Sermons

All sermons are given by Pastor Carl van der Merwe unless otherwise indicated. To download for later playback, right click link & select "Save Link/Target As…" Files are in mp3 form and will open your default mp3 player. To download a compatible player, click either of the links below:

August 8, 2010 - Chosen Friends (John 15:15-17)
August 1, 2010 - True Friends (John 15:12-14)
July 25, 2010 - God Glorified in You (John 15:8-11)
July 18, 2010 - Bear Fruit (John 15:1-6)
July 4, 2010 - The Miracles of Christ (John 2:1-11,6:1-21,20:30-31 -- Dr.Carrick)
July 4, 2010 - Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican (Luke 18:1-14 -- Dr.Carrick)
June 20, 2010 - The Word in Our Hearts (John 14:19-21)
June 13, 2010 - The Paraclete (John 14:16-24)
June 6, 2010 - Faith Without Works is Dead (John 14:16-18)
May 30, 2010 - The Gifts of the Holy Spirit II (John 14:16-18)
May 23, 2010 - The Gifts of the Holy Spirit I (John 14:16-18)
May 16, 2010 - The Spirit of Holiness (John 14:12-14)
May 9, 2010 - The Work of the Holy Spirit (John 14:12-14)
April 18, 2010 - A Great Comfort for His Disciples (John 14:12-14)
April 11, 2010 - Do you Know Jesus (John 14:7-10)
April 4, 2010 - Our Needs Are Perfectly Met (John 14:4-6)

March 28, 2010 - Sermon by Neil Smith (John 18:33-38)
March 21, 2010 - Comfort in Christ (John 14:1-3)
March 14, 2010 - Run from Temptation (John 13:36-38)
March 7, 2010 - The Mark of the Child of God (John 13:33-35)

February 28, 2010 - The Glorification of Christ (John 13:31-32)
February 21, 2010 - Sermon on John (John 13:21-30)
February 14, 2010 - The Double Crosser (John 13:18-20)
February 7, 2010 - Faith without Works is Dead (John 13:16-17)

January 10, 2010 - The Summary of Jesus Teaching (John 12:40-50)
January 03, 2010 - The Hardened Heart (John 12:36b-43)

December 20, 2009 - Judged in order to Draw (John 12:31-34)
December 6, 2009 - Death Brings Life (John 12:20-26)

November 29, 2009 - Sermon on John 12 (John 12)
November 15, 2009 - Annointing for Burial (John 12:1-8)
November 8, 2009 - Not His Hour Yet (John 11:53-57)
November 1, 2009 - The Efficient Atonement (John 11:49-52)

October 18, 2009 - The Just Shall Live by Faith (Romans 1:16-17)
October 11, 2009 - Fear God by Dr. Tony Curto (1 Peter 2:13-17)
October 4, 2009 - Love of Christ by Bill Leuzinger (Ephesians 3:14-21)

September 27, 2009 - Faith, Hope, Love by Neil Smith (Romans 5:1-5)
September 20, 2009 - The Resurrection of the Dead (John 11:38-44)

The following sermons were given by Dr.Tony Curto of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

at Grace Reformed Church during their Fall Conference. Enjoy!

September 13, 2009 - Calvin's Doctrine of Holiness Dr. Tony Curto
September 13, 2009 - Calvin's Doctrine of God's Glory Dr. Tony Curto
September 13, 2009 - Calvin's Doctrine of Preaching Dr. Tony Curto
September 12, 2009 - Calvin's Doctrine of the Church Dr. Tony Curto
September 12, 2009 - Calvin's Doctrine of Christ Dr. Tony Curto

August 30, 2009 - Jesus Wept (John 11:28-37)
August 02, 2009 - At the Feet of Jesus (John 11:1-4)

July 26, 2009 - Jesus is God and Equal with the Father (John 10:31-42)
July 19, 2009 - Safe in the Hands of Jesus (John 10:22-30)
July 12, 2009 A Self Sacrifice (John 10:17-20)
July 5, 2009 One Flock with One Shepherd (John 10:14-16)

June 28, 2009 - The Good Shepherd in Contrast with the Thieves (John 10:10-13)
June 21, 2009 - I am the Gate for the Sheep (John 10:7-9)
June 14, 2009 - "The Parable of the Unjust Judge" by John Carrick (Luke 16:1-13)
June 14, 2009 - "Justification by Faith Alone" by John Carrick (Romans 3:19-28)
June 7, 2009 - "Abraham's Faith" by Mike Gant (Hebrews 11:8-10)

May 31, 2009 - Christ the Door to the Sheepfold (John 10:1-6)
May 24, 2009 - The Diety of Christ (John 9:35-41)
May 17, 2009 - The Final Option of the Unregenerate (John 9:30-34)
May 9, 2009 - I was blind, Now I can see (John 9:18-34)

April 26, 2009 - Rejoice with those who Rejoice (John 9:13-17)
April 19, 2009 - A Parable in Action (John 9:5-12)
April 12, 2009 - Jesus Shows Sovereign Mercy (John 9:1-5)
April 5, 2009 - Man is exposed where the Divine Light Shines (John 8:57-59)

March 29, 2009 - Christ and Abraham (John 8:52-56)
March 22, 2009 - Sermon by Calvin Collins
March 15, 2009 - Overcome the Last Enemy (John 8:48-51)
March 8, 2009 - Enter His Presence While You Can (John 8:41-47)
March 1, 2009 - Children of Our Spiritual Father (John 8:37-40)

February 22, 2009 - Made Free in Christ to Serve (John 8:33-36)
February 15, 2009 - Abiding in Christ (John 8:30-32)
February 8, 2009 - Jesus is Who He Says He Is (John 8:25-30)
February 1, 2009 - Seek in the Right Place (John 8:21-24

January 25, 2009 - Trust Your God by Dr. Len Pine (Psalm 31)
January 18, 2009 - Three Witnesses Concur (John 8:13-18)
January 11, 2009 - Jesus is the Light of the World (John 8:12)

December 28, 2008 - Sermon by Neil Smith (1 John 4:13-16)
December 14, 2008 - Let God's Word Regulate Your Walk (John 7:40-53)
December 7, 2008 - Infant Baptism (Gen. 17:1-14)

Adult Sunday School - The Christian Response to the Current Economic Crisis part 1 (Chris Rimondi)
Adult Sunday School - The Christian Response to the Current Economic Crisis part 2 (Chris Rimondi)
Adult Sunday School - The Christian Response to the Current Economic Crisis part 3 (Chris Rimondi)
Adult Sunday School - The Christian Response to the Current Economic Crisis part 4 (Chris Rimondi)

November 23, 2008 - Enter His Presence While You Can (John 7:32-36)
November 16, 2008 - An Appointed Time for Everything (John 7:25-31)
November 2, 2008 - Not of Human Origins (John 7:14-18)
October 26, 2008 - Who Do You Say Jesus Is? (John 7:7-13)
October 19, 2008 - God's Time and Our Time. (John 7:1-6)
October 12, 2008 - Disobedience To Have a Better Government? (Deut. 4:1-8)

The following sermons were given by Dr. John Carrick of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Grace Reformed Church during their Fall Conference. Enjoy!

Fall Conference 2008 - Christ's Birthplace is Revealed
Fall Conference 2008 - Christ's Glory Unveiled
Fall Conference 2008 - Christian Baptism
Fall Conference 2008 - Christ - The Propitiation for our Sin
Fall Conference 2008 - Christ - Our Great and Sympathetic High Priest

September 28, 2008 - Why Judas? (John 6:69-71)
September 21, 2008 - Bound to the Master (John 6:66-71)
September 13, 2008 - Discipleship Tested by True Discipline (John 6:60-65)
September 07, 2008 - Strong Teaching will cause Controversey (John 6:52-59)

August 24, 2008 - Eat and You Shall Live (John 6:45-51)
August 17, 2008 - The Drawing of the Father (John 6:40-44)
August 10, 2008 - Jesus Confirms God's will and so Should We (John 6:40)
August 03, 2008 - Human Responsibility and Divine Predestination (John 6:36-40)

July 27, 2008 - The Bread of Life (John 5:9-16)
July 20, 2008 - Jesus Crucified between two sinners (Theo van Blerk) (Luke 24:35-43)
July 13, 2008 - The Church: Called to be Incense (Theo van Blerk)
July 6, 2008 - The Work for God (John 6:28-29)

June 29, 2008 - Prevenient Grace (John 6:22-27)
June 22, 2008 - Walking on the Water (John 6:15-25)
June 15, 2008 - Sermon by Jerry Neas on Matt. 20 (Matt. 20:20-28)
June 8, 2008 - The Reaction to the Miracle (John 6:14-15)

May 25, 2008 - See God's Greatness (John 6:1-14)
May 17, 2008 - The Fourth Miracle (John 6:1-14)
May 11, 2008 - Miracles and Signs (John 5:36)
May 4, 2008 - The Witnesses of Christ (John 5:31-47)

April 27, 2008 - The First and Second Resurrection (John 5:24-30)
April 20, 2008 - Jesus the Divine Son (John 5:17-23)
April 13, 2008 - Jesus a Sabbath Breaker? (John 5:9-17)
April 4, 2008 - The Sabbath and Authority (John 5:9-17)

March 30, 2008 - The Sabbath: A Day of Revitalization (John 5:9-16)
March 23, 2008 - Healing on the Sabbath (John 5:9-16)
March 16, 2008 - The Blind, Lame and Paralyzed (John 5:1-9a)
March 09, 2008 - The Second Miracle (John 4:46-54)
March 02, 2008 - Jesus in Galilee (John 4:43-45)

February 24, 2008 - The Ripe Harvest (John 4:31-39)
February 17, 2008 - Come and See (John 4:27-30)
February 10, 2008 - I AM (John 4:25-26)
February 03, 2008 - Jesus is Politically Incorrect (John 4:19-24)

January 27, 2008 - Jesus Evangelizes a Woman (John 4:1-9)
January 20, 2008 - Breaking Down Barriers (John 4:1-9)
January 13, 2008 - Jesus Must Increase and He Shall (John 3:31-36)
January 6, 2008 - Jesus Must Increase and we Must Decrease (John 3:22-30)

December 30, 2007 - Called to be useful in God's Service (Jeremiah 3:1-11)by Theo van Blerk
December 23, 2007 - Jesus Came to Save (John 3:17-21)
December 16, 2007 - The Greatest Gift (John 3:16)
December 9, 2007 - The Serpent in the Desert (John 3:14-15)
December 2, 2007 - We Can See the Spirit in its Effects (John 3:7-13)

November 25, 2007 - Our Two Natures (John 3:6)
November 18, 2007 - We are totally new creatures (John 3:3-5)
November 11, 2007 - Jesus and Nicodemus (John 3:1-2)
October 4, 2007 - Jesus knows the heart of man (John 2:23-31)

October 21, 2007 - The Cleansing of the Church (John 2:12-18)
October 14, 2007 - The First Sign (John 2:1-11)
October 7, 2007 - You Shall See Angels (John 1:43-51)

2007 Fall Bible Conference with Chris Strevel

September 23, 2007 - Come and See (John 1:35-42)
September 16, 2007 - I have Seen and I have Testfied (John 1:29-34)
September 9, 2007 - A voice Crying in the Wilderness (John 1:19-28)
September 2, 2007 - The Unique Christ (John 1:15-18)

August 26, 2007 - He Pitched His Tent Among Us (John 1:14)
August 19, 2007 - His Own Received Him Not (John 1:10-13)
August 12, 2007 - The Genuine Light (John 1:9)
August 5, 2007 - A Man Commissioned by God (John 1:6-8)

July 29, 2007 - Life and Light (John 1:4-5)
July 22, 2007 - God is not Silent (John 1:1-3)
July 15, 2007 - Who is this? (John 1:1-2)
July 8, 2007 - The Exclusivity of Christ by Dr. John Carrick
July 1, 2007 - The Supremacy of Christ by Tim Kershner (Colossians 1:9-23)

June 24, 2007 - What is so amazing about grace? (Romans 3)
June 17, 2007 - Christian Assurance (1 John 5:13-21)
June 10, 2007 - Sermon on 1 John (1 John 5:5-12)
June 3, 2007 - Sovereignty and The Law by Mike Volpe

May 27, 2007 - Assurance and Christian Love (1 John 4:13-5:4)
May 20, 2007 - God's Love Stirs up Our Love (1 John 4:7-12)
May 13, 2007 - Who is Your Jesus? (1 John 4:1-6)
May 6, 2007 - Assurance and Obedience (1 John 3:19-24)

April 29, 2007 - Brotherly Love - The Mark of a Christian (1 John 3:11-18)
April 22, 2007 - Sermon on 1 John 3 (1 John 3:3-3:11)
April 15, 2007 - The Great Hope of those Who Abide in Him (1 John 2:25-3:3)
April 8, 2007 - Sermon on Matthew 28 (by Pat Parham)
April 1, 2007 - We Have An Anointing (1 John 2:18-24)

March 25, 2007 - What is antichrist? (1 John 2:18-22)
March 18, 2007 - The New Status of Believers (1 John 2:12-17)
March 11, 2007 - Infant Baptism (Genesis 17:1-14)
March 4, 2007 - Keep His commandments (1 John 2:7-11)

February 25, 2007 - By This We Know... (1 John 2:3-6)
February 11, 2007 - Put On/Put Off (Neil Smith) (Ephesians 4:17)
February 04, 2007 - Christ, our Propitiation (1 John 2:1-2)

January 28, 2007 - Walking in the Light (1 John 1:5-8)
January 21, 2007 - Unity and Growth (Ephesians 4:7-16)
January 14, 2007 - The Power of Unity (Ephesians 4:1-8)
January 7, 2007 - The Permanence of Love (1 Corinthians 13:1-13)

December 17, 2006 - Jesus Our Lord and Master (John 6:1-59)
December 10, 2006 - Special Revelation (Psalm 19)
December 3, 2006 - The General Revelation of God (Psalm 19)

November 26, 2006 - The Unconditional Lordship of Christ (Matthew 15:21-28) - Scott Niles
November 19, 2006 - Jesus Saves Sinners (Matthew 1:1-17)
November 12, 2006 - The Ruler in Hell (Luke 12:5)
November 5, 2006 - Jesus' Teaching on Hell (Mark 9:42-48)
October 22, 2006 - Annihilationism or Everlasting Torment (Matthew 13:24-30)
October 8, 2006 - Liturgy in Worship: Prayer (1 John 5:13-17)

The Doctrines of Grace - Dr. Roger Shultz

October 1, 2006 (Worship) - Perseverance
October 1, 2006 (Sunday School) - Effectual Calling
September 30, 2006 - Doctrine of Election
September 29, 2006 - Total Depravity

September 24, 2006 - The Rich Young Ruler (Mark 10:17-22) - Pastor Bill Carr
September 17, 2006 - Worship with Your Tithing (2 Chronicles 31:1-11)
September 10, 2006 - Faith Comes from Hearing (Romans 10:14-18)
September 3, 2006 - The Church Praise as Liturgy (Hebrews 13:15)

August 27, 2006 - The Regulative Principle (Deuteronomy 29)
August 20, 2006 - The Sovereign King Reigns (Daniel 12:5-13)
August 13, 2006 - The Certainty of Victory (Daniel 12:1-4)

July 30, 2006 - A Gloomy Future: Past or Future? (Daniel 11:36-12:1)
July 23, 2006 - The Lord at Work (Daniel 11:1-35)
July 16, 2006 - Spiritual Warfare (Daniel 10)
July 9, 2006 - Dispensationalism Unplugged (Daniel 9:20-27)
July 2, 2006 - Lord, Shine Upon Thy Church (Daniel 9:18-21)

June 25, 2006 - God is Merciful (Daniel 9:8-17)
June 18, 2006 - Guilty as Charged (Daniel 9:5-7)
June 4, 2006 - (Matthew 7:21-23) - Neil Smith

May 21, 2006 - God is Sovereign Over the Nations (Daniel 8)
May 14, 2006 - The Saints Rule in Christ's Kingdom (Daniel 7:13-28)
May 7, 2006 - What Difference Does It Make? (Daniel 7:14)

April 30, 2006 - God is Not Asleep (Daniel 7:9-14)
April 23, 2006 - The Vision of the Four Beasts (Daniel 7:1-14)
April 16, 2006 - Testimony of God (Daniel 6:24-28)
April 9, 2006 - Deliverance is of God (Daniel 6:20-24)
April 2, 2006 - Baptism: A Sign and a Seal (Genesis 17)

March 26, 2006 - What is God Doing? (Acts 7:17-30, Hebrews 11:23-30) - Dr. Phil Blevins
March 19, 2006 - Condemnation for What is Right (Daniel 6: 10-19)
March 12, 2006 - The Fearless Daniel (Daniel 6:1-9)

February 26, 2006 - The Handwriting on the Wall (Daniel 5:1-31)
February 19, 2006 - Biblical Qualifications for Deacons Part C (1 Timothy 3:8-16)
February 12, 2006 - Biblical Qualifications for Deacons Part B (1 Timothy 3:10-13)
February 5, 2006 - Biblical Qualifications for Deacons Part A (1 Timothy 3:8-9)

January 29, 2006 - Glory to the King in Heaven (Daniel 4:34-37)
January 22, 2006 - Mental Illness (Daniel 4:24-37)
January 15, 2006 - Who Is in Charge Here? (Daniel 4:10-27)
January 1, 2006 - Surrender All (Daniel 4:1-10)

December 18, 2005 - Dark Days Come and Go (Mark 14:26-72) - Curtis Stapleton
November 20, 2005 - A Confused Worshipper (Daniel 2:46-3:7)
November 13, 2005 - The Rock of Ages (Daniel 2:24-49)
November 6, 2005 - God's Power, Wisdom, and Knowledge (Daniel 2:1-24)

October 30, 2005 - Reformation and Rediscovering the Word of God (2 Chronicles 34) - Henry Johnson
October 29, 2005 - History of the Reformation Part II - Henry Johnson
October 16, 2005 - Divinely Governing of the Heart (Daniel 1:8-15)
October 9, 2005 - A Decision to Be Holy (Daniel 1:8-13)
October 2, 2005 - A Change of Name (Daniel 1:3-7)

September 25, 2005 - Who Is the Real God? (Daniel 1:1-2)