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  • Liturgy for April 1, 2012

    Liturgy for April 1, 2012

    The feast on the Lord’s Day, April 1, 2012. Sermon: “I Thirst”: The Three Cups of Christ. Text: John 19:28-30.

  • “Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise”

    “Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise”

    This is why God’s remembrance means divine blessing as he keeps his covenant promises to you. In joy and sorrow when we pray, God remembers his covenant with us. He remembers us from his throne in heaven, and he hears our prayers. And in the end, he will take us to God’s Paradise.

  • “Father, Forgive Them”

    “Father, Forgive Them”

    In most Good Friday sermons, it is often preached that in this first saying, Christ is modeling forgiveness among the brethren in the church. But is this what Christ meant when he prayed this first word while he hung on the cross?

  • “Seven Last Words” Sermon Series

    “Seven Last Words” Sermon Series

    Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors. ~ Isaiah 53:12

  • Why Does Your Pastor Monopolize Your Worship Service?

    Why Does Your Pastor Monopolize Your Worship Service?

    “A shoemaker, a smith, a farmer, each has his manual occupation and work; and yet, at the same time, all are eligible to act as priests…. Every one of them in his occupation or handicraft ought to be useful to his fellows… ” ~ Martin Luther

  • Jesus the Extreme Street Preacher

    Jesus the Extreme Street Preacher

    “Think positively, because I’m here to talk with you and walk with you along life’s narrow way. Give me all your tears of sadness and all your years of pain, and you’ll enter into life in my name. By being strong-willed, you will be able to overcome the obstacles of a long and winding, dry…

  • Liturgy for January 1, 2012

    * All those who are able, please stand. * Call to Worship: Psalm 119:49-56 * Invocation: Psalm 124:8 Confession of Sin Reading of the Law: Exodus 20:1-17 General Confession: Merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left…

  • Third Anniversary Service and Fellowship

    Third Anniversary Service and Fellowship

    We thank the Lord for sustaining through these first three years. We will have our Lord’s Day worship service followed by a luncheon fellowship on September 18, 2011 at 10 am.

  • Two Prayers, Two Answers, and an Ominous Ending

    Two Prayers, Two Answers, and an Ominous Ending

    How did God hear Hezekiah’s prayers for forgiveness and salvation? Only through the fulfillment of God’s promise to his father David: the Son of David who would sit on his father’s throne forever, whose kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom. Jesus the Messiah would teach us that he is the One who saves his people from…

  • A Sinner Before a Holy God: “Woohoo!” or “Woe!”

    A Sinner Before a Holy God: “Woohoo!” or “Woe!”

    Isaiah’s encounter with God is unlike that of most evangelicals—unbridled irreverence in sensual hip-swaying, discordant and noisy music, woohooing, shouting and clapping. For Isaiah, a direct encounter with God meant death and judgment. Why would an encounter with God evoke such terror? What did Isaiah see and hear?