Starting a Mentorship Relationship Great, I am on board with this idea of biblical mentorship (See last week’s article), but how do I...

A Parable of Two Trees In an orchard, two young apple trees began to grow. The first grew quickly and bore fruit in its first year. The...

God gives us the amazing and yet challenging command to work. Work was created by God and practiced by Adam before the fall into sin. As...

Every Christian can take great comfort in the words of the Belgic Confession when it says, “For there is no creature, either in heaven or on earth, who loves us more than Jesus Christ” (Article 26). Jesus openly invites us to this love when He says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6). In this month’s ‘Sermon of the Month’, Pastor Joel Overduin (Vineland FRC) brings us a sermon titled “Jesus Alone is the Way to th

The Church: Glorious Body, Radiant Bride – Mark G. Johnston A short, vibrant guide that helps you see the church not as a building, but...

What do you think of when you hear the word mission ?  Perhaps right away your mind goes to movies like the Mission: Impossible  series...

Each week, we confess that we “believe in the life everlasting” (Apostles Creed; article 12). But how many of us stop to think of what we really mean and believe in this confession? When we do think of it, we have many questions about what Heaven will be like. However, when we ask questions like “Will there be animals in Heaven?” and so on, we can miss what the Bible already tells us about the afterlife. In this sermon titled, “The Life Everlasting”, Pastor John Procee (Chill

In February 2025, a small team of young people from our Hamilton church were blessed to be able to participate in a mission trip to...

I was standing in the narthex after the service with hordes of churchgoers crowded around me. The noise was overwhelming, and with all...

Throughout our churches, we have a great need for more pastors to fill our vacant pulpits. One of the greatest concerns for the future of our churches is the need for more men of leadership in the church, women who can serve and teach well, and evangelists to reach the world. Subsequently, very often we hear our pastors praying from the pulpit, “Lord, send us young men; for the harvest truly is plentiful, but the labourers are few!” (Matthew 9:38). Pastor L.J. Bilkes from Oxf

Ask a Pastor: What is the Unforgivable Sin?

First let’s remember where we find the origin of Deacons. We find the institution of Deacons in the New Testament in Acts 6:1-4: “ And in...

Many of us can struggle with the doctrines of election and the difficulty in comparing God’s sovereignty to man’s responsibility. These can be hang-ups which hinder our turning to God in faith and embracing His full and free Gospel. However, we know that the Bible’s message is clear, we are graciously called by God as He says, “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without pri

The Third Saying of Christ on the Cross: John 19:26-27 “Woman, behold thy son...Behold thy mother!” Jesus is in the deepest darkness of...

What do I do if I find it difficult to forgive someone who has continually hurt me and my loved ones?

For how many of us are the words of Psalm 109:4b, “I give myself to prayer,” true? Prayer is one of the hardest and yet most essential...

When the Plants & Pillars team approached me about writing an article on the work of elders, I focused in the importance of home visits...

It takes many people in many different roles in order for the church to function properly. The church needs elders and deacons, Sunday...

In our youth, we can often sympathize with the book of Ecclesiastes when it tells us “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” We are...

In the summer of 2023, then again in 2024, the FRC Youth and Education committee hosted the “Young Men’s Summit” in Grand Rapids, seeking...