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(1) Audio Resources

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LECTURES

	The Reformation's Teaching on the Church (I Timothy 3:12-4:6)
	Reformation or Revival: Which Does the Church Need? (Jeremiah 6:16) - Rev. R. Hanko
	Preaching: The Voice of Christ (Romans 10)

SERMON SERIES

The Election of the Church

(1) Election, the Source of the Church (Ephesians 1:3-4)

(2) Election, the Fountain of the Church's Blessings (Ephesians 1:3-4)

(3) Election, Rooted in God’s Eternal Love for His Church (Deuteronomy 7:1-8)

God's Uncursable Church

(1) The Failure of Balak's First Embassy (Numbers 22:1-14)

(2) The Mad Prophet Rebuked by his Dumb Ass (I) (Numbers 22:15-35)

(3) The Mad Prophet Rebuked by his Dumb Ass (II) (Numbers 22:15-35)

(4) Israel Not Reckoned Among the Nations (Numbers 22:36-23:12)

(5) God Has Not Seen Iniquity in Israel (Numbers 23:13-26)

(6) Israel's Promised King Higher than Agag (Numbers 23:27-24:13)

(7) The Star Out of Jacob (Numbers 24:14-25)

(8) Balaam's Last Attempt to Curse Israel (Numbers 25)

The City of God

(1) The City of God (Psalm 48:1-2)

(2) Knowing God as Our Refuge (Psalm 48:3-8)

(3) Thinking of God's Lovingkindness (Psalm 48:9-11)

(4) Numbering Zion's Towers (Psalm 48:12-14)

Moving House for God's Church

(1) From Bethlehem to Moab (Ruth 1:1-5)

(2) Elimelech's Rationale for Moving to Moab (Ruth 1:1-5)

(3) Orpah Turns Back (Ruth 1:6-14)

(4) Ruth's Godly Resolution to Move to Join the Church (Ruth 1:15-18)

(5) Ruth's Amazing Faith in Moving to Join the Church (Ruth 1:15-18)

(6) Naomi Returns to the Church (Ruth 1:19-22)

Pastors, Gifts of the Ascended Christ

(1) The Office of Pastors (Ephesians 4:11)

(2) The Work of Pastors (Ephesians 4:11)

(3) The Purpose of Pastors (Ephesians 4:12)

(4) The Goal of Pastors—Unity in the Faith (Ephesians 4:13)

(5) The Goal of Pastors—Spiritual Maturity (Ephesians 4:13)

(6) Pastors, Preserving Believers from False Doctrine (Ephesians 4:14)

(7) Pastors, Promoting the Growth of the Body (Ephesians 4:15-16)

Church Discipline, a Key of the Kingdom of Heaven

(1) Incest at Corinth (I Corinthians 5:1-2)

(2) Delivered to Satan (I Corinthians 5:3-5)

(3) Just a Little Leaven (I Corinthians 5:6)

(4) Purging Out the Old Leaven (I Corinthians 5:7-8)

(5) No Fellowship with Excommunicated Persons (I Corinthians 5:9-13)

INDIVIDUAL SERMONS AND INTERVIEWS

Glory of the Church

	Glorious Things Spoken of the Church (I) (Psalm 87:1-3)
	Glorious Things Spoken of the Church (II) (Psalm 87:4-7)
	The Importance of the Local Church (I Timothy 3:15)
	The Church Filled with Goodness (Romans 15:14)
	The Church God Blesses (Psalm 102:13-17)
	Desiring God's House (Psalm 84)
	Blessed Pilgrims Heading to Zion (Psalm 84:5-7)
	A Day in God's Courts (Psalm 84:8-12)
	David's One Desire (Psalm 27:4)

Attributes of the Church

	The Apostolicity of the Church (LD 21; Ephesians 2:20)
	The Catholicity of the Church (LD 21; Ephesians 2:11-22)

Church Unity

	The Unity of the Church (Ephesians 4:1-3) - Prof. Herman Hanko
	Striving for the Unity of the Spirit (Ephesians 4:1-3) - Prof. Herman Hanko
	The Unity of the Church (LD 21; Galatians 4:1-7)
	Divisions in the Church (I Corinthians 1:10-13)
	Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem (Psalm 122:6)
	The Church’s Like-Mindedness (Romans 15:5-6)

Gathering of the Church

	Christ Will Build His Church (Matthew 16:18)
	The Gathering of the Church (LD 21; Zechariah 8)
	The Gathered Church (LD 21; Zechariah 8)

Preservation of the Church

	Jehovah's Unceasing Protection of His Church (Psalm 121:4)
	The Foundation of God Standeth Sure (CPRC Organisation) (II Timothy 2:19) - Prof. Herman Hanko
	Building the Walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 4:1-10)
	Defending the Walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 4:7-23)

Church Membership

	Membership Vows (Psalm 116:14)
	Living as the Body of Christ (I Corinthians 12:12-27)
	Vessels in a Big House (II Timothy 2:20-21)
	The Reformed Practice of Family Visitation (Acts 20:20)

Preaching

	Declaring God's Glory Among the Gentiles (Isaiah 66:18-21)
	Preaching—the Chief Means of Grace (LD 25; I Timothy 4:13-16)
	Preaching, the Chief Means of Grace (LD 25; Isaiah 61:1-3)
	The Church, the Pillar and Ground of the Truth (I Timothy 3:15-16)
	Different Responses to the Preaching (I) (Matthew 13:1-23)
	Different Responses to the Preaching (II) (Matthew 13:1-23)
	Ezra's Expository Preaching (Nehemiah 8:8)
	Great Rejoicing Through Understanding God's Word (Nehemiah 8:12)
	Receiving Preaching as the Word of God (I Thessalonians 2:13)
	The Believer's Responsibility for the Preaching (Colossians 4:17)

Church Discipline

	When a Brother Sins (Galatians 6:1-3)
	When a Brother Sins and Does Not Repent (Matthew 18:15-18)
	When an Excommunicated Brother Repents (II Corinthians 2:6-11)

Lord's Supper

	The Christian Sacraments (LD 25; Romans 4)
	The Sacraments (LD 25; Romans 4:11)
	The Bread and the Wine of the Lord's Supper (LD 29; I Corinthians 11)
	Christ's Presence at the Lord's Supper (LD 29; Luke 22)
	The Communion of the Body and Blood of Christ (LD 28; I Corinthians 10)
	Unity and the Lord's Supper (LD 28; I Corinthians 10)
	Proper Partakers of the Lord's Supper (LD 30; Matthew 5)
	Right Partaking of the Lord's Supper (LD 30; I Corinthians 11:27-34)
	Fencing the Table (LD 30; I Peter 4:10-5:14)

Church Worship

	Fearing God in Public Worship (Psalm 89:7)
	Decency and Order in Public Worship (I Corinthians 14:40)
	Worshipping God with Polluted Sacrifices (Malachi 1:6-8)
	Unacceptable Worship (Malachi 1:9-14)

Creeds

	A Plea for Creeds (I Timothy 3:15-16)
	The Synod of Dordt (Ephesians 1)

Apostasy

	The Moral Foundations of the Church (Psalm 11)
	The Ministry of Propaganda (Isaiah 36)

(2) Written Resources

Election of the Church

	Election, the Source of the Church (1) (Afrikaans) (Italian)
	Election, the Source of the Church (2) (Afrikaans) (Italian)
	Election, the Source of the Church (3) (Afrikaans) (Italian)
	Election, the Fountain of the Church's Blessings (1) (Afrikaans) (Italian)
	Election, the Fountain of the Church's Blessings (2) (Afrikaans) (Italian)
	The Organic Idea of the Church (John Calvin)

Attributes of the Church

	The Apostolicity of the Church (Italian) (Portuguese)
	The Holiness of the Church (German) (Italian) (Portuguese)
	The Unity of the Church (Afrikaans) (Italian) (Portuguese)

Church Unity

	Seeking the Unity of the Church (1)
	Seeking the Unity of the Church (2)
	Seeking the Unity of the Church (3)
	Seeking the Unity of the Church (4)
	Seeking the Unity of the Church (5)
	One Body Animated by One Spirit (1) (German) (Italian)
	One Body Animated by One Spirit (2) (German) (Italian)
	One Body Animated by One Spirit (3) (German) (Italian)
	Biblical Ecumenicity

Gathering of the Church

	Missions: I Will Build My Church (Matthew 16:18)
	Christ Will Build His Church (1) (Italian)
	Christ Will Build His Church (2) (Italian)
	Christ Will Build His Church (3) (Italian)
	Christ Will Build His Church (4) (Italian)

Church Membership

	The Marks of the True Church (Ukrainian)
	Church Membership in an Evil Age
	Joining a True Church
	Church Membership and its Implications
	Review of Bound to Join: Letters on Church Membership (David J. Engelsma)
	Review of Come Out From Among Them: Calvin's Anti-Nicodemite Writings (John Calvin)
	The Confession of Your Church (Abraham Kuyper)
	Harold Camping Refuted: The Necessity of Membership in the Church (Institute)
	Hypocrites in the Church (German) (Italian)

Preaching

	Christ Speaking through Preaching
	Receiving Preaching as the Word of God (1)
	Receiving Preaching as the Word of God (2)
	Receiving Preaching as the Word of God (3)
	The Church, the Pillar and Ground of the Truth (1)
	The Church, the Pillar and Ground of the Truth (2)
	The Church, the Pillar and Ground of the Truth (3)
	Heidelberg Catechism Preaching, our Reformed Heritage
	Bored at True Preaching?
	Against Lay Preaching
	The Sunday Evening "Gospel Service''

Keys of the Kingdom

	The Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven (1)
	The Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven (2)

Church Discipline

	Zeal for God's House: The Motivation for Christian Discipline
	The Supervision of the Lord's Table
	Calvin’s Struggle for Church Discipline - Prof. Ronald Cammenga

Church Worship

Public Worship and the Reformed Faith

Lord's Supper

8 Charges Against the Mass (John Calvin)

Creeds

The Three Forms of Unity

A Plea for Creeds (German) (Italian)

Logic and Scripture

Apostasy

	Apostasy in Protestant Churches (Portuguese)
	Four Church Leaders on Radio Ulster’s Sunday Sequence
	John Wesley and Methodist Apostasy (Portuguese)

(3) Books

	The Necessity of Reforming the Church - John Calvin
	Come Out From Among Them - John Calvin
	Bound to Join - David Engelsma
	Biblical Church Unity - John Hooper
	The Implications of Public Confession - Abraham Kuyper
	God's Hymnbook for the Christian Church - Malcolm Watts
	Psalms in Worship - John McNaugher
	The Confessions and Church Order of the PRC - Reformed Fathers

(4) Related Resource Pages

	Resources on Church Office and Feminism
	Resources on Covenant and Baptism
	Resources on Israel
	Resources on Psalm-Singing
	Resources on Reformation

(5) Special Issues of the Standard Bearer

	The Doctrine of the Church
	The Preaching of the Word
	Missions
	Reformed Missions and Evangelism
	Missions and Evangelism

**(6) Standard Bearer Articles by Prof. Russell Dykstra**

	Seeking the Unity of the Church (1): Scripture and the Early Church
	Seeking the Unity of the Church (2): Luther and Calvin
	Seeking the Unity of the Church (3): Calvin
	Seeking the Unity of the Church (4): Unity in the Truth
	Seeking the Unity of the Church (5): Making Distinctions
	Seeking the Unity of the Church (6): The Benefits