Lord’s Day 25—Questions #65, #66, #67, and #68 Rev. Elshout, in this sermon, addresses the vital connection between faith and the sacraments or the means of grace. The Holy Spirit works faith through the preaching of the Word of God, and He confirms it by the use of the sacraments. 1. The Purpose of the Sacraments. 2. The Nature of the Sacraments 3. The Blessedness of the Sacraments