“Be Ye Holy”: The Reformed Doctrine of Sanctification

9  lectures and 2 sermons plus a bonus disk on 12 CDs or DVDs

(2014 BRF Family Conference)

(1) Zealous of Good Works – Rev. McGeown
(2) The Calling to Work Out Our Own Salvation – Prof. Hanko
(3) Only the Holy Shall Inherit the Kingdom – Prof. Engelsma
(4) John Knox: Scotland’s Reformer – Rev. Stewart
(5) The Divine Work of Sanctification – Prof. Engelsma
(6) Sanctification and Justification: Relation and Difference – Prof. Hanko
(7) The Role of the Law in Sanctification – Prof. Engelsma
(8) A Scottish Classic on Sanctification: James Fraser of Alness’ “Explication” of Romans 6:1-8:4 – Rev. Stewart
(9) The Imperfection of Sanctification in This Life – Prof. Hanko
(10) “A Faire and Easie Way to Heaven:” The Threat to Sanctification of Antinomianism – Prof. Engelsma
(11) The Victorious Christian Life – Prof. Hanko
Bonus Disk: Author Interviews with Profs. Hanko and Engelsma


“Many thanks for the CDs and DVDs [of the 2014 BRF Conference], so beautifully presented as always. I hope to pass them around and pray that under God and by His grace they will do much good.” – England




“Ye Shall Be My Witnesses”

9 Lectures/Sermons on CD or DVD

(2012 BRF Conference)

Six Conference Lectures:
(1) The Divine Calling to Witness – Prof. Hanko
(2) The Content of the Witness – Prof. Engelsma
(3) The Official Witness of the Church – Prof. Hanko
(4) The Personal Witness by the Word – Prof. Engelsma
(5) The Personal Witness of a Godly Life – Prof. Hanko
(6) The Manner of a Christian Witness – Prof. Engelsma
One Special Lecture:
(7) Mission Work: Message and Methods – Rev. Martyn McGeown
Two Lord’s Day Worship Services:
(8) By the Power of the Spirit – Prof. Hanko
(9) The Martyred Church’s Witness to the Ascended Lord – Prof. Engelsma
Bonus Disk: Author Interviews with Profs. Hanko and Engelsma




“Behold, I Come Quickly”: The Reformed, Biblical Truth of the End

9  lectures and 2 sermons on 11 CDs or DVDs

(2016 BRF Family Conference)

(1) Disorderliness and the Second Coming of Christ – Rev. M. McGeown
(2) The Hope of Creation for Christ’s Coming – Prof. D. Engelsma
(3) The Renaissance and the Reformation – Mr. Pete Adams
(4) Methuselah – Rev. A. Lanning
(5) The Second and Quick Coming of Jesus Christ – Prof. D. Engelsma
(6) The Reformed Belief Concerning Rapture and Antichrist – Rev. A. Lanning
(7) The Coming World-Conquest of the Beast from the Sea – Prof. D. Engelsma
(8) Jesus’ Coming as a Thief in View of Abounding Lawlessness and Great Apostasy – Rev. A. Lanning
(9) Dispensationalism, J. N. Darby and Powerscourt – Rev. A. Stewart
(10) The Two Witnesses of Revelation 11 – Prof. D. Engelsma
(11) Called to Live in the Expectation of a Final Judgment and in the Hope of Life Eternal – Rev. A. Lanning




1,000 Years and 1,260 Days in Revelation

12 classes on Belgic Confession 37 (Vol. XXXVII) on CD in an attractive box set

What are the various millennial positions and which one is true? What does the book of Revelation teach regarding the 1,000 years (ch. 20) and the 1,260 days (ch. 11-13)?

(1) The Major Millennial Schools (Titus 2)
(2) Millennialism, the Two Ages and the Last Days (Luke 20:27-40)
(3) The Millennium and the Structure of the Book of Revelation (Titus 1)
(4) Revelation 6-19 and the Millennium (Rev. 6)
(5) The Millennium’s Beginning and End (Rev. 20)
(6) The Binding of Satan: What? (Rev. 20)
(7) The Binding of Satan: Regarding What? (Rev. 20)
(8) Are the 1,000 Years Literal? (Rev. 20)
(9) The Meaning of Revelation 20:4-6 (Rev. 20)
(10) 1,000 Years and 1,260 Days—Date Setting! (Rev. 11:1-10)
(11) When Do the 1,260 Days Begin and End? (Rev. 12)
(12) What Happens During the 1,260 Days? (Rev. 13)




Abimelech, the Bramble King

7 sermons on Judges 9 on CD or DVD

Matthew Henry on Judges 9: “The apostasy of Israel after the death of Gideon is punished, not as the former apostasies by a foreign invasion or the oppressions of any neighbouring power, but by intestine broils among themselves … It is an account of the usurpation and tyranny of Abimelech, who was [a] base son to Gideon … We are here told, 1) How he thrust himself into the government at Shechem, his own city, by subtlety and cruelty, particularly by the murder of all his brethren (vv. 1-6). 2) How his doom was read in a parable by Jotham, Gideon’s youngest son (vv. 7-21). 3) What strifes there were between Abimelech and his friends, the Shechemites (vv. 22-41). 4) How this ended in the ruin of the Shechemites (Judges 9:42-49) and of Abimelech himself (vv. 50-57) … he came in like a fox, ruled like a lion and died like a dog.”

(1) Abimelech Gets Himself Made King (vv. 1-6)
(2) The Origin of Abimelech’s Kingship (vv. 1-6)
(3) Abimelech’s Coronation (vv. 6-7)
(4) Jotham’s Fable (vv. 7-21)
(5) God’s Judgment Upon Abimelech and Shechem (vv. 22-24)
(6) The Conspiracy of Gaal (vv. 25-41)
(7) Abimelech’s Last Days (vv. 42-57)


“‘The Bramble King’ sermons were so very good, challenging as well as comforting.” – England




Absalom and His Rebellion (I)

10 sermons on II Samuel 13-15 on CD or DVD

This is a detailed portrayal of the rise of King David’s rebellious son, the
handsome and charismatic Absalom. Incest, rape, fratricide, conspiracy
and insurrection abound in the royal court. It contains many lessons, especially
regarding church divisions and Christian parenting in our day!

(1) Amnon’s Incestuous Rape of Tamar (II Sam. 13:1-19)
(2) The Incestuous Rape of Tamar (II Sam. 13:1-22)
(3) David’s Impotent Anger at the Rape of Tamar (II Sam. 13:21)
(4) Absalom Murders Amnon (II Sam. 13:23-29)
(5) David’s Grief for Amnon (II Sam. 13:30-39)
(6) David Recalls Absalom to Jerusalem (II Sam. 14:1-24)
(7) Absalom Is Brought Into the King’s Presence (II Sam. 14:25-33)
(8) Absalom Steals the Hearts of the Men of Israel (II Sam. 15:1-6)
(9) Absalom Raises His Rebellion at Hebron (II Sam. 15:7-12)
(10) David Flees Jerusalem (II Sam. 15:13-23)




Absalom and His Rebellion (II)

9 sermons on II Samuel 15-18 on CD or DVD

A deep division in Israel, accompanied by lying, scheming and cursing; the flight of the king, occasioning both opportunism and generosity; all ending in the degrading death of a rebellious son and the heart-wrenching lamentation of an over-indulgent father—these are some of the issues in this new sermon series. Lessons abound on parenting, enduring opposition and railing, and church splits, etc. Listening or watching volume 1 beforehand is not essential to enjoying volume 2 of “Absalom and His Rebellion.”

(1) David Ascends Mount Olivet (II Sam. 15:24-37)
(2) Opportunism at Mount Olivet (II Sam. 16:1-4)
(3) Shimei Curses David (II Sam. 16:5-8)
(4) Two Reactions to Shimei’s Cursing (II Sam. 16:9-14)
(5) Absalom’s Two Miserable Counsellors (II Sam. 16:15-23)
(6) Absalom and Three Counsels (II Sam. 17:1-14)
(7) David’s Escape Across the Jordan (II Sam. 17:15-29)
(8) Absalom Hanging From a Tree (II Sam. 18:1-18)
(9) David Mourns for Absalom (II Sam. 18:19-33)




Anabaptist Political History and Theory

12 classes on Belgic Confession 36 (Vol. XXXIII) on CD in an attractive box set

Who were the Anabaptists mentioned in Belgic Confession 36? What does the Bible teach about civil government, rebellion and communism?

(1) Anabaptists in History, Theology and Article 36
(2) Anabaptist Political History: German Peasants’ Revolt and Münster Rebellion
(3) Münster and the Fairness of Article 36
(4) May a Christian Participate in Civil Government?
(5) Anabaptist Arguments Against Employment by the State
(6) Anabaptist World-Flight
(7) The Anabaptist Rejection of Oaths
(8) Community of Goods—Introduction
(9) The Attraction of the Community of Goods
(10) Refuting “Scriptural” Arguments for the Community of Goods
(11) A Community of Goods in Acts 2, 4 and 5?
(12) The Biblical View of Private Property

The box set cover portrays Jan Matthys, the fanatical Dutch Anabaptist prophet, entering Münster, the “New Jerusalem,” early in 1534 with his young wife, the ex-nun, Divara van Haarlem. Through the city’s violent revolution and communism, it was promised that Christ would come to Münster (in NW Germany) to inaugurate the millennium. In the background stands former Lutheran Bernhard Rothmann proclaiming to the city dwellers additional heresies, including rebaptism, polygamy and Christ’s celestial flesh. Looming above is the St. Lambert church, from the steeple of which the bodies of the executed Anabaptist leaders would be exhibited in metal cages, after Münster fell to the besieging forces. Though the bones were later removed, the cages hang there to this day.
 
John Calvin: “Accordingly, they think that nothing will be safe until the whole world is changed into a new form, when there will be neither courts, nor laws, nor magistrates, nor anything of the kind to interfere, as they suppose, with their liberty. But he who knows to distinguish between the body and the soul, between the present fleeting life and that which is future and eternal, will have no difficulty in understanding that the spiritual kingdom of Christ and civil government are things very widely separated. Seeing therefore, it is a Jewish vanity to seek and include the kingdom of Christ under the elements of this world, let us, considering, as Scripture clearly teaches, that the blessings which we derive from Christ are spiritual, remember to confine the liberty which is promised and offered to us in him within its proper limits … It is thus intimated, that it matters not what your condition is among men, nor under what laws you live, since in them the kingdom of Christ does not at all consist” (Institutes 4.20.1).



Antichrist: Body, Soul and Miracles

Will Antichrist be the (literal) incarnation of the devil, as the early A. W. Pink claimed? And will he be the (literal) reincarnation of Judas Iscariot? What can (and can’t) we say from Scripture about his parentage, nature, conception, birth, gender, physical appearance and early life? Will the man of sin perform genuine or spurious miracles? If the former, what form will his miracles take? What about the son of perdition’s will and what will he resolutely desire? What about his intellect? Will he be a genius in all areas or just some (and which ones)? What about the Antichrist’s public speaking ability? Will he be greater in the area of eloquence or rhetoric?

8 classes on Belgic Confession 37 (Vol. XLVII) on CD in an attractive box set

(1) Antichrist: Incarnation of Satan and Reincarnation of Judas?
(2) Antichrist’s Parentage, Conception, Birth and Early Life
(3) Antichrist’s Physical Appearance
(4) Antichrist’s Nature and Gender
(5) Antichrist’s Miracles: Real or Fake?
(6) What Miracles Will Antichrist Perform?
(7) Antichrist’s Miracles and Will
(8) Antichrist’s Intellect and Speech




Antichrist: Introduction and Origins

These audio classes introduce Antichrist in Christian theology and Western culture. What are the scriptural and non-scriptural sources on the man of sin? What do the Reformed confessions teach on this subject? What are the various names, types and views of the son of perdition? What is his role in eschatology? What is the origin of the idea of the Antichrist in the context of various biblical books, and what are their geographical settings? From what part of the world will the man of sin arise? Will he be Jewish? And if so, will he be from the tribe of Dan? What about the category and number of the Antichrist?

7 classes on Belgic Confession 37 (Vol. XLVI) on CD in an attractive box set

(1) Antichrist: Sources, Eschatological Connections and Names
(2) Wide Interest in Antichrist; His Contextual Origin
(3) Antichrist: Types, Confessions and Views
(4) Antichrist’s Geographical Origin
(5) Antichrist’s Religious Origin: Jewish?
(6) Will Antichrist Be From the Tribe of Dan?
(7) Antichrist: Category and Number 




Antichrist: Sins, Purpose, Politics and Doom

What are the “seven deadly sins”? And which one is central in Antichrist? What are the purposes of the man of sin regarding God, the world and the church? And how are these purposes related? Will the son of perdition be a military genius? And will be need skills like an Alexander the Great or a Napoleon? Is the Antichrist more of a political figure or more of an ecclesiastical figure? And how are these two related in him? What about the beast of Revelation 17? How will we know when the man of sin has come? What are the different views of his doom and which does Scripture teach?

8 classes on Belgic Confession 37 (Vol. XLVIII) on CD in an attractive box set

(1) Will Antichrist Be a Military Genius?
(2) How Will We Know When Antichrist Has Come?
(3) Antichrist and the “Seven Deadly Sins”
(4) What Is Antichrist’s Main Purpose?
(5) Will Antichrist Be a Political Figure or an Ecclesiastical Figure?
(6) What Is the Relationship Between the Political and the Religious in Antichrist?
(7) The Beast of Revelation 17
(8) The Doom of Antichrist




Babylonian Cultural Assimilation and the Metallic Colossus

7 sermons on Daniel 1-2 on CD or DVD in an attractive box set

How are we to act when the Babylon of this world seeks to mould us? What is the meaning of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the statue of four metals and its destruction?

(1) Babylonian Cultural Assimilation (1:1-8)
(2) Four Wise Teenagers in Babylon (1:8-21)
(3) Nebuchadnezzar’s Troubling Dream (2:1-13)
(4) The Godly Reaction of Daniel and His Friends (2:14-18)
(5) The God Who Reveals Secrets (2:19-30)
(6) Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of the Great Image (2:31-45)
(7) Nebuchadnezzar’s Response to the Interpretation of His Dream (2:46-49)


“Thank you so much for the sermons on Daniel 1-2. They have been so challenging and so very edifying, therefore yesterday evening I started to listen to them again!” – England




Baptism: Formula, Administrators, Validity, Mode and Meaning

Belgic Confession 34 (Vol. XXVI)
11 Classes on 11 CDs

Some dismiss baptism as of little importance. Yet Christ appointed it as a sacrament (Matt. 28:19), and all the issues addressed in these audios arise from Scripture and in the life of His church!

(1) The Importance and Beginning of This Article (Matt. 28)
(2) God’s Fatherhood and the Baptism Formula (Matt. 28:11-20)
(3) The Administrators of Baptism (Acts 8:5-40)
(4) What Constitutes a Valid Baptism? (I Tim. 2:11-15)
(5) Mode [1]: 7 Arguments Against Immersionism (Acts 9:1-20)
(6) Mode [2]: Responding to Immersionist Arguments (Matt. 3)
(7) Mode [3]: Immersion, Sprinkling and Pouring (I Peter 1:1-12)
(8) Meaning [1]: Old Testament Baptisms (Heb. 9:6-23)
(9) Meaning [2]: Baptisms Administered by John (John 1:19-42)
(10) Meaning [3]: Baptisms by or Upon Christ or His Disciples (Gal. 3:22-29)
(11) Meaning [4]: Reformed Doctrine and Ephesians 4:5 (Eph. 4:1-16)




Bound to Join a Faithful Church

Belgic Confession 28 (Vol. XX)

8 classes on 8 CDs

Is it important to be a member of a (faithful) church? Is it historic, Christian, Reformed and creedal teaching that there is no salvation outside the (institute) church? Is this doctrine true? Why? What does it mean? What about exceptions? Why do we need to separate from false and departing churches? What practical steps are involved in leaving such churches and joining true churches?

(1) Introducing the Issues (I Cor. 1:1-10)
(2) Outside the Church No Salvation—Historical Teaching (Joel 2:27-32)
(3) Outside the Church No Salvation—Objections and Exceptions (I Tim. 3)
(4) Outside the Church No Salvation—Why? (1) (Eph. 4:11-16)
(5) Outside the Church No Salvation—Why? (2) (Eph. 4:11-16)
(6) The Calling of Church Membership (Isa. 44:1-8)
(7) Separating From Departing Churches (Ruth 1:1-18)
(8) Separate and Join (Heb. 11:30-40)




Celebrating 400 Years of the Synod of Dordt

A box set of 4 lectures and 5 sermons on CD or DVD by Prof. David J. Engelsma

At the Synod of Dordt (1618-1619), the Reformed churches of Europe united to condemn the Aminian heresies and set forth the truth of God’s sovereign grace in Jesus Christ, often called the five points of Calvinism!

Lectures on Dordt
1) The Onset of the Great War: Ecclesiastical and Doctrinal
2) The Confession of the Gospel (of Grace): The “Five Points of Calvinism” (as the Content of the Canons of Dordt)
3) The Defence of the Gospel: Rejection of Errors
4) The Other Decisions of the Dordt Synod

Sermons on Romans 7, etc.
(Arminius’ sermons on this chapter especially revealed his heresies)
1) Remarried! (Rom. 7:1-4)
2) Delivered From the Law (Rom. 7:5-6)
3) Is the Law Sin? (Rom. 7:7-13)
4) The Spiritual Law for a Carnal Christian (Rom. 7:14-16)

5) Jesus’ Pardon of the Adulteress (John 8:2-11)




Celebrating 500 Years of the Reformation

A box set of 4 lectures and 6 sermons on CD or DVD by Prof. David J. Engelsma

These 10 Reformation speeches in the CPRC by Prof. Engelsma (USA) cover the Reformers (Luther and Calvin), the Five Solas (the glory of God alone, faith alone, Scripture alone, Christ alone and grace alone) and Reformation subjects (justification and sanctification; covenant, election and reprobation; and hard choices and providence)

1) Martin Luther: Theologian of the Glory of God
2) Justification in Paul and in James
3) Jesus’ Pardon of the Adulteress
4) The Origin of Scripture
5) Martin Luther: Man of Conviction
6) The Choice of the Young Man Moses
7) Created Unto Good Works
8) Calvin’s Doctrine of the Covenant
9) The Doctrine of Reprobation in the Gospel of Jesus
10) A Thorn in the Flesh




Christ’s Atonement

Belgic Confession Class, Vol. XI: Article 21b

12 classes on 12 CDs

(1) Four False Theories of the Atonement (I John 4)
(2) Three More False Theories of the Atonement (Rom. 3:19-31)
(3) Christ’s Objective Atonement (Heb. 9:6-15)
(4) Christ’s Substitutionary, Penal Atonement (II Cor. 5:14-21)
(5) The Time/Place of Christ’s Atonement (Heb. 10:8-25)
(6) Christ’s Lifelong Suffering (Matt. 27:19-51)
(7) Erroneous Views on the Extent of Christ’s Atonement (Rom. 8:28-39)
(8) The Extent of Christ’s Atonement (1) (Eph. 1:1-14)
(9) The Extent of Christ’s Atonement (2) (Gal. 3:13-29)
(10) Christ’s Atonement and Soteriology (Heb. 10:10-25)
(11) The Cosmic Significance of Christ’s Atonement (Heb. 2:5-18)
(12) Objections to Christ’s Atonement (I Pet. 2:20-25)




Christ’s Intercession

Belgic Confession Class, Vol XVII, Art. 26

6 classes plus a bonus disk on 7 CDs

For whom does Christ pray? Does he intercede against other people? What does He pray for us? Does He bow down on His knees in prayer for us? How does Christ’s intercession compare with and relate to the Holy Spirit’s intercession? How is all this of immense comfort to us?

(1) Introducing Christ’s Intercession (Heb. 7:17-28)
(2) Answering Rome’s Mistrust of Christ’s Intercession (Acts 14:1-18)
(3) The Character and Extent of Christ’s Intercession (John 11:32-46)
(4) More on the Extent of Christ’s Prayers (Ps. 22:1-21)
(5) The Content of Christ’s Intercession for Us (John 17:11-26)
(6) Christ’s Intercession: Errors and Mode (Heb. 12:18-29)
Bonus Disk: The Intercession of the Spirit (Rom. 8:26-27)




Christ’s Person and Natures

Belgic Confession Class, Vol. IX: Article 19

10 classes on 10 CDs

Article 19: The Union and Distinction of the Two Natures in the Person of Jesus Christ

(1) Christ’s Person and Two Natures  (John 1:1-18)
(2) The Hypostatic Union  (I John 1)
(3) How Are Christ’s Two Natures Joined?  (Acts 1:4-11)
(4) Kenoticism  (Phil. 2:1-11)
(5) The Gospels Against Kenoticism  (John 11:1-16)
(6) Four Kenotic-Sounding Texts  (Phil. 2:1-16)
(7) Christ’s Revelation of His Deity  (John 12:23-43)
(8) Christ’s Revelation of His Deity in His Exaltation (Ps. 22)
(9) The Communication of Properties and Gifts  (John 5:17-30)
(10) The Communication of Works  (Deut. 18:15-22)


“On the same day I received the [Belgic Confession] Article 19 CDs, I received the Standard Bearer with its teaching on ‘He Ascended Into Heaven,’ which I read twice before I listened to a CD. What a wonderful providence of God! It couldn’t have been better preparation! I really wanted to learn about ‘The Union and Distinction of the Two Natures in the Person of Christ’ after studying it—again, previously, I think I would have found it too much for me. And what a blessing the first 6 CDs have been! It really is surprising and wonderful that we listeners to the CDs can enter in to the study as if we are there! Thank you so much for your teaching and to the study group allowing us to share with them in this way.” – Halifax, England

“Thank you for the [box set of] the Belgic Confession, article 19. I have often wondered how the two natures of Christ work themselves out in His life on earth, but have never read or heard anything before, so I am looking forward to listening to them.” – S. Wales




Christ’s Priestly Office

Belgic Confession Class, Vol. X: Articles 20-21a

6 classes on 6 CDs

What do we mean by Christ’s threefold office? Is this idea biblical
and helpful for the believer? Who is Melchizedek? What does his
priesthood teach us about Christ’s priesthood? Rich teaching,
from Genesis 14, Psalm 110 and Hebrews especially!

(1) God Hath Manifested His Justice and Mercy in Christ
(2) Christ’s Threefold Office
(3) Introducing Christ’s Melchizedekian Priesthood
(4) Christ’s Melchizedekian Priesthood
(5) Christ’s Melchizedekian Priesthood and Time
(6) Christ’s Priesthood Outside Hebrews