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Martin Luther – Part 2
December 12, 2016
In this episode, Office Hours talks to W. Robert Godfrey, President and Professor of Church History at Westminster Seminary California, about Martin Luther and his role in the Reformation.
ListenWisdom and the Word
December 1, 2016
In this President's Chapel, Dr. W. Robert Godfrey exhorts from Deuteronomy 4:1-10.
ListenMinister by Faith, Not by Sight
November 29, 2016
Visible results cannot serve as the basis for our confidence in ministry, for they are often deceptive or delayed. Our confidence in ministry can only come from faith in the power and promises of God.
ListenMartin Luther – Part 1
November 28, 2016
In this episode, Office Hours talks to W. Robert Godfrey, President about Martin Luther and his role in the Reformation.
ListenScattered Like Seed
November 22, 2016
“Dispersion,” scattering, is a bittersweet theme. On the one hand, the Creator authorized his animate creatures and humanity, their rulers, to “fill the earth”—very good.
ListenTime and Chance
November 17, 2016
The Preacher of Ecclesiastes cautions us not to be overly optimistic about wisdom and its power. Even though wisdom works well, time and chance can spoil the benefits of wisdom and a little bit of folly can destroy wisdom’s power.
Listen“Let the Children Come to Me”
November 15, 2016
Jesus teaches us important truths about how we must enter the kingdom of God, truths that his disciples had failed to grasp.
ListenReformation 500 – Part 3
November 14, 2016
In this episode of Office Hours Dr. R. Scott Clark, Professor of Church History and Historical Theology, gives an overview of the events and theological thought that led to what we now understand as the Reformed Tradition., focusing on Martin Luther.
ListenThe Steadfastness of Job
November 10, 2016
This devotion will suggest that “steadfastness” or “perseverance” is the right notion for James 5:11, not “the patience” of Job. Furthermore, this suggests that James is referring to Canonical Job in its unity, not just the first part of Job.
ListenChurch Growth Is Word Growth
November 8, 2016
The Lord gives to his church “mercy servants,” whose deeds of compassion complement the gospel witness of his “Word servants.”
ListenMy Peace
November 1, 2016
The peace of God in His Son, Jesus Christ, surpasses understanding, says Paul in Philippians 4.
ListenReformation 500 – Part 2
October 31, 2016
In this episode of Office Hours Dr. R. Scott Clark, Professor of Church History and Historical Theology, gives an overview of the events and theological thought that led to what we now understand as the Reformed Tradition.
ListenSpirit-filled Servants
October 25, 2016
The seven servants were qualified to care for widows’ material needs because Christ’s church discerned that they were “full of the Spirit and wisdom.”
ListenThe Wisdom Gateway to the Psalter
October 20, 2016
Psalms 1 and 2 form a two-paneled door which opens on the riches of the Christian life illustrated in the Psalter. The only way into the truly happy life is through the door of wisdom, which is through Christ who is himself the Way and the Life.
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Blessed to Preach the Gospel to the Nations
October 18, 2016
We often think of the struggles of ministry. The Apostle Paul certainly had many. But we in ministry can be greatly encouraged by Eph 3:7 where Paul uses the word “grace” to describe the “blessing” that was given to him to preach the gospel to the nations.
ListenReformation 500 – Part 1
October 17, 2016
In this episode of Office Hours Dr. R. Scott Clark, Professor of Church History and Historical Theology, gives an overview of some of the events and theological thought of the early and medieval church that lead to the Reformation.
ListenGod’s Righteous Wisdom
October 13, 2016
In Job 38 Yahweh accepts Job's challenge to justify himself on condition that Job can prove that he has standing to bring suit against Almighty God.
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Differentiating “Diakoniai”
October 11, 2016
The apostles’ response to the need of Greek-speaking widows in the Jerusalem church shows two truths that define how ministry must be done in Christ’s church.
ListenSufficiency and Satisfaction
October 6, 2016
How much is enough? In this prayer, we are reminded that we should not be seeking abundance or lack, but sufficiency. Sufficiency prevents us from being prideful or greedy, but allows us to find satisfaction in God alone.
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