Find out what all the controversy was about. Listen to the shows that made babies cry, women scream, and slick-speaking “pastors” with Hawaiian shirts, cargo shorts, and flip-flops run scared. Okay, not really, but at least we shook up the chicken coup a little bit. Part one of three in a series evaluating the Chuck […]
Monthly Archives: September 2006
The Sadducees Take Their Shot
September 25, 2006 – 6:36 pm
The Pharisees couldn’t discredit Jesus’ authority, nor could they make Him out to be a blasphemer, nor could they arouse the anger of the Roman government against Him. So, trying somehow to stop Him, the Sadducees attempt to poke holes in His theology. Jesus dispenses of their folly, thunders forth His Messianic claims, and again […]
Peace with God
September 25, 2006 – 6:36 pm
Some Christians complain that too much precision in theology does not help, but actually hurts the church, because it is not practical, helping people where they hurt. From the Bible we learn otherwise. Paul shows us how the doctrine of Justification by Faith alone is a present, daily comfort in the trials we will undergo […]
The Last Day’s False Prophets
September 24, 2006 – 5:50 pm
In the last days there will be many false prophets predicting the time and specifics of Christ’s second return. The maintenance of true faith with respect to the second coming of Christ and false ideas of it requires wisdom and vigilance with an eye to the history of redemption. Sermon text: Luke 17:20-37 Old Testament […]
Introducción a las tres fórmulas de unión
September 24, 2006 – 8:23 am
DE LAS IGLESIAS REFORMADAS La Biblia enseña que los Cristianos continuarán pecando y corrompiendo la iglesia a través del tiempo. Por lo tanto, la reforma de la Iglesia debe ser un proceso continuo para mantenerla acorde con las enseñanzas y práctica bÃblicas.
Introduction to the Three Forms of Unity
September 24, 2006 – 8:19 am
The Bible assumes that Christians continue to sin, corrupting the church over time, and that they should therefore always be attempting to reform the church, to put it back in accordance with biblical teachings and practice.
La Puerta a la Vida
September 24, 2006 – 7:32 am
ESCUCHAR No podemos reconciliarnos con Dios sino por medio de Jesus, Quien es la Puerta a la Vida. CATECISMO DE HEIDELBERG #12-15
Audio Recordings of Creeds and Confessions
September 23, 2006 – 5:23 pm
We’re pleased to announce a new addition to our site: audio recordings of the ecumenical creeds and Three Forms of Unity. The recordings are of the Apostles’, Nicene, Athanasian, and Chalcedonian Creeds as well as of the Heidelberg Catechism, the Belgic Confession, and the Canons of Dordrecht. Find these recordings under at the right-hand side […]
Printable Three Forms of Unity Book
September 23, 2006 – 5:11 pm
We’re pleased to announce a new addition to our site: a printable Three Forms of Unity book. The book includes an historical and textual introduction, the texts of the ecumenical creeds and the Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession, and Canons of Dordrecht. Find this book at the right-hand side of the start page at www.Start.URClearning.org under […]
Reformed Renaissance or Calvinistic Crybabies?
September 20, 2006 – 7:24 am
You probably have seen the recent Christianity Today cover story titled “Young, Restless, Reformed: Calvinism is Making a Comeback–and Shaking Up the Church.” It misdefines “Reformed,” “Calvinism,” and “church;” and it rehashes bad, old objections to Calvinism. Its chief value, however, is that it should cause you (if you happen to be one of these […]
The Magnificent Apostles’ Creed
September 19, 2006 – 8:47 am
There are many reasons why the Apostle’s Creed has always been so popular. One is that its content is the apostolic doctrine itself, which Paul and the others were passionate about proclaiming and defending. 1 Timothy 1:1-14 http://media.urclearning.org/audio/AMK_The_Magnificent_Apostles_Creed.mp3
They Cannot Kill Him
September 19, 2006 – 8:46 am
Only Jesus will decide when it is time for Him to lay down His life for His sheep. In this story, He averts the traps set by the Sanhedrin to discredit His authority and to present Him as a threat to the Roman government. Luke 19:47 – 20:26
Faith apart from Works, Circumcision, Law and Sight
September 18, 2006 – 4:05 pm
If anyone deserves to be rewarded for his good works, it is Abraham. But instead, God tells us that everything Abraham received was because of the promise God made, and was received by faith alone. And more remarkably, we are now told that we too shall receive the same blessing as our father Abraham, and […]
God Is Not Your Employer
September 18, 2006 – 6:57 am
Many think of their relationship to God in terms of the employee/employer relationshiop. This is a false conception of the gospel. Those who receive the grace of Christ serve God and neighbor expecting nothing in return. Luke 17:1-19 OT Text: Psalm 46
What about Speaking in Tongues?
September 14, 2006 – 10:06 am
Many people are uneasy with the charasmatic/pentecostal practice of tongue-speaking, but are also hesitant to condemn it as unbiblical and a scam. We are more sickened by that stuff than uneasy, and are NOT hesitant to say that whatever is going on in those circles, it is NOT the tongues and prophecy the Bible talks […]
Christ’s Sufferings & Our Sufferings
September 12, 2006 – 5:47 am
Christ’s sufferings spilled over into the lives of His apostles. We who hear and believe the apostolic message have Christ’s sufferings spill over into our lives, too. These sufferings include persecution and other consequences of following Jesus, along with the agony of the common curse. We are called now to patiently endure, knowing that because […]
Like Israel and Not Like Israel
September 12, 2006 – 5:46 am
As we hear about Jesus crying over Jerusalem and angrily driving the hucksters out of the temple, we are called to identify ourselves with ancient Israel in one sense, but certainly not in another sense. Luke 19:41-46
Sign And Seal
September 11, 2006 – 10:22 am
Man’s religions all teach that the powers/gods can be appeased, manipulated, or bargained with. Consequently, all man made religion teaches the methods needed to accomplish your ends. But God teaches that his love gracious, given freely. All that we do, even applying the covenant sign he commands, merit nothing, but are given to us to […]
For The Love of Money
September 10, 2006 – 6:17 pm
The church must listen to the Word of God proclaiming Christ or it will hinder people from the Kingdom of God. The love of money is one of those things that can displace hearing that Word and people are hindered. OT Text: Proverbs 21:1,2 Sermon Text: Luke 16:9-31
TALK TALK TALK TALK TALK
September 7, 2006 – 6:14 am
Let’s face it–Christian churches seem to attract more than their share of people who lack basic social graces. We must give more effort to cultivate our social skills in obedience to Christ’s command “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
When Will Jesus Return?
September 5, 2006 – 2:05 pm
Find out the truth about the timing of Christ’s return. See what events you should expect will signal the end of the world as we know it. Luke 17:20-37 OT supporting text: Isaiah 52:1-10
Why The Incarnation Matters
September 5, 2006 – 2:04 pm
Jesus the Son becoming the God-man has real implications for everyone living after that awe-striking event. Heidelberg Catechism Q & A 35-36 Hebrews 2
Reckoned As Righteousness
September 4, 2006 – 11:54 am
We are justified by faith alone, and not by some combination of faith and works. Paul shows us that the preeminent Jew, Abraham, the father of the Jewish nation, was reckoned righteous, not by any works, but by faith alone. This faith receives and embraces the great promise, that God himself will take our deserved […]
The Wisdom of the Unjust Manager
September 4, 2006 – 7:20 am
In this parable Jesus does not commend the unjust manager’s dishonesty but his wisdom of self-preservation. Jesus’ parable leads to the point that unjust sinners should throw themselves upon the mercy of a just God in Christ. Sermon text: Luke 16:1-8 OT Text: Proverbs 25:2-10
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