A prayer for parents to pray on the first day of school. ...
The 7th Commandment not only prohibits adultery, it also prohibits all sexual immorality and it commands all efforts towards purity and love. Sunday's sermon was not long enough to cover the many topics that spring out of a discussion of this commandment. Here is a beginning list of resources for further growth in grace....
Today we look at the new covenant instituted by Jesus, and how it is the fulfillment of all of the other covenants in the Bible....
The covenant with David is about how God rules and protects His people....
Today, we look at the covenant God made with Moses and Israel surrounding the Ten Commandments and the law of God....
This week, we learn about the covenant God made with Abraham, and what circumcision has to do with God's promises....
This week, we look at the third covenant in the Bible, the covenant God made with Noah (and the animals)....
Today we look at the covenant that God made with Adam....
A deeper look at the different parts of a covenant, and why Abram fell asleep before the ratification of God's covenant with him....
God created the heavens and the earth in a personal, covenantal way....
Celebrating Holy Week during social distancing makes us feel a pronounced longing. We long to be together, and to have God make all things right. ...
My recommendations for films that will help illustrate the meaning of Holy Week events....
What do we know? We know that we have each other, a church body that cares for us and misses us. We know that Jesus, the true Son of God, is a light that shines in the darkness and the darkness cannot overwhelm us. We know that our God has promised to walk with us through the valley of dark shadows, so we fear no evil. We know that Jesus was raised from the dead, so we have the hope of life eternal....
This world is not what we expect it to be. Sometimes we do everything right, but still get run over. Jesus knew that was coming. He lived a perfect life, and got run over worse than any of us. But that is not the end of the story. He overcame the world. His victory gives us hope. ...
When our faith is only lived out in front of others, then the respect and love of others is all we get for it....
Join us for the next four weeks as we take the journey every church must travel. We will study death, the judgment, heaven and hell. We will answer our questions, feel our fears, and emerge more ready to enjoy life than ever. ...
Lent reminds us that suffering is not pointless, that there must be a death in order to be a resurrection....
Your sin is no match for God’s love. He has overwhelmed and forgiven it. ...
According to Harold Best, God created worshippers. We were created pouring out worship. Each member of the Trinity continually worships the others. God created us in his image. We were created to pour out worship upon the Trinity, but since we are fallen we worship created things rather than the creator....
Awakenings occur within the church. People who have continued to come to church for years realize that they have never known Jesus, never felt his love, never hated their sin, never really believed. ...
The last week of March, starting on Palm Sunday, March 25th, and culminating on Easter Sunday, April 1st, is known as ‘Holy Week.’ Some consider this week the most important week in the entire church year. During this week, we follow the timeline of Jesus’ last week before His resurrection. You can read about this ‘final week’ in all four of the gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, with each gospel writer giving slightly different perspectives on the events of the week....
If you’re reading this, it’s because of your desire to see your infant, or young child baptized, and brought into covenant fellowship with the Body of Christ, the Church. This is a good a right desire! It’s the intent of this brief letter to lay out some theological and practical points for you to consider as you plan and pray about embracing this sacrament....
Keep ReadingInfant baptism is a hot theological topic that often divides Christians. To get past the rhetoric and misconceptions, let's look at what the Presbyterian theology of infant baptism actually is. ...
Keep ReadingGod powerfully blessed our baptism service yesterday. Maybe He blessed it because the service required a couple of rather huge compromises. Or maybe God moved two men to make huge compromises because he wanted to bless a service. Either way, when God shows up you are glad. ...
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