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Wishart Community ChurchHas The Church Dispaced The Israel?Preacher: Bill Berends Passage: Zech 11:4-14; Mt 21:1-16, 23-46 Support the show
2026-01-2533 min
Open House Church SermonsGod's WordGod's word is living and imperishable, bringing new birth that cannot be lost. Throughout history, the church has thrived where Scripture was available and struggled where it was hidden or distorted. Because Christ is the word made flesh, He must remain at the centre of all preaching and worship, nourishing believers as they grow in faith.
Bible Reference: 1 Peter 1:23–25
Preacher: Bill Berends
2025-11-3035 minOpen House Church SermonsOur Reasonable FaithExploring Thomas's encounter with the risen Jesus, this sermon demonstrates that Christian faith is grounded in historical evidence and rational inquiry, not blind acceptance. Thomas's doubt was healthy, and Jesus met him with proof. When Thomas finally declared 'my Lord and my God', he grasped the heart of the matter: Jesus has power over life, death, and all reality. We are called to trust this same Lord and find life in Him.
Bible Reference: John 20:26–31
Preacher: Bill Berends
2025-10-1934 minOpen House Church SermonsChosen to ServeChristians are identified in Scripture as a chosen race, royal priesthood, and holy nation. This identity means belonging to God's covenant family with responsibilities to proclaim His truth, intercede for others, and live as citizens of His kingdom. Through baptism, believers share in Christ's anointing as Prophet, Priest, and King, calling them to witness boldly and serve faithfully in every area of life.
Bible References: 1 Peter 1:1–2, 2:4–12
Preacher: Bill Berends
2025-09-2133 minOpen House Church SermonsDid God Really Say We Have No Say in Our Salvation?God's sovereignty in election and human responsibility work together in wonderful harmony. The shipwreck account in Acts 27 shows how God's promise of safety required the crew's obedience to be fulfilled. Similarly, salvation comes through being chosen in Christ, where He keeps the conditions we cannot keep ourselves. This brings deep assurance: if we trust in Christ, God will bring about all His wonderful promises.
Bible Reference: Acts 27:10–44
Preacher: Bill Berends
2025-08-1732 minOpen House Church SermonsDid God Really Say Men Are Superior to Woman?What does the Bible actually teach about the relationship between men and women? Far from teaching male superiority, Scripture establishes spheres of authority where husbands lead by sacrificial love and wives respond with respect, together picturing Christ's relationship with His church. Both are equally made in God's image and equally precious to Him.
Bible References: 1 Peter 2:13–3:7; Ephesians 5:21–6:9
Preacher: Bill Berends
2025-06-1537 min
The Monster Modal Meltdown with Sean McGee105 - The Monster Modal Meltdown with Sean McGeeSascha George - Welcome to Pennywise's CircusEvery Year Quartet - F MatterFulvio Oliveira - Another DreamCaca Barros - The Flaming SwordBill Berends - To Days Gone ByMarcel Wittfeld - Braindead But KickingAG - JetfireBCB - Andrei Sora - Assembly LineGonenc Kayaalti - All That RockzMichael...
2025-06-1000 minOpen House Church SermonsDid God Really Say the Church Replaces Israel?What does it mean that the kingdom was taken from Israel and given to others? Rather than replacing the Jews, Gentile believers are grafted into the same olive tree, sharing in the promises given to Abraham. Faith in Christ, not ancestry, determines who belongs to God's kingdom. This kingdom is present wherever Christ reigns in hearts and will be consummated when He returns to rule forever.
Bible Reference: Matthew 21:43
Preacher: Bill Berends
2025-05-1839 min
Sterilization Station: A Sterile Processing Empowerment PodcastThe Journey of Jill Berends: Surg Tech to SPD LeadershipSend a textSummaryIn this episode of the Sterilization Station podcast, host Bill Rishell engages with Jill Berends, a clinical specialist in sterile processing, discussing her journey from surgical technology to leadership. They explore the challenges and defining moments in Jill's career, the skills she developed, and the importance of creating a learning environment in sterile processing. The conversation emphasizes the significance of mentorship, team engagement, and the need for effective communication in leadership roles within healthcare. In this conversation, Bill Rishell and Jill Berends discuss the importance of gratitude...
2025-04-0251 min
Sterilization Station: A Sterile Processing Empowerment PodcastThe Journey of Jill Berends: Surg Tech to SPD LeadershipSend us a textSummaryIn this episode of the Sterilization Station podcast, host Bill Rishell engages with Jill Berends, a clinical specialist in sterile processing, discussing her journey from surgical technology to leadership. They explore the challenges and defining moments in Jill's career, the skills she developed, and the importance of creating a learning environment in sterile processing. The conversation emphasizes the significance of mentorship, team engagement, and the need for effective communication in leadership roles within healthcare. In this conversation, Bill Rishell and Jill Berends discuss the importance of...
2025-04-0251 minOpen House Church SermonsReformed Distinctives #5 - ConfessionalBeing a confessional church means more than reciting creeds. It means professing Jesus as Lord and God, processing what Scripture teaches through careful theology, and protecting that deposit of faith against every attack. Creeds and confessions are gifts that keep us anchored to Christ, and the Holy Spirit empowers us to guard and proclaim these truths with joy.
Bible Reference: Romans 10:1–10
Preacher: Bill Berends
2025-02-1635 minOpen House Church SermonsReformed Distinctives #4 - WorldviewThis sermon examines what it means to embrace a distinctly Christian worldview in a pluralistic, secular age. Tracing how Western society has abandoned its Christian foundation, the message calls believers to be transformed by renewing their minds, testing all things against Scripture. Christians are urged not merely to hold right doctrine but to live it out, engaging culture with conviction rooted in God's sovereignty, grace, and unchanging truth. The call is to ongoing transformation into the likeness of Christ through His Word and sacraments.
Bible Reference: Romans 12:2
Preacher: Bill Berends
2025-01-1937 minOpen House Church SermonsReformed Distinctives #3 - AssuranceRomans 8:29-30 reveals what has been called the golden chain of salvation: those God foreknew, He predestined, called, justified, and glorified. Because each link connects the same people, none are lost along the way. This means Christian assurance does not depend on human steadfastness but on God's unchanging purpose and faithfulness. Believers can face life and death with confidence, knowing nothing can separate them from Christ's love.
Bible Reference: Romans 8:28–39
Preacher: Bill Berends
2024-11-2429 minOpen House Church SermonsReformed Distinctives #2 - The CovenantThis sermon traces the covenant through Scripture, from Abraham to Pentecost and beyond, showing how covenant theology holds all of Reformed belief together. It demonstrates how the Old and New Testaments are united in God's promise to be our God, fulfilled perfectly in Christ. Through Jesus' blood, believers enter a new and better covenant, gaining full access to God with complete assurance of salvation. This message speaks to anyone seeking to understand how Scripture fits together and why we can be confident in God's promises, calling us to hold fast to truth and encourage one another as God's covenant...
2024-11-1040 minOpen House Church SermonsReformed Distinctives #1 - WorshipThis sermon unpacks the second commandment and the regulative principle of worship central to Reformed identity. It traces how the early reformers rediscovered this commandment and insisted that God, not human invention, must direct our worship. The message warns against shaping God in our own image and challenges us to worship Him in spirit and truth, as revealed in Jesus Christ. With the golden calf incident as a backdrop, the sermon calls for lives of consistent worship that honour God daily and set a godly example for the next generation.
Bible Reference: Exodus 20:4–6
Preacher: Bill Be...
2024-10-2041 minWishart Community ChurchThe end of the world?Passages: 1 Cor 3:1--15 1 Thess 4:13-18 2 Pet 3:1-13 Preacher: Bill BerendsSupport the show
2024-10-0641 minOpen House Church SermonsThe End of the WorldThis sermon challenges common misconceptions about the end times, explaining that when Christ returns, fire will purify the earth rather than destroy it. Believers will meet the Lord in the air to bring Him back to a renewed world where righteousness dwells. God created the world for Christ and placed humanity as stewards to care for it. Despite sin's damage, God's redemption extends to all creation. Christians are called to faithful stewardship now, building lasting treasures and caring for the environment, because this world is our eternal inheritance in Christ.
Bible Reference: 2 Peter 3:1–13
Preacher: Bill Be...
2024-09-2935 minWishart Community ChurchWhose King is Jesus?Passage: Mathew 21:1-16, 23-46 & Zechariah 11 Preacher: Bill Berends Support the show
2024-03-2447 min
Redlands Christian ChurchPlanning With God - 7/01/2024Joshua 5:13-6:5 & James 4:13-17
Preacher: Bill Berends
Planning is a good thing - but when we plan, we must be ready for God to override those plans.
2024-01-0834 minWishart Community ChurchThe centrality of God's wordPreacher: Bill Berends Passage: 1 Peter 1:13-25 Support the show
2023-11-0534 minRedlands Christian ChurchMaintaining Purity in Christ's Church - 09/07/2023Pastor: Bill Berends
Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 5
We continue this week in Corinthians. Paul is looking at problems in the Corinthian church and their attitude towards the sin.
2023-07-2837 minWishart Community ChurchWhy we believe in the resurrectionPreacher: Bill Berends Passage: Luke 24:1-8, 1 Corinthians 15:1-20 Support the show
2023-04-0930 minWishart Community ChurchEvangelising with confidencePassage: Acts 18: 9-10Preacher: Bill Berends Support the show
2023-02-1929 min
Tivoli Christian Reformed ChurchActs 18 – Evangelising with ConfidenceEvangelising with Confidence – a sermon on Acts 18:1-11 by Rev Bill Berends
2023-02-0500 minWishart Community ChurchReformed distinctives 2: A Christian worldviewPreacher: Bill Berends Passage: Romans 12:2 Support the show
2022-10-1631 minWishart Community ChurchReformed distinctives, 1: WorshipPreacher: Bill Berends Passage: Exodus 32: 1-8 Support the show
2022-09-0440 minWishart Community ChurchOn fire for ChristPreacher: Dr. Bill Berends Passage: Luke 24: 13-32Support the show
2022-07-1732 min
Redlands Christian Reformed ChurchWhy Reformed? (Part 3) (AM Service) - Audio2 Peter 3:1-13; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Bill Berends
What is our hope for the future? What can we expect at our Lord's return?
2019-11-2434 min