This Excellent Church - TEC

This Excellent Church – Belgic Confession, Article 36: The Magistrates Key Texts: Romans 13:1–7; 1 Peter 2:13–17 Description: What is the role of the state, and how should Christians respond to civil authority? In this sermon on Article 36, Pastor Samuel Oyeyinka explores the biblical doctrine of civil government. Far from being a human invention, government is established by God to maintain order...

Learning From the Corinthians (Part 20) | 1 Cor. 9:24–10:7 The reward ahead of believers — everlasting life with God — far surpasses anything this world can offer. This eternal hope should spur us to exercise self-control and guard against desires that destroy the soul. The first of these destructive desires is idolatry: trusting created things to meet our needs instead of God the Creator, and tre...

Belgic Confession, Article 35: The Lord’s Supper Matthew 26:26–29; John 6:53–58; 1 Corinthians 11:23–29 Description: In this teaching on Article 35 of the Belgic Confession, Samuel Oyeyinka unpacks the profound mystery and meaning of the Lord’s Supper. More than a symbolic ritual, the Supper is a spiritual feast where believers are nourished by Christ Himself. This sermon emphasizes: The true spir...

Learning From the Corinthians (Part 19) | 1 Cor. 9:15-27 God doesn't owe Christians praise or thanks for doing what He has commanded, whether that's preaching the gospel or working in church. Instead, we owe Him everything for saving us from eternal damnation and giving us eternal life. This truth should motivate the joyful and steadfast performance of our duty. Yet, God has promised an eternal re...

Belgic Confession | Article 33&34

Family Affairs Day 3 | 1 John 3:10 -24We build solid and stable families when we obey the commands of Jesus, which are summed up in one word: Love. How do we walk in love in our families?1) Husbands lead and serve sacrificially — not making decisions based on convenience or self-interest, but on what's best for their famiies.2) Wives trust, respect, support, and advise their husbands as they f...

Good marriages do not happen by chance, and they are not reserved for a select few. In His wisdom, God designed marriage as a beautiful gift to humanity; a means through which His will is revealed and accomplished on the earth. It is not the world that defines the purpose of marriage, nor the path to fulfilling it. That right belongs to God, the Giver of the gift. Only He can rightly instruct us i...

“Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labour in vain.” — Psalm 127:1Samuel Oyeyinka reminded us that marriage isn’t just a cultural construct; it’s God’s idea, designed with a clear purpose: a man and woman united together to raise godly seed and reflect Christ’s devotion to the Church. Before we build, we must first understand God’s vision for marriage; one rooted in service and a...

Good marriages do not happen by chance, and they are not reserved for a select few. In His wisdom, God designed marriage as a beautiful gift to humanity; a means through which His will is revealed and accomplished on the earth. It is not the world that defines the purpose of marriage, nor the path to fulfilling it. That right belongs to God, the Giver of the gift. Only He can rightly instruct us i...

Good marriages do not happen by chance, and they are not reserved for a select few. In His wisdom, God designed marriage as a beautiful gift to humanity; a means through which His will is revealed and accomplished on the earth. It is not the world that defines the purpose of marriage, nor the path to fulfilling it. That right belongs to God, the Giver of the gift. Only He can rightly instruct us i...

Good marriages do not happen by chance, and they are not reserved for a select few. In His wisdom, God designed marriage as a beautiful gift to humanity; a means through which His will is revealed and accomplished on the earth. It is not the world that defines the purpose of marriage, nor the path to fulfilling it. That right belongs to God, the Giver of the gift. Only He can rightly instruct us i...

Good marriages do not happen by chance, and they are not reserved for a select few. In His wisdom, God designed marriage as a beautiful gift to humanity, a means through which His will is revealed and accomplished on the earth. It is not the world that defines the purpose of marriage, nor the path to fulfilling it. That right belongs to God, the Giver of the gift. Only He can rightly instruct us i...

The Kind of Faith You Need

Learning From the Corinthians (Part 18) | 1 Cor. 9:1-18 Ministers of the gospel have a right to receive benefits from their work, based on the principle that responsibilities must come with corresponding privileges. Flowing from this, church members are called to support and care for their leaders, giving generously from hearts of gratitude. Church leaders, on the other hand, must not exploit thei...

In this bible study, we examine the 30th to the 32nd article of the Belgic Confession, which examines what the administration of the church should be and the qualifications of an elder

Learning From the Corinthians (Part 17) | 1 Cor. 8:4-13 & Romans 14:1-23 In Christianity, there are essential matters over which believers can't hold different opinions, because our Lord expressly commands or forbids them in His Word. However, there are secondary matters over which believers may hold different opinions based on biblical principles. The Corinthian Church faced one such secondar...

What is the catholic Christian Church and what it means to us? Seye Maj' explores these questions the 27th to 29th article of the Belgic confession address

Learning From the Corinthians (Part 16) | 1 Cor. 8:1-3"Knowledge puffs up" is often wielded as a warning against intellectualism in Christianity. But is this statement true? Knowledge can lead to pride and a sense of superiority when it is incorrect or incomplete. True knowledge, however, humbles us as we become more aware of what we don't know. We can only worship God rightly when we know Him tru...

In this Bible study, Samuel Oyeyinka explains why we hold to credobaptism in TEC, which is slightly different from what our catechism (Heidelberg Catechism, Question 74) prescribes. Samuel explains the importance and significance of baptism and why we hold to credobaptism, while we hold to the other tenets of the 3 forms of Unity.

Created for Good Works | Eph. 2:1-10Before we were saved, we were spiritually dead. We were unresponsive to God and morally unable to do good works because we were alienated from His life. But God imparted spiritual life to us and made us a new creation through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This salvation was planned before the foundation of the world, when God chose us in Christ (Ep...

Ijeoma Oyeyinka continues our study of the Gospel of John, Chapter 11. We look at Jesus' Divinity and humanity as recorded by Apostle John

Learning From the Corinthians Pt. 15 | 1 Corinthians 7:17 -40God doesn't only call us into ministry—He also calls us into estates. This means He sovereignly orchestrates the unique circumstances of our lives, such as our nationality, family background, socioeconomic status, and natural abilities (Acts 17:26 ).What does this mean for us Christians today?1) We shouldn't be preoccupied with changing...

Seye Maj' expounds on the 26th article of the Belgic Confession – Of Christ's Intercession

Samuel Oyeyinka continues his expository teaching on 1 Corinthians 7:6-16.

Samuel Oyeyinka discusses the 25th article of the Belgic Confession – Christ, the Fulfilment of the Law