Category: Church Blog
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New Series: 1 Thessalonians–Faithful Living Before Rapture Part 1
“Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.”—1 Thessalonians 4:17 Paul’s two letters to the church in Thessalonica were meant to encourage them in the wake of the unexpected deaths…
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God’s Sovereignty Vs Prayer? (Updated)
While thinking about tomorrow’s Prayer and Psalm service, I have found a series on prayer by R. C. Sproul. Here’s the first one: “If God is Sovereign, Why Pray?” by R. C. Sproul As soon as we set these two ideas—the sovereignty of God and the prayers of His people—side by side, we run into…
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“Angels near the earth with golden harps†and other old but strange songs
But even the not-so-evangelical Unitarians, Episcopalians and Roman Catholics wrote Christmas carols that are Biblically-sound. An infamous character, Nahum Tate, a 17th century English Poet Laureate, wrote the beautiful â€While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night.†One hopes that he wrote this carol while sober, because he was a free-spending drunkard who lived the last…
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Christmas Presents and TULIP
Looking for a real-life illustration of unconditional election and total depravity this Christmas? Here’s what I just learned this last couple of days. The subdivision in which we live is ringed on all sides by squatter communities. Every year, one of the residents invites some of these squatter communities to his home to give them…
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A Festival of Scriptures & Carols
Just like last year, we’re having a Festival of Scriptures & Carols on Christmas Eve, December 24 at our house. But what time? Are some of us still working whole day? Late afternoon to early evening would probably be the best. It would be about an hour program, with a short Christmas devotional. Let me…
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Beautiful music to reduce Christmas stress
Imagine being in a great cathedral with a powerful but beautiful pipe organ, and singing your favorite Christmas hymns and carols together with a great multitude of voices
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Who Predestines Whom?
If a potter made a piece of pottery for a museum and another one for use as a trash can, would the latter pottery have the right to accuse the potter, “Why did you make me like this?” In our study of Romans 8:29-30, my emphasis was—obviously—-predestination. I asked the congregation, “Did you know that…
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What to Bring this Weekend
A list of things to bring to this weekend’s retreat: Toiletries: towels, soap, shampoo, t.p. Sweaters Swimsuits Board games Flipflops Sneakers Bibles Reading materials Cell phones Cameras Umbrellas (rain possible) Outdoor Recreation Facilities: Two Spring-fed Swimming Pools 70-foot Long Water Slide Basketball Courts Volleyball Courts Beach Volleyball Court Large Playing Field Challenge Course Bonfire Areas Tent…
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“Who Saves Whom?”
“God casts His vote; Satan casts his, but you must cast the deciding ballot�
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“It is a wonder I did not see this earlier”: A Long Journey from Credo to Paedobaptism
Like us on Facebook [fblikesend] Today, one of my Facebook friends publicly shared that he has arrived at a major life decision after a long journey. After three years of attending a United Reformed Church, never as a member but as one open to the possibility of the Reformed position of baptism, and having read…