Date | Topic | Question(s) | Description |
5/2/2022 | Pray for Whom? | WLC #183 | This week we discuss who we should—and should not—pray for. |
4/3/2022 | What Prayer Is | Keach #109 | This week, we delve deeper into the nature of prayer. |
3/27/2022 | What Prayer Is Not | Keach #109 | This week, we begin looking at Keach's Catechism on prayer. |
3/20/2022 | Worthy Receiving | Questions 81-82 | This week, we continue discussing Holy Communion, focusing on how we are to receive. |
3/13/2022 | Just as Bread and Drink | Questions 79-80 | This week, we begin our discussion of Holy Communion. |
2/27/2022 | Why Now Do You Wait? | Questions 77-78 | This week, we discuss baptism as a command, not a recommendation. |
2/20/2022 | Rendered Invalid? | Questions 75-76 | This week, we discuss the modes and the proper subjects of baptism. |
2/13/2022 | Sign & Seal | Questions 74-75 | This week, we look at baptism as a means of grace, which communicates the benefits of redemption. |
2/6/2022 | Sacramentum | Questions 73-74 | This week, Pastor Zach tries to convince Baptists to use the “S-word.” |
1/30/2022 | Outward, Ordinary Means | Questions 71-72 | This week, we begin talking about the outward means of the benefits of redemption |
1/23/2022 | Application and Uses | Question 70 | This week, we discuss public and private confession, forgiving ourselves, and whether we should repent of what we are. |
1/16/2022 | To Lay Hold and Press On | Question 70 | This week, we continue discussing repentance to life and a true sense of sin |
1/9/2022 | Cut to the Heart | Question 70 | This week we begin talking about true repentance, throwing our beads into the fire. |
1/2/2022 | Four Types of Faith | Question 69 | This week, we talk about the four types of faith. |
12/19/2021 | Providential Timing x 2 | Questions 67-68 | This week, we talk about both the wages of sin and the gift of God. |
12/12/2021 | Upright, Blameless, and Sinful | Questions 66 | This week, we tackle the question of whether all sins are equally grievous. |
12/5/2021 | Mere Man, After the Fall | Question 65 | This week, we continue to discuss whether we are able to keep the law. |
11/28/2021 | Avarice and Discontent | Questions 63-64 | This week, we discuss the tenth commandment. |
11/21/2021 | Augustine’s Table | Question 62 | This week, in a truncated class, we finish our treatment of the ninth commandment by talking about gossip. |
11/14/2021 | The Old Self & the Old Father | Questions 61-62 | This week, we begin our look at the Ninth Commandment. |
11/7/2021 | Dead Ostrich & the Case of the Missing Fuzz Pedal | Question 60 | This week, we finish our discussion of the eighth commandment and John Flavel keeps asking, “Yeah, but what ELSE is required?” |
10/24/2021 | Loopholes & Spotted Sheep | Question 60 | This week, we continue to explore the implications of the eighth commandment on the lives of Christians. |
10/17/2021 | The Law and the Heart | Questions 59-60 | This week we finish up the 7th commandment (applied in thought, word, and deed) and begin discussing the 8th. |
10/10/2021 | Adultery and Chastity | Questions 57-59 | This week we begin our discussion of the 7th commandment, and talk about several aspects of adultery (down to movie houses and dance halls). |
10/03/2021 | The Law and the Heart | Question 55 | This week, we finish the 6th commandment (after a year interlude) and re-center on Jesus' teaching about the Law and the Gospel. |
11/15/2020 | Just War | Question 56 | This week, we explore Just War Theory and its bearing on the sixth commandment. Also, it sounds like the Predator (who, for the record, never struggles with the sixth commandment) is teaching the lesson because of some technical difficulties. |
11/8/2020 | Biblial Pacifism? | Question 56 | This week, we start getting in the weeds with the sixth commandment, discussing whether self-defense or defending others is permitted for Christians. |
11/1/2020 | Kill or Murder? | Question 55 | This week, we look at the content of the sixth commandment. |
10/25/2020 | A Disgrace to You and a Pest to Society | Question 53 | This week, we dig deeper into the implications of the fifth commandment |
10/11/2020 | This Is Heavy | Questions 51-53 | This week, we finish up the fourth commandment and begin our discussion of what it means to honor one’s father and mother. |
10/04/2020 | A Christian Sabbath? | Question 51 | This week, we look at the role of the fourth commandment in the Church. |
3/8/2020 | One in Seven | Questions 49-50 | This week, we begin our discussion of the fourth commandment, regarding the Sabbath day. |
2/23/2020 3/1/2020 | The Face of Jesus | Question 46 | These two weeks, we watched the documentary, The Face of Jesus in Art |
2/16/2020 | Flip Christians | Question 48 | This week, we briefly drill deeper into our discussion of the third commandment before starting a documentary. |
2/9/2020 | The Holy Name | Questions 47 | This week, we look begin looking at the third commandment regarding taking the Lord's Name in vain. |
2/2/2020 | A Regulative Principle? | Question 46 | This week, we discuss whether God forbids us from worshiping in any way that is not expressly commanded in his Word. |
1/19/2020 | "Convinced of His Folly" | Questions 44 & 45 | This week, we begin discussing the meaning of the second commandment and the sin of idolatry. |
1/12/2020 | Seal Beach Kid | Question 43 | This week, we look at the use of the Law in evangelism and further discuss the practical living out of the first commandment. |
1/5/2020 | Withered Leaf or Lush Garden? | Questions 42 & 43 | This week, we begin looking at the first commandment. |
12/29/2019 | Heart, Soul, Mind, Strength | Question 41 | This week, we continue discussing the content and use of the Law. |
12/22/2019 | 8 Rules, 10 Laws | Question 41 | This week, we look at rules for interpretation and the sum of the Law |
12/08/2019 | Law vs. Grace? | Question 40 | This week, we continue looking at the uses of the law, for believers and unbelievers. |
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12/01/2019 | Covenants, Old and New | Question 41 | This week, we talk about the covenant made at Sinai, as we prepare to dive deep into the Ten Commandments. |
11/24/2019 | A Horrible, Terrible God? | Questions 38 & 39 | This week, we talk about the fate of those who reject the Gospel, at the day of judgment and beyond. |
11/17/2019 | Resurrected | Question 37 | This week, we look deeper at the resurrection of the saints on the Last Day. |
11/3/2019 11/10/2019 | Luther Movie | N/A | These two weeks, we watched the documentary, Luther: The Life and Legacy of the German Reformer. |
10/27/2019 | Resurrected | Questions 36 & 37 | This week, we move on to the benefits of our salvation received at the Resurrection |
10/20/2019 | Glorified | Question 36 | This week, we look at the blessings that believers receive at death. |
10/13/2019 | Peace, Joy, Grace | Question 35 | This week, we look at the remaining benefits accompanying our salvation in this life. |
10/6/2019 | O What a Foretaste | Question 35 | This week, we talk more about the blessed assurance that accompanies and flows out of our salvation. |
9/29/2019 | Peace and Assurance | Questions 34 & 35 | This week, we continue discussing the ongoing war that is sanctification and then move into the benefits of justification, adoption, and sanctification. |
9/22/2019 | Saint-ified | Questions 33 & 34 | This week, we finish discussing adoption and begin our discussion of sanctification, our becoming holy in our lives and conduct. |
9/15/2019 | Abba Father | Question 33 | This week, we look at the second benefit of the effectual call: our adoption as sons and daughters |
9/8/2019 | Justified | Questions 31 & 32 | This week, we look at the first of the fruits of God's effectual call: our justification |
6/2/2019 | Affect vs. Effect | Questions 30 | This week, we look at the effectual calling, by which the Spirit regenerates us. |
5/26/2019 | The Spirit Working Faith | Question 29 | This week, we discuss the working of the Spirit in the sinner’s heart. |
5/19/2019 | The Holy Spirit & Redemption | Question 28 | This week, we look at the role of the Holy Spirit in applying redemption to us. |
5/12/2019 | Humiliation, Exaltation, Redemption | Questions 26-28 | This week, we discuss Christ's humiliation and exaltation and how his redemption is applied to us. |
5/5/2019 | King of Kings | Question 25 | This week, we discuss Christ as our king, conquering, ruling, and protecting us. |
4/14/2019 | A Priest Forever | Question 24 | This week we discuss Christ our eternal High Priest. |
4/7/2019 | Face to Face | Question 23 | This week, we look at Christ as the greatest Prophet and briefly discuss the idea of prophets today. |
3/31/2019 | Prophet, Priest & King | Question 22 | This week, we look at the offices that Jesus executes in redeeming us. |
3/24/2019 | The Savior, Body & Soul | Question 21 | This week, we look at the Incarnation of Jesus Christ and wrestle with the question, Did Jesus have faith? |
3/17/2019 | The Redeemer of God’s Elect | Question 20 | This week, we look at the doctrine of the incarnation and a number of Christological heresies. |
3/10/2019 | Sin, Misery, & Redemption | Questions 16-19 | This week, we make our way through several questions involving sin and redemption. |
3/03/2019 | Original Sin | Question 15 | This week we look at the doctrine of original sin and why it matters. |
2/24/2019 | What Is Sin? | Question 14 | This week, we look at sins of thought, word, deed, omission, and commission. |
2/17/2019 | Covenant of Life | Questions 12 & 13 | This week, we look at the first covenant between God and man. |
2/10/2019 | Governing & Preserving | Question 11 | This week, we look at God's governing and preserving providence and begin a discussion of covenants. |
2/03/2019 | Humans & Providence | Question 10 | This week, we address question 10 about the creation of mankind and begin a look at God's providence. |
1/27/2019 1/20/2019 | Is Genesis History? | Question 9 | These two weeks, we watched the documentary, Is Genesis History? |
1/13/2019 | Normal, Consecutive? | Question 9 | This week, we continue exploring one approach to the biblical creation narrative. |
12/30/2018 | Works of Creation | Question 9 | This week, we explore several different theories of creation. |
12/23/2018 | Works of Providence | Question 8 | This week, we looked at God’s sovereignty and providence. |
12/16/2018 | God’s Eternal Decree | Question 7 | This week, we talk about God's eternal decree and how it relates to human will. |
12/9/2018 | The Trinity | Questions 5 & 6 | This week, we look at the doctrine of the Trinity and discuss trinitarian heresies. |
12/2/2018 | Errors About God | Question 4 | This week, we look at several categories of error that people have fallen into while trying to understand God. |
11/25/2018 | A Beautiful Tapestry | Question 4 | This week, we follow a few threads in the beautiful, interwoven tapestry of God’s perfections. |
11/18/2018 | What Is God? | Question 4 | This week, we dive deep into the discussion of God's perfections. |
11/11/2018 | The Scriptures & the One True God | Questions 3 & 4 | We finish up question 3 about what the Scriptures teach and begin wrestling with the biggest question of all: What is God? |
11/04/2018 | Law and Gospel | Question 3 | This week, we begin our look at question 3, "What do the Scriptures principally teach?" |
10/31/2018 | The Christian Canon | Question 2 | This week, I conclude the discussion of Question 2, dealing with the issue of the canon of Scipture. |
10/21/2018 | God’s Word | Question 2 | We continue our discussion of what makes God’s Word God’s Word. |
10/14/2018 | Glorify & Enjoy | Questions 1 & 2 | This week, we finished up our discussion of question 1 and began our look at question (What rule has God given to direct us how we may glorify him?) |
10/7/2018 | Our Chief End | Question 1 | This week, we began exploring the first question of the catechism. |
9/30/2018 | Introduction | N/A | This week, we answer the question, “What are creeds, confessions, and catechisms?” |