The Semper Reformata Podcast

Special Guest Episode with Rev. Philip CampbellLessons from David and Goliath1st Samuel 17Rev. Philip Campbell was formerly the pastor of Coleraine Congregational church in Northern Ireland, and before that was a worker in the Evangelisation Society. He is the General Secretary of the Caleb Foundation, a Public Morals lobby group, representing a broad range of evangelical churches in Northern Ireland. Now retired, he is a popular speaker in much demand across the province and further afield. He is the host of TREASURING JESUS Youtube channel. Click the link to get short twice weekly devotionals.More from Philip here: Rev Philip CampbellPhilip is married to Catherine, a respected Christian author and speaker, ministering at Ladies’ events, including day conferences, breakfasts and weekend conferences in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Austria, Germany, Turkey, Thailand, and Australia.More about Catherine Campbell here.Recorded LIVE at Ballymacashon Congregational church,78 Saintfield RoadKillinchyNEWTOWNARDSCo.DownBT23 6RN

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?WHEN will this Judgment take Place?WHO Will Stand in the Dock?WHAT will the sentence / punishment be?A sermon, not for the fainthearted, preached live at Ballymacashon Reformed Church, 78 Saintfield Road, Killinchy, NEWTOWNARDS, Co.Down BT23 6RN.Read the NOTES HERE.

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:-What Jacob SawWhat Jacob HeardHow Jacob Reacted.Read the notes HERE.

The Risen Saviour John 20:19-28Recorded on the day that the church celebrates the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. We stress that we do this as a remembrance of an historical event. We believe and teach that the resurrection of Jesus is a physical, historical, bodily resurrection, In this short lesson, recorded live at Bay;lymacashon, we consider the procedures of Christ's resurrection, and think about how that will impact the future of believers in Him.Listen and Learn with us.

The Resurrection of the Body1st Corinthians 15A SPECIAL GUEST EPISODEFeaturing a sermon by Rev George Speers of Ballynahinch, and preached at Ballymacashon on Easter Sunday, 5th April 2026.Recorded Live.

Suffering and PersecutionIt is proof that you belong to Him and is a tool to develop your Christian faith! 2 Thessalonians 1:4-5, Acts 17:1 The Thessalonians are suffering greatly because of their Christian profession. Paul writes, “…we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure, 5 which is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer; These verses are by no means easy to understand. Cf 2 Peter 3:15-16. But that’s what we are going to attempt in this study; how Christians think about times of suffering and persecution...Recorded live at Ballymacashon Church, Killinchy, Co.Down, Northern Ireland BT24 6RNRead the NOTES HERE.

Paul at ThessalonicaActs 17:1-10aWe are moving on from 1st Thessalonians to 2nd Thessalonians, - but before we do, it might be a good idea to reprise this episode from 2021, where we learn about Paul's visit to Thessalonica, the establishment of the local church there, and the reaction it provoked. This is important, because the opposition and persecution and suffering that began at that time continued, and that's what Paul deals with in 2nd Thessalonians chapter one.So, listen to this 'old gold retold' before you begin to learn about the book of 2nd Thessalonians.And you can read the NOTES HERE.Oh, and for the record, - this episode was recorded at Templepatrick Reformed Church, Carnage Road, Templepatrick, Northern Ireland, and is used here with their very kind permission.

The Great Deception. Genesis 27:1, to Genesis 28:5.We’re still looking at the life of Jacob, the son of Isaac and we’ve already considered, briefly, his birth, and his character and how he struck a deal with his brother Esau, to deprive him of what was rightly his, his birthright. But still, old Isaac, had to be persuaded to go along with the new family dynamic Jacob had just engineered. But how? That would require an act of cunning - a great deal of deceit. There were one or two factors that were in Jacob’s favour. Number one was his mother - Rebekah. Jacob was Rebekah’s golden boy and in her eyes, Jacob could do no wrong. Genesis 25:28 Mummy would help for sure. The second fortuitous circumstance was that in his latter years, old Isaac had devastating sight loss… Circumstances converged and a plot was hatched…Read the NOTES HERE.