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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?

  • “A Dry Tree Made New in the Water of Baptism”

    “A Dry Tree Made New in the Water of Baptism”

    Just as the eunuch could look to the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53, so we too may look up to Jesus, and on the basis of what He has done in our place, we too may come before the Father holy and undefiled; we too may take our seat among the assembly of the LORD.…

  • “Good News in the Year of the Lord’s Favor”

    “Good News in the Year of the Lord’s Favor”

    When Christ first came preaching good news, he inaugurated “the year of the Lord’s favor.” When will this “year” end? When he returns from heaven to usher in the eternal Sabbath rest, the eternal jubilee of rest.

  • “The Glory of the Lord has Risen Upon You”

    “The Glory of the Lord has Risen Upon You”

    In the midst of our difficult pilgrimage in this present darkness, look expectantly to the brightness of the coming Light of the world, Christ who will bring everlasting righteousness, justice, peace, and glory to all believers who persevere with rejoicing in the faith to the end.

  • God’s True Covenant People Are Not Pretenders

    God’s True Covenant People Are Not Pretenders

    If Isaiah were alive today, he would call prosperity gospel preachers and most televangelists and megachurch pastors blind, ignorant, useless, greedy and insatiable dogs, just as he called the false shepherds of Israel “silent dogs” who are blind, without knowledge, and who have never enough.

  • 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.