The Semper Reformata Podcast

The Same, Only Different. Text: Acts 22:1-12 God has intervened and prevented Paul from destroying his witness, by allowing a lynch-mob of Jews to grab him and drag him out of the temple and begin the process of literally beating him to death. He was arrested by the Romans and surprised that Paul was a well spoken educated man, speaking in Greek, the Roman commander gave permission, for Paul...

Catechism Class. Lord’s Day 20C Q53 - The Sealing of the Spirit, Not Grieving the Spirit, and Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit We are still working our way through the Catechist’s teaching on the blessed third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, and we have already thought about the person of the Holy Spirit, and we have seen something of the work of the Holy Spirit. We have learned that the...

Monday PrayerCast June 6th 2022 This week we look briefly at 'Pregnancy remains' left in a cupboard OBE for services to abortion Transgender Barbie Monkey Pox Build Back Better Transgender propaganda in children's hospital Sick video filmed in Orange hall? God's plan for human relationships Click the link to do more research . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Acts-In-Replay: The "Baptism in the Holy Ghost?" In this portion of a sermon preached at Templepatrick Reformed Church, Bob looks at Acts 19:1-6, ...Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.” ... Th...

When A Brother Sins Against You. Table Talk from Ballymacashon, based on Matthew 18:15-17 15 “Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.’ 17 And if he refuses to hea...

Catechism Class: Lord's Day 20B, Q53, The Work of the Holy Spirit Q.53, What do you believe concerning the Holy Spirit? A. First, he is, together with the Father and the Son, true and eternal God. Second, he is also given to me, to make me by true faith share in Christ and all his benefits, to comfort me, and to remain with me forever . So, we have three easy statements about the WORK of the Holy...

Monday PrayerCast 30th May 2022 Our weekly 'News Awareness' episode, where we encourage Christians to wake up to what's happening around them, and so pray intelligently for the world. This week the programme covers, Birdsong! (Yes, BIRDSONG!) - follow the link below if you can help identify some of our avian friends. Abortion teaching in NI's Schools Children killing children - the Texas school ma...

Courage after Persecution. At Jerusalem Paul has been coaxed into a compromise that will bring him into disrepute and ruin his entire life’s work.  There’s not a lot of application in this section, but jet’s just do a little bit of historical work.  Paul is seized, not by the police, but by a lying lynch-mob of frenzied anti-Christian Jewish zealots. Listen to the sermon to find out what...

Conversations: Recovering Pentecostals! In this special episode Bob talks in-studio with another former pentecostal, Janet Clarke. Janet speaks about her personal journey away from experience based Christianity to the solid ground of the Reformation, and they discus what some Pentecostals believe about the baptism in the Holy Spirit, the 'gifts of the Spirit' and how some pentecostals regard other...

Catechism Class. Lord’s Day 20A Q53 - The PERSON of the Holy Spirit Q.53, What do you believe concerning the Holy Spirit? A. First, he is, together with the Father and the Son, true and eternal God. Second, he is also given to me, to make me by true faith share in Christ and all his benefits, to comfort me, and to remain with me forever . The catechist asks us what we believe about the Holy Spirit...

Monday PrayerCast 23rd May 2022 In this episode we look at Advertising Practices, - Lies depicted as reality. The Bank of England and Inflation. The W.H.O. Global Pandemic Treaty. Abortion Commissioning in NI Poem, "Unto Us" by Mr S Milligan Music on license from Neosounds.com Find the NOTES here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ACTS-IN-REPLAY: Paul's Puzzling Pragmatism! Text: Acts 21:17-27, 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 Pragmatism. “Whatever works…”. It’s the message of the liberal churches, with their compromise to the prevailing culture of the modern age. In Acts 21:17-18 Luke is with Paul in Jerusalem, Timothy too, and the representatives of the Gentile churches. They were welcomed, and the next day they met with the church...

TableTalk: A Faithful Woman’s Ministry Where Paul Defines Women’s Ministry in 1 Timothy 2:11-15   The Bible has a very high view of womanhood  Galatians 3:28,  Despite the attack of feminists and liberals, Paul was no misogynist. But, he insists, there is one single thing that a woman shouldn’t do. In this podcast we discover what that is, and why! READ THE NOTES HERE . Ho...

Catechism Class. Lord’s Day 19D, Q52 - From Whence He Shall Come! One of the remarkable characteristics of the Heidelberg Catechism, a feature that marks it out from other doctrinal statements, is its emphasis on personal application. The doctrines of the faith are not some form of abstract construction, - not just a formal study of philosophical ideas… Christianity is, of course a religion of the...

Monday PrayerCast 16th May 2022 It’s Monday morning, 16th May 2022, and this is our weekly News and Prayer Update from Northern Ireland, with a Christian worldview. In this episode we think about Local politics, the new Assembly of the Wicked at Stormont and the battles that lie ahead for those who cherish life. Finance, - and the difficulties faced by families as a result of hyper-inflation,...

Paul is Far from Perfect Text: Acts 21:1-16 Paul was a sinner, like us.  1 Tim 1:15 . So we don’t put Paul on any pedestal – even a little one – and the Bible never glorifies any man, even the great Apostle Paul. In this study, is Paul DISOBEYING THE WILL OF GOD? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Catechism Class. Lord’s Day 19C, Q.51 Our Defence Welcome to our catechism class. In Lord’s Day 19, Q51, our catechist teaches us that we, as individual Christian believers, as members of the body of which Jesus is the head, benefit personally from the exaltation of Jesus at the Father’s right hand. We have already looked at the first of these, the benefit of spiritual gifts, and the second of the...

Monday News and Prayer Update. It’s Monday morning, 9th May 2022, and this week we’ve got a kind of a special edition, it's FOOD ! There’s two major food issues, present day logistics - in other words transportation costs and the availability of transport, that causing price-rises, - and future global and local food policies. So, let’s let’s take some time this morning to think about food, gl...

Paul’s Charge to the Ephesian Elders Text: Acts 20:13-38 1 Timothy 3:1ff , 1 Paul is leaving Ephesus, never to return, and the elders will be responsible for the local church, and will answer to God for their stewardship of the people. So, who and what were these ‘elders’ and what was Paul saying to them about their role in the church? Recorded live at Templepatrick Reformed Church. Click this lin...

Catechism Class: Lord’s Day 19B, Q.51 Spiritual Gifts In Lord’s Day 19A, Q50 we looked at the meaning of Jesus being seated at the right hand of God the Father, glorified and exalted. In this heavenly position he represents us, as our Head - an assurance of our own heavenly inheritance, and he intercedes for us. But in Q51, our catechist teaches us that we, as individual Christian believers, as me...

Monday PrayerCast 2nd May, 2022. Our regular look at the news, from a Christian standpoint. This week we look at Catholic priests in NI speaking out about abortion. The Belfast marathon The 'Family sex Show' - Update. This episode features a conversation with Rev Philip Campbell, Secretary of the Caleb Foundation, discussing the Belfast marathon, and Sunday Sports events in general. Click this lin...

Paul’s Pastoral Integrity Text: Acts 20:13-38  We’re looking at this passage in two parts, Paul’s INTEGRITY in ministry, and his INSTRUCTIONS to the church leaders.  Let’s think about his ministry, and his integrity, his honesty and sincerity.  This podcast sermon recorded live at Templepatrick Reformed Church. read the NOTES HERE . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Catechism Class: Lord's Day 19A Q50 The Glorified Christ We are still, with the help of our instructor, working our way through the historic statement of Christian faith, known as ‘the Apostle’s Creed.’ The catechist includes it in section two of the catechism, - that section that deals with God’s Grace, his mercy directed to sinners, in saving them from their rebellion and sin, through the free g...

Monday PrayerCast 25th April 2022 It’s 25th April 2022, and this is the regular Monday PrayerCast here on the Semper Reformata Podcast, it’s our weekly News and Prayer Update from NI with a Christian perspective. We’ve a slightly different style of podcast for you today, - a pre-recorded interview with Callum Webster of the Christian Institute, and Callum is going to update us on some current...

Eutychus. Text: Acts 20:7-12. (1st Corinthians 11:18-34) This little passage is about a young man who fell asleep, and whose sleepiness is recorded for us in the bible, so that we can learn from it, and so that we can be encouraged, as the people at Troas were! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.