Reformed Free Publishing Association

In the Nicene Creed the church confesses that there is only -one holy catholic and apostolic church.- This means that the Christian faith and life of the true church of Jesus Christ as she is manifested today in various denominations and congregations is rooted in the church of the past. Times may have changed but the church today shares with the church of the past the same Lord, the same faith, the same battle, the same hope, and the same purpose-to bring glory to name of our great God. The church must be conscious of her past history in order to be sure that she is continuing on the right path. In other words the study of church history is important.--The study of church history is all the more important because of the constant attack of enemies who seek to knock her off of the -old paths.- Satan desires that the members of the church be ignorant of their history. Lack of interest in church history plays into the evil one-s hands. Church history can then be distorted and used to spread false doctrine and su

-Reading has a significant place in the covenant of grace as an instrument of God for the fulfilling of His promises,- said Rev. Huizinga. -We must share the conviction that reading sound, spiritually edifying literature cannot disappear among us, lest a generation arise which know not the Lord nor the works which He has done for us. What can we do to help promote such reading among the next generation------This topic of encouraging young people to read comes on the heels of a report from the RFPA that at present only 64- of Protestant Reformed households subscribe to the Standard Bearer. Additionally, at various Christian conferences throughout the year it is commonly and alarmingly reported by others that young people today do not read sound, spiritually edifying literature.

Prof. Barry Gritters gave this speech as the keynote address at the Reformed Free Publishing Association's annual meeting on September 27, 2012, at Hudsonville Protestant Reformed Church. This speech was in connection with a conference on postmodernism given by Hudsonville Protestant Reformed Church this past winter and in connection with two of our recent publications by David J. Engelsma- Bound to Join and A Defense of the Church Institute.

The Hope of God's Children--Text- 1 John 3-2-3--Main Points---1. Its content--2. Its certified possession--3. Its sanctifying influence

The Heavenly Gift--Text- Jeremiah 32-39--Main Points--1. Its content--2. Its operation--3. Its beauty

Rev. de Wolf preached this sermon in the Baxter Christian School the week after the courts granted the property of First Protestant Reformed Church -of Grand Rapids, MI- to the faithful PR consistory and congregation -that of Rev. Hoeksema and Rev. C. Hanko-.

Rev. H. Hoeksema gave this lecture in Grand Rapids, MI, on April 1, 1953.----Our Present Controversy in the Light of the History of the Church--1. Church history shows the doctrine of--predestination is most fundamental--2. History shows there are few periods where the church stood purely on the basis of that doctrine--3. The opponents of that doctrine always use the same arguments--4. A warning to watch

Rev. H. de Wolf gave this presentation in Hull, IA, in August of 1953, presenting the history and situation of the schism that had-was taken place in First Protestant Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, MI. Also included in the audio track is the question and answer session that followed his presentation.

Rev. H. de Wolf gave this sermon in First Protestant Reformed Church, during which he offered an -apology- for the heretical statements he made in two separate sermons -one in April of 1951 and one in September of 1952-.----The Gospel- The Power of God unto Salvation--1. A powerful gospel--2. A needy world--3. A confident, unashamed preacher

The Way of Satisfaction--Lord's Day 5--Main Points---1.Necessary--2.Impossible for Man--3.Possible only by and for God

God's Attitude Over Against Sin and the Sinner--Lord's Day 4--Main Points---1.Righteous--2.Wrathful--3.Just

God's Workmanship--Text- Ephesians 2-10--Main Points---1. A glorious creation--2. An eternal design--3. The divine purpose

God's Vine--Text- Ephesians 4-1-3--Main Points---1. What it is--2. How it is--3. What He does with it

Lord's Day 3--Questions - Answers -7-8--Main Points---1.Its source--2.It's nature--3.It's extent--4.Its development

Lord's Day 3--Question - Answer -7--Main Points---I.The fall as such--II.The immediate results of that fall--III.The results of the fall for us

God's Delight in the Life of the Wicked--Text- Ezekial 33-11--Main Points--1. Delight in who--2. Delight how revealed--3. Of what is that delight a basis

Exhorted to Walk Worthy of Our Calling--Text- Ephesians 4-1-3--Main Points---1. The meaning--2. The manner--3. The purpose

Lord's Day 3--Question - Answer -6--Main Points---1.His nature--2.His relation to God--3.His position in the world--4.His mandate or calling

Lord's Day 2--Main Points---1.The necessity--2.The source of that knowledge--3.The contents of that knowledge

Rev. H. Hoeksema gave this lecture -similar to the lecture on the same topic he gave in Grand Rapids, MI earlier that April- in Doon, IA, sometime in April of 1954.----Our Present Controversy in the Light of the History of the Church--1. Church history shows the doctrine of predestination is most fundamental--2. History shows there are few periods where the church stood purely on the basis of that doctrine--3. The opponents of that doctrine always use the same arguments--4. A warning to watch