
A Son Is Given
Once again we may commemorate the glorious event of the birth of the Son of God, as so clearly recorded for us in Luke 2. May it please the Lord by His grace to grant us a visit by faith to behold the child Jesus in the manger of Bethlehem as that unspeakable gift of God.At this time we as ...

NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, & EVENTS
CHURCH NEWS MINISTERIAL CALLS Extended: To Rev. M. Karens of Werkendam, the Netherlands, by the congregation of Kalamazoo, Michigan. OBITUARIES MOL, Meeuwis L. “Matt” - Age 94, Novem ...

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 ...

BIBLE QUIZ
Dear Boys and Girls,In the garden of Eden the Lord spoke of One who would be born to bruise the head of the serpent. Throughout the many centuries which followed, this event was longed for by many, saying, “When shall it once be?” In the month of December the church may remember that occas ...

The Fear of the Lord
The fear of the Lord our days will prolong,
In trouble afford a confidence strong,
Will keep us from sinning, will prosper our ways,
And is the beginning of wisdom and grace.The fear of the Lord preserves us from death,
Enforces His Word, enlivens our faith,
It regulate ...

At the End of Twelve Months
These words, according to several Bible commentators, must be understood as meaning exactly twelve months after Nebuchadnezzar had the dream of which mention is made at the beginning of this chapter. They say that for this period of time the punishment had been postponed to allow him time for con ...

A Call to All People
My friends, whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning. The stirring address of the Lord to His people, to Israel, concerns us. It concerns our country and our nation. The Lord has, in the years gone by, greatly blessed us above many other nations of this earth. ...

Dr. H. F. Kohlbrugge The Language of Canaan (13)
The expectation of the pilgrim is that his King will make it well with him in all his afflictions and trials. He will exalt those who bow under His mighty hand.Straight-Forward describes the company of many who had vexed him very much, but from whom the King has delivered him. He mentions ...

De wegbereider voor het Aangezicht des Heeren
Er worden vele liederen gezongen in deze dagen rond de herdenking van de komst van Christus in het vlees. Maar een lied als dit is een geschonken lied, dat de Heere als de getrouwe Verbondsgod in het hart en op de lippen van de stomme Zacharias legde.Het is waardig om nagezongen te worden ...

Cut Off and Grafted In (3)
11. The man, being thus far humbled, will no more plead “he is worthy for whom Christ should do this thing,” but on the contrary, looks on himself as unworthy of Christ and unworthy of the favor of God. We may compare him, in this case, to the young man who followed Christ, having a linen cloth c ...