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How to Make a Sermon

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Sermon making is a process that includes at least four phases: analysis, synthesis, administration (homiletical reflection), and evaluation. This article explains these four phases of sermon making.

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The Voice of God and Our Response

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How does the believer experience God in preaching? This article looks at different responses to this question, settling on the explanation of covenantal preaching. Covenantal preaching states that in preaching, the speaking God reaches the hearts of His people.

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The Evangelical Movement

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This article traces the formation of the evangelical movement throughout history, looking at the struggle between the Reformation and the Anabaptists, the influence of pietism, Methodism, and revivals. The author outlines a way of thinking about this movement and identifies areas which conflict with a reformed perspective.

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Self-Examination: Or Testing Our Response (Resonance)

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Self-examination can only be done in the presence of Christ, resting in the trustworthiness of God, under the work of the Holy Spirit. This article gives attention to the purpose of self-examination, and its relationship with the Lord's Supper.

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Knowing the God of Election - The Intensity of the Resonance

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This article looks at faith and election. The author emphasizes the assurance of one's election, which results from the work of the Holy Spirit in convincing the believer of God's trustworthiness. The article focuses on the teaching of predestination in the Canons of Dort.

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Faith and Our Feelings: The Extent of Our Response

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This article looks at the relationship between faith and emotions/feelings. What is the nature of faith and the role of the Spirit in giving life to the believer?

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About a Voice and Its Opposing Voice

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When God's voice is heard in sound preaching, there is an opposing voice which seeks to hinder the hearer from responding in faith to God's call. This article looks at the nature of this opposition and shows how Christians can overcome such a temptation so that preaching can produce the intended response.

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Preaching the Law

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The gospel and the law are both an expression of God's desire to commune with His people. This article shows how preaching the law should embody the gospel. These two things should not be separated from each other. The author draws attention to the connection between preaching the law, the knowledge of sin, and the wrath of God.

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All Preaching Is the Preaching of the Promises

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This article looks at the promise and obligation nature of the covenant, and how this should shape preaching. All preaching is the preaching of the promise.

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The Elders Ask Questions

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When doing house visits or family visits, elders must lead the conversation. This article shows questions elders could ask so that they can address the life of a person as it is lived before God's eyes.

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The Text Choice

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Crucial to biblical preaching is the choice of a text. This article looks at some aspects to consider when choosing a text for a sermon. The author also discusses lectionaries, as well as using and abusing freedom in text choices for the preaching.

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"Old" and "New" in the Liturgy

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Liturgy should connect the church with the past generation, serve the worship of the church in the present, and prepare the church for the future perfect liturgy. In this article, the author examines church liturgy in the history of the church from the 16th century under the influence of Roman Catholic Church to the liturgy after the time of the Reformation.

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Worthy of Full Acceptance

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This article is about the trustworthiness of Scripture and the opposition against the gospel, especially with regards to suffering.

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True and False Church

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This article is about Article 29 of the Belgic Confession and the marks of the church, and the true church of Christ.

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The Communion Protected

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This article on Article 28 of the Belgic Confession is about church unity and the call to separation from the church.

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The Church: Union and Communion

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This article on Article 27 of the Belgic Confession discusses the church as a faith article, the church and true believers, the fellowship of the believers, church unity and unity in Christ, and the universal of catholic church and the relation to the local church.

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The Reformed School as Answer to the First Petition

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This article is about what the first petition of the Lord's prayer means for the Christian school.

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Our Responsibility

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This article is about Article 29 of the Belgic Confession. The author also discusses the problem if there are two true churches in one location and the application of Article 29 BC today.

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Can an Old Confession be Current?

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This article is about Article 29 of the Belgic Confession, and discerning between the true church and the false church.

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The Lord’s Supper and Deaconry

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In this article on the Lord's Supper and deaconry, the author also discusses love meals and generosity to the poor.

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Of all the doctrines of the Bible none is so offensive to human nature as the doctrine of God’s sovereignty. J. C. Ryle
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