The Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 32 Lord’s Day 32 of the Heidelberg Catechism shows how salvation by grace leads to a life of gratitude, where good works flow as evidence of faith and a witness to the world.
The Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg Catechism: Lord's Day 31 Who should come to the Lord’s Table—and who shouldn’t? This week’s Heidelberg Catechism devotion explores the pastoral wisdom behind fencing the Table with grace and truth.
The Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg Catechism: Lord's Day 30 Explore Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 30 and how it distinguishes the Lord’s Supper from the Roman Catholic Mass, clarifying the sufficiency of Christ’s once-for-all sacrifice.
The Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 29 How should we understand Christ's words, “This is My body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.” (1 Corinthians 11:24)?
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 28 There’s a sacred simplicity to bread and wine. But in the hands of Jesus, they do something astonishing: they become a sign and seal of the gospel.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 27 The goal is never to elevate baptism above the gospel, but to show how baptism points us to the gospel.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 26 We’ve seen how God gives faith through His Word and confirms it through the sacraments. But what does that actually look like?
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 25 Faith saves. But where does that faith come from? And once it begins, how does it grow?
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 24 We’ve just heard the beautiful news that we are made right with God by faith alone in Christ alone. Not by merit. Not by effort. Not by our own righteousness, but entirely by the grace of God.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 23 After walking through the Creed, the Catechism pauses to ask a deeply personal question: So what? What good does it do to believe all this? And its answer is clear: everything.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 22 Most people believe in some kind of afterlife. But Christian hope is different. It doesn’t rest on sentiment or speculation. It is grounded in a Person—the risen Christ—and in a promise: what happened to Him will one day happen to us.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 21 It’s easy to think of “the church” as an institution, a building, or a calendar full of events. But in the Apostles’ Creed, we confess belief in the holy catholic (universal) church—not as an organization we attend, but a living body we belong to.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 20 So far, the Catechism has led us through the Father’s creative power and the Son’s redeeming work. But now it shifts to the third Person of the Trinity—the Holy Spirit.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 19 It’s one thing to believe that Jesus is alive. It’s another to believe that He rules.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 18 We don’t talk about the ascension nearly as often as the cross or the resurrection. But the Catechism reminds us: the gospel story doesn’t end with an empty tomb. It continues with a lifted Savior.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 16 For many people, the Apostles’ Creed turns somber at this point. After the birth, life, and ministry of Jesus, we affirm that He suffered, was crucified, died, and was buried. And then come the words that puzzle many: He descended into hell.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 15 We often reduce the gospel to a single event: the crucifixion. And it’s true—Christ died for our sins. But the Catechism wants us to see more than a moment. It invites us to look at the whole arc of Christ’s obedience, not only His death, but His suffering.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 14 It’s easy to think of the incarnation as a Christmas doctrine. The stuff of nativity plays and Advent devotionals. But the Catechism won’t let us tuck it away in December. Instead, it pulls the incarnation forward into daily life—because it knows this truth changes everything.
The Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 13 It’s one thing to say Jesus is the Christ. It’s another to say He is the Son. And yet, the Catechism gently presses us to ask: What do we really mean when we call Him the Son of God? Is it a poetic title? A metaphor? Or something deeper?
The Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 12 Last week we considered the name of Jesus—the Savior who alone delivers us from our sin and whose name is above every name. But there’s another name worth pausing to consider: Christian.
The Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg Catechism: Lord's Day 11 We now turn our attention to the heart of our salvation: the name of Jesus.
The Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg Catechism: Lord's Day 10 In a world that often feels chaotic and unpredictable, what peace comes from knowing that the One who holds the universe together also holds us!
The Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg Catechism: Lord's Day 9 Lord’s Day 9 of the Heidelberg Catechism offers a soul-warming reminder of God’s gracious providence as our heavenly Father.
The Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg Catechism: Lord's Day 8 The Apostles’ Creed leads us to confess our belief in the Triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—and the mighty works He has accomplished for our salvation.
