Church Controversies and the Culture Gap
Controversies In the past years, there have been ruptures in church life that at a
Church
Outreach in Smithville?
Outreach in Smithville? How about a third minister for Smithville? Late last fall, I believe
How To Make a Sermon
How To Make a (Redemptive Historical) Sermon The following is a slightly shortened and modified translation
Ligonier 2013, Part 2
Cont from Part 1… By Rev. C. Bouwman Evaluation As I said, we were
Ligonier 2013, Part 1
A year ago, Rev. Bouwman attended the Ligonier Conference in Orlando, Florida. He originally
I’m not a Christian, But I’m Coming to Your Church This Sunday
By Tomas Weaver. Okay I’m not a Christian, but I’ve finally made the decision to
Liturgy
The term ‘liturgy’ refers to a prescribed form for public religious worship. God is particular about how He is to be worshiped.
Evangelism in practice (Part 3)
If we do not seriously believe that unbelievers are under the wrath of God and that we ourselves have been saved from eternal judgment by the death of Christ, we will not be greatly motivated to proclaim the gospel of salvation to others.
Evangelism in Historical Perspective (Part 2)
Evangelism According to the Scriptures Part 2: Evangelism in historical perspective A.J. de Visser In
Evangelism according to the Scriptures (Part 1)
Evangelism according to the Scriptures Part 1 by Dr. A.J. De Visser Evangelism is a
How Should the Pulpit Address the Pew?
Some Lessons from Paul by Dr. Gerhard H. Visscher This is Address was delivered at
Basics of Evangelism
We retain some mixed feelings about evangelism, particularly on the how of it. And yes, we get discouraged because we don’t see much fruit – and so the temptation arises to quit speaking the gospel or to water down what we say…
Infant Baptism and Children in the Old Covenant
Should infants be baptized? Let’s consider what place children had in the Old Testament and what that says about children in the New.
Infant Baptism and the Unity of Scripture
Is infant baptism simply a (Canadian) Reformed peculiarity that ought to be jettisoned in the name of Biblical faithfulness and unity with fellow Christians? What are the grounds for infant baptism?!
The Attraction of Evangelicalism
“Are we still as self-consciously Reformed as we should be? Why do Evangelical churches also attract Reformed believers to visit their services or even to join them? Is the Reformed faith missing something? What sets the Evangelicals apart from the Reformed? Can we learn something from the Evangelicals?”
What Does it Mean to be Reformed?
The Christian faith is represented by many schools of thought. Each of these schools teach an understanding of who God is, and how He is to be served.
Extreme Makeover: The Church’s Mission as Participating in God’s Story
“The definition of missional is that we as God’s people turn form inward preoccupation, inward absorption and inward attention to outward service to the world… If your doctrine does not lead you to serve the world do you really believe it?”