Matt Heerema

Tag: gospel

  • Sermon: Behold The Lamb! Easter 2014

    Sermon: Behold The Lamb! Easter 2014

    I preached the following sermon at Stonebrook Church, Easter 2014. You can listen to the audio on the Stonebrook Web site. 1 Corinthians 15:1–4 (ESV) Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold…

  • Why We Don’t Want to See The Gospel on Every Page of The Bible

    Last week I mentioned that we ought not seek an allegorical or “moral of the story” from Old Testament passages that we can seek to apply to our life today. (“Dare to be a Daniel!”, “Find your ‘five smooth stones’ to face your ‘Goliath’”, etc). I mentioned that most of us evangelicals have been taught…

  • What’s The Big Deal About Seeing The Gospel on Every Page of The Bible?

    When we are reading a passage from the Old Testament, how should we seek to apply it to our lives? How should we seek to encourage others to live? If “All Scripture is God-breathed and useful” (2 Timothy 3:16-17), what is the right way to use it? When you read a passage of the Old…

  • Spurgeon on Preaching the Gospel in Every Sermon

    When the Holy Spirit was working on Spurgeon’s heart, drawing him to Christ, Spurgeon visited multiple churches seeking to find the answer to the question of how to get his sins forgiven. Here’s a brief reflection of his from that time. It speaks to the necessity of presenting the Gospel in every sermon. Because a…

  • Sermon: The Immeasurable Greatness of His Power

    How and Why God Saves – Ephesians 1:17-2:10 Confession of a Worship Leader I fill that strange roll in a “contemporary” church of “Worship Leader” (which I believe is a problematic title, but in this setting is mildly useful, because you all know what I mean.) Each week I look across the congregation as I…