Belgic Confession Class, Vol. VI: Articles 13-14

10 classes on 10 CDs

Article 13: Divine Providence
(1) The Meaning and Scope of Providence (Ps. 104:10-35)
(2) God Is Not the Author of Sin (Job 1:6-22)
(3) The Unspeakable Consolation of Providence (Acts 17:22-34)

Article 14: The Creation and Fall of Man, and His
Incapacity to Perform What Is Truly Good
(4) The Creation of Man and the Animals (Gen. 1:20-2:3)
(5) Man, a Unified Being With Two Aspects (Gen. 2:1-10)
(6) Man: Two or Three “Parts”? (Ecc. 12)
(7) The Image of God in Man (II Cor. 3:17-4:11)
(8) Man’s Fall and the Image of God (Gen. 1:26-31)
(9) The Fall of Man (Rom. 3:9-20)
(10) Man’s Inability to Do Good (John 6:63-71)

7 sermons on CD or DVD

The living and true God is infinitely good! This sermon series treats His attributes of goodness (longsuffering, grace, mercy and love), stressing that they are particular (for God’s people alone in Jesus Christ) and that He powerfully works these virtues in the hearts and lives of His elect, redeemed, regenerate saints. These sermons are designed to help us know and love our God, and reflect Him as His loving image-bearers, by being gracious, merciful and longsuffering.

(1) God’s Longsuffering (I) (I Tim. 1:16-17)
(2) God’s Longsuffering (II) (II Tim. 3:10)
(3) God’s Grace (I Pet. 5:10)
(4) God’s Mercy (I) (Ps. 25:6-7)
(5) God’s Mercy (II) (Ps. 103)
(6) God’s Love (I) (Deut. 7:7-8)
(7) God’s Love (II) (Rom. 5:5, 8)

“I have listened again to ‘God’s Attributes of Goodness.’ What a blessing these CDs are to me.” – England

10 Sermons on the Incommunicable
Attributes of God on CD or DVD

Christ defined eternal life as the knowledge of the only true God through Himself (John 17:3). Daniel declared, “The people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits” (Dan. 11:32). Listen to these 10 sermons on “God’s Glorious Perfections” to know
and serve Him better!

(1) The Sovereignty of God (I) (Ps. 115:3)
(2) The Sovereignty of God (II) (Acts 2:23)
(3) The Unity of God (Deut. 6:4)
(4) The Spirituality of God (John 4:24)
(5) The Unchangeability of God (Ps. 102:27)
(6) The Eternity of God (Ps. 90:2)
(7) The Omnipresence of God (Ps. 139:7-10)
(8) The Omniscience of God (I) (Ps. 147:5)
(9) The Omniscience of God (II) (Ps. 139:1, 23)
(10) The Omnipotence of God (Job 26:14)

12 sermons on Hebrews 1 on CD or DVD

(1) God’s Final Word (Heb. 1:1-2)
(2) The Son Appointed Heir of All Things (Heb. 1:2-3)
(3) Enthroned at the Right Hand of the Majesty on High (Heb. 1:3)
(4) The Far More Excellent Name (Heb. 1:4-5)
(5) God’s Paternal Promise to His Son (Heb. 1:5)
(6) Let All the Angels of God Worship Him! (Heb. 1:6)
(7) Angels: The First Party Compared to Christ (Heb. 1:7)
(8) Angels as a Flaming Fire (Heb. 1:8)
(9) Thy Throne, O God, Is For Ever and Ever! (Heb. 1:8-9)
(10) Christ, the Creator and Changer of the Universe (Heb. 1:10-12)
(11) Sit on My Right Hand! (Heb. 1:13)
(12) Angels as Christ’s Ministering Spirits (Heb. 1:14)

12 sermons on Hebrews 2 on CD or DVD

(1) Responding Rightly to the Things We Have Heard  (Heb. 2:1)
(2) Why We Must Not Neglect So Great Salvation  (Heb. 2:2-4)
(3) Who Is Man in Psalm 8  (Heb. 2:5-9)
(4) The World to Come Whereof Hebrews Speaks  (Heb. 2:5-9)
(5) Seeing Jesus Crowned With Glory and Honour  (Heb. 2:9)
(6) The Divine Necessity of Jesus’ Sufferings  (Heb. 2:10)
(7) He Who Sanctifies and They Who Are Sanctified  (Heb. 2:11)
(8) Christ Declaring God’s Name  (Heb. 2:12)
(9) Christ Trusting in God  (Heb. 2:13)
(10) “Behold I and the Children Which God Hath Given Me”  (Heb. 2:13)
(11) The Means and Ends of Christ’s Death  (Heb. 2:14-15)
(12) The Saviour Who Is Suited to Us  (Heb. 2:16-18)

12 sermons on Romans 12:1-12 on CD or DVD in an attractive box set

Coming after the most doctrinal presentation of Christ’s salvation in all the Bible (Rom. 1-11), Romans 12 superbly explains the holy life and Christian ethics which flow from the gospel of sovereign grace!

(1) Presenting Our Bodies a Living Sacrifice (vv. 1-2)
(2) Christian Thinking About Oneself (v. 3)
(3) The Members of the Body (vv. 4-5)
(4) The Gifts of the Members of the Body (vv. 6-8)
(5) The Seven Gifts of Romans 12 (vv. 6-8)
(6) Gifts and Office-Bearers Among the Members of the Body (vv. 6-8)
(7) Love Without Hypocrisy (v. 9)
(8) The Moral Absolutes of Good and Evil (v. 9)
(9) Abhor! Cleave! (v. 9)
(10) Relating to One Another (v. 10)
(11) The Christian’s Work (v. 11)
(12) The Christian’s Attitude (v. 12)

8 sermons on Romans 12:13-21 on CD or DVD in an attractive box set

What is the Christian life which flows out of the gospel of sovereign grace (God’s unconditional election, Christ’s particular atonement, justification by faith alone and
sanctification by the Spirit)? Romans 12:13-21 explains by dealing with hospitality, like-mindedness, humility and (extensively) revenge!

(1) Christian Hospitality (Rom. 12:13)
(2) The Christian’s Reactions (Rom. 12:14-15)
(3) Being Like-Minded Towards One Another (Rom. 12:16)
(4) No Retaliation! (Rom. 12:17)
(5) Be at Peace With All Men! (Rom. 12:18)
(6) Vengeance! (Rom. 12:19)
(7) Heaping Coals of Fire on Your Enemy’s Head (Rom. 12:20)
(8) Overcoming or Being Overcome? (Rom. 12:21)

10 sermons on II Timothy 1 on CD or DVD in an attractive box set

Paul was in jail when he penned these bracing words to young Timothy (and us) in his last canonical epistle prior to his martyrdom. This rich chapter deals with pretemporal grace and the maternal covenant line, shame and suffering, and apostasy as opposed to faithfulness to health-giving apostolic words.

(1) Paul’s Apostolic Office (1:1)
(2) Paul’s Relationship to Timothy (1:1-5)
(3) Paul’s New Testament Ministry (1:3-5)
(4) Stirring Up the Gift of God (1:6-7)
(5) Ashamed of the Lord’s Prisoner? (1:8)
(6) The Grand Sweep of Salvation (1:9-11)
(7) Why Paul Is Not Ashamed (1:12)
(8) Hold Fast the Form of Sound Words (1:13-14)
(9) Those Who Turned Away From the Apostle (1:15)
(10) Onesiphorus: A Profitable Example (1:16-18)

6 classes on Belgic Confession 37 (Vol. XXXV) on CD in an attractive box set plus handouts.

What did the prophets of the Southern and Northern Kingdoms predict regarding the latter or last days (the period between Christ’s first and second comings)? What about Messianic prophecy and the calling of the Gentiles, true and false teachers, blessing and judgment? How do the last days predictions help us to grasp biblical eschatology and understand our own times?

(1) The Last Days in Isaiah 2: Millennialism
(2) The Last Days in Isaiah 2 and Acts 2
(3) Messianic Prophecy and the Last Days in Isaiah
(4) The Last Days in Micah and Isaiah
(5) Hosea on the Last Days
(6) The Last Days in Jeremiah

“Thank you for the Belgic Confession classes on ‘Isaiah, Micah, Hosea and Jeremiah on the Last Days’. I have listened to three and have found them such very good and clear teaching. The handouts with them are such a great help and I have made notes on them.” – England

12 sermons on CD or DVD in an attractive box set

The fascinating history in the latter chapters of Genesis, involving Joseph’s coat of many colours, Judah’s harlotry and incest, Simeon’s imprisonment, Benjamin’s massive serving and the Egyptian wagons, is retold from the perspective of Jacob. These sermons include the aged patriarch’s vision at Beersheba, meeting with Pharoah, blessing of the twelve tribes and embalming in Egypt. Jacob’s grief and despair over his sons is turned into joy and triumphant faith through the providence and grace of our covenant God!

(1) Joseph, Jacob’s Favourite Son (Gen. 37:1-11)
(2) The “Death” of Jacob’s Favourite Son (Gen. 37:12-36)
(3) Judah and Tamar (Gen. 38)
(4) “All These Things Are Against Me” (Gen. 42:36)
(5) Jacob’s Struggles Before His Sons’ Second Egyptian Trip (Gen. 43:1-34)
(6) Jacob Sets Off for Egypt (Gen. 45:25-46:27)
(7) Jacob’s Two Significant Meetings (Gen. 46:28-47:12)
(8) Dying Jacob Visited Twice by Joseph (Gen. 47:27-48:22)
(9) Jacob’s Blessing of Joseph’s Two Sons (Gen. 48:15-16)
(10) Jacob’s Blessing of His Twelve Sons (Gen. 49)
(11) Jacob’s Last Words (Gen. 49)
(12) Jacob’s Burial in the Cave of Machpelah (Gen. 50:1-21)

12 sermons on CD or DVD

The most colourful of the patriarchs in the book of Genesis, Jacob was a saint who experienced many struggles, most of which he brought on himself. God was teaching him (and us!) lessons involving prayer, election, deceit, grace, chastisement, marriage, children, work and much more!

(1) The Birth of Jacob (Gen. 25:21-26)
(2) The Doctrinal Significance of Jacob’s Birth (Rom. 9:10-13)
(3) Jacob Finagles the Birthright (Gen. 25:27-34)
(4) Jacob Hoodwinks Isaac (Gen. 27:1-40)
(5) That Fateful Day in Isaac’s Tent (Gen. 27:1-40)
(6) Jacob Departs for Padanaram (Gen. 27:41-28:9)
(7) Jacob’s Dream at Bethel (Gen. 28:10-15)
(8) Jacob’s Response to His Dream (Gen. 28:16-22)
(9) How Jacob Came to Marry Rachel and Leah (Gen. 29:1-30)
(10) How Jacob Came to Have Eleven Sons (Gen. 29:31-30:24)
(11) How Jacob Came by His Wealth (Gen. 30:25-43)
(12) Jacob and His Wives Decide to Leave Laban (Gen. 31:1-16)

10 sermons on CD or DVD

Especially in the middle portion of the eventful life of Jacob, he had to deal with individual enemies, including greedy Uncle Laban and murderous brother Esau. Later he had to battle with the fear of the Shechemites and Canaanites. These sermons also deal with rape, vengeance, problems with children and bereavements, as well as Jacob’s meeting with God at Peniel and return to Bethel, the house of God!

(1) Jacob and Laban’s Confrontation at Galeed (Gen. 31:17-42)
(2) Jacob and Laban’s Covenant at Galeed (Gen. 31:43-55)
(3) Jacob’s Responses to Esau’s Approach (Gen. 32:1-21)
(4) Jacob’s Wrestling Match (Gen. 32:22-26)
(5) The Names Involved in Jacob’s Wrestling Match (Gen. 32:27-32)
(6) Jacob Meets Esau (Gen. 33:1-16)
(7) The Rape at Shechem (Gen. 33:18-34:4)
(8) The Stench at Shechem (Gen. 34:5-31)
(9) Back to Bethel! (Gen. 35:1-15)
(10) Jacob’s Three Bereavements (Gen. 35:8,16-29)

8 sermons on CD or DVD

Don Doezema: “This marked for the church the beginning of a new and important phase in its carrying out of the mandate given by Christ before His ascension, namely, that the gospel be preached to the ends of the earth. It is true that Christianity, especially as a result of the persecution that scattered the Christians from Jerusalem, had already spread
beyond the limits of Palestine; but, as Jamieson wrote, ‘still the Church continued a stranger to formal missionary effort …. It was from Antioch that teachers were first sent forth with the definite purpose of spreading Christianity, and organizing churches’” (Upon This Rock, vol. 3, p. 174)

(1) Antioch, Jerusalem’s Daughter Church (Acts 11:19-24)
(2) Antioch & Jerusalem: Their Mutually Beneficial Relationship (Acts 11:25-30)
(3) The Different Callings of the Two Churches (Acts 12:1-13:4)
(4) Antioch Sends Out Missionaries (Acts 13:1-3)
(5) The Work of Antioch’s Missionaries (I) (Acts 13-14)
(6) The Work of Antioch’s Missionaries (II) (Acts 13-14)
(7) The Jerusalem Assembly (Acts 15:1-35)
(8) The Two Churches’ Cooperation in Missions (Acts 15:35-16:5)

7 sermons on John 5 on CD or DVD

What are the striking features of the healing of the lame man by the pool? What was the cause of his wretched condition? What is the highest Christological sabbath argument Jesus used? What does John 5 teach concerning the relationship between the Father and the Son? What amazing things does Christ proclaim regarding three of His works?

(1) The Miracle at the Pool of Bethesda (1-9)
(2) “Sin No More, Lest a Worse Thing Come Unto Thee” (14)
(3) Christ Defends His Sabbath Healing of the Paralytic (17-18)
(4) The Works of the Father and the Son (19-20)
(5) The Son Quickens Whom He Wants (21, 24-26)
(6) The Son’s Judgment (22-24, 27, 30)
(7) The Son Shall Raise All the Dead (28-29)

6 sermons on John 5 on CD or DVD

What are the four witnesses to which Christ appeals in support of His claims of equality with God? What is it to “search the scriptures”? Why do people still reject His testimony? Are the five books of Moses against Jesus or for Him?

(1) Christ’s First Witness: John the Baptist (31-35)
(2) The Witness of Christ’s Works (36)
(3) The Father’s Witness to the Son (37-38)
(4) Search the Scriptures! (39)
(5) Why Do People Not Believe in Christ? (40-44)
(6) The Right Understanding of Moses (45-47)

4 sermons on II Chronicles 22-24 on CD or DVD

False ecumenism and a murderous grandmother—wicked Athaliah, Israel’s only non-Davidic monarch and sole queen—combine in well nigh wiping out the line of David. But God preserved baby Joash, who became the seventh king of Judah and the first to repair the temple, before murdering the grandson of his greatest benefactor, Jehoiada, Israel’s longest-serving high priest!

(1) Baby Joash’s Wonderful Deliverance (II Chron. 22:10-12)
(2) Boy Joash’s Successful Coronation (II Chron. 23)
(3) King Joash’s Temple Repairs (II Chron. 24:1-14)
(4) Apostate Joash’s Bad End (II Chron. 24:15-27)

7 Lectures plus Question and Answer Session [CD or DVD]

A welcome addition to any library, this attractively boxed set of 8 CDs or DVDs features 7 excellent speeches commemorating the 500th anniversary of the birth of the great Reformer, John Calvin. The Calvin Conference, hosted by the Protestant Reformed Churches in America in September 2009, covers many important aspects of Calvin’s life and theology and concludes with a lively question and answer session with the speakers.

(1) Calvin as Model for Reformed Ministers – Prof. Barrett Gritters
(2) Calvin as Church Reformer – Prof. Russell Dykstra
(3) Calvin as Expositor and Preacher of Holy Scripture – Rev. Steven Key
(4) Calvin’s Doctrine of Justification – Rev. Angus Stewart
(5) Calvin’s Struggle for Church Discipline – Prof. Ronald Cammenga
(6) Calvin’s Doctrine of the Covenant – Prof. David Engelsma
(7) Calvin’s Doctrine of Predestination – Rev. Chris Connors
(8) Question & Answer Session – all seven speakers

6 sermons on CD or DVD

Luke 1’s treatment of the first thirty years of John the Baptist has it all: an angelic appearance in the temple; fulfilled prophecies; several miracles; an elderly priest struck deaf and dumb; an old, barren woman conceiving; prenatal regeneration; a leaping, unborn boy; a joyful birth; a circumcision party; a child-naming disagreement; the godly upbringing of an amazing child and a young man’s years of solitude in the deserts.

Not a monk or an Essene or a Qumran devotee, John is being prepared by God to prepare the way as Christ’s forerunner, the one who would herald the coming Saviour!

(1) The Annunciation of John’s Birth (Luke 1:5-14)
(2) The Annunciation of John’s Work (Luke 1:15-25)
(3) Unborn John Leaps for Joy! (Luke 1:39-45)
(4) John’s Birth and Naming (Luke 1:57-66)
(5) John’s Godly Upbringing (Luke 1:66-80)
(6) John in the Wilderness (Luke 1:80)

6 sermons on CD or DVD

Many think that they know enough about John the Baptist, but there is much more to him than they realize and many of their views about him are wrong! What about the Old Testament prophecies John fulfilled? How did he prepare the way for Christ? What really is repentance? What is John’s “baptism of repentance for the remission of sins”? What is the true meaning of “baptize”? What is the profound significance of Christ’s baptism by John? Why did John baptize with water?

(1) The Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Luke 3:1-6)
(2) The Preacher of Repentance (Matt. 3:7-12)
(3) The Baptism of John (Mark 1:4-5)
(4) The Nature of Christ’s Baptism by John (Matt. 3:13-15)
(5) Christ’s Baptism by John (Luke 3:21-22)
(6) John and the Delegation From Jerusalem (John 1:19-28)

“When I received the CDs on ‘John the Baptist’s Public Ministry (1),’ I didn’t really expect them to have much impact on me but your teaching on baptism was so very helpful and fitted in wonderfully with my reading on baptism over recent months. The result is that I am so clear about the elect children of believers being in the covenant from infancy and, therefore, the necessity of their baptism.” – Halifax, England

12 sermons on CD or DVD

Understanding John the Baptist is a massive help in understanding Jesus Christ, the four gospels and the kingdom of God!

(1) John’s Testimony of Christ’s Baptism (John 1:31-34)
(2) The Lamb of God (John 1:29-30)
(3) John’s Witness to Andrew (John 1:35-42)
(4) The Baptisms of John and Jesus (John 3:22-26)
(5) John’s Comparison of Himself and Jesus (John 3:27-36)
(6) John’s Imprisonment (Mark 6:17-20)
(7) John’s Doubts (Luke 7:18-23)
(8) Christ’s Commendation of John (Matt. 11:7-15)
(9) John’s Rejection by the People (Luke 7:29-35)
(10) John’s Execution (Mark 6:21-28)
(11) After John’s Death (Matt. 14:12-13)
(12) John’s Witness After His Death (John 5:33-36)