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If there was one thing God could give you to help you follow him better, what would that one thing be? (He’s already given it to you.)

As a faith practice, listening involves training ourselves to recognize Gods voice (John 10:1-6) in the midst of all the other voices calling for our attention. It involves learning to be fully present in the moment, setting aside distractions that keep us from attending to and responding to Gods presence around us.

Is there a God? And if so, what's He like? These are the two most important questions any person has or ever will ask. Last week we covered God's existence and how the Bible doesn't argue for God's existence, it assumes it. We saw how God has revealed himself… Generally, in creation and history Propositionally,…

There are 10 majors teachings that came out of the Reformation that we teach today. Which ones are they? Join Pastor Steve as he talks about each one in "95 Reasons Why I Am Reformed."

Therefore I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have. I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you up by way of reminder, since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ made…

So, we finished the Heidelberg Catechism and, well, we needed something, right? Most traditions become traditions in order to meet a need. The CRC has a tradition, set down in church order, that ordinarily the second worship service uses one of the three forms of unity, the Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic…

God is amazing! I know, you knew that already. But he is. I mean, people looking in from the outside, just don’t know how good it really is. All they can see is what’s in front of them, what their minds can conceive. But what has been revealed to us is simply, wow! God, before he laid the foundations…

I can remember a conversation I had with Mr. Van Woudenberg. We were sitting at his dining table, he in his chair by the phone me across from the picture window looking over the back yard. We were talking about faith, as we often did, and he asked, “Why do we keep only 9 of the Ten Commandments? Why…

God has made Himself known through His inspired Word, the Holy Bible. All other works are useful and beneficial insofar as they agree with God's Word. In humility, we submit to God and His Word.

Dear Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, It may seem strange to you that in a Confession of Faith that is so centred on God and how He is toward us in Creation & Providence, How He is toward us in Salvation, and then how He applies, works and grows that salvation in us and in our world by the work…

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the…

For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that…

Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and…

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by…

How to build a spiritual home.

The Instrumental Cause/ Use of Faith Instrumental cause. This name was very generally used at first, but afterwards met with considerable opposition. The question was raised, whether it was God’s instrument or man’s. And it was said: It cannot be God’s, since the faith referred to is not God’s faith;…

Dear Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, When giving the reason for the hope in you, when explaining, or defending the Christian faith, bot h Law and Gospel - I hope you have found the introductory articles helpful. We must engage people in dialogue about that one God that deep down they know as the…

For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for…

Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason…

Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the…