The Third Sunday in Advent
Sunday Morning: You are invited to join us for our worship service at 10:00 a.m., or view via Livestream. This Lord’s Day, Pastor Daniel Borvan will be preaching from Mark 14:1-11, “The Anointing of the King”.
Afternoon Catechism Service: Our Sunday afternoon catechism service is held at 12:00 p.m. and available via Livestream. Pastor Borvan will be teaching from Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 30.
The Second Sunday in Advent
Sunday Morning: You are invited to join us for our worship service at 10:00 a.m., or view via Livestream. This Lord’s Day, Pastor Daniel Borvan will be preaching from Mark 13:28-37, “The Enduring Word” Part 2.
Afternoon Catechism Service: Our Sunday afternoon catechism service is held at 12:00 p.m. and available via Livestream. Pastor Borvan will be teaching from Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 30.
You are cordially invited to our Church Christmas party on Friday, December 12 at 7:00 p.m. We are looking for creative church members who would like to decorate 1 table or provide a center-
piece, for the church party. Each table will be covered with a white tablecloth. Just bring your ideas and decorations to make the evening more festive. We will decorate on Thursday, December 11 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. and again on Friday, December 12 from 3:30-6:00 p.m. Please stop by the Christmas sign-up table on Sunday and let us know if you’d like to decorate a table, help with set-up or other volunteer needs for the party.
You, your family, and friends are invited to join us as we gather for the annual Service of Lessons and Carols on Friday, December 19 at 7:30 p.m.
This is a wonderful opportunity to hear the Scriptures read and proclaimed, sing Christmas carols, and hear the choir sing choral works especially fitting for this time of year. What makes this service so rich is that the liturgy situates the birth of Christ against the backdrop of redemptive history. The incarnation is a key part of the creation-fall-redemption-consummation movement in scripture, and the nine lessons illustrate that vividly.
The First Sunday in Advent
Sunday Morning: You are invited to join us for our worship service at 10:00 a.m., or view via Livestream. This Lord’s Day, Pastor Daniel Borvan will be preaching from Mark 13:28-37, “The Enduring Word.” Part 1
Afternoon Catechism Service: Our Sunday afternoon catechism service is held at 12:00 p.m. and available via Livestream. Pastor Borvan will be teaching from Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 29.
Sunday Morning: You are invited to join us for our worship service at 10:00 a.m., or view via Livestream. This Lord’s Day, Pastor Brad Lenzner will be preaching from Esther 7:1-10, “They Hanged Haman on the Gallows.”
Afternoon Catechism Service: Our Sunday afternoon catechism service is held at 12:00 p.m. and available via Livestream. Pastor Lenzner will be teaching from Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 36.
You, your family, and friends are invited to join us on November 27 at 10:00 a.m. for our Thanksgiving service. The offering this year will be for the Mexicali church plant.
Sunday Morning: You are invited to join us for our worship service at 10:00 a.m., or view via Livestream. This Lord’s Day, Pastor Daniel Borvan will be preaching from Mark 13:24-27, “The King is Back.”
Afternoon Catechism Service: Our Sunday afternoon catechism service is held at 12:00 p.m. and available via Livestream. Pastor Borvan will be teaching from Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 28.
Abounding Grace Radio: October 29, 2025
In this episode, Rev. Chris Gordon and Rev. Dr. Dan Borvan tackle the challenging intersection of politics and the pulpit, using the famous account of Jesus and the tax to Caesar in Matthew 22 as their foundation.
Politics and the Pulpit
Sunday Morning: You are invited to join us for our worship service at 10:00 a.m., or view via Livestream. This Lord’s Day, Pastor Daniel Borvan will be preaching from Isaiah 43:1-7 and 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12, “The Man of Righteousness.”
Afternoon Catechism Service: Our Sunday afternoon catechism service is held at 12:00 p.m. and available via Livestream. Pastor Borvan will be teaching from Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 27.
We invite you to join us for our concluding class of the year this Friday November 7 at 7:00 PM. Pastor Borvan is teaching on Church Office, including the qualifications, responsibilities, and practices of elders and deacons. The content will benefit church officers (present and future) and non-officers. Pastor Brad Lenzner will oversee the instruction and activities of our children's groups (1st-12th grade).
There will also be a time of light refreshments and fellowship following our adult study.
We look forward to seeing you.
Sunday Morning: You are invited to join us for our worship service at 10:00 a.m., or view via Livestream. This Lord’s Day, Pastor Daniel Ventura will be preaching from Acts 11:1-18; Galatians 2:15-21, “The Need for Gospel Bravery.”
Afternoon Catechism Service: Our Sunday afternoon catechism service is held at 12:00 p.m. and available via Livestream. Pastor Ventura will be teaching from Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 38.
We ask all church members to join us for a congregational meeting this Sunday, November 2 at 9:00 AM.
There will be a vote on two proposals related to the potential church plant in Mexicali, Mexico: 1. Should Christ Reformed Church issue a Letter of Call to Mr. Jared Pine to serve as Church Planter/ Minister? 2. Should Christ Reformed Church spend resources from the church's Reserve to fund our efforts in Mexicali for a period of 5 years beginning November 2025 and ending October 2030? All are welcome to attend, but only church members can vote. Our children’s Sunday school classes will remain in session.
You are invited to join us on Friday, October 24 (7:00 PM) as we kick off our anniversary weekend at Christ Reformed Church. There will be a time of refreshments and fellowship after the evening lectures.
Rev. Dr. Andrew Compton
“Ezekiel's Encounter with the Glory of Yahweh: God's Presence Among Exiles, Then and Now”
Ezekiel 1 has baffled interpreters for millennia. Its use of imagery has stretched the imagination of interpreters, including that of Ezekiel himself who grasps for words to associate yet still distance the divine essence from the visionary pictures he was shown. But not only does this vision play a significant role in Ezekiel's call and prophetic book, the God who approaches in this vision approaches elect exiles today (1 Peter 1:1, 17; 2:11) in the Glory who has come from heaven, full of grace and truth (John 1:14).
Rev. Dr. Michael Horton
“The Word Did It All” from Acts 6”
Luther said, “The Word did it all.” What does this mean? And do we really believe this today? What does it mean that “the word of God spread”? Why can we have confidence today that God’s Word is above all earthly powers?
Sunday Morning: You are invited to join us for our worship service at 10:00 a.m., or view via Livestream. This Lord’s Day, Pastor Daniel Borvan will be preaching from Mark 13:14-23, “The View of the Kingdom.”
Afternoon Catechism Service: Our Sunday afternoon catechism service is held at 12:00 p.m. and available via Livestream. Pastor Borvan will be teaching from Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 26.
You and your family are invited to join us for our Friday Night Fellowship!
Join us for our next Friday Night Fellowship on October 17 at 7:00 PM. Pastor Borvan is teaching on Church Office, including the qualifications, responsibilities, and practices of elders and deacons. The content will benefit church officers (present and future) and non-officers. Pastor Brad Lenzner will oversee the instruction and activities of our children's groups (1st-12th grade).
There will also be a time of light refreshments and fellowship following our adult study in the Fellowship Hall.
We look forward to seeing you.
Sunday Morning: You are invited to join us for our worship service at 10:00 a.m., or view via Livestream. This Lord’s Day, Pastor Daniel Borvan will be preaching from Mark 13:9-13, “The Cruciform Kingdom.”
Afternoon Catechism Service: Our Sunday afternoon catechism service is held at 12:00 p.m. and available via Livestream. Pastor Borvan will be teaching from Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 25.
Sunday Morning: You are invited to join us for our worship service at 10:00 a.m., or view via Livestream. This Lord’s Day, Pastor Daniel Borvan will be preaching from Mark 13:3-8, “These Last Days.”
Afternoon Catechism Service: Our Sunday afternoon catechism service is held at 12:00 p.m. and available via Livestream. Pastor Borvan will be teaching from Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 24.
In this episode, Pastors Chris Gordon and Dan Borvan discuss the biblical practice of fencing the Lord’s Supper. They explore why the church has historically protected communion, and how this practice serves to protect both the Supper itself and those who would partake of it. The discussion covers the different views on communion—closed, close, and open—and the biblical and historical arguments for each. They also address the challenges of practicing fencing in a modern culture of individualism, and the potential spiritual dangers of a slow drift away from biblical standards.
In this episode, Pastors Chris Gordon and Dan Borvan discuss the biblical practice of fencing the Lord’s Supper. They explore why the church has historically protected communion, and how this practice serves to protect both the Supper itself and those who would partake of it. The discussion covers the different views on communion—closed, close, and open—and the biblical and historical arguments for each. They also address the challenges of practicing fencing in a modern culture of individualism, and the potential spiritual dangers of a slow drift away from biblical standards.
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