March 15th: “Mysterious Marriages” Ephesians 5:31-32 [Bulletin] Marriage is not a human invention; it is a divine revelation. Its design never was our own made-up arrangement of infinite malleability. It was given to us, at the beginning of all things, as a brightly shining fixity of eternal significance. We might not always live up to…
February 23rd: “What Leaders See: Paul’s Perspective of a Fascinating World” Acts 17:16 [Bulletin] Every true Christian is a soldier of Christ—scorning the soft seductions of peace and her oft-repeated warnings against hardship, disease, danger, and death … some want to live within the sound of church or chapel bell; I want to run a…
January 26th: “Lives and Voices in Harmony” Romans 15:5-7 [Bulletin] Christian unity is unity in Christ, … the person of Jesus Christ Himself is the focus of our unity, and … therefore the more we agree with Him and about Him, the more we will agree with one another. – John Stott (The Message of…
December 29th: “True Israel and True Son” Matthew 2:13-23 [Bulletin] Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from of old,…
November 24th: “Thankful” Ephesians 5:20 [Bulletin] Let them give thanks to the LORD for His unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for men. Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of His works with songs of joy. – Psalm 107:21-22 November 17th: “The Glory of the Church” Isaiah 62 [Bulletin] But you are a chosen…
October 27th: “The Practice and Purpose of Church Discipline” 1 Corinthians 5:1-8 [Bulletin] Sin in the church, left unaddressed, hurts our evangelism, leaves the proud unchecked, confuses young believers, hardens the unrepentant, and worst of all, brings shame on the name of Christ. – Matt Schmucker, “Something Different”, Tabletalk Magazine, March 2009 October 20th: “Till…
September 29th: “Investigating the Proclaimed Word” 1 Peter 1:9-12 [Bulletin] [Here we have] … the entire process of growth in the Christian life, the process of appropriating in one’s own life more and more of the blessings of salvation. This process happens as Christians continually believe in Christ and continually rejoice because of that personal…
August 25th: “Building in Light of Eternity” 1 Corinthians 3:10-17 [Bulletin] … built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the cornerstone, in Whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In Whom you also are being built together into a dwelling place…
July 28th: “Revealed by the Spirit” 1 Corinthians 2:10-16 [Bulletin] All things have been handed over to Me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him. – Matthew 11:27 July 21st: “Wisdom Redefined” 1…
June 30th: “Working Wholeheartedly” Ephesians 6:5-9 [Bulletin] When a farmer plows for planting … when he has leveled the surface … does he not plant wheat in its place, barley in its place, and spelt in its field? His God instructs him and teaches him the right way … Grain must be ground to make bread…