Category: Church Blog
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9 Novelties That Will Spoil Your Worship Service on Mother’s Day
Since Mother’s Day is commemorated on the second Sunday of May, pastors are usually caught in a dilemma. Should I or shouldn’t I? with regards to incorporating a Mother’s Day celebration in the worship service. Below are some of the novelties I gleaned from the Web that churches have done (or may have done) for…
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New Sermon Series: A Walk-Through Our Worship Service
Since the Triune God reveals himself to us in his written Word, we read the Word, preach the Word, pray the Word, sing the Word, and see the Word (in the sacraments). What does this mean? Why did the minister say that? Why do they have such Roman Catholic things as Confession of Sin, Apostles’…
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To My Roman Catholic Friends: Who are the Saints?
For the first time in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, two popes have been canonized into the “Sainthood” on the same day. But what does the Bible say about “saints”? According to Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, the word for “saint” is derived from the Greek verb hagiadzo, which means to…
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Jesus Our Great Psalm Writer, Singer and Worship Leader
How tragic that most churches prefer to sing music written by Biblically-illiterate teens rather than music written by Jesus our Great Psalm Writer and Singer! Jesus sang the Psalms. After the Passover supper, he sang one of the Hallel Psalms, Psalm 113-118 (Mt 26:30). In previous conversations with the Jews, he pointed out to them…
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Why Believers’ Children Baptism?
The examples given in Acts suggest that household baptism was a common practice, and so there must have been thousands of household baptisms. Are we to suppose that there were no young children in any of them? There are three big misconceptions by Baptists and other evangelicals about us Reformed Presbyterians regarding infant baptism. One, we…
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Welcome to Your New Microsoft Mobile Phone
What do you want to do today? And where do you want to go today? Uh-oh. Can’t do anything, can’t go anywhere today. If you’re not familiar with the screen design, you were probably born after 1995.
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The Passion of the Christ According to Isaiah 53
All are welcome to join us in our solemn commemoration of the life, death and resurrection of our Savior. Since this will be a Communion Service, visitors please read the requirements below if you want to participate in the Lord’s Supper. We will be reading from Isaiah 53 and its fulfillment in the New Testament,…
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Is Zion Cornerstone Reformed Church Full of Hypocrites?
“They are not all saints who use holy water.” (English proverb) Most unbelievers, when invited to come to church by their relatives or friends, will balk saying, “I don’t like going to church. It’s full of hypocrites.” Worse, even some people who claim to be Christians agree. But is it true that the church…
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Why Say, “As the Spirit Leads”
It is all too common to hear pastors and “worship leaders†say “as the Spirit leads†during prayers, singing, altar calls, and even before sermons. Here are some excerpts from different churches: Calvary Chapel: “A preacher needs to be able to spontaneously quote any number of scripture passages as the Spirit leads. The same is…
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5 Reasons Why We Are Not New Calvinists
James J. Cassidy, pastor of Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Ringoes, New Jersey, has written a post at the Reformed Forum after he attended a recent lecture by John Piper at Westminster Theological Seminary. He praises Piper for being a “passionate, learned, articulate, and just right” preacher and scholar. Piper compares the so-called “new Calvinism” popularized…