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Inaugural Address: Two Kingdoms and the Ordo Salutis

February 19, 2008

The doctrines of the Two Kingdoms and the Ordo Salutis with the doctrinal and ethical distinctions they entail are still critically important for a biblically sound account of the nature of the Christian life and its relation to the Reformed system of doctrine.

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2 Samuel 7:12-17, 1 Kings 11:1-13

February 14, 2008

The kings of Judah typologically point to the perfect king and fulfillment of the Davidic Covenant, Jesus Christ.

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2 Timothy 1:1-2:10

February 12, 2008

Finding encouragement in the midst of the difficult task of living out our calling as Christians.

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Gospel-Driven Means of Grace

February 1, 2008

Dr. R. Scott Clark talks about the Gospel-Driven means of grace at the  Gospel-Driven Life Conference, a conference co-sponsored by WSC in 2008.

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The Prophets After Exile

February 1, 2008

An introduction to the post-exilic prophets Zechariah, Joel, and Malachi.

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Predestination and the Glory of God

February 1, 2008

We have been taught to pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps, but Paul says we must find refuge in Jesus Christ.

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Marketing the Church

January 2, 2008

Covenant families are increasingly broken up according to the demographic niches that have been created and enforced by a culture of marketing.

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Encountering Islam: How Should Reformed Christians Respond to Islam?

January 1, 2008

The Reformed church has one duty toward our Muslim neighbors: to bring the gospel to bear upon their souls as we have the opportunity.

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The Exodus Motif in Isaiah

January 1, 2008

An explanation of how the Exodus theme is taken up and transformed in the prophet Isaiah.

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Two Ways of Denying God’s Law and One Way of Affirming It

January 1, 2008

Because we are recipients of the Gospel, we can no longer offer a witness from a position of moral superiority.

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Psalm 88

December 6, 2007

An analysis of one of the darkest poems in the entire Psalter.

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1 John 2:26-3:6

December 6, 2007

There is no greater matter that we know than that Jesus Christ appeared to take away sins yet in him there was no sin.

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Luke 23:44-49

December 4, 2007

The final saying of Jesus on the cross indicates that communion was restored, having accomplished our salvation.

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Kingdom Life

December 2, 2007

God’s long-awaited redemptive reign, invading this sin-stained world to recapture it for its rightful king, had begun in the preaching, miracles, death, resurrection, ascension, and heavenly enthronement of Jesus the Messiah.

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Christ in the Historical Books

November 30, 2007

The historical books of the OT all fold back on the deliverance of the people of God from Egypt under His rule and care.

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James 5:13-20

November 27, 2007

Prayer mediates the presence of God in our everyday pilgrim faith.

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John 19:28-30

November 20, 2007

Jesus knew that the Old Testament Scripture was approaching final completeness when He exclaimed “It is finished.”

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Psalm 8; Hebrews 2

November 8, 2007

A study of how the author to the Hebrews understood and utilized the Hebrew Scriptures in his proclamation of New Covenant realities.

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Matthew 27:45-50

November 6, 2007

God forsaken of God has everything to do with the amazing love and grace of God toward sinners.

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Christ the Consummation of Wisdom

November 1, 2007

In our search for unity in the Scriptures, we must hear what Proverbs and Ecclesiastes are telling us about retribution.

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