Charles Telfer
I Love the Lord, Because He has Heard My Voice
February 13, 2020
The Lord cares for us in the midst of the suffering we face in this life as Christians. So let us revel in his love and gratefully love him in return.
ListenA Foreigner Purchases Property in the Promised Land
March 7, 2019
Because he trusts God's promise for his descendants, Abraham claims a piece of property in the promised land.
ListenFaculty Panel Question and Answer Session
January 19, 2019
Faculty conference speaker question and answer panel.
ListenDort and the Holy Exercises of Piety
January 19, 2019
A pastoral concern for the well-being of Christ’s sheep motivated the Synod of Dort from its inception to the final formulation of its statements.
ListenThe Spiritual Life
January 1, 2019
Office Hours talks to Dr. Charles Telfer about his new translation of Campegius Vitringa's work, “The Spiritual Life.”
ListenThe Faith of the Matriarch Tamar
October 11, 2018
Genesis 38 vividly portrays the power of sin among Jacob's descendants as Judah falls deep and deeper into sin. Tamar, by contrast, demonstrates her faith in God's promises to Abraham's seed through desperately clinging to her position as matriarch of Judah's heir, and she sees God's blessing through the unusual birth of her twin sons.
ListenJesus as the Bread of Life
April 5, 2018
What Bread Are You Seeking? Jesus as the Bread of Life.
ListenWhat is Holiness?
February 23, 2018
“We've been given new life by the Spirit and God has begun to work in us, renewing us after His own nature.”
ListenCome to Me that You May Have Life
September 28, 2017
Reasons to put our faith in Jesus as Rescuer and descriptions of unbelief.
ListenConsider the Work of God.
March 23, 2017
To be happy in this life it's not enough to just do the standard things; we nust consider the work of God.
ListenCampegius Vitringa
December 26, 2016
Office Hours talks to Dr. Charles Telfer about his research and new book on Campegius Vitringa.
ListenThe Wisdom Gateway to the Psalter
October 20, 2016
Psalms 1 and 2 form a two-paneled door which opens on the riches of the Christian life illustrated in the Psalter. The only way into the truly happy life is through the door of wisdom, which is through Christ who is himself the Way and the Life.
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All the Promises of God Find Their Yes in Him
October 1, 2015
I – God fulfills his promises in Christ. II – God establishes you in Christ.
ListenIf God is for Us, Who can be Against Us?
April 18, 2015
With Moses, the last word is a word of grace.
ListenThe Marathon of Faith: Exhausted Yet Pursuing
March 18, 2015
Professor Charles Telfer explains that while the marathon of faith is difficult and tiring, we press on knowing that Christ is not only the founder, but the finisher of our faith.
ListenThe Wisdom of Moses
December 29, 2014
Office Hours talks with Prof. Charles K. Telfer about The Wisdom of Moses.
ListenJesus Receives Broken People
March 31, 2014
We are loved even when Jesus sees us at our worst.
ListenPrayer and Sanctification
March 24, 2014
Office Hours talks with Rev. Charles K. Telfer, Assistant Professor of Biblical Languages, about the relationship between prayer and sanctification.
ListenReceive the Water of Life
October 22, 2013
We must continue to receive the water of Life from our Lord Jesus Christ through faith.
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