Wes Bredenhof A Reformed Christian blog and resource page

Lord’s Day 49

2011 NIV abortion Abraham Kuyper abuse adoption Aiming to Please Albert Mohler Amandus Polanus amillennialism Arminianism Australian Book of Praise Australian Christian Lobby B.B. Warfield Baptism Belgic Confession Belgic Confession article 29 Belgic Confession article 32 Belgic Confession article 36 Belgic Confession article 7 Bible reading Bible translation Bible translations BioLogos Book of Praise Brazil Bryan Chapell C. S. Lewis Canadian Reformed Churches Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary Canons of Dort CanRC Seminary CanRC Synod 2010 CanRC Synod 2013 CanRC Synod 2016 CanRC Synod 2019 CanRC/URCNA unity Carl Trueman catechism preaching Charles Spurgeon Chris Gordon Christ's Active Obedience Christian Reformed Church Christless Christianity church attendance Church planting Complementarianism Confessional Subscription contextualization cornelis van dam Cornelis Venema Cornelius Van Til covenant of grace Covenant of works COVID-19 Creation Without Compromise culture D. A. Carson D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Daniel Hyde Darby Strickland David Murray Decisive Moments Depression Discipleship domestic abuse domestic violence Doug Wilson Douglas Wilson Dr. John Byl Dutch resources early infant loss Election English Standard Version ESV Euthanasia Evangelical Presbyterian Church evangelism evolution faith family worship Federal Vision For the Cause of the Son of God Forgiveness Fort Babine Francis Pieper Francois Richardot FRCA Synod 2018 FRCA Synod 2021 Free Reformed Church of Launceston Free Reformed Churches of Australia Genevan psalter George van Popta Gisbertus Voetius Gospel Grace and Truth Conference Greg Bahnsen Gregory Koukl Guido de Bres Harry Boer Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg Catechism QA 96 hell Hendrik de Cock Herman Bavinck Herman Selderhuis Hermeneutics Homosexuality Huguenots Hymns I Will Be Your God ICRC Imputation Inerrancy Institutes of the Christian Religion International Conference of Reformed Churches Islam J. Gresham Machen J. I. Packer J.V. Fesko Jackie Hill Perry Jason Lisle Jay Adams Joel Beeke John Byl John Calvin John Owen John Piper Jonathan Edwards Justification K. Scott Oliphint Karl Barth Kevin DeYoung Klaas Schilder Klaas van der Land Law and Gospel law/gospel Leen Joosse Leland Ryken LGBTQ+ Liberation of 1944 Lord's Supper Louis Praamsma love of God Lutheranism marital rape Mark Driscoll Martin Luther Michael Horton Michael Reeves Mid-America Reformed Seminary Missiology Mission and evangelism missionaries N. H. Gootjes N.T. Wright NAPARC Nelson Kloosterman New France New Perspective on Paul Orthodox Presbyterian Church Outreach outward looking church paedocommunion Pentecostalism Peter Holtvluwer pornography Post-Reformation prayer to Christ prayer to Jesus Presbyterian Church in America presuppositional apologetics progressive sanctification Promises of Baptism prosperity gospel Providence Providence Canadian Reformed Church Psalm-singing Psalms Puritans R. B. Kuiper Reading Reformation Reformation 500 Reformed Academic Reformed apologetics Reformed Church in the United States Reformed Churches in the Netherlands Reformed Churches of New Zealand Reformed worship regeneration regulative principle of worship Religious Discrimination Bill Richard Muller Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholicism same-sex marriage sanctification Scholasticism Science Seakle Greijdanus Secession of 1834 Setting Course Seven Wondrous Words sexual abuse Simonetta Carr sin Sinclair Ferguson social media SOGI Sola Scriptura Southern Presbyterian Church of Tasmania suffering suicide Synod Albany 2021 Synod Baldivis 2015 Synod Bunbury 2018 Synod Dunnville 2016 Synod Ede 2014 Synod Edmonton Immanuel 2019 Synod Meppel 2017 Synod of Dort 1618-19 Ted Turnau the cross The Gospel Under the Northern Lights the Great Commission the Holy Spirit the Lord's Prayer theistic evolution theological distinctions theological training theonomy Thomas Brooks Thomas Watson Tim Challies Tim Keller transgender trauma true and false church truth United Reformed Churches URCNA Synod 2010 vaccinations W.H. Bredenhof We Believe William Boekestein Women in office women's ordination Women's voting Zacharias Ursinus

Reuben Bredenhof

The Father helps his children to serve him according to his will

  1. Fighting the selfish will of sinners
  2. Loving the good will of God
  3. Carrying out the duties of our office and calling

Scripture readings: Deuteronomy 29:14-29, 2 Thessalonians 1

Stephen ‘t Hart

The LORD reveals to us his will – and he calls us to pray that we might do it

  1. Hear God’s will
  2. Obey God’s will

Scripture readings: Deuteronomy 29:14-29, Colossians 1

C. Bouwman

The child of God prays into existence the Father’s vision for world history

  1. The content of the vision
  2. The sharing of the vision
  3. The answer to the vision

Scripture readings: Luke 5:12-16, Luke 9:18-27, Ephesians 1:1-14

In constant prayer we ask God for grace to do and accept his will for us

  1. The background to the petition
  2. The example of heaven
  3. The implication for each of us

Jesus instructs his disciples to ask God for strength to obey his laws in their every circumstance

  1. God claims every area of life for himself
  2. My prayer must cover every area of life

Wes Bredenhof

The Third Petition: praying for help in our office and calling

We pray to do God’s will in this:

  1. Cheerfully
  2. Constantly
  3. Completely

Scripture readings: Deuteronomy 4:1-14, Psalm 40

Pray about that battle between two wills

We’ll learn how we’re to pray for:

  1. The denial of our own wicked will
  2. Obedience to God’s good will

Scripture readings: Isaiah 48:12-22, Acts 26

Our Lord teaches us to pray to be like the holy angels

That means we pray for obedience that’s:

  1. Swift
  2. Sincere
  3. Scrupulous

Scripture reading: Genesis 19:1-29

C. Stam

The Lord Jesus teaches us to pray for the reformation of our will according to the will of God

  1. What God wants to be done
  2. How God wants it to be done

Scripture readings: John 6:32-40, 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

B. Holwerda

The Third Petition

  1. The deformation of the earth from out of heaven
  2. The reformation of heaven from off the earth
  3. The reformation of the earth from out of heaven

Scripture reading: Revelation 12

R. H. Bremmer

The prayer to do Father’s will

Therein we pray:

  1. Not with resignation
  2. In the obedience of faith
  3. With a heavenly example

Scripture reading: Romans 12:1-12

K. Dijk

The prayer for the unity of heaven and earth

  1. It focusses first on heaven
  2. It focusses then on earth

The third petition arises

  1. Out of our need
  2. Towards God’s gift

Prayer for obedience to the Father’s will

  1. According to the heavenly ideal
  2. In the earthly reality