Author: Peter Dietsch

Dear Church Family, A Later Postscript to Mark’s Gospel (Mark 16:9-20) We concluded our sermon series in the Gospel according to Mark this past Sunday in Mark 16:1-8. Perhaps you have questions regarding that “second ending” of Mark’s Gospel (vv 9-20) and why we concluded in verse 8. One of the best, short explanations of…

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 122-130 (the fifth commandment). Here is a brief review. WLC 122  What is the sum of the six commandments which contain our duty to man?A. The sum of the six commandments which contain our duty…

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 115-121 (the fourth commandment). Here is a brief review. WLC 115  Which is the fourth commandment?A. The fourth commandment is, Remember the sabbath-day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thy labour, and do all…

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 111-114 (the third commandment). Here is a brief review. WLC 111  Which is the third commandment?A. The third commandment is, Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the…

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 107-110. Here is a brief review. WLC 107  Which is the second commandment?A. The second commandment is, Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in…

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 100-106. Here is a brief review. WLC 100  What special things are we to consider in the ten commandments?A. We are to consider, in the ten commandments, the preface, the substance of the commandments themselves,…

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 98-99. Here is a brief review. WLC 98  Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?A. The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments, which were delivered by the voice of God upon Mount…

Dear Church Family, We’ve resumed our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC). Most recently, we studied questions 94-97. Here is a brief review. WLC 94  Is there any use of the moral law to man since the fall?A. Although no man, since the fall, can attain to righteousness and life by the…