Westminster Reformed Presbyterian Church Sermons Westminster Reformed Presbyterian

Text: Exodus 16:1 - 17:7

Title: Saved to Be Tested



1. The LORD Tests Us… to Show Us our Self-Absorption.

2. The LORD Tests Us… to Train Us in Trust and Obedience.

3. The LORD Tests Us… so that We’ll Know Him as the Bread of Life.

Sermon Series:             Spiritual Warfare in the Modern World


Sermon Text:                John 21:1-19


Sermon Title:               “Jesus: Our Medic on the Battlefield”


Sermon Slides:








SLIDE 1 – Sermon Title Slide
SLIDE 2 – Today’s Big Idea:     Jesus is Not Only Our Captain … But Our Medic in this War.


He Wants to Heal Us … then Help Us Return to the Fight.








SLIDE 3 – Point 1: Jesus Visits the Battlefield … Our Captain and Our Medic (vv. 1-14)


SLIDE 4 – John 20:22-23 – “And … he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.’”
SLIDE 5 – Luke 5:4-6 – “[Jesus] said to Simon, ‘Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.’ And Simon answered, ‘Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.’ And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking.’”
SLIDE 6 – Luke 9:12-17 – “Now … the twelve came and said to him, ‘Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages … to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place.’ But he said to them, ‘You give them something to eat.’ They said, ‘We have no more than five loaves and two fish’ … And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.”
SLIDE 7 – John 18:17-18, 25-27 – “The servant girl at the door said to Peter, ‘You also are not one of this man's disciples, are you?’ He said, ‘I am not.’ Now the servants and officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold … Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, ‘You also are not one of his disciples, are you?’ He denied it and said, ‘I am not.’ One of the servants of the high priest … asked, ‘Did I not see you in the garden with him?’ Peter again denied it, and at once a rooster crowed.”
SLIDE 8 – 1 John 1:8 – “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”
SLIDE 9 – “We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.” – Pastor Tim Keller










SLIDE 10 – Point 2: Jesus Heals Peter’s Wounds … to Return to Christ (vv. 15-17)


SLIDE 11 – Surgical Kit Picture (See Attached Picture)










SLIDE 12 – Point 3: Jesus Helps Peter Up … to Return to Battle (vv. 18-19)








SLIDE 13 – Five Uses of This Sermon for Your Life


SLIDE 14 – If You Don’t Get Your Wounds Treated … They Can Kill You.
SLIDE 15 – To Overcome Sin … We Must Avoid Self-Pity and Pursue Self-Denial.
SLIDE 16 – There’s a Time to Deal with Sin, and a Time to Move On with God.
SLIDE 17 – Wounds Will Still Leave Scars.
SLIDE 18 – What is God Calling You to Do? Call for a Medic, Help Someone Up, or Storm a Stronghold?

Sermon Series:             Spiritual Warfare in the Modern World


Sermon Text:                Ephesians 6:10-20


Sermon Title:               “Getting the Victory in Spiritual Warfare”


Sermon Slides:





SLIDE 1 – Sermon Title Slide
SLIDE 2 – 2 Samuel 11:1 – “In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.”
SLIDE 3 – Today’s Big Idea:     The Christian Life is Not Only a Walk … But a War.


                                                                               And the Goal is Not Just to Fight … But to Win.








SLIDE 4 – Point 1: Who is the Real Enemy? … Satan and His Schemes (vv. 10-12)


SLIDE 5 – “In Christ we inherit not only all the love of God but all the hate of the Devil.” – Ruth Paxton
SLIDE 6 – Mark 5:2, 6-9 – “And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him … a man with an unclean spirit … And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and fell down before him. And crying out with a loud voice, he said, ‘What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me.’ For he was saying to him, ‘Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!’ And Jesus asked him, ‘What is your name?’ He replied, ‘My name is Legion, for we are many.’”










SLIDE 7 – Point 2: What Has God Provided? … Spiritual Armory and Weaponry (vv. 13-20)


SLIDE 8 – Hebrews 4:12 – “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword.”
SLIDE 9 – Romans 1:16 – “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.”
SLIDE 10 – Psalm 18:6 – “In my distress I called upon the Lord … from his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.”










SLIDE 11 – Six Uses of This Sermon for Your Life


SLIDE 12 – Focus Less on Today’s News, and More on the Good News.
SLIDE 13 – You Must Know Your Enemy, to Defeat Your Enemy.
SLIDE 14 – Get Into God’s Word, So It Will Get Into You.
SLIDE 15 – Be Careful About Friendly Fire.
SLIDE 16 – Since our War is Spiritual, it Can Only be Won by Faith.
SLIDE 17 – What Do I Do if I’ve Been Losing My Battle with … ?