Reformed Free Publishing Association: Recent Episodes
Rev. Smidstra speaks on reading as a spiritual discipline- teaching our children to read is a important part of covenant instruction- and one of the crucial ways to teach our children this discipline is for parents regularly to read to their children and also to be readers themselves.
The Relation between Justification and Good Works--I. Good works cannot be the basis of justification--II. Good works are the fruit of justification--III. This fruit of justification has its reward
Justification without Works--I. Works are not the ground of our justification--II. The reward is a reward of grace--III. Justification has sure fruit
Justification in Relation to Good Works--I. Justification is absolutely of grace--II. Good works are absolutely of grace--III. Reward is absolutely of grace
The Righteousness of Believers--I. A great blessing--II. A firm ground--III. An only way
Jesus, a Complete Savior--I. A Savior for us--II. A Savior in us--III. A Savior through us
Lord's Day 7--I. The essence of saving faith--II. The elements of saving faith--III. The contents of saving faith
I. A reminder of His wonderful works--II. A reminder of Israel-s call to obedience--III. A reminder of Israel-s blessed estate
I. What is the stronghold--II. Whom is that stronghold--III. For whom is that stronghold
At the annual meeting of the Reformed Free Publishing Association Prof. David J. Engelsma spoke on -After 500 Years- What about James on Justification-- He not only showed the harmony of James 2 on the one hand and of Romans 3-5 and Galatians on the other hand, but he also demonstrated that James 2 itself convincingly proves that it does not compromise the Reformation-s gospel truth of justification by faith alone.
Western society is presently in the grips of a powerful revolution. This is a revolution of massive scope and earth-shaking consequences. It is a sexual revolution, a revolution proudly trumpeting fornication, homosexuality, transgenderism, and the like. What are the origins of this revolution- How does it show itself in the present- What is the future of it- And then, what is the calling of the RFPA in the face of this revolution-
In the Nicene Creed the church confesses that there is only -one holy catholic and apostolic church.- This means that the Christian faith and life of the true church of Jesus Christ as she is manifested today in various denominations and congregations is rooted in the church of the past. Times may have changed but the church today shares with the church of the past the same Lord, the same faith, the same battle, the same hope, and the same purpose-to bring glory to name of our great God. The church must be conscious of her past history in order to be sure that she is continuing on the right path. In other words the study of church history is important.--The study of church history is all the more important because of the constant attack of enemies who seek to knock her off of the -old paths.- Satan desires that the members of the church be ignorant of their history. Lack of interest in church history plays into the evil one-s hands. Church history can then be distorted and used to spread false doctrine and support wicked behavior, as is often attempted today. The study of church history is an important part of the battle of faith she must wage to remain faithful to God.--That the church carries on this battle and remains faithful to God is of course not due at all to her own strength. God-s is the glory for his sovereign work through Jesus Christ of gathering, defending, and preserving his church. The reading of church history is important-to know what God has done-to thank God for what he has done.
-Reading has a significant place in the covenant of grace as an instrument of God for the fulfilling of His promises,- said Rev. Huizinga. -We must share the conviction that reading sound, spiritually edifying literature cannot disappear among us, lest a generation arise which know not the Lord nor the works which He has done for us. What can we do to help promote such reading among the next generation------This topic of encouraging young people to read comes on the heels of a report from the RFPA that at present only 64- of Protestant Reformed households subscribe to the Standard Bearer. Additionally, at various Christian conferences throughout the year it is commonly and alarmingly reported by others that young people today do not read sound, spiritually edifying literature.
Prof. Barry Gritters gave this speech as the keynote address at the Reformed Free Publishing Association's annual meeting on September 27, 2012, at Hudsonville Protestant Reformed Church. This speech was in connection with a conference on postmodernism given by Hudsonville Protestant Reformed Church this past winter and in connection with two of our recent publications by David J. Engelsma- Bound to Join and A Defense of the Church Institute.
The Hope of God's Children--Text- 1 John 3-2-3--Main Points---1. Its content--2. Its certified possession--3. Its sanctifying influence
The Heavenly Gift--Text- Jeremiah 32-39--Main Points--1. Its content--2. Its operation--3. Its beauty
Rev. de Wolf preached this sermon in the Baxter Christian School the week after the courts granted the property of First Protestant Reformed Church -of Grand Rapids, MI- to the faithful PR consistory and congregation -that of Rev. Hoeksema and Rev. C. Hanko-.
Rev. H. Hoeksema gave this lecture in Grand Rapids, MI, on April 1, 1953.----Our Present Controversy in the Light of the History of the Church--1. Church history shows the doctrine of--predestination is most fundamental--2. History shows there are few periods where the church stood purely on the basis of that doctrine--3. The opponents of that doctrine always use the same arguments--4. A warning to watch
Rev. H. de Wolf gave this presentation in Hull, IA, in August of 1953, presenting the history and situation of the schism that had-was taken place in First Protestant Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, MI. Also included in the audio track is the question and answer session that followed his presentation.
Rev. H. de Wolf gave this sermon in First Protestant Reformed Church, during which he offered an -apology- for the heretical statements he made in two separate sermons -one in April of 1951 and one in September of 1952-.----The Gospel- The Power of God unto Salvation--1. A powerful gospel--2. A needy world--3. A confident, unashamed preacher
The Way of Satisfaction--Lord's Day 5--Main Points---1.Necessary--2.Impossible for Man--3.Possible only by and for God
God's Attitude Over Against Sin and the Sinner--Lord's Day 4--Main Points---1.Righteous--2.Wrathful--3.Just
God's Workmanship--Text- Ephesians 2-10--Main Points---1. A glorious creation--2. An eternal design--3. The divine purpose
God's Vine--Text- Ephesians 4-1-3--Main Points---1. What it is--2. How it is--3. What He does with it
Lord's Day 3--Questions - Answers -7-8--Main Points---1.Its source--2.It's nature--3.It's extent--4.Its development
Lord's Day 3--Question - Answer -7--Main Points---I.The fall as such--II.The immediate results of that fall--III.The results of the fall for us
God's Delight in the Life of the Wicked--Text- Ezekial 33-11--Main Points--1. Delight in who--2. Delight how revealed--3. Of what is that delight a basis
Exhorted to Walk Worthy of Our Calling--Text- Ephesians 4-1-3--Main Points---1. The meaning--2. The manner--3. The purpose
Lord's Day 3--Question - Answer -6--Main Points---1.His nature--2.His relation to God--3.His position in the world--4.His mandate or calling
Lord's Day 2--Main Points---1.The necessity--2.The source of that knowledge--3.The contents of that knowledge
Rev. H. Hoeksema gave this lecture -similar to the lecture on the same topic he gave in Grand Rapids, MI earlier that April- in Doon, IA, sometime in April of 1954.----Our Present Controversy in the Light of the History of the Church--1. Church history shows the doctrine of predestination is most fundamental--2. History shows there are few periods where the church stood purely on the basis of that doctrine--3. The opponents of that doctrine always use the same arguments--4. A warning to watch
-The 5th sermon or lecture in the Remembering the Schism of 1953 series.- This sermon was preached by Rev. Herman Hoeksema following his presentation in Hull, IA -concerning the situation in First Protestant Reformed Church- in response to a questioner.----The Calling of the Philippian Jailor--Text- Acts 16-30-31--Main Points---1. How the jailor was called--2. Unto what he was called--3. With what fruit he was called
Rev. H. Hoeksema gave this presentation in Hull, IA, in July of 1953, presenting the history and situation of the schism that had-was taken place in First Protestant Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, MI. Also included in the audio track is the question and answer session that followed his presentation.
Christ as the Sure Choice of Faith--Text- John 6-67-69--Main Points--1. The question that occasioned that choice--2. The choice of faith--3. The faith that chooses----The third in a series of sermons and lectures concerning the Schism of 1953 that ripped through the Protestant Reformed Churches in America. Rev. H. Hoeksema gave this sermon on the first Sunday after the the split that occurred at First Protestant Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, MI.
The first in a series of sermons and lectures concerning the Schism of 1953 that ripped through the Protestant Reformed Churches in America. Rev. H. Hoeksema gave this speech at the graduation ceremony of the Protestant Reformed Theological Seminary in June of 1953.