This is the first sermon in a series following the outline of the Heidelberg Catechism. The goal in following this outline is simple: to ensure that a congregation is fed the Word from whole council of God, a minister will preach one sermon a week covering the basics of Christian doctrine; our misery in our sinful state, deliverance in Christ and life of gratitude, where we preach through the 10 commandments, and the Lord’s Prayer.