GCF Dayton Weekly Podcast

We examine question 47 of the Heidelberg Catechism and questions 51 and 52 of the Westminister Larger Catechism.

Through the preaching of the word of the cross, the glad news that Christ was crucified in the place of sinners, God powerfully saves sinners. Because God has chosen His people, though they were despised by the world, they ought to gloriously boast in Jesus Christ, for through Him they have redemption.

We go through some review and then we examine question 45 of the Heidelberg Catechism.

Because of God's steadfast love, David faithfully asks for direction and deliverance in the midst of his distress and trouble. Because Christ trusted God in the midst of violent opposition, we too may call upon Him, no matter the circumstance, for He is the God who redeems His people.

Being in the dwelling place of the Lord is a delight to the soul and refreshing to the heart, for in it, we meet with God Himself. Seeing the benefits, those who are in Christ must not neglect the great privilege of meeting through His people, His Church in which He dwells.

God made you to enjoy Him, to have your greatest satisfaction in Him, and to treasure Him above all others. Neglecting to enjoy God supremely is idolatry and warrants His judgment.

Though the glory which filled Solomon's temple was great, the glory which fills the Church is far greater, for Christ has risen and ascended to the throne over all the earth. As those who have inherited the promises, we ought to highly esteem that which we celebrate each Lord's Day in corporate worship, remembering that which God has done to save His people.

Because Christ's sacrifice atoned for our sins, we can forever forsake those idolatries and lusts in which we formerly walked, but instead be filled with the Spirit to walk in newness of life. Christ's love for us has transformed us, therefore, let us walk in the freedom which He has purchased with His blood.

In Joseph's life, we see many shadows of Jesus, who is likewise the favored son of His Father, is clothed in a king's robe, rules over all the nations in order to care for them and provide them with bread; even though He was betrayed by His brothers, it was all part of His masterful plan to bring all things together under His rule.

Because of God's great mercy, all those in Christ must put off the old self, stained by sin, and put on the new self, walking in holiness with God and neighbor.

This first psalm shows the unshakable joy of the person whose daily habit is to drink deeply from the water of the Scriptures, wherein one may meet God and hear His voice.

After the Feeding of the Five-Thousand, Jesus teaches the crowd that He, rather than the loaves and fishes, is He the Only One who truly satisfies the unsatiable soul. Unless we behold Jesus Christ through the eyes of faith in His promise, we ourselves will never come to Him to trust and know Him as the supreme satisfaction of our lives.

Just as the accursed serpent in the wilderness was lifted up by Moses so that anyone who looked at it would live, so Jesus became sin and was cursed for us so that we might be saved from the bite of sin and might become the righteousness of God.

Repeatedly refusing the grace of God to escape temptation will blind you and you won't see Jesus as He is, even when He's right in front of you.

Today we examine Christ death and our own, as well as Christ's descent into Hell.

We take an introductory look at the book of Revelation as we begin to look at the Perfected Kingdom.

As Christians, we are called to be content with what God gives to us, to be free from the love of wealth, and to be thankful for what we have. We are enabled to do this by delighting in God above all else and by trusting Him to provide all that we need.

We take a look at questions 37, 38, and 39 of the Heidelberg Catechism.

We see the glory of the grace of God in the foreshadowing of Jesus' sacrifice of Himself for sinners. Like the ram substituted for Abraham's only son, the only Son of God substituted for the lambs of God's flock, so that we can become sons of God.

The closer look at how God's grace is attained through the church.

God has graciously decreed that His glory and power be seen in the midst of His people, the city of God called Zion, throughout all generations.

As we submit to the biblical command to not be "puffed up," we must not allow ourselves to think to humility is some type of self-hatred. Biblical humility will protect us from both self-love and self-hatred. Biblical humility is to be self-forgetful.

As a wise overseer, Paul addresses issues in the flock, encouraging them to the obedience, harmony, and brotherly love that befits the gospel of Jesus Christ.