Author: Logan Hagoort
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The Purposed One
Psalm 22 reveals that Christ’s suffering was no accident but divinely purposed. In “The Purposed One,” we see anguish under sovereign design, where abandonment gives way to vindication. God’s redemptive plan unfolds through the cross, assuring that even deepest suffering serves His glory and secures salvation for His people.
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The Delivered One
Psalm 22 unveils the depth of the Forsaken One, where David’s cry ultimately points to Christ’s suffering under divine silence. In apparent abandonment, covenant purposes are being fulfilled. The darkness is not absence of rule but the pathway of redemption, where God secures salvation through the righteous sufferer Christ Jesus.
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The Forsaken One
Psalm 22 leads us into the depths of abandonment, where the righteous sufferer cries out under the weight of divine silence. Yet this psalm does not end in despair. It turns toward vindication, proclaiming that God hears, delivers, and will be praised among the nations for His faithfulness.
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Covenantal Blessing for Covenantal Faithfulness
This sermon explores Nehemiah 8:13-18, where the returned exiles rediscover obedience through the Feast of Booths. God’s people respond to His Word with joyful covenant faithfulness, experiencing renewed worship and ordered lives. It highlights the blessing that flows from diligent obedience and reverent remembrance of the Lord’s commands today shown.
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Encouraged to Bear Our Testimony
Revelation 10 portrays a mighty angel commissioning John to receive and proclaim God’s revealed word. The sweetness and bitterness of the scroll remind us that true testimony carries both joy and cost. Believers are called, like John, to faithfully bear witness to God’s purposes in Christ amid a resistant world.
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Rightly Ordered Affections
God’s Word does not merely inform the mind—it rightly orders the heart. In Nehemiah 8:9–12, sorrow gives way to joy as the people submit their affections to the will of God. True repentance does not end in grief, but in rejoicing, for the joy of the Lord is the strength of His people.
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When the Trumpet Sounds
When the trumpet sounds, God’s judgment unfolds with terrifying precision. Creation itself is struck—earth, sea, and sky—revealing the severity of sin and the certainty of divine wrath. Yet even in judgment, there is restraint. The warning is clear: repent now, before the final trumpet brings irreversible and eternal consequence.
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Blessed is He Who Hears and Obeys
In Nehemiah 8 the people gather to hear the Law of God read and explained. As the Word is proclaimed, the people listen with reverence and understanding. True blessing is found not merely in hearing God’s Word, but in receiving it with faith and walking in obedience before the Lord.
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The Lord Who Hears and Acts
Revelation 8 reveals the solemn silence of heaven as the prayers of God’s people rise before Him. The angel offers incense on the golden altar, and the Lord responds in power. The God who hears the cries of His saints is also the God who acts in judgment and sovereign authority over the earth.
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Spritual Revival in Israel
In Nehemiah 8 the people gather as the Law is read and clearly explained, and the Word pierces their hearts. This sermon traces the pattern of true revival—attentive hearing, godly sorrow, clarified understanding, and covenant joy—showing that spiritual renewal begins not with emotion, but with Scripture faithfully proclaimed.