Sermons
Christ-centered, Spirit-empowered expository preaching and doctrinal teaching through books of the Bible from Oceanside United Reformed Church in Carlsbad, by Dr. Daniel R. Hyde
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A Model of Grateful Prayer (Romans 1:8)
How did the gospel reach Rome before any apostle did? Romans 1:8 models grateful prayer for the power of the gospel — faith proclaimed worldwide.
Paul: Servant of the Gospel (Romans 1:1)
Who was Paul, and why does Romans 1:1 matter? See how the persecutor-turned-preacher's opening words proclaim God's grace: God saves sinners.
Anticipators of the Second Coming (2 Peter 3:11–18)
Waiting for Christ's return means being a repenting, holy, forward-looking, and growing people. The final sermon in the Opening Up 2 Peter series.
The Foundation of the Christian Life (2 Peter 1:3–4)
God has given us everything we need for life and godliness. This sermon on 2 Peter 1:3–4 unfolds the gracious foundation of the Christian life in Christ.
Our Standing with God (2 Peter 1:1–2)
Who are you in relation to God? Dr. Daniel Hyde opens 2 Peter 1:1–2 to show how believers stand secure by faith in the righteousness of Jesus Christ.
What is the Doctrine of Christ’s Redemption?
Did Christ die for all or for some? Scripture says both: he died for all sufficiently and for the elect savingly. Dr. Daniel Hyde on Christ's redemption.
What is the Doctrine of Election?
What does it mean that God elects? Dr. Daniel Hyde gives eight biblical answers to the doctrine of election—and four ways every believer should respond.
Conceived by the Spirit, Born of Mary (John 10:22–39; Lord’s Day 14)
The eternal Son of God took to himself a true human nature from the virgin Mary. What happened in the incarnation, how, why, and how it benefits us.
His Son, Our Lord (Hebrews 1:1–13; Lord’s Day 13)
Christ alone is the eternal, natural Son of God; we are adopted children by grace. And with his precious blood he purchased us to be his very own.
Christ and the Christian (Psalm 45:7; Lord’s Day 12)
Christ is anointed as our prophet, priest, and king—the triple cure for our ignorance, guilt, and corruption—and every Christian shares in his anointing.
I Believe in Jesus (Mark 2:1–12; Lord’s Day 11)
Names have meaning, and Jesus means Savior: he saves us from our sins, and salvation is not to be sought or found in anyone else. Mark 2 and Q&A 29–30.
You Gotta Have Faith (John 3:16; Lord’s Day 7)
Not all are saved; only those grafted into Christ by true faith. What true faith is—sure knowledge and wholehearted trust—and how it differs from false.
Jesus is the Gospel (Romans 1:1–4; Lord’s Day 6)
The gospel is not a slogan but a person: Jesus Christ, foreshadowed from Paradise through patriarchs and prophets and fulfilled in God's own beloved Son.
Who May Lay His Hand On Us Both? (Job 9:1–33; Lord’s Day 6)
Job longed for an arbiter to lay his hand on God and man alike. Jesus Christ, true God and true righteous man, is that mediator—our complete deliverance.
I Need Satisfaction (Romans 8:1–8; Lord’s Day 5)
God requires that his justice be satisfied. Why we cannot make the payment ourselves and what kind of mediator and deliverer we must look for instead.
Learning to Live and Die in Joy (Ephesians 2:1–10; Lord’s Day 1)
Guilt, grace, and gratitude: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 2 outlines what we must know to live and die in the joy of the comfort of belonging to Jesus Christ.
What I Tell the Devil (Romans 8:31–39; Lord’s Day 1)
From Romans 8, Dr. Daniel Hyde shows how to answer every accusation of the devil with the comfort of Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 1: I belong to Jesus Christ.
Calvinism is Not Our Comfort (1 Corinthians 1:10–2:2; Lord’s Day 1
What is your only comfort in life and in death? Not Calvinism or any system of doctrine, but belonging body and soul to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.
The Ultimate Purpose of Ruth (Ruth 4:1–22)
At the city gate, Boaz redeems and marries Ruth. Their son becomes grandfather to King David, and ancestor, generations later, to Jesus Christ the King.

