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We’re excited to begin a study in church history this Sunday, October 9th, in the adult Sunday School class! Church history gives us a better perspective on the work of God over the last centuries. God has been faithful to continue to build the kingdom of His Son Jesus Christ, for all these centuries, and this helps us to understand more the struggles the church has today. It strengthens the faith of the believer and helps him see his place in God’s plan more clearly.Read More →

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A thought about forgiveness, from our study at the end of Genesis– if we give in to the desire to punish those who have hurt us, out of a sense of justice, we will never be satisfied. The just punishment of sin is eternal death, and only God can inflict that. So we will never punish others enough for our innate sense of justice to be satiated, and we will do a great deal of damage to others and ourselves in the process, because we are not God. Leave punishment to God, and let Him be as merciful as only He can be. “Vengeance isRead More →

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We are back to normal services now. All are welcome at 10 AM Sunday morning. We are encouraging social distancing but you should be aware that it is not fully possible given our space so please use your own discretion.  Thanks!Read More →

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Due to the pandemic, Christ Reformed Church currently is not holding our normal Sunday services.  If you’d like to receive information about attending services please contact the pastor at mattpowell74@gmail.com. Thanks! Pastor Matt PowellRead More →

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God’s Justice Lord’s Day 4 brings us to the end of the first section of the Heidelberg on the nature and origin of our sin and misery.  This is one of the three things that is necessary for us to know in order to embrace the comfort of salvation in Jesus Christ.  Unless we can understand and accept something about our condition, we will never accept such a radical and humbling solution as the death of the Son of God on our behalf. The Heidelberg does not purport to answer all the questions that arise over this doctrine.  It approaches the issue from the perspectiveRead More →

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The Nature and Cause of our Misery If man is indeed in a state of misery, as the Catechism taught us last week, then the obvious question that arises is, “How did we get into this situation?”  That’s relevant not just out of intellectual curiosity, but for two very important reasons.  First, we need to understand how we can reconcile our creation by a good and holy God with our present state.  Did God create us like this?  Is this His intention for us?  If so, there’s no reason to try and do anything about it.  It would also call into question God’s goodness. ButRead More →

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Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 2 The Definition of our Misery We all know there is a problem with the human race.  The Catechism takes no time to demonstrate that there is a problem, but rather jumps straight to its diagnosis.  That there is a problem is immediately evident to all of us.  We do get very good at distracting ourselves from this or at blaming our difficulties on circumstances or other people.  How many people do you know who are blind to their own self-destructive behavior and constantly externalize all the guilt that arises from their own choices by shifting the responsibility to someone orRead More →

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My Only Comfort:  Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day #1 A seminary professor of mine, Dr. Paul Fowler, told us that he thought the first question of the Heidelberg Catechism was the finest expression of the Gospel anywhere outside of Scripture itself.  One of the things that has always made the Heidelberg so beloved is its very warm, personal and pastoral tone, and the first question is a great example. The whole of the Gospel is the subject of this first question.  Our only real comfort in all the circumstances in life are found in that Gospel, in the truth that by the redemption we have inRead More →

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Observing Days Galatians 3:9-10: “But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage?  You observe days and months and seasons and years.” The New Testament does not permit the observance of holy days.  The early Reformers generally put an end to special worship services on days such as Christmas and Easter, because of the unbiblical elevation of such days in the medieval church.  The Lord’s Day was the only day that most of them would view as a mandatedRead More →

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Saved by Faith 60. How are you righteous before God? Only by true faith in Jesus Christ: that is, although my conscience accuses me, that I have grievously sinned against all the commandments of God, and have never kept any of them, and am still prone always to all evil; yet God, without any merit of mine, of mere grace, grants and imputes to me the perfect satisfaction, righteousness, and holiness of Christ, as if I had never committed nor had any sins, and had myself accomplished all the obedience which Christ has fulfilled for me; if only I accept such benefit with a believingRead More →