Sermon by William Burrows

The message of the cross has always seemed foolish to the world. Yet what appears to be weakness to them is, in reality, the very power and wisdom of God.

The Apostle Paul exhorts us to behold Christ as our wisdom from God, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. The message of the cross exposes the emptiness of human wisdom and offers what we could never provide for ourselves: forgiveness, holiness, and the sure hope of final redemption. From beginning to end, our salvation rests not in what we have done, but in Christ alone. The only fitting response to such grace is to boast, not in ourselves, but in the Lord.

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Vineland Road is a resource ministry of the Christian Reformed Church of St. Joseph, Michigan. For more Reformed preaching and other confessionally Reformed resources, visit crcstjoseph.com.

Sermon by William Burrows

What can divide a church that is otherwise healthy and growing? In 1 Corinthians 1:10–18, Paul confronts a congregation fractured by rivalries, personalities, and competing loyalties.

Paul holds out the message of the cross as God's answer to a divided church. The Corinthians had begun to identify themselves with different leaders, but Paul calls them back to the one thing that truly unites God's people: Jesus Christ and him crucified. When the church fixes its eyes on the cross, divisions lose their power and believers are reminded that they belong to one Savior and one body, and preach one gospel.

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Vineland Road is a resource ministry of the Christian Reformed Church of St. Joseph, Michigan. For more Reformed preaching and other confessionally Reformed resources, visit crcstjoseph.com.

Sermon by Pastor John DeVries

What does true faith look like? The unlikely answer in Joshua 9–10 comes from a people marked for destruction who risk everything to find refuge under the wings of the God of Israel.

Pastor John DeVries explores the story of the Gibeonites and the holy fear that led them to seek a covenant relationship with the Lord. Though their actions raise difficult questions, the heart of the passage is their complete surrender and trust in God's mercy. In response, God delivers them with one of the most dramatic demonstrations of his power in all of Scripture, revealing the kind of God he is to those who come to him in faith.

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Vineland Road is a resource ministry of the Christian Reformed Church of St. Joseph, Michigan. For more Reformed preaching and other confessionally Reformed resources, visit crcstjoseph.com.