Great Sermon!
thank you for this sermon, some one pointed it out to me. it was such a blessing as this topic is often overlooked and those seeking help from abuse are often, sadly, shamed further in the church. I pray God will put on your heart that you will be able to send this to all the Reformed church pastors in this area including the FRC, URC, CanRC- to name the once i know. I know i am not defined by what happened or by how poorly most churches deal with abuse and disclosure and those who come for help in the church- yet how one is treated grieves many of us- as some one who has talked to survivors of abuse it grieves me how most of them are treated (with further shaming, church discipline, excommunication), even in our Reformed circles. i don't need to know there full story, nor does anyone know it all except God Himself, to know this is wrong and a disgrace to Christ and the church. There is such a need for church leaders to repent where they have wronged and rather embrace the souls they at times have hurt and even driven away.