Puritan Reformed Church

David Reece - Genesis

David Reece - Genesis

David Reece - Genesis

David Reece - Genesis

David Reece - Genesis

David Reece - Genesis

David Reece - Genesis

David Reece - Genesis

Brian Schwertley - 1st Thessalonians

David Reece - Genesis

Brian Schwertley - 1st Thessalonians

David Reece - Genesis

This sermon presents a theological and exegetical exploration of Genesis 2–4, emphasizing the transition from divine creation to providential history, marked by the Hebrew term 'Toledot' as the framework for human genealogy and divine purpose. It highlights God's sovereign care in forming Adam from dust and breathing into him the breath of life, establishing humanity as the image of God with rational, spiritual, and moral capacities, distinct from animals and rooted in divine sovereignty. The sermon underscores the significance of the divine name Yahweh, revealed as 'I am who I am,' affirming God's eternal, unchangeable, and self-existent nature, and contrasts this with liberal interpretations that reduce the name to cultural development. Central to the message is the idea that history is not random but a divine narrative of God's glory displayed through human lineage, covenant, and the unfolding of redemption, culminating in the fall, the first promise of salvation, and the establishment of worship, all grounded in the authority and truth of Scripture as the only true science of religion.

The sermon presents the Sabbath not as a day of idle rest, but as a divinely instituted time for holy worship, rooted in God's creation and sanctification of the seventh day, which reflects His transition from creative work to providential governance. It emphasizes that the Sabbath is a perpetual moral ordinance, fulfilled in the Christian Lord's Day, and calls believers to intentionally fill it with public and private worship—prayer, Scripture, preaching, singing, sacraments, and acts of mercy—while avoiding worldly distractions. Drawing from the Westminster Standards, the sermon underscores the responsibility of household leaders to organize and steward the day for spiritual growth, using it as a time to catechize, study, and foster holy fellowship. The central message is that the Sabbath is a gift from God to delight in His presence, to deepen communion with Him, and to cultivate a life of continual worship, making it a vital, joyful, and transformative practice for the Christian life.

David Reece - Genesis

David Reece - Genesis

David Reece - Genesis

David Reece - Genesis

Brian Schwertley - 1st Thessalonians

David Reece - Genesis