gives us an important example to follow:
Acts 1:14 - After Jesus had ascended to heaven the 11 apostles gathered to pray. There were about 120 in all and they prayed for about ten days.
Acts 2:42 - After Peter's sermon at Pentecost, and the conversion of 3,000 people, “they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers."
Acts 6:6 - When the first deacons were chosen in the early church “they prayed and laid their hands upon them."
Acts 12:5, 12 - Herod was holding Peter in prison after killing James the Lord's brother. The response of the church was to get together to pray. The result was that an angel of the Lord released Peter.
Acts 20:36 - At his final departure from Asia, Paul met the elders of the Ephesian church and “he knelt down and prayed with them all."

The Church came together often for prayer.
Fighting individualism
So what is the significance of framing the example of prayer with plural personal pronouns? Well, one take-away is that Jesus wouldn’t commend our modern 21st century societal trend toward individualism. We have a “go it alone” and “I got this” attitude that leads us to focus on me. Fact is that this is a rebellion against God’s conclusion and decree in the garden that “it is not good for man to be alone.” Society at large tries to pretend to be in community through smartphones, online gaming, Whatsapp and social media… but they fail. Mankind is more alone today than ever before. We are so self-focused, we don’t truly connect with others. Being socially aware has been replaced by giving to ease your conscience… supporting hungry children in Africa… far, far away from my own circle of living.
The Bible does not present this… Jesus models a prayer that connects me with others - through praying together with them or praying for them.

Yeah but how? Okay… perhaps we don’t know how. So let’s get really practical.
Consider how we can pray the Lord’s Prayer for the people around us… think it through.

Our Father
Have you stopped and considered that Satan has effectively attacked this cornerstone of the family? So many of us have grown up with dysfunctional fathers, angry father, distant fathers and uninterested fathers that the fatherhood of God is a concept that might be foreign. Do you pray with others and lead them to the Father? Do you pray for others to be able to understand this foundational truth about God? He’s our Father!

Our Daily Bread
Have you prayed for other’s daily bread? That God would provide for others? Perhaps as you pray for another’s need, you discover God is tugging at your wallet. That you could be someone that God wants to use in providing for someone else’s daily bread.

Our Forgiveness
In marriage? Do you pray for the marriages represented in our Church?...]]>2510bidaldus,danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-11-bid-aldus-4--13304582
Matthew 6:13
Welcome to part two of the three petitions that flow from the exaltation of God the Father in Jesus’ model prayer. As I pointed out last week, hallowing God’s name, longing for His Kingdom to come, and asking for His will to be done on earth as it is in heaven, naturally lead to the three petitions that follow. This does not - in my opinion - necessitate a division in the prayer (addressing God and then getting to the point or worse: buttering God up in order to get what I need), but rather develops a natural progression as His fatherhood leads to the expression of our dependence on Him for our daily needs. His plan and will in Christ was my pardon and therefore I ask for His forgiveness. His will is my holiness, so therefore I ask for His direction in avoiding sin’s allurement. We confess our complete dependence on Him who knows what we need before we ask it (vs. 8) for today’s needs, yesterday’s guilt, and tomorrow’s dangers.

Before we continue
Before we continue with temptation, I want to re-address guilt, shame, and pardon. Many come from a background that has made guilt and shame an artform. You were taught very well the depth of your depravity and the wickedness in your heart and the sin it produces. Grace may or may not have been part of what you were taught, but it leaves you feeling less than pardoned. Let me explain that this is never as God intended it. God grants forgiveness in order that we would be pardoned from the canker of guilt and shame.
Let me diverge from our text this morning to prove my point.
> Hebrew 4:12-16 paints the picture without mincing words. We are filleted open before His eyes. Not a thought or even intent of heart is hidden from His eyes. Frightening? Perhaps. And yet this reality leads the author to invite us to boldly go before the throne of grace. Why? Because He already knows and has already forgiven all in and through Christ.
> Romans 5:1-5 Christ took away our shame and guilt. This is the truth about pardon, which is why Paul asks the question in Romans 6: should we continue in sin that grace may abound? That’s the risk of grace. He says… no way. And then in chapter 8 he makes the point crystal-clear: there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ. What about the Great White throne judgment? That’s for unbelievers only.
> 1 John 2:1 even goes a step farther and explains that Christ is arguing our case in heaven.
Our shame for sin and subsequent guilt is intended to lead us to the cross where we see the payment for our sin and grants our access to the throne of grace through Jesus Christ. Guilt is intended to move us towards Him - never to keep us from Him. And this makes way for the final petition: lead us.

His perspective on tomorrow: fleshly deliverance (6:13)
Christ third petition is for leading, which literally means to “carry in” and is the same word that is used in Luke’s account of the friends that bring the lame man on a stretcher and lower him into the house where Jesus is. Perhaps this is the clearest application of “Thy will be done”... in my struggle against my flesh I desire and petition God’s leading.
This begs the very important question “does God tempt us?” James’ answer is no (James 1:13-15) and performs an autopsy of sin. It comes from the lust in your heart, which is lured and enticed and when entertained incubates sin, which will kill you. Sin comes from your heart.
So if God doesn’t tempt us, why does Jesus teach us to pray like this?

The main petition is one of leading. The prepositions are perhaps the most helpful in understanding what is being asked. “In” describes movement in the direction of something. “From” generally describes a point of departure as in: moving away from something. If we leave out the second verb, perhaps this will help our understanding: Lead us not in the direction of temptation, but away from evil (“the evil” is better than “evil one”). Our natural bent is to walk right into temptation and the petition is that God would meet us in our need and change the direction of our step away from sin. And what does Jesus call this? We put the verb back: deliverance. He saves us from evil. Paul uses this exact same verb in his exclamation: Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?

In 1 Corinthians 10:13-14 Paul places this petition in a different context and explains that every temptation is common to man and that God always has a way of escape. This is what Jesus is asking… Heavenly Father, lead me to find your way of escape.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13304582Sun, 12 Nov 2017 10:47:30 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeentePrayer is a strategic weapon Matthew 6:13 Welcome to part two of the three petitions that flow from the exaltation of God the Father in Jesus’ model prayer. As I pointed out last week, hallowing God’s name, longing for His Kingdom to come, and...
Matthew 6:13
Welcome to part two of the three petitions that flow from the exaltation of God the Father in Jesus’ model prayer. As I pointed out last week, hallowing God’s name, longing for His Kingdom to come, and asking for His will to be done on earth as it is in heaven, naturally lead to the three petitions that follow. This does not - in my opinion - necessitate a division in the prayer (addressing God and then getting to the point or worse: buttering God up in order to get what I need), but rather develops a natural progression as His fatherhood leads to the expression of our dependence on Him for our daily needs. His plan and will in Christ was my pardon and therefore I ask for His forgiveness. His will is my holiness, so therefore I ask for His direction in avoiding sin’s allurement. We confess our complete dependence on Him who knows what we need before we ask it (vs. 8) for today’s needs, yesterday’s guilt, and tomorrow’s dangers.

Before we continue
Before we continue with temptation, I want to re-address guilt, shame, and pardon. Many come from a background that has made guilt and shame an artform. You were taught very well the depth of your depravity and the wickedness in your heart and the sin it produces. Grace may or may not have been part of what you were taught, but it leaves you feeling less than pardoned. Let me explain that this is never as God intended it. God grants forgiveness in order that we would be pardoned from the canker of guilt and shame.
Let me diverge from our text this morning to prove my point.
> Hebrew 4:12-16 paints the picture without mincing words. We are filleted open before His eyes. Not a thought or even intent of heart is hidden from His eyes. Frightening? Perhaps. And yet this reality leads the author to invite us to boldly go before the throne of grace. Why? Because He already knows and has already forgiven all in and through Christ.
> Romans 5:1-5 Christ took away our shame and guilt. This is the truth about pardon, which is why Paul asks the question in Romans 6: should we continue in sin that grace may abound? That’s the risk of grace. He says… no way. And then in chapter 8 he makes the point crystal-clear: there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ. What about the Great White throne judgment? That’s for unbelievers only.
> 1 John 2:1 even goes a step farther and explains that Christ is arguing our case in heaven.
Our shame for sin and subsequent guilt is intended to lead us to the cross where we see the payment for our sin and grants our access to the throne of grace through Jesus Christ. Guilt is intended to move us towards Him - never to keep us from Him. And this makes way for the final petition: lead us.

His perspective on tomorrow: fleshly deliverance (6:13)
Christ third petition is for leading, which literally means to “carry in” and is the same word that is used in Luke’s account of the friends that bring the lame man on a stretcher and lower him into the house where Jesus is. Perhaps this is the clearest application of “Thy will be done”... in my struggle against my flesh I desire and petition God’s leading.
This begs the very important question “does God tempt us?” James’ answer is no (James 1:13-15) and performs an autopsy of sin. It comes from the lust in your heart, which is lured and enticed and when entertained incubates sin, which will kill you. Sin comes from your heart.
So if God doesn’t tempt us, why does Jesus teach us to pray like this?

The main petition is one of leading. The prepositions are perhaps the most helpful in understanding what is being asked. “In” describes movement in the direction of something. “From” generally describes a point of departure as in: moving away from something. If we leave out the second verb, perhaps this will help our understanding: Lead us not in the direction of temptation, but away from...]]>2324bidaldus,danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-05-bid-aldus-3--13249818Matthew 6:11-13

This second part of the Lord’s Prayer is generally explained as the “our needs” section of the prayer. Stating it this way evokes the idea that we’ve buttered God up with the right words at the beginning of our prayer - “Your Name, Your kingdom, Your will…” - and now we get to my stuff. That is a deficient way of considering Jesus’ model prayer for His disciples. One completely misses the point by making a division between verses 10 and 11… there is no subject change! Praying for daily bread, personal forgiveness and future temptation is the natural direction of “Thy kingdom come and Thy will be done.” Where does this need to take place? Exactly where verses 11-13 take us.

His perspective on… (11-13)
As we move into the three petitions Jesus makes, we need to first consider the perspectives that are offered. His first petition deals with the here and now… our daily bread. What we need today. The second petition deals with our past - forgiveness for tresspasses. The third petition - which we will look at next week - deals with our future. Not our distant future, but what comes next… leading us away from temptation.

His perspective on today: bodily provision (11)
This is wide term… far wider than ‘bread’ would lead us to believe. The term encompasses all of life’s basic needs. Some interpret it to include the roof over your head, good health, work and security. Jesus is petitioning for the basic human needs. A reference to God’s care of His people in the desert seems appropriate - he gave them manna, sources of water and shoes that didn’t wear out. We serve a God who takes care of the needs. You must not forget Jesus’ initial statement before this model prayer about God’s sovereign knowledge of what man requires.
This petition might sound strange in our ears, since we live in such wealth. Isn’t this a petition that poor people pray? That misses the point of where this petition takes us. This is not the cry of the starving, but the honest recognition of dependence.
Everything that we have comes from God (Gen. 1:29-31) and David acknowledges this in His kingly prayer in 1 Chronicles 29:10ff.
Do you express your gratitude to God for all that He has provided for your daily survival and comfort? Do you consider that your job security, income, nourishment, shelter and health are all provided by the great King - your father?

J. I. Packer said: “The prayer of a Christian is not an attempt to force God’s hand, but it is a humble acknowledgement of helplessness and dependence.”

His perspective on my past: spiritual pardon (12)
The literal meaning of “to forgive” is “to let go of”. When an offense takes place a debt accrues. We owe another person. The judicial meaning then is to let go of my right to exact payment of the debt. In the case of God, His Son pays the debt and settles the account. His righteousness for my filthiness. This is a very personal grace, because our offense is personal - we are not held accountable for Adam’s sin… we have enough of our own!
We are all guilty. Romans 3:23 explains that we have all sinned… we have come short of God’s glory. Literally the word means “missed the mark”... and archery term to have missed the bullseye. Our arrows don’t even make it half-way down the field. The penalty is eternal death (Romans 6:23). The Ten commandments teach us how far we have crossed from the relationship boundaries… we have loved others more than Him, we have served lesser things and devoted too much time to them, we have failed to cherish the relationship with Him above all else. We have angered a jealous God and we understand we need a Savior. That’s what the law does… it brings us to our knees and points us to our need for a Savior.
Romans 5:8… God shows us His love in this: while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. That is mercy. That is grace. That is where our pardon for sin stems. And His sacrifice wipes our slate clean.
What is fascinating is that Jesus expresses this in the model prayer… this is never something that we should “get over”, nor is grace something that we will cease needing. The Christian still sins and continually comes back to the giver of grace and we petition Him to let our trespass go, knowing that He will. Why? He’s my dad.

The principle that follows the petition is not one of making God’s forgiveness dependent on me. Our feeble attempts to do right always fail… that would be bad theology. So what is this teaching us? This is grace leading to a changed life. When all of your tresspasses have been pardoned and your sins removed as far as the east is from the west (Psa. 103:12), you will extend that grace to others in your life. Forgiveness costs us something - we let go of our claim - and when we bear that cost we act like our dad… we follow in His footsteps.
Here’s the thing… holding on to unforgiveness and bitterness and closing your heart to others evidences that something isn’t right… which is the point. If you refuse to forgive - which isn’t the same as finding it hard to forgive - then God’s grace has not been evidenced in your heart (read verses 14-15). This leads to Jesus’ parable in chapter 18.
Lord Herbert said: “He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.”

When we pray “Thy kingdom come and Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” we naturally find contentment in what God - the King, but also my dad - has provided for me and considers necessary for me. I petition Him for my daily needs, acknowledging my dependence on Him and gratitude for what He gives.
Thy will be done also takes care of our past, since He willed for Christ to bear our guilt, so we could be with Him forever - in His Kingdom, which I desire to come.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13249818Sun, 05 Nov 2017 15:25:52 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteMore than a wishlist Matthew 6:11-13 This second part of the Lord’s Prayer is generally explained as the “our needs” section of the prayer. Stating it this way evokes the idea that we’ve buttered God up with the right words at the beginning of our...Matthew 6:11-13

This second part of the Lord’s Prayer is generally explained as the “our needs” section of the prayer. Stating it this way evokes the idea that we’ve buttered God up with the right words at the beginning of our prayer - “Your Name, Your kingdom, Your will…” - and now we get to my stuff. That is a deficient way of considering Jesus’ model prayer for His disciples. One completely misses the point by making a division between verses 10 and 11… there is no subject change! Praying for daily bread, personal forgiveness and future temptation is the natural direction of “Thy kingdom come and Thy will be done.” Where does this need to take place? Exactly where verses 11-13 take us.

His perspective on… (11-13)
As we move into the three petitions Jesus makes, we need to first consider the perspectives that are offered. His first petition deals with the here and now… our daily bread. What we need today. The second petition deals with our past - forgiveness for tresspasses. The third petition - which we will look at next week - deals with our future. Not our distant future, but what comes next… leading us away from temptation.

His perspective on today: bodily provision (11)
This is wide term… far wider than ‘bread’ would lead us to believe. The term encompasses all of life’s basic needs. Some interpret it to include the roof over your head, good health, work and security. Jesus is petitioning for the basic human needs. A reference to God’s care of His people in the desert seems appropriate - he gave them manna, sources of water and shoes that didn’t wear out. We serve a God who takes care of the needs. You must not forget Jesus’ initial statement before this model prayer about God’s sovereign knowledge of what man requires.
This petition might sound strange in our ears, since we live in such wealth. Isn’t this a petition that poor people pray? That misses the point of where this petition takes us. This is not the cry of the starving, but the honest recognition of dependence.
Everything that we have comes from God (Gen. 1:29-31) and David acknowledges this in His kingly prayer in 1 Chronicles 29:10ff.
Do you express your gratitude to God for all that He has provided for your daily survival and comfort? Do you consider that your job security, income, nourishment, shelter and health are all provided by the great King - your father?

J. I. Packer said: “The prayer of a Christian is not an attempt to force God’s hand, but it is a humble acknowledgement of helplessness and dependence.”

His perspective on my past: spiritual pardon (12)
The literal meaning of “to forgive” is “to let go of”. When an offense takes place a debt accrues. We owe another person. The judicial meaning then is to let go of my right to exact payment of the debt. In the case of God, His Son pays the debt and settles the account. His righteousness for my filthiness. This is a very personal grace, because our offense is personal - we are not held accountable for Adam’s sin… we have enough of our own!
We are all guilty. Romans 3:23 explains that we have all sinned… we have come short of God’s glory. Literally the word means “missed the mark”... and archery term to have missed the bullseye. Our arrows don’t even make it half-way down the field. The penalty is eternal death (Romans 6:23). The Ten commandments teach us how far we have crossed from the relationship boundaries… we have loved others more than Him, we have served lesser things and devoted too much time to them, we have failed to cherish the relationship with Him above all else. We have angered a jealous God and we understand we need a Savior. That’s what the law does… it brings us to our knees and points us to our need for a Savior.
Romans 5:8… God shows us His love in this: while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. That is mercy. That is grace. That is where our pardon for...]]>2728bidaldus,danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-10-bid-aldus-2--13153691Matthew 6:9-10

But didn’t you already preach on this? Why yes. Yes, I did. I was struck - in preparing for this sermon - by the fact that there is far too much to be preached in this passage. So I decided to preach two sermons and in this second Sunday I would draw out an aspect that I did not cover two weeks ago.

Introduction - 500 years of Reformation
Protestant Churches everywhere are celebrating the event that kick-started the Reformation today. In January of 1517 Johann Tetzel was officially called to the ministry of selling indulgences for Pope Leo X. He traveled like a pedler through Germany and managed to empty people’s pockets. He who purchased an indulgence was ensured a partial or even complete forgiveness of their Ecclesiastical debt. The indulgence could also be purchased to shorten the length of the stay of a loved one in purgatory.
The reasoning was that Christ had accomplished and endless supply of good works and the saints had more good works than they needed to inherit salvation. These works of Christ and the Saints comprised the “treasury of excess good works”, which was owned by the Church and managed by the Pope. Therefore the pope can write an indulgence check to those who have a deficit of good works. Since 1343 this is still official Church doctrine.
Tetzel traveled with a big box and preached this doctrine with a diddy that went something like: When the coin dings, a soul from purgatory springs. The proceeds went to various Church building projects, but especially the Saint Peter’s basilica in Rome.
A story that is told from this time period is of a nobleman that approached and asked Tetzel if these indulgence checks were sold for sins not yet committed. Tetzel explained the affirmative, upon which the man purchased a check signed by the pope. Then he proceeded to mercilessly beat Johann Tetzel and when he was finished returned the indulgence letter and walked away forgiven.
Eventually Tetzel ended up in the area of Wittenberg. Parishioners that ended up in Martin Luther’s confessional showed little evidence of sorrow for their sins and appealed to their indulgence letter - purchased from Tetzel and signed by the pope. Their guilt had already been paid. Luther was appalled.
This led him to write 95 academic arguments against the sale of indulgences and on October 31, 1517 he nailed his complaint to the door of the castle-Church in Wittenberg. 500 years later the reverberations from Luther’s hammer can still be felt.
The Renaissance brought a change in thinking. People longed for the classical period: the politics and wealth of the great Roman era. Their mantra became: “back to the sources” in seeking to discover what the great thinkers of that era taught. This thinking eventually infiltrated into the thinking of theologians, who returned to the sources - Scripture in the original Greek and Hebrew. Many were becoming carefully critical of practices and teachings in the Roman Catholic Church. Luther was one of these monks.
The greatest heritage of the Reformation was a simple belief, that we adhere to and was well-voiced by Luther: sola Scriptura - the Scripture alone. The statement: “show me in the Bible” is a belief that we hold dear today.
In reading about Luther I came across a letter that he wrote to his barber in Wittenberg - a good friend. He had inquired who one ought to pray and Luther commented on the Lord’s prayer - I would like to share his insights this morning.

Luther was appalled by the mindless rehearsing of the Lord’s prayer without the slightest thinking of what is being prayed. He called it abuse and made the corollary between the first three commandments in Exodus 20 to the introduction of Jesus’ prayer.
Prayer brings us back to God’s beginning with us

The first command implied (9)
The first command to Israel is that they worship only Him. As we have learned in our Bible study on Wednesdaynight, the way in which the ten commandments are written and placed after Exodus 19 (read it - God is protecting His people like a father protects his children) teaches us that God is describing the parameters of a relationship more so than prescribing rules for salvation. God saved His people out of Egypt and then gives this saved people ten commandments. The first three set up the relationship. God longs for an exclusive relationship with His people. Much like a marriage ceremony, God asks to be exclusive in their lives. Love me above everything else - and let me be the only one.

The second command enacted (9a)
The second command regarded their worship, which was to be without icons or idols. They were to worship in spirit. There was no specification of locality in this worship. That was not important… it was to be in spirit - as Jesus explains to the Samaritan woman at the well. You worship without going somewhere or seeing anything. The Lord’s prayer is exactly that - to be done anywhere and at any time, by those to love Him.

The third command in action (9b)
The third command was relational as well: cherish my name. Make it holy in your thinking and speaking. Our relationship with God is not to be treated as trivial. We are not to approach or worship or think of God like the world with its take-it-or-leave-it mentality. Religion is something I do on Sunday… the rest of the week God is out of my mind. Asking the Father’s name to be hallowed is to re-align your heart with who God is and what He means to you. That’s why “Thy kingdom come and Thy will be done” follow from this heart-alignment.
This prayer brings us back to where God wants us to be… it it our delay in this busy world as we wait for God’s direction in life.

Luther said: “How shall God’s Name be hallowed among us? When what we believe and live is truly Christian.” Too often what we believe and live does not align.
Luther stood up to this blasé Christianity. Much like David he was moved by zeal for God’s Name. Grace was at stake with Tetzel. True repentance had been short-circuited. True forgiveness was no longer sought after. And Luther brought us back to Scripture.
Do we have such a zeal?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13153691Sun, 29 Oct 2017 10:53:47 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteAs God asked. Matthew 6:9-10 But didn’t you already preach on this? Why yes. Yes, I did. I was struck - in preparing for this sermon - by the fact that there is far too much to be preached in this passage. So I decided to preach two sermons and in...Matthew 6:9-10

But didn’t you already preach on this? Why yes. Yes, I did. I was struck - in preparing for this sermon - by the fact that there is far too much to be preached in this passage. So I decided to preach two sermons and in this second Sunday I would draw out an aspect that I did not cover two weeks ago.

Introduction - 500 years of Reformation
Protestant Churches everywhere are celebrating the event that kick-started the Reformation today. In January of 1517 Johann Tetzel was officially called to the ministry of selling indulgences for Pope Leo X. He traveled like a pedler through Germany and managed to empty people’s pockets. He who purchased an indulgence was ensured a partial or even complete forgiveness of their Ecclesiastical debt. The indulgence could also be purchased to shorten the length of the stay of a loved one in purgatory.
The reasoning was that Christ had accomplished and endless supply of good works and the saints had more good works than they needed to inherit salvation. These works of Christ and the Saints comprised the “treasury of excess good works”, which was owned by the Church and managed by the Pope. Therefore the pope can write an indulgence check to those who have a deficit of good works. Since 1343 this is still official Church doctrine.
Tetzel traveled with a big box and preached this doctrine with a diddy that went something like: When the coin dings, a soul from purgatory springs. The proceeds went to various Church building projects, but especially the Saint Peter’s basilica in Rome.
A story that is told from this time period is of a nobleman that approached and asked Tetzel if these indulgence checks were sold for sins not yet committed. Tetzel explained the affirmative, upon which the man purchased a check signed by the pope. Then he proceeded to mercilessly beat Johann Tetzel and when he was finished returned the indulgence letter and walked away forgiven.
Eventually Tetzel ended up in the area of Wittenberg. Parishioners that ended up in Martin Luther’s confessional showed little evidence of sorrow for their sins and appealed to their indulgence letter - purchased from Tetzel and signed by the pope. Their guilt had already been paid. Luther was appalled.
This led him to write 95 academic arguments against the sale of indulgences and on October 31, 1517 he nailed his complaint to the door of the castle-Church in Wittenberg. 500 years later the reverberations from Luther’s hammer can still be felt.
The Renaissance brought a change in thinking. People longed for the classical period: the politics and wealth of the great Roman era. Their mantra became: “back to the sources” in seeking to discover what the great thinkers of that era taught. This thinking eventually infiltrated into the thinking of theologians, who returned to the sources - Scripture in the original Greek and Hebrew. Many were becoming carefully critical of practices and teachings in the Roman Catholic Church. Luther was one of these monks.
The greatest heritage of the Reformation was a simple belief, that we adhere to and was well-voiced by Luther: sola Scriptura - the Scripture alone. The statement: “show me in the Bible” is a belief that we hold dear today.
In reading about Luther I came across a letter that he wrote to his barber in Wittenberg - a good friend. He had inquired who one ought to pray and Luther commented on the Lord’s prayer - I would like to share his insights this morning.

Luther was appalled by the mindless rehearsing of the Lord’s prayer without the slightest thinking of what is being prayed. He called it abuse and made the corollary between the first three commandments in Exodus 20 to the introduction of Jesus’ prayer.
Prayer brings us back to God’s beginning with us

The first command implied (9)
The first command to Israel is that they worship only Him. As we have learned in our...]]>2266bidaldus,danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-10-bid-aldus-1--13040058https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13040058Sun, 15 Oct 2017 16:45:45 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2045bidaldus,danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-10-bouw-elkaar-op-12--129872911 Thessalonians 5:23-28

This is the last sermon in this series. I have mixed feelings. I have enjoyed preaching through this book and wish I wasn’t leaving it.
Paul draws his final encouragements and exhortations to a close in two magnificent verses (23-24) and then ends the letter where he started: “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.” Grace has been one important theme in this letter - a letter that he asks be read to all the brothers - and it is where Paul chooses to draw his readers’ attention at the end of this letter. He leaves us amazed at God.
How so? Well, last week’s sermon was heavily invested on my side of things… rejoice - at all times; pray - unceasingly; be grateful - in everything. Why? Because this is God’s will for you. Don’t extinguish the Spirit, don’t despise the prophesies, but test everything and keep what is good. And then the capstone: keep yourself from every form of evil. No tall order… and it seems to all be on me.
Perhaps I left you thinking that… holiness is something I need to accomplish. Not entirely, because now Paul offers a benediction in which he wishes two things from God: that He might make us holy and that we might be kept blameless at Christ’s return. And what He is asking for… that’s what we want to unpack this morning.

The God of Peace 23a
Literally Paul says here: “And may He - the God of peace - Himself…” What a personal God we serve. He involves Himself intimately in the affairs of man. God Himself will make us holy. He does not expect us to make strides in personal struggle and in keeping ourselves from. God does it Himself. But why the God of peace? There have been quite a few that ask this question… why does Paul address God as the God of peace in this context. Personal holiness is not often thought of in the context of peace.
Romans 5:1 gives us a reason perhaps. Through justification by our faith we have peace with God. Justification is a legal term that is akin to acquit. We have been declared righteous through our faith in Jesus Christ and because of this legal ruling we have peace with God. It is through this peace with God that He acts on our behalf, beginning a work in us that He will complete. A work that Paul calls sanctification. It is God’s will that we become holy - and because we are at peace with Him, He can work it in us in such a personal way.

Thorough sanctification 23b
“May God sanctify you through and through.” This pictures a completed sanctification. The word here is a strengthened form of ‘whole’. In some ways it is an exaggerated term - perhaps even hyperbole. Complete is already complete. Today we like to add the word “super” to everything to intensify the verb we are using. But compete is one of those words that already signifies completeness in its definition. And yet, here we have a intensified verb for complete. Really complete… super complete… sanctified super-complete. Paul is asked for a thorough sanctification.

Purpose-driven sanctification 23c
Then Paul introduces three aspects to humanity - spirit, soul, and body - that has spawned voluminous writing on the constitution of mankind. Does man consist of material and immaterial (body and spirit) or of three parts body, soul and spirit. Or is man - as the Jews view man - holistic (a living soul). To argue this misses the point entirely, since Paul is focused on the completeness of man, not to define man’s inner divisions. More dangerous, however, is the idea that man is a trinity, as God is a trinity (created in His image). This is not the case. A body without a spirit or soul is dead - it cannot live without the immaterial parts, which immediately argues against a trinity. Man is created in God’s image in that he was given personality (intellect, emotion and will) and that He is a moral being capable of choosing good or evil.
What Paul is explaining here is that man is completely - all the way through - kept. Paul may be - perhaps - arguing against Greek philosophical dualism. The Greek Philosophers believed that man was body and soul and that the body was evil (earthly) and the soul was divine. The human struggle, then, is to rid oneself of the body and ascend to the heavenly. This spawned the idea that it did not matter what a person did in the body, for it was evil.
When Paul is discussing the complete and thorough sanctification and discussing the preserving of man, he begins with the preservation of the spirit and then includes the two terms that Greek philosophers use: soul and body, to prove the eternal value of the body (look back at chapter 4). The point, however, is that man is completely and entirely preserved blameless.
This impressed the believers in Thessalonica is evidenced by the inscription on some ancient Christian graves in Thessalonica: amemptos… which means “blameless.” What an expression of confidence in the work of God.
Paul requests that the believer might be kept blameless at the Parousia of the Lord (emphasis is Paul’s) Jesus Christ. When He comes, may we be constantly guarded completely blameless.

The God of Faithfulness 24
And then Paul’s capstone: God called you… He is faithful to do it. It echoes Philippians 1:6 - He who began a good work in you will complete it. God is faithful to us to do it… we are commanded to do it… He is going to do it. Now that is an incredible liberty. God calls us to holiness, but He is the One that sanctifies. Live this way… but I’ll do it. This is the grace of God… to call us to something and yet do it Himself. Our’s is more a matter of getting out of the way of the work that God wants to do.

Pray and Greet 25-26
And then Paul asks that the believers will pray in such a way for them as well. No one is above this need and dependency on God. Greet one another… I’m just going to add this in closing… the only way you can greet one another - and ‘with a kiss’ is simply a cultural reference… it doesn’t mean we need to go around kissing each other - the only way you can greet one another is if you are meeting one another. You need to be in Church. The writer of Hebrews warns us: don’t make it a habit to be out of Church (10:25). You need the encouragement and you need the challenge… and you need the prayers of your believers. Be in Church. Stop skipping because it’s inconvenient or hard. The necessary things of life are always hard.

So…
Is holiness your wish?
How thoroughly do you want to be sanctified?
What is het goal of your sanctification?
Who is making you holy?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12987291Sun, 08 Oct 2017 09:59:19 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeentePrayer, holiness and the God of Peace 1 Thessalonians 5:23-28 This is the last sermon in this series. I have mixed feelings. I have enjoyed preaching through this book and wish I wasn’t leaving it. Paul draws his final encouragements and...1 Thessalonians 5:23-28

This is the last sermon in this series. I have mixed feelings. I have enjoyed preaching through this book and wish I wasn’t leaving it.
Paul draws his final encouragements and exhortations to a close in two magnificent verses (23-24) and then ends the letter where he started: “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.” Grace has been one important theme in this letter - a letter that he asks be read to all the brothers - and it is where Paul chooses to draw his readers’ attention at the end of this letter. He leaves us amazed at God.
How so? Well, last week’s sermon was heavily invested on my side of things… rejoice - at all times; pray - unceasingly; be grateful - in everything. Why? Because this is God’s will for you. Don’t extinguish the Spirit, don’t despise the prophesies, but test everything and keep what is good. And then the capstone: keep yourself from every form of evil. No tall order… and it seems to all be on me.
Perhaps I left you thinking that… holiness is something I need to accomplish. Not entirely, because now Paul offers a benediction in which he wishes two things from God: that He might make us holy and that we might be kept blameless at Christ’s return. And what He is asking for… that’s what we want to unpack this morning.

The God of Peace 23a
Literally Paul says here: “And may He - the God of peace - Himself…” What a personal God we serve. He involves Himself intimately in the affairs of man. God Himself will make us holy. He does not expect us to make strides in personal struggle and in keeping ourselves from. God does it Himself. But why the God of peace? There have been quite a few that ask this question… why does Paul address God as the God of peace in this context. Personal holiness is not often thought of in the context of peace.
Romans 5:1 gives us a reason perhaps. Through justification by our faith we have peace with God. Justification is a legal term that is akin to acquit. We have been declared righteous through our faith in Jesus Christ and because of this legal ruling we have peace with God. It is through this peace with God that He acts on our behalf, beginning a work in us that He will complete. A work that Paul calls sanctification. It is God’s will that we become holy - and because we are at peace with Him, He can work it in us in such a personal way.

Thorough sanctification 23b
“May God sanctify you through and through.” This pictures a completed sanctification. The word here is a strengthened form of ‘whole’. In some ways it is an exaggerated term - perhaps even hyperbole. Complete is already complete. Today we like to add the word “super” to everything to intensify the verb we are using. But compete is one of those words that already signifies completeness in its definition. And yet, here we have a intensified verb for complete. Really complete… super complete… sanctified super-complete. Paul is asked for a thorough sanctification.

Purpose-driven sanctification 23c
Then Paul introduces three aspects to humanity - spirit, soul, and body - that has spawned voluminous writing on the constitution of mankind. Does man consist of material and immaterial (body and spirit) or of three parts body, soul and spirit. Or is man - as the Jews view man - holistic (a living soul). To argue this misses the point entirely, since Paul is focused on the completeness of man, not to define man’s inner divisions. More dangerous, however, is the idea that man is a trinity, as God is a trinity (created in His image). This is not the case. A body without a spirit or soul is dead - it cannot live without the immaterial parts, which immediately argues against a trinity. Man is created in God’s image in that he was given personality (intellect, emotion and will) and that He is a moral being capable of choosing good or evil.
What Paul is explaining here is...]]>2620bouwelkaarop,danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-10-bouw-elkaar-op-11--12929697https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12929697Sun, 01 Oct 2017 10:42:20 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2669bouwelkaarop,danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-09-bouw-elkaar-op-10-willem-wouters--12874451https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12874451Sun, 24 Sep 2017 10:38:48 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2208bouwelkaaropfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-09-bouw-elkaar-op-9--128215671 Thessalonians 5:1-11

What you already know (1-2)
Paul appeals (as he did in chapter 1) to personal knowledge. They already know about certain things. He uses a few phrases that need explanation:
>Times and seasons
These are two terms - the first referring to measurable time like on a calendar or clock and the second referring to seasons or events by which time is marked - that are used in Scripture to refer to God’s final plans for Israel… the end-times events. The disciples ask about the end times in this manner. (Acts 1:7; 17:26)
>The Day of the Lord
This was used by the Old testament Prophets and denotes the day when God will intervene in history to vindicate His chosen people, destroy their enemies, and establish His kingdom. (Isaiah 13:9-11, Joel 2:28-32)
>Thief in the Night
This was an image that Christ used in describing the sudden nature of this judgment. (Matthew 24:42-43)

They didn’t need instruction, because they already knew the theology of what to expect.

What they don’t know (3)
Unbelievers are unaware of God’s plan and will be unprepared for His coming. It will be swift, sudden and vehement. Like a woman going into labor, it overcomes you and it will be excruciating. Judgment is certain.

What you need to know (4-10)
Paul contrasts the life of an unbeliever with that of a believer and challenges the believer to stop living like an unbeliever. Why? Look at verse 10. You are not destined to receive judgment. You are to be saved. So, put on the armor and stop living like you don’t know.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12821567Sun, 17 Sep 2017 10:00:24 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDay or Night people? 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 What you already know (1-2) Paul appeals (as he did in chapter 1) to personal knowledge. They already know about certain things. He uses a few phrases that need explanation: >Times and seasons These...1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

What you already know (1-2)
Paul appeals (as he did in chapter 1) to personal knowledge. They already know about certain things. He uses a few phrases that need explanation:
>Times and seasons
These are two terms - the first referring to measurable time like on a calendar or clock and the second referring to seasons or events by which time is marked - that are used in Scripture to refer to God’s final plans for Israel… the end-times events. The disciples ask about the end times in this manner. (Acts 1:7; 17:26)
>The Day of the Lord
This was used by the Old testament Prophets and denotes the day when God will intervene in history to vindicate His chosen people, destroy their enemies, and establish His kingdom. (Isaiah 13:9-11, Joel 2:28-32)
>Thief in the Night
This was an image that Christ used in describing the sudden nature of this judgment. (Matthew 24:42-43)

They didn’t need instruction, because they already knew the theology of what to expect.

What they don’t know (3)
Unbelievers are unaware of God’s plan and will be unprepared for His coming. It will be swift, sudden and vehement. Like a woman going into labor, it overcomes you and it will be excruciating. Judgment is certain.

What you need to know (4-10)
Paul contrasts the life of an unbeliever with that of a believer and challenges the believer to stop living like an unbeliever. Why? Look at verse 10. You are not destined to receive judgment. You are to be saved. So, put on the armor and stop living like you don’t know.]]>2430bouwelkaarop,danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-09-bouw-elkaar-op-8--127659611 Thessalonians 4:13-18

The finality of death was a theme commonly discussed bij the Greek philosophers. Some believed that there might be some kind of afterlife, but it wasn’t anything to look forward to. Paul’s teaching on the Coming of the Lord, raised an important question… what about those Christians that died before His Parousia - His coming and presence among us. This question is the backdrop to one of the most comforting passages in Scripture.
Warren Wiersbe - a well-known Bible teacher - organized this passage around five R-words. I will use four of those words for the outline.

Revelation (13-15a)
Paul explains the danger of ignorance. God does not want us to be ignorant. That doesn’t mean He tells us everything, but He does tell us everything we need to know and we ought not to be ignorant of those things He has revealed to us.
Revelation gives us security to face the future and we ought to strive to understand what God has told us.

Resurrection (15-16)
Here is the beauty of what God has revealed to us: death is not final. Christ’s resurrection guarantees our resurrection. In Colossians we learn that our identity is irremovably united with Christ. This is why Paul holds on to the hope that to die is gain… death ushers us into Christ's presence. We will be changed according to 2 Corinthians 5.
The resurrection gives us hope and in fact ensures that we will in no way miss His Parousia. The dead in Christ rise first.

Rapture (17)
Then we who are alive will be caught up to meet Him I'm the air.
Many questions are raised by this text and debated by theologians. Is this the same event as the Day of the Lord or the Second coming? In say no, based on the hope that Jesus left His disciples in John 14. He was going to prepare a place for them, would return for them and then take them there. The clear expectation is to leave this world with Him, not have Him stay with us.
Secondly, when explaining the second coming Christ says in Matthew 24 that His coming will be like the days of Noah… all the ungodly are removed for the earth and the righteous remain. What is described here in 1 Thessalonians 4 is the catching up of the righteous into the clouds - the ungodly remain on Earth. This truth gives us great aniticipation.

Reunion (17-18)
And so shall we always be with Him. Wherever He is, we will be. We are the host dressed in white behind Him when He does come to establish His reign on earth. We will be reunited with our loved ones and we will enjoy being in His presence for all eternity.
This truth brings us great joy.

Paul tells his readers to encourage and strengthen one another with these words! And what an encouragement it is.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12765961Sun, 10 Sep 2017 09:41:17 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeentePerspective changes everything. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 The finality of death was a theme commonly discussed bij the Greek philosophers. Some believed that there might be some kind of afterlife, but it wasn’t anything to look forward to. Paul’s...1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

The finality of death was a theme commonly discussed bij the Greek philosophers. Some believed that there might be some kind of afterlife, but it wasn’t anything to look forward to. Paul’s teaching on the Coming of the Lord, raised an important question… what about those Christians that died before His Parousia - His coming and presence among us. This question is the backdrop to one of the most comforting passages in Scripture.
Warren Wiersbe - a well-known Bible teacher - organized this passage around five R-words. I will use four of those words for the outline.

Revelation (13-15a)
Paul explains the danger of ignorance. God does not want us to be ignorant. That doesn’t mean He tells us everything, but He does tell us everything we need to know and we ought not to be ignorant of those things He has revealed to us.
Revelation gives us security to face the future and we ought to strive to understand what God has told us.

Resurrection (15-16)
Here is the beauty of what God has revealed to us: death is not final. Christ’s resurrection guarantees our resurrection. In Colossians we learn that our identity is irremovably united with Christ. This is why Paul holds on to the hope that to die is gain… death ushers us into Christ's presence. We will be changed according to 2 Corinthians 5.
The resurrection gives us hope and in fact ensures that we will in no way miss His Parousia. The dead in Christ rise first.

Rapture (17)
Then we who are alive will be caught up to meet Him I'm the air.
Many questions are raised by this text and debated by theologians. Is this the same event as the Day of the Lord or the Second coming? In say no, based on the hope that Jesus left His disciples in John 14. He was going to prepare a place for them, would return for them and then take them there. The clear expectation is to leave this world with Him, not have Him stay with us.
Secondly, when explaining the second coming Christ says in Matthew 24 that His coming will be like the days of Noah… all the ungodly are removed for the earth and the righteous remain. What is described here in 1 Thessalonians 4 is the catching up of the righteous into the clouds - the ungodly remain on Earth. This truth gives us great aniticipation.

Reunion (17-18)
And so shall we always be with Him. Wherever He is, we will be. We are the host dressed in white behind Him when He does come to establish His reign on earth. We will be reunited with our loved ones and we will enjoy being in His presence for all eternity.
This truth brings us great joy.

Paul tells his readers to encourage and strengthen one another with these words! And what an encouragement it is.]]>2458bouwelkaarop,danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-09-bouw-elkaar-op-7--127161201 Thessalonians 4:1-12

Perhaps the number one question among Christians of all ages is: “What does God want from me?” Our text this morning deals with this very issue.

The one thing God wants from you (2-3a)
God wants us to be holy. He said it in and Peter repeats it for the New Testament Church: Be holy, for I am holy. (cf. Leviticus 11:44-45 and 1 Peter 1:13-14) Your sanctification, as it reads in this text. This is a process of becoming more and more holy, rather than a state of being or status attained. The classic definition of holiness is: set apart for God.

The one thing the world wants from you (3b-6)
The world doesn’t want you to be different - it wants you to be just like everyone else. In fact there is the danger that lies in verse 5: acting just like other people that do not know God. When the world examines your life, does it find a person alien to their cultural norms and values or a person living for another life?

God’s call for your life (7-12)
Paul lays holiness and conformity next to each other and ties them to your calling. The word he picks here is enlightening, as it makes reference to their status as “called out ones”, which makes us think of the meaning of Church - ekklesia: the called out ones. We have been called out of this world and into His holiness.
Then he contrasts the sexual boundlessness of the first verses with a proper brother love (phileo), which they are already evidencing. You see, Christ said it: it is by your love for one another that they will recognize you. Brotherly love is something this world does not know.
Paul’s final exhortation brings us to look at our behavior, our speech, and our labor. All three should be under control and exemplary to the world. We ought always to remember the testimony we have before them that are without.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12716120Sun, 03 Sep 2017 10:19:40 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteWhat God wants and I often don’t. 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 Perhaps the number one question among Christians of all ages is: “What does God want from me?” Our text this morning deals with this very issue. The one thing God wants from you (2-3a)...1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

Perhaps the number one question among Christians of all ages is: “What does God want from me?” Our text this morning deals with this very issue.

The one thing God wants from you (2-3a)
God wants us to be holy. He said it in and Peter repeats it for the New Testament Church: Be holy, for I am holy. (cf. Leviticus 11:44-45 and 1 Peter 1:13-14) Your sanctification, as it reads in this text. This is a process of becoming more and more holy, rather than a state of being or status attained. The classic definition of holiness is: set apart for God.

The one thing the world wants from you (3b-6)
The world doesn’t want you to be different - it wants you to be just like everyone else. In fact there is the danger that lies in verse 5: acting just like other people that do not know God. When the world examines your life, does it find a person alien to their cultural norms and values or a person living for another life?

God’s call for your life (7-12)
Paul lays holiness and conformity next to each other and ties them to your calling. The word he picks here is enlightening, as it makes reference to their status as “called out ones”, which makes us think of the meaning of Church - ekklesia: the called out ones. We have been called out of this world and into His holiness.
Then he contrasts the sexual boundlessness of the first verses with a proper brother love (phileo), which they are already evidencing. You see, Christ said it: it is by your love for one another that they will recognize you. Brotherly love is something this world does not know.
Paul’s final exhortation brings us to look at our behavior, our speech, and our labor. All three should be under control and exemplary to the world. We ought always to remember the testimony we have before them that are without.]]>2527bouwelkaarop,danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-08-bouw-elkaar-op-5--126112911 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13

Plans change. Or plans get changed. Does this sound relatable? You were planning a good thing - a God thing - and looking forward to the ministry and blessing that would come. A missions trip, an evangelistic outreach, attending a conference, volunteering at a Christian organisation, ministering to someone’s need… it was some kind of good plan. Then all of your plans were thwarted. How did you respond?
Or maybe not so lofty… you made plans to be a better husband or a happier mommy. You decide to honor your parents. You bought that car, signed for that house, made a family decision to do the “right thing” --whatever that may be. And these good plans were interrupted. A week ago life seemed mapped out, you could connect the dots and God’s will seemed understandable. Until it didn’t. How do you respond?
Before our first date Heather and I had already discussed a myriad of significant issues. For instance: we had already settled that we wanted two or four kids and planned: “we’ll have two and if we like them… we’ll have four.” The reason was logistic… I grew up in a family of five and that always meant someone sat alone in amusement park rides. Hey - I was 19… that’s where my thinking was at. An even number was better - even good. Children are a heritage of the Lord.
We had our first two and we liked them, so we had another. The death-blow came when the surgeon informed us that it would be life-threatening to have another child. Due to complications Heather had all three children cesarean. It seemed as if a child had been taken away. Our good plans had been thwarted. And it was hard to accept as the Lord’s leading.
I am encouraged this morning to share such an episode from Paul’s life. Our text this morning gives us three keys in responding in a way that honors God.

#1 Take a humble step back 2:17-18, 3:10
Paul had a good plan. He wanted to go back to Thessalonica. This was a Church that was near and dear to his heart. Their reception of the gospel was unlike most places. This was his first major advance into Macedonia and he had felt a connection with these believers unlike any other. He had described them in lofty terms and praised them for their initial hearing and persevering. It must have been an incredible evangelistic endeavour. He calls them his joy and crown. Getting back to thessalonica to “complete what is lacking in their faith” was a good plan.
Satan had hindered him.
Wow. Satan had hindered him. The word meant to break up a road and was eventually used in a military sense to break through the enemy defenses. It was also used athletically to cut in front of another runner. The adversary had cut in front of Paul´s plans to stop them.
I learn a lot from Paul’s mentioning of Satan here. In Western Christianity we tend to over-emphasize Satan or under-emphasize Satan. Mostly due to the excesses of Charismatic Evangelicalism we tend to shy away from calling him out. But we have an adversary and he is actively working against the Church. It isn’t wrong to lay blame at his feet.
However, we are never in Scripture told to scold or reprimand Satan - in fact in Jude we are warned that not even the angels do that. And even more than that, we do not see a hint that Paul tries to go ahead with his plan despite Satan’s hindering. Instead he takes a humble second look at his plans.

#2 Look for God’s better plan 3:1-10
Paul’s plan A was to take the entire team of missionaries back to Thessalonica and to minister to them with the goals of (3:10) accomplishing what is lacking in their faith.
His plan B, however, is to send only Timothy to see how they are doing and strengthen their faith.
Paul wanted to go, but never actually did.
Paul humbly accepted that Satan’s hindering was lead of God to re-think his good plan.
You know, had Paul turned around, he would not have had his incredible opportunity to speak on the Areopagus in Athens as he waited for Timothy to return and he would not have met Aquila and Priscilla in Corinth.
Sometimes God wants us to rethink our plans.
Timothy´s report is that their faith was stronger than Paul could have expected.

#3 Pray for that which you cannot change 3:11-13
In the final verses of chapter 3 we discover that Paul had not let his personal desire to go back to Thessalonica go. Here then is the final lesson… let God know in prayer. Pray for the things that you cannot change or influence. The content of His prayer is threefold and it is an incredible prayer for the Church that we ought to pray often.

Paul prays for…
… the possibility of a personal desire. He still wanted to God back and asks God to make a way. I like the contrary imagery compared to Satan´s work of breaking up the road.
… He prays for growth in breadth and depth. He prays for people to be added to their number and he prays that their love with deepen.
… He prays for the buttressing (literal meaning) of their hearts to stand unashamed in holiness before God at Christ’s return.
Paul is going to say much more about Christ’s return in this book, but what a statement pregnant with expectation and desire for the future.

Paul has submitted to God’s leading - despite the thwarting work of Satan in good plans. He humbly takes a step back, he looks for God’s better plan, and he prays for things He cannot change. And boy does he pray.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12611291Sun, 20 Aug 2017 09:41:28 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteWhen good plans change. 1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13 Plans change. Or plans get changed. Does this sound relatable? You were planning a good thing - a God thing - and looking forward to the ministry and blessing that would come. A missions trip, an...1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13

Plans change. Or plans get changed. Does this sound relatable? You were planning a good thing - a God thing - and looking forward to the ministry and blessing that would come. A missions trip, an evangelistic outreach, attending a conference, volunteering at a Christian organisation, ministering to someone’s need… it was some kind of good plan. Then all of your plans were thwarted. How did you respond?
Or maybe not so lofty… you made plans to be a better husband or a happier mommy. You decide to honor your parents. You bought that car, signed for that house, made a family decision to do the “right thing” --whatever that may be. And these good plans were interrupted. A week ago life seemed mapped out, you could connect the dots and God’s will seemed understandable. Until it didn’t. How do you respond?
Before our first date Heather and I had already discussed a myriad of significant issues. For instance: we had already settled that we wanted two or four kids and planned: “we’ll have two and if we like them… we’ll have four.” The reason was logistic… I grew up in a family of five and that always meant someone sat alone in amusement park rides. Hey - I was 19… that’s where my thinking was at. An even number was better - even good. Children are a heritage of the Lord.
We had our first two and we liked them, so we had another. The death-blow came when the surgeon informed us that it would be life-threatening to have another child. Due to complications Heather had all three children cesarean. It seemed as if a child had been taken away. Our good plans had been thwarted. And it was hard to accept as the Lord’s leading.
I am encouraged this morning to share such an episode from Paul’s life. Our text this morning gives us three keys in responding in a way that honors God.

#1 Take a humble step back 2:17-18, 3:10
Paul had a good plan. He wanted to go back to Thessalonica. This was a Church that was near and dear to his heart. Their reception of the gospel was unlike most places. This was his first major advance into Macedonia and he had felt a connection with these believers unlike any other. He had described them in lofty terms and praised them for their initial hearing and persevering. It must have been an incredible evangelistic endeavour. He calls them his joy and crown. Getting back to thessalonica to “complete what is lacking in their faith” was a good plan.
Satan had hindered him.
Wow. Satan had hindered him. The word meant to break up a road and was eventually used in a military sense to break through the enemy defenses. It was also used athletically to cut in front of another runner. The adversary had cut in front of Paul´s plans to stop them.
I learn a lot from Paul’s mentioning of Satan here. In Western Christianity we tend to over-emphasize Satan or under-emphasize Satan. Mostly due to the excesses of Charismatic Evangelicalism we tend to shy away from calling him out. But we have an adversary and he is actively working against the Church. It isn’t wrong to lay blame at his feet.
However, we are never in Scripture told to scold or reprimand Satan - in fact in Jude we are warned that not even the angels do that. And even more than that, we do not see a hint that Paul tries to go ahead with his plan despite Satan’s hindering. Instead he takes a humble second look at his plans.

#2 Look for God’s better plan 3:1-10
Paul’s plan A was to take the entire team of missionaries back to Thessalonica and to minister to them with the goals of (3:10) accomplishing what is lacking in their faith.
His plan B, however, is to send only Timothy to see how they are doing and strengthen their faith.
Paul wanted to go, but never actually did.
Paul humbly accepted that Satan’s hindering was lead of God to re-think his good plan.
You know, had Paul turned around, he would not have had his...]]>2515bouwelkaarop,danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-08-bouw-elkaar-op-4--125648221 Thessalonians 2:13-16

Paul returns to an introduction made in the opening verses of the first chapter. He is grateful. His gratitude was directed at the fruit among them in chapter 1, but here it is directed at the work of God through the message of God, which was received by them as the words of God. The connection with the preceding is clear: Paul’s ministry and message among them had been called into question and attacked by the Thessalonian synagogue. Paul is thankful for the simple acceptance that the believers evidenced.

The Received Word of God (13)
This first verse teaches us an important progression and understanding about the Word and message of God. His subject is the preaching of God’s Word (13a) and Paul describes its reception among the Thessalonians. He distinguishes two actions: their hearing (initial objective reception) and their accepting (subsequent personal welcoming). This makes an important point about the gospel: God has spoken and man has received it. What man chooses to do with that which they have received is an important question, which we will deal with next.
But God has spoken. He speaks through the words of men and His message is effective (energetic) in the heart of the believer to affect change.
I have heard too often the accusation that “not everyone has heard the message of salvation,” levied against the evangelist as if that is to make the message irrelevant. This simply will not do. God has spoken and His Word has been translated for everyone to read and study. The problem is not on God’s end - the problem is the hearer’s.
In Romans 10 Paul addresses this reception of God’s gospel: there is the sending of a preacher, the preaching, a hearing, a believing, and a resulting calling upon the Name of the Lord (10:11-13).

The Opposing Responses to God (13-16)
James speaks of receiving with meekness the engrafted Word of God (1:21) -- it is already present, but must yet be welcomed. Paul delineates two responses to the received Word of God in this text: welcoming it - as the Word of God. Paul even goes on to strengthen this with “which indeed it is.” (13) This Word of God works faith among those who believe. The verb chosen here is that of opening a door to welcome one into a home. God’s Word is received by all, but not everyone welcomes it into their home.
The other response is graphically attested by the opposing Jews. We will deal with verse 14, but at the end he introduces the Jews, who have not accepted the Word of God as the Word of God. The have levied against Paul that His message is man-made philosophy and motivated by greed and adulation.
Paul’s indictment is thorough, presented in five participles, beginning in the past and moving to the present:
- They killed the Lord Jesus,
- They killed the prophets,
- They persecute us,
- They do not please God, and
- They go against all people.
This has been the pattern of Israel throughout her history. They received God’s Word, but they did not welcome it into their hearts. They fashioned a religion, rather than forging personal faith.
Paul’s next word is key: they hinder. There is the second response. You can receive God’s Word and welcome it or you can receive God’s Word and hinder it.
God’s judgment of such hindering is apparent and here slated in a past tense to indicate its sureness. Hindering God’s received Word brings eternal doom. Not allowing God’s Word entrance into your heart leaves you unchanged and in fact turned against Him. The final eternal doom of all who oppose Him is sure. Hindering the effect of His Word leads to hell. Not a popular truth to hear today, but nonetheless true.
The choice, however, is our’s. How do we respond to the message He has already given us?
Welcoming it - giving you a glimpse into next week’s sermon - brings glory and reward (verse 19).

The Unavoidable Suffering for God (14-15a)
Paul points to the suffering the Thessalonian Church endures as a proof of God’s work in them. In fact he uses the term mimic. You are imitating the Churches in Judea - suffering is the expected pattern. Whenever God’s Word accumulates a believing remnant, Satan’s opposing work ramps up in the form of persecution and suffering.
In most of the world this is the pattern. It is here in the West that Satan’s tactic has been to lull the Church into a false sense of security and prosperity. The norm throughout all of human history is that the man of God suffers for the message of God.
These days are coming in the West - and in many ways are already here. The freedom to preach the Word of God as the Word of God and not man is vanishing. Pretty soon it will be hate speech to call sin sin.
So when suffering comes… how will you respond?

God has spoken.
You have heard.
Do you welcome it?
Or do you hinder it?
And will you suffer for it?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12564822Sun, 13 Aug 2017 10:26:32 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteGratitude and Sadness. Suffering and Reward. 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 Paul returns to an introduction made in the opening verses of the first chapter. He is grateful. His gratitude was directed at the fruit among them in chapter 1, but here it is...1 Thessalonians 2:13-16

Paul returns to an introduction made in the opening verses of the first chapter. He is grateful. His gratitude was directed at the fruit among them in chapter 1, but here it is directed at the work of God through the message of God, which was received by them as the words of God. The connection with the preceding is clear: Paul’s ministry and message among them had been called into question and attacked by the Thessalonian synagogue. Paul is thankful for the simple acceptance that the believers evidenced.

The Received Word of God (13)
This first verse teaches us an important progression and understanding about the Word and message of God. His subject is the preaching of God’s Word (13a) and Paul describes its reception among the Thessalonians. He distinguishes two actions: their hearing (initial objective reception) and their accepting (subsequent personal welcoming). This makes an important point about the gospel: God has spoken and man has received it. What man chooses to do with that which they have received is an important question, which we will deal with next.
But God has spoken. He speaks through the words of men and His message is effective (energetic) in the heart of the believer to affect change.
I have heard too often the accusation that “not everyone has heard the message of salvation,” levied against the evangelist as if that is to make the message irrelevant. This simply will not do. God has spoken and His Word has been translated for everyone to read and study. The problem is not on God’s end - the problem is the hearer’s.
In Romans 10 Paul addresses this reception of God’s gospel: there is the sending of a preacher, the preaching, a hearing, a believing, and a resulting calling upon the Name of the Lord (10:11-13).

The Opposing Responses to God (13-16)
James speaks of receiving with meekness the engrafted Word of God (1:21) -- it is already present, but must yet be welcomed. Paul delineates two responses to the received Word of God in this text: welcoming it - as the Word of God. Paul even goes on to strengthen this with “which indeed it is.” (13) This Word of God works faith among those who believe. The verb chosen here is that of opening a door to welcome one into a home. God’s Word is received by all, but not everyone welcomes it into their home.
The other response is graphically attested by the opposing Jews. We will deal with verse 14, but at the end he introduces the Jews, who have not accepted the Word of God as the Word of God. The have levied against Paul that His message is man-made philosophy and motivated by greed and adulation.
Paul’s indictment is thorough, presented in five participles, beginning in the past and moving to the present:
- They killed the Lord Jesus,
- They killed the prophets,
- They persecute us,
- They do not please God, and
- They go against all people.
This has been the pattern of Israel throughout her history. They received God’s Word, but they did not welcome it into their hearts. They fashioned a religion, rather than forging personal faith.
Paul’s next word is key: they hinder. There is the second response. You can receive God’s Word and welcome it or you can receive God’s Word and hinder it.
God’s judgment of such hindering is apparent and here slated in a past tense to indicate its sureness. Hindering God’s received Word brings eternal doom. Not allowing God’s Word entrance into your heart leaves you unchanged and in fact turned against Him. The final eternal doom of all who oppose Him is sure. Hindering the effect of His Word leads to hell. Not a popular truth to hear today, but nonetheless true.
The choice, however, is our’s. How do we respond to the message He has already given us?
Welcoming it - giving you a glimpse into next week’s sermon - brings glory and reward (verse...]]>2701bouwelkaarop,danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-07-bouw-elkaar-op-3--124665521 Thessalonians 2:1-12

The first half of chapter two of 1 Thessalonians is more of a challenge to the preacher. Not that it is difficult to understand or preach, but that Paul defends his ministry among these believers and in doing so gives us insight into the kind of man, teacher and preacher Paul was. These a very personal words and as one writer puts it: “I am thankful for the accusations against Paul, for otherwise we may not have read this description of Paul’s ways of being with people. These verses teach me much about the man I want to be in this pulpit and among you.

A good Testimony (1-6)
Paul’s defense is masterful. Rather than an overt defense against the accusations, Paul appeals to shared experiences and calls the reader to remember what they know about him. Six times he says “you know” (verses 1, 2, 5, 9, 10 and 11).
One can only appeal to such shared experiences if you have a good testimony.
Paul often instructs leaders to have such a testimony. To be above reproach and friendly (cf. 1 Tim. 3).
The accusations against Paul are evident from his defense:
> He is teaching an incorrect theology
> He has impure motives for ministry
> He manipulates people into his traps
> He tries to please people
> He speaks with empty flattery
> He is aiming for your wallet
> He is living and ministering for people’s praise

I asked myself how I would have defended myself against such accusations and came to the conclusion that Paul’s defense is by far the best: let your life and way with people speak for itself.
But Paul not only appeals to his testimony among the believers in this Church, he also appeals to God’s testimony of him in verses 4-5 and 10. He calls God as a witness to their proper motives, way of life and call to ministry. Paul views this ministry as “God entrusting the gospel to him.” We are entrusted with God’s message, which is a sobering and awesome truth.

A Proper Behavior (7-11)
In his defense Paul exhibited a high level and quality of behavior among these believers. In Paul’s defense he calls them to remember how they behaved among them and lists seven behaviors:
> He invested despite the risk to his own life 2
> He was sincere in his doctrine, conviction and free from sexual perversion 3
> He was laboring for God’s approval not man’s 4, 6
> He was not concerned with financial gain 5
> He didn’t appeal to his authority, but was motherly 6-8
> He was above reproach in what he did 10
> He behaved like a father in guiding their walk 11-12

These seven behaviors are easily turned into questions, such as: am I willing to invest despite risk? Do I keep myself free from sexual perversion and do I labor for God’s approval? Am I motherly and fatherly and do I labor and toil deep into the night, so that God’s will may be accomplished among people?
Illustration about witnessing the different roles between father and mother with Willem and Saskia when Joas fell after Church and hurt himself. Willem tried to console him, but all the while his eyes were on Saskia. He wanted his mommy, because she’s the comforter. Moms just do that better than dads.
Paul is an example to us in his conviction and commitment to God.
Verse 8 is incredible. Not only sharing the gospel, but sharing our - and the text literally says - souls. It isn’t wrong to translate it life, but leaving the original word there gives us the extent of the sharing. There was a mingling of souls for the sake of the gospel. This gives us an impression of the impassioned way that Paul ministered to these believers. He loved them dearly.

A Growing Faith (11-12)
Paul finishes this passage with his vision for ministry. He acts like a mother and father to his children in the faith, but verse 11 draws our attention to what His goal in this parenting imagery is: to keep walking in a manner that is worthy of God - the King, who has called us into His own kingdom and glory. Walking worthy of your calling (cf. Eph. 4). Become who God wants you to be.

Again... this is a challenge to the preacher to consider what my aim is, how my behavior is among you and whether my testimony will stand the test of accusation. But not only for me, also for us all to consider. When sharing the gospel with my co-workers… do they just hear words or do they see a life that supports those words and a willingness to share and commit? What is your behavior among others and how will your reputation hold up?
These are significant questions and Paul teaches us that a good testimony, proper behavior and growing faith are essential to any kind of ministry.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12466552Sun, 30 Jul 2017 10:37:19 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteA good testimony and a shared soul 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 The first half of chapter two of 1 Thessalonians is more of a challenge to the preacher. Not that it is difficult to understand or preach, but that Paul defends his ministry among these...1 Thessalonians 2:1-12

The first half of chapter two of 1 Thessalonians is more of a challenge to the preacher. Not that it is difficult to understand or preach, but that Paul defends his ministry among these believers and in doing so gives us insight into the kind of man, teacher and preacher Paul was. These a very personal words and as one writer puts it: “I am thankful for the accusations against Paul, for otherwise we may not have read this description of Paul’s ways of being with people. These verses teach me much about the man I want to be in this pulpit and among you.

A good Testimony (1-6)
Paul’s defense is masterful. Rather than an overt defense against the accusations, Paul appeals to shared experiences and calls the reader to remember what they know about him. Six times he says “you know” (verses 1, 2, 5, 9, 10 and 11).
One can only appeal to such shared experiences if you have a good testimony.
Paul often instructs leaders to have such a testimony. To be above reproach and friendly (cf. 1 Tim. 3).
The accusations against Paul are evident from his defense:
> He is teaching an incorrect theology
> He has impure motives for ministry
> He manipulates people into his traps
> He tries to please people
> He speaks with empty flattery
> He is aiming for your wallet
> He is living and ministering for people’s praise

I asked myself how I would have defended myself against such accusations and came to the conclusion that Paul’s defense is by far the best: let your life and way with people speak for itself.
But Paul not only appeals to his testimony among the believers in this Church, he also appeals to God’s testimony of him in verses 4-5 and 10. He calls God as a witness to their proper motives, way of life and call to ministry. Paul views this ministry as “God entrusting the gospel to him.” We are entrusted with God’s message, which is a sobering and awesome truth.

A Proper Behavior (7-11)
In his defense Paul exhibited a high level and quality of behavior among these believers. In Paul’s defense he calls them to remember how they behaved among them and lists seven behaviors:
> He invested despite the risk to his own life 2
> He was sincere in his doctrine, conviction and free from sexual perversion 3
> He was laboring for God’s approval not man’s 4, 6
> He was not concerned with financial gain 5
> He didn’t appeal to his authority, but was motherly 6-8
> He was above reproach in what he did 10
> He behaved like a father in guiding their walk 11-12

These seven behaviors are easily turned into questions, such as: am I willing to invest despite risk? Do I keep myself free from sexual perversion and do I labor for God’s approval? Am I motherly and fatherly and do I labor and toil deep into the night, so that God’s will may be accomplished among people?
Illustration about witnessing the different roles between father and mother with Willem and Saskia when Joas fell after Church and hurt himself. Willem tried to console him, but all the while his eyes were on Saskia. He wanted his mommy, because she’s the comforter. Moms just do that better than dads.
Paul is an example to us in his conviction and commitment to God.
Verse 8 is incredible. Not only sharing the gospel, but sharing our - and the text literally says - souls. It isn’t wrong to translate it life, but leaving the original word there gives us the extent of the sharing. There was a mingling of souls for the sake of the gospel. This gives us an impression of the impassioned way that Paul ministered to these believers. He loved them dearly.

A Growing Faith (11-12)
Paul finishes this passage with his vision for ministry. He acts like a mother and father to his children in the faith, but verse 11 draws our attention to what His goal in this parenting...]]>1767bouwelkaarop,danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-07-bouw-elkaar-op-2-willem-wouters--12367002https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12367002Sun, 16 Jul 2017 21:56:45 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2337bouwelkaaropfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-07-bouw-elkaar-op-1--123141291 Thessalonians 1:1-5

This letter from Paul is written to encourage the Church. In his introduction he doesn’t even feel the need to underscore his apostleship, as he does in his letters to the Galatian, Philippian and Ephesian Churches. He simply introduces the letter as from “Paul, Silvanus and Timothy”. This letter does not contain major correction or reprimand like the Corinthian and Galatian letters. This letter does not center on theological discourse like the letter to the Romans. This is a letter of encouragement to a young Church that is doing things right. Paul acknowledges there is much they need to learn yet (2:10) and he encourages them to continue doing what they are already doing (5:11).

There is much that we can learn from this letter. As I was pondering what to study during the summer months, I really wanted to encourage you to continue to do what you are doing. Our Church has no need of correction or reprimand, there are no problems lurking and there is a welcoming atmosphere. Then 5:11 caught my attention: Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. This summer we will delve into this letter and be reminded of some basic truths that encourage our faith, stimulate our love and strengthen our hope. We ought to resolve to continue as we are doing.

Paul offers his customary greeting, a hybrid of Greek (blessings to you) and Jewish (shalom) greeting, which drips with gospel truth: grace precedes peace and it is through grace that we have peace with God. This grace has come through Christ Jesus and God the Father.

BOUND TOGETHER IN PRAYER (1:2)
This letter is probably one of the first letters penned by Paul. The date of its writing is most likely 51 AD. In Acts 17 we read of Paul’s second Missionary Journey. A number of doors had closed in Asia Minor and Paul had a vision of a man calling until him to come over to Macedonia (modern Greece). Thessalonica was one of the first cities to be evangelized. It was a bustling city center in those days with an estimated 200.000 inhabitants. It was located on the major Roman trade route called the Via Egnatia that connected Rome with the East. It also was a prime harbor location, that offered a more quiet haven from weather. The city had been granted freedom to govern itself by the Roman empire and so it retained a Greek culture. There was a strong Jewish presence that became jealous at the successes of Paul and his companions. They instigated a riot in Thessalonica and ran them out of town. We are not sure how long Paul spent in Thessalonica, but it was shorter than he would have liked. The Church was young and would have to mature among a hostile city.
This is what lead to his exuberant declaration of continual prayer for these believers. He thinks of them often, remembers them fondly and prays for them a lot. I would simply like to pause here and encourage you in this spiritual discipline. Do you pray for one another? Can you describe it as continual? During the summer months we all end up going our separate ways wherever our vacations take us. Will you remain bound together in Prayer? Will you pray for each other as you travel? Will you remind your children to pray for the other kids in the Sunday School classes? Stay fervent and faithful in praying for one another.

EXEMPLARY IN GROWTH (1:3)
Paul remembers their spiritual growth. There is some debate as to the placement of “continually”. Does it belong with prayer (praying continually) or with remembering (continually think of). Since the thought belongs together, I’m not sure it matters per se. Since Paul often speaks of praying unceasingly, I place it with the preceding.
As Paul thinks of these young believers it is their rapid spiritual growth amid persecution that sticks in his mind. He combines his thoughts into a triad that will pop up more often in his letter: faith, hope and love.
He attaches these nouns to specific verbs that describe their nature.
Work of faith, labor of love, and steadfastness of hope. I love this.
Paul agrees with James that Faith that does not result in works is dead and useless. It is because we believe that works, actions, doings should proceed. Not for salvation, but because of salvation. When we come to faith our lives change.
Love causes us to labor. The word here carries the idea of intense exertion to the point of weariness. Because of love we labor and toil for one another. Willing to work hard and invest in each other’s lives.
Hope produces steadfastness. It is the future expectation of Christ’s return that awakens in us a willingness to endure difficulties and persecution.
Someone has said: faith looks back at Christ’s sacrifice, love looks up for Christ’s approval, and hope looks forward to Christ’s return.
What is your plan to continue to develop and exercise your faith, hope and love this summer? It is a solemn reminder that life is lived under the watchful eye of God the Father.

CHOSEN IN LOVE (5-6)
The original strongly connects verse four with verse five. The verb `knowing` is placed in first position. It is verb in the perfect tense signifying completed action. This is something that they know, because it is already completed. He identifies them as beloved by God. Lovely words for a Church dear to Paul´s heart. They are beloved by God. This beloved status underscores their election. There is not a single more divisive theological term than this one. Honestly, this is due to some very wrong interpretive thoughts and the influence of philosophical thinking on Scripture. And because of this, a very dear and positive and encouraging truth of Scripture is stolen from the believer.
Their election of God is certain. Did you notice that? Paul knows it and he says they know it. That is how this doctrine of election is supposed to work. As you remember, which is what Paul is doing, he thinks back to when the gospel was preached and the affect it had on these people. They believed. The preaching was powerful, lead by the Spirit and thorough. And they believed it. But as you remember, you must also connect this verse with the preceding and as you look back on your life you look for the fruit of God’s work in your life… faith, hope and love… what has it produced?
Every single time Paul speaks of election in (cf. Eph. 1, Rom. 8) it is a source of encouragement to the believer. Why? Because as you hear the gospel and are convicted of sin, acknowledge your lost estate and throw yourself upon the mercy of God and the work of Christ on your behalf, you choose to accept His grace and you might think that your salvation was due to your acceptance. It is once you are saved and study Scripture you discover that you love, because He first loved you. His chose you. He elected you before the foundation of the earth… and it is encouraging the first time you fall into sin again, that you salvation is not lost, because it is His sovereign grace that keeps you saved. God’s loving choice to elect is a doctrine to be cherished not feared.
Where people go wrong is they philosophically start wondering if God then also chooses who will spend eternity in hell. And if these things are true… did we really have a free choice?
Scripture does not warrant this thinking… it simply gives us the security of knowing that in love God sovereignly chose us… and He will keep us.

Does your life show forth faith, hope, and love? Do others see your way of life and conclude: He is loved by God... you can see it!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12314129Sun, 09 Jul 2017 11:58:00 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeentePrayer and Preservation 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5 This letter from Paul is written to encourage the Church. In his introduction he doesn’t even feel the need to underscore his apostleship, as he does in his letters to the Galatian, Philippian and...1 Thessalonians 1:1-5

This letter from Paul is written to encourage the Church. In his introduction he doesn’t even feel the need to underscore his apostleship, as he does in his letters to the Galatian, Philippian and Ephesian Churches. He simply introduces the letter as from “Paul, Silvanus and Timothy”. This letter does not contain major correction or reprimand like the Corinthian and Galatian letters. This letter does not center on theological discourse like the letter to the Romans. This is a letter of encouragement to a young Church that is doing things right. Paul acknowledges there is much they need to learn yet (2:10) and he encourages them to continue doing what they are already doing (5:11).

There is much that we can learn from this letter. As I was pondering what to study during the summer months, I really wanted to encourage you to continue to do what you are doing. Our Church has no need of correction or reprimand, there are no problems lurking and there is a welcoming atmosphere. Then 5:11 caught my attention: Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. This summer we will delve into this letter and be reminded of some basic truths that encourage our faith, stimulate our love and strengthen our hope. We ought to resolve to continue as we are doing.

Paul offers his customary greeting, a hybrid of Greek (blessings to you) and Jewish (shalom) greeting, which drips with gospel truth: grace precedes peace and it is through grace that we have peace with God. This grace has come through Christ Jesus and God the Father.

BOUND TOGETHER IN PRAYER (1:2)
This letter is probably one of the first letters penned by Paul. The date of its writing is most likely 51 AD. In Acts 17 we read of Paul’s second Missionary Journey. A number of doors had closed in Asia Minor and Paul had a vision of a man calling until him to come over to Macedonia (modern Greece). Thessalonica was one of the first cities to be evangelized. It was a bustling city center in those days with an estimated 200.000 inhabitants. It was located on the major Roman trade route called the Via Egnatia that connected Rome with the East. It also was a prime harbor location, that offered a more quiet haven from weather. The city had been granted freedom to govern itself by the Roman empire and so it retained a Greek culture. There was a strong Jewish presence that became jealous at the successes of Paul and his companions. They instigated a riot in Thessalonica and ran them out of town. We are not sure how long Paul spent in Thessalonica, but it was shorter than he would have liked. The Church was young and would have to mature among a hostile city.
This is what lead to his exuberant declaration of continual prayer for these believers. He thinks of them often, remembers them fondly and prays for them a lot. I would simply like to pause here and encourage you in this spiritual discipline. Do you pray for one another? Can you describe it as continual? During the summer months we all end up going our separate ways wherever our vacations take us. Will you remain bound together in Prayer? Will you pray for each other as you travel? Will you remind your children to pray for the other kids in the Sunday School classes? Stay fervent and faithful in praying for one another.

EXEMPLARY IN GROWTH (1:3)
Paul remembers their spiritual growth. There is some debate as to the placement of “continually”. Does it belong with prayer (praying continually) or with remembering (continually think of). Since the thought belongs together, I’m not sure it matters per se. Since Paul often speaks of praying unceasingly, I place it with the preceding.
As Paul thinks of these young believers it is their rapid spiritual growth amid persecution that sticks in his mind. He combines his thoughts into a triad that will pop up more often in his letter: faith, hope...]]>2733bouwelkaarop,danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-07-de-bijbel-9--12266915Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 9

We’re going to finish this series by studying two very short letters today and next week. Perhaps you could call them “postcards from John.”
Second John taught us to be weary of false teachers. Do not just let anyone come into your home. Fulfill the command to love your neighbor, but don’t sacrifice truth in order to show love - love by its definition is obedience to the truth.

Third John takes us in the opposite direction and John writes perhaps his most personal letter. He names three men and employs kind, direct speech to commend two of these brothers and strongly reprimand the third. These three men are Gaius, Diotrephes, and Demetrius. The problem is between Gaius and Diotrephes and this letter brings home a problem that we still face in the Church: pride gets in the way of ministry.
I want to draw three lessons from the way John speaks to these three men.

ENCOURAGE BELOVED BROTHERS THAT WALK IN THE TRUTH (1-8)
He is addressed as “beloved”. He was loved by John and by others. He had a good reputation, which is required of anyone that serves the Church (1 Tim. 3:7). He had soaked up truth (“his truth”) like a sponge and made it his own. And here also Gaius is one of those that walked in truth. He was honest, trustworthy and someone you could count on. Even the traveling preachers had testified to Gaius’ love and service to them.
Gaius was one of those men that every Church should have. He turned the Church into a welcoming place, where strangers could feel at home.
Gaius teaches us how to balance truth and love and put deeds to our words. These are the men that we should encourage in ministry.

CONFRONT HAUGHTY BROTHERS THAT HINDER THE TRUTH (9-10)
What a contrast in the verses that follow. John doesn’t mince words and succinctly puts his finger on the sore spot in the Church. Diotrephes likes to be first. Now there is a fine indictment to many Church problems, isn’t it? He just wanted to be first. Never unlearned that childish behavior of thinking the world revolves around his wants and desires. The Church serves him! His name means “reared by Zeus” and somewhere along the way this man heard the gospel. Let’s not assume this man is unregenerate and in the Church… that could be, but perhaps this man just has a lot of growing to do… God is still at work… the Church put him in a place of authority before he was ready. Who knows? But he has a pride problem and it is not serving the Church well.
Where his problem is most notable is that he does not submit to authority. John has apparently written him a letter… it was confiscated and ignored. He even spoke evil of John and his traveling preachers. Now that’s a problem… he’s rejecting apostolic authority. This happens today all the time, by the way. We ignore the authority of what has been written to us. We don’t submit to what Scripture says. Sometimes preachers censor the Bible… some passages are just not so popular to the modern audience. “Let’s gloss over them.”
Diotrephes closed the Church doors to men of truth. Here is someone who is the opposite of the elect lady in 2 John. She opened her door to false teachers. Diotrephes closed the door to truth teachers. Strong words too, because apparently Diotrephes threw them out of the Church and anyone that stood against him.

John warns Gaius not to go along with Diotrephes. Don’t be influenced by him. Don’t let distrust slip into the Church. Men like Diotrephes are not needed in the Church.

WELCOME TRUSTWORTHY BROTHERS THAT PREACH THE TRUTH (11-12)
We don’t know much about Demetrius. He just had an excellent reputation and may have carried this letter from John to Gaius. Everyone speaks highly of his commitment to truth. The truth itself is a witness to this man… that means his doctrine and teaching is thoroughly Scriptural. John himself testifies to this man’s trustworthiness and commends him.

A threefold witness to this brother. May this be said of us… may the Truth testify of us.


This brings us to a conclusion that is very practical in the context of the Truth and our relationship to the Bible.
Second John teaches us that Truth must never be sacrificed on the altar of Love
Third John teaches us that Love must never be sacrificed on the altar of Truth.

My favorite part of these letters are the verbs that are attached to Truth:
Walk in truth
Love in truth
Correct in truth
Invest in truth

Jesus said it clearly: Thy Word is Truth. (John 17:17)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12266915Sun, 02 Jul 2017 11:30:25 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDo I listen when Scripture warns? Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 9 We’re going to finish this series by studying two very short letters today and next week. Perhaps you could call them “postcards from John.” Second John taught...Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 9

We’re going to finish this series by studying two very short letters today and next week. Perhaps you could call them “postcards from John.”
Second John taught us to be weary of false teachers. Do not just let anyone come into your home. Fulfill the command to love your neighbor, but don’t sacrifice truth in order to show love - love by its definition is obedience to the truth.

Third John takes us in the opposite direction and John writes perhaps his most personal letter. He names three men and employs kind, direct speech to commend two of these brothers and strongly reprimand the third. These three men are Gaius, Diotrephes, and Demetrius. The problem is between Gaius and Diotrephes and this letter brings home a problem that we still face in the Church: pride gets in the way of ministry.
I want to draw three lessons from the way John speaks to these three men.

ENCOURAGE BELOVED BROTHERS THAT WALK IN THE TRUTH (1-8)
He is addressed as “beloved”. He was loved by John and by others. He had a good reputation, which is required of anyone that serves the Church (1 Tim. 3:7). He had soaked up truth (“his truth”) like a sponge and made it his own. And here also Gaius is one of those that walked in truth. He was honest, trustworthy and someone you could count on. Even the traveling preachers had testified to Gaius’ love and service to them.
Gaius was one of those men that every Church should have. He turned the Church into a welcoming place, where strangers could feel at home.
Gaius teaches us how to balance truth and love and put deeds to our words. These are the men that we should encourage in ministry.

CONFRONT HAUGHTY BROTHERS THAT HINDER THE TRUTH (9-10)
What a contrast in the verses that follow. John doesn’t mince words and succinctly puts his finger on the sore spot in the Church. Diotrephes likes to be first. Now there is a fine indictment to many Church problems, isn’t it? He just wanted to be first. Never unlearned that childish behavior of thinking the world revolves around his wants and desires. The Church serves him! His name means “reared by Zeus” and somewhere along the way this man heard the gospel. Let’s not assume this man is unregenerate and in the Church… that could be, but perhaps this man just has a lot of growing to do… God is still at work… the Church put him in a place of authority before he was ready. Who knows? But he has a pride problem and it is not serving the Church well.
Where his problem is most notable is that he does not submit to authority. John has apparently written him a letter… it was confiscated and ignored. He even spoke evil of John and his traveling preachers. Now that’s a problem… he’s rejecting apostolic authority. This happens today all the time, by the way. We ignore the authority of what has been written to us. We don’t submit to what Scripture says. Sometimes preachers censor the Bible… some passages are just not so popular to the modern audience. “Let’s gloss over them.”
Diotrephes closed the Church doors to men of truth. Here is someone who is the opposite of the elect lady in 2 John. She opened her door to false teachers. Diotrephes closed the door to truth teachers. Strong words too, because apparently Diotrephes threw them out of the Church and anyone that stood against him.

John warns Gaius not to go along with Diotrephes. Don’t be influenced by him. Don’t let distrust slip into the Church. Men like Diotrephes are not needed in the Church.

WELCOME TRUSTWORTHY BROTHERS THAT PREACH THE TRUTH (11-12)
We don’t know much about Demetrius. He just had an excellent reputation and may have carried this letter from John to Gaius. Everyone speaks highly of his commitment to truth. The truth itself is a witness to this man… that means his doctrine and teaching is thoroughly Scriptural....]]>2689danielboyd,debijbelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-06-de-bijbel-8--12209962Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 8

We’re going to finish this series by studying two very short letters today and next week. Perhaps you could call them “postcards from John.”

These letters are succinct, but they are no less potent in their instruction and warning as the rest of Scripture. Second John is addressed to the “elect lady” and various interpretations have been suggested. Most think it is just a special way of referencing the Church. It could also be a reference to a woman - and since no husband is mentioned perhaps a widow - whom John knows. The words elect lady are Elekta Kuria… perhaps that is a woman’s name.
Third John is addressed to Gaius - clearly an individual (and elder) in the Church, so it seems likely that 2 John is written to an individual, but both are intended to be read to the Church.
2 John ends with John’s intention to visit in person, explaining that there is much he wants to communicate. Apparently everything else he wants to say can wait until a face-to-face meeting. What he has written in this letter could not wait.
The second half of the letter contains a warning and ends with a very practical admonition: If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting. verse 10 It seems likely then that this is a widow who was hospitable to traveling preachers and opened her home to them. John may have been one of those preachers that has lodged with her. This letter warns against deceivers and how to deal with them and maintain the command to love one another.
This letter’s instruction is both timely and relevant and I’m looking forward to studying it together. Back to verse 1.

An Explanation of the new old commandment of Truth and Love 1-6
Reading the first six verses you will be struck by two words. And I think that is John’s point. Those words are Truth and Love. There is loving in the truth 1a, knowing the truth 1b, truth abiding in and with us 2, in truth we received grace, mercy, and peace 3, and walking in truth 4. Truth is an important subject for John and it should be to us as well.
The second word is just as significant to John: we love those who are in and know the truth 1-2, in love we received grace, mercy, and peace 3, loving one another is a new and old command 5, love is defined as walking according to His commandments 6.
Truth and love are presented as harmonious in 2 John and yet so often they are pitted against each other in practice. The Church has too often emphasized one at the expense of the other. John names two Churches in the second chapter of Revelation: Ephesus, which stood withstood false teaching (they knew the truth), but they lost their first love. Thyatira, on the other hand, was known for their love and good works, but they allowed false teaching to creep into the Church and lost Truth.
Today too many Churches sacrifice Truth on the altar of love. They have redefined Scripture to allow things that Scripture plainly teaches against.
John gives us a the very clear command: we are to love one another. This is not a new idea… The Old Testament taught us to love… love the Lord your God. Love your brother as yourself. That’s what Jesus quoted. Loving one another is not a new concept. But on the other hand… Jesus was a perfect representation of that love… and that was new. Mankind had never seen God’s love so clearly as when Jesus walked the earth and loved people unconditionally. So when Jesus commanded us to love one another - it was like a new commandment. It’s a new old command! We are to love one another.
Now verse 6 is great… because love is defined as obedience to His commands. Here is the balance that is taught in the first six verses: God’s truth teaches us to love one another. Loving one another is to obey God. We walk in truth and love those that walk in truth. We received love and truth from God. We delight in those that walk in truth and love them. It work, right? This is what we aim for.

A Warning against deceivers and a practical application. 7-11
The John gets real pointed: There are many deceivers in the world. Can we just pause there? Today’s evangelical emphasis on love completely ignores this fact: there are MANY deceivers. Not just a few. They don’t pop up here and there, every once in a while. No… there are many deceivers. What do they do? They don’t confess, they are antichrist, and they go too far in their doctrine.
I find that first one to be insightful. Deceivers aren’t always identified by what they do say… sometimes it’s what they don’t say… they don’t believe a key doctrine. The second is shocking… they work against that which Christ wants to accomplish… since Christ is working in the Church, they are working against the Church (see verse 8). Finally, they are described as going too far in their doctrinal thinking. They develop theologies and teachings that seem inventive, but are no longer orthodox. They teach a doctrine that has gone too far.
Now how do you deal with such teachers? Scripture teaches us to love one another and we’re to obey that command, right?
Not in this case… John says to avoid them, beware of them, and then very practically: don’t be hospitable to them. Close your door to them. Do not fellowship with them. Don’t even greet them. Wow… how is that love?
It is loving to show them their abandonment of truth...
Truth divides… Jesus said that. And truth is serious business.

So:
Love one another in accordance with the new old command
Know the truth in order to recognize the deceiver
Walk in truth in order to separate from the deceiver and antichrist]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12209962Sun, 25 Jun 2017 16:20:25 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDo I listen when Scripture warns? Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 8 We’re going to finish this series by studying two very short letters today and next week. Perhaps you could call them “postcards from John.” These letters...Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 8

We’re going to finish this series by studying two very short letters today and next week. Perhaps you could call them “postcards from John.”

These letters are succinct, but they are no less potent in their instruction and warning as the rest of Scripture. Second John is addressed to the “elect lady” and various interpretations have been suggested. Most think it is just a special way of referencing the Church. It could also be a reference to a woman - and since no husband is mentioned perhaps a widow - whom John knows. The words elect lady are Elekta Kuria… perhaps that is a woman’s name.
Third John is addressed to Gaius - clearly an individual (and elder) in the Church, so it seems likely that 2 John is written to an individual, but both are intended to be read to the Church.
2 John ends with John’s intention to visit in person, explaining that there is much he wants to communicate. Apparently everything else he wants to say can wait until a face-to-face meeting. What he has written in this letter could not wait.
The second half of the letter contains a warning and ends with a very practical admonition: If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting. verse 10 It seems likely then that this is a widow who was hospitable to traveling preachers and opened her home to them. John may have been one of those preachers that has lodged with her. This letter warns against deceivers and how to deal with them and maintain the command to love one another.
This letter’s instruction is both timely and relevant and I’m looking forward to studying it together. Back to verse 1.

An Explanation of the new old commandment of Truth and Love 1-6
Reading the first six verses you will be struck by two words. And I think that is John’s point. Those words are Truth and Love. There is loving in the truth 1a, knowing the truth 1b, truth abiding in and with us 2, in truth we received grace, mercy, and peace 3, and walking in truth 4. Truth is an important subject for John and it should be to us as well.
The second word is just as significant to John: we love those who are in and know the truth 1-2, in love we received grace, mercy, and peace 3, loving one another is a new and old command 5, love is defined as walking according to His commandments 6.
Truth and love are presented as harmonious in 2 John and yet so often they are pitted against each other in practice. The Church has too often emphasized one at the expense of the other. John names two Churches in the second chapter of Revelation: Ephesus, which stood withstood false teaching (they knew the truth), but they lost their first love. Thyatira, on the other hand, was known for their love and good works, but they allowed false teaching to creep into the Church and lost Truth.
Today too many Churches sacrifice Truth on the altar of love. They have redefined Scripture to allow things that Scripture plainly teaches against.
John gives us a the very clear command: we are to love one another. This is not a new idea… The Old Testament taught us to love… love the Lord your God. Love your brother as yourself. That’s what Jesus quoted. Loving one another is not a new concept. But on the other hand… Jesus was a perfect representation of that love… and that was new. Mankind had never seen God’s love so clearly as when Jesus walked the earth and loved people unconditionally. So when Jesus commanded us to love one another - it was like a new commandment. It’s a new old command! We are to love one another.
Now verse 6 is great… because love is defined as obedience to His commands. Here is the balance that is taught in the first six verses: God’s truth teaches us to love one another. Loving one another is to obey God. We walk in truth and love those that walk in truth....]]>2543danielboyd,debijbelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-06-de-bijbel-7--12084193Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 7

Two weeks ago we started a sermon that I didn’t finish. I spent more time in Psalm 1, to expound the richness of that very first Psalm. This morning we continue in the Psalms and consider the longest one. We will only scratch the surface of this magnificent poetic masterpiece.

The Scriptures is David’s focus and he clearly has a strong desire for God’s written Word. That is our question. How can I increase my desire for God’s Word. In Psalm 1 we considered the attention and time devoted to the Bible. We ought to meditate on God’s law day and night. Every moment of the day is an opportunity to think on Scripture. Psalm 119 opens by considering our walk and twice invokes the same blessing as Psalm 1.

Walk His paths with every decision Psalm 119:1-8
David opens by connecting the veracity of our walk with the law of the Lord. The ought to be a correlation between my decisions and the Word of God. This strengthens the point made in Psalm 1, that the blessed man is one who does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of the scornful. BUT… he delights in the law of the Lord and meditates on it day and night. The blessed man now also will go in the way of the law of the Lord. Moving from meditation to activation. Doing something. Acting upon.
James drives this point home in His analogy of the man looking in the mirror (James 1:22-25). Don’t just hear… do.
The verses that follow contain verbs that require you to do something: seek God (verse 2), do not commit wrong (verse 3), keep His commands (verse 4).
Then we get to desire in verse 5. David expresses a wish that His paths were fixed, so that he would always do what God desires and has commanded.
God’s law impacts the decisions we make and we ought to look for His path in every decision.

Keep His Word for every opportunity Psalm 119:9-16
Perhaps one of the most important questions is the one David sets before us here. How? How is one supposed to keep His way pure? Again Scripture is the answer and then in verse 2 David connects seeking God with remaining close to His commands.
The verse I would like to zero in on this morning is here in verse 11: I have stored up your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
Here is a most significant and practical plan: hide God’s Word in your heart. The result is verse 16: I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word. There is a connection between desiring God’s Word and keeping it and not forgetting it. We call this memorization.
This is echoed throughout Scripture.

Joshua 1:8
Proverbs 7:1-3
John 15:7-8
Colossians 3:16

Memorising Scripture is an essential Christian discipline because it directly impacts the metamorphosis of our thinking (Romans 12:2). How can you keep His Word if you don’t have it in your brain? How can you speak His Word, if it isn’t already in your heart. How can you meditate on it day and night, if it does not reside within you?

Now here comes the excuse… we have already stated the excuse in an earlier sermon. Most often we think we cannot memorize Scripture. That simply is not true. It may take you longer, but God created you with an incredible brain. The problem is desire… most often you don’t want to invest the time it takes to memorize Scripture. Let me quote the first sermon in this series:
Jesus loved His Bible and had great respect for the Bible. He knew it and quoted it literally and applied it to the situations of the people he encountered - whether a believing disciple or faithless Pharisee. And in His weakest moments - in the wilderness with the devil or being tortured on the cross - it was Scripture that He spoke.
Where did this Scripture come from? It wasn’t in his pocket or on His iphone. It was in His heart.
Christ kept the Word for every opportunity.

I read this in my preparations and I was to close with this:
Memorizing Scripture will…
Enrich your prayerlife
Scharpen you witness
Enlarge your confidence
Deepen your walk and
Beat your enemy.

To aid you in memorizing Scripture the Church is providing a bookmark with 20 passages that every Christian ought to know. I encourage you to start memorizing.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12084193Sun, 11 Jun 2017 10:45:13 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteKeeping God’s Word Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 7 Two weeks ago we started a sermon that I didn’t finish. I spent more time in Psalm 1, to expound the richness of that very first Psalm. This morning we continue in the Psalms...Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 7

Two weeks ago we started a sermon that I didn’t finish. I spent more time in Psalm 1, to expound the richness of that very first Psalm. This morning we continue in the Psalms and consider the longest one. We will only scratch the surface of this magnificent poetic masterpiece.

The Scriptures is David’s focus and he clearly has a strong desire for God’s written Word. That is our question. How can I increase my desire for God’s Word. In Psalm 1 we considered the attention and time devoted to the Bible. We ought to meditate on God’s law day and night. Every moment of the day is an opportunity to think on Scripture. Psalm 119 opens by considering our walk and twice invokes the same blessing as Psalm 1.

Walk His paths with every decision Psalm 119:1-8
David opens by connecting the veracity of our walk with the law of the Lord. The ought to be a correlation between my decisions and the Word of God. This strengthens the point made in Psalm 1, that the blessed man is one who does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of the scornful. BUT… he delights in the law of the Lord and meditates on it day and night. The blessed man now also will go in the way of the law of the Lord. Moving from meditation to activation. Doing something. Acting upon.
James drives this point home in His analogy of the man looking in the mirror (James 1:22-25). Don’t just hear… do.
The verses that follow contain verbs that require you to do something: seek God (verse 2), do not commit wrong (verse 3), keep His commands (verse 4).
Then we get to desire in verse 5. David expresses a wish that His paths were fixed, so that he would always do what God desires and has commanded.
God’s law impacts the decisions we make and we ought to look for His path in every decision.

Keep His Word for every opportunity Psalm 119:9-16
Perhaps one of the most important questions is the one David sets before us here. How? How is one supposed to keep His way pure? Again Scripture is the answer and then in verse 2 David connects seeking God with remaining close to His commands.
The verse I would like to zero in on this morning is here in verse 11: I have stored up your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
Here is a most significant and practical plan: hide God’s Word in your heart. The result is verse 16: I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word. There is a connection between desiring God’s Word and keeping it and not forgetting it. We call this memorization.
This is echoed throughout Scripture.

Joshua 1:8
Proverbs 7:1-3
John 15:7-8
Colossians 3:16

Memorising Scripture is an essential Christian discipline because it directly impacts the metamorphosis of our thinking (Romans 12:2). How can you keep His Word if you don’t have it in your brain? How can you speak His Word, if it isn’t already in your heart. How can you meditate on it day and night, if it does not reside within you?

Now here comes the excuse… we have already stated the excuse in an earlier sermon. Most often we think we cannot memorize Scripture. That simply is not true. It may take you longer, but God created you with an incredible brain. The problem is desire… most often you don’t want to invest the time it takes to memorize Scripture. Let me quote the first sermon in this series:
Jesus loved His Bible and had great respect for the Bible. He knew it and quoted it literally and applied it to the situations of the people he encountered - whether a believing disciple or faithless Pharisee. And in His weakest moments - in the wilderness with the devil or being tortured on the cross - it was Scripture that He spoke.
Where did this Scripture come from? It wasn’t in his pocket or on His iphone. It was in His...]]>2349danielboyd,debijbelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-06-pinksteren-het-begin-van-gemeente--12030176“Count 50 days after the seventh Sabbath” (Leviticus 23:16) That’s where this feast came from. The firstfruits of the Wheat harvest are brought to the temple and offered to the Lord. This offering was two loaves of bread (with yeast) to thank God for His care and provision at the beginning of the Wheat harvest.
In Exodus 19:1 we read that the Israelites arrived at Sinai in the third month after leaving Egypt. Rabbi’s have calculated that God gave His people the law on the Feast of Weeks. In synagogues Exodus 19-20 (the climb of Mt. Sinai and the giving of the law) is read along with Ezekiel 1-2 and Habakkuk 3 - the appearances of God to Ezekiel and Habakkuk. Ruth is often read because it deals with the harvest.
The Feast of weeks became a memorial to God’s giving of the law. It is with this Jewish background that we want to approach Acts 2 this morning. God uses this Jewish feast to underscore the newly revealed truth and grounding it in old truth. It is the same God that gave the law and gives the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
According to Jewish oral tradition at Mt. Sinai the people saw God’s voice as sound waves of fire, which flew over the camp and then rested above every Jew personally. God was also understood in many languages - 70 to be precise.
Now it is not important to determine whether or not it really happened this way, because the Bible does not say this. What is noteworthy is that every disciple and every Jew that was present in Acts 2 would have made this connection and when Peter gets up to preach the first Christian sermon, he roots his comments in the Old Testament and brings his listeners to Christ.
According to verse 37 the people are deeply moved and they ask: “What then ought we to do?”

The Church was introduced in Matthew 16, the Holy Spirit was promised in John 16 and again in chapter 20. Jesus taught His disciples to expect a comforter and even illustrated how He would come. And then at the beginning of Acts 2 the Holy Spirit comes powerfully.

But here is the question I was to delve into this morning: What happened next? Pentecost is often called the birthday of the Church or the beginning of the Church. In my preparations this week I kept coming back to this last part of Acts 2 and the pattern of development that clearly emerges from these verses. I want to share four principles in this text that lead us to five conclusions.
I want you to notice that Peter stands up and preaches in verse 14 and in verse 40 Luke tells us “with many other words”... sometimes I think I have preached long, but then I read a verse like that and I am encouraged that I’m being biblical.

1 Biblical preaching and teaching
Peter gets up to preach and immediately takes his listeners to Scripture. Later we read that those who come to faith are reading and studying Scripture. Biblical preaching is a central characteristic of the Church. From its very conception.

2 Awe-inspiring Worship
People worship God. It’s a proper response. But today it seems that worship has become an emotional high that leaves people swaying from side to side, with their eyes closed and music that really speaks to their heart. You know, I prefer what I read right here: people were brought to a proper fear of God. They were amazed at Him and driven to a response of repentance.

3 Radical repentance and witness
The right response to the preaching of God’s Word is that people repent of their sins. Repentance - turning from one things to another - is an essential ingredient in the Church. It is my job to tell you what the Bible teaches and states, so that you can continually be turning from sin to God. More and more in every aspect of your life.
The pattern that Scripture also teaches is that baptism follows repentance. They are two distinct events and yet they went hand in hand. You came to faith (watch the commas in Acts 2:38… forgiveness of sins is tied to repentance, not baptism) and then openly testified to what took place in your heart. This is where many Churches get it wrong today… children are baptized with the hope and expectation that they will one day repent and turn from their sins. No… that doesn’t work. Baptism is an open testimony to the work that God has done on the inside.

4 Growing belonging & involvement
I hardly ever preach on this, but the text takes me here. In these verses people are added. Added to what? It is an administrative term… to count. Who’s counting? Well… some say they are added to the Universal Church. But, that happens at the moment the Holy Spirit takes up residence in the heart of an individual. So not the Universal Church. We’re talking locally. These believers were added to a local Church. They became part of that Church. They belonged. And they got involved sharing, communing, celebrating the Lord’s Table, studying Scripture together.
Do you know that you need Church? It’s where much of your growth takes place as you rub shoulders with other believers. They encourage you, you encourage them. They confront you, you confront them. It is a beautiful thing when it works. But you need to be in it. You also need pastoral leadership...
We have such a thing called Church membership… now this is not a yoke placed upon your shoulders and any member here will tell you that. Membership is a declaration of belonging. You believe God has placed you here and then you get to hear the Church agree with you and welcome you into the fold. It is a wonderful thing and it helps me to know that you want to follow the leadership of this Church.
They were added to.

Five conclusions.
Right after the birth of the Church we learn:
> Biblical preaching and teaching is essential… it’s the first thing that happens.
> Worship should be awe-inspiring of who Christ is
> Honest repentance is the proper response to what Christ has done
> Surrender through public identification with Jesus Christ through baptism
> Seek to become part of a local Church for growth, support, communion, the Lord’s Table and leadership.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12030176Sun, 04 Jun 2017 10:02:46 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeentePentecost. the Church begins. “Count 50 days after the seventh Sabbath” (Leviticus 23:16) That’s where this feast came from. The firstfruits of the Wheat harvest are brought to the temple and offered to the Lord. This offering was two loaves of bread...“Count 50 days after the seventh Sabbath” (Leviticus 23:16) That’s where this feast came from. The firstfruits of the Wheat harvest are brought to the temple and offered to the Lord. This offering was two loaves of bread (with yeast) to thank God for His care and provision at the beginning of the Wheat harvest.
In Exodus 19:1 we read that the Israelites arrived at Sinai in the third month after leaving Egypt. Rabbi’s have calculated that God gave His people the law on the Feast of Weeks. In synagogues Exodus 19-20 (the climb of Mt. Sinai and the giving of the law) is read along with Ezekiel 1-2 and Habakkuk 3 - the appearances of God to Ezekiel and Habakkuk. Ruth is often read because it deals with the harvest.
The Feast of weeks became a memorial to God’s giving of the law. It is with this Jewish background that we want to approach Acts 2 this morning. God uses this Jewish feast to underscore the newly revealed truth and grounding it in old truth. It is the same God that gave the law and gives the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
According to Jewish oral tradition at Mt. Sinai the people saw God’s voice as sound waves of fire, which flew over the camp and then rested above every Jew personally. God was also understood in many languages - 70 to be precise.
Now it is not important to determine whether or not it really happened this way, because the Bible does not say this. What is noteworthy is that every disciple and every Jew that was present in Acts 2 would have made this connection and when Peter gets up to preach the first Christian sermon, he roots his comments in the Old Testament and brings his listeners to Christ.
According to verse 37 the people are deeply moved and they ask: “What then ought we to do?”

The Church was introduced in Matthew 16, the Holy Spirit was promised in John 16 and again in chapter 20. Jesus taught His disciples to expect a comforter and even illustrated how He would come. And then at the beginning of Acts 2 the Holy Spirit comes powerfully.

But here is the question I was to delve into this morning: What happened next? Pentecost is often called the birthday of the Church or the beginning of the Church. In my preparations this week I kept coming back to this last part of Acts 2 and the pattern of development that clearly emerges from these verses. I want to share four principles in this text that lead us to five conclusions.
I want you to notice that Peter stands up and preaches in verse 14 and in verse 40 Luke tells us “with many other words”... sometimes I think I have preached long, but then I read a verse like that and I am encouraged that I’m being biblical.

1 Biblical preaching and teaching
Peter gets up to preach and immediately takes his listeners to Scripture. Later we read that those who come to faith are reading and studying Scripture. Biblical preaching is a central characteristic of the Church. From its very conception.

2 Awe-inspiring Worship
People worship God. It’s a proper response. But today it seems that worship has become an emotional high that leaves people swaying from side to side, with their eyes closed and music that really speaks to their heart. You know, I prefer what I read right here: people were brought to a proper fear of God. They were amazed at Him and driven to a response of repentance.

3 Radical repentance and witness
The right response to the preaching of God’s Word is that people repent of their sins. Repentance - turning from one things to another - is an essential ingredient in the Church. It is my job to tell you what the Bible teaches and states, so that you can continually be turning from sin to God. More and more in every aspect of your life.
The pattern that Scripture also teaches is that baptism follows repentance. They are two distinct events and yet they went hand in hand. You came to faith (watch the...]]>2367danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-05-de-bijbel-6--11918093Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 6

So. Rubber-meets-the-road, real-life, practical reality. We believe the Bible is true. We trust its claims and understand it to be God’s message to believers. But does my daily practice support this belief?
I believe it to be vital to my Christian life and yet I have not read it since last Sunday. I believe it holds the answers to all the issues of life and I did not consult it when life took an unexpected turn. I believe it is a mighty weapon against evil and yet I spend most of my time trying to ward off sin in my own strength.
Do you see the disparity? Why don’t we desire God’s Word more? A big part of it, is that our enemy strives for us to keep our Bibles closed. So how do we change this lack of desire to read the Bible?

Think on His Word at all times Psalm 1:1-3
Psalm 1 opens with a great comparison: Blessed is the man who doesn’t 1…, 2…, 3 and does 1… and 2. So the blessedness of the man is found in verse 2 and the author chooses to investigate the negative first. I think this is done to get the reader to consider what normally captures his attention first: the ungodly, the sinners and the scoffers. This is life. These are the people we meet everywhere. And this is the mindset that we inherit and is at the source of our problem.
The comparison with verse 2 introduces a descriptive noun that teaches us a bit more about verse 1. The writer is drawing a comparison between two desires. Two likes. Two things that capture our attention: the ungodly, the sinner and the scoffer OR the law of the Lord. You can’t delight in both. We are enraptured by verse 1, because it fascinates us, it delights us.
Verse 1 also delineates the downward growth: walk, stand, sit. Progressively involved. This comparison works for verse 2 as well… our delight will shift from verse 1 to verse 2 by progressively becoming more involved with Scripture from walking, to standing and sitting down for it.
Let’s take some time for definitions:
the ungodly live independent from God. We may never say that we live independent from God, but does our life back up that claim? Is our life greatly influenced by people who are living independently from God?
The sinners make rebellious choices against God. Their thoughts and intentions are on all that God calls evil. Rather than submit to a law, they live their lives they way they want to - free from law and constraint. Don’t tell me what to do.
The scoffers have become verbally abusive. Nothing is holy or off-limits and everything is tainted by ungodliness and sin.

Verse two stands as the counter-balance. Delighting in God’s law and meditating on it day and night. This is a constant occurrence: there is no untimely meditation. You can and should be doing this at any time of day. And here is the rub: what if I don’t delight in God’s Word. It’s harsh to say and many of us may not admit it out loud, but what if reading the Bible is difficult and unappealing? Well, let me tell you that everyone here has felt that in their lives at some point. We believe the Bible is true, but to sit down and read it is the last thing we want to do. That is an indication you have spent much time walking, standing and maybe even sitting with worldly influences and you desperately need the influence of Scripture to change that desire.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11918093Sun, 21 May 2017 10:15:41 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteHis Word in my Heart Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 6 So. Rubber-meets-the-road, real-life, practical reality. We believe the Bible is true. We trust its claims and understand it to be God’s message to believers. But does my...Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 6

So. Rubber-meets-the-road, real-life, practical reality. We believe the Bible is true. We trust its claims and understand it to be God’s message to believers. But does my daily practice support this belief?
I believe it to be vital to my Christian life and yet I have not read it since last Sunday. I believe it holds the answers to all the issues of life and I did not consult it when life took an unexpected turn. I believe it is a mighty weapon against evil and yet I spend most of my time trying to ward off sin in my own strength.
Do you see the disparity? Why don’t we desire God’s Word more? A big part of it, is that our enemy strives for us to keep our Bibles closed. So how do we change this lack of desire to read the Bible?

Think on His Word at all times Psalm 1:1-3
Psalm 1 opens with a great comparison: Blessed is the man who doesn’t 1…, 2…, 3 and does 1… and 2. So the blessedness of the man is found in verse 2 and the author chooses to investigate the negative first. I think this is done to get the reader to consider what normally captures his attention first: the ungodly, the sinners and the scoffers. This is life. These are the people we meet everywhere. And this is the mindset that we inherit and is at the source of our problem.
The comparison with verse 2 introduces a descriptive noun that teaches us a bit more about verse 1. The writer is drawing a comparison between two desires. Two likes. Two things that capture our attention: the ungodly, the sinner and the scoffer OR the law of the Lord. You can’t delight in both. We are enraptured by verse 1, because it fascinates us, it delights us.
Verse 1 also delineates the downward growth: walk, stand, sit. Progressively involved. This comparison works for verse 2 as well… our delight will shift from verse 1 to verse 2 by progressively becoming more involved with Scripture from walking, to standing and sitting down for it.
Let’s take some time for definitions:
the ungodly live independent from God. We may never say that we live independent from God, but does our life back up that claim? Is our life greatly influenced by people who are living independently from God?
The sinners make rebellious choices against God. Their thoughts and intentions are on all that God calls evil. Rather than submit to a law, they live their lives they way they want to - free from law and constraint. Don’t tell me what to do.
The scoffers have become verbally abusive. Nothing is holy or off-limits and everything is tainted by ungodliness and sin.

Verse two stands as the counter-balance. Delighting in God’s law and meditating on it day and night. This is a constant occurrence: there is no untimely meditation. You can and should be doing this at any time of day. And here is the rub: what if I don’t delight in God’s Word. It’s harsh to say and many of us may not admit it out loud, but what if reading the Bible is difficult and unappealing? Well, let me tell you that everyone here has felt that in their lives at some point. We believe the Bible is true, but to sit down and read it is the last thing we want to do. That is an indication you have spent much time walking, standing and maybe even sitting with worldly influences and you desperately need the influence of Scripture to change that desire.]]>2584danielboyd,debijbelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-05-de-bijbel-5--11809869Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 5

Infallible means that it does not contain any mistakes. Now that is a big statement. In a post-modern - some would say post-post-modern - world that has refined truth to mean nothing at all and everything you want it to mean, we expect everything to contain a margin of error. For statistics that margin is between 4-8%. For the weather man if he gets it right more often than not, we’re pleased. His margin is somewhere around 30%. Textbooks need revision and what was common knowledge 50 years ago is urban myth today.

Is it any wonder then, that the same attitude is taken with Scripture. You’ve probably heard an unbeliever say the Bible is full of mistakes and contradictions. There is a website called “debijbelzegt.nl” that has devoted hundreds of articles to proving that Scripture contradicts itself. I searched this site yesterday and as I read a few of the articles and scanned the headings I could hear the hiss of the snake. “Did God really say…?” Nearly everything on that website is easily explained, but it can shake your faith if you are not careful. I urge you to steer clear.

I want to return to a quote I used last week:
"The Bible is God’s revelation to man in the form of a library of sixty-six separate books, written in three languages, collected over a period of more than 1500 years with a surprising array of literary styles, written history, personal memoirs, sermons, letters, songs, prayers, moral and theological propositions, credes, love poems, philosophical dialogue, dreams, stories, statistics, law books, rituals, inventories, genealogies and much, much more." (Ligon Duncan)

You see, here is the answer to most seeming contradictions. Many authors, three languages, different centuries and a multitude of cultural backgrounds. Isn’t Judaism the backdrop of all of Scripture? Sure, but when are we talking? The beginning? The period of the Judges? The Kings? Good kings or bad kings? United Kingdom or divided kingdom? In the Promised Land or in Exile? Each of these epochs in the nation of Israel drastically changes one’s cultural practices and understanding of life. When chronologies don’t match, we discover it is because of the calendar that is being used. Jews generally use a lunar calendar, but when they were in exile, they were forced to adopt a solar calendar. This changes things. These don’t become contradictions, but rather proof that Scripture is an incredibly coherent book that remains true to its message despite many authors, three languages and a time span of more than 1500 years.

But let’s get practical. What do you say when an unsaved person that you are witnessing to launches this attack? “The Bible is full of mistakes and contradictions!” Hand them your Bible and say: “Show me one.” 9 times out if 10 that ends the conversation and opens the opportunity for you to share the gospel.

There is however another attack on infallibility that I want to spend more time on this morning… and this one comes from within - from within the Church. It is deceitful and sows more doubt and destroys more people’s faith than the website I mentioned. Let me lay some groundwork first.

God’s revelation is infallible for faith and life
2 Peter 1:3 and Jude 3-4
Peter tells us - and God breathed this Word out, so God tells us - that He has gives us everything that pertains to life and godliness. That means that He has given us everything we need. The Bible is sufficient. We have already discussed the sufficiency of Scripture. But let’s take it one level farther and think through how infallibility strengthens this. The Bible claims to be without error and Peter’s claim is that God has given us all we need. So Scripture then is infallibly enough.
Jude takes this to its logical conclusion in his letter of warning and call to arms: contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. And beware of false teachers that have snuck in.
We need to fight to remain in what God has revealed to us. We have already seen that Paul similarly appeals to Timothy to remain in what he had learned and been taught (2 Tim. 3:14-15).
We need to contend for the infallibility of Scripture for faith and life. God has given us everything we need. So where am I going with this? I would like to add one word to our statement to clarify: written.

God’s written revelation is infallible for faith and life
1 Corinthians 12-13
In First Corinthians 12-14 Paul addresses one of the misunderstandings and abuses in the Corinthians Church. In 12:1 he introduces his topic: Now concerning spiritual gifts. Perhaps nothing in evangelical Christianity is more divisive than spiritual gifts. Paul uses the body illustration to make the point that there is diversity in the body, but one Spirit, who who apportions to each one individually as he wills. (verse 11)
Then in verse 28 we get a string of questions that beg a negative answer.
Verse 31 is important. The verb is an indicative verb, that is nearly always translated imperative. A better translation is: You strive for the higher gifts and I will show you a still more excellent way.
>Paul places revelatory gifts over and against love.
The better way is love. If I don’t have love… I am nothing (verse 2). I gain nothing (verse 3). Paul says they are striving for the bigger gifts, but a better way is to strive for love, which endures forever.
Then Paul explains something about the revelatory gifts in verses 8 through the end of the chapter.
>Paul places revelatory gifts over and against the perfect.
He lifts three gifts of revelation: prophecy, knowledge and tongues and says they will fade away or cease. When? When the perfect comes. What is the perfect? Some have suggested that it is Christ’s return, but at the end of Paul’s argument he states that faith, hope and love remain, but the greatest is love. When Christ returns faith and hope do not remain, because the object of both faith and hope is Christ and we will be with him. Faith and hope will not remain after His return. Therefore, these gifts will cease at an earlier moment - before His return, when faith and hope will cease.
What is the perfect then? It is a revelation that is full, rather than partial (verse 9). It is complete rather than partial (verse 10).
I argue that it is the completion of God’s written revelation. The Bible replaces the partial revelations that came to the Church at the beginning in the forms of prophecies, tongues and knowledge. These will fade away because a more sure revelation has replaced them.
He then uses two illustrations: that of a man putting away childish things and a mirror in which we can clearly see ourselves - a picture he borrows (or share)s with James.

The Bible is infallibly enough and sufficient for us. It is enough. If we still need smaller revelations today and prophecies, then Scripture is not perfectly infallible… then it is lacking somehow and God must reveal something further.

The Bible - God's written revelation - is enough for every aspect of life and godliness.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11809869Sun, 07 May 2017 10:08:30 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteThe Infallible Revelation of God Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 5 Infallible means that it does not contain any mistakes. Now that is a big statement. In a post-modern - some would say post-post-modern - world that has refined...Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 5

Infallible means that it does not contain any mistakes. Now that is a big statement. In a post-modern - some would say post-post-modern - world that has refined truth to mean nothing at all and everything you want it to mean, we expect everything to contain a margin of error. For statistics that margin is between 4-8%. For the weather man if he gets it right more often than not, we’re pleased. His margin is somewhere around 30%. Textbooks need revision and what was common knowledge 50 years ago is urban myth today.

Is it any wonder then, that the same attitude is taken with Scripture. You’ve probably heard an unbeliever say the Bible is full of mistakes and contradictions. There is a website called “debijbelzegt.nl” that has devoted hundreds of articles to proving that Scripture contradicts itself. I searched this site yesterday and as I read a few of the articles and scanned the headings I could hear the hiss of the snake. “Did God really say…?” Nearly everything on that website is easily explained, but it can shake your faith if you are not careful. I urge you to steer clear.

I want to return to a quote I used last week:
"The Bible is God’s revelation to man in the form of a library of sixty-six separate books, written in three languages, collected over a period of more than 1500 years with a surprising array of literary styles, written history, personal memoirs, sermons, letters, songs, prayers, moral and theological propositions, credes, love poems, philosophical dialogue, dreams, stories, statistics, law books, rituals, inventories, genealogies and much, much more." (Ligon Duncan)

You see, here is the answer to most seeming contradictions. Many authors, three languages, different centuries and a multitude of cultural backgrounds. Isn’t Judaism the backdrop of all of Scripture? Sure, but when are we talking? The beginning? The period of the Judges? The Kings? Good kings or bad kings? United Kingdom or divided kingdom? In the Promised Land or in Exile? Each of these epochs in the nation of Israel drastically changes one’s cultural practices and understanding of life. When chronologies don’t match, we discover it is because of the calendar that is being used. Jews generally use a lunar calendar, but when they were in exile, they were forced to adopt a solar calendar. This changes things. These don’t become contradictions, but rather proof that Scripture is an incredibly coherent book that remains true to its message despite many authors, three languages and a time span of more than 1500 years.

But let’s get practical. What do you say when an unsaved person that you are witnessing to launches this attack? “The Bible is full of mistakes and contradictions!” Hand them your Bible and say: “Show me one.” 9 times out if 10 that ends the conversation and opens the opportunity for you to share the gospel.

There is however another attack on infallibility that I want to spend more time on this morning… and this one comes from within - from within the Church. It is deceitful and sows more doubt and destroys more people’s faith than the website I mentioned. Let me lay some groundwork first.

God’s revelation is infallible for faith and life
2 Peter 1:3 and Jude 3-4
Peter tells us - and God breathed this Word out, so God tells us - that He has gives us everything that pertains to life and godliness. That means that He has given us everything we need. The Bible is sufficient. We have already discussed the sufficiency of Scripture. But let’s take it one level farther and think through how infallibility strengthens this. The Bible claims to be without error and Peter’s claim is that God has given us all we need. So Scripture then is infallibly enough.
Jude takes this to its logical conclusion in his letter of warning and call to arms: contend for the...]]>2701danielboyd,debijbelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-04-de-bijbel-4--11751711Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness.
Sermon 4

Perfect is a big word. To say that something is perfect is a big statement. Scripture makes this claim in Psalm 19:7 and immediately makes application by proving its effect on man: refreshing the soul.
The sermons thus far in the series have focused on proving Scripture to be what it claims. This morning I want to move beyond that into the application of Scripture. How does Scripture work? and How is Scripture different from other books?
It brings us to a question that is central to Christian experience: Do I really need to read my Bible every day?

Before we launch in, I would like to share a quote:
"The Bible is God’s revelation to man in the form of a library of sixty-six separate books, written in three languages, collected over a period of more than 1500 years with a surprising array of literary styles, written history, personal memoirs, sermons, letters, songs, prayers, moral and theological propositions, credes, love poems, philosophical dialogue, dreams, stories, statistics, law books, rituals, inventories, genealogies and much, much more." (Ligon Duncan)

And then I would add that Scripture evidences amazing continuity and tells one story from Adam to Jesus Christ, from the Covenants with Israel to the New Covenant in Christ, from failure to future. Like no other book… this book deserves our attention and study.

The Bible is incredibly effective (Isaiah 55:8-11)
This passage contains two declarations from the Lord. The context contains a plea to the Israelites to turn from their wickedness to God. “Seek the Lord” is the summon in verse six and appeal to His mercy and forgiveness in verse seven. Then God is quoted as saying: My thoughts are higher and my ways are higher.

>God thinks higher thoughts (8a and 9b)
God’s reasoning is at a level far higher than our’s. None of us can claim to have a complete knowledge. I once overheard the following dialogue between a Christian and an atheist:
“So you’ve concluded that there is no God?”
“Yes.”
“This surprises me, actually.”
“Why? Science has entirely disproven the existence God.”
“Do you consider yourself to be an intelligent person?”
“I’m not a scientist, but I’m pretty smart.”
“Let’s take the whole of knowledge and put it before us. I’m talking all knowledge… how many grains of sand on Mars, how much water on Neptune and how many stars in the Universe. The whole sha-bang”
“Okay.”
“Einstein proposed that of all knowledge we have only scratched the surface and perhaps know 1% of everything there is to know. Let’s endow you with a whopping 5% of all knowledge.”
“Okay. Sure. What’s your point?”
“Isn’t it reasonable to assume that in the 95% of knowledge you do not possess there is evidence for the existence of God? And isn’t your position of atheism a premature conclusion?”
Stunned silence.

Consider God’s thinking in His ability to design and create everything that we can observe. We could not have thought of such a universe, let alone make it reality. Only God can.
>God develops better strategies (8b and 9a)
The second statement encompasses how God acts in our lives. He doesn’t operate in ways that make sense to us, but this is where we trust His better plan, higher thoughts and that He will accomplish His good purposes.
>God guarantees perfect results (10-11)
No one can guarantee what God states that He can in these verses. He states that His word will always - ALWAYS - accomplish what He sets out to accomplish. The picture of water falling down and watering the earth before it returns underscores the effectiveness of His Word. It never fails. It’s never void of meaning. It’s never wasted. When God speaks - stuff happens.

The Bible is powerfully penetrating (Hebrews 4:12-13)
This brings us to a second point about Scripture. It penetrates. The writer of Hebrews picks up this point in His argument. He is discussing the promised rest and Scripture’s ability to discern true faith in our hearts. He then makes a wonderful observation about the Word of God.
Sharper than a two-edged sword. There is no dull side. Two-edged blades are more destructive than single-sided blades. Every movement inflicts a cut. Such is the Word of God is slices wherever it is plunged. And it goes deep. According to the writer it penetrates soulish and spiritual, though the inner hard and soft layers of humanity (bone and marrow) and into the thoughts and intentions of the heart. We are like a fish that has been filleted… we lie open before the eyes of the one who examines us. We cannot hide from Him. He knows us well. And it is His Word that gets there.
So why would this make me want to read Scripture more? Because it is how we get from where we are to where we need to be. The Bible is what God uses to change us, deepen our faith, expand our trust. The Bible is where we hear His voice and where He can do His work in our lives.

But we ought also to use Scripture in our dealings with a world that does not acknowledge Him. We tend not to use Scripture because we do not know if we can defend it… but God’s Word doesn't need your defense. It does need your usage though. When we share the gospel with the people around us, we really ought to let God’s Word do its work… it’s far more effective than my words will ever be.
And if you’re tired of sin… read your Bible… God will reveal where you need to change.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11751711Sun, 30 Apr 2017 11:50:34 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteThe Perfect Word of God Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 4 Perfect is a big word. To say that something is perfect is a big statement. Scripture makes this claim in Psalm 19:7 and immediately makes application by proving its effect...Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness.
Sermon 4

Perfect is a big word. To say that something is perfect is a big statement. Scripture makes this claim in Psalm 19:7 and immediately makes application by proving its effect on man: refreshing the soul.
The sermons thus far in the series have focused on proving Scripture to be what it claims. This morning I want to move beyond that into the application of Scripture. How does Scripture work? and How is Scripture different from other books?
It brings us to a question that is central to Christian experience: Do I really need to read my Bible every day?

Before we launch in, I would like to share a quote:
"The Bible is God’s revelation to man in the form of a library of sixty-six separate books, written in three languages, collected over a period of more than 1500 years with a surprising array of literary styles, written history, personal memoirs, sermons, letters, songs, prayers, moral and theological propositions, credes, love poems, philosophical dialogue, dreams, stories, statistics, law books, rituals, inventories, genealogies and much, much more." (Ligon Duncan)

And then I would add that Scripture evidences amazing continuity and tells one story from Adam to Jesus Christ, from the Covenants with Israel to the New Covenant in Christ, from failure to future. Like no other book… this book deserves our attention and study.

The Bible is incredibly effective (Isaiah 55:8-11)
This passage contains two declarations from the Lord. The context contains a plea to the Israelites to turn from their wickedness to God. “Seek the Lord” is the summon in verse six and appeal to His mercy and forgiveness in verse seven. Then God is quoted as saying: My thoughts are higher and my ways are higher.

>God thinks higher thoughts (8a and 9b)
God’s reasoning is at a level far higher than our’s. None of us can claim to have a complete knowledge. I once overheard the following dialogue between a Christian and an atheist:
“So you’ve concluded that there is no God?”
“Yes.”
“This surprises me, actually.”
“Why? Science has entirely disproven the existence God.”
“Do you consider yourself to be an intelligent person?”
“I’m not a scientist, but I’m pretty smart.”
“Let’s take the whole of knowledge and put it before us. I’m talking all knowledge… how many grains of sand on Mars, how much water on Neptune and how many stars in the Universe. The whole sha-bang”
“Okay.”
“Einstein proposed that of all knowledge we have only scratched the surface and perhaps know 1% of everything there is to know. Let’s endow you with a whopping 5% of all knowledge.”
“Okay. Sure. What’s your point?”
“Isn’t it reasonable to assume that in the 95% of knowledge you do not possess there is evidence for the existence of God? And isn’t your position of atheism a premature conclusion?”
Stunned silence.

Consider God’s thinking in His ability to design and create everything that we can observe. We could not have thought of such a universe, let alone make it reality. Only God can.
>God develops better strategies (8b and 9a)
The second statement encompasses how God acts in our lives. He doesn’t operate in ways that make sense to us, but this is where we trust His better plan, higher thoughts and that He will accomplish His good purposes.
>God guarantees perfect results (10-11)
No one can guarantee what God states that He can in these verses. He states that His word will always - ALWAYS - accomplish what He sets out to accomplish. The picture of water falling down and watering the earth before it returns underscores the effectiveness of His Word. It never fails. It’s never void of meaning. It’s never wasted. When God speaks - stuff happens.

The Bible is powerfully penetrating (Hebrews 4:12-13)
This brings us to a second...]]>2700danielboyd,debijbelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-04-de-bijbel-3--11700164Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 3

One of the more difficult themes for the modern atheist to wrestle with is the revelation. Not the Book of Revelation, but the concept of revelation. We have have considered what Jesus said about the Bible and we have examined one of the fanciful claims of Scripture: the Resurrection. But what does Scripture say about itself? Stated differently: Why was the Bible written? And who wrote it? The Bible answers this question.

This brings us to relevancy. Is the Bible still relevant today? In order to answer this, we are going to stay in one central passage this morning.

The Heavenly Source of the Bible (2 Timothy 3:14-16a)
Timothy is instructed to remain in what he has been taught - to remain true to the Scripture. Now when Paul writes this to Timothy, he is thinking of the Old Testament Scriptures. He had been taught them by his mother and grandmother. Remain faithful to the doctrine that you were taught.
It is surprising to me how in the past twenty years this has been lost. The “enlightened way” of modern generations has been to question everything and to “find your own way” most often devoid of truth claims. Folks, this doesn’t work and we are watching people flounder all around us. You need a set of foundational truths to be able to function. But that’s an entirely different topic.
Paul instructs Timothy and then says a very important thing about Scripture: All Scripture is God-breathed.
Now let’s just let that sink in.
There is an ancient saying in the Middle East that you cannot trust a man, who does not get so close that you can smell his breath.
God came near and breathed out this book.
This teaches us something very important. God wrote the Bible.
There is an argument from the six blind men and the elephant that people like to apply to God. If you take six blind men and place them around an elephant, they might come to various conclusions about what this is before them. This is then applied to our knowledge of God - we cannot really know Him, for we all just are touching and feeling one aspect of Him. It sounds enlightened to say and believe something like that, but as one theologian pointed out, this argument fails if the Elephant speaks to the blind men. If the elephant reveals to the blind men: “I’m an elephant” it speaks more to the stubborn misgivings of the blind man if he holds to the tail and calls it a rope.

Paul coined a new Greek word when he penned these words. Theos - God - and pneustoc - breathed. God breathed it out. How?
Peter helps us on this point when he confirms that prophecy doesn’t just come from man’s will… man was driven by the Holy Spirit to speak - or write - God’s words. When Peter write this, he is drawing from his mariner background. The term that is used here for driven is used in Acts 27 to describe a ship raising its sails and the wind driving the ship along. God moved men to write the words He wanted them to write, but without violating their personalities or style of writing. God so miraculously produced this Bible and breathed it into existence.
And it is called revelation… God revealed Himself. This may be the most staggering of all - God tells us about Himself and reveals knowledge about Him. Thus God may be big, but He also wants to be known.

The earthly Usefulness of the Bible (2 Timothy 3:16b-17)
Paul continues his instruction to Timothy and explains the purpose of Scripture in four nouns: teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness. As one teacher commented: Scripture teaches us what is right, teaches us what isn’t right, teaches us how to get right, and finally teaches us how to stay right.
Paul paints a picture here of how Scripture should fill our thinking and inform our decisions.
Which is exactly right, because that is the goal that Paul states in verse 17: so that the man of God may be perfect and perfectly equipped.
Scripture teaches us how to be the person that God wants us to be - perfect. Complete is perhaps a better translation. This sounds like a tall order - unattainable. And without God’s help and instruction it would indeed be impossible. The statement that follows is perhaps even more significant: fully equipped for every good work. The Scriptures completely equip us for what God wants us to do.

Scripture tells me everything I need to know about God… and that is enough.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11700164Sun, 23 Apr 2017 11:50:04 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteThe Inspiration and Implementation of Scripture Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 3 One of the more difficult themes for the modern atheist to wrestle with is the revelation. Not the Book of Revelation, but the concept of revelation....Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 3

One of the more difficult themes for the modern atheist to wrestle with is the revelation. Not the Book of Revelation, but the concept of revelation. We have have considered what Jesus said about the Bible and we have examined one of the fanciful claims of Scripture: the Resurrection. But what does Scripture say about itself? Stated differently: Why was the Bible written? And who wrote it? The Bible answers this question.

This brings us to relevancy. Is the Bible still relevant today? In order to answer this, we are going to stay in one central passage this morning.

The Heavenly Source of the Bible (2 Timothy 3:14-16a)
Timothy is instructed to remain in what he has been taught - to remain true to the Scripture. Now when Paul writes this to Timothy, he is thinking of the Old Testament Scriptures. He had been taught them by his mother and grandmother. Remain faithful to the doctrine that you were taught.
It is surprising to me how in the past twenty years this has been lost. The “enlightened way” of modern generations has been to question everything and to “find your own way” most often devoid of truth claims. Folks, this doesn’t work and we are watching people flounder all around us. You need a set of foundational truths to be able to function. But that’s an entirely different topic.
Paul instructs Timothy and then says a very important thing about Scripture: All Scripture is God-breathed.
Now let’s just let that sink in.
There is an ancient saying in the Middle East that you cannot trust a man, who does not get so close that you can smell his breath.
God came near and breathed out this book.
This teaches us something very important. God wrote the Bible.
There is an argument from the six blind men and the elephant that people like to apply to God. If you take six blind men and place them around an elephant, they might come to various conclusions about what this is before them. This is then applied to our knowledge of God - we cannot really know Him, for we all just are touching and feeling one aspect of Him. It sounds enlightened to say and believe something like that, but as one theologian pointed out, this argument fails if the Elephant speaks to the blind men. If the elephant reveals to the blind men: “I’m an elephant” it speaks more to the stubborn misgivings of the blind man if he holds to the tail and calls it a rope.

Paul coined a new Greek word when he penned these words. Theos - God - and pneustoc - breathed. God breathed it out. How?
Peter helps us on this point when he confirms that prophecy doesn’t just come from man’s will… man was driven by the Holy Spirit to speak - or write - God’s words. When Peter write this, he is drawing from his mariner background. The term that is used here for driven is used in Acts 27 to describe a ship raising its sails and the wind driving the ship along. God moved men to write the words He wanted them to write, but without violating their personalities or style of writing. God so miraculously produced this Bible and breathed it into existence.
And it is called revelation… God revealed Himself. This may be the most staggering of all - God tells us about Himself and reveals knowledge about Him. Thus God may be big, but He also wants to be known.

The earthly Usefulness of the Bible (2 Timothy 3:16b-17)
Paul continues his instruction to Timothy and explains the purpose of Scripture in four nouns: teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness. As one teacher commented: Scripture teaches us what is right, teaches us what isn’t right, teaches us how to get right, and finally teaches us how to stay right.
Paul paints a picture here of how Scripture should fill our thinking and inform our decisions.
Which is exactly right, because that is...]]>2396danielboyd,debijbelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-04-de-bijbel-2--11642708Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 2

Death doesn’t belong. It wasn’t part of the original design. Death is the ugly consequence resulting from man’s rebellion against a holy God.

My kids were playing outside yesterday evening. Anna’s sister joined us for dinner last night and they brought along their 13 year old son. They had assembled their arsenal of NERF guns and had divided into two teams. Obviously it was the oldest two against the younger two - that’s fair. At one point I walked outside to survey the situation and do some parenting… “guys… don’t run through the neighbor’s yard.” I walked around the corner and there were Luke and Joel sprawled out on the ground. I started instructing my boys, to which Joel, without changing position said: “Okay dad, but I’m dead.” He would remain dead until Luke tagged him.
Luke had more important things to do… he was looking for one of his NERF darts in the bushes… and Joel was getting a bit impatient. “Lu-uke, you need to tag me and make me alive again!”

Death doesn’t belong. And it doesn’t feel like the proper ending to Jesus’ story. The disciples watched in horror as their good Shepherd laid down his life three days prior. He instructed them not to fight. They had seen Him walk on water and still storms… but He didn’t stop the angry storm three nights ago. His life was snuffed out. Evil prevailed. And the disciples were crushed.

Until Sunday morning when a group of women found the tomb empty.

One of the central questions of Faith is whether the Bible can be trusted on a make-it-or-break-it belief. The Resurrection. Life after death. Christ crucified, buried and then risen again. Is this fact or fiction?

So the question I would like to look at this morning is: What is the historical and theological support for the Resurrection?

Infallible proofs (Acts 1:3)
The resurrection was foretold by Christ. Jesus spoke of His death and resurrection many times. He told the Pharisees it would be the only sign left to them (the sign of Jonah), He spoke about His temple being rebuilt in three days, and He spoke very plainly to His disciples. The had trouble understanding and reconciling what Christ was telling them, but Jesus was clear about what was going to happen: He would be killed in Jerusalem and He would rise again.

Paul references 500 eye witnesses to the resurrection of Jesus Christ in 1 Corinthians 15. Many of these witnesses were still alive at the time that Paul wrote his letter. He Himself had seen Jesus in His resurrected body.

There was the undisputed fact of the empty grave. The religious leaders had to think of an explanation for the problematic tomb.

Finally there is the rapid expansion of this message proclaimed by radical followers that were convinced of the truth of Christ’s resurrection.

Fact is, that modern sceptics agree on three well-established truths:
- There was an empty grave.
- The followers of Jesus had real experiences with someone they believed was the risen Christ.
- These followers proclaimed this message of resurrection and the Christian faith was established.

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is well-attested and passes the journalistic requirements for a true story.

Necessary confirmation (1 Timothy 3:16)
The resurrection is central to the gospel - the good new of Christ’s salvation work.
It is God’s stamp of approval. 1 Corinthians 15:16-18
If Christ had remained dead, the sufficiency of His death would still be in question. Was His obedience perfect? Was His life sinless? Did God accept His substitutionary death as my atonement with Him?
The resurrection answers: “Yes!”
The resurrection is God’s necessary approval of Christ’s finished work on the cross.

It is central to faith. 1 Corinthians 15:19-26
The cross was the act of saving grace and the payment for man’s sin. The resurrection was the proclamation that death was undone. If there is no resurrection, Paul argues, we are still in our sin. If we are still in our sin - what’s the point of faith? Faith in what? Our faith will not conquer death. Our story still ends with an inscription on a tombstone.
But death doesn’t end our story. Because death didn’t end Christ’s story. Jesus Christ conquered death, putting it on open display and He appeared to His disciples and declared: “I’m made alive again!”
Death doesn’t belong. And Christ made the change. He won. And we conquer death through Him.

Colossians puts it beautifully: We were together crucified with Him, we were together raised with Him and we live our new life together with Him!
Colossians 2:13-15]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11642708Sun, 16 Apr 2017 09:34:25 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteThe historical and theological significance of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 2 Death doesn’t belong. It wasn’t part of the original design. Death is the ugly consequence resulting from man’s...Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 2

Death doesn’t belong. It wasn’t part of the original design. Death is the ugly consequence resulting from man’s rebellion against a holy God.

My kids were playing outside yesterday evening. Anna’s sister joined us for dinner last night and they brought along their 13 year old son. They had assembled their arsenal of NERF guns and had divided into two teams. Obviously it was the oldest two against the younger two - that’s fair. At one point I walked outside to survey the situation and do some parenting… “guys… don’t run through the neighbor’s yard.” I walked around the corner and there were Luke and Joel sprawled out on the ground. I started instructing my boys, to which Joel, without changing position said: “Okay dad, but I’m dead.” He would remain dead until Luke tagged him.
Luke had more important things to do… he was looking for one of his NERF darts in the bushes… and Joel was getting a bit impatient. “Lu-uke, you need to tag me and make me alive again!”

Death doesn’t belong. And it doesn’t feel like the proper ending to Jesus’ story. The disciples watched in horror as their good Shepherd laid down his life three days prior. He instructed them not to fight. They had seen Him walk on water and still storms… but He didn’t stop the angry storm three nights ago. His life was snuffed out. Evil prevailed. And the disciples were crushed.

Until Sunday morning when a group of women found the tomb empty.

One of the central questions of Faith is whether the Bible can be trusted on a make-it-or-break-it belief. The Resurrection. Life after death. Christ crucified, buried and then risen again. Is this fact or fiction?

So the question I would like to look at this morning is: What is the historical and theological support for the Resurrection?

Infallible proofs (Acts 1:3)
The resurrection was foretold by Christ. Jesus spoke of His death and resurrection many times. He told the Pharisees it would be the only sign left to them (the sign of Jonah), He spoke about His temple being rebuilt in three days, and He spoke very plainly to His disciples. The had trouble understanding and reconciling what Christ was telling them, but Jesus was clear about what was going to happen: He would be killed in Jerusalem and He would rise again.

Paul references 500 eye witnesses to the resurrection of Jesus Christ in 1 Corinthians 15. Many of these witnesses were still alive at the time that Paul wrote his letter. He Himself had seen Jesus in His resurrected body.

There was the undisputed fact of the empty grave. The religious leaders had to think of an explanation for the problematic tomb.

Finally there is the rapid expansion of this message proclaimed by radical followers that were convinced of the truth of Christ’s resurrection.

Fact is, that modern sceptics agree on three well-established truths:
- There was an empty grave.
- The followers of Jesus had real experiences with someone they believed was the risen Christ.
- These followers proclaimed this message of resurrection and the Christian faith was established.

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is well-attested and passes the journalistic requirements for a true story.

Necessary confirmation (1 Timothy 3:16)
The resurrection is central to the gospel - the good new of Christ’s salvation work.
It is God’s stamp of approval. 1 Corinthians 15:16-18
If Christ had remained dead, the sufficiency of His death would still be in question. Was His obedience perfect? Was His life sinless? Did God accept His substitutionary death as my atonement with Him?
The resurrection answers: “Yes!”
The resurrection is God’s necessary approval of Christ’s finished work on the cross.

It...]]>2074danielboyd,debijbelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-04-de-bijbel-1--11536487Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 1

Foundations are important. I had a conversation with Daniel Pulley yesterday as he was trying to paint his loft. The primer on the wall was not dependable and every time he applied a top coat, it would bubble up as it dried.
I think this happens in our Christian lives sometimes. Our foundation isn’t strong and someone asks us a question that we’re unsure of. We may survive the incident, but our paint has started to bubble. And instead of addressing the foundation… a lot of times we just a picture over it - or worse… we pretend like it’s not there.

Truth is something that matters. And where we find our truth is perhaps the weightiest of matters. We claim that Scripture is our source of truth, but it has been startling to me how little understanding of the truth we claim to believe Christians have.
In two weeks we will celebrate Easter - Christ rising from death. But can you defend why you believe Christ rose from the grave?
Before we get there, we should have an understanding of our source of truth… and what better place to start then asking the question: What did Jesus believe about the Bible? Our faith is centered on Him, so we would do well to understand His thoughts about Scripture.

Scripture cannot be broken John 10:35
Jesus is arguing with the Pharisees again. They just heard Him call Himself “Son of God” and they are picking up stones to deal with this problem. Jesus stops them dead in their tracks with Scripture. He quotes an obscure Psalm. Let’s face it - this Psalm would not be in your top ten of Psalms worth memorizing. And yet there it is - at the forefront of Christ’s thinking: Scripture has called men “gods” - so why are you ready to stone me?
To understand this reference, we should take a quick detour to Psalm 82. God is speaking in judgment to magistrates and judges. Men of authority, who - just like all other humans - are going to face judgment and die. In their authority they are like gods (elohim), but they aren’t God, because they will die.
Christ’s point in quoting this, is not to prove His divinity - simply to call their angry conclusions into question… which He successfully does.
What is more significant in this altercation is their common ground, which Jesus appeals to in a sentence that we might almost miss: Scripture cannot be broken.
The Scribes and Pharisees accepted this as well, but so does Jesus. Scripture will not fail and as a foundation and source of truth it will never bend or break.
This goes to the heart of the matter: Jesus believes that Scripture is trustworthy.

Scripture may not be abolished Matthew 5:17-19
Jesus makes another point in His preaching. During the Sermon on the mount Christ explains that He hasn’t come to abolish the law. This could have been a conclusion some of the hearers drew. He is destroying much of the traditions of the Pharisees. They were man-made traditions, but so ingrained in religious thinking, they had attained a similar level of authority as Scripture. So when Christ starts to correct man-made traditions, it might seem like He is doing away with the law.
Not so. Christ underscores that not even a yoda or tittle will fail or be taken away from the law. He has come to fulfill the law.
One of the most impressive evidences of this, is Christ’s attack of the Sadducees recorded in Mark 12. Jesus demolishes their denial of the resurrection by appealing to Exodus 3 - Moses and the burning bush. God introduces Himself as “I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God is not the God of the dead… but the living. Jesus bases this entire argument on the present tense of the verb. Even this is authoritative! No yod or tittle will fail and you can base precepts and arguments on the tense of a verb!
This is a high view of Scripture.

Scripture ought not be trivialized Matthew 12:38-42
Jesus quotes Jonah as a sign against the Pharisees. He believes it is true history. If you were going to waffle anywhere, it would probably be Jonah. Come on… swallowed by a big fish? Puked up on land three days later? And he survived? Sounds more like a fairy tale.
Thing is, that no one would ever appeal to Snow White to argue against a serious point. Watch out for terrorists today… they might offer you something appealing that can kill you. Just like the poisonous apple. And even if you did, you would never follow it up with: "The seven dwarfs will rise up in judgment against you, if you fall for their trickery. Because you should have learned from this story."
Christ’s argument only makes sense if Jonah is true history and Nineveh really did repent. Beyond that, adding the Queen of Sheba to the argument - a historical figure - only underscores the true accounts of Scripture.
You can’t ignore Scripture as silly… Christ certainly didn’t.

Scripture must be heard with God’s voice Matthew 19:4-6
One last example. Christ quotes - in another altercation with the Pharisees… they really don’t learn - that from the beginning divorce wasn’t the ideal. He quotes Genesis 2. In Genesis 2 it isn’t immediately apparent who said these words. They are attributed to perhaps Adam or maybe the narrator. When Jesus quotes them, however, they become the very words of God.
For Christ, Scripture was written by human authors, but may be interpreted as the voice of God to mankind.

Christ loved Scripture. He quoted it often, applied it to the various circumstances of the people He met - be it a disciple or a Pharisee. He fulfilled Scripture, memorized Scripture, taught Scripture, appealed to Scripture, and even at His weakest moments - with devil in the wilderness and tortured on the cross - it was Scripture that filled His mouth. He believed it to be true in its chronology, history, recording of God’s dealings with Israel and prophecy concerning future events.
For Christ Scripture is important, sufficient and trustworthy.... And it is His source of Truth. Is it your’s?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11536487Sun, 02 Apr 2017 11:59:15 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteJesus’ unbreakable Bible Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 1 Foundations are important. I had a conversation with Daniel Pulley yesterday as he was trying to paint his loft. The primer on the wall was not dependable and every time he...Sermon series on biblical trustworthiness. Sermon 1

Foundations are important. I had a conversation with Daniel Pulley yesterday as he was trying to paint his loft. The primer on the wall was not dependable and every time he applied a top coat, it would bubble up as it dried.
I think this happens in our Christian lives sometimes. Our foundation isn’t strong and someone asks us a question that we’re unsure of. We may survive the incident, but our paint has started to bubble. And instead of addressing the foundation… a lot of times we just a picture over it - or worse… we pretend like it’s not there.

Truth is something that matters. And where we find our truth is perhaps the weightiest of matters. We claim that Scripture is our source of truth, but it has been startling to me how little understanding of the truth we claim to believe Christians have.
In two weeks we will celebrate Easter - Christ rising from death. But can you defend why you believe Christ rose from the grave?
Before we get there, we should have an understanding of our source of truth… and what better place to start then asking the question: What did Jesus believe about the Bible? Our faith is centered on Him, so we would do well to understand His thoughts about Scripture.

Scripture cannot be broken John 10:35
Jesus is arguing with the Pharisees again. They just heard Him call Himself “Son of God” and they are picking up stones to deal with this problem. Jesus stops them dead in their tracks with Scripture. He quotes an obscure Psalm. Let’s face it - this Psalm would not be in your top ten of Psalms worth memorizing. And yet there it is - at the forefront of Christ’s thinking: Scripture has called men “gods” - so why are you ready to stone me?
To understand this reference, we should take a quick detour to Psalm 82. God is speaking in judgment to magistrates and judges. Men of authority, who - just like all other humans - are going to face judgment and die. In their authority they are like gods (elohim), but they aren’t God, because they will die.
Christ’s point in quoting this, is not to prove His divinity - simply to call their angry conclusions into question… which He successfully does.
What is more significant in this altercation is their common ground, which Jesus appeals to in a sentence that we might almost miss: Scripture cannot be broken.
The Scribes and Pharisees accepted this as well, but so does Jesus. Scripture will not fail and as a foundation and source of truth it will never bend or break.
This goes to the heart of the matter: Jesus believes that Scripture is trustworthy.

Scripture may not be abolished Matthew 5:17-19
Jesus makes another point in His preaching. During the Sermon on the mount Christ explains that He hasn’t come to abolish the law. This could have been a conclusion some of the hearers drew. He is destroying much of the traditions of the Pharisees. They were man-made traditions, but so ingrained in religious thinking, they had attained a similar level of authority as Scripture. So when Christ starts to correct man-made traditions, it might seem like He is doing away with the law.
Not so. Christ underscores that not even a yoda or tittle will fail or be taken away from the law. He has come to fulfill the law.
One of the most impressive evidences of this, is Christ’s attack of the Sadducees recorded in Mark 12. Jesus demolishes their denial of the resurrection by appealing to Exodus 3 - Moses and the burning bush. God introduces Himself as “I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God is not the God of the dead… but the living. Jesus bases this entire argument on the present tense of the verb. Even this is authoritative! No yod or tittle will fail and you can base precepts and arguments on the tense of a verb!
This is a high view of Scripture.

Scripture ought not be trivialized...]]>2352danielboyd,debijbelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/als-alles-tegen-zit-6-6--11385028https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11385028Sun, 12 Mar 2017 09:00:00 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteNo english outline available2878alsallestegenzit,danielboyd,jobprekenseriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/als-alles-tegen-zit-5-6--11315405Sermon series on the book of Job. 5/6
Job 38-42:6

Job’s did not suffer due to personal sin, but Job did sin due to personal suffering.

I think this is something we can all relate to, whether we care to or not. It is all too easy to allow difficult circumstances - or even not so difficult circumstances - to lead us into temptation. We question God all too easily. We hurdle accusations - spoken or unspoken - at the God of love and wisdom. Job’s sin is one that I can relate to.
Throughout the long droning chapters of Job, righteous indignation has welled up within me. I have wanted to take up Job’s cause. I become angry at Job’s friends. I discover I’m questioning God along with Job - perhaps not as outright, but I find myself understanding where he’s coming from. “Why?” drips from my lips as well and the I wonder why God has kept silent. Why when this man IS righteous, does God seem distant and does heaven seem to turn brass. Why is it that when we need God most, we feel our loneliest. And this is why Job is such a long book. Suffering doesn’t have easy answers… it isn’t fixed with a band-aid. Superficial axioms and simple theology don’t do the trick. We must struggle to hold the course that God has plotted for us in order to learn, to glean, to discover and to suffer for the sake of our holiness. God has a plan and often it takes long lonely tear-stained nights to achieve the work that God is wanting to accomplish in us.

Elihu started with angry words of truth, but ended with profound insight into righteous suffering and a heartfelt urging that Job listen and consider how great God is, how great His acts are and how great His justice is… and that He is beyond our comprehension.
It is at this point that the skies turn grim and God begins His monologue. It has been long coming. But what is not said in these monologues is nearly as important as what is said. So let’s discover what God says.

In two monologues God asks five questions of Job. First three questions. Then in the second, two.

Do you grasp Creation? 38a
God moves from the foundations of the earth, to the design of its laws and asks Job if he was there to witness it. He designated the shorelines and the depth of the sea. Can you do that Job? Can you make a sunrise? Can you end a day? Do you know the hidden secrets of the earth?
There are still places that we know little about on this earth.

Do you grasp Outer Space? 38b
Do you know where light comes from? Can you tell me where the snow is stored? How about rain? Dew? Clouds? What about ice? Or lightening? Can you bind the stars together into constellations? Can you control their influence on earth at all? Can you make a storm come?
The weather man might be able to tell us a storm is coming, but there still isn’t a thing we can do about the weather.

Do you grasp the Animals? 39
God moves through various animals. Six land animals and four flying animals. Can you tell them where and what to hunt? Do you know when it’s time for the goat and the deer to procreate? Did you five the donkey its freedom or make the ox meek? Have you considered the ostrich? Did you give the horse its strength or teach the falcon where to build its nest and how to find its prey?

Job falls silent and says as much when God asks for him to answer in verses 35-38. Job feels very small. He has nothing to say. He’s starting to get the picture.

God asks two more questions in His second dialogue, but first offers Job a job.
Job is permitted to be judge, if…
God tells Job to man up. Teach me, if you will. You question my justice and want to prove me wrong. So you may deliver judgment and God will praise you, if you can do the following:

Do you control Behemoth? 40:10-19
God describes a great beast. Some translations supply “hippopotamus” here, but any honest reading of the description falls short. The tail of a hypo in no way compares to a cedar tree (verse 12). God is describing a mightly beast of His creation… a dinosaur. The largest dinosaur we have unearthed - the sauropod - fits the description here.
Job, can you control this beast? No answer is needed. He can’t. God says: I can.

Do you control Leviathan? 40:20-41:25
God goes into even more detail in describing Leviathan. This is an ocean beast that is incredible. In the latter half of chapter 41 it is described as breathing fire. A dragon. Now, this is where many just discredit the book as folklore and put it away. But God’s entire argument would be lost if He was speaking of some fictional beast. There are fossils that match this description and fossils can’t tell us if it breathed fire. Throughout history tales have been told of beast in the sea - even modern history. There is much about the deep blue sea that we don’t know.
Job… I control this beast. Do you?

And this is where Job rightly repents of His sin. He does so in chapter 42 verses 1-6. It is a sweet confession of a suffering saint that said too much. He quotes God’s introductions in verses 3 and 4 and acknowledges: “I spoke before understanding; I drew conclusions about things that were too wonderful for me to comprehend.”
“You said I could teach you… I had heard spoken of You, but now I have tasted. I take it all back. I repent.”
This is the impact of seeing everything God does and everything He controls. This is what happens when you boggle you mind to consider how you really have no control to change anything. And this is when we are ready to really taste and see that God is good. And we are ready to trust. When God is big.

What do we learn?
God controls things that I don’t even know about with a wisdom that far supersedes my understanding and an omnipotence that dwarfs my abilities.
The intimate work of suffering in the life of a righteous man deepens the relationship with God and reveals aspects of His character that could not have been learned any other way.
These chapters are precious for us to read when we find ourselves in a Job-like frame of mind. When we question God’s timing, His providence, the circumstances He is allowing, the trouble at work, with my spouse and the stress with the kids. When we don’t understand what God is doing and how it makes any kind of sense. When we begin to ask the Why? Question. And when the Sovereign seems distant and heaven seems silent. That’s when you need Job chapter 38 through 42. Listen in as God helps Job to find the right perspective. Let your heart be quieted by God’s questions.
Learn to be corrected and brought back to reality… God’s in control and He knows a lot more about everything than you do.
The biggest question in the midst of your biggest suffering is... do you trust He knows what He is doing?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11315405Sun, 05 Mar 2017 09:00:00 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteGod breaks His silence Sermon series on the book of Job. 5/6 Job 38-42:6 Job’s did not suffer due to personal sin, but Job did sin due to personal suffering. I think this is something we can all relate to, whether we care to or not. It is all too...Sermon series on the book of Job. 5/6
Job 38-42:6

Job’s did not suffer due to personal sin, but Job did sin due to personal suffering.

I think this is something we can all relate to, whether we care to or not. It is all too easy to allow difficult circumstances - or even not so difficult circumstances - to lead us into temptation. We question God all too easily. We hurdle accusations - spoken or unspoken - at the God of love and wisdom. Job’s sin is one that I can relate to.
Throughout the long droning chapters of Job, righteous indignation has welled up within me. I have wanted to take up Job’s cause. I become angry at Job’s friends. I discover I’m questioning God along with Job - perhaps not as outright, but I find myself understanding where he’s coming from. “Why?” drips from my lips as well and the I wonder why God has kept silent. Why when this man IS righteous, does God seem distant and does heaven seem to turn brass. Why is it that when we need God most, we feel our loneliest. And this is why Job is such a long book. Suffering doesn’t have easy answers… it isn’t fixed with a band-aid. Superficial axioms and simple theology don’t do the trick. We must struggle to hold the course that God has plotted for us in order to learn, to glean, to discover and to suffer for the sake of our holiness. God has a plan and often it takes long lonely tear-stained nights to achieve the work that God is wanting to accomplish in us.

Elihu started with angry words of truth, but ended with profound insight into righteous suffering and a heartfelt urging that Job listen and consider how great God is, how great His acts are and how great His justice is… and that He is beyond our comprehension.
It is at this point that the skies turn grim and God begins His monologue. It has been long coming. But what is not said in these monologues is nearly as important as what is said. So let’s discover what God says.

In two monologues God asks five questions of Job. First three questions. Then in the second, two.

Do you grasp Creation? 38a
God moves from the foundations of the earth, to the design of its laws and asks Job if he was there to witness it. He designated the shorelines and the depth of the sea. Can you do that Job? Can you make a sunrise? Can you end a day? Do you know the hidden secrets of the earth?
There are still places that we know little about on this earth.

Do you grasp Outer Space? 38b
Do you know where light comes from? Can you tell me where the snow is stored? How about rain? Dew? Clouds? What about ice? Or lightening? Can you bind the stars together into constellations? Can you control their influence on earth at all? Can you make a storm come?
The weather man might be able to tell us a storm is coming, but there still isn’t a thing we can do about the weather.

Do you grasp the Animals? 39
God moves through various animals. Six land animals and four flying animals. Can you tell them where and what to hunt? Do you know when it’s time for the goat and the deer to procreate? Did you five the donkey its freedom or make the ox meek? Have you considered the ostrich? Did you give the horse its strength or teach the falcon where to build its nest and how to find its prey?

Job falls silent and says as much when God asks for him to answer in verses 35-38. Job feels very small. He has nothing to say. He’s starting to get the picture.

God asks two more questions in His second dialogue, but first offers Job a job.
Job is permitted to be judge, if…
God tells Job to man up. Teach me, if you will. You question my justice and want to prove me wrong. So you may deliver judgment and God will praise you, if you can do the following:

Do you control Behemoth? 40:10-19
God describes a great beast. Some translations supply “hippopotamus” here, but any honest...]]>2573alsallestegenzit,danielboyd,jobseriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/als-alles-tegen-zit-4-6--11167298Sermon series on the book of Job. 4/6
Job 32-37

Job’s faith has remained strong in the face of terrible havoc. His theology has remained steady despite the onslaught of his friends. He has disarmed them in the midst of terrible suffering, but his view of God has taken a plunge. These rounds of debate have left him feeling distant from God. He mourns his lost reputation, declares his righteousness before God and the unfair nature of his circumstances, and finally he calls God to account.
Have you ever won the argument, but lost perspective and created distance in the relationship? This is where Job has ended up… and this - honestly - is where many faithful, Church-attending, tithe-contributing, evangelising Christians live their lives.
Theology at the expense of relationship. A God I prefer to keep at a distance… I keep Him happy with my good deeds and appeasements, but I’m afraid of what He might do to my life if He comes too close.

Elihu shatters this construct.
Did you notice that Elihu seemingly comes out of nowhere? And he comes swinging. He’s angry. For all the right reasons, but his tone is hard to accept or condone… and you have to work to get to the heart of what he’s saying. But in the end… Elihu is right.

Four observations about Elihu’s monologue:
>> The author presents the words of Elihu als a balance between Job and his three friends. 32:2-3 In other words… this isn’t more of the same - even though he might say something here or there that agrees with something one of the others has said.
>> There is no rebuttal from Job. The easiest explanation of Job’s silence is that he agrees with what Elihu says and is rebuked.
>> God does not condemn Elihu for what he said and in fact begins His monologue where Elihu ends. 38-42
>> Elihu contributes something to the discussion on Job’s suffering that has not yet been mentioned. 36:5-12, 15

Three Rebukes (32-34)
Elihu comes out swinging and rebukes the three friends first for not answering Job’s question. The simply dealt in simplicities… “Job, such suffering must have been caused by your personal sin. So confess already.” They never listened to the content of Job’s sputterings in order to consider anything else. They were stubborn and unhelpful and caused more harm than good.

Elihu rebukes Job as well… on two fronts and he uses his own words to condemn him.
33:8-13Job said that he is righteous and has not sinned. And then you called God your enemy.

Elihu rebukes Job for overstating his righteousness, exaggerating God’s role in this, and furthermore for calling God to account. “When does God ever give an account for His actions?” (33:13)

Elihu then explains that God communicates in many ways. Number one: He speaks (14-15)
secondly: through suffering (16-19).

Now let us be careful in placing too much emphasis on dreams. Job was written before the giving of the law and so there was no written Word of the Lord. He spoke through men and in dreams. The plain written Word of God has replaced these temporary and often unclear revelations of His will. For a longer study of his, I direct you to Paul’s explanations in 1 Corinthians 11-13.

Elihu’s conclusion is that suffering communicates God’s will… to open our ears. To save us (verse 18) and not to condemn us. He will say more on this.

34:5-12Job said that God withheld justice and has made Job appear to be a liar.
Elihu rebukes Job by taking these words to their logical conclusion: “What’s the point in trying to please God?” (verse 9). He strongly disarms this conclusion and restates a point Bildad made: God doesn’t bend justice. He is not unjust. (verse 11-12)

Elihu calls for Job to repent of these conclusions (35:2-3)… and we don’t see Job countering Elihu’s rebukes.

A theologie of Suffering (36:5-12, 15)
So what about righteous suffering then? Elihu offers a coherent theology of suffering that includes God’s righteous condemnation of the ungodly, His protection of the righteous, and His permission of suffering in the lives of the righteous.
“And when...” in verse 8 is important. And when the righteous are bound in chains, when they suffer, it is to reveal their actions and pride. He opens their ear to rebuke and repentance.
Verse 15: It is through the suffering that God saves the sufferer.
God has a purpose with the suffering of His saints.

>>The suffering of the righteous is a sign of God’s love to refine His faithful servant.> God and Satan employ suffering as a means to an end: Satan wants to wrench our faith away from God (bid God farewell) and God wants to enlarge our faith in Him.

>>God works as a wise surgeon, who despite the pain, will cut away every spore of idolatry in our heart.

There is unfair suffering that we must endure for the hidden lesson. God works to enlarge our faith in Him… and He shakes the bottle or our lives to reveal the dirt that has settled at the bottom. He knows it’s there - even when we don’t - and He knows what it will take to clean it up.
Do you trust Him when begins this work in your heart?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11167298Sun, 26 Feb 2017 09:00:00 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteAngry words of Truth Sermon series on the book of Job. 4/6 Job 32-37 Job’s faith has remained strong in the face of terrible havoc. His theology has remained steady despite the onslaught of his friends. He has disarmed them in the midst of terrible...Sermon series on the book of Job. 4/6
Job 32-37

Job’s faith has remained strong in the face of terrible havoc. His theology has remained steady despite the onslaught of his friends. He has disarmed them in the midst of terrible suffering, but his view of God has taken a plunge. These rounds of debate have left him feeling distant from God. He mourns his lost reputation, declares his righteousness before God and the unfair nature of his circumstances, and finally he calls God to account.
Have you ever won the argument, but lost perspective and created distance in the relationship? This is where Job has ended up… and this - honestly - is where many faithful, Church-attending, tithe-contributing, evangelising Christians live their lives.
Theology at the expense of relationship. A God I prefer to keep at a distance… I keep Him happy with my good deeds and appeasements, but I’m afraid of what He might do to my life if He comes too close.

Elihu shatters this construct.
Did you notice that Elihu seemingly comes out of nowhere? And he comes swinging. He’s angry. For all the right reasons, but his tone is hard to accept or condone… and you have to work to get to the heart of what he’s saying. But in the end… Elihu is right.

Four observations about Elihu’s monologue:
>> The author presents the words of Elihu als a balance between Job and his three friends. 32:2-3 In other words… this isn’t more of the same - even though he might say something here or there that agrees with something one of the others has said.
>> There is no rebuttal from Job. The easiest explanation of Job’s silence is that he agrees with what Elihu says and is rebuked.
>> God does not condemn Elihu for what he said and in fact begins His monologue where Elihu ends. 38-42
>> Elihu contributes something to the discussion on Job’s suffering that has not yet been mentioned. 36:5-12, 15

Three Rebukes (32-34)
Elihu comes out swinging and rebukes the three friends first for not answering Job’s question. The simply dealt in simplicities… “Job, such suffering must have been caused by your personal sin. So confess already.” They never listened to the content of Job’s sputterings in order to consider anything else. They were stubborn and unhelpful and caused more harm than good.

Elihu rebukes Job as well… on two fronts and he uses his own words to condemn him.
33:8-13Job said that he is righteous and has not sinned. And then you called God your enemy.

Elihu rebukes Job for overstating his righteousness, exaggerating God’s role in this, and furthermore for calling God to account. “When does God ever give an account for His actions?” (33:13)

Elihu then explains that God communicates in many ways. Number one: He speaks (14-15)
secondly: through suffering (16-19).

Now let us be careful in placing too much emphasis on dreams. Job was written before the giving of the law and so there was no written Word of the Lord. He spoke through men and in dreams. The plain written Word of God has replaced these temporary and often unclear revelations of His will. For a longer study of his, I direct you to Paul’s explanations in 1 Corinthians 11-13.

Elihu’s conclusion is that suffering communicates God’s will… to open our ears. To save us (verse 18) and not to condemn us. He will say more on this.

34:5-12Job said that God withheld justice and has made Job appear to be a liar.
Elihu rebukes Job by taking these words to their logical conclusion: “What’s the point in trying to please God?” (verse 9). He strongly disarms this conclusion and restates a point Bildad made: God doesn’t bend justice. He is not unjust. (verse 11-12)

Elihu calls for Job to repent of these conclusions (35:2-3)… and we don’t see Job countering Elihu’s rebukes.

A theologie of Suffering (36:5-12, 15)
So...]]>2697alsallestegenzit,danielboyd,jobprekenseriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/als-alles-tegen-zit-3-6--10955769
Sermon series on the book of Job. 3/6
Job 3-31

Job’s faith has remained strong in the face of terrible havoc. Of course he doesn’t like it, but He doesn’t for a moment let go of God, instructing even his wife that God gives and takes away (1:21) and would we receive the good from the hand of God and not the evil? (2:10). Again these statements of Job are followed by an inspired comment that he did not sin with his lips in saying this. This goes two ways: he was sincere in saying these things and he was not wrong to attribute his circumstances to the hand of God.

The Why-question lingers. It is this question that will prove the hardest for Job to face.

At the end of chapter three we are introduced to three friends. They come and sit. Silently. This would have been good, if only they had remained silent.

JOB BREAKS THE SILENCE (3:1-26)
In chapter three Job’s torture erupts in a 26-verse lament, in which he curses the day he was born. You don’t hear many sermons on Job chapter 3… it’s not an uplifting text. The raw, unedited emotions of a man who has lost everything and who can’t make heads or tails of it.

I think this is all too human. I can handle loss. I’ll survive the death of loved-ones. I can face health problems. If only I understood why… what the end-game is… what the value of it all is… what the purpose in it is…
It’s the not knowing that fuels Job’s lament. And he basically concludes: “If this is what my lot in life was to become, why was I ever born?”

The style of writing shifts from prose to poetry starting in chapter 3 and continues through 42:6. Poetry is better equipped to communicate the depth of emotion and anguish that follows. Poetry is designed to make you feel something, rather than to share axioms or convey logical truth. And if you read these chapters in preparation for today, I imagine you have felt confusion, frustration, anger, shock, pity, sadness and a bunch of other emotions.
So let these chapters do their Spirit-inspired work in your heart.

JOB DEFENDS HIS HONOR (4-31)
There are three cycles of discussion and they follow the same pattern:

First Round
Elifaz 4-5
Bildad 8
Zophar 11
Discussion

Second Round
Elifaz 15
Bildad 18
Zophar 20
Debate

Third Round
Elifaz 22
Bildad 25
Dispute


Their argument comes down to a simple axiom: Suffering is always the result of sin. So their conclusion becomes: Job’s incredible suffering points to an incredible sin.

All three friends underscore the assumption that Job must have sinned. Bildad even concludes that the destruction of his children must have been their deserved punishment due to their sin (8:4).
Their remedy is: repent.
Elifaz tells Job that if he were in his shoes, he would turn to God and repent so that God will restore blessing (5:8). Bildad preaches to Job that he needs to repent and God will uplift him (8:5-7) and Zophar promises that all this will pass if only he would seek God (11:13-16.
Interesting to note is that there three men each come to the same conclusion from different starting points. Elifaz draws from his experience (says that many times: “I have seen”) and even talks about having had a vision to explain things to him. Bildad preaches tradition… what the forefathers have taught us and “there are certain things that we all know are true.” Zophar is the most direct of the three - perhaps he is the Dutchman - and is very emotional in his pleas to Job and resorts to name calling.

The discussion round swings from each friend to Job as he defends himself and Job remains persistent that he has not committed any sin to deserve this suffering. He asks them to tell him how he has failed (6:24) and he declares that their assumption is not true: “The guilty and the innocent suffer!” (9:22)

The sad things is that two more rounds follow and nothing new is added to the discussion and no new arguments are presented. It is simply rehashed and restated with less and less tact and grace.
You will notice that the symmetry breaks down in the third round… Bildad delivers a measly 6 verses that really say nothing and Zophar doesn’t say anything. Job finishes with his longest answer and has emerged victorious in this dispute. The simple theology of the three friends doesn’t hold and the poetry reflects that.

In chapter 42:7-9 we read that God is angry at the three friends for what they have said. They never did represent God in their dealings with Job. They said things that sounded good, but they weren’t.

WHAT DO WE LEARN?
I would like to share three lessons I take away from Job’s friends’ visit:
>> Don’t be too critical of the words of lament that flow from the mouth of a suffering saint. Be merciful. Do they really believe everything they are saying? Perhaps not. Perhaps, they are simply trying to put words to how they feel and words are so often inadequate. There is always time for correction and rebuke. Let love and compassion come first.
>> Truth can be misapplied, applied superficially and be communicated without love. It strikes me as I read these chapters that there are many good things tucked away in the speeches. But then they turn around and shock me with their application of that truth.
>> Suffering communicates the gospel. The problem of suffering is a favorite among unbelievers to throw in our faces. “How can a loving God, permit such suffering in this world?” My answer to this question has become gratitude. I thank them for bringing this up. Because suffering and our innate repulsion to suffering underscores that something isn’t right. God didn’t create the world this way. We broke it! Adam sinned. I sinned. We all rebelled against God and we suffer the consequences. Romans 8 tells us that all of creation is longing for the day when this suffering will end.
And it will end. We don’t need to fear this question, because we have hope. Our suffering serves a purpose. Our suffering will be alleviated. Our Savior suffered so that we would not.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/10955769Sun, 19 Feb 2017 09:00:00 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteThree friends come for a visit Sermon series on the book of Job. 3/6 Job 3-31 Job’s faith has remained strong in the face of terrible havoc. Of course he doesn’t like it, but He doesn’t for a moment let go of God, instructing even his wife that God...
Sermon series on the book of Job. 3/6
Job 3-31

Job’s faith has remained strong in the face of terrible havoc. Of course he doesn’t like it, but He doesn’t for a moment let go of God, instructing even his wife that God gives and takes away (1:21) and would we receive the good from the hand of God and not the evil? (2:10). Again these statements of Job are followed by an inspired comment that he did not sin with his lips in saying this. This goes two ways: he was sincere in saying these things and he was not wrong to attribute his circumstances to the hand of God.

The Why-question lingers. It is this question that will prove the hardest for Job to face.

At the end of chapter three we are introduced to three friends. They come and sit. Silently. This would have been good, if only they had remained silent.

JOB BREAKS THE SILENCE (3:1-26)
In chapter three Job’s torture erupts in a 26-verse lament, in which he curses the day he was born. You don’t hear many sermons on Job chapter 3… it’s not an uplifting text. The raw, unedited emotions of a man who has lost everything and who can’t make heads or tails of it.

I think this is all too human. I can handle loss. I’ll survive the death of loved-ones. I can face health problems. If only I understood why… what the end-game is… what the value of it all is… what the purpose in it is…
It’s the not knowing that fuels Job’s lament. And he basically concludes: “If this is what my lot in life was to become, why was I ever born?”

The style of writing shifts from prose to poetry starting in chapter 3 and continues through 42:6. Poetry is better equipped to communicate the depth of emotion and anguish that follows. Poetry is designed to make you feel something, rather than to share axioms or convey logical truth. And if you read these chapters in preparation for today, I imagine you have felt confusion, frustration, anger, shock, pity, sadness and a bunch of other emotions.
So let these chapters do their Spirit-inspired work in your heart.

JOB DEFENDS HIS HONOR (4-31)
There are three cycles of discussion and they follow the same pattern:

First Round
Elifaz 4-5
Bildad 8
Zophar 11
Discussion

Second Round
Elifaz 15
Bildad 18
Zophar 20
Debate

Third Round
Elifaz 22
Bildad 25
Dispute


Their argument comes down to a simple axiom: Suffering is always the result of sin. So their conclusion becomes: Job’s incredible suffering points to an incredible sin.

All three friends underscore the assumption that Job must have sinned. Bildad even concludes that the destruction of his children must have been their deserved punishment due to their sin (8:4).
Their remedy is: repent.
Elifaz tells Job that if he were in his shoes, he would turn to God and repent so that God will restore blessing (5:8). Bildad preaches to Job that he needs to repent and God will uplift him (8:5-7) and Zophar promises that all this will pass if only he would seek God (11:13-16.
Interesting to note is that there three men each come to the same conclusion from different starting points. Elifaz draws from his experience (says that many times: “I have seen”) and even talks about having had a vision to explain things to him. Bildad preaches tradition… what the forefathers have taught us and “there are certain things that we all know are true.” Zophar is the most direct of the three - perhaps he is the Dutchman - and is very emotional in his pleas to Job and resorts to name calling.

The discussion round swings from each friend to Job as he defends himself and Job remains persistent that he has not committed any sin to deserve this suffering. He asks them to tell him how he has failed (6:24) and he declares that their assumption is not true: “The guilty and the...]]>2953alsallestegenzit,danielboyd,jobprekenseriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/als-alles-tegen-zit-2-6--10413755https://api.spreaker.com/episode/10413755Sun, 29 Jan 2017 09:00:00 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2520alsallestegenzit,danielboyd,jobprekenseriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/als-alles-tegen-zit-1-6--10360403Sermon series on the book of Job. 1/6
Job 1-2

This book is a literary masterpiece in its own right. Perhaps the oldest book of the Bible Job covers themes of human suffering, the unfairness of life, the inadequacy of human understanding and the sovereignty of God in a manner that engages the reader to experience the sadness and despair of the main character.

Though written during the time of the patriarchs (Job lived to be many hundreds of years old), the issues this book grapples with are relevant to our Christian experience.
An honorable Man 1-5
We are introduced to a godly man. He’s from Uz - somewhere between modern Jordan and Iraq. He’s not from the Promised land. He’s not a jew. He worships God. He has been blessed beyond measure - an ancient sign of God’s approval. That God approves of Job is proven by verse 8: there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?
There was perhaps no better example of a God-fearing person than Job.

If there is one topic that will boil the blood of even the best Christian, it is unfairness or injustice. We want to believe in a world where things are equal and fair and when the truth of the situation is revealed it makes us ask the most difficult questions. And this is where Job takes us.
A horrible Loss 13-19
The story moves from earth to heaven and back twice in the first two chapters and this morning we are going to remain on earth. We will consider the scenes in heaven next week. Job’s experience did not include this peek into heaven’s events.
One fateful afternoon Job received four messengers. With each delivery more of Job’s wealth is destroyed. His farm implements - the oxen - and his source of milk - the donkeys - are killed by an invading force. His source of fabric - the sheep - are killed by fire from heaven. His transportation - the camels - were raided by a caravan. His kids were killed in a freak building collapse. In one fell swoop Job is left with four servants and a wife.

What would your response be? What if you lost your job, your car, your house, your savings and your kids on one afternoon? Job praised God. This isn’t a platitude… this is the expression of a faithful believer who won’t let go of God.
A hideous Sickness 2:7-8
Job is still reeling from his loss when he feels a lump on his forehead. Before long he is covered in loathsome sores. Chapter 7:5 give us a bit more detail about these sores. An itch. Infection. Infested with worms. This man is in agony.
“At least I have my health.” Not anymore. When his friends arrive at the end of the chapter he is unrecognizable to them and they mourn. Not only does he lose his health, he loses his dignity, lying naked in a heap of ashes, scraping his sores with a broken piece of pottery.

What would your response be? You discover that lump while taking a shower. You worry and fret until the doctor’s appointment comes. You pray and cry while you wait for the results from the biopsy. It’s cancer and it’s bad.
You fall. You break something. It doesn’t heal properly. Now you live every day with pain. How do you respond?
Job praises God.
A harsh response 2:9
It’s all too much for Job’s wife. Don’t be too harsh on her. She has lost her wealth and her security in a time when widows didn’t have much status. She lost ten children. Now she sees her husband become a pathetic, oozing heap of humanity. She says: “Just curse God and die.” Get it over with. Just be done with God.
Here is the response many of us struggle not to have in times like this. And here is the temptation for Job - he loses his spousal support.
His answer is loving… I don’t think it is scathing. “This isn’t you… you sound like one of the silly women.”
Job can still help and guide and correct his wife.

How do you respond when you spouse doesn’t give the support you hope for?


The unthinkable circumstances strengthened Job’s trust in God 1:21 and the medical crisis enlarged Job’s dependence on God. 2:10

In none of the things Job says about holding onto God did he sin. Job’s commitment was firm and he would not let anything steal God from him.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/10360403Sun, 22 Jan 2017 09:00:00 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteA Day in the Life Sermon series on the book of Job. 1/6 Job 1-2 This book is a literary masterpiece in its own right. Perhaps the oldest book of the Bible Job covers themes of human suffering, the unfairness of life, the inadequacy of human...Sermon series on the book of Job. 1/6
Job 1-2

This book is a literary masterpiece in its own right. Perhaps the oldest book of the Bible Job covers themes of human suffering, the unfairness of life, the inadequacy of human understanding and the sovereignty of God in a manner that engages the reader to experience the sadness and despair of the main character.

Though written during the time of the patriarchs (Job lived to be many hundreds of years old), the issues this book grapples with are relevant to our Christian experience.
An honorable Man 1-5
We are introduced to a godly man. He’s from Uz - somewhere between modern Jordan and Iraq. He’s not from the Promised land. He’s not a jew. He worships God. He has been blessed beyond measure - an ancient sign of God’s approval. That God approves of Job is proven by verse 8: there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?
There was perhaps no better example of a God-fearing person than Job.

If there is one topic that will boil the blood of even the best Christian, it is unfairness or injustice. We want to believe in a world where things are equal and fair and when the truth of the situation is revealed it makes us ask the most difficult questions. And this is where Job takes us.
A horrible Loss 13-19
The story moves from earth to heaven and back twice in the first two chapters and this morning we are going to remain on earth. We will consider the scenes in heaven next week. Job’s experience did not include this peek into heaven’s events.
One fateful afternoon Job received four messengers. With each delivery more of Job’s wealth is destroyed. His farm implements - the oxen - and his source of milk - the donkeys - are killed by an invading force. His source of fabric - the sheep - are killed by fire from heaven. His transportation - the camels - were raided by a caravan. His kids were killed in a freak building collapse. In one fell swoop Job is left with four servants and a wife.

What would your response be? What if you lost your job, your car, your house, your savings and your kids on one afternoon? Job praised God. This isn’t a platitude… this is the expression of a faithful believer who won’t let go of God.
A hideous Sickness 2:7-8
Job is still reeling from his loss when he feels a lump on his forehead. Before long he is covered in loathsome sores. Chapter 7:5 give us a bit more detail about these sores. An itch. Infection. Infested with worms. This man is in agony.
“At least I have my health.” Not anymore. When his friends arrive at the end of the chapter he is unrecognizable to them and they mourn. Not only does he lose his health, he loses his dignity, lying naked in a heap of ashes, scraping his sores with a broken piece of pottery.

What would your response be? You discover that lump while taking a shower. You worry and fret until the doctor’s appointment comes. You pray and cry while you wait for the results from the biopsy. It’s cancer and it’s bad.
You fall. You break something. It doesn’t heal properly. Now you live every day with pain. How do you respond?
Job praises God.
A harsh response 2:9
It’s all too much for Job’s wife. Don’t be too harsh on her. She has lost her wealth and her security in a time when widows didn’t have much status. She lost ten children. Now she sees her husband become a pathetic, oozing heap of humanity. She says: “Just curse God and die.” Get it over with. Just be done with God.
Here is the response many of us struggle not to have in times like this. And here is the temptation for Job - he loses his spousal support.
His answer is loving… I don’t think it is scathing. “This isn’t you… you sound like one of the silly women.”
Job can still help and guide and correct his wife.

How do you respond when you spouse doesn’t...]]>2701alsallestegenzit,danielboyd,jobprekenseriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/discipel-zijn-6--9919912being a disciple - 6
John 14:1-7 & Hebrews 12:1-4

These past two weeks we have been clarifying discipleship: deny yourself, pick up your cross and follow. If you want to walk the road together after Him, these are the necessary aspects of that walk.
Last week we came to realize, however, that this walk is not a series of doors to walk through (and doors to avoid), but it is the walk that comes from walking through the one door. Jesus called it the narrow gate. Once you walk through, your life is characterized by a love for Jesus that supersedes all other loves. Being a disciple becomes our identity in Christ.

Of course this is a process - a way of life. The question that begs answering is: “Where are we going?”
Thomas asked this question point-blank when Jesus was talking about where He was going. He described in Jewish wedding-language the house of His Father. He was going to go there ahead of the disciples and prepare a room.
In Jewish tradition, once the bridegroom was betrothed to a young lady, he would leave her for a period in order to go and build on an extension - a room - to his father’s house. When it was finished the bridegroom would gather his friends and they would march to the bride’s home to fetch her. At a distance a horn would be blown, signaling to the bridal party the bridegroom’s arrival and she would go out with her maidens to meet the bridegroom, who would escort her back to his father’s house, where the wedding feast (seven days) would be celebrated.

Jesus says they understand this - you know the way. This prompts Thomas to disagree. We don’t know where you are going and we don’t know the way. Then Jesus directs their attention to Himself - I’m the way.

Have you ever considered the trust that children exert in their parents. You just get into the car and trust that they know where they are going. Really, that is how it works with Christ. He knows where He’s going and as long as we keep our eyes fixed on Him, we’ll be headed in the right direction.

Illustration of the rope (borrowed from Francis Chan): imagine this rope represents time. Your time. It began here at a point in time and now imagine with me that this rope continues on forever and ever around the corner over there. We have a beginning, but according the Scripture, our lives will be eternal. Now this little section here… this is your life spent on planet earth. And this little section tends to eat up all of our focus. And most of mankind in our society, tends to live life focused on this little red part… that’s once I hit retirement age. I save money all my life so that I can enjoy this little red part here. And yet there is so much life left after that little red part. There is so much life left that we don’t consider and yet this little section right here is where you lay aside treasures for this life that is yet to come. This life here is where we choose if we’re going to follow Christ today or not. We forget how much life is yet to come!

In Hebrews 12:1-14 the author zero’s in on discipleship, but uses an entirely different analogy: a marathon race. The witnesses of chapter 11 teach us that the race can be run and that you can do it. Our eyes need to be fixed on Christ - the author and finisher (He’s run out ahead and He’s running with us again), and the final question considers our commitment… you haven’t even struggled to the point of bleeding against sin.

The author’s challenge: RUN THE RACE!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9919912Sun, 20 Nov 2016 10:44:52 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteWhere are we going? being a disciple - 6 John 14:1-7 & Hebrews 12:1-4 These past two weeks we have been clarifying discipleship: deny yourself, pick up your cross and follow. If you want to walk the road together after Him, these are the necessary...being a disciple - 6
John 14:1-7 & Hebrews 12:1-4

These past two weeks we have been clarifying discipleship: deny yourself, pick up your cross and follow. If you want to walk the road together after Him, these are the necessary aspects of that walk.
Last week we came to realize, however, that this walk is not a series of doors to walk through (and doors to avoid), but it is the walk that comes from walking through the one door. Jesus called it the narrow gate. Once you walk through, your life is characterized by a love for Jesus that supersedes all other loves. Being a disciple becomes our identity in Christ.

Of course this is a process - a way of life. The question that begs answering is: “Where are we going?”
Thomas asked this question point-blank when Jesus was talking about where He was going. He described in Jewish wedding-language the house of His Father. He was going to go there ahead of the disciples and prepare a room.
In Jewish tradition, once the bridegroom was betrothed to a young lady, he would leave her for a period in order to go and build on an extension - a room - to his father’s house. When it was finished the bridegroom would gather his friends and they would march to the bride’s home to fetch her. At a distance a horn would be blown, signaling to the bridal party the bridegroom’s arrival and she would go out with her maidens to meet the bridegroom, who would escort her back to his father’s house, where the wedding feast (seven days) would be celebrated.

Jesus says they understand this - you know the way. This prompts Thomas to disagree. We don’t know where you are going and we don’t know the way. Then Jesus directs their attention to Himself - I’m the way.

Have you ever considered the trust that children exert in their parents. You just get into the car and trust that they know where they are going. Really, that is how it works with Christ. He knows where He’s going and as long as we keep our eyes fixed on Him, we’ll be headed in the right direction.

Illustration of the rope (borrowed from Francis Chan): imagine this rope represents time. Your time. It began here at a point in time and now imagine with me that this rope continues on forever and ever around the corner over there. We have a beginning, but according the Scripture, our lives will be eternal. Now this little section here… this is your life spent on planet earth. And this little section tends to eat up all of our focus. And most of mankind in our society, tends to live life focused on this little red part… that’s once I hit retirement age. I save money all my life so that I can enjoy this little red part here. And yet there is so much life left after that little red part. There is so much life left that we don’t consider and yet this little section right here is where you lay aside treasures for this life that is yet to come. This life here is where we choose if we’re going to follow Christ today or not. We forget how much life is yet to come!

In Hebrews 12:1-14 the author zero’s in on discipleship, but uses an entirely different analogy: a marathon race. The witnesses of chapter 11 teach us that the race can be run and that you can do it. Our eyes need to be fixed on Christ - the author and finisher (He’s run out ahead and He’s running with us again), and the final question considers our commitment… you haven’t even struggled to the point of bleeding against sin.

The author’s challenge: RUN THE RACE!]]>2108danielboyd,discipelzijnfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/discipel-zijn-5--9864073being a disciple - 5

Last week we ended with three statements that clarify discipleship: deny yourself, pick up your cross and follow. If you want to walk the road together after Him, these are the necessary aspects of that walk.


In Luke we encounter another such challenge to His disciples, which contains similar elements of following and yet Christ introduces a black and white, no-nonsense, extreme perspective that doesn’t sit well with us.
If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. (Luk 14:26, ESV)


Wow. This is one of those “Did He just say that?” moments. What about honoring your parents? What about “husbands love your wives?” How does this fit with: “Fathers do not provoke your children to wrath?”


We need just a bit of perspective to correctly understand this. In Jewish culture of Jesus’ day parents and siblings played an integral role in the decisions you made. Especially life-altering decisions would be discussed with your parents and anything that could possibly bring shame upon the family name would need to involve your siblings.
Following Christ, abandoning the Jewish religious rule-based culture of the Pharisees, would have been such a life-altering decision.
He chooses language that is Biblical to make His point. In the same vein as Jacob loving Rachel and hating Leah and God loving Jacob and hating Esau, Christ asks His disciples for a radical commitment. Hate isn’t the point. Love is the point. Love that is so intentional and exclusive that in comparison you hate all others. Christ is asking for exclusivity.


And there you have it. Relationship defined. Christ declares that He does not want to have an on-again-off-again relationship. He doesn’t want the center seat on the sofa of your life, with your wife, kids, family, boss, entertainment, and you own self crowding around Him. He wants the throne and He wants to be the only sitting on that throne.
He doesn’t say “love me more than all these others.” He’s not even saying “love me most”, He’s saying: “love me”.


You want to follow me? Deny yourself, pick up your cross, love me exclusively, and follow.


Is Jesus one of many loves or is He the only one?


Now. This is where we can get it all wrong. Because it is all too easy for us to define our discipleship by what we do and don’t do. And passages like these make this easy. Look at how I deny myself (like when I say ‘no’ to ice cream), and look at how I pick up that cross (I did that hard thing at work last week), and I love-love Christ (except during that sale at C&A this week)... presto: I’m a disciple.
We view life as a series of doors and some we need to open and walk through and others we need to leave firmly shut. It becomes more of a maze and we are trying to follow Christ through all the doors. And that is not it!


Discipleship is NOT that. Discipleship isn’t determined by my do’s and dont’s. Discipleship goes to the core of who I am. Discipleship is an identity. And discipleship is one door. Once you walk through that door and you follow Christ, you will continually be loving Him above all, hating yourself through denying, picking up the cross that lies at your feet and you’ll follow.


This is about who you are, not what you do. Are you a fan of Jesus or a follower? Did you walk through the narrow gate? Did you start in faith? Paul explains it in Galatians… then you’ll finish in faith.


Life no longer is about you… Jesus leads.


I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Gal 2:20 ESV)


But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith-- that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. (Phi 3:7-12 ESV)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9864073Sun, 13 Nov 2016 10:38:58 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteHate your mum? being a disciple - 5 Last week we ended with three statements that clarify discipleship: deny yourself, pick up your cross and follow. If you want to walk the road together after Him, these are the necessary aspects of that walk. In...being a disciple - 5

Last week we ended with three statements that clarify discipleship: deny yourself, pick up your cross and follow. If you want to walk the road together after Him, these are the necessary aspects of that walk.


In Luke we encounter another such challenge to His disciples, which contains similar elements of following and yet Christ introduces a black and white, no-nonsense, extreme perspective that doesn’t sit well with us.
If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. (Luk 14:26, ESV)


Wow. This is one of those “Did He just say that?” moments. What about honoring your parents? What about “husbands love your wives?” How does this fit with: “Fathers do not provoke your children to wrath?”


We need just a bit of perspective to correctly understand this. In Jewish culture of Jesus’ day parents and siblings played an integral role in the decisions you made. Especially life-altering decisions would be discussed with your parents and anything that could possibly bring shame upon the family name would need to involve your siblings.
Following Christ, abandoning the Jewish religious rule-based culture of the Pharisees, would have been such a life-altering decision.
He chooses language that is Biblical to make His point. In the same vein as Jacob loving Rachel and hating Leah and God loving Jacob and hating Esau, Christ asks His disciples for a radical commitment. Hate isn’t the point. Love is the point. Love that is so intentional and exclusive that in comparison you hate all others. Christ is asking for exclusivity.


And there you have it. Relationship defined. Christ declares that He does not want to have an on-again-off-again relationship. He doesn’t want the center seat on the sofa of your life, with your wife, kids, family, boss, entertainment, and you own self crowding around Him. He wants the throne and He wants to be the only sitting on that throne.
He doesn’t say “love me more than all these others.” He’s not even saying “love me most”, He’s saying: “love me”.


You want to follow me? Deny yourself, pick up your cross, love me exclusively, and follow.


Is Jesus one of many loves or is He the only one?


Now. This is where we can get it all wrong. Because it is all too easy for us to define our discipleship by what we do and don’t do. And passages like these make this easy. Look at how I deny myself (like when I say ‘no’ to ice cream), and look at how I pick up that cross (I did that hard thing at work last week), and I love-love Christ (except during that sale at C&A this week)... presto: I’m a disciple.
We view life as a series of doors and some we need to open and walk through and others we need to leave firmly shut. It becomes more of a maze and we are trying to follow Christ through all the doors. And that is not it!


Discipleship is NOT that. Discipleship isn’t determined by my do’s and dont’s. Discipleship goes to the core of who I am. Discipleship is an identity. And discipleship is one door. Once you walk through that door and you follow Christ, you will continually be loving Him above all, hating yourself through denying, picking up the cross that lies at your feet and you’ll follow.


This is about who you are, not what you do. Are you a fan of Jesus or a follower? Did you walk through the narrow gate? Did you start in faith? Paul explains it in Galatians… then you’ll finish in faith.


Life no longer is about you… Jesus leads.


I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Gal 2:20 ESV)
2171danielboyd,discipelzijnfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/discipel-zijn-4--9810339being a disciple - 4

“Who do people say that I am?”
“And what about you? Who do you say that I am?”


Two questions that framed the text we started with last week and will finish this morning. This question sparks Peter’s incredible confession and confirms in the hearts of the disciples that Christ is their expected Messiah and the Son of God. The verses that follow this confession reveal that you can know who Christ is and follow Him and yet have it completely wrong. Peter suddenly finds himself on the dark side and Christ confronts his worldly thinking.
We ended last week by asking the question: What if what Jesus wants for you isn’t what you had pictured? That’s a tough question, but it gets tougher as Jesus explains what “coming after me together on the road” will take.
deny yourself
Denying yourself? This conjures up the picture of the flagellating saint, the Churchgoer that has surrounded himself with a host of DO’s and DON’T’s that make up his Christian experience. I’m defined by what I don’t do. I don’t watch tv, I don’t wear skirts, I don’t swear, and the list goes on. I’m reminded of an old Baptist saying: “I don’t drink and I don’t chew and I don’t dates girls that do.”
But this misses the point of what Christ is saying. “Himself” is the direct object of this sentence. Christ doesn’t say “deny yourself something”. He says: “deny yourself”.
Peter helps us with this on the night of Christ’s arrest. When he is sitting in the courtyard and is questioned about his involvement with Christ, he denies that he knows Him. Same word.
Christ is saying that the old you no longer in charge. Isn’t this how Peter just got himself into trouble? He was thinking like the old Peter when he confronted Christ.
pick up your cross
Now when Jesus said this, the cross had no special meaning to the disciples. Christ had not yet been crucified. In those days an estimated 30,000 jews had been crucified. It was a Roman device meant to instill fear and submission. People were hung on display for up to week along the roads leading in and out of Jerusalem.
Jesus repurposes the image. Peter’s theology didn’t make room for a suffering Messiah and by citing the cross Christ dramatically introduces suffering into the plan of God. He makes it foundational to coming after Him.
Someone who has been made to pick up their cross, has accepted his fate. It begins the trek that will lead to his death.
Christ’s words carry the meaning that you let go of the plans that you might have and accept the plan that has been determined for you.
Follow me
This on is easy to understand. Hard to do, though, isn’t it. Christ is the replacement for the “self” you have denied and he is the example of picking up that cross. His words carry the same meaning as: “Let’s go.”
One author put it this way… we have the family standing in the terminal. Their son is leaving. He says goodbye, he grabs his bags, and he goes on his journey.
“You want to go this road together after me? Kiss yourself goodbye, carry this, and let’s go.”
If you could do it over
This verses that follow paint the picture that in the end, if you had it to do over again. You’d choose to do what Christ is saying. He introduces the paradox that clinging to your life now, means losing in the end. Losing your life now, means gaining everything in the end.


You want to be my disciple? Kiss yourself goodbye. Pick up that cross. Follow me.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9810339Sun, 06 Nov 2016 11:06:29 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteIf anyone desires to come after me - 2 being a disciple - 4 “Who do people say that I am?” “And what about you? Who do you say that I am?” Two questions that framed the text we started with last week and will finish this morning. This question...being a disciple - 4

“Who do people say that I am?”
“And what about you? Who do you say that I am?”


Two questions that framed the text we started with last week and will finish this morning. This question sparks Peter’s incredible confession and confirms in the hearts of the disciples that Christ is their expected Messiah and the Son of God. The verses that follow this confession reveal that you can know who Christ is and follow Him and yet have it completely wrong. Peter suddenly finds himself on the dark side and Christ confronts his worldly thinking.
We ended last week by asking the question: What if what Jesus wants for you isn’t what you had pictured? That’s a tough question, but it gets tougher as Jesus explains what “coming after me together on the road” will take.
deny yourself
Denying yourself? This conjures up the picture of the flagellating saint, the Churchgoer that has surrounded himself with a host of DO’s and DON’T’s that make up his Christian experience. I’m defined by what I don’t do. I don’t watch tv, I don’t wear skirts, I don’t swear, and the list goes on. I’m reminded of an old Baptist saying: “I don’t drink and I don’t chew and I don’t dates girls that do.”
But this misses the point of what Christ is saying. “Himself” is the direct object of this sentence. Christ doesn’t say “deny yourself something”. He says: “deny yourself”.
Peter helps us with this on the night of Christ’s arrest. When he is sitting in the courtyard and is questioned about his involvement with Christ, he denies that he knows Him. Same word.
Christ is saying that the old you no longer in charge. Isn’t this how Peter just got himself into trouble? He was thinking like the old Peter when he confronted Christ.
pick up your cross
Now when Jesus said this, the cross had no special meaning to the disciples. Christ had not yet been crucified. In those days an estimated 30,000 jews had been crucified. It was a Roman device meant to instill fear and submission. People were hung on display for up to week along the roads leading in and out of Jerusalem.
Jesus repurposes the image. Peter’s theology didn’t make room for a suffering Messiah and by citing the cross Christ dramatically introduces suffering into the plan of God. He makes it foundational to coming after Him.
Someone who has been made to pick up their cross, has accepted his fate. It begins the trek that will lead to his death.
Christ’s words carry the meaning that you let go of the plans that you might have and accept the plan that has been determined for you.
Follow me
This on is easy to understand. Hard to do, though, isn’t it. Christ is the replacement for the “self” you have denied and he is the example of picking up that cross. His words carry the same meaning as: “Let’s go.”
One author put it this way… we have the family standing in the terminal. Their son is leaving. He says goodbye, he grabs his bags, and he goes on his journey.
“You want to go this road together after me? Kiss yourself goodbye, carry this, and let’s go.”
If you could do it over
This verses that follow paint the picture that in the end, if you had it to do over again. You’d choose to do what Christ is saying. He introduces the paradox that clinging to your life now, means losing in the end. Losing your life now, means gaining everything in the end.


You want to be my disciple? Kiss yourself goodbye. Pick up that cross. Follow me.]]>2173danielboyd,discipelzijnfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/discipel-zijn-3--9756316being a disciple - 3

Returning to a text that I cited during the first sermon, I would like to draw our attention to the last words of Christ before he ascended into heaven. He left specific instructions recorded in Matthew 28:19.
Go and make disciples. Baptize them. Teach them everything I taught you.
Making disciples is part of what Christ taught and so the process continues with a new generation making disciples.


“Who do people say that I am?” The text seems to indicate that Jesus asks this question in passing - as they are going along. But no question is of greater importance than this topic. This question places a person on the crossroads. Who is this Jesus?
“And what about you? Who do you say that I am?” This question sparks an incredible confession and confirms in the hearts of the disciples that Christ is their expected Messiah and the Son of God.
A disciple starts with who Jesus is
The emotional high must have been incredible. All of Scripture’s promises come to bear on this moment as they stand there and realize that history is unfolding before their eyes.


Peter speaks for the disciples when he makes his declaration. They have all seen the signs. They were in the boat when he stilled the storm, they have witnessed every healing and every miracle, they watched Him walk on water and feed a multitude twice. They’ve hung on every word and when he turns the question to them, their hearts overflow with the only answer that can be given… you have the words of life… we believe in you… you are the Son of the living God… you are the expected Messiah.


This is where every disciple starts. Taking a bite of the bread.
A disciple keeps discovering who Jesus is
And then Christ bursts their bubble by talking about his own murder by the religious leaders and something about a resurrection. It was confusing enough to His disciples that Peter takes it upon himself to correct Jesus’ theology.
What Jesus was saying didn’t fit with Peter’s picture of what was supposed to happen.
Jesus rebukes Peter sharply. He identifies his problem: worldly thinking rather than Godly thinking.
This journey with the Lord begins with the question of who He is, the rest of the journey is discovering who Jesus is. What’s the point here? We continue to get to know Christ. We’re never done.
A disciple follows after Jesus
The invitation Christ gives is spectacular. The word come after is related to the Greek word for road. He is asking: “If anyone wants to walk this road together”, but then specifically adds “after me”. Jesus invites us to walk the road together… being a disciple is walking on the road together, but Christ leaves no doubt that He needs to be the one taking the lead.
He might surprise you at times in the bends and turns in the road or that he picks climbing the rocks, rather than the beaten path… but he expects you to accept that He’s in charge.
Jesus finishes with three statements that we will cover next week: deny yourself, pickup your cross and follow.


Will you together with Him walk the road behind him?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9756316Sun, 30 Oct 2016 10:33:00 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteIf anyone desires to come after me - 1 being a disciple - 3 Returning to a text that I cited during the first sermon, I would like to draw our attention to the last words of Christ before he ascended into heaven. He left specific instructions...being a disciple - 3

Returning to a text that I cited during the first sermon, I would like to draw our attention to the last words of Christ before he ascended into heaven. He left specific instructions recorded in Matthew 28:19.
Go and make disciples. Baptize them. Teach them everything I taught you.
Making disciples is part of what Christ taught and so the process continues with a new generation making disciples.


“Who do people say that I am?” The text seems to indicate that Jesus asks this question in passing - as they are going along. But no question is of greater importance than this topic. This question places a person on the crossroads. Who is this Jesus?
“And what about you? Who do you say that I am?” This question sparks an incredible confession and confirms in the hearts of the disciples that Christ is their expected Messiah and the Son of God.
A disciple starts with who Jesus is
The emotional high must have been incredible. All of Scripture’s promises come to bear on this moment as they stand there and realize that history is unfolding before their eyes.


Peter speaks for the disciples when he makes his declaration. They have all seen the signs. They were in the boat when he stilled the storm, they have witnessed every healing and every miracle, they watched Him walk on water and feed a multitude twice. They’ve hung on every word and when he turns the question to them, their hearts overflow with the only answer that can be given… you have the words of life… we believe in you… you are the Son of the living God… you are the expected Messiah.


This is where every disciple starts. Taking a bite of the bread.
A disciple keeps discovering who Jesus is
And then Christ bursts their bubble by talking about his own murder by the religious leaders and something about a resurrection. It was confusing enough to His disciples that Peter takes it upon himself to correct Jesus’ theology.
What Jesus was saying didn’t fit with Peter’s picture of what was supposed to happen.
Jesus rebukes Peter sharply. He identifies his problem: worldly thinking rather than Godly thinking.
This journey with the Lord begins with the question of who He is, the rest of the journey is discovering who Jesus is. What’s the point here? We continue to get to know Christ. We’re never done.
A disciple follows after Jesus
The invitation Christ gives is spectacular. The word come after is related to the Greek word for road. He is asking: “If anyone wants to walk this road together”, but then specifically adds “after me”. Jesus invites us to walk the road together… being a disciple is walking on the road together, but Christ leaves no doubt that He needs to be the one taking the lead.
He might surprise you at times in the bends and turns in the road or that he picks climbing the rocks, rather than the beaten path… but he expects you to accept that He’s in charge.
Jesus finishes with three statements that we will cover next week: deny yourself, pickup your cross and follow.


Will you together with Him walk the road behind him?]]>2086danielboyd,discipelzijnfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/discipel-zijn-2--9648850Daniel Boyd
October 16, 2016

In the coming months we will investigate the various aspects of discipleship. Not every Sunday - I’ll interrupt myself along the way - but as we consider in which ways we can step out with our faith, it is going to be increasingly clear that discipleship plays a vital role. Either yours or the person that you are reaching out to.

It’s the last command Christ left with His disciples: And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20 ESV)

This morning we return to John 6 in order to consider in more detail the content of what Jesus was saying to His disciples.

I love bread. I remember the first time I made my own bread from scratch. It was a class outing to the openlucht museum and we were pretending to live a long, long time ago. We were instructed on the mixing of flour, water, oil, and salt and then baked it in a stone oven. Hot, fresh bread. Yum. My favorite smell is still walking into a bakery and breathing in all the different “bready” smells.
Have you noticed that once we start talking about food, you can’t stop thinking about it?
Essentially this is where the crowd is at. Ever since yesterday, the feeding of the 5000, it’s all they can think or talk about. “We’ll never go hungry again!” “I wouldn’t need to work quite so hard to make ends meet” “Jesus just stood there breaking bread for more than two hours!” “Did you see it?”
The next morning Jesus is gone and the people go looking for him. By the time they find him, they’re starving again. “Give us some more bread!”
worldly or spiritual?
Jesus knows this and calls them on it in verse 26. He calls them to spiritual insight in verse 27.

Then follows a cycle of conversations between Jesus and the crowd.
Jesus confronts the crowd 26-27they ask for a sign 28-31
Jesus uncovers their need 32-33they ask for physical bread 34
Jesus points to Himself 35-40they respond with unbelief 41-42
Jesus points to Himself 43-51they respond with arguments 52
Jesus points to Himself 53-58they respond by walking away 66

Jesus tries to remove their attention from the physical and onto the spiritual, but they’re not listening.

I don’t know if Jesus grows impatient as he repeats Himself with growing intensity in this text, but he certainly becomes more direct.
He starts by making a point about their spiritual need and they respond by asking for proof… Moses gave our ancestors manna. Can you do that?
Jesus points out that God the Father gave them that bread and that there is an eternal bread, that has already come down from the Father. “Ooooo, give us that!” And Jesus says He is that bread, that came down from the Father like manna.
Jesus explains what He means by bread in verses 36-40. He is talking about faith. What do we do with bread? We eat it, consume it, take it in - and that is exactly what faith is about: appropriating the Son as our greatest spiritual need.
The Jews are disappointed and frustrated and start to turn on Christ. “This is Joseph’s kid… He came down from above?”
Jesus again brings it back to faith. I’m the bread. I’m going to give my life for salvation. Verse 51
Now the Jews start aguing and Jesus brings His point home in a shocking way. “Eat me!”
This is offensive to them (verse 60-61), but it finally gets them to stop thinking physical. This can’t be taken literally. Jesus wants them to understand that He is the only thing that will satisfy.
Focusing on the Son
The problem the crowd was facing is problem we face at times. Jesus is trying to get us to think about spiritual things and we are more concerned with physical things. Jesus desires for us to simply have faith in him. “I’m the bread” - “I’m all you need”.
You know, we miss the boat on this sometimes, because we become entirely focused on a good thing Christ does for us. Like freeing from the power of sin. And then I do it again. We confess. Then we do it again. We end up getting in this cycle where our relationship with Christ is entirely focused on the battle… save me from lying. Save me from gossip. Save me from pornography. And we can’t break the cycle. Our relationship with Christ isn’t about Christ anymore, it’s about getting free from this sin.
Jesus says: I’m the bread. Look at me. I’m all you need. Not for anything… you just need me. And when we don’t get it… just eat me! I’m the only thing on the menu.

Is that why you’re following?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9648850Sun, 16 Oct 2016 09:39:02 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteFan or Follower? part two Daniel Boyd October 16, 2016 In the coming months we will investigate the various aspects of discipleship. Not every Sunday - I’ll interrupt myself along the way - but as we consider in which ways we can step out with our...Daniel Boyd
October 16, 2016

In the coming months we will investigate the various aspects of discipleship. Not every Sunday - I’ll interrupt myself along the way - but as we consider in which ways we can step out with our faith, it is going to be increasingly clear that discipleship plays a vital role. Either yours or the person that you are reaching out to.

It’s the last command Christ left with His disciples: And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20 ESV)

This morning we return to John 6 in order to consider in more detail the content of what Jesus was saying to His disciples.

I love bread. I remember the first time I made my own bread from scratch. It was a class outing to the openlucht museum and we were pretending to live a long, long time ago. We were instructed on the mixing of flour, water, oil, and salt and then baked it in a stone oven. Hot, fresh bread. Yum. My favorite smell is still walking into a bakery and breathing in all the different “bready” smells.
Have you noticed that once we start talking about food, you can’t stop thinking about it?
Essentially this is where the crowd is at. Ever since yesterday, the feeding of the 5000, it’s all they can think or talk about. “We’ll never go hungry again!” “I wouldn’t need to work quite so hard to make ends meet” “Jesus just stood there breaking bread for more than two hours!” “Did you see it?”
The next morning Jesus is gone and the people go looking for him. By the time they find him, they’re starving again. “Give us some more bread!”
worldly or spiritual?
Jesus knows this and calls them on it in verse 26. He calls them to spiritual insight in verse 27.

Then follows a cycle of conversations between Jesus and the crowd.
Jesus confronts the crowd 26-27they ask for a sign 28-31
Jesus uncovers their need 32-33they ask for physical bread 34
Jesus points to Himself 35-40they respond with unbelief 41-42
Jesus points to Himself 43-51they respond with arguments 52
Jesus points to Himself 53-58they respond by walking away 66

Jesus tries to remove their attention from the physical and onto the spiritual, but they’re not listening.

I don’t know if Jesus grows impatient as he repeats Himself with growing intensity in this text, but he certainly becomes more direct.
He starts by making a point about their spiritual need and they respond by asking for proof… Moses gave our ancestors manna. Can you do that?
Jesus points out that God the Father gave them that bread and that there is an eternal bread, that has already come down from the Father. “Ooooo, give us that!” And Jesus says He is that bread, that came down from the Father like manna.
Jesus explains what He means by bread in verses 36-40. He is talking about faith. What do we do with bread? We eat it, consume it, take it in - and that is exactly what faith is about: appropriating the Son as our greatest spiritual need.
The Jews are disappointed and frustrated and start to turn on Christ. “This is Joseph’s kid… He came down from above?”
Jesus again brings it back to faith. I’m the bread. I’m going to give my life for salvation. Verse 51
Now the Jews start aguing and Jesus brings His point home in a shocking way. “Eat me!”
This is offensive to them (verse 60-61), but it finally gets them to stop thinking physical. This can’t be taken literally. Jesus wants them to understand that He is the only thing that will satisfy.
Focusing on the Son
The problem the crowd was facing is problem we face at times. Jesus is trying to...]]>2365danielboyd,discipelzijnfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hoezo-gemeente-zijn-14-fil-4-14-23--8058613Philippians 4:14-19

This second sermon on life lessons from Paul concludes his closing remarks. In other letters he closes by taking the quill from his amanuensis, not only to show personal interest, but also to authenticate his letters. (see 2 Thess. 3:17) Perhaps that is what he has done in these last verses: personally thanking them for their gift for his need.

An important lesson from Paul is learned in these final verses that I want to expound this morning and I would like to begin where I ended last week: Paul’s life lessons are lessons learned in the School of walking with the Master and we will learn these lessons also as God gives us opportunity. What will you make of the opportunity?

Experience has taught Paul a thing or two about money and in discussing the Philippians’ gift to him, that lesson is clearly evident.

First of all, Paul speaks in peculiar terms in regards to the Philippians’ ministry to him: he speak of concern, opportunity, and reviving.

Concern 10a
These Philippians were concerned with Paul. He has already elluded to the fact that they labored together with him for the gospel (1:5) and calls them co-laborers (4:3b). They cared enough about Paul to commission Epaphroditus on a trip to Rome.
But their concern was not just now… ten years ago when Paul was planting Churches in Macedonia, they were concerned as well. (15-16)
This Church cared about this apostle and it moved them to action.

Opportunity 10c
They cared, but weren’t in a position to help… until now. An opportunity to help him arose. A textbook definition of this word is a “profitable moment”. God brought about an opportunity to act upon the care they already had for him.
Paul calls this opportunity “sharing in his trouble.” This was an opportunity that would be costly, that would be troublesome. Yet they were able to engage with him through this trouble.

Revive 10b
The verb attached to their action toward Paul is “revive”. A strange verb that is only used here in Scripture. It calls up images of a flower or plant that shoots out new roots and sprouts. It comes to life.
Their care for Paul through acting on this opportunity is described as flourishing. And Paul calls what they did “good.”

Which brings us to what Paul has learned: It’s not about the gift… it’s about the credit on their account. What account? Their account in heaven. Paul drives their attention heaven-ward: He has received their gift, he is overwhelmed, everything is filled up and their gift… he describes it as an offering given to God. Using all the Old Testament imagery, this gift they have given is well-pleasing to the Lord.
Attached to this gift they have given, then, is the promise: God will supply all you needs according to His riches.

And there you have it… Paul has learned through experience that God takes care of our needs. He uses others to do it… by causing care to grow in their hearts, by bringing an opportunity to act, and then by allowing a sacrifice to flourish in and through us.

Just because you care, though… and just because there is an opportunity… doesn’t mean that you will flourish. We must choose to give the gift, to sacrifice for others. And in no other area of life is this quite as evident as in the area of our finances. How generous are you?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/8058613Sun, 20 Mar 2016 21:47:40 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteLife lessons from Paul Philippians 4:14-19 This second sermon on life lessons from Paul concludes his closing remarks. In other letters he closes by taking the quill from his amanuensis, not only to show personal interest, but also to authenticate...Philippians 4:14-19

This second sermon on life lessons from Paul concludes his closing remarks. In other letters he closes by taking the quill from his amanuensis, not only to show personal interest, but also to authenticate his letters. (see 2 Thess. 3:17) Perhaps that is what he has done in these last verses: personally thanking them for their gift for his need.

An important lesson from Paul is learned in these final verses that I want to expound this morning and I would like to begin where I ended last week: Paul’s life lessons are lessons learned in the School of walking with the Master and we will learn these lessons also as God gives us opportunity. What will you make of the opportunity?

Experience has taught Paul a thing or two about money and in discussing the Philippians’ gift to him, that lesson is clearly evident.

First of all, Paul speaks in peculiar terms in regards to the Philippians’ ministry to him: he speak of concern, opportunity, and reviving.

Concern 10a
These Philippians were concerned with Paul. He has already elluded to the fact that they labored together with him for the gospel (1:5) and calls them co-laborers (4:3b). They cared enough about Paul to commission Epaphroditus on a trip to Rome.
But their concern was not just now… ten years ago when Paul was planting Churches in Macedonia, they were concerned as well. (15-16)
This Church cared about this apostle and it moved them to action.

Opportunity 10c
They cared, but weren’t in a position to help… until now. An opportunity to help him arose. A textbook definition of this word is a “profitable moment”. God brought about an opportunity to act upon the care they already had for him.
Paul calls this opportunity “sharing in his trouble.” This was an opportunity that would be costly, that would be troublesome. Yet they were able to engage with him through this trouble.

Revive 10b
The verb attached to their action toward Paul is “revive”. A strange verb that is only used here in Scripture. It calls up images of a flower or plant that shoots out new roots and sprouts. It comes to life.
Their care for Paul through acting on this opportunity is described as flourishing. And Paul calls what they did “good.”

Which brings us to what Paul has learned: It’s not about the gift… it’s about the credit on their account. What account? Their account in heaven. Paul drives their attention heaven-ward: He has received their gift, he is overwhelmed, everything is filled up and their gift… he describes it as an offering given to God. Using all the Old Testament imagery, this gift they have given is well-pleasing to the Lord.
Attached to this gift they have given, then, is the promise: God will supply all you needs according to His riches.

And there you have it… Paul has learned through experience that God takes care of our needs. He uses others to do it… by causing care to grow in their hearts, by bringing an opportunity to act, and then by allowing a sacrifice to flourish in and through us.

Just because you care, though… and just because there is an opportunity… doesn’t mean that you will flourish. We must choose to give the gift, to sacrifice for others. And in no other area of life is this quite as evident as in the area of our finances. How generous are you?]]>2395danielboyd,filippenzenseriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hoezo-gemeente-zijn-13-fil-4-10-13--7992575Life lessons - by Paul
Philippians 4:10-13

I almost picture Paul sitting like a grandfather passing on an important lesson to his kids. Paul is in prison, so the picture doesn’t quite fit. But he is passing on wisdom in this passage. He speaks of a lesson he has learned and urges us to prepare to learn the same lesson.

Paul has commanded his readers to confront (4:2-3), to pray (4:5-7), to think (4:8) and to apply truth (4:9). Now he turns to close this letter in a very personal way. We will finish out this book study next week.

JOY IN... (verse 10)
Paul rejoices in the concern of the Church. They had provided for him. He applauds them for seeing the opportunity and acting upon it. Notice the direction of his joy. It is directed to the Lord. Paul’s rejoicing, even when others do for him remains “in the Lord”. I think this informs how we should receive complements and gracious acts from others: we ought to be thankful and rejoice in the Lord for the opportunity God provided.

SATISFIED WITH (verses 11-12)
Paul speaks of a lesson learned. He has learned to accept the circumstances God places him in. That implies that there have been a lot of circumstances, which is the experience he speaks of in verse 12: he has run the gamut of circumstances and learned to be content.

LEANING ON (verse 13)
This verse is a favorite among Christians. Paul speaks of his ability (see Mat. 26:40 and James 5:16)... his ableness to accomplish something and in this context it is related to circumstances… and handling those circumstances. Secondly, he describes the sphere of operation: in Christ. Actually, Christ is not mentioned… it says “Him”, but everyone knows who strengthens Paul. (See 1 Tim. 1:12 and 2 Tim. 2:1 and 4:17 for further usage of “strengthened”).
The original sentence structure places “me” at the end of the sentence… the placement of least importance. It is Christ’s work in and through Paul to strengthen Him for the task at hand.

Paul’s life lessons are lessons learned in the School of walking with the Master and we will learn these lessons also as God gives us opportunity. What will you make of the opportunity?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/7992575Sun, 13 Mar 2016 10:44:28 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDaniel Boyd Life lessons - by Paul Philippians 4:10-13 I almost picture Paul sitting like a grandfather passing on an important lesson to his kids. Paul is in prison, so the picture doesn’t quite fit. But he is passing on wisdom in this passage. He...Life lessons - by Paul
Philippians 4:10-13

I almost picture Paul sitting like a grandfather passing on an important lesson to his kids. Paul is in prison, so the picture doesn’t quite fit. But he is passing on wisdom in this passage. He speaks of a lesson he has learned and urges us to prepare to learn the same lesson.

Paul has commanded his readers to confront (4:2-3), to pray (4:5-7), to think (4:8) and to apply truth (4:9). Now he turns to close this letter in a very personal way. We will finish out this book study next week.

JOY IN... (verse 10)
Paul rejoices in the concern of the Church. They had provided for him. He applauds them for seeing the opportunity and acting upon it. Notice the direction of his joy. It is directed to the Lord. Paul’s rejoicing, even when others do for him remains “in the Lord”. I think this informs how we should receive complements and gracious acts from others: we ought to be thankful and rejoice in the Lord for the opportunity God provided.

SATISFIED WITH (verses 11-12)
Paul speaks of a lesson learned. He has learned to accept the circumstances God places him in. That implies that there have been a lot of circumstances, which is the experience he speaks of in verse 12: he has run the gamut of circumstances and learned to be content.

LEANING ON (verse 13)
This verse is a favorite among Christians. Paul speaks of his ability (see Mat. 26:40 and James 5:16)... his ableness to accomplish something and in this context it is related to circumstances… and handling those circumstances. Secondly, he describes the sphere of operation: in Christ. Actually, Christ is not mentioned… it says “Him”, but everyone knows who strengthens Paul. (See 1 Tim. 1:12 and 2 Tim. 2:1 and 4:17 for further usage of “strengthened”).
The original sentence structure places “me” at the end of the sentence… the placement of least importance. It is Christ’s work in and through Paul to strengthen Him for the task at hand.

Paul’s life lessons are lessons learned in the School of walking with the Master and we will learn these lessons also as God gives us opportunity. What will you make of the opportunity?]]>2031danielboyd,filippenzenseriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hoezo-gemeente-zijn-12-fil-4-5b-9--7937947Praying and Thinking
Philippians 4:5b-9

We have been working through the imperatives of this final section. Paul exhorts his readers to be mimickers in 3:17, to stand firm in 4:1 (repeated from 1:27), and to rejoice in 4:4 (repeated from 2:17-18 and 3:1).

The verses we’ll cover this morning are perhaps some of the most familiar passages of Scripture. I think after John 3:16 these were some of the very first verses I committed to memory. This is a precious passage of Scripture, which has encouraged me at many times in my life and it has been refreshing to study these verses again this past week. I hope that you are equally blessed this morning.

Wisdom for Every-day Life

THEOLOGY (verse 5b)
Verse 5b is grammatically unconnected to the previous statement about “your kindness”, which is why I did not include it in the last sermon. However, it is equally unconnected to verse 6. This statement about the nearness of God stands as a grammatical Island between two topics: Disagreement in the Church (2-5a) and Prayer (6-7).
This statement, however, introduces Paul’s discussion on prayer and stands as a heading over this next section of Pauline exhortations. God is near. This theological truth has tremendous practical implications, which he develops in verses 6-9.
Another example of a Pauline theological construct
In chapter one Paul introduces a theological statement about God’s sovereign work in our lives (1:6) and applies that truth to His own situation: being jailed has resulted in a gospel witness throughout the Roman Praetorian Guard (1:12-14).

PRACTICE (verse 6)
Paul places two statements opposite each other. The first is negative: do not do this; the second is positive: do this. The first naturally leads into the second.
Do not be anxious about anything
The word for anxious is the same that he used of Timothy and his genuine concern for the Church (2:19). In that context it was a positive concern for the Church. The context here clearly leads us to a negative concern. It reminds me of Christ’s words in the sermon on the mount to not be concerned about the things of tomorrow - what do I wear; what do I eat?
The “anything” is all encompassing… there should not be anything that takes us so captive that it dominates our concern. My counseling professor has a statement that I think is particularly helpful here: worry is the sinful application of the creativity God built in us.
Connecting this to the theology of verse 5: God’s nearness should have profound implication for our worries: why worry when God is so near to us?
Let your requests be made known to God.
Following the “but” is the positive action. God’s nearness should drive us to relating to Him. The passive voice of this verb is interesting to me. Paul is deliberately describing a situation where we reveal something to God. It is impossible for us to reveal something to an omniscient God… and yet for the sake of relationship this is exactly what Paul describes. And he is very specific in how we should do this: through prayer and supplication
with thanksgiving
- Prayer and supplication. The first term is the general term for prayer, the second is a more urgent pleading. Both describe actions of prayer.
- Thanksgiving is the attitude that oversees the prayer and supplication (never ask without saying thank you).
- The content of the prayer is called “your request”, which simply refers to the content of your communication.
- And God is the direct object: He is who we pray to.

God’s nearness gives us someone to talk to about the things in life that would cause us worry. He asks us to tell Him about it, share our feelings, and then to deposit them as thankful requests.

RESULT (verse 7)
God’s nearness and our acknowledging of His nearness brings God’s peace. A peace that guards our hearts and minds and surpasses understanding. What a wonderful description of what God does for us. The word used for “guard” is the same that Peter uses in his description of God’s power guarding our inheritance in heaven.
Worry takes place in our minds and captures our heart (we can make really bad decisions when we are worried)... these are the areas that God’s peace guards us. Right where we need it. God is near.
Secondly, this peace rises above (literally) our comprehension. Peace in the midst of the storm… a calm in the middle of struggle… God is near and worry isn’t gone, but He calms my heart.

Verses 8-9
We can get really difficult about verse 8 or we can simply realize that Paul is widening the scope concerning our thinking and suggesting that in life we should think about the things God wants us to think about. Since so much of our trouble starts in our thinking, Paul suggests we coach our thinking.
Secondly he enjoins us to apply the things we have learned. Just like he has done here… apply theology to life.

The last statement in verse 9 seems like it could be conditional, as in: if you do these things the God of peace will be with you. That is not what the original language dictates… is it rather a connective statement, as in: and (in case you forgot already) the God of peace will be with you. He reaches back to the theology of verse 5 and brings it all full circle.


Paul gives us great encouragement in the midst of life… wisdom for every-day life… don’t worry: pray. And when you finish praying: think God’s thoughts. Peace will surround you and guard you. God is near.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/7937947Sun, 06 Mar 2016 15:31:01 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDaniel Boyd Praying and Thinking Philippians 4:5b-9 We have been working through the imperatives of this final section. Paul exhorts his readers to be mimickers in 3:17, to stand firm in 4:1 (repeated from 1:27), and to rejoice in 4:4 (repeated from...Praying and Thinking
Philippians 4:5b-9

We have been working through the imperatives of this final section. Paul exhorts his readers to be mimickers in 3:17, to stand firm in 4:1 (repeated from 1:27), and to rejoice in 4:4 (repeated from 2:17-18 and 3:1).

The verses we’ll cover this morning are perhaps some of the most familiar passages of Scripture. I think after John 3:16 these were some of the very first verses I committed to memory. This is a precious passage of Scripture, which has encouraged me at many times in my life and it has been refreshing to study these verses again this past week. I hope that you are equally blessed this morning.

Wisdom for Every-day Life

THEOLOGY (verse 5b)
Verse 5b is grammatically unconnected to the previous statement about “your kindness”, which is why I did not include it in the last sermon. However, it is equally unconnected to verse 6. This statement about the nearness of God stands as a grammatical Island between two topics: Disagreement in the Church (2-5a) and Prayer (6-7).
This statement, however, introduces Paul’s discussion on prayer and stands as a heading over this next section of Pauline exhortations. God is near. This theological truth has tremendous practical implications, which he develops in verses 6-9.
Another example of a Pauline theological construct
In chapter one Paul introduces a theological statement about God’s sovereign work in our lives (1:6) and applies that truth to His own situation: being jailed has resulted in a gospel witness throughout the Roman Praetorian Guard (1:12-14).

PRACTICE (verse 6)
Paul places two statements opposite each other. The first is negative: do not do this; the second is positive: do this. The first naturally leads into the second.
Do not be anxious about anything
The word for anxious is the same that he used of Timothy and his genuine concern for the Church (2:19). In that context it was a positive concern for the Church. The context here clearly leads us to a negative concern. It reminds me of Christ’s words in the sermon on the mount to not be concerned about the things of tomorrow - what do I wear; what do I eat?
The “anything” is all encompassing… there should not be anything that takes us so captive that it dominates our concern. My counseling professor has a statement that I think is particularly helpful here: worry is the sinful application of the creativity God built in us.
Connecting this to the theology of verse 5: God’s nearness should have profound implication for our worries: why worry when God is so near to us?
Let your requests be made known to God.
Following the “but” is the positive action. God’s nearness should drive us to relating to Him. The passive voice of this verb is interesting to me. Paul is deliberately describing a situation where we reveal something to God. It is impossible for us to reveal something to an omniscient God… and yet for the sake of relationship this is exactly what Paul describes. And he is very specific in how we should do this: through prayer and supplication
with thanksgiving
- Prayer and supplication. The first term is the general term for prayer, the second is a more urgent pleading. Both describe actions of prayer.
- Thanksgiving is the attitude that oversees the prayer and supplication (never ask without saying thank you).
- The content of the prayer is called “your request”, which simply refers to the content of your communication.
- And God is the direct object: He is who we pray to.

God’s nearness gives us someone to talk to about the things in life that would cause us worry. He asks us to tell Him about it, share our feelings, and then to deposit them as thankful requests.

RESULT (verse 7)
God’s nearness and our acknowledging of His nearness brings God’s peace. A peace that guards our hearts and...]]>2408danielboyd,filippenzenseriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hoezo-gemeente-zijn-11-fil-4-1-5a--7835735HARMONY AND JOY
Philippians 4:2-5a

A theme that Paul has carried since chapter 1 is standing firm (or standing strong).
As a general rule we are enamored with people, who are able to stand strong like that. Persons that are unwavered by the opinions of others, unmoved by the circumstances that frighten others and boldly charge ahead, whether that be in business, in politics, in family relationships, or middle of the jungle adventures.
A case study on disagreement
The unavoidable problem with standing firm is that sinful tends to get entrenched over things that aren’t a matter of separation. That’s what brings about the passage we are going to study this morning. Paul introduces us to yet another set of people that we do not know, but can learn a great deal from.
The Situation
Euodia and Syntyche aren’t getting along and their situation has reached the ears of Paul. I imagine Paul learned about their situation from Epaphroditus and not that their quarrel had become well-known throughout the Roman empire… that would be a bit embarrassing. We can surmise from these four verses that this isn’t too different a situation from what we still face today in our Churches.
Two prominent women 2a
The fact that these two women are mentioned by name indicates that they were well-known persons in the Church. In Acts 16:11-23 we read about Paul’s first missionary journey to Philippi and learn that he could not go to a synagogue first (as was his custom), since there were not enough Jewish men. Paul ends up at the river outside city limits and finds Jewish “women” that were gathered together on the Sabbath. Lydia is also introduced to us in Philippi.
In Philippians 4:3 Paul remembers that these women had labored together with Paul in the gospel.
Two strong opinions 2b
The matter of disagreement must not have been theological, for Paul would have laid that discord to rest by explaining which one of the two women was right. So this is a personality or preference conflict.
Two serious dangers 2b, 5a
Prominent figures have a following among people, so this conflict, though not theological, could result in people picking sides and factions arising in the Church. This is contrary to Christ’s design for the Church and the teaching that Paul has been laying out since chapter 1.
Secondly, verse five draws our (and their) attention to the reputation of the Church: let your reasonableness be known to everyone. We tend not to think of how fightings and disputes in the Church can look to the unbeliever on the outside looking in.
The Approach
Paul adopts a very direct and simple approach and we can learn from his example in dealing with conflict in the Church.
He faces the situation head-on 2a
He is clear about the problem and solution 2b, 3b
He engages the Church 3a

Paul names their names and does it in a public fashion (their disagreement has been public, why not their correction?). The goal is clear-cut: agree in the Lord. Paul calls upon someone specific to help these women get to where they need to be.
There is a question about the words “true yokefellow”in verse 2. Many translations for the word suzegos have been suggested, but since Paul has been to clear in naming all parties involved and goes on to mention Clement in just a moment, it seems perhaps best NOT to translate this word, but instead the capitalize the first letter and make it someone’s name. Paul called upon Suzegos to help these women.
When Paul adds the adjective “true” to this man’s name, he is entreating him to be true to his name… Suzegos means to “bring under one yoke” and so Paul is asking him to be a real Suzegos and to help these women to get into the same yoke together and be of one mind.
Confrontation
The Bible is very clear about confrontation in the Church and I would like to finish our study of God’s Word this morning by thinking about four Biblical principles in regards to confrontation. We tend to shy away from it, because we’ve seen it go awry too often, but confrontation is intended to be a loving process whereby fellow believers help each other to walk worthy of our calling in Christ.
The Principle of Confrontation
The principle is found in many places in Scripture, but perhaps clearest in Galatians 6:1 and Hebrews 10:24-25. We are told to consider one another, to look into the lives of fellow brothers and sisters and if necessary to say something. Sometime we can be blind to our own faults and we need faithful brothers and sisters in Christ to point out our blind spot.
The Steps of Confrontation
No passage is as clear as Matthew 18. Jesus Himself addresses this issue and instructs us to always confront one-on-one. If he doesn’t listen, you broaden to net and go with another brother or two, so that by the testimony of two or three he can be convinced. If he doesn’t listen, you broaden the net again and make it known to the Church. Why? So that all of the members may have opportunity to lovingly confront this person, so that by the testimony of the entire Church that person may see his folly. If he chooses not to listen to the Church, he has removed himself from the Church’s influence and authority and the Church responds in kind.
The Goal of Confrontation
The goal is always restoration: to save that person from their sin. Or as Christ puts it: to win that person. This process has become belabored because it has been labeled “Church discipline”, but it need to be difficult and heavy… it is simply intended to help in love.
The Sadness of Confrontation
If a person refuses to listen, Paul instructs us (as does Jesus and James) to let that person go, to treat them as not a part of the Church. Their going will result in their own condemnation (perhaps not eternal, but evidencing their own sin). They would not listen.


I want to conclude this sermon by pointing out one last thing about this passage and that is the ever-present sphere of living: in the Lord! Paul command us to stand firm in the Lord, to be of one mind in the Lord, and to rejoice in the Lord. How are we to walk? As followers of the cross… or constantly in the Lord.

Harmony and joy are possible when the Lord is our focus.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/7835735Sun, 21 Feb 2016 11:11:23 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDaniel Boyd HARMONY AND JOY Philippians 4:2-5a A theme that Paul has carried since chapter 1 is standing firm (or standing strong). As a general rule we are enamored with people, who are able to stand strong like that. Persons that are unwavered by...HARMONY AND JOY
Philippians 4:2-5a

A theme that Paul has carried since chapter 1 is standing firm (or standing strong).
As a general rule we are enamored with people, who are able to stand strong like that. Persons that are unwavered by the opinions of others, unmoved by the circumstances that frighten others and boldly charge ahead, whether that be in business, in politics, in family relationships, or middle of the jungle adventures.
A case study on disagreement
The unavoidable problem with standing firm is that sinful tends to get entrenched over things that aren’t a matter of separation. That’s what brings about the passage we are going to study this morning. Paul introduces us to yet another set of people that we do not know, but can learn a great deal from.
The Situation
Euodia and Syntyche aren’t getting along and their situation has reached the ears of Paul. I imagine Paul learned about their situation from Epaphroditus and not that their quarrel had become well-known throughout the Roman empire… that would be a bit embarrassing. We can surmise from these four verses that this isn’t too different a situation from what we still face today in our Churches.
Two prominent women 2a
The fact that these two women are mentioned by name indicates that they were well-known persons in the Church. In Acts 16:11-23 we read about Paul’s first missionary journey to Philippi and learn that he could not go to a synagogue first (as was his custom), since there were not enough Jewish men. Paul ends up at the river outside city limits and finds Jewish “women” that were gathered together on the Sabbath. Lydia is also introduced to us in Philippi.
In Philippians 4:3 Paul remembers that these women had labored together with Paul in the gospel.
Two strong opinions 2b
The matter of disagreement must not have been theological, for Paul would have laid that discord to rest by explaining which one of the two women was right. So this is a personality or preference conflict.
Two serious dangers 2b, 5a
Prominent figures have a following among people, so this conflict, though not theological, could result in people picking sides and factions arising in the Church. This is contrary to Christ’s design for the Church and the teaching that Paul has been laying out since chapter 1.
Secondly, verse five draws our (and their) attention to the reputation of the Church: let your reasonableness be known to everyone. We tend not to think of how fightings and disputes in the Church can look to the unbeliever on the outside looking in.
The Approach
Paul adopts a very direct and simple approach and we can learn from his example in dealing with conflict in the Church.
He faces the situation head-on 2a
He is clear about the problem and solution 2b, 3b
He engages the Church 3a

Paul names their names and does it in a public fashion (their disagreement has been public, why not their correction?). The goal is clear-cut: agree in the Lord. Paul calls upon someone specific to help these women get to where they need to be.
There is a question about the words “true yokefellow”in verse 2. Many translations for the word suzegos have been suggested, but since Paul has been to clear in naming all parties involved and goes on to mention Clement in just a moment, it seems perhaps best NOT to translate this word, but instead the capitalize the first letter and make it someone’s name. Paul called upon Suzegos to help these women.
When Paul adds the adjective “true” to this man’s name, he is entreating him to be true to his name… Suzegos means to “bring under one yoke” and so Paul is asking him to be a real Suzegos and to help these women to get into the same yoke together and be of one mind.
Confrontation
The Bible is very clear about confrontation in the Church and I would like to finish our study of God’s Word this morning by...]]>2701danielboyd,filippenzenseriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hoezo-gemeente-zijn-10-fil-3-17-4-1--7785198
WALKING WITH HOMESICKNESS
Philippians 3:17-4:1

In the passage we will look at today Paul finishes out a theme that he has carried through the entire epistle. Allow me to give you a brief overview of the first three chapters of Philippians:
Paul’s thanksgiving prayer 1:3-11
A discussion of life and death and the gain of either 1:21
Walking worthy of the Gospel of Christ 1:27a
Stand firm in one spirit 1:27b
Jesus our prime example of humility 2:5-11
Spiritual examples - men worth emulating 2:19-30
Bad examples - men to avoid 3:2-6
Jesus our goal and prize 3:8-11
pursuing and grasping 3:12-14

Paul brings the worthy walk back into focus and starts connecting the dots in this wonderful concluding statement that introduces chapter four.

Paul draw a black-and-white picture; there are only two ways of walking. Walking is a euphemism for the conduct of one’s life and in 1:27 he challenged the reader to walk as a worthy citizen. Now he lays out two options:

IMITATORS OF THE CROSS
ENEMIES OF THE CROSS
Enemies of the Cross
Though Paul introduces imitating first, he explains enemies first in verse 19. Paul describes four things about those who walk this way:
Their end is Destruction
Their lives and pursuits don’t end well. Their gaze is short and their investment in temporary things. None of their pursuits have eternal value.
Their God is their Belly
Their worship is directed inward. Their passions and lusts are what they strive for and grasp. If it feels good, it must be good. This is the central ideology of hedonism - do what pleases you… whatever makes your inward parts tingle. It is this way of thinking - this way of walking - that leads to rampant sex, binge drinking, violence and homosexuality. As the writer of Judges put it: Everyone does what is right in their own eyes.
They glory is their Shame
They are proud of that which they should be ashamed of. That which brings feelings of guilt and failure to the Christian, brings a sense of accomplishment to the unregenerate man. They become proud of their accomplishments in sin.
They mind earthly Things
Does anything need to be said? They are not spiritually minded, but only think of things they can see and touch. “Show me the proof!” is the indictment so often hurled against us.

Imitators of the Cross
Paul then switches gears to “us”: our citizenship is in heaven. He draws a sharp contrast between this and the latter.
Our end is Eternal
Citizenship brings our mind back to walking worthy… as a good citizen (1:27). What a joy to already (as we sung this morning) have our passport stamped. We are registered in the heavenlies, our name is written in His Book of Life. All our investments have lasting value and our pursuit of Christ will continue beyond our own deaths.
Our God is Christ
It’s not what I want, but what He wants. He began a good work (1:6) and will accomplish it, He humiliated Himself to the point of obedience (2:5-11), He grasped us first (3:12). I no longer live for me and my passions, but I submit my passions to His perfect plan and will for my life.
He honors us
What He performs in me pales in comparison to what I could do in me.
He draws us by His power
His eternal power draws our attention and our gaze beyond what is terrestrial into what is extra-terrestrial. God is able to do so much more than what we can see here on earth. We ought not to be earthly-minded, but Christ-minded.

In 4:1 Paul brings back the verb he introduced in 1:27b: stand firm. This heavenly-mindedness, ought to make us stand firm now… we should walk with a healthy dose of home-sickness… we don’t belong here, we belong with Him.

And that brings Valentine’s Day into focus for me. I explained to my boys this morning that Valentine’s Day is a day when you tell the person you love that you love them… and try to show it. Guys… this afternoon, right? But how about we tell the One who saved our soul, ransomed our lives, traded his own, left His glory, reached for you, grasped your hand and has granted you heavenly citizenship that you love Him!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/7785198Sun, 14 Feb 2016 11:00:03 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteWE HADDEN TECHNISCHE PROBLEMEN. DE BACK-UP STAAT ER NU OP, MAAR DIE OPNAME IS NIET ZO GOED ALS GEWOONLIJK. MIJN EXCUSES VOOR HET ONGEMAK. WALKING WITH HOMESICKNESS Philippians 3:17-4:1 In the passage we will look at today Paul finishes out a theme...
WALKING WITH HOMESICKNESS
Philippians 3:17-4:1

In the passage we will look at today Paul finishes out a theme that he has carried through the entire epistle. Allow me to give you a brief overview of the first three chapters of Philippians:
Paul’s thanksgiving prayer 1:3-11
A discussion of life and death and the gain of either 1:21
Walking worthy of the Gospel of Christ 1:27a
Stand firm in one spirit 1:27b
Jesus our prime example of humility 2:5-11
Spiritual examples - men worth emulating 2:19-30
Bad examples - men to avoid 3:2-6
Jesus our goal and prize 3:8-11
pursuing and grasping 3:12-14

Paul brings the worthy walk back into focus and starts connecting the dots in this wonderful concluding statement that introduces chapter four.

Paul draw a black-and-white picture; there are only two ways of walking. Walking is a euphemism for the conduct of one’s life and in 1:27 he challenged the reader to walk as a worthy citizen. Now he lays out two options:

IMITATORS OF THE CROSS
ENEMIES OF THE CROSS
Enemies of the Cross
Though Paul introduces imitating first, he explains enemies first in verse 19. Paul describes four things about those who walk this way:
Their end is Destruction
Their lives and pursuits don’t end well. Their gaze is short and their investment in temporary things. None of their pursuits have eternal value.
Their God is their Belly
Their worship is directed inward. Their passions and lusts are what they strive for and grasp. If it feels good, it must be good. This is the central ideology of hedonism - do what pleases you… whatever makes your inward parts tingle. It is this way of thinking - this way of walking - that leads to rampant sex, binge drinking, violence and homosexuality. As the writer of Judges put it: Everyone does what is right in their own eyes.
They glory is their Shame
They are proud of that which they should be ashamed of. That which brings feelings of guilt and failure to the Christian, brings a sense of accomplishment to the unregenerate man. They become proud of their accomplishments in sin.
They mind earthly Things
Does anything need to be said? They are not spiritually minded, but only think of things they can see and touch. “Show me the proof!” is the indictment so often hurled against us.

Imitators of the Cross
Paul then switches gears to “us”: our citizenship is in heaven. He draws a sharp contrast between this and the latter.
Our end is Eternal
Citizenship brings our mind back to walking worthy… as a good citizen (1:27). What a joy to already (as we sung this morning) have our passport stamped. We are registered in the heavenlies, our name is written in His Book of Life. All our investments have lasting value and our pursuit of Christ will continue beyond our own deaths.
Our God is Christ
It’s not what I want, but what He wants. He began a good work (1:6) and will accomplish it, He humiliated Himself to the point of obedience (2:5-11), He grasped us first (3:12). I no longer live for me and my passions, but I submit my passions to His perfect plan and will for my life.
He honors us
What He performs in me pales in comparison to what I could do in me.
He draws us by His power
His eternal power draws our attention and our gaze beyond what is terrestrial into what is extra-terrestrial. God is able to do so much more than what we can see here on earth. We ought not to be earthly-minded, but Christ-minded.

In 4:1 Paul brings back the verb he introduced in 1:27b: stand firm. This heavenly-mindedness, ought to make us stand firm now… we should walk with a healthy dose of home-sickness… we don’t belong here, we belong with Him.

And...]]>2630danielboyd,filippenzenseriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hoezo-gemeente-zijn-09-fil-3-10-16--7733775Purpose driven living
Philippians 3:10-16

Paul continues his thoughts from last week. Remember? He’s discounted all his own righteousnesses, tossing them on a heap and calling them garbage. Everything pales in comparison to knowing and winning Christ.

Our passage this morning isn’t difficult to understand, but immensely difficult to put into practice. It is significant for us to understand this passage, however. And understanding this passage hinges on the two verbs that Paul uses in verse 12, so I want to begin our study there and then place these two verbs in their context.

I prefer the NASB translation of the verse, since it brings out those verbs the clearest:
Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. (Phi 3:12, NASB)

I press on
Paulus uses this same verb in verse 6 when describing his former zeal: persecuting the Church. This word carries the idea of relentless pursuit.

I apprehend
This verb is better translated “grab ahold” and I tend to picture a person dangling off the side of a cliff, holding on to a shrub

Putting it back into context
What is Paul pressing on towards? He identifies it in verse 12. He has not attained perfection, but he presses on toward it.

It is fascinating to see how Paul uses "apprehend". Actively and passively... he apprehends and has been apprehended by Christ. So Paul wants to apprehend what Christ apprehended Him for.
Imagine us dangling off of a cliff and Christ reaches down and grabs our hand to save us. The picture is completed with Paul reaching his other hand up and grabbing ahold of Christ arm as He pulls us up.
Paul’s imagery is vivid. Christ accomplished the work of salvation and holds on to us, but we can choose to reach around for what the world has to offer with our other hand... or we take that free hand and hold onto Christ.

How do we accomplish this? Paul tells us in verse 14: forgetting what lies behind and stretching ourselves to what lies ahead. Pursuing the goal - listening to God’s voice from above - winning the prize. Don't get stuck in your past. If anyone could have... it was Paul: how many believers did he murder before he set out for Damascus? Was he haunted by the faces of Christians in the arena looking down the throat of a lion? I don't know if that happened, but Paul calls himself the chief of sinners (1Tim. 1:15). He left his past on the trash heap and turns to look for what Christ has for him.

The context also looks back to the verses we haven’t studied yet. What is perfection? What is it that we strive to attain? Verse 10. To know Him. To know His power. To know His fellowship through suffering. To know. To know. To know. And then he follows that with “to conform” - to follow His lead into death. Why? To be raised again to new life.

Paul instructs us to invest all our energies to pursue that for which Christ pursued us: eternal life. Relationship with Him.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/7733775Sun, 07 Feb 2016 11:26:20 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteEnglish Outline Purpose driven living Philippians 3:10-16 Paul continues his thoughts from last week. Remember? He’s discounted all his own righteousnesses, tossing them on a heap and calling them garbage. Everything pales in comparison to knowing...Purpose driven living
Philippians 3:10-16

Paul continues his thoughts from last week. Remember? He’s discounted all his own righteousnesses, tossing them on a heap and calling them garbage. Everything pales in comparison to knowing and winning Christ.

Our passage this morning isn’t difficult to understand, but immensely difficult to put into practice. It is significant for us to understand this passage, however. And understanding this passage hinges on the two verbs that Paul uses in verse 12, so I want to begin our study there and then place these two verbs in their context.

I prefer the NASB translation of the verse, since it brings out those verbs the clearest:
Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. (Phi 3:12, NASB)

I press on
Paulus uses this same verb in verse 6 when describing his former zeal: persecuting the Church. This word carries the idea of relentless pursuit.

I apprehend
This verb is better translated “grab ahold” and I tend to picture a person dangling off the side of a cliff, holding on to a shrub

Putting it back into context
What is Paul pressing on towards? He identifies it in verse 12. He has not attained perfection, but he presses on toward it.

It is fascinating to see how Paul uses "apprehend". Actively and passively... he apprehends and has been apprehended by Christ. So Paul wants to apprehend what Christ apprehended Him for.
Imagine us dangling off of a cliff and Christ reaches down and grabs our hand to save us. The picture is completed with Paul reaching his other hand up and grabbing ahold of Christ arm as He pulls us up.
Paul’s imagery is vivid. Christ accomplished the work of salvation and holds on to us, but we can choose to reach around for what the world has to offer with our other hand... or we take that free hand and hold onto Christ.

How do we accomplish this? Paul tells us in verse 14: forgetting what lies behind and stretching ourselves to what lies ahead. Pursuing the goal - listening to God’s voice from above - winning the prize. Don't get stuck in your past. If anyone could have... it was Paul: how many believers did he murder before he set out for Damascus? Was he haunted by the faces of Christians in the arena looking down the throat of a lion? I don't know if that happened, but Paul calls himself the chief of sinners (1Tim. 1:15). He left his past on the trash heap and turns to look for what Christ has for him.

The context also looks back to the verses we haven’t studied yet. What is perfection? What is it that we strive to attain? Verse 10. To know Him. To know His power. To know His fellowship through suffering. To know. To know. To know. And then he follows that with “to conform” - to follow His lead into death. Why? To be raised again to new life.

Paul instructs us to invest all our energies to pursue that for which Christ pursued us: eternal life. Relationship with Him.]]>2572danielboyd,filippenzenseriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hoezo-gemeente-zijn-08-fil-3-1-9--7682463Performance Review
Philippians 3:1-9

Ever bitten your lip? Everything was great… you had plunged your fork into your next bite and encapsulated it in your mouth. Flavors were bursting in your mouth with every chew, all the while being mindful to eat with your mouth closed, because that’s how you were raised. Little did you know that keeping your mouth closed this particular time was bringing your inside of your lip dangerously close to your chomping teeth. And then it happened… in an instant enjoyment was turned to excruciating pain. Ever bitten your lip in the same spot twice? How about three times? I did that this week…

The subject this morning brings into focus the futility of biting yourself in the lip over and over and over. Let’s let Paul do the talking. He gives us three exhortations in these nine verses: (1) an exhortation to be happy, (2) an exhortation to be aware, and (3) an exhortation to be sober-minded.
I. Be Happy
1. Reconnecting the subject matter
In verse 1 Paul employs a bridge to bring us back to the main topic. In 2:17-18 he had already exhorted his readers to be happy -- in the midst of trials and among unknown circumstances.
2. Repeating the principle
Paul reintroduces us to a concept that is foreign to worldly thinking: Happiness is a choice; one that is made daily. No matter the circumstances, regardless of the weather, in spite of any sickness or misfortune - Paul chose to rejoice.

II. Be Aware
1. Pay attention, pay attention, pay attention
After lifting up two choice servants worth emulating, he turns to people not worth following and in fact verse 2 repeats “beware of…” three times.
I would be amiss not to draw your attention to the ABCCBA structure of verses 2-3 (see on-screen). He calls them dogs. I like my dog, Lola, but in ancient times dogs were the scoundrels of the street and were not domesticated, but universally hated. So in calling them dogs, Paul is referring to their rejected state.
They are rejected (2a), but were are accepted in Christ (3c); they are evildoers (2b) and we are servants (3b); they are mutilation (2c) and we are circumcised (3a).
Circumcision was an Old Testament rite that God instituted with Abraham to be an outward symbol of an inward reality: they were a chosen people - to be set apart from all other nations and peoples. Israel never really understood this and rather treated their circumcision, as one author puts it, as nothing more than a tribal tattoo. In Genesis 34 two of Jacob’s sons employ it as a trick to avenge their sister, Dinah.
God has never been interested in the externals. In Deut. 10:16 God instructs Israel to circumcise their hearts and in Jeremiah 4:4 the prophet implores the people to remove the foreskin of their hearts.
Holding on to circumcision as a rite of passage into the Church is like biting your lip over and over and over. It’s afflicting a superficial wound that just gets in the way of things.
2. Focused on performance
Paul basically says here: if you want performance, you should really like me - I’m the complete picture!
The right rituals
The right amount of Jewish (pureblood)
The right tribe (Benjamin was the only son born in the Promised Land)
Hebrew (he was Orthodox)
Pharisee (trained in the law)
Committed (his ambition was unparallelled)
Blameless (perfect performance)
3. Final Assessment
And his final conclusion is that it is all rubbish!
III. Be Soberminded
Paul’s everything formula: I count everything as loss compared to knowing Christ
Paul’s goal: Gain Christ.
He comes back to Philippians 2:21 and brings true devotion into focus.
Paul’s confidence is completely found in Christ’s inward work in the heart, not in an outward mark of the flesh.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/7682463Sun, 31 Jan 2016 16:02:30 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteDaniel Boyd Performance Review Philippians 3:1-9 Ever bitten your lip? Everything was great… you had plunged your fork into your next bite and encapsulated it in your mouth. Flavors were bursting in your mouth with every chew, all the while being...Performance Review
Philippians 3:1-9

Ever bitten your lip? Everything was great… you had plunged your fork into your next bite and encapsulated it in your mouth. Flavors were bursting in your mouth with every chew, all the while being mindful to eat with your mouth closed, because that’s how you were raised. Little did you know that keeping your mouth closed this particular time was bringing your inside of your lip dangerously close to your chomping teeth. And then it happened… in an instant enjoyment was turned to excruciating pain. Ever bitten your lip in the same spot twice? How about three times? I did that this week…

The subject this morning brings into focus the futility of biting yourself in the lip over and over and over. Let’s let Paul do the talking. He gives us three exhortations in these nine verses: (1) an exhortation to be happy, (2) an exhortation to be aware, and (3) an exhortation to be sober-minded.
I. Be Happy
1. Reconnecting the subject matter
In verse 1 Paul employs a bridge to bring us back to the main topic. In 2:17-18 he had already exhorted his readers to be happy -- in the midst of trials and among unknown circumstances.
2. Repeating the principle
Paul reintroduces us to a concept that is foreign to worldly thinking: Happiness is a choice; one that is made daily. No matter the circumstances, regardless of the weather, in spite of any sickness or misfortune - Paul chose to rejoice.

II. Be Aware
1. Pay attention, pay attention, pay attention
After lifting up two choice servants worth emulating, he turns to people not worth following and in fact verse 2 repeats “beware of…” three times.
I would be amiss not to draw your attention to the ABCCBA structure of verses 2-3 (see on-screen). He calls them dogs. I like my dog, Lola, but in ancient times dogs were the scoundrels of the street and were not domesticated, but universally hated. So in calling them dogs, Paul is referring to their rejected state.
They are rejected (2a), but were are accepted in Christ (3c); they are evildoers (2b) and we are servants (3b); they are mutilation (2c) and we are circumcised (3a).
Circumcision was an Old Testament rite that God instituted with Abraham to be an outward symbol of an inward reality: they were a chosen people - to be set apart from all other nations and peoples. Israel never really understood this and rather treated their circumcision, as one author puts it, as nothing more than a tribal tattoo. In Genesis 34 two of Jacob’s sons employ it as a trick to avenge their sister, Dinah.
God has never been interested in the externals. In Deut. 10:16 God instructs Israel to circumcise their hearts and in Jeremiah 4:4 the prophet implores the people to remove the foreskin of their hearts.
Holding on to circumcision as a rite of passage into the Church is like biting your lip over and over and over. It’s afflicting a superficial wound that just gets in the way of things.
2. Focused on performance
Paul basically says here: if you want performance, you should really like me - I’m the complete picture!
The right rituals
The right amount of Jewish (pureblood)
The right tribe (Benjamin was the only son born in the Promised Land)
Hebrew (he was Orthodox)
Pharisee (trained in the law)
Committed (his ambition was unparallelled)
Blameless (perfect performance)
3. Final Assessment
And his final conclusion is that it is all rubbish!
III. Be Soberminded
Paul’s everything formula: I count everything as loss compared to knowing Christ
Paul’s goal: Gain Christ.
He comes back to Philippians 2:21 and brings true devotion into focus.
Paul’s confidence is completely found in Christ’s inward work in the heart, not in an outward mark of the flesh.]]>2579danielboyd,filippenzenseriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hoezo-gemeente-zijn-07-fil-2-25-30--7578933Philippians 2:25-30

Repeat from last week: a year or two ago I attended a conference in LImburg where Henk Binnendijk was the speaker. He drew our attention to David’s lament in Psalm 12: O LORD, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.
Binnendijk posed this question: Where are the godly men? Where are the faithful among us?

Last week Paul introduced us to Timothy, his Spiritual Son in the Lord; a man who is like no one else in his service, devotion and theology. These men follow the challenge to be like Jesus (vs. 5-7) and he has cited himself in the list of examples as well. Timothy was raised in the faith by his mother and grandmother and exhibited great qualities of leadership. Paul is using these men to give shape to the truths he has expounded on and the challenges toward godly living that he has issued. Follow Christ is the challenge and goal; he offers himself, Timothy and now Epaphroditus as patterns of following Christ.

And after last week you may have thought “Timothy is well and nice, but he is still a man that I struggle to relate to.” Timothy was pastoral, he grew up in the faith and he was mentored by Paul of all people. This is why Epaphroditus is Paul’s next recommendation.

A PROFILE OF EPAPHRODITUS
I. Committed 25a and 29-30a
Let’s talk about his name first. Semantically Epaphroditus breaks apart as follows: “ep - Aphrodite - us”. The preposition “ep” is translated “from or because of” and Aphrodite “is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. Her Roman equivalent is the goddess Venus. (wikipedia) Why is this significant? Christian parents would never name their child after Aphrodite. In fact, it is reasonable to presume that parents would have renamed their child if they had become Christians while he was young. This suggests that Epaphroditus was a first generation Christian, who was converted as an adult. He didn’t grow up in the faith like Timothy - he didn’t even grow up in the Jewish faith. He had been saved out of paganism.

Look at Paul’s commendation of this first-generation Christian in verse 25a and 29-30a. His devotion was to the point of death. Who or what are you willing to die for? Epaphroditus had made a deep commitment to follow the Lord.
II. Missional 25b and 30b
Honestly, I hate that word: missional. It has become over-used and hip, which kills a word. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t descriptive of who Epaphroditus was. He was clear in his thinking, committed to his mission, and complete in his service. In 4:18 we read about Epaphroditus’ mission. The Church had commissioned him to see how Paul was doing and bring a financial gift to him. To undertake such a voyage in those days was a commitment.

He risked his life to accomplish this mission. The stakes were high and yet he was willing to pay. Like Timothy, he is sold-out. He has crucified his own desires in favor of following Christ’s concern.
III. Compassionate 26-29
Despite his sickness, Epaphroditus remain concerned for the Church. Concern for Paul is what brought him to Rome and concern for the Church in Philippi is what takes him back. The word translated “longed for” (in the ESV) is used by Peter in his second epistle to describe how we should long for the Word like new born babies long for milk. Paul uses it in 2 Corinthians 5:2 to describe our longing for heaven. Epaphroditus ached for people and it moved him to act. When the Church in Philippi wanted to do something for Paul, Epaphroditus was the man who was selected or volunteered for the task (we’re don’t know which).


Two lessons from Epaphroditus:
He was just like you
He held nothing back

Who are the righteous men in your life? Who are your role-models? These men that Paul has offered teach us that following Christ is possible, attainable, measurable. You can do it too. What’s holding you back?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/7578933Sun, 17 Jan 2016 11:07:38 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteWhere are the godly Men? Part 2 Philippians 2:25-30 Repeat from last week: a year or two ago I attended a conference in LImburg where Henk Binnendijk was the speaker. He drew our attention to David’s lament in Psalm 12: O LORD, for the godly one is...Philippians 2:25-30

Repeat from last week: a year or two ago I attended a conference in LImburg where Henk Binnendijk was the speaker. He drew our attention to David’s lament in Psalm 12: O LORD, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.
Binnendijk posed this question: Where are the godly men? Where are the faithful among us?

Last week Paul introduced us to Timothy, his Spiritual Son in the Lord; a man who is like no one else in his service, devotion and theology. These men follow the challenge to be like Jesus (vs. 5-7) and he has cited himself in the list of examples as well. Timothy was raised in the faith by his mother and grandmother and exhibited great qualities of leadership. Paul is using these men to give shape to the truths he has expounded on and the challenges toward godly living that he has issued. Follow Christ is the challenge and goal; he offers himself, Timothy and now Epaphroditus as patterns of following Christ.

And after last week you may have thought “Timothy is well and nice, but he is still a man that I struggle to relate to.” Timothy was pastoral, he grew up in the faith and he was mentored by Paul of all people. This is why Epaphroditus is Paul’s next recommendation.

A PROFILE OF EPAPHRODITUS
I. Committed 25a and 29-30a
Let’s talk about his name first. Semantically Epaphroditus breaks apart as follows: “ep - Aphrodite - us”. The preposition “ep” is translated “from or because of” and Aphrodite “is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. Her Roman equivalent is the goddess Venus. (wikipedia) Why is this significant? Christian parents would never name their child after Aphrodite. In fact, it is reasonable to presume that parents would have renamed their child if they had become Christians while he was young. This suggests that Epaphroditus was a first generation Christian, who was converted as an adult. He didn’t grow up in the faith like Timothy - he didn’t even grow up in the Jewish faith. He had been saved out of paganism.

Look at Paul’s commendation of this first-generation Christian in verse 25a and 29-30a. His devotion was to the point of death. Who or what are you willing to die for? Epaphroditus had made a deep commitment to follow the Lord.
II. Missional 25b and 30b
Honestly, I hate that word: missional. It has become over-used and hip, which kills a word. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t descriptive of who Epaphroditus was. He was clear in his thinking, committed to his mission, and complete in his service. In 4:18 we read about Epaphroditus’ mission. The Church had commissioned him to see how Paul was doing and bring a financial gift to him. To undertake such a voyage in those days was a commitment.

He risked his life to accomplish this mission. The stakes were high and yet he was willing to pay. Like Timothy, he is sold-out. He has crucified his own desires in favor of following Christ’s concern.
III. Compassionate 26-29
Despite his sickness, Epaphroditus remain concerned for the Church. Concern for Paul is what brought him to Rome and concern for the Church in Philippi is what takes him back. The word translated “longed for” (in the ESV) is used by Peter in his second epistle to describe how we should long for the Word like new born babies long for milk. Paul uses it in 2 Corinthians 5:2 to describe our longing for heaven. Epaphroditus ached for people and it moved him to act. When the Church in Philippi wanted to do something for Paul, Epaphroditus was the man who was selected or volunteered for the task (we’re don’t know which).


Two lessons from Epaphroditus:
He was just like you
He held nothing back

Who are the righteous men in your life? Who are your role-models? These men that Paul has offered teach us that following Christ is possible,...]]>2495danielboyd,filippenzenseriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hoezo-gemeente-zijn-06-fil-2-19-24--7530306Philippians 2:19-24

The passage we will look at this morning is not earth-shattering in its significance. Paul does not give us great insight or theological gold nuggets in these verses. In fact, in reading Paul’s words, you may have dismissed them as a personal section of his letter that doesn’t relate to you. Yet these words teach us something vital to your Christian walk.

A year or two ago I attended a conference in LImburg where Henk Binnendijk was the speaker. He drew our attention to David’s lament in Psalm 12: O LORD, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.
Binnendijk posed this question: Where are the godly men? Where are the faithful among us?

As children we learn that imitation is an important way we learn. We look for people who have the skills we lack and they become our role models and examples. This principle is true in your spiritual life also.

Paul introduces us to Timothy in our text. This follows his treatise on the kenosis (or self-humbling) of Christ, which was introduced with “have the same mind as Christ” (vs. 2:5). I don’t know about you, but often Christ-likeness seems unattainable. That’s why this section on Timothy and the next section on Epaphroditus is important to us… it reveals that living with Christ’s mind IS attainable.

A PROFILE OF TIMOTHY
I. Timothy is Caring
Timothy embodies the single-mindedness that Paul has spoken of in the first chapter and Paul indicates that there isn’t anyone that shares his vision and passion like Timothy. Furthermore, Paul calls him “genuinely concerned”, which is used in 4:6 to describe anxious concern and in 1 Corinthians 7 as the concerns that a husband has for his wife. Timothy is genuinely concerned for the Church and cares about her welfare.
II. Timothy is Dedicated
There is a world of difference between Philippians 1:21 and 2:21. Paul exclamation that all of life revolves around Christ and a sad testament to the men Paul has known: most seek their own things. In 2 Timothy 4:10 Paul laments that Demas has forsaken him, loving the world. This brings us back to David’s lament in Psalm 12: Where are the righteous? Where are the faithful? Timothy isn’t one of them - he is dedicated to Christ. He is sold-out. He has crucified his own desires in favor of following Christ’s concern.
III. Timothy is Capable
Paul trusts Timothy and likens him to a child, who helps his father. He calls him trustworthy and appeals to his well-known character.
In Paul’s letter to Timothy we learn that:
he grew up in a Christian home.
he functions like a specialist
he works closely with Paul

Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 4:16-17 to follow him… Paul lifts himself up as an example worth following and then references Timothy as an example to follow.

Who are the righteous men in your life? Who are your role-models?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/7530306Sun, 10 Jan 2016 10:47:12 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteWhere are the godly Men? Philippians 2:19-24 The passage we will look at this morning is not earth-shattering in its significance. Paul does not give us great insight or theological gold nuggets in these verses. In fact, in reading Paul’s words, you...Philippians 2:19-24

The passage we will look at this morning is not earth-shattering in its significance. Paul does not give us great insight or theological gold nuggets in these verses. In fact, in reading Paul’s words, you may have dismissed them as a personal section of his letter that doesn’t relate to you. Yet these words teach us something vital to your Christian walk.

A year or two ago I attended a conference in LImburg where Henk Binnendijk was the speaker. He drew our attention to David’s lament in Psalm 12: O LORD, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.
Binnendijk posed this question: Where are the godly men? Where are the faithful among us?

As children we learn that imitation is an important way we learn. We look for people who have the skills we lack and they become our role models and examples. This principle is true in your spiritual life also.

Paul introduces us to Timothy in our text. This follows his treatise on the kenosis (or self-humbling) of Christ, which was introduced with “have the same mind as Christ” (vs. 2:5). I don’t know about you, but often Christ-likeness seems unattainable. That’s why this section on Timothy and the next section on Epaphroditus is important to us… it reveals that living with Christ’s mind IS attainable.

A PROFILE OF TIMOTHY
I. Timothy is Caring
Timothy embodies the single-mindedness that Paul has spoken of in the first chapter and Paul indicates that there isn’t anyone that shares his vision and passion like Timothy. Furthermore, Paul calls him “genuinely concerned”, which is used in 4:6 to describe anxious concern and in 1 Corinthians 7 as the concerns that a husband has for his wife. Timothy is genuinely concerned for the Church and cares about her welfare.
II. Timothy is Dedicated
There is a world of difference between Philippians 1:21 and 2:21. Paul exclamation that all of life revolves around Christ and a sad testament to the men Paul has known: most seek their own things. In 2 Timothy 4:10 Paul laments that Demas has forsaken him, loving the world. This brings us back to David’s lament in Psalm 12: Where are the righteous? Where are the faithful? Timothy isn’t one of them - he is dedicated to Christ. He is sold-out. He has crucified his own desires in favor of following Christ’s concern.
III. Timothy is Capable
Paul trusts Timothy and likens him to a child, who helps his father. He calls him trustworthy and appeals to his well-known character.
In Paul’s letter to Timothy we learn that:
he grew up in a Christian home.
he functions like a specialist
he works closely with Paul

Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 4:16-17 to follow him… Paul lifts himself up as an example worth following and then references Timothy as an example to follow.

Who are the righteous men in your life? Who are your role-models?]]>2550danielboyd,filippenzenseriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/de-ontmoeting-met-simeon-daniel-boyd--7444522
Encountering Simeon
Daniel Boyd
Lukas 2:21-39

I. Obedient Parents
Being the devout Jews that Jesus’ parents were, they made sure to follow law and custom regarding their newborn child. I’m sure the fact that He was the Messiah and had been foretold in such a spectacular way caused this young couple to ensure they did everything by the book, so to speak. We read this in verses 21-24.

a. They Circumcised their Son (verse 21a)
Circumcision wasn’t just a ceremony - it signified this child’s belonging to the covenanted people and was an act of obedience on the part of the parents.

b. They Name their Son (verse 21b)
Naming your son isn’t a ceremony, but it is a significant moment, since the angel had told them what to name their Son: Jesus or Yeshua, which means Jawweh saves. As we saw two weeks ago, this moment is also significant for Joseph, because he is taking upon himself the right of a father. He’s adopting this child as his own.

c. They Complete Mary’s Ceremonial Cleansing (verse 22)
The Mosaic law prescribed that a woman that had born a child was ceremonially unclean for seven days and did not show herself publically for 33 days (Levitivus 12:2-4). Furthermore, we learn that they go to the temple to offer a sacrifice (two turtle doves) for her cleansing, which was the poor person’s sacrifice.

d. They Present their Son to the Lord (verse 22b)
The Mosiac law of firstfruits required them to present their firstborn son to the Lord - as holy. Holy means to be “set apart” and this wasn’t so much a ceremonial rite, but a very personal moment for new parents. Given Mary’s affinity for Hanna’s prayer, I imagine she was also quite happy to present her son to God.

All in all we are again struck by the people God picked for the task of parenting His Son. They were simply obedient.

II. Blessed Parents
This personal and private new-parent moment is suddenly interrupted by an old man. We aren’t told much about him, except his name, his character, his faith, and a promise made to him. Simeon. Devout and righteous (the same word use of Joseph in Matthew). He expected the comfort of Israel and the Holy Spirit rested on him. God has promised him he would not die before he had seen the Messiah.
This interruption is followed by a beautiful prayer of a grateful man (verses 29-32)

I imagine Mary’s eyes light up as this man confirms - in the temple at Jerusalem of all places - what she and Joseph, Zacharias and Elisabeth and some shepherds know: she is holding the Messiah. Israel’s hope. God’s salvation. (verse 33-34a)

III. Shocked Parents
As moved as she was by this man’s prayer and blessing, the words Simeon speaks to her are shocking: this child is set for the fall and rising of many people and will be a sign. This plainly speaks of the struggle and strife that will surround his life. Simeon addition of the warning “and a sword will pierce your soul” would have left Mary wondering what the future would bring. People weren’t expecting a suffering Messiah - even the disciples expected Jesus to depose the Roman government and rule as king.
As sudden as Simeon’s interruption is, Luke moves on to Hanna, who begins to prophesy about this child and tells many people about Christ.

Why this encounter? Why does Luke include Simeon and Hanna in his gospel? They stand as two pillars of the Old Testament - devout and expecting the Messiah. Luke draws these two into the narrative to introduce the proper reception of Christ. Simeon believed God’s promise and looked for the day that was promised. Now he had held God’s salvation in his arms and beheld the face of the Messiah. Hanna properly responded by telling everyone about Him

Simeon teaches us to trust God’s promises and look forward to the day when they will be fulfilled.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/7444522Sun, 27 Dec 2015 10:46:28 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteENGLISH OUTLINE Encountering Simeon Daniel Boyd Lukas 2:21-39 I. Obedient Parents Being the devout Jews that Jesus’ parents were, they made sure to follow law and custom regarding their newborn child. I’m sure the fact that He was the Messiah and...
Encountering Simeon
Daniel Boyd
Lukas 2:21-39

I. Obedient Parents
Being the devout Jews that Jesus’ parents were, they made sure to follow law and custom regarding their newborn child. I’m sure the fact that He was the Messiah and had been foretold in such a spectacular way caused this young couple to ensure they did everything by the book, so to speak. We read this in verses 21-24.

a. They Circumcised their Son (verse 21a)
Circumcision wasn’t just a ceremony - it signified this child’s belonging to the covenanted people and was an act of obedience on the part of the parents.

b. They Name their Son (verse 21b)
Naming your son isn’t a ceremony, but it is a significant moment, since the angel had told them what to name their Son: Jesus or Yeshua, which means Jawweh saves. As we saw two weeks ago, this moment is also significant for Joseph, because he is taking upon himself the right of a father. He’s adopting this child as his own.

c. They Complete Mary’s Ceremonial Cleansing (verse 22)
The Mosaic law prescribed that a woman that had born a child was ceremonially unclean for seven days and did not show herself publically for 33 days (Levitivus 12:2-4). Furthermore, we learn that they go to the temple to offer a sacrifice (two turtle doves) for her cleansing, which was the poor person’s sacrifice.

d. They Present their Son to the Lord (verse 22b)
The Mosiac law of firstfruits required them to present their firstborn son to the Lord - as holy. Holy means to be “set apart” and this wasn’t so much a ceremonial rite, but a very personal moment for new parents. Given Mary’s affinity for Hanna’s prayer, I imagine she was also quite happy to present her son to God.

All in all we are again struck by the people God picked for the task of parenting His Son. They were simply obedient.

II. Blessed Parents
This personal and private new-parent moment is suddenly interrupted by an old man. We aren’t told much about him, except his name, his character, his faith, and a promise made to him. Simeon. Devout and righteous (the same word use of Joseph in Matthew). He expected the comfort of Israel and the Holy Spirit rested on him. God has promised him he would not die before he had seen the Messiah.
This interruption is followed by a beautiful prayer of a grateful man (verses 29-32)

I imagine Mary’s eyes light up as this man confirms - in the temple at Jerusalem of all places - what she and Joseph, Zacharias and Elisabeth and some shepherds know: she is holding the Messiah. Israel’s hope. God’s salvation. (verse 33-34a)

III. Shocked Parents
As moved as she was by this man’s prayer and blessing, the words Simeon speaks to her are shocking: this child is set for the fall and rising of many people and will be a sign. This plainly speaks of the struggle and strife that will surround his life. Simeon addition of the warning “and a sword will pierce your soul” would have left Mary wondering what the future would bring. People weren’t expecting a suffering Messiah - even the disciples expected Jesus to depose the Roman government and rule as king.
As sudden as Simeon’s interruption is, Luke moves on to Hanna, who begins to prophesy about this child and tells many people about Christ.

Why this encounter? Why does Luke include Simeon and Hanna in his gospel? They stand as two pillars of the Old Testament - devout and expecting the Messiah. Luke draws these two into the narrative to introduce the proper reception of Christ. Simeon believed God’s promise and looked for the day that was promised. Now he had held God’s salvation in his arms and beheld the face of the Messiah. Hanna properly responded by telling everyone about Him

Simeon teaches us to trust God’s promises and look forward to the day when they will be fulfilled.]]>2015danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/advent-de-moeder-daniel-boyd--7403780https://api.spreaker.com/episode/7403780Sun, 20 Dec 2015 10:39:04 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2349danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/advent-de-vader-daniel-boyd--7359282https://api.spreaker.com/episode/7359282Sun, 13 Dec 2015 10:53:24 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2012danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/advent-de-herders-daniel-boyd--7308264https://api.spreaker.com/episode/7308264Sun, 06 Dec 2015 11:21:37 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente1825danielboydfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/advent-de-wijzen-herb-boyd--7262445https://api.spreaker.com/episode/7262445Sun, 29 Nov 2015 10:34:39 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2104sermonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hoezo-gemeente-zijn-03-fil-1-12-26--7109082https://api.spreaker.com/episode/7109082Sun, 08 Nov 2015 10:42:13 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2549danielboyd,filippenzenseriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hoezo-gemeente-zijn-02-fil-1-12-26--7024240https://api.spreaker.com/episode/7024240Sun, 01 Nov 2015 11:34:25 +0000Evangelische Baptistengemeente2050danielboyd,filippenzenseriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hoezo-gemeente-zijn-01-fil-1-1-11--6971042https://api.spreaker.com/episode/6971042Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:07:02 +0000Evangelische BaptistengemeenteEerste preek in de serie "Hoezo Gemeente zijn?". Een prekenserie door de brief van Paulus aan de Filippenzen.2389danielboyd,filippenzenseriefalsefull