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John Calvin's Institutes in a Year
Ever stared at John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion on your shelf and thought, “One day I’ll finally read that… but where would I even start?”This podcast is for that moment.Calvin’s Institutes in a Year is a guided, day-by-day journey through one of the most influential works in Christian theology. Together, we read through the entire Institutes over the course of a full year—one manageable section at a time—so that a book many admire from a distance finally becomes something you…
Episodes
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: August 18
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionWhere does the true power of the Church lie, and how far does it extend? In these opening sections of a new chapter, Calvin…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: August 17
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionIs it slander to call the Roman Pontiff Antichrist, or is it simply to speak with the apostle Paul? In these final sections…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: August 16
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionCan the modern Papacy claim the ancient privileges of the Roman See when it no longer possesses even the marks of a true…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: August 15
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionHow did the limited influence of the ancient Roman bishops grow into the unbridled claims of the later Papacy? In these…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: August 14
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionHow far did the ancient Roman bishops actually rule over other churches? In these sections of the Institutes, Calvin…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: August 13
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionHow did the Roman See first begin to claim jurisdiction over other churches? In these sections of the Institutes, Calvin…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: August 12
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionHow did the claim of Roman primacy first arise? In the opening of Chapter 7, Calvin traces its beginnings to the Council of…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearA Special Message from Michael Patton
Podcast DescriptionThank you for walking with us through the Church Fathers this past year. Your presence, your questions, and your support have made this work…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: August 11
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionEven if primacy had been given to Peter, was it fixed forever at Rome? In these sections of the Institutes, Calvin examines…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: August 10
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionIs the Church founded on Peter as its governing head? In these sections of the Institutes, Calvin carefully examines the…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: August 9
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionIs the Roman See the necessary head of the universal Church? In the opening of Chapter 6, Calvin begins his examination of…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: August 8
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionWhat has become of the Church’s goods under the Papacy? In these final sections of Chapter 5, Calvin shows that the ancient…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: August 7
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionWhat remains of the pastoral office when bishops never see their flocks and scarcely one in a hundred of the clergy ever…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: August 6
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionHow are the offices of the Church actually filled and performed under the Papacy? In these sections of the Institutes…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: August 5
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionWhat kind of men are made bishops under the Papacy, and by what process are they appointed? In these sections of the…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: August 4
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionHow carefully did the early Church guard the liberty of the people in choosing their bishops? In these sections of the…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: August 3
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionWhat belonged to the Church in the early centuries was regarded as the patrimony of the poor. In these sections of the…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: August 2
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionWhat did the government of the Church look like before the rise of the papacy? In these sections of the Institutes, Calvin…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: August 1
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionNo one may presume to take up the public ministry of the Church without a lawful call. In these sections from John Calvin’s…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 31
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionThe ordinary offices of the Church—pastors, teachers, elders, and deacons—are of perpetual duration. In these sections from…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 30
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionThe Lord rules his Church by his word, yet he has chosen to use the ministry of men. In these opening sections of Chapter 3…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 29
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionThe true Church stands or falls by the pure preaching of the word and the right administration of the sacraments. In these…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 28
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionThe true Church is built on the word of God, not on external forms or human succession. In these sections from John…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 27
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionHow do we distinguish the true Church from the false? In this chapter from John Calvin’s Institutes, he shows that the true…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 26
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionEven after entering the Church, believers still carry the remains of sin and stand in daily need of forgiveness. In these…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCavlin's Insitutes: July 25
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionEven after entering the Church through forgiveness of sins, believers still carry the remains of sin throughout their…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 24
Today's reading deals with one of the most common reasons people leave churches: the presence of sin. Calvin argues that while we should grieve over sin…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 23
In the closing sections of Chapter 1, John Calvin urges us to hold fast to the true marks of the visible Church—the pure preaching of the word and the right…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Insititutes: July 22
In Book 4, Chapter 1 (Sections 6–10), John Calvin addresses the vital role of the ministry and the visible Church. He clarifies the true efficacy of preaching…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 21
In Book 4 of the Institutes, John Calvin turns to the visible Church as our mother, the ordinary means by which God gathers, nourishes, and perfects his…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 20
In the opening of Book 4 of the Institutes, John Calvin turns from the inner work of the Trinity to the external means God uses to gather and nurture his…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 19
In the majestic conclusion to his chapter on the resurrection, John Calvin lifts our eyes beyond the renewal of the body to the true goal: eternal happiness in…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 18
In a time when many invent fictions to deny the resurrection of the flesh, John Calvin drives home the clear testimony of Scripture: the very bodies we now…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 17
In a world prone to deny or distort the hope of bodily resurrection, John Calvin anchors us firmly in Scripture’s clear teaching. In Institutes of the…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 16
In a world that treats death as the final end, John Calvin lifts our eyes to the triumphant power of God and the sure hope of the resurrection. Continuing his…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 15
In a world weighed down by suffering, doubt, and the constant pull of the visible, how do we keep pressing forward in faith? John Calvin powerfully reminds us…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 14
Podcast DescriptionJohn Calvin directly addresses common scriptural objections to predestination—such as God’s stated desire that the wicked repent and that he…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 13
Podcast DescriptionJohn Calvin concludes his defense of divine election and reprobation by addressing the absence of any “seed of election” in the…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCavlin's Institutes: July 12
Podcast DescriptionJohn Calvin addresses the reality of apostasy, clarifies the meaning of “many are called but few are chosen,” examines the case of Judas…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 11
Podcast DescriptionJohn Calvin guides believers to the proper assurance of their election by turning their eyes to Christ as the mirror of election, connecting…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 10
Podcast DescriptionJohn Calvin continues his profound treatment of divine election by showing how God’s eternal choice is confirmed through the effectual…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 9
Podcast DescriptionJohn Calvin concludes his refutation of the chief calumnies against predestination by defending the equity of God’s judgments, exposing how…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 8
Podcast DescriptionJohn Calvin presses further into the heart of the controversy, dismantling claims that God did not ordain Adam’s fall, exposing the futility…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 7
Podcast DescriptionContinuing through John Calvin’s robust defense of divine sovereignty, he dismantles the objections that God is unjust for predestinating…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: Juny 6
Podcast DescriptionJohn Calvin boldly refutes the common objections and calumnies raised against the doctrine of predestination and reprobation, demonstrating…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 5
Podcast DescriptionIn this powerful exploration of divine election, John Calvin directly confronts the tension between God’s universal gospel call and his…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 4
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionGod’s election is not based on human merit or foreseen works, but on his sovereign mercy alone. In these sections from John…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 3
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionThe doctrine of election is not based on human merit or foreseen works, but on God’s sovereign mercy alone. In these…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 2
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionGod’s eternal election is a doctrine that humbles us and magnifies his grace. In these sections from John Calvin’s…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: July 1
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionGod’s sovereign choice of some for salvation and others for judgment is a profound mystery that Calvin explores with care…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 30
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionThe eternal counsel of God by which he chooses some for salvation and passes by others is one of the most profound and…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 29
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionThe eternal counsel of God by which he chooses some for salvation and passes by others is one of the most profound and…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 28
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionGod’s glory, his kingdom, and his will stand at the center of all true prayer. In these powerful sections from John…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Instittues: June 27
Calvin concludes his exposition of the Lord’s Prayer by turning to the believer’s ongoing battle against sin, Satan, and spiritual weakness. In “Lead us not…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 26
Calvin now turns from the God-centered petitions of the Lord’s Prayer to the needs of God’s people, showing that even our daily concerns must be viewed through…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 25
This portion of Calvin's exposition of the Lord's Prayer shifts from who God is to what believers should most deeply desire. Calvin explains that the first…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 24
This section of Calvin's discussion of the Lord's Prayer centers on one great truth: Christians pray with confidence because God is truly their Father in…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 23
Today's Readings Podcast DescriptionSinging, public prayer in the common tongue, and heartfelt worship all belong to the true service of God. In these sections…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 22
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionTrue prayer flows from the heart and is offered to God alone through Christ. In these sections from John Calvin’s…
John Calvin's Institutes in a YearCalvin's Institutes: June 21
Podcast DescriptionThe experience of God’s past mercies strengthens our faith and fuels our prayers. In these sections from John Calvin’s Institutes, Calvin…