The Heidelberg Catechism Season 1 (Page 2)

The Heidelberg Catechism Season 1 (Page 2)

Reverence for God

God’s name is glorious and holy. Under the Mosaic Law, the penalty for blaspheming or taking the name of the Lord in vain was death. In order to understand the severe punishment due for misusing the name of God, we must understand the honor and glory of God’s name. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches from Psalm 99 on God’s majesty, justice, transcendency,…

True and Spiritual Worship

Often, people create their own ideas on how the one true God is to be worshiped. But what has the one true God himself revealed about how he is to be worshiped? The Lord Jesus reveals the answer: “God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Jesus’ words in John 4:19–24 on the fleshly desire…

Following Jesus, Not Idols

The first commandment demands the worship of the one true God alone. Believers therefore must take up their cross and follow the one true God alone, the Lord Jesus Christ. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches from Matthew 16:24 on what is idolatry, what is the power of idolatry, how can one be freed from idols, and how can one live without idolatry? Then Jesus…

The New Creation in Christ

Those who are born-again by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ are a new creature in Christ. This new life involves a walk of faith, peace with God, and awaiting the judgment seat of Christ. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches from 2 Corinthians 5:17 on the longing for new clothes and to be with Jesus Christ and the reality of living for Christ and…

The Great Deception of Our Day

1 Corinthians 6:9–11 declares salvation from the guilt of sin means salvation from the power of sin. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on the necessity of repentance from sin, freedom from sin’s guilt, and freedom from sin’s power by the Holy Spirit. “or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. . . Ad such were some…

The Key that Opens the Kingdom of Heaven

The Lord Jesus came to shine light upon those in the shadow of death and darkness with the message: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” What is the key that opens the kingdom of heaven to those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death? Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Matthew 4:17 on the kingdom of heaven opened, entered, and missed. “From…

The True and Sure Salvation

When Jesus said, “This is my body and this is my blood,” what was He signifying? Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches from Hebrews 7:23-28 on the true and sure salvation through Jesus Christ’s once-for-all sacrifice on the cross that was signified in Jesus’ words. “But [Jesus Christ] holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever.…

United with Jesus Christ

In the Lord’s Supper, by faith, believers can taste and see the Lord, and become progressively more united to his body. By the Holy Spirit, we are truly united to Jesus Christ by faith—as truly as the bread and wine enter into us. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches from John 6:35-39 on a taste of pardon and life eternal, a taste of fellowship with Jesus…

The Cleansing Waters of Baptism

In Zechariah 13:1-2, the prophet saw a fountain opened for the cleansing of the house of David and Jerusalem from their idolatry. In holy baptism, we see a beautiful picture of cleansing which represents the cleaning from sin by those who are washed in the blood of the lamb. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on the picture of baptism, the power of Christ’s…