“Why is God silent? Where is God? Is He at work in the church? Why are things ending up the way they are? This is not how I thought it would go?” Have you ever asked these questions? If we are honest, we have all asked these questions? And so did the prophet Habakkuk. This Sunday we will begin a …
Order of Worship for Sunday June 2, 2013 11:00am
The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 * Call to Worship Psalm 66:1-4 * Prayer of Invocation Our Response to the Lord’s Call * Hymn of Praise # 302 “Come, Christians, Join to Sing” Confession of Faith WCF 5.5, TH, p. 851 Corporate Prayer of Confession Silent Prayer of Confession Assurance of Pardon Isaiah 1:18 …
From the Pastor’s Desk: In the Beginning
Dear Cornerstone Brothers and Sisters, Grace and peace in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. “Why is God silent? Where is God? Is He at work in the church? Why are things ending up the way they are? This is not how I thought it would go?” Have you ever asked these questions? If we are honest, we have …
Is the Bible an Idol?
New Testament Professor Michael Kruger with some excellent thoughts concerning a recent article by a critic of the faith who claims that Christians make the Bible an idol. Read his essay here: http://michaeljkruger.com/do-christians-make-the-bible-an-idol/
Biblical and practical thoughts on marriage …
Satan loves nothing more than to destroy Christian marriages. Thus, it is imperative for Christian husbands and wives continually to be ‘working on’ their marriage. Dr. David Murray has some helpful thoughts: http://headhearthand.org/blog/2013/05/28/the-most-important-question-in-marriage/
the normal Christian life
Some good thoughts on the very important passage from Romans 7. http://theworldsruined.blogspot.com/2013/05/romans-7-and-normal-christian-life.html
Order of Worship Sunday May 26, 2013 11:00am
The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 * Call to Worship Psalm 95:1-3 * Prayer of Invocation Our Response to the Lord’s Call * Hymn of Praise # 66 “God Is Known among His People” Confession of Faith WLC Q/A # 7 Corporate Prayer of Confession Psalm 32, TH, p. 795 Silent Prayer of Confession …
Spiritual Time Travel
An excellent and thought-provoking post by Professor David Murray. We are to engage in what Dr. Murray calls ‘spiritual time travel’! http://headhearthand.org/blog/2013/05/20/sanctification-by-time-travel/
From the Pastor’s Desk: The Spirit of Truth
Brothers and Sisters, What a joy and privilege it is to be a part of the body of Christ. When we receive Christ as our Lord and Savior, we are adopted into his family. And as we gather for worship week over week, we gather as the body of Christ, the people of God, brothers and sisters in Christ, to …
Weep with those Who Weep
Our Lord calls us to weep with those who weep. Indeed, today we are weeping with those whose lives were affected by the tornadoes that ripped through OK. As believers, how do we make sense of the devastation caused by the tornadoes on the one hand; and the absolutely clear Biblical teaching that God is control of all things on …