Category: Ron v. Leerdam

  • The nature of prayer.

    The nature of prayer.

    By Ron van Leerdam This is the first month of 2025 already gone!Do you ever get worried or anxious about the future?Is your heart at times troubled as you contemplate what lies ahead?What does Jesus teach us to do? Do not worry.Trust in God! Do you have times when you wake in the middle ofthe…

  • Christ’s Life Giving Sacrifice

    By Ron van Leerdam. You can access Lord’s Day 28 here: https://www.heidelberg-catechism.com/en/lords-days/28.html Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ, Every month we celebrate the Lord’s supper. Today we consider the significance of the sacrament that Jesus instituted. Jesus taught his disciples to eat and drink in remembrance of Him. Jesus and his disciples celebrated…

  • Wholehearted Joy part 2

    By Ron van Leerdam Like the Prodigal son who finds his father’s arms wide open welcoming him back into his family, see’s the fatted calf prepared for the feast. There is real joy at being reconciled to our Heavenly Father.  However, the Christian does not only experience a heartfelt joy in God through Christ but…

  • True Wholehearted Joy

    Part 1. By Ron van Leerdam Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ, does anyone know the reason God made people? He made them for His pleasure. We are made to make God happy. By nature we want to only please ourselves. In conversion – the theme of Lord’s Day 33 we are reminded…