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Proclaiming the historic Christian faith in Metro Manila and beyond
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The Reformed Doctrine of Baptism and New Testament Practice
By Dr. Ligon Duncan, Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi March 2007 In Genesis 12 and 15, God had entered into a covenant relationship with Abraham. But in Genesis 17, a confirming sign – circumcision – was given in order to assure Abraham of the sturdiness of the promises that God had given to him,…
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Does Baptism Mean Immersion?
by Jack D. Kinneer July-August 2000. New Horizons Magazine Presbyterians practice baptism by pouring or sprinkling water on a person. Many Christians object since everyone knows that baptism means immersion. If fact, if you look up the Greek word “to baptize”in a dictionary of Greek terms (lexicon), you will find that it lists as one…
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The Stray Sheep in the Mountains
To rescue his lost sheep, Jesus became one of them, a meek and obedient Lamb of God who gave himself as a sacrifice on the cross: “Like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth†(Isa 53:7).
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Resources for Liturgical Worship (2): Call to Worship
In evangelical churches, it is typical for the pastor to open the worship service with “Good morning!” or “Welcome!” or even with a joke as an “ice-breaker.” In contrast to this man-centered opening words, Reformed worship begins with the minister reading God’s word calling his covenant people to assemble for worship. Was this Reformed…
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Resources for Liturgical Worship (1): Prayers Part 1
For many evangelicals, liturgy is one of those Roman Catholic leftovers in a few liberal churches, while “led by the Spirit” is their pride. “Liturgy” is not a Roman Catholic invention. From the Old Testament to the New Testament, the people of God always worshiped with a liturgy. This word is derived from the Greek…
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Are Our Songs Fit for Church?
Since there is so much discussion about worship and worship music, I thought that the following principles and guidelines for selecting music for the church would be very helpful. It was written by our federation of churches back in our Synod 2004. Those who use CCM please specially note Guidelines 7, 10 and 11. To…
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Reverence & Joy, Word & Sacraments in Worship
New Horizons magazine of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church has a special issue on Worship in its June 2009 edition. Here are some of the articles: Reverence or Joy in Worship? by Larry E. Wilson The Beginning and the End of Worship by Steven F. Miller The Reading of Scripture in Worship by William B. Kessler…
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Reformed Worship Part 3: Worship Must Be Historical
For a printer-friendly version (PDF) of this article, click here. Reformed Worship Series: Introduction • Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 In June 2007, tens of thousands of people all over the United States lined up in front of stores for a chance to be one of the lucky first…
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Reformed Worship Part 2: Worship Must Be Biblical
For a printer-friendly version of this post, click here. Reformed Worship Series: Introduction • Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 “I thought that as long as we’re sincere in our worship, God must be pleased. I didn’t know that everything we do in worship must be from the Bible.” Such…
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Reformed Worship Part 1: The Church and Its Business
For a printer-friendly version (PDF) of this article, click here. Reformed Worship Series: Introduction • Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 For the past two years, I’ve taught Reformed Worship here in the Philippines. The results have given me some encouragement. Several years ago, the leaders of a church in…
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