Posts by Doug Douma
Sermon on Matthew 20:1-16 – “Be Thankful for God’s Grace”
Sermon for Sunday, November 8, 2026 at Unionville Presbyterian Church (BPC) Old Testament Text [Isa 5:1-7 ESV] – 1 Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. 2 He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice…
Sermon on 2 Samuel 13:1-39 – “A Failure of Justice”
Sermon for Sunday, November 1, 2026 at Unionville Presbyterian Church (BPC) Old Testament Text [2 Samuel 12:26-31 ESV] – 26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and took the royal city. 27 And Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have…
Sermon on Matthew 19:16-30 – “Salvation Possible Only In the Lord”
Sermon for Sunday, October 11, 2026 at Unionville Presbyterian Church (BPC) Old Testament Text: [Jeremiah 32:16-27 ESV] – 16 “After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD, saying: 17 ‘Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the…
Sermon on 2nd Samuel 12:15-23 – “The Death of a Child”
Sermon for Sunday, September 20, 2026 at Unionville Presbyterian Church (BPC) Old Testament Text: [Psalm 51:1-19 ESV] 1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according…
Sermon on Matthew 19:1-12 – “Jesus Teaches about Divorce”
Sermon for Sunday, September 13, 2026 at Unionville Presbyterian Church (BPC) Old Testament Text: [Genesis 2:18-25 ESV] 18 Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” 19 Now out of the ground the LORD God had formed every…
Sermon on 2nd Samuel 12:1-15 – “You are the Man”
Sermon for Sunday, September 6, 2026 at Unionville Presbyterian Church (BPC) Old Testament Text: [Psalm 51:1-19 ESV] 1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according…
Sermon on Matthew 18:21-35 – “Divine Forgiveness”
Sermon for Sunday, August 30, 2026 at Unionville Presbyterian Church (BPC) Old Testament Text: [Psalm 86:1-17 ESV] 1 A Prayer of David. Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. 2 Preserve my life, for I am godly; save your servant, who trusts in you–you are my God. 3…
Sermon on Matthew 18:15-17 – “When a Brother Sins”
Sermon for Sunday, August 23, 2026 at Unionville Presbyterian Church (BPC) Old Testament Text: [Proverbs 25:6-10 ESV] 6 Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence or stand in the place of the great, 7 for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the…
Sermon on Matthew 6:13 – “Prayer Shaped by the Gospel: All for His Glory!”
Sermon for Sunday, Aug 2, 2026 at Unionville Presbyterian Church (BPC) and Sermon for BPC Synod Directions from moderator Rev. Carl Van de Merwe: Theme “Prayer Shaped by the Gospel.” Our messages for Synod will come from Matt. 6:5-14. Lord willing you will be preaching at the memorial service on…
Sermon on Matthew 18:1-4 – “A Different Approach to Greatness”
Sermon for Sunday, July 26th, 2026 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament Reading: [Psalm 131:1-3 ESV] 1 A Song of Ascents. Of David. O LORD, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for…
Sermon on John 10:27-28 – “Counted Among Christ’s Sheep”
Sermon for Sunday, July 19th, 2026 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament Reading: [Deuteronomy 7:6-11 ESV] 6 “For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who…