The article explains that true surrender means leaving all our cares and worries at the feet of God and entrusting everything to his Fatherly care and plan. Prayerful surrender is a miracle of grace and a gift from above, because God reopens the communication with us through his Word and Spirit and teaches us to pray. Believers may appeal to God’s promises with shameless persistence, confess their need, and expect everything from the Lord while conforming to his fatherly will.

The article explains that in the Bible a name reveals the essence of a person or thing, and to give a name is to have dominion and responsibility under God. God reveals his holy name as I AM WHO I AM, and in Jesus Christ the I AM becomes flesh and blood to lead his people on the way to the land of promise and the kingdom of God. By faith believers receive a new name, belong to Christ, and know him personally as the Good Shepherd who gives them life.

Paul teaches that in the worship service there is an order rooted in creation and the gospel, where man and woman act according to authority and because of the angels. The apostolic tradition must be maintained, as it is received and passed on, and it shapes how the church understands authority, creation, and practice in worship. In the new covenant, believers come into communion with God in the heavenly Jerusalem, where God is present with countless angels and where holiness and closeness belong together.

Are preachers using the stories in their sermons to conceal the lack of true proclamation? Then indeed we can speak of impoverishment, regardless of how beautiful the congregation finds it…or are the stories meaningful examples, used to bring the Saviour of the Scriptures closer to our hearts? 

What is the function of a story and storytelling in the preaching?

This article takes a look at how Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Petrus Wittewrongel viewed family and family values.

What should and shouldn’t a pastor say from the pulpit? This article discusses the danger of a pastor not knowing the difference between speaking the Word of God and sharing his opinion in the preaching.

This article discusses whether infant baptism is scriptural. It considers the relevant New Testament passages, as well as the connection between circumcision and baptism.