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PREPARING FUTURE PASTORS, CHURCH PLANTERS, AND MISSIONARIES TO SHEPHERD GOD'S FLOCK TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND FOR THE GOOD OF HIS PEOPLE
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Aaron O'Kelley
May 27, 20222 min read
New City Catechism 52.3
Question 52: What hope does everlasting life hold for us? Answer: It reminds us that this present fallen world is not all there is; soon...
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Aaron O'Kelley
May 20, 20222 min read
New City Catechism 51.3
Question 51: Of what advantage to us is Christ's ascension? Answer: Christ physically ascended on our behalf, just as he came down to...
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Aaron O'Kelley
Apr 6, 20222 min read
New City Catechism 45.2
Question 45: Is baptism with water the washing away of sin itself? Answer: No, only the blood of Christ and the renewal of the Holy...
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Aaron O'Kelley
Mar 2, 20222 min read
New City Catechism 40.2
Question 40: What should we pray? Answer: The whole Word of God directs and inspires us in what we should pray, including the prayer...
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 11, 20222 min read
Copy of New City Catechism 37.3
Question 37: How does the Holy Spirit help us? Answer: The Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin, comforts us, guides us, gives us spiritual...
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 9, 20222 min read
Copy of New City Catechism 37.2
Question 37: How does the Holy Spirit help us? Answer: The Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin, comforts us, guides us, gives us spiritual...
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 7, 20222 min read
New City Catechism 37.1
This week we begin with Question 37 of the New City Catechism, found in Part 3 (questions 36-52), which focuses on the Spirit,...
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 4, 20222 min read
Copy of New City Catechism 36.3
Question 36: What do we believe about the Holy Spirit? Answer: That he is God, coeternal with the Father and the Son, and that God grants...
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 2, 20221 min read
New City Catechism 36.2
Question 36: What do we believe about the Holy Spirit? Answer: That he is God, coeternal with the Father and the Son, and that God grants...
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Aaron O'Kelley
Jan 31, 20222 min read
New City Catechism 36.1
This week we begin with Question 36 of the New City Catechism, found in Part 3 (questions 36-52), which focuses on the Spirit,...
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Aaron O'Kelley
Jan 28, 20222 min read
New City Catechism 35.3
Question 35: Since we are redeemed by grace alone, through faith alone, where does this faith come from? Answer: All the gifts we receive...
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Aaron O'Kelley
Dec 31, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 31.3
Question 31: What do we believe by true faith? Answer: Everything taught to us in the gospel. The Apostles’ Creed expresses what we...
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Aaron O'Kelley
Oct 8, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 19.3
Question 19: Is there any way to escape punishment and be brought back into God’s favor? Answer: Yes, to satisfy his justice, God...
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Aaron O'Kelley
Oct 6, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 19.2
Question 19: Is there any way to escape punishment and be brought back into God’s favor? Answer: Yes, to satisfy his justice, God...
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Aaron O'Kelley
May 28, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 52.3
Our hope for the future is not an escape from physical reality, but rather the renewal of our bodies and this world.
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Aaron O'Kelley
May 21, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 51.3
What could be better than being with Jesus in the flesh? Actually, Jesus himself tells us.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Apr 7, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 45.2
The New Testament associates baptism with the forgiveness of sins and other spiritual blessings, but not as their cause.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Mar 3, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 40.2
As Paul teaches by his prayer in Ephesians 3, we need supernatural power to comprehend God's love for us.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 12, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 37.3
The Holy Spirit empowers us to call out to God as Father and intercedes for us in our weakness, making our prayers effective.
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Aaron O'Kelley
Feb 10, 20212 min read
New City Catechism 37.2
The Holy Spirit grants spiritual gifts to believers for the purpose of building up the church.
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