The Worthy Receiving of the Lord's Supper, Part 1 (WSC 97; FC 140)
/By faith, when we eat the Lord’s Supper, we receive the benefits of what Christ accomplished in his life, death and resurrection.
What is Received in the Lord's Supper (WSC 96; FC 138-139)
/By faith, when we eat the Lord’s Supper, we receive the benefits of what Christ accomplished in his life, death and resurrection.
What is Pictured in the Lord’s Supper (WSC 96; FC 137)
/In the Lord’s Supper, the body and blood of Jesus are pictured for us, but in a way so as to emphasize, not what he looked like, but what he did with that body and blood—namely die for us.
The Work of Home Missions in the OPC
/Pastor John Shaw is the head of Home Missions (church planting) in the OPC. He visited Reformation and share about his work and the current state of church planting in our denomination.
The Proper Recipients of Baptism (WSC 94-95; FC 131, 133)
/Baptism marks the recipient out as being a part of the church and, therefore, belongs to all who have a right to the title “holy.”
What is Baptism (WSC 94; FC 131)
/Baptism, as a sign of the new covenant, represents the washing away of sins through the shedding of blood, comforting those who respond in faith and condemning those who respond in disbelief.
The Sacraments of the New Testament (WSC 93; FC 126-127)
/There are two sacraments tied to the covenant of grace in each testament—one received at the beginning of life and one repeated throughout the life of the believer.
How the Sacraments Become Effectual (WSC 91)
/The sacraments are something that God uses to benefit his people when they receive them with humility and faith, but that they are dangerous when we take them in the wrong way.
What is a Sacrament? (WSC 92)
/God has instituted two signs that he applies to his word and to his people to identify them as belonging to him and bearing his authority.
Attending to the Ministry of the Word (WSC 90)
/There is appropriate way for us to respond to the ministry of the word, without which we should not expect it to be effectual in our lives.
The Means of Grace (WSC 88; FC 126-127)
/The way to spiritual health, like the way to physical health, is actually quite boring and ordinary, it consists in feeding on God’s word and making regular use of the things he has told us benefit us.
Repentance Part 3, Forgiveness (WSC 87; FC 59)
/God commands us to forgive one another, which is a decision to leave justice to the Lord in light of the reality of your own sin and the mercy you have received.
Ministering to Wounded Warriors
/Pastor Jonathan Entrekin is a minister in the Presbyterian Church of America (PCA) and serves as a chaplain in the US Army. In this class he serves about the unique challenges and opportunities of ministering to wounded warriors.
Repentance Unto Life, Pt 2 (WSC 87; FC 59)
/Repentance is a true turning from sin, because it understands how heinous sin is and hates it (especially in light of the mercy of Christ) and leads to the blessing of forgiveness.
Repentance Unto Life, Pt. 1 (WSC 87; FC 59)
/Repentance is a true turning from sin, because it understands how heinous sin is and hates it (especially in light of the mercy of Christ) and leads to the blessing of forgiveness.
Faith in Jesus Christ (WSC 86; FC 61)
/Biblical, saving faith includes a belief in Christ (as he is revealed in Scripture) and an absolute trust in him to save you apart from your own obedience.
A Way of Escape (WSC 85; FC 58)
/As God calls the elect to salvation, he not only uses internal/invisible means, but external/visible means as well and requires an internal and an external response by man in return.
What Does Every Sin Deserve? (WSC 84; FC 108)
/Sin deserve physical, spiritual and eternal death precisely because it is against the Creator, the God of goodness and righteousness, by which all justice is measured.
Are All Sins Equally Heinous (WSC 83; FC 107)
/Don Poundstone is a retired minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. He joined us and taught Sunday School.
Can Any Man Keep the Law? (WSC 82; FC 107)
/No man since the fall, even after he becomes a Christian, can stop sinning until he gets to heaven.