"The Only Begotten Son" LD13 & Galatians 4 The catechism continues to lead us through the cardinal doctrine of the Triune God and Trinity. We have dealt with the providence of the Father and the names given to His SON. He was designated by God...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"God's Anointed" LD12 & I John 2 The name of Christ "Anointed" is fundamental and important. The SON of God is confessed in His names. It points to His very essence in Son of God. Now we move to the office He holds in His essence as the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"God's Laughter" Psalm 2:1-6, Acts 4:13 As the people of God we may be confused from time to time. We saw Abraham who thought "all things were against him" getting corrected that all things were and are for God's people and we too must have this...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"The Name JESUS" LD11 and Hebrews 4 Jesus...a very significant name because it is GOD who gives His Son this name. God names Him not as just a label but names Him to His essence. Meaning: The question is not is Jesus the Son of God? It is not a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"God's Providence" LD10, Genesis 45:1-15, 50:20 This doctrine is a very important one! Know that all doctrine is life. When they do not connect with life and reflect in life then they are just doctrines an dead orthodoxy. They MUST have impact and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Saving Faith!" Catechism LD7, John 15, & John 10:25-38 This is a very important Lord's day as it deals very practically with its implication to the child of God. We were introduced prior to the Mediator as the one who saves and now we are...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Gospel- LD6b & I. Cor. 1:17ff We notice our plight. We are born in sin and the fall had a direct effect on us and the repercussions are with us. We are corrupt in our nature, prone to hate both God and the neighbor and have only a small...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Hungering and Thirsting after Righteousness" Matt 5:1-10, Romans 8 When we turn to the beatitudes we are focusing on the Kingdom of heaven. They are characteristics of the child of God who are the citizens of that Kingdom and can relate to them....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"God's Mediator" LD 5B & 6A, Galatians 3 We know and have looked at the grand purpose of God to save us from all of eternity to HIS praise with all of history flowing from His counsel "in the fullness of time." We now look at our Mediator who...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Living Witnesses" I Peter 3:15 As Christians, we are often tempted to go incognito, fly "under the radar," and hide who we really are. We live in a society of political correctness that stands directly opposed to the Word of God with added...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
