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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed 1 Alas! and did my Savior bleed, and did my Sovereign die! Would he devote that sacred head for such a worm as I!   2 Was it for crimes that I had done he groaned upon the tree! Amazing pity! Grace unknown! And love beyond degree!   3 Well might the sun in darkness hide, and shut his glories in, when Christ, the mighty Maker, died for man the creature’s sin.   4 Thus might I hide my blushing face while his dear cross appears; dissolve my heart in thankfulness, and melt mine eyes in tears.   5Read More →

“Lastly, it is to be observed that the condition of being forgiven as we forgive our debtors, is not added because by forgiving others we deserve forgiveness, as if the cause of forgiveness were expressed; but by the use of this expression the Lord has been pleased partly to solace the weakness of our faith, using it as a sign to assure us that our sins are as certainly forgiven as we are certainly conscious of having forgiven others, when our mind is completely purged from all envy, hatred, and malice; and partly using as a badge by which he excludes from the number ofRead More →

“Now we shall possess a right definition of faith if we call it a firm and certain knowledge of God’s benevolence toward us, founded upon the truth of the freely given promise in Christ, both revealed to our minds and sealed upon our hearts through the Holy Spirit.” John Calvin, Institutes, III.II.7Read More →

“Thus we shall behold the person of a sinner and evildoer represented in Christ, yet from his shining innocence it will at the same time be obvious that he was burdened with another’s sin rather than his own. He therefore suffered under Pontius Pilate, and by the governor’s official sentence was reckoned among criminals. Yet not so– for he was declared righteous by his judge at the same time, when Pilate affirmed that he “found no cause for complaint in him.” This is our acquittal: the guilt that held us liable for punishment has been transferred to the head of the Son of God. WeRead More →