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Savoring God | 1 Peter 2:1-3
August 30, 2021
A Redeemer is Born | Exodus 2:1-10
August 30, 2021
There is a temptation in the desperate moments of our lives to let fear give way to doubt. But Exodus 2:1-10 shows us that God can be trusted in the darkest of times. He is working powerfully on our behalf to bring a Savior, and deliver us from our slavery to sin.
ListenAn Uncomfortable Table | Psalm 23:5-6
August 30, 2021
We will consider the outcome of the meal the Lord prepares for us in the presence of our enemies.
ListenMeals with the Lord | Leviticus 3:1-5
August 30, 2021
Within the Tabernacle, the Lord set a regular table for his covenant people to enjoy peace and joy with God and to have a foretaste of better things to come.
ListenHallowed Be Thy Name – The Lord’s Prayer | Genesis 11:1-9
August 30, 2021
This devotional explores the first petition of the Lord's Prayer, “Hallowed be your name.” When we make this request we are asking for God's grace to enable us to rightly honor the Lord for who he is, what has done, and what he is doing in and through us. We ask that what we think, do, and say will be informed by his words and works and directed towards his glory.
ListenThe Galilean | John 21:1-14
August 30, 2021
At the close of his Gospel account, John describes the disciples having breakfast on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. After the tumultuous events of Calvary and the empty tomb, this may strike us an insignificant or anti-climatic event to record. Is it?
ListenA Childlike Trust – The Lord’s Prayer | Matthew 6:5-13
August 30, 2021
This message addresses the 'who' of prayer. We do not pray to an unknown or unknowable deity. We do not pray to an indifferent or aloof God. Rather, Christians pray to Our Father. The one who loves, creates, redeems, rescues, and renews us in Christ through his Holy Spirit. We are his beloved children and he is our heavenly father.
ListenEating Christ: What, Why and How | John 6:53-56
August 30, 2021
Because communing with God was the goal of our creation, the story of Scripture begins with instructions on what and what not to eat. Throughout the history of salvation, the Lord signified and sealed his salvation of his people with a meal. In John 6:53-56, however, our Lord made explicit the reality was heretofore covered in shadows: what must be eaten is neither fruit nor bread but Christ himself.
ListenThe Anxious Bench
August 2, 2021
In this episode, Office Hours talks with Dr. W. Robert Godfrey about Charles Finney and the anxious bench.
ListenMeet the Faculty: Jason Barrie
July 5, 2021
In this episode, Office Hours talks with Rev. Jason Barrie about his journey into pastoral ministry and accepting the call to serve at Westminster Seminary California.
ListenClass of 2021: Interviews with Three Graduating Students
June 7, 2021
In this episode, Office Hours talks to three graduating students about how they came to WSC and their time there.
ListenRobert Rollock: Commentary on the Epistle of St. Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians
May 3, 2021
In this episode of Office Hours, Dr. R. Scott Clark gives an overview and critique of Robert Rollock's (1555-1599), “Commentary on the Epistle of St. Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians,” book 5 in the Classic Reformed Theology series from Reformation Heritage books.
ListenPreaching and Biblical Theology
April 18, 2021
The Rev. Dr. Kim Riddlebarger delivers the final lecture of a three lecture series entitled, “The Pastor as Apologist, Theologian, and Bible Scholar: How What You Learn in Seminary Can Inform Your Preaching” at the 2021 WSC Den Dulk Lectures.
ListenPreaching and Systematic Theology
April 18, 2021
The Rev. Dr. Kim Riddlebarger delivers the second of three lectures entitled, “The Pastor as Apologist, Theologian, and Bible Scholar: How What You Learn in Seminary Can Inform Your Preaching” at the 2021 WSC Den Dulk Lectures.
ListenPreaching and Apologetics
April 17, 2021
The Rev. Dr. Kim Riddlebarger delivers the first of three lectures entitled, “The Pastor as Apologist, Theologian, and Bible Scholar: How What You Learn in Seminary Can Inform Your Preaching” at the 2021 WSC Den Dulk Lectures.
ListenMeet the Faculty: Nick Brennan
April 5, 2021
In this episode, Office Hours talks to Dr. Nick Brennan about his journey as a believer, and making his way to being the most recent addition to the WSC faculty as Associate Professor of New Testament.
ListenThe Unfolding Word
March 1, 2021
In this episode, Office Hours talks to Rev. Zach Keele about his new book, “The Unfolding Word: The Story of the Bible from Creation to New Creation.”
ListenThe Foundational Qualification for Ministry | John 21:15-17
February 23, 2021
As the risen Christ forgives Peter and restores him to his Apostolic office and ministry, He reminds Peter and us what the foundational qualification for Christian ministry is.
ListenThe Meeting on the Mountain | Exodus 24:9-11
February 18, 2021
Dr. Joshua Van Ee continues the Spring 2021 Morning Devotions Series titled, “Meals with the Lord.”
ListenWhy Pray? | Matthew 6:5-13
February 16, 2021
This devotional commences a series exploring the Lord's Prayer. This morning we will seek to unpack the answer to the question: Why Pray? We will examine some of the challenges of prayer, as well as some of the reasons to pray. We will highlight the 'who' or prayer, as we pray to Our Father, in the Son, through the Holy Spirit: the one who loves us and is for us.
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