Click below for a worship guide for our vesper service that focuses on Acts 5 and two main threats to a growing church: compromise within and force without. Threats to a Growing Church - Acts 5:1-42
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The Hazards of Life and the Help of the Lord
A Brief Study Guide: The Hazards of Life and the Help of the Lord Sinclair Ferguson, a Scottish man, who serves as Senior Minister for First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina tells this fascinating account of a powerful use of this particular Psalm. The year was 1582 AD. The Scottish minister John Drury had been … Continue reading The Hazards of Life and the Help of the Lord
The Hidden Teacher & The Logic of Grace – Isaiah 30
Click on the link for our personal/family worship guide through Isaiah 30. The Hidden Teacher & The Logic of Grace
Personal Worship Guide: The Transforming Power of God’s Book
Teach: The Transforming Power of God’s Book (click on the link here for guide) I. God’s Book grants us discernment into how He works (Isaiah 29:1-8) The Holy Spirit uses His Word to show us how God has worked in the past. The first eight verses of this passage show us two things: God humbles … Continue reading Personal Worship Guide: The Transforming Power of God’s Book
Life and Health and Peace
The first to link these precious words together was Charles Wesley, in a classic celebration of the impact of Jesus Christ. This coming Lord’s Day we begin our worship service with his great hymn: O for a thousand tongues to singMy great Redeemer's praise,The glories of my God and King,The triumphs of His grace! Jesus — … Continue reading Life and Health and Peace
A Guide for Wednesday Vespers – When Times of Refreshing Come from the Lord
When Times of Refreshing Come from the Lord - A Devotional Guide through Acts 3.
Nine Marks of a Devoted Follower of Jesus
It is the mission of the church of the Lord Jesus Christ to develop devoted followers of our Savior, but what are the distinguishing marks of this type of person? A devoted follower of Jesus... 1. Enjoys God in worship – EVERY MEMBER A MODELParticipates regularly in worshipping the Lord with the Lord’s people on … Continue reading Nine Marks of a Devoted Follower of Jesus
Personal Worship Guide – When God’s Word Pours Down Like Rain
Personal Worship Guide - When God's Word Pours Down Like Rain God’s Word is like the rain. It fulfills God’s purpose of causing life to flourish. It comes from beyond us. We can’t control it. We only receive it… much like this invitation to feast at God’s banquet of grace. Isaiah 55:1-13 reminds us that … Continue reading Personal Worship Guide – When God’s Word Pours Down Like Rain
What attributes should mark a follower of Jesus?
Christians whose lives display the following features: Doxology, the habit taught and modeled by the Apostle Paul of constantly praising God and giving him thanks; Humility, the downward growth that comes by dwelling on the free, boundless,, almighty grace of God that achieves the salvation of sinners, including oneself, through the atoning death of the … Continue reading What attributes should mark a follower of Jesus?
Going to the House of the Lord
Sinclair Ferguson claims that the Psalms of Ascent serve as "A Hitchhiker’s Guide for Spiritual Survival." In Psalm 122, the hitchhiker anticipates what it will be like to worship in the house of the Lord. He says in verse 1: "I rejoiced with those who said to me, 'Let us go to the house of … Continue reading Going to the House of the Lord
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