Author: Peter Dietsch
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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 69-72)
Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 69-72. Here is a brief review. WLC 69 What is the communion in grace which the members of the invisible church have with Christ?A. The communion in grace which the members of the invisible church…
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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 67-68)
Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 67-68. Here is a brief review. WLC 67 What is effectual calling?A. Effectual calling is the work of God’s almighty power and grace, whereby (out of his free and special love to his elect, and…
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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 63-66)
Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 63-66. Here is a brief review. WLC 63 What are the special privileges of the visible church? A. The visible church hath the privilege of being under God’s special care and government; of being protected…
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Turning Points in Church History – Wednesday Nights
Dear Church Family, Last week, we kicked off our first Wednesday Night Dinner & Discipleship. Some came for dinner at 5:45 pm; at the end of the meal, we sang a hymn and then had about 13-15 people for our discipleship time at 6:30-7:30 pm. It was a wonderful time of fellowship discussion as we…
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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 60-62)
Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 60-62. Here is a brief review. WLC 60 Can they who have never heard the gospel, and so know not Jesus Christ, nor believe in him, be saved by their living according to the light…
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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 57-59)
Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we resumed our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC). Picking up where we left off, we covered questions 57-59. Here is a brief review. WLC 57 What benefits hath Christ procured by his mediation?A. Christ, by his mediation, hath procured redemption, with all other benefits of…
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Catechism, Catechism!
Dear Church Family, This coming Sunday, August 27th, at 9:15-10:15 am, in the sanctuary, we’ll resume our Sunday school class in the Westminster Larger Catechism. We’ll pick up where we left off with Question 57. Even if you haven’t attended before, you can still easily jump in on this study. Materials will be provided for…
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Ministries Announcements
Dear Church Family, Even though it doesn’t seem as though the heat is letting up, the summer season is starting to wind down and students are beginning to get ready to head back to school. So, I thought that it would be a good time to announce and describe some of the ministries that will…
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Family Vacation & the PCA 50th General Assembly
Dear Church Family, We have returned from our extended family vacation which included many twists and turns and putting about 4,000 additional miles on our van. Our trip began with attending the 50th General Assembly of our denomination, the Presbyterian Church in America, in Memphis, TN (I’ll provide some information about that below). After General…
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Should (or may) Christians celebrate old covenant feasts?
Dear Church Family, In our Men’s and Women’s Discipleship Groups, we studied the Gospel according to John over the past year on Wednesday nights. At the end of the study, we decided to combine the Men’s and Women’s groups to answer some specific questions that were submitted by those in the study. Two weeks ago,…