
Christ's Persevering Love
The days of the commemoration of the suffering, death, resurrection, and ascension of the Lord Jesus, but also of the fulfillment of His promise that He would send another Comforter, are behind us. What were the fruits of these facts of salvation in our lives? Did we see something of that marvelo ...

Cornelius the Centurion (2)
Rev. C. Vogelaar, Clifton, NJ Based on Acts 10:8-15 It was such a great encouragement for Cornelius the centurion when the Lord showed him that He knew of his longings and cries unto Him. He had heard his pr ...

Cornelius the Centurion (1)
Rev. C. Vogelaar, Clifton, NJ The high priest Caiaphas prophesied of Christ although he was an enemy of Him. We read in John 11:50 that he said, “It is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation peris ...

The Risen Prince of Life and His Servant, the Angel
Rev. C. Vogelaar, Clifton, NJ It was a joyful message that could be brought on the day of the Lord Jesus’ resurrection. Easter means, “The Lord is risen indeed.” It is the divine stamp “satisfied, paid, or received” placed upon the work, the ...

Report on the Continuation of the General Synod of the Gereformeerde Gemeenten
Utrecht, the Netherlands January 10-11, 1996 A continuation of the meeting of the General Synod, held in September of 1995, was needed, since many committee reports and the points from the various Particular Synods had not yet been discussed. The ...

Report of Visit to the General Synod 2004 of the Gereformeerde Gemeenten
It was my privilege to have been appointed by the Deputies for Correspondence with Foreign Churches to represent our denomination at the synodical meetings in the Netherlands of our sister churches on September 8 and 9. We will try to give a short summary of some of the things which took place du ...

Report of the Synod of the Gereformeerde Gemeenten
September 12-13, 2001 Utrecht, the Netherlands It was my privilege to be able to represent our churches at the meeting of the Synod of our sister-churches in the old country. It was good to meet many brothers and friends, although several were missing whom I had of ...

Sickness of Mrs. Arnoud Vergunst
As you may already know, the wife of our student for the ministry has been afflicted with a serious disease. After the Lord had gladdened her and her husband with the birth of their fifth child, Benjamin Andrew, she did not feel too well. Extreme headaches gave much concern. She was admitted to t ...

Teachers' Conference 2000
Generally, a teachers’ conference is held every other year. This year's conference was in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Teachers from our schools, from the west and the east, from far and near, came together to discuss school marters and to meet each other.Each year there is a principals’ confer ...

Ripe Early for Eternity
The Lord takes home those of His household, some young and some old. That time is never too early or too late. All have to serve out God's counsel. Hell always misses its mark, because God's Church is safe in the hands of a triune God. But in the gathering of His Church it sometimes pleases the L ...