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Heidelberg Catechism – Questions 92-93 (Lord’s Day 33-34)
Q. 92 What is the law of God? A. “And God spoke all these words, saying… Q. 93 How are these commandments divided? A. Into two tables: the first of which teaches, in four commandments, what duties we owe to God; the second, in six, what duties we owe to our neighbor....
Faith Preserved Through Persecution
In 1915, as the Armenian Genocide began, Ruben Kayayan was studying at the Protestant seminary in Marsovan to become a pastor. When Ottoman authorities targeted Armenian Christians, many students and faculty members were executed or forced onto deportation marches...
When You Cannot Agree on an Estate Plan
Seeking Unity with Your Spouse Marriage is a gracious gift from God. He joins two people with different backgrounds, experiences, and opinions and calls them to live together in love, patience, and unity (Genesis 2:24; Ephesians 5:21–33). Those differences can become...
Heidelberg Catechism – Questions 88-91 (Lord’s Day 33)
Q. 88 In how many things does true repentance or conversion consist? A. In two things: the dying of the old man, and the making alive of the new. Q. 89 What is the dying of the old man? A. Heartfelt sorrow for sin, causing us to hate and turn from it always more and...
Church News: Watertown, SD
We rejoice with the saints of Covenant Reformed Church of Watertown, SD. After many years of meeting in rented facilities, the congregation purchased and completed a remodel of their own building! The building was dedicated on July 15th, 2026. This milestone in the...
How Much Should I Leave to Ministry?
Three Ways to Include Christian Giving in Your Estate Plan “How much should I leave to ministries I care about?” This is a practical question for Christians preparing a will or trust. Scripture teaches that everything we possess belongs to the Lord and has been...
Heidelberg Catechism – Question 87 (Lord’s Day 32)
Q87. Can they, then, not be saved who do not turn to God from their unthankful, unrepentant life? A. By no means, for, as Scripture says, no unchaste person, idolater, adulterer, thief, covetous man, drunkard, slanderer, robber, or the like shall inherit the kingdom...
TASC: Zion Reformed Church
The congregation of Zion Reformed Church hosted a team of Teens Actively Serving Christ (TASC), a work of the Reformed Mission Services. The event saw reformed youth and their sponsors gather in Menno, SD for a week of service projects, worship, and fellowship. The...
Heidelberg Catechism – Question 86 (Lord’s Day 32)
Q86. Since, then, we are redeemed from our misery by grace through Christ, without any merit of ours, why must we do good works? A. Because Christ, having redeemed us by His blood, also renews us by His Holy Spirit after His own image, that with our whole life we show...
Heidelberg Catechism – Question 85 (Lord’s Day 31)
Q85. How is the kingdom of heaven shut and opened by Christian discipline? A. In this way: that, according to the command of Christ, if any under the Christian name show themselves unsound either in doctrine or in life, and after several brotherly admonitions do not...