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Why has Christ ransomed His people? It is not so we can rest on our laurels. Instead, we are ransomed so that we may be holy, for we owe Christ our trust, loyalty, and obedience. The post Ransomed To Be Holy — 1 Peter 1:13‑21 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

God does not expect us to make a blind leap of faith in Jesus. Instead, He points us to what He has done in history. Christians trust Jesus because He has fulfilled every prophecy He proclaimed. The post Prophecy Fulfilled — 1 Peter 1:10‑12 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

When we face trials, we often ask God, why? Why does a good God subject His children with difficulties? God doesn’t give us specifics, but He offers the general answer right here in 1 Peter. Hear the encouraging word from Pastor Nate Harlan. The post The Outcome of Faith — 1 Peter 1:6‑9 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

Being a Christian is difficult because of the hostility we face and because of our own sin. But if you feel like giving up, you are looking for hope in the wrong place. The Apostle Peter points us instead to the grace shown to us in Christ. The post Blessed Be Our God and Father — 1 Peter 1:3‑5 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

This world is hostile to Christ the King. Inevitably, that hostility is applied to His servants. In the face of this hostility, what is the source of our peace? The unconditional love and grace of God the Father for His people. The post Elect Exiles — 1 Peter 1:1‑2 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

In this fifth sermon in his series on family life, Pastor Nate Harlan says that for young men to answer the biggest questions of their lives — What is my path? Whom shall I marry? — they first must seek wisdom. Only with wisdom will our young men become  dangerous to the enemies of God. The post Seek Wisdom — Proverbs 2 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

When we see our families beset with sin, we should always stop and first check on sins of the tongue. Because as James warns us, the tongue is a restless evil and full of deadly poison. Sanctifying our speech is essential to family peace. The post Sanctified Speech — James 3:1‑12 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

In the fourth message in his Family Life Series, Pastor Nate Harlan turns his attention to the single Christian and how we are to encourage and equip them to pursue Christ and His glory. The post Godly Singleness — 1 Corinthians 7:32‑35 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

When you make someone your friend, you have granted them influence in your life. As Pastor Nate Harlan says in this third sermon in his Family Life series, this reason is why it is essential for young Christians to choose friends who will help them strive toward godliness. The post Friends with God — James 4:4 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

God is very concerned with wives’ hearts toward their husbands. In this second sermon in his Family Life Series, Pastor Nate Harlan talks to wives — and to women who hope to be wives — about how God the Father wants them to treat their husbands. The post Despise Not Your Husband — 2 Sam. 6:16 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

In this world of sin and death, sorrow is inescapable. Although we deserve sorrow, God does not desire for us to remain in sorrow. His desire is to give us joy. Hear Pastor Nate Harlan’s sermon on Christ’s words in John 16. The post Sorrow’s End — John 16:16‑24 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

Pastor Nate Harlan opens his new sermon series on Family Life with a challenge aimed at men: Repent of your passivity, which is the refusal to take up your responsibility as a man. Repentence is hard, but be of good cheer. God is a faithful Father who helps us. The post Repenting of Passivity — Deuteronomy 6:4‑9 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

Why do we gather for worship every Lord’s Day? And what should we expect? The answer is vital, for as Pastor Nate Harlan points out, refusing to go to church is a prelude to apostasy.   The post Why We Attend Church — Hebrews 10:19‑25 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

American Christians are far too prone to being individualistic and thinking ourselves as self-sufficient. But we all need to be under godly authority, because without it, we will go astray. Hear the sixth sermon in Pastor Nate Harlan's series on “Life in the Church.” The post Under Authority — Ephesians 4:11‑14 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

What does it mean to be in communion with God and with one another? Pastor Nate Harlan preaches from 1 John to tell us that life in the church is all about repenting from our self-deception. The post Repenting from Self-Deception — 1 John 1:5‑10 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

Some Christians say that doctrine is not as important as simply loving God. But as Pastor Nate Harlan points out in his fourth sermon on Life in the Church, lying about someone is not loving. And false doctrine lies about God. The post Contending for the Faith — Jude 1:3‑4 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

Life in the church requires a profound sense of clost-knit community with a very well-defined purpose. That purpose is to be purified from all lawlessness. The post God’s Purified People — Titus 2:1‑15 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

What is the communion of the saints? And why does it matter? As Pastor Nate Harlan explains, when God saves us from our sins and reconciles us to Himself through Christ, He also reconciles us to His church. The post The Communion of the Saints — John 17:20‑23 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

There is a significant underappreciation for the church by modern American evangelicals. But in order for us to commune with God, we need one another as brothers and sisters in the church. The post Why Do We Need the Church? — Acts 2:1‑4 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

In this concluding message on the book of Daniel, Pastor Nate Harlan demonstrates how God’s promises are proven true in His judgment of A.D. 70. Thus, God’s people know that He will make good on all of His promises to us. He will remember us. He will be our home.  The post Come, Lord Jesus! — Daniel 12:5‑13 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

Pastor Nate Harlan says the first few verses of Daniel 12 remind us that we need a deliverer. “When no one else would fight for you, when all hope seemed to be lost, when your enemies had you surrounded, it was Christ who arose to fight for you.” The post Michael Arises — Daniel 12:1‑4 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

This chapter features an incredibly detailed prophecy of the rise and fall of kings after the time of Daniel — a roadmap to the first coming of Jesus Christ. Hear Pastor Nate Harlan describe many of the highlights of this passage, which let God's people know when to expect the coming of the Messiah. The post The Lord of History — Daniel 11 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

In Pastor Nate Harlan’s sermon on this passage in Daniel, we see that what was true of God then is true now: God is still building His temple, and Satan is still trying to prevent it. The post War in the Heavens — Daniel 10 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

The meaning of the seventy weeks prophesy in Daniel 9 is one of the most debated portions of Scripture among Bible-believing scholars. Pastor Nate Harlan steps through the passage verse by verse to demonstrate how this passage was fulfilled in the life of Christ and the early church. The post The Seventy Weeks — Daniel 9:24‑27 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .

Christmastime is all about God’s inexhaustible generosity toward his children. The enemy wants us to believe that God is stingy. Thus, one of the keys to being a faithful Christ-follower is to always keep the generosity of God in front of you.  The post You Lack Nothing — Romans 8:32 first appeared on Trinity Reformed Church .