https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/podcasts/177842/ The newest sermons from Redeemer Presbyterian Church on SermonAudio. Religion & Spirituality Redeemer Presbyterian Church http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification https://vps.sermonaudio.com/resize_image/sources/podcast/1440/1440/rpcholland.jpg https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/podcasts/177842/ en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:50:25 +0000 30 Pastor Chip Byrd no The newest sermons from Redeemer Presbyterian Church on SermonAudio. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/61251924167115 PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) Heidelberg Catechism Q 26 Q. What do you believe when you say, "I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth"? A. That the eternal Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who out of nothing created heaven and earth and everything in them, who still upholds and rules them by his eternal counsel and providence, is my God and Father because of Christ the Son. I trust God so much that I do not doubt he will provide whatever I need for body and soul, and will turn to my good whatever adversity he sends upon me in this sad world. God is able to do this because he is almighty God and desires to do this because he is a faithful Father. 2 Kgs 25: https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/61251924167115 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 01 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:42:27 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/5192523991923 PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WSC Q. 45. Which is the first commandment? A. The first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Q. 46. What is required in the first commandment? A. The first commandment requireth us to know and acknowledge God to be the only true God, and our God; and to worship and glorify him accordingly Q. 47. What is forbidden in the first commandment? A. The first commandment forbiddeth the denying, or not worshipping and glorifying the true God as God and our God; and the giving of that worship and glory to any other, which is due to him alone Q. 48. What are we specially taught by these words, "before me," in the first commandment? A. These words, before me, in the first commandment teach us, that God, who seeth all things, taketh notice of, and is much displeased with, the sin of having any other God https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/5192523991923 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 18 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:43:18 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/513251912264368 PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WCF "Of Providence" 5:1. God, the great Creator of all things, doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by his most wise and holy providence, according to his infallible fore-knowledge and the free and immutable counsel of his own will, to the praise of the glory of his wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy 2. Although in relation to the foreknowledge and decree of God, the first cause, all things come to pass immutably and infallibly, yet by the same providence he ordereth them to fall out, according to the nature of second causes, either necessarily, freely, or contingently https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/513251912264368 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 11 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:45:49 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/5425201376486 Verse by verse exposition of 2 Kings. 2 Kgs 23:31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 32 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. 33 Now Pharaoh Necho put him in prison at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. 34 Then Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Pharaoh took Jehoahaz and went to Egypt, and [r]he died there. 35 So Jehoiakim gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give money according to the command of Pharaoh; he exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land, from every one according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necho. 36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. 37 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. 24 In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him. 2 And the Lord sent against him raiding bands of Chaldeans, bands of Syrians, bands of Moabites, and bands of the people of Ammon; He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord which He had spoken by His servants the prophets. 3 Surely at the commandment of... https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/5425201376486 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 04 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:41:59 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/121624117524577 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) Belgic Confession Article 18: The Incarnation - So then we confess that God fulfilled the promise made to the early fathers and mothers by the mouth of the holy prophets when he sent the only and eternal Son of God into the world at the time appointed. The Son took the "form of a slave" and was made in "human form," truly assuming a real human nature, with all its weaknesses, except for sin; being conceived in the womb of the blessed virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit, without male participation. And Christ not only assumed human nature as far as the body is concerned but also a real human soul, in order to be a real human being. For since the soul had been lost as well as the body, Christ had to assume them both to save them both together. Therefore we confess (against the heresy of the Anabaptists who deny that Christ assumed human flesh from his mother) that Christ shared the very flesh and blood of children; being the fruit of the loins of David according to the flesh, descended from David according to the flesh; the fruit of the womb of the virgin Mary; born of a woman; the seed of David; the root of Jesse; descended from Judah, having descended from the Jews according to the flesh; descended from Abraham— having assumed descent from Abraham and Sarah, and was made like his brothers and sisters, yet without sin. In this way Christ is truly our Immanuel— that is: "God with us." https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/121624117524577 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 15 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:45:55 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/12924242271876 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WSC Q. 91. How do the sacraments become effectual means of salvation? A. The sacraments become effectual means of salvation, not from any virtue in them, or in him that doth administer them; but only by the blessing of Christ, and the working of his Spirit in them that by faith receive them Q. 92. What is a sacrament? A. A sacrament is an holy ordinance instituted by Christ; wherein, by sensible signs, Christ, and the benefits of the new covenant, are represented, sealed, and applied to believers Q. 93. Which are the sacraments of the New Testament? A. The sacraments of the New Testament are, Baptism, and the Lord's Supper https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/12924242271876 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 08 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:46:14 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/1222405385889 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WCF 13:1 They who are effectually called and regenerated, having a new heart and a new spirit created in them, are further sanctified, really and personally, through the virtue of Christ's death and resurrection, by his Word and Spirit dwelling in them; the dominion of the whole body of sin is destroyed, and the several lusts thereof are more and more weakened and mortified, and they more and more quickened and strengthened, in all saving graces,e to the practice of true holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. 2 This sanctification is throughout in the whole man, yet imperfect in this life; there abideth still some remnants of corruption in every part, whence ariseth continual and irreconcilable war, the flesh lusting against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh. 3 In which war, although the remaining corruption for a time may much prevail, yet, through the continual supply of strength from the sanctifying Spirit of Christ, the regenerate part doth overcome; and so the saints grow in grace, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/1222405385889 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:53:45 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/1127241542402519 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WCF 1:1 Although the light of nature, and the works of creation and providence, do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of God, as to leave men inexcusable;a yet are they not sufficient to give that knowledge of God, and of his will, which is necessary unto salvation; therefore it pleased the Lord, at sundry times, and in divers manners, to reveal himself, and to declare that his will unto his Church; and afterwards, for the better preserving and propagating of the truth, and for the more sure establishment and comfort of the Church against the corruption of the flesh, and the malice of Satan and of the world, to commit the same wholly unto writing;d which maketh the holy Scripture to be most necessary;e those former ways of God's revealing his will unto his people being now ceased 4 The authority of the holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed and obeyed, dependeth not upon the testimony of any man or church, but wholly upon God (who is truth itself), the Author thereof; and therefore it is to be received, because it is the Word of God. 10 The Supreme Judge, by which all controversies of religion are to be determined, and all decrees of councils, opinions of ancient writers, doctrines of men, and private spirits, are to be examined, and in whose sentence we are to rest, can be no other but the Holy Spirit speaking in the Scripture. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/1127241542402519 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:47:08 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/111124127503138 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WCF 7:5 This covenant was differently administered in the time of the law and in the time of the gospel: under the law it was administered by promises, prophecies, sacrifices, circumcision, the paschal lamb, and other types and ordinances delivered to the people of the Jews, all fore-signifying Christ to come, which were for that time sufficient and efficacious, through the operation of the Spirit, to instruct and build up the elect in faith in the promised Messiah, by whom they had full remission of sins and eternal salvation; and is called the Old Testament. 8:6 Although the work of redemption was not actually wrought by Christ till after his incarnation, yet the virtue, efficacy, and benefits thereof were communicated unto the elect, in all ages successively from the beginning of the world, in and by those promises, types, and sacrifices, wherein he was revealed, and signified to be the seed of the woman which should bruise the serpent's head, and the Lamb slain from the beginning of the world, being yesterday and today the same, and forever. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/111124127503138 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 10 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:47:56 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/1142417184062 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WCF 5:1 God, the great Creator of all things, doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by his most wise and holy providence, according to his infallible fore-knowledge and the free and immutable counsel of his own will, to the praise of the glory of his wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy. 7 As the providence of God doth, in general, reach to all creatures, so, after a most special manner, it taketh care of his Church, and disposeth all things to the good thereof. WCF 1:8 The Old Testament in Hebrew (which was the native language of the people of God of old), and the New Testament in Greek (which at the time of the writing of it was most generally known to the nations), being immediately inspired by God, and by his singular care and providence kept pure in all ages, are therefore authentical; so as in all controversies of religion the Church is finally to appeal unto them. But because these original tongues are not known to all the people of God who have right unto, and interest in the Scriptures, and are commanded, in the fear of God, to read and search them, therefore they are to be translated into the vulgar language of every nation unto which they come, that the Word of God dwelling plentifully in all, they may worship him in an acceptable manner, and, through patience and comfort of the Scriptures, may have hope. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/1142417184062 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 03 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:36:03 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/102124014503673 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WCF 1:4 The authority of the holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed and obeyed, dependeth not upon the testimony of any man or church, but wholly upon God (who is truth itself), the Author thereof; and therefore it is to be received, because it is the Word of God. 5 We may be moved and induced by the testimony of the Church to an high and reverent esteem of the holy Scripture;a and the heavenliness of the matter, the efficacy of the doctrine, the majesty of the style, the consent of all the parts, the scope of the whole (which is to give all glory to God), the full discovery it makes of the only way of man's salvation, the many other incomparable excellencies, and the entire perfection thereof, are arguments whereby it doth abundantly evidence itself to be the Word of God; yet, notwithstanding, our full persuasion and assurance of the infallible truth, and divine authority thereof, is from the inward work of the Holy Spirit, bearing witness by and with the Word in our hearts. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/102124014503673 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 20 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:39:32 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/10624172613864 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WLC- Q108: What are the duties required in the second commandment? A108: The duties required in the second commandment are, the receiving, observing, and keeping pure and entire, all such religious worship and ordinances as God hath instituted in his word; particularly prayer and thanksgiving in the name of Christ; the reading, preaching, and hearing of the word; the administration and receiving of the sacraments; church government and discipline; the ministry and maintenance thereof; religious fasting; swearing by the name of God, and vowing unto him: as also the disapproving, detesting, opposing, all false worship; and, according to each one's place and calling, removing it, and all monuments of idolatry. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/10624172613864 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 06 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:43:30 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/922241842575631 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WCF 15:1. Repentance unto life is an evangelical grace,a the doctrine whereof is to be preached by every minister of the gospel, as well as that of faith in Christ. 2. By it a sinner, out of the sight and sense, not only of the danger, but also of the filthiness and odiousness of his sins, as contrary to the holy nature and righteous law of God, and upon the apprehension of his mercy in Christ to such as are penitent, so grieves for and hates his sins as to turn from them all unto God, purposing and endeavoring to walk with him in all the ways of his commandments 3. Although repentance be not to be rested in as any satisfaction for sin, or any cause of the pardon thereof, which is the act of God's free grace in Christ; yet is it of such necessity to all sinners that none may expect pardon without it. 4. As there is no sin so small but it deserves damnation, so there is no sin so great that it can bring damnation upon those who truly repent. 2 Chr 33:10 And the Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they would not listen. 11 Therefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with]hooks, bound him with bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon. 12 Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 13 and prayed to Him; and He received his entreaty, heard his supplication and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/922241842575631 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 22 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:50:53 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/92024192186879 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WLC - Q150: Are all transgressions of the law of God equally heinous in themselves, and in the sight of God? A150: All transgressions of the law of God are not equally heinous; but some sins in themselves, and by reason of several aggravations, are more heinous in the sight of God than others. Q151: What are those aggravations that make some sins more heinous than others? A151: Sins receive their aggravations, 1. From the persons offending: if they be of riper age, greater experience or grace, eminent for profession, gifts, place, office, guides to others, and whose example is likely to be followed by others. 2. From the parties offended: if immediately against God, his attributes, and worship; against Christ, and his grace; the Holy Spirit, his witness, and workings; against superiors, men of eminency, and such as we stand especially related and engaged unto; against any of the saints, particularly weak brethren, the souls of them, or any other, and the common good of all or many. 3. From the nature and quality of the offense: if it be against the express letter of the law, break many commandments, contain in it many sins: if not only conceived in the heart, but breaks forth in words and actions, scandalize others, and admit of no reparation: if against means, mercies, judgments, light of nature, conviction of conscience, public or private admonition, censures of the church, civil punishments; and our prayers, purposes, promises, vows, covenants... https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/92024192186879 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:43:59 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/99241757272951 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WLC - Q84: Shall all men die? A84: Death being threatened as the wages of sin, it is appointed unto all men once to die; for that all have sinned Q85: Death, being the wages of sin, why are not the righteous delivered from death, seeing all their sins are forgiven in Christ? A85: The righteous shall be delivered from death itself at the last day, and even in death are delivered from the sting and curse of it; so that, although they die, yet it is out of God's love, to free them perfectly from sin and misery, and to make them capable of further communion with Christ in glory, which they then enter upon https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/99241757272951 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 08 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:47:58 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/922409506331 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WLC - Q62: What is the visible church? A62: The visible church is a society made up of all such as in all ages and places of the world do profess the true religion, and of their children. Q63: What are the special privileges of the visible church? A63: The visible church hath the privilege of being under God's special care and government; of being protected and preserved in all ages, not withstanding the opposition of all enemies; and of enjoying the communion of saints, the ordinary means of salvation, and offers of grace by Christ to all the members of it in the ministry of the gospel, testifying, that whosoever believes in him shall be saved, and excluding none that will come unto him. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/922409506331 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 01 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:42:23 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/8192401266469 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WSC Q. 102: What do we pray for in the second petition? A. In the second petition, which is, Thy kingdom come, we pray, that Satan's kingdom may be destroyed; and that the kingdom of grace may be advanced, ourselves and others brought into it, and kept in it; and that the kingdom of glory may be hastened https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/8192401266469 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 18 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:46:44 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/8624052495174 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WLC Q21: Did man continue in that estate wherein God at first created him? A21: Our first parents being left to the freedom of their own will, through the temptation of Satan, transgressed the commandment of God in eating the forbidden fruit; and thereby fell from the estate of innocency wherein they were created Q27: What misery did the fall bring upon mankind? A27: The fall brought upon mankind the loss of communion with God, his displeasure and curse; so as we are by nature children of wrath, bond slaves to Satan, and justly liable to all punishments in this world, and that which is to come https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/8624052495174 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 04 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:44:45 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/726242045455 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WLC Q77: Wherein do justification and sanctification differ? A77: Although sanctification be inseparably joined with justification, yet they differ, in that God in justification imputeth the righteousness of Christ; in sanctification his Spirit infuseth grace, and enableth to the exercise thereof; in the former, sin is pardoned; in the other, it is subdued: the one doth equally free all believers from the revenging wrath of God, and that perfectly in this life, that they never fall into condemnation; the other is neither equal in all, nor in this life perfect in any, but growing up to perfection. Q78: Whence ariseth the imperfection of sanctification in believers? A78: The imperfection of sanctification in believers ariseth from the remnants of sin abiding in every part of them, and the perpetual lustings of the flesh against the spirit; whereby they are often foiled with temptations, and fall into many sins, are hindered in all their spiritual services, and their best works are imperfect and defiled in the sight of God. 2 Kgs 18:13 And in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them. 14 Then Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, "I have done wrong; turn away from me; whatever you impose on me I will pay." And the king of Assyria assessed Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.... https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/726242045455 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 21 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:52:53 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/71524058381893 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) 2 Kgs 18:1 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah. 3 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done. 4 He removed the high places and broke the sacred pillars, cut down the wooden image and broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made; for until those days the children of Israel burned incense to it, and called it Nehushtan. 5 He trusted in the Lord God of Israel, so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor who were before him. 6 For he held fast to the Lord; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord had commanded Moses. Heidelberg Q&A 96-98 https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/71524058381893 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 14 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:49:43 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/62424138141407 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WCF 30:1 Of Church Censures - The Lord Jesus, as king and head of his Church, hath therein appointed a government in the hand of Church officers, distinct from the civil magistrate. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/62424138141407 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 23 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:45:16 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/61724155837483 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WSC Q. 91. How do the sacraments become effectual means of salvation? A. The sacraments become effectual means of salvation, not from any virtue in them, or in him that doth administer them; but only by the blessing of Christ, and the working of his Spirit in them that by faith receive them Q. 92. What is a sacrament? A. A sacrament is an holy ordinance instituted by Christ; wherein, by sensible signs, Christ, and the benefits of the new covenant, are represented, sealed, and applied to believers Q. 93. Which are the sacraments of the New Testament? A. The sacraments of the New Testament are, Baptism, and the Lord's Supper https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/61724155837483 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 16 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:55:33 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/6102424805200 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WCF 11:3 Christ, by his obedience and death, did fully discharge the debt of all those that are thus justified, and did make a proper, real, and full satisfaction to his Father's justice in their behalf. Yet inasmuch as he was given by the Father for them, and his obedience and satisfaction accepted in their stead, and both freely, not for anything in them, their justification is only of free grace;d that both the exact justice and rich grace of God might be glorified in the justification of sinners. 8:6 Although the work of redemption was not actually wrought by Christ till after his incarnation, yet the virtue, efficacy, and benefits thereof were communicated unto the elect, in all ages successively from the beginning of the world, in and by those promises, types, and sacrifices, wherein he was revealed, and signified to be the seed of the woman which should bruise the serpent's head, and the Lamb slain from the beginning of the world, being yesterday and today the same, and forever https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/6102424805200 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 09 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:50:52 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/642434664849 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WLC Q107: Which is the second commandment? A107: The second commandment is, Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. Q108: What are the duties required in the second commandment? A108: The duties required in the second commandment are, the receiving, observing, and keeping pure and entire, all such religious worship and ordinances as God hath instituted in his word; particularly prayer and thanksgiving in the name of Christ; the reading, preaching, and hearing of the word; the administration and receiving of the sacraments; church government and discipline; the ministry and maintenance thereof; religious fasting; swearing by the name of God, and vowing unto him: as also the disapproving, detesting, opposing, all false worship; and, according to each one's place and calling, removing it, and all monuments of idolatry. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/642434664849 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 02 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:47:29 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/519241828355039 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WSC Q. 45. Which is the first commandment? A. The first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Q. 46. What is required in the first commandment? A. The first commandment requireth us to know and acknowledge God to be the only true God, and our God; and to worship and glorify him accordingly Q. 47. What is forbidden in the first commandment? A. The first commandment forbiddeth the denying, or not worshipping and glorifying the true God as God , and our God; and the giving of that worship and glory to any other, which is due to him alone Q. 48. What are we specially taught by these words, "before me," in the first commandment? A. These words, before me, in the first commandment teach us, that God, who seeth all things, taketh notice of, and is much displeased with, the sin of having any other God https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/519241828355039 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 19 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:43:12 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/51424238505626 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WCF 25:4 This catholic Church hath been sometimes more, sometimes less visible. And particular churches, which are members thereof, are more or less pure, according as the doctrine of the gospel is taught and embraced, ordinances administered, and public worship performed more or less purely in them 5. The purest churches under heaven are subject both to mixture and error; and some have so degenerated as to become no churches of Christ, but synagogues of Satan. Nevertheless, there shall be always a Church on earth to worship God according to his will. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/51424238505626 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 12 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:45:11 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/4222403684144 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) WCF 21:1 The light of nature showeth that there is a God, who hath lordship and sovereignty over all; is good, and doeth good unto all; and is therefore to be feared, loved, praised, called upon, trusted in, and served with all the heart, and with all the soul, and with all the might.a But the acceptable way of worshipping the true God is instituted by himself, and so limited to his own revealed will, that he may not be worshipped according to the imaginations and devices of men, or the suggestions of Satan, under any visible representations or any other way not prescribed in the Holy Scripture. 1:6 The whole counsel of God, concerning all things necessary for his own glory, man's salvation, faith, and life, is either expressly set down in Scripture, or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from Scripture: unto which nothing at any time is to be added, whether by new revelations of the Spirit, or traditions of men.a Nevertheless we acknowledge the inward illumination of the Spirit of God to be necessary for the saving understanding of such things as are revealed in the Word;b and that there are some circumstances concerning the worship of God, and government of the Church, common to human actions and societies, which are to be ordered by the light of nature and Christian prudence, according to the general rules of the Word, which are always to be observed. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/4222403684144 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 21 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:48:58 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/4152410104921 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings, with exposition from other supporting scriptures. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) Belgic Confession: Article 18: The Incarnation- So then we confess that God fulfilled the promise made to the early fathers and mothers by the mouth of the holy prophets when he sent the only and eternal Son of God into the world at the time appointed. The Son took the "form of a slave" and was made in "human form," truly assuming a real human nature, with all its weaknesses, except for sin; being conceived in the womb of the blessed virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit, without male participation. And Christ not only assumed human nature as far as the body is concerned but also a real human soul, in order to be a real human being. For since the soul had been lost as well as the body, Christ had to assume them both to save them both together. Therefore we confess (against the heresy of the Anabaptists who deny that Christ assumed human flesh from his mother) that Christ shared the very flesh and blood of children; being the fruit of the loins of David according to the flesh, descended from David according to the flesh; the fruit of the womb of the virgin Mary; born of a woman; the seed of David; the root of Jesse; descended from Judah, having descended from the Jews according to the flesh; descended from Abraham— having assumed descent from Abraham and Sarah, and was made like his brothers and sisters, yet without sin. In this way Christ is truly our Immanuel— that is: "God with us." https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/4152410104921 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 14 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:47:51 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/4824212235775 *Note- only last few minutes of sermon was recorded due to technical difficulties. Confessional lesson was recorded however. Westminster Confession of Faith. Of Providence- 5:1 God, the great Creator of all things, doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by his most wise and holy providence, according to his infallible fore-knowledge and the free and immutable counsel of his own will, to the praise of the glory of his wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy. 2. Although in relation to the foreknowledge and decree of God, the first cause, all things come to pass immutably and infallibly, yet by the same providence he ordereth them to fall out, according to the nature of second causes, either necessarily, freely, or contingently. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/4824212235775 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 07 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:13:29 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/31824114172379 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) Heidelberg Catechism: 94 Q. What does the Lord require in the first commandment? A. That I, not wanting to endanger my own salvation, avoid and shun all idolatry, sorcery, superstitious rites, and prayer to saints or to other creatures. That I rightly know the only true God, trust him alone, and look to God for every good thing humbly and patiently, and love, fear, and honor God with all my heart. In short, that I give up anything rather than go against God's will in any way. 95 Q. What is idolatry? A. Idolatry is having or inventing something in which one trusts in place of or alongside of the only true God, who has revealed himself in the Word. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/31824114172379 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 17 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:47:54 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/31524177214345 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, Historic Creed lesson, or a lesson from the NT (Usually 5 minutes or so) 2 Kings 15:8 In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria six months. 9 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. 10 Then Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and struck and killed him in front of the people; and he reigned in his place. 11 Now the rest of the acts of Zechariah, indeed they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 12 This was the word of the Lord which He spoke to Jehu, saying, "Your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation." And so it was. 13 Shallum the son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria. 14 For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, came to Samaria, and struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria and killed him; and he reigned in his place. 15 Now the rest of the acts of Shallum, and the conspiracy which he led, indeed they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 16 Then from Tirzah, Menahem attacked Tiphsah, all who were there, and its territory. Because they did not surrender, therefore he attacked it. All the women there who were with child he ripped open. 17 In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi became king over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria. 18 And he did evil in the sight of the.. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/31524177214345 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 10 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:44:38 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/22024212743363 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. 15:1 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah the son of Amaziah, king of Judah, became king. 2 He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem. 3 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done, 4 except that the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. 5 Then the Lord struck the king, so that he was a leper until the day of his death; so he dwelt in an isolated house. And Jotham the king's son was over the royal house, judging the people of the land. 6 Now the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 7 So Azariah rested with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the City of David. Then Jotham his son reigned in his place. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/22024212743363 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 18 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:51:49 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/21224127345297 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. 14:23 For they also built for themselves high[g] places, sacred pillars, and wooden images on every high hill and under every green tree. 24 And there were also perverted persons in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations which the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. 25 It happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. 26 And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king's house; he took away everything. He also took away all the gold shields which Solomon had made. 27 Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the [j]guard, who guarded the doorway of the king's house. 28 And whenever the king entered the house of the Lord, the guards carried them, then brought them back into the guardroom. 29 Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/21224127345297 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 11 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:40:46 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/1292439236846 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. 14:1 In the second year of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, became king. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 3 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like his father David; he did everything as his father Joash had done. 4 However the high places were not taken away, and the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. 5 Now it happened, as soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, that he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king. 6 But the children of the murderers he did not execute, according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, in which the Lord commanded, saying, "Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers; but a person shall be put to death for his own sin." 7 He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela by war, and called its name Joktheel to this day. 8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, "Come, let us face one another in battle." 9 And Jehoash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son as wife'; and a wild beast that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle. 10 You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Glory in that, and stay at home; for why should you meddle with trouble.... https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/1292439236846 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 28 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:40:06 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/121242216292309 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, or Historic Creed lesson. (Usually 5 minutes or so) 13:1 In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years. 2 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. He did not depart from them. 3 Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel, and He delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-Hadad the son of Hazael, all their days. 4 So Jehoahaz pleaded with the Lord, and the Lord listened to him; for He saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them. 5 Then the Lord gave Israel a deliverer, so that they escaped from under the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents as before. 6 Nevertheless they did not depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who had made Israel sin, but walked in them; and the wooden image also remained in Samaria. 7 For He left of the army of Jehoahaz only fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers; for the king of Syria had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing. 8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 9 So Jehoahaz rested with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. Then Joash his son reigned in his place. 10 In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz became king over Israel in Samaria... https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/121242216292309 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 21 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:36:47 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/1231232026235869 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. 12:1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba. 2 Jehoash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3 But the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. 4 And Jehoash said to the priests, "All the money of the dedicated gifts that are brought into the house of the Lord—each man's census money, each man's assessment money—and all the money that a man purposes in his heart to bring into the house of the Lord, 5 let the priests take it themselves, each from his constituency; and let them repair the damages of the temple, wherever any dilapidation is found." 6 Now it was so, by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, that the priests had not repaired the damages of the temple. 7 So King Jehoash called Jehoiada the priest and the other priests, and said to them, "Why have you not repaired the damages of the temple? Now therefore, do not take more money from your constituency, but deliver it for repairing the damages of the temple." 8 And the priests agreed that they would neither receive more money from the people, nor repair the damages of the temple. 9 Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one comes into the house of the Lord; and the priests who kept the door put there all the money brought into the house of the Lord. 10 So it was, whenever they saw that there was much money in the chest... https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/1231232026235869 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 31 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:42:46 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/121723185581312 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. Sermon preceded by a NT lesson from Revelation. Rev 12:1 Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. 2 Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. 3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. 4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. 5 She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/121723185581312 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 17 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:47:28 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/12112322037562 (Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings) 2 Kgs 10:18 Then Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, "Ahab served Baal a little, Jehu will serve him much. 19 Now therefore, call to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. Let no one be missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing shall not live." But Jehu acted deceptively, with the intent of destroying the worshipers of Baal. 20 And Jehu said, "Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal." So they proclaimed it. 21 Then Jehu sent throughout all Israel; and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left who did not come. So they came into the temple of Baal, and the temple of Baal was full from one end to the other. 22 And he said to the one in charge of the wardrobe, "Bring out vestments for all the worshipers of Baal." So he brought out vestments for them. 23 Then Jehu and Jehonadab the son of Rechab went into the temple of Baal, and said to the worshipers of Baal, "Search and see that no servants of the Lord are here with you, but only the worshipers of Baal." 24 So they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had appointed for himself eighty men on the outside, and had said, "If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escapes, whoever lets him escape, it shall be his life for the life of the other." 25 Now it happened, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, "Go in and kill them; let no one come out!" And they killed them with the edge of the sword; then the guards and the officers threw them out... https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/12112322037562 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 10 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:44:41 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/112623185017465 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. 2 Kgs 9:30 Now when Jehu had come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she put paint on her eyes and adorned her head, and looked through a window. 31 Then, as Jehu entered at the gate, she said, "Is it peace, Zimri, murderer of your master?" 32 And he looked up at the window, and said, "Who is on my side? Who?" So two or three eunuchs looked out at him. 33 Then he said, "Throw her down." So they threw her down, and some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses; and he trampled her underfoot. 34 And when he had gone in, he ate and drank. Then he said, "Go now, see to this accursed woman, and bury her, for she was a king's daughter." 35 So they went to bury her, but they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands. 36 Therefore they came back and told him. And he said, "This is the word of the Lord, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 'On the plot of ground at Jezreel dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel; 37 and the corpse of Jezebel shall be as refuse on the surface of the field, in the plot at Jezreel, so that they shall not say, "Here lies Jezebel." 2 kgs 10:1 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote and sent letters to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to those who reared Ahab's sons, saying: 2 Now as soon as this letter comes to you, since your master's sons are with you, and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and weapons, 3 choose the best qualified of your master's sons, set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house. 4 But they were exceedingly afraid..." https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/112623185017465 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 26 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:48:13 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/1119232141546396 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, or Historic Creed lesson. (Usually 5 minutes or so) Heidelberg Catechism: Q 123 What does the second petition mean? A. "Your kingdom come" means: Rule us by your Word and Spirit in such a way that more and more we submit to you. Preserve your church and make it grow. Destroy the devil's work; destroy every force which revolts against you and every conspiracy against your holy Word. Do this until your kingdom fully comes, when you will be all in all. WSC: Q102 What do we pray for in the second petition? A. In the second petition, which is, Thy kingdom come, we pray, that Satan's kingdom may be destroyed; and that the kingdom of grace may be advanced, ourselves and others brought into it, and kept in it; and that the kingdom of glory may be hastened https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/1119232141546396 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 19 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 1:01:13 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/1112232230151274 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, or Historic Creed lesson. (Usually 5 minutes or so) WCF 24:1-3 "1. Marriage is to be between one man and one woman: neither is it lawful for any man to have more than one wife, nor for any woman to have more than one husband at the same time. 2. Marriage was ordained for the mutual help of husband and wife; for the increase of mankind with a legitimate issue, and of the Church with an holy seed; and for preventing of uncleanness. 3. It is lawful for all sorts of people to marry who are able with judgment to give their consent.a Yet it is the duty of Christians to marry only in the Lord. And therefore, such as profess the true reformed religion should not marry with infidels, Papists, or other idolaters: neither should such as are godly be unequally yoked, by marrying with such as are notoriously wicked in their life, or maintain damnable heresies https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/1112232230151274 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 12 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:47:18 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/1015232125506839 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, or Historic Creed lesson. (Usually 5 minutes or so) WCF 5:1- God, the great Creator of all things, doth uphold,a direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by his most wise and holy providence, according to his infallible fore-knowledge and the free and immutable counsel of his own will, to the praise of the glory of his wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy. 4- The almighty power, unsearchable wisdom, and infinite goodness of God so far manifest themselves in his providence that it extendeth itself even to the first fall, and all other sins of angels and men, and that not by a bare permission, but such as hath joined with it a most wise and powerful bounding, and otherwise ordering and governing of them, in a manifold dispensation, to his own holy ends; yet so as the sinfulness thereof proceedeth only from the creature, and not from God; who, being most holy and righteous, neither is nor can be the author or approver of sin. 7- As the providence of God doth, in general, reach to all creatures, so, after a most special manner, it taketh care of his Church, and disposeth all things to the good thereof. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/1015232125506839 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 15 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:50:30 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/108232119264311 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, or Historic Creed lesson. (Usually 5 minutes or so) WCF 5:1-2 God, the great Creator of all things, doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by his most wise and holy providence, according to his infallible fore-knowledge and the free and immutable counsel of his own will, to the praise of the glory of his wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy. 7: As the providence of God doth, in general, reach to all creatures, so, after a most special manner, it taketh care of his Church, and disposeth all things to the good thereof. 2 Kgs 8:1-6 "Then Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise and go, you and your household, and stay wherever you can; for the Lord has called for a famine, and furthermore, it will come upon the land for seven years." 2 So the woman arose and did according to the saying of the man of God, and she went with her household and dwelt in the land of the Philistines seven years. 3 It came to pass, at the end of seven years, that the woman returned from the land of the Philistines; and she went to make an appeal to the king for her house and for her land. 4 Then the king talked with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, "Tell me, please, all the great things Elisha has done." 5 Now it happened, as he was telling the king how he had restored the dead to life, that there was the woman whose son he had restored to life, appealing to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, "My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this..." https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/108232119264311 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:52:40 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/10223112336559 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/10223112336559 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 01 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:46:10 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/924231828273540 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, or Historic Creed lesson. (Usually 5 minutes or so) WSC: Q. 14. What is sin? A. Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God Q. 84. What doth every sin deserve? A. Every sin deserveth God's wrath and curse, both in this life, and that which is to come Heidelberg Catechism 39 Q. Is it significant that he was "crucified" instead of dying some other way? A. Yes. By this I am convinced that he shouldered the curse which lay on me, since death by crucifixion was cursed by God. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/924231828273540 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 24 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:47:23 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/917231759173515 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, or Historic Creed lesson. (Usually 5 minutes or so) Heidelberg Catechism 31: Q. Why is he called "Christ," meaning "anointed"? A. Because he has been ordained by God the Father and has been anointed with the Holy Spirit to be our chief prophet and teacher who fully reveals to us the secret counsel and will of God concerning our deliverance; our only high priest who has delivered us by the one sacrifice of his body, and who continually pleads our cause with the Father; and our eternal king who governs us by his Word and Spirit, and who guards us and keeps us in the freedom he has won for us. 32: Q. But why are you called a Christian? A. Because by faith I am a member of Christ and so I share in his anointing. I am anointed to confess his name, to present myself to him as a living sacrifice of thanks, to strive with a free conscience against sin and the devil in this life, and afterward to reign with Christ over all creation for eternity. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/917231759173515 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 17 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:55:33 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/91023122944678 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, or Historic Creed lesson. Usually 5 minutes or so. (WCF 5- Providence) 2 Kgs 6:1 And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, "See now, the place where we dwell with you is too small for us. 2 Please, let us go to the Jordan, and let every man take a beam from there, and let us make there a place where we may dwell." So he answered, "Go." 3 Then one said, "Please consent to go with your servants." And he answered, "I will go." 4 So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees. 5 But as one was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, "Alas, master! For it was borrowed." 6 So the man of God said, "Where did it fall?" And he showed him the place. So he cut off a stick, and threw it in there; and he made the iron float. 7 Therefore he said, "Pick it up for yourself." So he reached out his hand and took it. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/91023122944678 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 10 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:51:18 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/827231843444790 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, or Historic Creed lesson. Usually 5 minutes or so. Westminster Shorter Catechism: Q. 79. Which is the tenth commandment? A. The tenth commandment is, Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's. Q. 80. What is required in the tenth commandment? A. The tenth commandment requireth full contentment with our own condition, with a right and charitable frame of spirit toward our neighbour, and all that is his Q. 81. What is forbidden in the tenth commandment? A. The tenth commandment forbiddeth all discontentment with our own estate, envying or grieving at the good of our neighbour, and all inordinate motions and affections to anything that is his https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/827231843444790 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 27 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:59:01 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/8142302126355 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, or Historic Creed lesson. Usually 5 minutes or so. Canons of Dort, 2nd Head of Doctrine: Article 1: The Punishment Which God's Justice Requires-- God is not only supremely merciful, but also supremely just. This justice requires (as God has revealed in the Word) that the sins we have committed against his infinite majesty be punished with both temporal and eternal punishments, of soul as well as body. We cannot escape these punishments unless satisfaction is given to God's justice. Article 2: The Satisfaction Made by Christ-- Since, however, we ourselves cannot give this satisfaction or deliver ourselves from God's wrath, God in boundless mercy has given us as a guarantee his only begotten Son, who was made to be sin and a curse for us, in our place, on the cross, in order that he might give satisfaction for us. Article 5: The Mandate to Proclaim the Gospel to All-- Moreover, it is the promise of the gospel that whoever believes in Christ crucified shall not perish but have eternal life. This promise, together with the command to repent and believe, ought to be announced and declared without differentiation or discrimination to all nations and people, to whom God in his good pleasure sends the gospel. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/8142302126355 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 13 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 1:00:29 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/723231659235225 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, or Historic Creed lesson. Usually 5 minutes or so. 2 Kgs 4:38 "And Elisha returned to Gilgal, and there was a famine in the land. Now the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said to his servant, "Put on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets." 39 So one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered from it a lapful of wild gourds, and came and sliced them into the pot of stew, though they did not know what they were. 40 Then they served it to the men to eat. Now it happened, as they were eating the stew, that they cried out and said, "Man of God, there is death in the pot!" And they could not eat it. 41 So he said, "Then bring some flour." And he put it into the pot, and said, "Serve it to the people, that they may eat." And there was nothing harmful in the pot. 42 Then a man came from Baal Shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley bread, and newly ripened grain in his knapsack. And he said, "Give it to the people, that they may eat." 43 But his servant said, "What? Shall I set this before one hundred men?" He said again, "Give it to the people, that they may eat; for thus says the Lord: 'They shall eat and have some left over.' " 44 So he set it before them; and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the Lord. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/723231659235225 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 23 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:39:12 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/732303218743 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, or Historic Creed lesson. Usually 5 minutes or so. Belgic Confession Article 1 "The Only God": We all believe in our hearts and confess with our mouths that there is a single and simple spiritual being, whom we call God— eternal, incomprehensible, invisible, unchangeable, infinite, almighty; completely wise, just, and good, and the overflowing source of all good. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/732303218743 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 02 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:51:38 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/6252317468692 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, or Historic Creed lesson. Usually 5 minutes or so. WSC Q. 17. Into what estate did the fall bring mankind? A. The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery. Q. 20. Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery? A. God having, out of his mere good pleasure, from all eternity, elected some to everlasting life did enter into a covenant of grace, to deliver them out of the estate of sin and misery, and to bring them into an estate of salvation by a Redeemer https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/6252317468692 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 25 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:48:43 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/528231852253257 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, or Historic Creed lesson. Usually 5 minutes or so. WSC: Q. 45. Which is the first commandment? A. The first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me Q. 46. What is required in the first commandment? A. The first commandment requireth us to know and acknowledge God to be the only true God, and our God; and to worship and glorify him accordingly Q. 49. Which is the second commandment? A. The second commandment is, Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thy self to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. Q. 50. What is required in the second commandment? A. The second commandment requireth the receiving, observing, and keeping pure and entire, all such religious worship and ordinances as God hath appointed in his Word Q. 51. What is forbidden in the second commandment? A. The second commandment forbiddeth the worshipping of God by images, or any other way not appointed in his Word https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/528231852253257 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 28 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:47:46 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/5222305367644 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, or Historic Creed lesson. Usually 5 minutes or so. WSC Q. 89. How is the Word made effectual to salvation? A. The Spirit of God maketh the reading, but especially the preaching of the Word, an effectual means of convincing and converting sinners, and of building them up in holiness and comfort, through faith, unto salvation Q. 90. How is the Word to be read and heard, that it may become effectual to salvation? A. That the Word may become effectual to salvation, we must attend thereunto with diligence, preparation, and prayer; receive it with faith and love, lay it up in our hearts, and practice it in our lives https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/5222305367644 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 21 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:45:12 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/515230118805 Verse by verse exposition of the book of 2 Kings. PM sermons are preceded by a Confessional, Catechism, or Historic Creed lesson. Usually 5 minutes or so. WCF 5:1. God, the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by his most wise and holy providence, according to his infallible fore-knowledge and the free and immutable counsel of his own will, to the praise of the glory of his wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy. 3. God, in his ordinary providence, maketh use of means,a yet is free to work without,b above,c and against them, at his pleasure. https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/rpcholland/sermons/515230118805 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 14 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Chip Byrd 0:50:40 no Chip Byrd - 2 Kings