"Honoring Authority" LD39, Romans13 & Ephesians6 Our children know this commandment well. Some would stop there but fathers are also not to provoke their children to wrath. There are TWO sides. These two sides are always a part of EVERY...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"IT IS FINISHED" John 19:30 & Psalm 69 We have followed Him from His grand entrance to the cross as the hosanna's turn to cries and shouts of "crucify Him!" He was betrayed and condemned by the Sanhedrin and they crucified Him between 2...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"FORSAKEN" Matthew 27:46 We often times talk about Christ's death in simplistic terms. While true that He died to save us from our sins, we must dive a little bit deeper. Did He die twice? When and at what point was redemption for your sins made?...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
CONTENTMENT- Hebrews 13:5, Luke 12:13-21, & Psalm 47 It today's world it is difficult to conceive of this word contentment as it seeks to instill envy and the opposite of contentment, resentment, and covetousness. We are bombarded with the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Steadfast Footing" Ephesians 6:15 There are two fundamental principals here. All have to do with the Word of God directly or indirectly and also the subjective element here as Paul says "Do this! Put it on!" Every piece of armor must be utilized...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"FULLY JUSTIFIED" LD30 & Hebrews 7&9 This Lord's day lays its finger on the heart and soul of the Lord's supper as it points it directly at the mass. The father's explain the very heart and soul of the gospel...the complete remission of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Training our Children" Proverbs 22:6 Usually when parents send their kids to school to educate them it is for all the wrong reasons. In scripture we do for a different reason as we teach them to live distinctive lives in this world as we are not...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"The Breastplate of Righteousness" Eph. 6:14 & Romans 8 We have come to a firm understanding of the girdle of truth that pointed us to Scripture as a key ingredient in the armament. Now we look at the breastplate. It too stands in relation to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Means of Grace LD25, Romans 10, & I Cor. 1 This is a transitional Lords day as it ties together all the things discussed before in the previous catechism questions and answers. That faith, being vital, will determine a lot of things. This...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"The Girdle of TRUTH!" Eph 6:14a & John 17:9ff We were admonished to put on the armor and now we look at the pieces of armor individually. We have seen the battle is a SPIRITUAL one and the devil fights against the church. We also learned we...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
