Text: Proverbs various passages Theme: To properly imitate and please Christ, you must be humble enough to receive and seek instruction 1) Being teachable: A big picture 2) God's sovereignty, not relativism, allows true knowledge to exist 3) Being teachable requires us to love God's knowledge and wisdom

2 Samuel 12:15-23; Luke 18:15-17; Confession Canons of Dort 1.17 Theme: Brothers and siters, don't doubt the election and salvation of your infant children whom God has called home. 1) The death of our children 2) Scripture's teaching 3) The Canon's teaching: Covenant

Proverbs 10:8; 12:1,15; 13:1,18; 15:5, 31-33; 17:10; 19:27 Theme: To properly imitate and please Christ, you must be humble enough to receive and seek instruction. 1) Being teachable is being self-deprecating 2) Being teachable sees correction as a blessing

Luke 18:15-17; Confession Lord's Day 27 1) Reasons for infant baptism - The explicit teaching of scripture - Baptism to circumcision - To such things belongs the kingdom - Covenant character 2) Not a reason for infant baptism

Proverbs 10:7-9; 12:8; 18:3; 22:1; 28:18; 1) A name to bless or a name to rot 2) Nothing to hide, nothing to fear

Joshua 24:14-28; Confession Belgic Art. 28 1) A necessary choice 2) A careful choice 3) A witnessed choice

1 Corinthians 12:12-13; Confession Lord's Day 26 1) The blessing of cleansing 2) The blessing of union 3) The commission

Hebrews 6:13-20; Confession Lord's Day 25 1) God's way of giving grace, broadly and narrowly defined 2) God's word, especially preached 3) The sacraments

Profession of Faith of Alisha Kistler Luke 24:36-53 1) The bodily resurrection 2) The scriptural resurrection 3) The final commissioning 4) The ascension

Matthew 25:31-46; Confession Lord's Day 24 Theme: Though works are graciously rewarded and even necessary of true faith, we are not saved by works but the credited works of Christ 1) Not by works 2) Works that reward 3) Importance of works