March 22 HC#30 – I Corinthians 1:10-31 There was a problem in Corinth. The people of Corinth were following men rather than Jesus Christ. They divided into factions each claiming a saint as their leader and separating themselves... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
March 21 HC#30 – I Samuel 28:1-25 The story of Saul and the witch (or medium) of En-dor is a sad end to the life of a man who never escaped his sin. At the end of his life he is fellowshipping with those who speak to demons and by the law of... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
March 20 HC#29 – Jonah 2 Jonah is a story we are probably all familiar with. The prophet Jonah gets a message from God for the Ninevites, enemies of Israel and a very warlike people in control of much of the world at this point, but Jonah... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
March 19 HC#29 – Acts 4:1-12 Peter and John are arrested after healing a man and they are brought before the ruling body of the Jews, the Sanhedrin. Peter’s defense is a defense about the power of Christ. It is the power of Christ that... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
March 18 HC#29 – Matthew 1:18-25 The name Jesus was no accident. It came from God. Joseph had a dream and in it he received revelation to name the child growing in Mary, Jesus. And God attached a reason because he was going to save his... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
March 17 HC#28 – Matthew 6:25-34 The 28th question concludes with being confident of the future on account of the God’s providence. Jesus teaches us this in Matthew 6:25-34. Here we are told by our Lord not to worry. The reason we are... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
March 16 HC#28 – I Thessalonians 5:12-22 Give thanks in all circumstances for this is God’s will for you in all things. I Thessalonians 5:18 nicely sums up this question of the Heidelberg Catechism. The providence of God in all things... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
March 15 HC#28 – James 1:1-4 What benefit is it for us that God providentially controls the universe? A very logical next question. Okay, God controls it all. So what? The first thing that fact ought to teach us is patience. Patience is... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
March 14 HC#27 – Jeremiah 5:21-29 Jeremiah is proclaiming God’s promise of judgment on the wicked of Jerusalem in this chapter. Those who have evil deeds that know no bounds. However, note some of the things that God says about Himself... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
March 13 HC#27 – Amos 3:1-11 People will often complain when bad things happen like a tornado or some sort of wide spread devastation, and they will complain by asking “Why didn’t the Lord stop this?” This is fundamentally... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]