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Every Branch in Me The MessengerVolume 56, No. 2, February 2009 Every branch in Me that beareth not fruit He taketh away; and every branch that beareth fruit, He pruneth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. John 15:2 The MESSENGER Inside • 2 Church News • 3 Look & Live • 5 Herman Bavinck in English • 8 Esther 3: Next March • 9 Vineland: Remembering God’s Faithfulness • 13 Book Reviews • 14 Sabbath Works of Necessity • February 2009 • • February • 16 John Calvin: His Life • 18 News Notes • 20 Announcements THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FREE REFORMED CHURCHES 1 FREE REFORMED WORK BEGINS IN ADMISSION TO MINISTERIAL CALLS NORTH BAY, ONTARIO MINISTERAL STUDIES ChurchRev. Jack Schoeman of the Monarch,News Alberta A group of families in the North Bay area Is the Lord calling you to the ministry congregation received a call extended to him have started a weekly Bible study with a view in the Free Reformed Churches of North by the Fenwick, Ontario congregation. of working towards the establishment of a America? Rev. L.A. denButter of the Netherlands de- confessional Reformed church in the North If you believe He is, the committee wishes to clined the ministerial call from Pompton Plains, N.J. Bay area. According to a spokesperson for hear from you by March 1, 2009. the group, John Janssen, the couples became ADDRESS CHANGES Please contact the secretary of the committee aware of each other by worshipping together for more information. Prospective students Anthony VandenHoek, at the Trout Creek Baptist Church, a small con- Clerk, Lacombe, AB: Tel. 403-754-5486. are asked to consult the Handbook for gregation with preaching that reflects Calvin- David Tamminga, Yearbook Editor: Theological Education prior to contacting the [email protected] ist soteriology but adheres to a credo Baptist secretary of the committee. position. The congregation has extensively Rev. G.R. Procee, Secretary CORRECTION: YEARBOOK 2009 discussed the baptism issue with both sides Theological Education Committee of the On page 65, the correct figure for total agreeing on the fundamental nature of this Free Reformed Churches assessments is $77.50 (not $83.50). issue and the necessity of paedo-baptists be- 1120 Old Mohawk Road, Ancaster, ON Refugee Committee: There is no assessment, longing to a paedo-baptist church. L9G 3K9 CANADA but the congregations are asked to treat this Of the four families represented in the initial Tel. (905) 648-7822; cause in the same manner as the Foreign Mis- group, three have Presbyterian or Reformed Email: [email protected] sions and Seminary Instructor causes. backgrounds with two individuals holding membership in different congregations of the SYNOD 2009 Free Reformed Churches. Contact was taken The Lord willing, the Free Reformed Churches of up with the FRCNA Home Missions committee North America will meet at the and a meeting held in December in which the Dundas Ontario Free Reformed Church on group had opportunity to ask both doctrinal June 1 - 5, 2009. and logistical questions regarding the process All overtures, reports and other correspondence for the Agenda of Synod must be received that might be pursued in establishing a con- by the clerk of the Free Reformed Church of gregation in the North Bay area. Hamilton before April 10, 2009. Following the meeting, the group decided All material should be sent electronically as to begin a weekly Bible study using a “new attachments in MS-Word format via e-mail to members curriculum” developed by Rev. E. [email protected] Moerdyk, pastor of the Abbotsford Free Re- formed Church. The group will meet every On behalf of the Hamilton Free Reformed Church, convening church for Synod 2009, Wednesday evening, commencing in January. J. Tamminga, Clerk. They will be joined on January 28th by Rev. J. Overduin, pastor of the Mitchell Free Reformed BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON Church; on March 4th by Rev. L.J. Bilkes, pastor Worship services are held every Lord’s Day at of the Dundas Free Reformed Church; on April 1.00 p.m. and 6.00 p.m. in the Pearson 15th by Rev. P. VanderMeyden of the Vineland Fellowship Hall of Grace Lutheran Church, Free Reformed Church; and on May 20th by El- located at 9625 NE 8th Street, Bellevue, der Ray Pennings and Rev. H. VanEssen as rep- Washington 98004. For Bible Study times or resentatives of the Home Missions Committee. further information, call 425-649-9676, or visit The intention during this preparatory phase our website: www.frcna.org/bellevue. is to allow the group to grow together in their understanding of church planting and devel- CALGARY, ALBERTA oping together biblical priorities for a church Worship Services are held every Lord’s Day at plant. It provides a period of time for discern- 9.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. The Sunday school, Catechism and Adult Sunday school classes are ment and prayer leading to a decision as to held after the morning service. Location: 6167 how best to proceed. It also provides an op- 6th Street SE, Calgary AB T2H 1L9 (northwest portunity for the group to identify opportuni- corner of Blackfoot and Glenmore Trails). ties and an appropriate response to the needs Contact Information: Harold Slingerland, Clerk, of their community. [email protected]; Tel. 403-254-6591. Anyone interested in more information on this group can contact John Janssen at • February 2009 • • February LACOMBE, ALBERTA (705)493-0259. The Free Reformed Church of Lacombe meets in the Trinity Lutheran Church, Submitted by Ray Pennings for Free Reformed 5227 C & E Trail, Lacombe, AB. Worship Home Missions The MESSENGER services are held at 9.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. 2 MessengerThe Meditation EDITOR Rev. C. Pronk 10 Highgate Place Brantford, ON N3R 5V4 Look and Tel/Fax: 519 751-4470 Email: [email protected] The Editor reports to the LIVE! Synodical Publications Committee ASSISTANT EDITOR Dr. G. M. Bilkes Email: [email protected] Numbers 21: 4-9 COMMITTEE MEMBERS Rev. G.R. Procee, Chairman Rev. D. H. Kranendonk, Secretary 69 Albert Street SS1, Mitchell, ON N0K 1N0 Tel/Fax: 519 348-0436 Email: [email protected] By Rev. J. Schoeman Rev. C. Pronk Dr. L.W. Bilkes Rev. J. Koopman Mr. H. Vandermaarl Rev. J. Overduin Reading the Old Testament is like walking rael would attack him and take over his ter- Mr. H. VanDoodewaard through an art gallery; it is full of pictures. ritory. To be sure, the Israelites assured him Rev. J. Lewis First we see a picture of the garden of Eden. that they had no intention of doing so. In SUBSCRIPTION RATE Then a picture of the ark of Noah. Then a verse 17 they promised not to pass through Canada & U.S.A. - $25.00 Annually picture of Abel sacrificing his son Isaac on the his fields or through his vineyards. They The Messenger is published altar. Then a picture of the tabernacle and also promised not to drink any water from 11 times per year. all of its furnishings. There are many, many his wells, or to turn from the right hand SUBSCRIPTIONS/REMITTANCES pictures. And they are all drawn by a master or to the left. But the king did not believe Requests for subscriptions, all payments and artist--the Lord Himself, through His Holy them. To deter them even further, he mus- inquiries regarding rates, invoices, and all remittances should be addressed to: Spirit. tered a large army to block their way into THE MESSENGER his land. As a result, the Israelites had to c/o Marianne Overduin, Administrator Everything Is Always Changing make a detour all the way around the land P.O. Box 1094 Our text presents to us another picture in of Edom--a distance of some 175 miles. Mitchell, ON N0K 1N0 this gallery--although it is not a very pleas- On the way, the people of Israel did Tel./Fax: 519 348-0020 Email: [email protected] ant picture. The people of Israel were pre- what they had done many times before-- paring to enter into the land of Canaan. they started to grumble. Verse 4 says, “The IMPORTANT NOTICE: To comply with requests that The Messenger For forty years they had wandered in the soul of the people was much discouraged.” reach its subscribers earlier in the month it wilderness as punishment for believing the Why were they discouraged? Our text is necessary that all items for publication negative report of the ten spies. Now, at gives two reasons: First, they were discour- reach the editorial office by the second long last, their wilderness wandering had aged because of the way God led them. Tuesday of each month before the come to an end. At long last they were per- Verse 4 says: “The soul of the people was publication date. mitted to enter into the promised land. much discouraged because of the way.” As All notices for family announcements, obitu- In preparation for their departure, Moses we observed already, the people of Israel aries, anniversaries, and non-commercial sent a delegation to the king of Edom, ask- were forbidden by the king of Edom to advertisements for the March 2009 issue should reach the copy editor, Frederika ing him to permit them to travel through pass through his territory, forcing them to Pronk, no later than Tuesday, February 10, his territory. The plan was to follow a well take a detour of some 175 miles. This was 2009 and should be sent to: traveled trade route (known as the “King’s not easy for them. Not only did it mean The MESSENGER THE MESSENGER Highway”) as they made their way north- extra travel, it also meant having to travel 10 Highgate Place ward to the land of Moab and from there through some very difficult terrain.
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