Dallas Reformed Presbyterian Church

Lord's Supper: Significance

We return to our series on gospel worship and consider the significance of the Lord's Supper in both its institution and the elements the Lord ordained. In order to better commune and receive the benefits of Christ, we must see the significance of the Lord's Supper. Preached from Luke 22-14-20 on Sabbath PM 01-23-22.

The blessed mourners

We continue through Christ's beatitudes and consider -blessed are ye that weep now- and discover the happiness of weeping over our sin if we are in Christ, but the eternal misery of those who laugh now and mock God and His anointed. Preached from Luke 6-17-26 on Sabbath AM 01-23-22.

The Blessed Mourners

We continue through Christ's beatitudes and consider -blessed are ye that weep now- and discover the happiness of weeping over our sin if we are in Christ, but the eternal misery of those who laugh now and mock God and His anointed. Preached from Luke 6-17-26 on Sabbath AM 01-23-22.

Return unto me and I will return unto you

In our fast day sermon, we hear the promise of God, -return unto me and I will return unto you-. We hear the Lord call to us to repent, with His promise that He will return to us when we repent. When the church repents of her sins, the presence of the Lord is with her and with the presence of the Lord, the Church has the great blessing of His nearness expressed in promises such as- -God is in the midst of her- she shall not be moved- God shall help her, and that right early.- If we seek the b...

True repentance

In preparation for our fast day, we consider the true doctrine of repentance and learn the distinguishing marks of true repentance that separate it from false repentance. Preached from 2 Corinthians 7-8-11 on Sabbath PM 01-16-22.

A blessed hunger

We continue our exposition of Luke's gospel and come to the second blessing-woe pair in Christ's Sermon. He pronounces a blessing on those who hunger for righteousness and a curse that comes to those who count themselves self-satisfied with their own sense of goodness. We are reminded of the gospel and the great hunger we must have for an alien righteousness in Jesus Christ having no righteousness of our own. Preached from Luke 6-17-26 on Sabbath AM 01-16-22.

Public fasting

in our series on gospel worship, we consider an extraordinary part of the worship of God - public fasting. In preparation for our upcoming public day of fasting we will hear instruction on it before we seek the Lord as a congregation. Preached from Joel 2-12-19 on Sabbath PM 01-09-22.

The blessed poor

We continue our exposition in Luke's gospel and find the Lord Jesus pronounce a blessing on the poor in spirit and a woe to those who consider themselves rich. Instead, those who are blessed are those that see the poverty of their spirit. Preached from Luke 6-17-26 on Sabbath AM 01-09-22.

The blessed poor and woeful rich

We continue our exposition in Luke's gospel and find the Lord Jesus pronounce a blessing on the poor in spirit and a woe to those who consider themselves rich. Instead, those who are blessed are those that see the poverty of their spirit. Preached from Luke 6-17-26 on Sabbath AM 01-09-22.

Our need of corporate repentance

With a virus continuing to afflict the world, fires raging, and both church and state in moral confusion and decay, we consider our great need for corporate repentance. That nations, churches, and families all need to repent of their corporate sins and turn to the Lord Jesus Christ. The one thing few heads of nations, elders in churches, or fathers in families are doing now. Yet great blessings come to those leaders who will lead their people in such repentance. Preached Sabbath PM on 01-02-2...

A new song full of gospel joy

Psalm 98 calls us to shout for joy when we investigate and marvel at the victorious salvation wrought for us by our Lord Jesus Christ. We are to be joyful as well as we are filled with great anticipation that the whole earth will see Christ's salvation as He is to be glorified before all the earth through the success of the Great Commission. Preached from Psalm 98 on 01-02-22.

A resolution for every year

In this sermon we consider Paul's unflinching resolution- to forget what was behind him, and to reach forth unto those things which are before, to press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. We all must have this same resolution and resolve - for the violent take the kingdom by force - and they seek after the prize - which is to win Christ Jesus Himself. This sermon was preached Sabbath PM on 12-26-21 from Philippians 3-12-14.

Christ lays the Church's foundation

The Sacraments

We return to our series on gospel worship and consider the sacraments. We learn how the Lord has designed these means of grace and their place in the worship of God and the Christian's life. That doctrinal sermon was preached from Romans 4-11-12 and 1 Corinthians 10-16-17 on Sabbath PM 12-21-21.

Gospel worship: Sacraments

We return to our series on gospel worship and consider the sacraments. We learn how the Lord has designed these means of grace and their place in the worship of God and the Christian's life. That doctrinal sermon was preached from Romans 4-11-12 and 1 Corinthians 10-16-17 on Sabbath PM 12-21-21.

Rejoice in Christ's judgments!

In our Psalm of the Month, we find that part of the Lord Jesus Christ's reign is His reign in judgment. Something we must rejoice in as believers - but also something we tremble at - because the fire of God's wrath had burned up the Lord Jesus Christ in our place. We learn of the ways in which the church is to rejoice over the judgments of Jesus Christ over those who will not bend the knee to Him. Preached Sabbath AM on 12-21-21.

The thief Christ renovates

In our Thanksgiving sermon we hear of how we might give thanks to the Lord for His grace. Having seen the thief Christ redeems in the AM, we consider what the man's life might have been if he had lived. Would he continue to live in his sin- The answer is found in Ephesians 4-28 - and we find that the man would have stopped thieving, worked with his hands, and then given to those in need - he would become more conformed to the image of the Redeemer. That is our calling as well as we exercise t...

The thief Christ remembered

In this sermon preached before the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, we consider the thief Christ remembered at the Cross. We see the humiliation of Jesus Christ for we who believe - the Lord of glory made as the chief of sinners and suffered as the chief of sinners - so that the chief of sinners might be saved, even at their 11th hour. We must be astonished and thankful for the grace of the Lord, seeing Him as our only hope, as we draw near to Him in the Supper. Preached Sabbath AM at a Commun...

Draw me O thou whom my soul loveth

In this preparatory sermon for the Lord's Supper, we open up the Song of Songs - to investigate our love and desire for Jesus Christ. As the bride in the song is distressed under the sun with a neglected vineyard, we find our souls are often neglected and distressed with a life under the sun. That is meant to draw our desire and attention to our bridegroom, Jesus Christ, sighing that He would kiss us with the kisses of His mouth and that He would draw us after Himself. Preached Sabbath PM on ...

The Holy children of the kingdom

In this sermon we hear why the children of believers receive Christian baptism. That they are declared holy by God -1 Cor. 7-14- and that the kingdom of God belongs to such as them -Luke 18-15-17-. In addition, we find that God's dealings with the children of believers has always been the same - that they are under the umbrella of the covenant of grace. Whether under Abraham, Moses, or Christ which is why the promises of God are to us and our children -Acts 2-39-. Preached at a Baptism servic...

The Christ of the reconciling gospel

BEHOLD THE CHRIST OF THE RECONCILING GOSPEL-I. The Innocence of Christ.-II. The Imputation of Christ.-III. The Impeccable righteousness of Christ.

Faith panting after Christ

PANT AFTER CHRIST'S MERCY BY A PERSISTENT AND HUMBLE FAITH-I. The heart of faint panting after Christ persists when it is tried by Christ.-II. The heart of faith panting after Christ owns up to how miserable of an estate the soul is in without Christ.

The apostasy of worldly Demas

In this topical sermon, we consider the topic of apostasy due to a love and cherishing of this present world. We are chilled by the apostasy of Demas, who abandoned Paul, but was once called a fellow laborer of his. This tells us that worldliness can run deep and be undetected unless we check our heart to see if the world has exerted itself over Christ in our heart. We also find the remedy to worldliness in this text - which is to love the appearing of Jesus Christ. We are called to both mort...

Jesus: Lord of the Sabbath

As our exposition of Luke continues, we come to two Sabbath controversies and we examine the heart of the Sabbath. We find that the Sabbath was not revoked or repealed by Jesus Christ. But instead He came to remove all of the extra-biblical traditions that the Pharisees had added to the day, which had turned it from a blessing to a burden. We seek to understand the substance of the Sabbath - the day Jesus Christ says that He is the Lord of. What we find is that it is a day we would delight in...

Our merciful and faithful Christ

Apologies for the audio quality. Our external mic was not connected.--As our exposition of Hebrews continues, we see Christ as our merciful and faithful high priest who has suffered temptations as we have and is therefore able to help us in our time of need. Our great problem is our lack of interest in going to Him as we have need of Him. Preached Sabbath PM from Hebrews 2-16-18 on 11-14-21.

Joy with the bridegroom

Apologies for the audio quality. The external microphone was not plugged in.----As our exposition of Luke continues, we see that the Pharisees attempt to chastise Jesus Christ for His disciples' lack of fasting. Christ teaches the nature of true religion - that every spiritual exercise must have Him as the focus. In addition, we see that in the presence of Christ, it is not fasting that is called for, but feasting. But when we do fast, we must afflict our souls, seeking Jesus Christ who will ...

Death, the believer's friend

In our series on Hebrews, we see that Jesus Christ was made in every way as us yet without sin. In His human nature, He is truly flesh and blood. The Son of God took on this human nature that He might die and atone for our sin, defeating the devil, and his power - the power of temptation causing us to sin leading us to eternal death. In Christ's death and triumphant resurrection, Jesus Christ has turned death into a friend of the believer such that truly death is sent to fetch believers out o...

The triumph of Christ and His gospel

In Psalm 96, our Psalm of the month, we see the sure promise that Christ will send His gospel to the ends of the earth to convert souls out of every nation, tribe, and tongue. We also find that the ultimate aim of the gospel is not salvation - but worship. That an innumerable number of saints will be praising the Lord for eternity giving unto Him the glory that He is due. As Christ has all power in His hands - this will surely come to pass. Preached Sabbath AM on 11-07-21 from Psalm 96.

Assurance that Christ calls us brethren

As our exposition of the book of Hebrews continues we find the apostle provide three proofs from the Old Testament that proves that -Christ is not ashamed to call us brethren-. An astonishing claim but it is backed up by three proofs from the Old Testament. In each of these proofs we find great comfort - for they testify that we look to our elder brother Jesus Christ as our mediator between God and man who is an all sufficient Savior for every deficiency in us to represent us before God. Prea...

Jesus converts Levi

As our exposition of the Gospel according to Luke continues, we come to the conversion of Levi and see a man whose heart was so seared towards God that he was willing to be thrown out of the synagogue and become an outcast among his people in pursuit of his god - mammon. But with a word, Jesus Christ converted this hardened sinner's heart. Levi demonstrates what true repentance looks like as he not only leaves behind his old life to follow Christ but also rejoices over his repentance by throw...

Acapella praise

As our series on gospel worship continues, we consider what accompanies the singing of the psalms and find that God prescribes only the human voice in the gospel era. That the instruments of worship were tied to the Levitical priesthood and that the instruments of the Old Testament were abolished when the sacrifices were abolished. But now, the Lord wants the Church to sing acapella - the sacrifice of praise being the fruit of our lips that comes as the product of plucking the strings of our ...

Christ's power and faith's perseverance

As our exposition of the gospel according to Luke continues, we see the power of the Lord Jesus Christ to forgive the paralytic of his sins and to heal the paralytic of his body. But we find Jesus explain what is most needful - the forgiveness of sins. In addition, we see the faith of the four men and the paralytic expressed in their perseverance to get to Jesus Christ as well as their love for one another - the love that Christ said would mark out His disciples. Preached Sabbath AM on 10-24-...

Exclusive Psalmody - 3 - Songs of the Spirit

In our third sermon on Exclusive Psalmody we discover the author of the psalms is not David but the Holy Spirit. As the author of the psalms is perfect and infallible so too are the words that He has composed. That no mere man can compare to the divine composer of the psalms. In addition, we see how the psalms are new songs after the advent of Jesus Christ and to sing a new song is a command to sing the psalms with the light of the gospel shining upon them. Finally, our psalm singing is of no...

O Come, Let us Worship God!

In Psalm 95, our Psalm of the Month, we see that God is worthy of our worship. We are called to sing praises to God but we are also called to hear the Word of God and to not harden our hearts to His Word. In both ways - singing and hearing - we are called to worship God. We are exhorted to not come into the worship of God merely to sing but also to hear and receive the Words of God as they are in truth - the very words of God. Preached Sabbath AM on 10-17-21 from Psalm 95.

Exclusive Psalmody - 2 - Christ's Presence

As our series on Worship continues, we consider the first major objection to singing psalms exclusively - that we do not sing the name 'Jesus' in worship. We discover what the name of Jesus portends - that He is the LORD - and that something better than the bare name of Jesus is found in the psalms- His very presence. We experience Jesus Christ when we sing the psalms with His Spirit and have fellowship with Him. Preached Sabbath PM from Colossians 3-16, and Philippians 2-5-11 on 09-19-21.

I will: be thou clean

As our exposition of Luke continues we see the Lord's compassion on a leper. We discover that leprosy is in reality a picture of our great sinfulness. That it spreads and devours us and will ultimately condemn us if not treated. We see that Jesus has the power to cleanse us of our sin. But also that He is compassionate and willing to heal even the chief of sinners if they would come to Him. All of that is encompassed in this blessed phrase, -I will- be thou clean-. Preached Sabbath AM on 09-1...

Sanctifying Sabbath Conversations

In this Sabbath school lesson we learn some techniques by which we can better keep the Sabbath Day in our conversations with the brethren so that our conversations do not dwell on the things of this world, but instead, the things of God, and of our spiritual walk with Christ. The goal is that we would better be able to better enjoy the promised blessings of the day - -Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD- And I will cause thee to ride uupon the high places of the earth, And feed thee w...

Exclusive Psalmody - 1

As our series on worship continues, we begin to investigate the individual elements of worship. We begin with the element of worship that is sung praise. We ask what God has instructed us to sing in the public worship of God. The answer is- His 150 inspired psalms. --In this sermon, we consider how the exclusive psalmody position fits the pillars of worship we have considered thus far. We also consider how the exclusive psalmody position is derived from the Scripture. Lastly, we remember that...

Exclusive Psalmody - 1 - Exegesis and History

As our series on worship continues, we begin to investigate the individual elements of worship. We begin with the element of worship that is sung praise. We ask what God has instructed us to sing in the public worship of God. The answer is- His 150 inspired psalms.----In this sermon, we consider how the exclusive psalmody position fits the pillars of worship we have considered thus far. We also consider how the exclusive psalmody position is derived from the Scripture. Lastly, we remember tha...

Who will rise up for me?

In our Psalm of the Month, Psalm 94, we consider the cry of the psalmist, -Who will rise up for me-- --We find his answer - -God, to whom vengeance belongeth-. In the psalm we are exhorted that in an evil day such as ours - we must plead with the God of vengeance to arise for us. --So we would remember, -vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord-. We must sing this psalm, that the Lord would rise up, to bring down wicked men. And we must look to Him alone for it. --In so doing - we can ...

Ye also love one another!

In our Thanksgiving service, we are given a new commandment by Christ- to love one another as He has loved us. This is a challenge for our flesh - for Christ has loved as no other has loved. We survey the ways in which Christ has loved us and are exhorted to see that the distinguishing mark of the Christian society is that its members love each other in this way. Preached Sabbath PM on 09-05-21 from John 13-33-35.

He loved them unto the end

In our Communion Service we reflect on the undying love of Jesus Christ. His eternal love that was manifest in time to -His own- through His suffering on the Cross and will endure eternally for His is an unquenchable love. We see that love on display in the Lord's Supper and we are called to meditate upon that love in the sacramental actions. Preached at a Communion Service Sabbath AM on 09-05-21

Love not the world!

In our preparatory service for the Lord's Supper we are called to weigh in the balance our love for the world with our love for Jesus Christ. We are called to examine our love for the world, mortify it, and inflame our love for Jesus Christ as we prepare for the Communion Table. Preached Sabbath PM on 08-29-21 from 1 John 2-15-17.

Jesus ordains fishers of men

As our exposition of Luke continues, we see Jesus ordain men who will preach the message of the kingdom and catch men alive for Christ. Fishers of men. Such men are humbled and brought low before Christ who forgives them and commissions them to catch other sinners forsaking all and leaving all to follow Jesus Christ. Though this text applies particularly to ministers of the gospel, all Christians will find application from its core message. Preached Sabbath AM on 08-29-21 from Luke 5-1-11.

Jesus is not ashamed of us

As our exposition of Hebrews continues, we consider the truth that Jesus Christ was ordained to be the captain of our salvation by God the Father. But in order to save us, He must suffer, and suffer as a man. Though He is perfect in holiness and awesome in splendor and majesty - the astonishing word we have is that -he is not ashamed to call us brethren-. We learn how One so holy and righteous could be unashamed of sinners like us and grow to praise God for our Savior all the more. Preached S...

Jesus preaches the kingdom

As our exposition of Luke continues, we see why the Lord Jesus Christ says that He is constrained to preach the kingdom of God - for it is why He was sent. In this sermon we are exhorted to understand the kingdom and our need to enter into it as well as seek it, and why the church must give first place to preach the kingdom of God as Jesus did. Preached Sabbath AM on 08-22-21 from Luke 4-40-44.

But we see Jesus!

As our series on Hebrews continues, we are exhorted to grow in our spiritual sight of Jesus Christ. So that when our physical sight perceives that which is contrary to the Word of God's testimony of Jesus Christ - we would walk by faith and not by sight. Preached Sabbath PM on 08-15-21 from Hebrews 2-5-9.

Hitherto hath the LORD helped us

In this sermon we are exhorted to remember the manifold mercies of God in Jesus Christ. Both in His saving works for us and also the many trials and difficulties in our life that He has brought us through - in each case remembering it was the LORD that had helped us. If we would condition our soul in that way, we would be prepared for current and future trials remembering, -the Lord is my helper, I will not fear-. Preached Sabbath AM on 08-15-21 from 1 Samuel 7-1-12.

The LORD reigneth!

In the psalm of the month, Psalm 93, we are exhorted to see that the LORD reigns over all. Including the enemies that come against us like a flood. We are exhorted to see the great majesty of the Lord Jesus Christ to know that He has absolute power over all things for the sake of His Church. That we must have our attention focused on Jesus Christ so that we would see that the floods are simply noise in His ears. With that in view - we must walk in holiness and make sure that -the LORD reignet...

Do not drift from Jesus!

As our exposition of Hebrews continues, we see the first major warning in the book against apostasy. In it - we find that the Spirit's remedy for apostasy is to be earnest in heeding the Word of the Lord. If we will, we will stay on the straight and narrow both and not drift from Jesus Christ. Preached Sabbath PM on 07-25-21.