Westminster Reformed Presbyterian Church Sermons Westminster Reformed Presbyterian

Title: Worshiping God’s Way

Text: Exodus 20:4-6



1. Why must we worship God’s way?



2. How can we worship God’s way?

Sermon Series:            The Good Law and The Good Life


Sermon Text:                Exodus 20:1-3


Sermon Title:               “Our God: Both Savior and Lord”


Sermon Slides:








SLIDE 1 – Sermon Title Slide
SLIDE 2 – Today’s Big Idea:    God is Both our Personal Savior And Our Personal Lord. 


It’s Not Either/Or … It’s Both/And.








SLIDE 3 – Point 1: God is Personal … Because He Speaks (20:1)


SLIDE 4 – Romans 1:20 – “For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived … in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.”
SLIDE 5 – Romans 7:14 – “For we know that the law is spiritual.”
SLIDE 6 – Psalm 19:7 – “The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul.”
SLIDE 7 – Deuteronomy 5:22 – “These words the Lord spoke to all your assembly at the mountain … he added no more.”
SLIDE 8 – Exodus 31:18 – “And he gave to Moses, when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.”
SLIDE 9 – Insert a Copy of Sermon Point #1 Slide
SLIDE 10 – “A low view of God’s Law always brings legalism [and lawlessness] … but a high view of God’s Law makes a man a seeker after grace.” – J. Gresham Machen (1881-1937)
SLIDE 11 – Ephesians 2:8-9 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”










SLIDE 12 – Point 2: God is Personal Savior … Because He Redeems (20:2)


SLIDE 13 – “It is extremely important to remember that the Law of Moses was given to a redeemed people … not to redeem a people.” – J. Dwight Pentecost (1915-2014)
SLIDE 14 – “Q. What is God? A. “God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.” – WCF Shorter Catechism, Q&A #4
SLIDE 15 – Exodus 6:2-4 – “God spoke to Moses and said to him, ‘I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself known to them. I also established my covenant with them …”
SLIDE 16 – Psalm 25:14 – “The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant.”
SLIDE 17 – Insert a Copy of Sermon Point #2 Slide










SLIDE 18 – Point 3: God is Personal Savior and Lord … Because He Rules(20:3)








SLIDE 19 – Four Uses of This Sermon for “The Good Life”


SLIDE 20 – God Doesn’t “Lord It” Over Us … Let’s Submit Ourselves to Him.
SLIDE 21 – God Opens His Heart to Us, So Pour Out Your Heart to Him.
SLIDE 22 – As Children Under Our Father’s Roof … We Must Be Teachable.

SLIDE 23 – “There can be no progress in Divine things until there is the personal recognition that God is Supreme, that He is to be feared and revered, that He is to be owned and served as Lord.” – A.W. Pink (1886-1952)


SLIDE 24 – Live for God's Smile... Don't Worry About People's Frowns.
SLIDE 25 - Even if You Have Blown It, God Still Loves You... Just Come Home.

Sermon Series:             Exodus: The Gospel According to the Old Testament


Sermon Text:                Exodus 19:1-25, 20:18-21


Sermon Title:               “Covenant Faithfulness”


Sermon Slides:










SLIDE 1 – Sermon Title Slide
SLIDE 2 – Today’s Big Idea:    God Has Been Faithful to Us … But Will We Be Faithful to Him?












SLIDE 3 – Point 1: Covenant Faithfulness … Means Commitment (19:1-9)


SLIDE 4 – Exodus 6:2-4 – “God spoke to Moses and said to him, ‘I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself known to them. I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they lived as sojourners.’”
SLIDE 5 – Genesis 12:1-2 – “Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.’”
SLIDE 6 – Genesis 15:1, 5-6 – “The word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: ‘Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great …And he brought him outside and said, ‘Look toward heaven, and number the stars … so shall your offspring be.” And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.”
SLIDE 7 – Exodus 1:7 – “But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.”
SLIDE 8 – Insert a Copy of Sermon Point #1 Slide














SLIDE 9 – Point 2: Covenant Faithfulness … Means Cleanliness (19:10-15)


SLIDE 10 – Romans 12:1 – “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.”
SLIDE 11 – James 4:7-8 – “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
SLIDE 12 – 1 Corinthians 7:5 – “Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.”
SLIDE 13 – Insert a Copy of Sermon Point #2 Slide














SLIDE 14 – Point 3: Covenant Faithfulness … Means Closeness (19:16-22, 20:18-21)


SLIDE 15 – Deuteronomy 4:24 – “For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.”
SLIDE 16 – Deuteronomy 5:4 – “The Lord spoke with you face to face at the mountain, out of the midst of the fire.”
SLIDE 17 – Genesis 2:15-17 – “The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, ‘You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.’”














SLIDE 17 – Six Uses of This Sermon for Your Life


SLIDE 18 – God is Speaking … So He Expects an Answer.
SLIDE 19 – God’s Covenant has Two Principles for Us: Good Law & Gracious Gospel.
SLIDE 20 – We Can’t be Perfect, But We Can be Faithful.
SLIDE 21 – The Softer our Hearts are, the Easier the Law is.
SLIDE 22 – The Greater Closeness of God … Means Greater Accountability to God.
SLIDE 23 – Warning the Prideful Sinner … Encouraging the Trembling Saint.