Sermons on the Heidelberg Catechism
What is your only comfort in life and in death? Since 1563, the Heidelberg Catechism has taught Christians to answer: "That I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ." Written in Heidelberg, Germany, at the request of Elector Frederick III, the Catechism unfolds this comfort in 129 questions and answers across 52 Lord's Days—moving from how great my sin and misery are, to how I am delivered from all my sins and misery, to how I am to thank God for such deliverance. It is a summary of the Christian faith that is at once doctrinal and devotional, meant not merely to be memorized but to be prayed, sung, and lived.
At Oceanside United Reformed Church, the Heidelberg Catechism is not a museum piece but a living voice in our worship. Dr. Daniel Hyde has preached through the Catechism multiple times over the years, and each series below opens it up afresh—expounding a passage of Scripture alongside each Lord's Day. Choose a series to begin, or browse all Heidelberg Catechism sermons together.
Opening Up the Heidelberg Catechism: Our Only Comfort in Life and in Death (2016–2018)
Fifty-seven sermons preached in the evening service from September 2016–May 2018, following the Catechism's outline of guilt, grace, and gratitude—from the first question's comfort of belonging to Jesus Christ to the confident "Amen" of the Lord's Prayer.
