Rev. Kevin DeYoung with an insightful post regarding the issue of homosexuality and the church: http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/2015/03/13/why-cant-the-church-just-agree-to-disagree-on-homosexuality/.
Spiritual Joy or Worldly Joy?
Dr. David Murray reflecting on the Puritan Thomas Watson’s helpful distinction between spiritual joy and worldly joy: http://headhearthand.org/blog/2015/03/12/spiritual-joy-v-worldly-joy/.
From the Pastor’s Desk (3/11/2015)
Dear CSOPC brothers and sisters, The Lord gives us a wonderful promise in Lamentations 3:23 that his mercies are new every morning. What a glorious promise! Each new day is filled with new grace and new mercy. Have you stumbled in sin? Have you doubted god’s goodness? Have you wandered from his truth? Are you battling indwelling sin? Are you struggling …
Order of Worship for 3/15/2015
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “Fear not, O Zion; let not your hands grow weak. The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” Zephaniah 3:16-17 The Lord Calls Us to …
No Compromise
John MacArthur with some powerful words on the call to stand for truth: http://www.ligonier.org/blog/cost-compromise/.
Magic Kingdom or God’s Kingdom
Dr. David Murray with a helpful meditation on the superiority of ‘Divine happiness’ over ‘Disney happiness’:http://headhearthand.org/blog/2015/03/05/divine-happiness-superior-to-disney-happiness/
From the Pastor’s Desk (3/4/2015)
Dear CSOPC brothers and sisters, The Apostle Paul writes in Colossians 4:3, “At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ.” The Lord had indeed opened for us a door for the word. As I mentioned this past Sunday, we are thankful and excited to …
Order of Worship for 3/8/2015
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion, Amen.” 1 Timothy 6:15-16 The Lord Calls Us to Worship * …
The Privilege of Worship
A wonderful meditation by Jason Helopoulos on the privilege of meeting together in corporate worship: http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/2015/03/03/worship-is-more-important-than-your-small-group/
From the Pastor’s Desk (2/25/2015)
Dear CSOPC brothers and sisters, Moses tells us in Exodus that our LORD is ‘merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by means clear the guilty’ (Ex 34:6). What a rich description of the character of our covenant Lord. …