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Cincy Reformed Podcast is a podcast of Westside Reformed Church (URCNA) in Cincinnati, OH. Pastors Zac (Mdiv, Westminster Seminary California) and Brandon (MAR, Westminster Theological Seminary) discuss matters of theology, history, apologetics, contemporary issues, and more.
Episodes

Monday May 03, 2021
Was Peter the First Pope (Matthew 16)? (audio only)
Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
Does Matthew 16 teach us that Jesus established the papacy upon the apostle Peter? Was Peter commissioned to pass down his authority and position as the "head of the church" to his successor (apostolic succession)? Does the Bible teach the office or position of Pope? In this episode, pastors Brandon and Zac discuss Matthew 16 and apostolic succession.
For more information, see:
Belgic Confession art. 27-31
Canons of Dort, 1.7
The Church by Edmund Clowney, ch. 14
Institute of the Christian Religion by John Calvin, Book 4, ch. 2-11.

Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
A Baptist Pastor Embraces Infant Baptism
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
In this special episode, we bring you a lecture given by Pastor Brandon Burks for a 2020 Reformation Day Conference, hosted by Westside Reformed Church. In this lecture, Pastor Brandon discusses his transition from pastoring a Southern Baptist Church to embracing the Reformed Church. Specifically, Pastor Brandon discusses how he came to embrace infant baptism as taught and prescribed in Holy Scripture.
For more information on infant baptism, see:
https://www.greystoneinstitute.org/conversations/ep29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkqeQUFsBpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs3quNPeHqU&t=15s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUPaQ4leYEc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDqmENmL_Gk

Monday Apr 26, 2021
Do Christians Have to Attend Church? (audio only)
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Can I be a Christian and not go to church? Can I faithfully follow Christ outside of the institutional church? What does the Bible say about church attendance? In this episode, pastors Zac and Brandon explore what the Bible has to say on these matters.
Recommended Reading:
Belgic Confession, art. 27-35
Heidelberg Catechism, Q. 54-55, 66-85, 98, 103, 115
Canons of Dort, 3rd & 4th Main Points, art. 17
What Happens When We Worship? by Jonathan Cruse
Grace Alone by Carl Trueman (chapters 7-10)
Thinking God's Thoughts by J. Brandon Burks (chapter 17)

Monday Apr 26, 2021
Do Christians Have to Attend Church?
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Can I be a Christian and not go to church? Can I faithfully follow Christ outside of the institutional church? What does the Bible say about church attendance? In this episode, pastors Zac and Brandon explore what the Bible has to say on these matters.
Recommended Reading:
Belgic Confession, art. 27-35
Heidelberg Catechism, Q. 54-55, 66-85, 98, 103, 115
Canons of Dort, 3rd & 4th Main Points, art. 17
What Happens When We Worship? by Jonathan Cruse
Grace Alone by Carl Trueman (chapters 7-10)
Thinking God's Thoughts by J. Brandon Burks (chapter 17)

Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Evidence for the Resurrection of Christ
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Did the resurrection of Jesus really happen? What evidence do we have for this historical event? What are some theories unbelievers have put forth? In this episode, Pastors Brandon and Zac discuss Easter apologetics.
For more on why we believe in the resurrection, see:

Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Lost Keys: Absolution (feat. Pastor Daniel Hyde)
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
What role did absolution play in Reformed liturgy? Did the Reformed Church see absolution as a mere Roman Catholic or Lutheran practice, or did they embrace it themselves? Should churches today recover this waning practice? In this special edition we bring you the recording of a recent Pastors' Conference hosted by Westside Reformed Church (URCNA) in Cincinnati, OH where Pastor Danny Hyde spoke about the historicity and (hopeful) recovery of absolution, the lost keys.
Rev. Hyde's article can be accessed here:
https://www.academia.edu/35514237/Lost_Keys_The_Absolution_in_Reformed_Liturgy

Monday Apr 19, 2021
Evidence for the Resurrection of Christ (audio only)
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Did the resurrection of Jesus really happen? What evidence do we have for this historical event? What are some theories unbelievers have our forth? In this episode, Pastors Brandon and Zac discuss Easter apologetics.

Monday Apr 12, 2021
What Makes a Baptism Valid?
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
What makes a baptism valid? Is a bathtub baptism performed by a family member a valid baptism? Is a Roman Catholic baptism a valid baptism? In this episode, pastors Zac and Brandon think through those necessary elements of baptism.

Monday Apr 12, 2021
What Makes a Baptism Valid? (audio only)
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
What makes a baptism valid? If a non-ordained person privately baptized his or her family member in a swimming pool or bathtub, would that be a valid baptism? What if a person was baptized in infancy as a Roman Catholic? Is that valid? In this episode, pastors Zac and Brandon think through those necessary elements of baptism.

Monday Apr 05, 2021
Should I Take the Lord's Supper at Home?
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Does the Lord's Supper have a corporate identity or can it be performed in the privacy of our homes? In this episode, pastors Zac and Brandon discuss the issue of time and place with regards to the Lord's Supper.
For more information on this topic, we recommend:
https://heidelblog.net/2020/03/should-you-give-yourself-communion-at-home/?fbclid=IwAR0VyrN2BmMv_4TgrxtEuq5WiBkSZIdgmTMZjwMAAwbj4IFxAIq32uzEoWg