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What does it really mean to have true faith — and how do you know if you have it?

In this episode, we walk through Lord’s Day 7 of the Heidelberg Catechism to answer one of the most important questions a Christian can ask. 

Together, we explore how Scripture defines true saving faith as both knowledge and wholehearted trust created by the Holy Spirit through the gospel. 

You’ll discover why salvation is received by grace through faith alone, why faith itself is a gift from God, and how this truth brings deep comfort and assurance to believers who struggle with doubt or weak faith.

Through passages like John 3, Matthew 16, Acts 16, Ephesians 2, Titus 3, and Hebrews 12, this episode shows how Christ is not only the object of our faith but the author and perfecter of it. 

If you’ve ever wrestled with questions about salvation, assurance, or what Christians must truly believe, this Lord’s Day offers clarity, hope, and gospel-centered comfort.

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As Jesus enters Jerusalem, the crowds shout “Hosanna!” and celebrate the arrival of their long-awaited King. But did they truly understand who He was — or why He came?

In this episode, we walk through John 12:12-23 and explore the triumphal entry of Christ, the fulfillment of ancient prophecy, and the sovereign plan of God unfolding through history. While many expected a political rescue, Jesus came to accomplish something far greater: redemption from sin and reconciliation with God.

We’ll examine how prophecy confirms Christ’s identity, why some prophecies were impossible for any man to manipulate, and what this means for our assurance today. 

If God sovereignly orchestrated every detail of Christ’s mission, what does that say about His faithfulness in our lives?

Join us as we behold the King who came not merely to reign — but to save.

This week we will be reading the following Scripture in order:

• Jeremiah 17:9
• Acts 2:23
• John 12:12-23
• Psalm 118:25-26
• Isaiah 46:9-10
• Zechariah 9:9
•  Psalm 22:16-18
• Acts 4:12
• John 14:6
• Titus 3:5
• John 11:25-26
• John 6:37
• Proverbs 24:16
• Hebrews 4:14-16
• Romans 8:28
• 1 Peter 5:7
• Hebrews 10:23
• 1 John 2:1
• Psalm 2:2-4
• Philippians 4:6-7
• 2 Corinthians 11:23-29
• Philippians 4:8-9
• Philippians 3:8-9
• John 14:27
• Matthew 11:28
• Hebrews 12:1-2
• Romans 8:1

We look forward to seeing again on Sunday!

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In Lord’s Day 6 of the Heidelberg Catechism, we come face to face with one of the most important questions in the Christian faith: Who can truly save sinners?

Scripture teaches that our deliverer must be fully human to represent us and fully God to bear the weight of divine justice. This episode walks through the biblical and theological beauty of why only Jesus Christ can be our mediator and redeemer.

Discover how the gospel was promised from the Garden of Eden, foreshadowed through the law, proclaimed by the prophets, and fulfilled in Christ. And find the deep comfort that comes from knowing we don’t have to guess how we are made right with God — our Lord Jesus Christ was given to completely deliver us.

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As we continue our journey through the Gospel of John, we are approaching one of the most familiar and powerful moments in the life of Christ — the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. But before we step into that moment, we pause to ask an important question: Why does Palm Sunday matter?

In this episode, we slow down and examine what Palm Sunday reveals about the obedience of Christ, the weakness of our own hearts, and the steadfast love of our Savior. As Jesus enters Jerusalem, He does so fully aware that the path before Him leads to rejection, suffering, and the cross. Yet He moves forward willingly and lovingly in obedience to the Father’s will — securing peace with God for sinners through His sacrificial death.

Through passages like Romans 5 and Philippians 2, we are reminded that Christ did not wait for us to prove our faithfulness before He loved us. While we were still weak and sinful, Christ came to rescue us. Palm Sunday is not ultimately about faithful crowds welcoming a King, but about a faithful King moving toward unfaithful people to save them.

We look forward to seeing again Sunday!

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As we enter the Deliverance section of the Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 5 confronts us with a terrifying and necessary question: How can we escape the justice we deserve?

God’s holiness demands payment. His justice cannot be ignored. And the catechism presses us to admit what we’d rather avoid—we cannot pay the debt ourselves. In fact, we increase it every day. No creature can bear the weight. No sacrifice can settle the account.

So where does that leave us?

This episode traces the catechism’s answer: we need a Mediator who is truly human, perfectly righteous, and yet true God. One who can stand in our place and satisfy justice fully. One who can do what we never could.

This is the beginning of deliverance. And it is all of Christ.

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In this episode, we walk through John 12:9–11 and watch how Lazarus becomes a living threat simply by breathing.

 The crowd wants a spectacle. 

The priests want control. 

But God is calling His sheep out of death and into life.

Here’s the question, though: do you seek Jesus for what He can do, or for who He is?

Because if Christ has called you from the grave, then you are Lazarus too — living proof that the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness cannot overcome it.

This week, we will be reading the following verses:

• John 12:4-7
• John 11:25
• John 12:9-11
• John 6:26
• Romans 1:25
• Colossians 1:16-17
• Hebrews 7:25
• John 3:19–20
• Luke 16:31
• John 6:37
• John 10:27-29
• 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
• Acts 4:12 
• Romans 5:1
• Galatians 2:20

We look forward to seeing you again on Sunday!

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In the final episode of Hard Truths, we come to the hardest word Jesus ever spoke to a crowd: “Take up your cross and follow me.”

This is not a call to self-improvement, but to self-denial. Not an invitation to add Jesus to your life, but to lay your life down and receive His. From Mark 8, we see that following Christ is not a hobby, a lifestyle tweak, or a religious accessory — it is a death and a resurrection.

In this closing reflection, we wrestle with the truth that there is no crown without thorns, no life without death, and no resurrection without a funeral. 

Yet this is the good news: the life we lose in Christ is the life we could never keep anyway — and the life He gives is eternal, unshakable, and free.

These truths are hard. But they are life-giving.

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In Lord’s Day 4 of the Heidelberg Catechism, we face one of the hardest questions in all of Christendom: Is God unjust to demand what we cannot do?

This episode walks us straight into the courtroom of heaven, where God’s justice is revealed as holy, necessary, and good — and where His mercy shines brighter than we ever imagined.

 We explore why sin against God’s supreme majesty requires a supreme penalty, and why the gospel is not that God ignores justice, but that He satisfies it in His Son.

At the cross, justice and mercy meet. The debt we could never pay is paid in full. And because of Christ, we no longer stand as defendants — but as beloved children, welcomed home.

This is the comfort of the catechism. 

This is the freedom of the gospel.

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Lazarus was dead. Four days in the grave. No hope left.

 And now John tells us something almost too good to be true — he’s at the table with Jesus.

In this episode, we journey into John 12 and take a moment to truly grasp the weight of that pivotal moment. Resurrection isn't just about restoring breath; it's about restoring our sense of belonging. In Christ, we’re not just outsiders or beggars at the door; we are cherished sons and daughters, invited to sit with Him by grace alone.

As Mary lavishly pours out her costly worship while Judas questions the price, we're also challenged to ask ourselves: Do we truly grasp the immeasurable worth of the One who raised us?

So come! Take a seat at the table where grace has placed you—among those welcomed by Christ, where we are never cast out but embraced as family. 

This week, we will be reading the following Scripture:

• Romans 6:4
• John 12:1-8 (NASB)
• Ephesians 2:1-3
• Ephesians 2:4-6
• 2 Corinthians 5:17-19
• John 6:37
• 1 John 2:1
• Romans 8:1
• Matthew 13:44-46
•  Luke 7:36-47
• Colossians 2:13-14
• Hosea 6:6
• Hebrews 11:6
• Ephesians 2:8

We look forward to seeing you again on Sunday!

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In Lord’s Day 3 of the Heidelberg Catechism in a Year, we confront one of the most pressing questions of our age: Did God make us this way?

Walking back to Eden, we see that humanity was created good, upright, and for God’s glory—but in Adam’s fall, our nature became bent toward sin. The Catechism holds together both our dignity as image-bearers and our deep corruption after the fall, reminding us that we are not morally neutral, but in desperate need of grace.

This episode explores original sin, total depravity, and why Scripture insists that our only hope is not self-improvement, but new birth by the Spirit of God. As Paul contrasts Adam and Christ, we are led from misery to mercy—from condemnation to adoption—until we find our comfort in the righteousness of Christ alone.

Our great hope is this: unless we are born again, we cannot live as we were made to live—but because God acts first, we may now call Him Abba, Father.