"Blessed Is the Man" -- Psalm 1

Here's the audio from this morning's sermon on Psalm 1

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Audio from Ken Samples' Academy Lecture (3/9/12)

Here's the audio from Ken Samples' most recent Academy lecture, entitled, “A Renaissance Christian Thinks Logically (Continued).”

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This Week's White Horse Inn

True and False Piety

In Matthew 6, Jesus warns his followers about various forms of “showy” righteousness: “Beware of practicing your righteousness before others in order to be seen by them.” Elsewhere, Jesus criticized the Pharisees for similar reasons, saying that outwardly they were like beautiful decorated tombs, yet inwardly were full of dead bones (Matt. 23:27). On this program, the hosts discuss this section of the Sermon on the Mount and evaluate some of the ways in which contemporary Christians are guilty of breaking this command.

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Harold Camping Repents . . . Well, Kind of . . . No, Not Really . . .

Harold Camping has been the object of much criticism (from this blog and others) because of his repeated efforts to set dates for our Lord's return, when Scripture clearly forbids the practice.  Click Here

Now Camping has announced a mea culpa of sorts. "In this time of confusion and turmoil, God's Word remains the only truth in which we can trust. God has shown us again the truth that He alone is true. In Romans 3:4 God declares: `Let God be true but every man a liar.' Events within the last year have proven that no man can be fully trusted. Even the most sincere and zealous of us can be mistaken."

Yet, Camping adds the following.  "Yes, we humbly acknowledge we were wrong about the timing; yet though we were wrong God is still using the May 21 warning in a very mighty way. In the months following May 21 the Bible has, in some ways, come out from under the shadows and is now being discussed by all kinds of people who never before paid any attention to the Bible. We learn about this, for example, by the recent National Geographic articles concerning the King James Bible and the Apostles. Reading about and even discussing about the Bible can never be a bad thing, even if the Bible's authenticity is questioned or ridiculed. The world's attention has been called to the Bible."

So, if I have this right, Camping admits that he was wrong about the date he set, but nevertheless, God is still using his embarrassing error to get people talking about the Bible.

Wouldn't it be better to just say nothing and bear a little shame, rather than state "I was wrong, but at least I got people talking about the Bible."  Self-justification is not helpful nor very palatable at this point.

I'm Removing Wagga Wagga from My Bucket List

Yup, this it just what it looks like--a massive web, crawling with spiders.  Because of recent rain, spiders in Wagga Wagga, Australia, have sought higher ground, spreading their webs everywhere.  And no, that is not drifting snow in the picture below.

I'm not especially squeamish about bugs and critters (not even spiders), but I'm not going anywhere near this place (or anywhere like it, for that matter).  Here's the scoop:  Click Here

Basics of the Reformed Faith -- Sanctification

The next installment in my series on basic Reformed doctrine has been published on the Westminster Seminary California blog.

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This Week at Christ Reformed Church (March 5-11)

Sunday Morning (3/11):  We are beginning a new series on select Psalms.  We begin this week with Psalm 1, the introduction to the Psalter.

Sunday Afternoon:  We are covering Lord's Day 33 of our catechism (Q & A 88-91), and discussing the nature of good works.  Our afternoon service begins @ 1:15 p.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study (3/7):  I am continuing my series on the sacraments, and this week we'll continue our discussion of baptism and 1 Corinthians 10.  Bible study begins at 7:00 p.m.

The Academy (3/9):  The lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. We are resuming our series on Michael Horton's theology text, The Christian Faith.  We'll be finishing up chapter two--The Character of Theology.

Ken Samples is also continuing his series, "Are You A Renaissance Christian?"  Ken's lecture also begins at 7:30 p.m.

For more information and directions, check out the Christ Reformed website:  Christ Reformed Church

"The Great Shepherd of the Sheep" -- Hebrews 13:17-25

Here's the audio from this morning's sermon:

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Audio from Ken Samples' Academy Lecture (3/2/12)

Here's the audio from Ken Samples' Academy lecture: “A Renaissance Christian Thinks Logically”

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This Week's White Horse Inn

The Commands of the New Society (Part Two)

Who is my neighbor? What does Jesus mean when he tells us to love, even our enemies? And what is the point of the command to be “perfect as our heavenly father is perfect”? On this program, the hosts continue their discussion of “The Commands of the New Society” as they walk through Christ’s Sermon on the Mount. White Horse Inn: Know what you believe and why you believe it.

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