The Semper Reformata Podcast

15/06/2026

Stand Firm On God’s Word Alone
2nd Thessalonians 2:13-15

Paul challenges the Christians, in verses 13-15, to stand fast, and as he explains why they should stand fast, he roots this challenge in doctrine and truth. Let’s see:-

1. Inception. How they were made members of God’s kingdom.
2. Intention. Why they were brought into God's kingdom.
3. Impetus. What is their motivation to stand for God in persecution.
Our response to our election and redemption, and in anticipation of our coming glorification in Christ, we should willingly hold fast to what the apostles actually taught – now authoritatively contained and transmitted to us in Holy Scripture.

Recorded LIVE at Ballymacashon Congregational Church, 78 Saintfield Road, Killinchy, Co.Down, Northern Ireland, BT23 6RN.

2nd Thessalonians 2:13-15

03/06/2026

The Antichrist (Part 1) - The Man of Sin
2nd Thessalonians 2:1-8

As this age draws to a close, there will be a very gradual slide into total chaos, – a falling away. Another feature of this slide will be the progressive rise of evil men, satanically driven, until they find their embodiment in one final man of sin. Who might this ‘Man of Sin’ be? The Reformed Catechisms are unanimous. For example, the Savoy Declaration, “There is no other Head of the Church but the Lord Jesus Christ; nor can the Pope of Rome in any sense be head thereof; but is that antichrist, that man of sin, and son of perdition, that exalteth himself in the Church against Christ, and all that is called God, whom the Lord shall destroy with the brightness of his coming.”
So, is the pope the antichrist? And if so, which pope!

2nd Thessalonians 2:1-8

23/05/2026

The Great Apostasy
2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first,

One of the features of the end of the age must be a season of great apostasy. The word apostasy, in a biblical sense, is the act of falling away or abandoning the true faith in God (or Christ) after having once known or, (and this is important), having merely professed it. Hebrews 6:4-6. So, what will this apostasy, this falling away involve?

Recorded live at Ballymacashon Congregational Church

https://shows.acast.com/srp/episodes/the-great-apostasy

18/05/2026

The Day and the Days...
2nd Thessalonians 2:1-3

In our last study we looked at the dangers of over sensationalising the doctrine of the Lord’s return. Paul then begins to explain how certain things must occur, during what we might like to call ‘the last days.’ That raises two important questions that we must investigate before we can proceed. What is ‘The Day of the Lord’ and what do we mean by, ‘the last days?’

https://shows.acast.com/srp/episodes/the-day-and-the-days

09/05/2026

Warning Against Sensationalism
2 Thessalonians 2:1-3a

Paul’s purpose in both his letters to Thessalonica is to offer comfort to the believers. But what if the Lord has already come? What if we have been ‘left behind?’

2 Thessalonians 2:1-3a

03/05/2026

Living for Jesus in Desperate Times.
2 Thessalonians 1:11-12

We have already learned that the Thessalonians believers in Christ were living with constant stress due to persecution, and that the reason Paul wrote this second letter was to comfort and strengthen them in that stress. So Paul and his fellow workers prayed for the Thessalonians, and kept on praying for them, asking God to give the Christians there the strength and faith to endure in the faith to the very end. Let’s spend a few moments thinking about Paul’s prayer…

Recorded LIVE at Templepatrick Reformed Church, and reproduced here with their kind permission.

2nd Thessalonians 1:12-13

27/04/2026

The Blessings of Judgment Day
2 Thessalonians 1:8-10.
For the believer, – the great Day of Judgment will be an unspeakable blessing - for all that shall befall the lost on that day - the direct opposite will be the blessings of the believer in Christ. So at judgment day there will be:-
* Relief from Oppression 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
* Confirmation of Election. 1:9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
* Glorification in Christ. 1:10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
In this world of cultural hostility to the Christian message, to Christ and the Christian, we must hold fast to these timeless truths. He who began a good work in you will complete it Philippians 1:6

https://shows.acast.com/srp/episodes/the-blessings-of-judgment-day

20/04/2026

The Perfect Justice of God.
2nd Thessalonians 1:5-9

This passage is about the righteous judgement of God. There’s three separate aspects of God’s judgement that we need to look at, ie when will this judgement take place, who will suffer in this judgement and what will be the verdict and the sentence?

1. WHEN will this Judgment take Place?
2. WHO Will Stand in the Dock?
3. WHAT will the sentence / punishment be?

A sermon, not for the fainthearted, preached live at Ballymacashon Reformed Church,

2nd Thessalonians 1:5-9

14/04/2026

TableTalk - “Oh God of Bethel”
Genesis 28:12-13.
Table-Talk, for Tuesday 7th April 2026,

Jacob is away from home - for the first time, and alone in the dark. He lay down to rest after a long arduous journey, tired and weary, down on the cold ground V11 He was sleeping on stones - hardly conducive to a good night’s sleep, never mind sweet dreams - YET, despite Jacob’s discomfort that night, he dreamed, and what a dream it was!

In this episode, we shall learn:-
1. What Jacob Saw
2. What Jacob Heard
3. How Jacob Reacted.

Genesis

06/04/2026

The Resurrection of the Body - Rev George Speers

1st Corinthians 15

A SPECIAL GUEST EPISODE
Featuring a sermon by Rev George Speers of Ballynahinch, and preached at Ballymacashon on Easter Sunday, 5th April 2026.

Recorded Live.

https://shows.acast.com/srp/episodes/the-resurrection-of-the-body-rev-george-speers