Consider it All Joy - I -- James 1:1

Here is a sermon from back in June. I wanted to try out Vimeo for posting sermons, and this is the first I am posting. Due to the 500Gb upload limit per month for the free service, I may never catch up to where we are currently, but I will try. :)

Consider it All Joy - I from James Vellenga on Vimeo.

Seeing Things Differently -- James 1:9-11

How do you see poverty and riches? Check out what we find about it in James.

Seeing Things Differently -- James 1:9-11

Not Good for Man To Be Alone -- Genesis 2:18-25

We live in a time where people are extremely confused about marriage and sex. They seem to think that it is important, while at the same time thinking they can change it to mean what they want. These two sermons look, at least in part, at what God designed things to be like in the beginning in these areas:

Not Good for Man To Be Alone I

Not Good for Man To Be Alone II

Remember the Gospel This New Year -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

The heart of Christianity is the gospel. Without the good news of Jesus Christ, there is no Christian message. Without the gospel, there is no hope for anyone. So this year, remember the gospel, and focus your life upon it.

Remember the Gospel This New Year -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Greeting to God's People -- Jude 1-2

In the opening of this letter Jude immediately started to deal with the issue of the false teachers by directing the attention of his readers to the one in whom their salvation is found. We all need to be reminded of that, so we can stand firm in Christ.

Greeting to God's People -- Jude 1-2

Born to Redeem -- Galatians 4:4-7

With the celebration of Jesus Christ's coming at Christmas, it is good to consider why he came. He did not just come to give us a good example on how to live. Nor did he merely come as a wise moral teacher. He came to be the only redeemer who purchases the freedom of his people from slavery to sin.

Born to Redeem -- Galatians 4:4-7

Take Comfort, God Is Coming -- Isaiah 40:1-11

Life is filled with trouble. Where can a person find comfort? In this sermon we look at what Isaiah 40 has to say in answer to that.

Living Out The Truth -- 3 John 1-8

Living Out The Truth -- 3 John 1-8

Sinners Who Want to See God -- Isaiah 64:1-9

Many people, whether they believe in God or not, desire to see God come down and do something. However, if God were to come down, that coming would result in something they don't want, because all their wrong doings would be shown for what they are. So how can a sinner who want to see God ever do so?

Sinners Who Want to See God -- Isaiah 64:1-9

Last Week's Sermons

I didn't get these done last week, and when I did get them converted into MP3 files, I did not take the time to upload them. However, as I was doing today's AM sermon, I posted last weeks as well

The Surprise Dividing Line -- Matthew 23:31-46

Warning Against False Teachers -- 2 John 7-13

http://www.sermoncloud.com/bethel-reformed-church/walking-in-the-truth-means-walking-in-love----2-john-4-6/

This is the second in a series of sermons on 2 John. Sadly the first sermon was not recorded due to technical difficulties.

When the truth is on the line our desire should be to defend the truth. However, as we defend the truth we can often do so in the wrong way. Not in holding to and defending the truth, but in doing so in a unloving manner. Instead, we must live in the truth and live in love.

Living In The Truth Means Living In Love -- 2 John 4-6

How Should Christians Respond To Persecution -- Psalm 83

Today the congregation I served participated in the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. As we did so we considered how we as Christians should first and foremost respond to persecution.

How Should Christians Respond To Persecution -- Psalm 83

Keep Away From Idols -- 1 John 5:21

Wrapping up our study of the 1st letter of John, we looked at his closing statement.

Keep Away From Idols -- 1 John 5:21

Christ Alone -- Acts 4:11-12

This Reformation Sunday we looked at how salvation is in Christ alone.


Christ Alone -- Acts 4:11-12

Three Things We Know II -- 1 John 5:18-20

Knowing how Christ has changed those who believe, and what the world is really like is the focus on the second of the things we need to know as believers in Jesus Christ.

Three Things We Know II -- 1 John 5:18-20

Three Things We Know I -- 1 John 5:18-20

What we know affects how we live. As John draws his letter to a close, he points to three things that we need to know to stand firm.

Three Things We Know I -- 1 John 5:18-20

In God's Image -- Genesis 1:26-31

What makes human beings special? What sets them apart? In Genesis 1 we find the answer, they are made in the image of God.


In God's Image -- Genesis 1:26-31

He Fills What Is Empty -- Genesis 1:14-25

He Fills What Is Empty -- Genesis 1:14-25

Praying For The Brother Who Sins -- 1 John 5:16-17

In this passage we find that the instruction to pray for our fellow believers who have fallen into sin, but with it comes the difficult to understand qualification that we should not pray in the case of a sin unto death. What does this mean, and how does it apply to praying for our brother or sister who is sinning? This sermon will look at this.

Praying For The Brother Who Sins -- 1 John 5:16-17

Form From Formless -- Genesis 1:3-13

Continuing our study of Genesis we look at the first three days of creation finding how God took the earth which was first created formless and empty covered in darkenss, and brings it to an ordered form through his word.

Form From Formless -- Genesis 1:3-13