The Semper Reformata Podcast

The Resurrection of the Body 1st Corinthians 15 A SPECIAL GUEST EPISODE Featuring a sermon by Rev George Speers of Ballynahinch, and preached at Ballymacashon on Easter Sunday, 5th April 2026. Recorded Live. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Suffering and Persecution It is proof that you belong to Him and is a tool to develop your Christian faith!  2 Thessalonians 1:4-5, Acts 17:1  The Thessalonians are suffering greatly because of their Christian profession. Paul writes, “ …we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure, 5 which...

A Growing Faith 2nd Thessalonians 1:1-5 Paul must write again to the Thessalonians. Since sending his first letter, he has received further reports about the local church at Thessalonica. It came with good news and bad. The good news was that the congregation there were continuing to grow in their faith and trust in God and in their love for Him and for one another, a cause for thanksgiving indeed...

Paul at Thessalonica Acts 17:1-10a We are moving on from 1st Thessalonians to 2nd Thessalonians, - but before we do, it might be a good idea to reprise this episode from 2021, where we learn about Paul's visit to Thessalonica, the establishment of the local church there, and the reaction it provoked. This is important, because the opposition and persecution and suffering that began at that time co...

The Great Deception .  Genesis 27:1, to Genesis 28:5. We’re still looking at the life of Jacob, the son of Isaac and we’ve already considered, briefly, his birth, and his character and how he struck a deal with his brother Esau, to deprive him of what was rightly his, his birthright. But still, old Isaac, had to be persuaded to go along with the new family dynamic Jacob had just engineer...

The Nature of Our Fellowship in Christ. READ  1 Thessalonians 5:25-28 Paul must bring this letter to a close, and he does so by summarising what Christian fellowship looks like:- Fellowship is Supportive Fellowship is Sincere Fellowship is Scipture-based, Read the NOTES here. This sermon was recorded live at Ballymacashon Old Reformed Church, (Congregational) 78 Saintfield Road Killinchy Co D...

Who Was Jacob? #1 A Mess of Potage Genesis 25:19-34 Let’s learn about Jacob. Jacob is the third of the three great Old Testament Patriarchs. - Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - and the story of his life takes up a vast amount of ink on the pages of Genesis. We shall look at his life over two episodes, but even then we will only skim the surface of the narrative. In this lesson, we’ll briefly see the...

Our Preservation Depends Upon God’s Faithfulness Read 1st Thessalonians 5:23-24  Paul’s prayer is that God would sanctify completely, the believers at Thessalonica. But there is a second part to this prayer. He prays that the Thessalonians would not only be completely sanctified, but that they would be PRESERVED until Jesus comes again. Read the NOTES HERE . This sermon was recorded...

Paul Prays for their Sanctification. 1st Thessalonians 5:23 What does it mean to be ‘sanctified’ – in fact, to be sanctified wholly – completely? Let’s ask…  What is Sanctification? This message was recorded live at Ballymacashon. Read the NOTES HERE . Can you help to keep the podcast going? We will soon have to pay our annual fees to Acast and Wordpress. Even the smallest donation can help....

Paul's Liturgy - Part 2 1st Thessalonians 5:16-22 Paul adds the fourth essential of Christian worship. It is the exegesis, the expository preaching of the inspired Word of God, the Bible. The Bible is the VERY TRUTH OF GOD. It is ABSOLUTE TRUTH. So, what is our obligation to the truth? What does God expect of us regarding the reception of truth, and that which proves to be error? From the exhortat...

Finishing Well 2 Chronicles 16:9 In this special podcast episode recorded at Ballymacashon Reformed Church (Congregational) Rev Raymond McLarnon one of retired ministers from Ballymena, Co. Antrim looks at 2nd Chronicles, and the backsliding of Asa, noting that he started well, but finished badly. He relied on the help of man, and failed to fully trust in the Lord - but God seen him, not just his...

Paul's Liturgy Part 1. Text Thessalonians 5:16-22.  Paul turns his attention to the WORSHIP of the church. He tells us to rejoice and to pray and be thankful. Read the NOTES HERE . Can you help to keep the podcast going? We will soon have to pay our annual fees to Acast and Wordpress. Even the smallest donation can help. Respond by clicking this link: DONATE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

TableTalk - Who Was Isaac? Read: Genesis 22:1-19 Welcome to this digital version of Table-Talk, for Tuesday 10th Feb 2026, and our topic this week is “Who was Isaac?” Open your Bible at Genesis 22:1-19, and read the passage. Pause the recording, while you read the Scriptures, and when you have done that, start the recording again. Click to read the NOTES . Can you help to keep the podcast going? W...

Rejoice Evermore! 1 Thessalonians 5:16 Rejoice evermore We are commanded to rejoice, and to rejoice always, – delighting in our faith in God. So, why is it that many Christians don’t seem to have joy in their lives? Let’s try to diagnose the problem. Read the NOTES HERE . Can you help to keep the podcast going? We will soon have to pay our annual fees to Acast and Wordpress. Even the smallest dona...

Can you help to keep the podcast going? We will soon have to pay our annual fees to Acast and Wordpress. Even the smallest donation can help. Respond by clicking this link: DONATE Christian Fellowship: Peace and Support 1st Thessalonians 5:12-15 In our last study in 1st Thessalonians, we noticed that Christians not only live for the Lord, in opposition to the world, as individuals, but we live as...

Living Together in Christ’s Kingdom. – Overseers 1st Thessalonians 5:12-13  Paul gives the Thessalonians instructions to improve and sustain relationships in the local church, and does so in the light of the expected suddenness of the return of the Lord. The first of these admonitions is to have respect for the biblical structures that God has set in the local church, – those who ar...

Who Was Ishmael? Welcome to this digital version of Table-Talk, for Tuesday 20th Jan 2026, and our topic this week is “Who was Ishmael?” Open your Bible at Galatians 4:21-31, and read the passage. Pause the recording, while you read the Scriptures, and when you have done that, start the recording again.  So, we are asking “Who was Ishmael?” - it’s important for us to know a little bit about I...

Be Ready   Text: 1 Thess 5:1-11 Paul has advised the Thessalonian church that they should not be worried about the Lord’s return. In fact it should be a comfort to them, something to await with expectation, and joy, a reuniting of those who have died in Christ, as the great shout is heard and the trumpet sounds and the dead are raised and we rise to go to be with the Lord…   …and th...

TableTalk - “Who was Melchizedek?” READ Hebrews 7, Genesis 14:17-24 . This episode is about a strange encounter that Abraham had with two kings in Genesis 14. Beor, the now defeated King of Sodom appears in the text first, in Genesis 14:17. But there was a second king, in 14:18. His name was Melchizedek and he was the ruler of a town called Salem, which means ‘peace’ or ‘righteousness.’ Most schol...

The Dead in Christ 1st Thessalonians 4:13-17 Death is a common experience for us all. For a Christian it is essential that their approach to death should be totally different from the pagan attitudes and beliefs of the world.  So Paul teaches the Thessalonians four great truths about the death of the Christian... Recorded live at Ballymacashon Congregational church, 78 Saintfield Road, Killin...

2025 Review - Darkness and Light Isaiah 9:2 We live in dark days. It’s a deep spiritual darkness, and it’s covering these western nations and plunging many people into despair. We are walking in a deep Satanic darkness and people are wallowing in hopelessness. Yet there is Light... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rev. Hugh McKail, the Indulged Presbyterians and the Conventicles. Another short history podcast, looking at Hugh McKail, a brave Presbyterian minister who was martyred at Edinburgh in 1666, and whose testimony in the face of torture and a cruel death is now legendary. McKail’s death brought the government of King Charles II to the realisation that a new tactic would be needed if they were to crus...

Great Joy in Times of Sadness Luke 2:8-17 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord . we are in December, the darkest time of the year, and for many, this time is all darkness and gloom. people sometimes become depressed and down...

Gifting Solutions Bob's Christmas Day Message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who Was Lot? Welcome to this digital version of Table-Talk, and our topic this week is “Who was Lot?” Open your Bible at Luke 17:28-33, and put a bookmark there, then turn back to Genesis, chapter 19:1-30. Pause the recording, and read the story of Lot, in Genesis 19:1-30. We’ll go through that chapter together. When you have read the story of Lot, start the recording again.  Read the NOTES H...