First Reformed Church Edgerton

In this sermon, we continue our series on the women in Jesus' genealogy by looking at "the wife of Uriah." We dive into the depth of David’s sin, the bold confrontation by the prophet Nathan, and the beautiful way God restores Bathsheba’s life through the birth of Solomon. If you’ve ever felt like your story is too messy for God to use, this message is a reminder that the Prince of Peace was born into a family line that knows exactly what you’re going through.

This week's message reveals the ultimate purpose of the Book of Ruth: proving God's sovereign grace in securing the line of the Savior. Hear how bitterness (Mara) turns to blessing, how a Gentile widow becomes an ancestor of Christ, and how Boaz prefigures Jesus as the ultimate Kinsman-Redeemer. A powerful study on redemption, loyalty, and God's surprising providence.

Rahab, the harlot of Jericho, is perhaps the most scandalous name in the genealogy of Jesus. In this sermon, we explore Joshua 2 and 6 to understand the nature of her justifying faith. Pastor Mark shows how Rahab’s faith—born from hearing the reports of God's redemptive works—was immediately active and led her to salvation. Learn why the simple, visible scarlet thread in her window is a powerful foreshadowing of the blood of Christ and the inclusive, sovereign grace of God that defines the Christmas message.

The season of Advent begins with a deep dive into the messy and vital story of Tamar from Genesis 38. This sermon challenges our idealized view of Christmas, showing us that the lineage of Christ was anything but spotless. Listen as we trace the fulfillment of God's covenant promise through Judah's lineage and discover the glorious truth: God's stubborn grace prevails over human sin and brokenness. The persistence of Tamar's faith led to her being declared righteous, illustrating the profound reality that Jesus came into the dirt of our world to grant us His perfect purity.

Join us for this Thanksgiving Day message from First Reformed Church. Drawing from Psalm 65, we are called to move past the superficial checklist of the holiday—the shopping, the food, and the football—to focus on the proper priorities of biblical gratitude.The sermon highlights that true thankfulness begins with the acknowledgment of God's power and our sinfulness, leading us to the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ as our greatest blessing. Only by recognizing Christ's work can we truly praise God for His sovereign control over the world (the rain) and His loving provision of physical sustenance (the grain). We worship the mighty God who fills our plate and saves our souls.

Why does Revelation end with a promise of hope? In this sermon on Revelation 22, we explore the final vision of the New Jerusalem, focusing on the powerful imagery of the River and Tree of Life. This is a message about the ultimate reversal of the curse and the certainty of God's covenant promises. Learn how the assurance of eternal life should free us from anxiety and motivate us to live faithfully today.

Concluding our deep dive into the book of Revelation, we arrive at Chapter 21, where the New Covenant is fully realized. Pastor Mark explains why the "new heaven and new earth" means the curse is reversed and suffering is entirely abolished.This message focuses on the obsolescence of the Old Covenant. We explore the meaning of the New Jerusalem (the perfected Bride) and the profound statement: There is no Temple in the city! The Lamb is the Temple, the Light, and the guarantee of eternal access. Listen to find out why your final hope is not in a future geography, but in the permanent presence of Christ.

Even in the face of final judgment, believers can live with unshakable confidence. Revelation 20 reminds us that evil is defeated, God reigns, and our names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.Listen as Pastor Mark Groen of First Reformed Church (EPC) in Edgerton, MN, preaches on the comfort, justice, and assurance found in Christ alone.

When the world feels chaotic, Revelation 20 reminds us that Satan is restrained and Christ reigns. Pastor Mark Groen helps us see that the leash of the enemy is in the Lord’s hand and that believers share in the King’s ongoing reign. Listen and be encouraged to stand firm in faith, trusting the sovereign hand of God.

Christ is the Faithful and True Judge whose coming brings peace, not fear, to those who belong to Him. On Reformation Sunday, Pastor Mark Groen preaches from Revelation 19 and Psalm 46, reminding us that our confidence rests not in our own strength but in “the right Man on our side—Christ Jesus, it is He.”

Everything around us fades—but God’s covenant love endures forever.Pastor Mark Groen preaches from Psalm 103 and Romans 8 to show that our lives are anchored in the unchanging faithfulness of God. Because of Christ’s work, we are secure in an everlasting covenant that can never be broken and never fade away.

God’s covenant with Abraham came with a visible sign—a mark that identified His people and pointed to the promise of salvation in Christ. In this sermon, Pastor Mark Groen explains how that covenant sign finds its fulfillment in baptism and what it means for us to live as those marked by grace.

This week’s sermon in the Everlasting Covenant series looks at Deuteronomy 7:6–9 and Hebrews 8:6–13. Pastor Mark shows that belonging to God’s covenant community isn’t like keeping up with a membership—it’s God’s gracious claim on His people in Christ. We are redeemed, united, and called to live as His treasured possession together.

Jeremiah 31:31–34; Luke 22:14–23God promises a new covenant that transforms the heart and ends the cycle of repeated sacrifices. In Christ’s blood, the covenant is sealed—and God remembers our sins no more. This sermon traces Jeremiah’s promise to the upper room and calls us to assurance, repentance, and a life shaped by covenant grace.

In Exodus 24, Israel hears God’s covenant words and responds—but the covenant is more than spoken promises. It is confirmed with blood. This week’s message shows how God seals His covenant with His people through His Word, by sacrifice, and ultimately through the perfect mediation of Jesus Christ. The blood of bulls and goats pointed forward to the once-for-all blood of the Lamb, securing forgiveness and eternal life for His people.

Discover how God shows himself as both covenant maker and covenant keeper in Genesis 15. Pastor Mark unpacks Abraham’s doubts, God’s unbreakable promises, and how Christ fulfills the covenant once and for all. A message of grace, assurance, and hope in Christ alone.

In the closing verses of Jude, believers are urged to remember the warnings of the apostles, remain in God’s love, and rely on His power to keep us from stumbling. In this sermon, Kept in God’s Love (Jude 17–25), Pastor Mark unpacks how Christians can stand firm in the face of scoffers, build themselves up in faith, and live with confidence that the God who saves us will also keep us to the end.

Jude calls us to “contend for the faith once for all delivered to the saints.” In this sermon on Jude 1–16, we consider why the gospel must be guarded, how false teaching creeps in unnoticed, and what it means to pass on the faith as our greatest legacy.

In this final message from 1 Peter, Grace for the Battle, we see Peter’s call to shepherd God’s flock, live in humility, resist the devil, and rest in the grace of God. Our struggles are real, but so is our hope—rooted in the God of all grace who will Himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish His people.

Fiery trials. Bold faith. Unshakable hope.In this sermon from 1 Peter 4:12–19, Pastor Mark shows us why suffering for Christ isn’t a detour from the Christian life—it’s part of it. Discover how to endure with joy, wear the name of Christ without shame, and entrust your soul to a faithful Creator.