Antioch Reformed Baptist Church

Christian prayer flows from the awe-filled joy of adoption, as believers approach the Almighty with childlike love, resting in His fatherly care, while honoring His sovereign majesty.

The Law of God is often misunderstood, or assumed to be a negative thing that was only part of the Old Covenant. But the Law of God is good, because it was given by God. The Ceremonial Law was given as positive law application of the first table of the moral law for the Old Covenant. It prefigured Christ's work of redemption in many ways and still serves to add dimension and texture to His saving...

This sermon examines Psalm 12 to address the challenge of maintaining faith in a society marked by deceit and moral decay.

God is not concerned with the abundance of our words, but with the sincerity of His child's heart in prayer.

The 15th Century saw the fall of Constantinople, the capital of the eastern Roman Empire. It was an event that shook the world in its day, and contributed to events that would shatter the peace of Christian Europe within 75 years.

True prayer is the Christian speaking from the heart, to God as Father, with sincerity and love, hoping for nothing less than communion with the Almighty.

From Eden to the New Jerusalem, the Bible reveals God's enduring plan to dwell with His people. The garden, patriarchal altars, tabernacle, and temple all foreshadow Christ, the true and living temple, culminating in the presence of God with His redeemed people in the everlasting Kingdom.

We must diligently guard our hearts so that we serve others out of love for God and for Christ's sake, not for the love of self and the praise of others.

The Law of God is often misunderstood, or assumed to be a negative thing that was only part of the Old Covenant. But the Law of God is good, because it was given by God. The Moral Law was written on man's heart at creation, and is forever binding on all men, not for justification, but for the obedience we owe God as our Creator.

The local church is God's ordained means for the spread of the gospel in the world. Therefore, guided by the Holy Spirit, missionaries are to be sent out by the local church.

In that Day, Christ will slay the serpent, leave the city of destruction desolate, and assemble His elect from among the nations to worship in the Celestial City. Yet, until that Day, He remains the vigilant Keeper of His vineyard, atoning for our sin, disciplining us for sanctification, and preserving us for the Day of His glory.

The 14th Century was a time of great conflict for Christendom, the papal schism divided the church, the reforms of Wycliffe and Hus came to an end. The Scholastics debated philosophy in Latin. And the common people flocked to the Mystics, men and women who claimed to have heard from God a message of love without judgment, an accessible Savior, and a divine spark within every soul.

The Heavenly City stands secure, enjoys peace, and endures, not because of anything we have done, but because of the covenant faithfulness of God alone. Therefore, fellow citizens of the Heavenly Jerusalem, rejoice in the God of our salvation!

The story of redemption begins with humanity's fall and God's promise to crush the serpent. It's anticipated and typified in the deliverance of Noah, the covenant with Abraham, the exodus from Egypt, and the hope of a faithful King. In Christ's death and resurrection, redemption is accomplished, and through the church His victory is applied to His people. Redemption will culminate in the final def...