Walking With Jesus Through Holy Week (Easter)
While God instructs his people to live in light of King Jesus’ ministry each and everyday, we make a special effort each Spring to consider the final events of Jesus’ earthly life; we call the events of his final days “Holy Week”. Holy Week recounts the events from Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem to the cheers of the fickle crowds, through the last supper, his betrayal, arrest, trial, crucifixion, burial, three days in the tomb, and finally his vindication at the resurrection.
May the victory of Christ over sin and death remind you that if you are in Christ, your future with him cannot be snatched up or taken away by any earthly sorrows. Because he lives, so we too shall live, (Jn. 14:19).
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The Lord Reproves Him Whom He Loves
God’s designs are intended to rescue us from our rebellion, to work repentance and renewal in our hearts, and to bring us home rejoicing that we have been loved so dearly by the One who we have scorned. By that same faithful and unrelenting love, we have been spared from sorrow upon sorrow though we willfully pursued it to our own harm.
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Honor the Lord With Your Wealth
Now, we are not the first people to struggle with this commandment, nor are we the first to seek lots of ‘creative’ ways to avoid its full weight. But our chafing against it only goes to show how much we need God to command this of us; how we need him to teach us to put our trust in him and not in our wealth or the things wealth can buy.
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The Proper Interpretation of Reality
”For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding,” (Proverbs 2:6).
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Facing Sin With Wisdom
Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy, (Proverbs 28:13). Through this verse we are told that a wise dealing with sin involves three essential things. By consequence, rejecting these three things is to refuse to walk in true wisdom.
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A Method For Prayer
God’s power is inexhaustible and he calls us to come to him in total dependence, promising to provide his people with all that they need to give him glory. I for one can’t think of a single reason to hesitate to lay hold of such a priceless invitation.
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Seeking God Through His Word In 2021
A life of true joy and peace that endures into eternity is a life of knowing and enjoying God. The chief way that we know and enjoy God this side of glory is by seeking him through his Word. According to our Savior, the Scriptures are heavenly bread given for the nourishment of man's soul, (Matt. 4:4). Just as the body without food cannot grow and be strong, so the soul that is starved of fellowship with God through his Word is invariably sickly and stifled. This makes every Christian’s commitment to the Bible essential to their spiritual flourishing. Convinced of this, it is my earnest plea as your Pastor that you set your heart to seek the Lord through his Word each and everyday this coming year.
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Why Do We Sing the Doxology Every Week?
Sometimes it can be helpful to understand the thoughtfulness and intentionality that stands behind traditions, otherwise they can just seem like empty, repetitive, and outdated rituals that are overdue for a modern upgrade. My hope and aim in this article is that by pointing out five of the significant reasons that stand behind our weekly tradition of singing the Doxology, our joy and unity in doing so will be greatly enriched.
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How Does God Desire To Be Worshiped?
For most people, such a question in and of itself presents something of a paradigm shift in their heart. We are so prone to thinking about life in terms of our own interests, preferences, and desires that we have scarcely noticed that we have brought this same attitude and approach with us to the worship of the Almighty God.
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What Is the Lord's Supper?
In the case of Communion, the bread and wine are visible representations of the body and blood of our Savior, which he willing offered to God as a substitutionary sacrifice for the guilt of the sins of all God's people, (Matt. 26:26-29). Though the bread is just bread, and the wine is just wine, the Holy Spirit works through both the sign (visible elements), and seal (spiritual promises) which are shown forth in the sacrament, to encourage and strengthen the souls of God's people as they receive them with sincere faith in what the elements have been ordained to represent––which is the complete and finished work of Jesus Christ on our behalf.
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