In this morning’s sermon text, the Apostle Paul declares that “while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son” (Romans 5:10). We’ll declare this truth right along with him when we sing, “Let us love the Lord who bought us, pitied us when enemies” (Let Us Love And Sing And Wonder). Because of Christ’s…
Let not conscience make you linger, nor of fitness fondly dream, All the fitness He requireth is to feel your need of Him. In last week’s sermon, Pastor Brian focused on God’s sovereignty as the starting point for evangelism. This morning, our service centers around the necessity of understanding our own sinfulness—as we’ll read from Ephesians 2:1, we are “dead…
This Sunday is the first Sunday of Lent, a traditional time of prayer, fasting, and repentance observed by Christians since the days of the early church. Several elements of the service have been adjusted to fit the character of this season. We will begin each Sunday by singing What Wondrous Love Is This (meditating on the sacrifice of Christ on…
As we come to the close of our time in Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians, I have been reflecting on some of the common themes of the two books. Over and over, Paul gives words of comfort (“may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times in every way,” 2 Thessalonians 2:16) and encouragement (“do not grow…
By your toil you shall be prospered and be happy all your days. —Psalm 128:2, The Psalter 1912 Though today is a day of rest, the Scriptures we read and the hymns we sing this morning have a whole lot to say about work. This morning’s passage from 2 Thessalonians contains an encouragement to “not grow weary in doing good”…