Author: Peter Dietsch

  • Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 98-99)

    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…

  • Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 94-97)

    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…

  • Martin Luther’s Contributions

    Dear Church Family, Tonight, we will resume our Wednesday Night Dinner and Discipleship at our home. We will continue our study of “Turning Points in Church History.” If you’re interested to see what where we’ve been and where we’re going in this study, you may find more details and an outline of our lessons here:…

  • Reading God’s Word in 2024

    Dear Church Family, The new year’s celebrations have come and gone, but it’s not too late to get started on a plan to read through the Bible in a year in 2024. Or, if that sounds a bit too daunting at this point, there are plans available for reading through just the Psalms or intensive…

  • Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 92-93)

    Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 92-93. Here is a brief review. WLC 92  What did God at first reveal unto man as the rule of his obedience?A. The rule of obedience revealed to Adam in the estate of innocence, and…

  • Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 89-91)

    Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 89-91. Here is a brief review. WLC 89  What shall be done to the wicked at the day of judgment?A. At the day of judgment, the wicked shall be set on Christ’s left hand, and,…

  • Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 87-88)

    Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 87-88. Here is a brief review. WLC 87  What are we to believe concerning the resurrection?A. We are to believe, that at the last day there shall be a general resurrection of the dead, both…

  • Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 86)

    Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in question 86. Here is a brief review. WLC 86  What is the communion in glory with Christ, which the members of the invisible church enjoy immediately after death?A. The communion in glory with Christ, which the…

  • Be of Sin the Double Cure

    Dear Church Family, About a week and a half ago in our Sunday morning worship service, we sang two hymns from two very different, but contemporary, hymn writers: Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me and Love Divine, All Loves Excelling. During the service, I mentioned how the theology of each hymn writer comes through in…

  • Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 83-85)

    Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 83-85. Here is a brief review. WLC 83  What is the communion in glory with Christ which the members of the invisible church enjoy in this life?A. The members of the invisible church have communicated…