MARSCAST

Amidst the tumultuous times we’ve found ourselves in, turning to our Lord and Savior is really the only shelter in the storm. We hope that’s where your ultimate focus has been; not only in this past Christmas season, but as we look forward to tomorrow, a new year, 2021. Although Christmas has passed, Old Testament Professors Andrew Compton and Mark Vander Hart reflect once more on the coming Christ as found in the gospel of Luke, particularly the songs of Mary, Zechariah, and Simeon, and offer some reflections as we enter this new year.

In our advent series, Old Testament Professors Andrew Compton and Mark Vander Hart spoke last week on the coming Savior in Genesis. Now they turn their attention to Isaiah and the Prophets. 

Next week is Christmas, and we find ourselves in the season of Advent. Joining the podcast for the next 3 episodes are Old Testament Professors, Rev. Andrew Compton and Rev. Mark Vander Hart, who sit down to talk about Advent and the coming Savior, focusing today on Genesis and other Old Testament texts.

Wrapping up round 2 of chapel messages from our faculty, Instructor of Ministerial Studies Dr. Eric Watkins addresses us today with a message on Mark 1:40-45, speaking on Christ healing the leper, and the messianic secret. What can we learn from this account? After his healing, Jesus sternly charges him not to tell anyone what has taken place – but he does anyway. What do we make of the leper’s disobedience here? Let’s hear Dr. Watkins’ insight into this passage.

Continuing today in our series of chapel messages from the Faculty, adjunct professor and OPC pastor Rev. Danny Patterson from Second Parish OPC will speak on Psalm 124 and how it speaks against self-congratulating ourselves in the context of our salvation.

Continuing today in our series of chapel messages from the Faculty, Dr. Alan Strange will speak on 2 Samuel 24 and the census of David.

Beginning today and for the next few weeks, we’ll be releasing more chapel messages from our Faculty, beginning with Rev. Mark Vander Hart, Associate Professor of Old Testament, delivering a sermon Joshua 2, Rahab and the spies, and the beauty of the gospel message contained therein.

We’re rounding out our series on Reformed and Presbyterian Confessions today, which started way back with the Belgic Confession. Our Dutch Reformed brethren tackled the Three Forms of Unity, with Dr. Alan Strange and Dr. Marcus Mininger reflecting on the Westminster Standards, wrapping up today with some thoughts on the Westminster Catechisms.

Back with us on the podcast today is Dr. Alan Strange and Dr. Marcus Mininger to open up and explore the *content* of the Westminster Confession of Faith, one of the documents crafted at the Westminster Assembly in the 17th century.

We’re going to move away from Continental Europe and into English territory to Westminster Abbey, where we find the creation of the Westminster Standards in Presbyterian circles. On the podcast today is Dr. Alan Strange and Dr. Marcus Mininger to talk a little bit about the background of one of these documents, the Westminster Confession of Faith.