One of the great burden-lifting joys God has graced me with is a church that values congregational singing. I love Christ’s church; caring for her is the joy and duty and mission of my life. Proclaiming her message and protecting her purity is, by God’s grace, what I’ll spend ...
The following is excerpted and adapted from a sermon by Pastor Jordan, called "Real Knowledge in Confusing Times." You can listen to the whole sermon or read the text here. "As a church, we focus a great deal on the fact that God does everything in this world for His glory. He is ...
As I'm writing this, I'm still recovering from a stomach virus that swept through my family, and several other church folks this week, including Jordan (our lead pastor). If you were also one of the "elect" sufferers this weekend, I'm so sorry. It's been about four years since illness last ...
We'll gather on Sunday to worship together after being apart for Thanksgiving with our family and friends, all in different contexts. Some of us will be with Christian family, others with unbelieving family; some of us will struggle with contentment; some of us will be missing recently ...
I like Jonathan Leeman’s definition of church membership. It’s a bit clunky, but if we can unpack it I think it’s pretty helpful. "Church membership is a formal relationship between a church and a Christian characterized by the church’s affirmation and oversight of a ...
John Piper has said that we need to be purposeful and intentional at least the day before we gather as a church. Our world is so filled with distractions and our own sin natures are so derailing that we'll gather and not benefit like we should. We need to make sure we prepare to meet for worship ...
Well folks, one of my favorite parts of my job is writing these posts looking ahead to Sunday morning, and writing about what'll happen in our gathering. I hope you have the chance to think ahead this weekend for Sunday morning. We want to make sure we come on Sunday morning ready to participate, ...