Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “… But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility.” Ephesians 2:13-14 The Lord Calls Us to …
Weekly Devotion from Spurgeon’s ‘Morning and Evening’
October 23rd — Morning Reading “Will ye also go away?” — John 6:67 Many have forsaken Christ, and have walked no more with Him; but what reason have YOU to make a change? Has there been any reason for it in the past? Has not Jesus proved Himself all-sufficient? He appeals to you this morning-“Have I been a wilderness unto you?” When your …
Order of Worship for 10/23/2016
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “… let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:1-2 …
Order of Worship for 10/16/2016
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man.’” Revelation 21:2-3 The Lord Calls Us to Worship * …
Weekly Devotional – Eric Alexander (from Ligonier Ministries)
Asking, Seeking, Knocking by Eric Alexander There must be few pastors who have not repeated the words of the Apostle Paul in Galatians 5:7, with a wistfulness equal to his: “You were running well. Who hindered you?” The Apostolic finger had touched upon the timeless tragedy of a life that showed early spiritual promise yet was blighted by a lack of …
Order of Worship for 10/9/2016
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalm 73:25-26 The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 …
Weekly Devotion from Spurgeon’s “Morning and Evening”
September 28th — Morning Reading “The Lord looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men.”— Psalm 33:13 Perhaps no figure of speech represents God in a more gracious light than when He is spoken of as stooping from His throne, and coming down from heaven to attend to the wants and to behold the woes of mankind. We love Him, who, …
Order of Worship for October 2, 2016
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth.” Job 19:25 The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 * Call to Worship Psalm 98:1-2 * Prayer of Invocation Our Response to the Lord’s Call …
Congregant Corner – Mr. Phil Jones
“Self” A Trinitarian Perspective Phil Jones – September, 2016 It seems as if the world is constantly urging us to turn more and more inward, to find our ‘inner-selves,’ to put ‘me’ first. Such an emphasis on ‘turning inward’ – such ‘self-centered spiritualism’ – is simply a form of the ancient Gnostic heresy the church battled in her earliest centuries. …
Weekly Devotion from Ligonier Ministries – the Goodness of God
The Goodness of God by Eric Alexander Many years ago, my wife and I were on our summer holiday. At church on Sunday morning, we met a friend whom we had known as a student. He was a bachelor, and we took him to lunch. As we talked, he confided in us that he had recently been diagnosed with a serious …