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We Distinguish…(Part 2) — Intermediate/Final States

In this series, we are surveying some of the most important Reformed theological distinctions. These are not irrelevant or minor […]

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11 December 2015

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We Distinguish…(Part 1) — A Brief Defense of Distinctions

I will never forget my first sermon proposal at seminary. I was in my second year and petrified of the […]

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2 December 2015

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Clearing the Confusion on Regeneration

With my preconfession students I’ve been surveying what we call the Order of Salvation — theologians usually use the Latin […]

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16 November 2015

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John McLeod Campbell’s Lightbulb Moment

It has often happened in church history that someone falls outside of the bounds of the church’s confessions, but yet […]

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26 May 2015

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Confessional Conferences for Reformed Unity

Back in the early 1990s, a unique effort was made to address several  pressing issues facing Reformed and Presbyterian churches.  […]

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20 April 2015

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To Win Our Neighbors for Christ
To Win Our Neighbors for Christ
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Now Available: To Win Our Neighbors For Christ

Now available from Reformation Heritage Books! In many modern histories of Christian missions, the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century is […]

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26 March 2015

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Some Good News for a Change

Things can often be depressing when it comes to developments in church life.  We often see things slip-sliding away.  That’s […]

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12 March 2015

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To Win Our Neighbors for Christ
To Win Our Neighbors for Christ
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Coming Soon: To Win Our Neighbors For Christ

In many modern histories of Christian missions, the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century is depicted as a movement lacking […]

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24 November 2014

To Win Our Neighbors For Christ

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Book Review: Comforting Hearts, Teaching Minds

Comforting Hearts, Teaching Minds:  Family Devotions Based on the Heidelberg Catechism, Starr Meade, Phillipsburg: P & R Publishing, 2013.  Paperback, […]

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14 July 2014

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Heidelberg Catechism Themes and Divisions Version 2.0

One of the most popular pages on Yinkahdinay is this resource with themes and divisions for preaching on the Heidelberg […]

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26 June 2014

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1561 Belgic Confession with proof-text referring to the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20.
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Outward Looking Church: Current Craze or Christ’s Commission? (3)

Revised from a presentation for the Spring Office Bearers Conference held March 22, 2014 in Burlington, ON.  See here for […]

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17 June 2014

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Early printings of the Belgic Confession included this page of Scripture passage encouraging believers to profess their faith before men.
Early printings of the Belgic Confession included this page of Scripture passage encouraging believers to profess their faith before men.
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Outward Looking Church: Current Craze or Christ’s Commission? (2)

Revised from a presentation for the Spring Office Bearers Conference held March 22, 2014 in Burlington, ON.  See here for […]

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16 June 2014

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Ecclesiology of the New Calvinism

I recently finished reading a book entitled Creature of the Word: The Jesus-Centered Church.  Authored by Matt Chandler, Josh Patterson, […]

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13 June 2014

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God our Father and the Address of our Prayers

For this coming Sunday afternoon’s sermon, the Catechism lesson will be Lord’s Day 46.  This deals with the beginning of […]

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15 January 2014

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Rev. Wes Bredenhof (B.A., M.Div., Th.D.) is pastor of the Free Reformed Church in Launceston, Tasmania. Read More
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Get to Know the Holy Spirit

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Aiming to Please

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