"The Firstborn" Luke 2:7 & Numbers 3 The old testament sets meticulously the events of the birth and coming as well as the death of His Son Not just a quaint and nice little story like the world who "like it," but as the gift of God's grace...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Confessing our Sins" Psalm 51 & I John 1:9 "As He is Light we have forgiveness and fellowship one with another." God is pure and has NO fellowship with sin and even goes to the great length of satisfying His very justice against it in His...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Saving Faith" LD7 & Ephesians 2 This Lord's day opens with a disconcerting question and many consider this topic unsavory. Scripture as the Gospel is preached however as life unto life but also of death unto death. Faith is the gift of God...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Hopes Answer" (Hope's Apology) I Peter 3:15 Our text starts by setting this in context one to another. He reiterates the theme of being pilgrims and strangers, having a homeland, and also that it is means of being ridiculed and persecuted. Be he...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Gospel LD6B & Isaiah 40 The last question of this Lord's day is "whence know you this?" We saw what type of mediator we needed to make satisfaction for us and our sins and were presented with our Lord Jesus Christ. And now we ask from...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Trusting God" Proverbs 3:5-6 and Psalm 5 & 28 There should be nothing easier to implement than our trust in God as we are dependant creatures. Often churches are full in times of stress, but also empty in affluence. There is nothing more...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"God's Mediator" LD 5+6a, John 6 We not find ourselves into the part of the catechism dealing with redemption and deliverance having previously discussed that 1) we are sinners unable to do any good and 2) that we are incapable to save ourselves...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"God's Justice Implemented" LD4 & Galatians 3 One more time before we discuss thanksgiving we discuss the justice of God that must be met. We are depraved and inclined to all evil and infected with that disease and are brought into His Kingdom...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"God's Higher Purpose" LD3 & Romans 5:12 This follows the question of Lord's Day 2. Can we keep the law of God perfectly? How can we keep the law of God perfectly? We have a deprived nature and we cannot keep it. Now the question is why can we...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Joseph's Farewell" Hebrews 11:22 & Genesis 5:14ff We often pay attention to the promises of Abraham. There was also a "dark time" before the Lord would lead His people into the promise land. Abraham's seed would be as the sand on the seashore...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
