Author: Peter Dietsch
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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,…
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The Keys of the Kingdom: Forgiving and Retaining Sins
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. Last week we…
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Jesus: The Eternal Logos
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 specific questions that were submitted by those in the study. The first question pertained…
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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 56)
Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered question 56. Here is a brief review. WLC 56 How is Christ to be exalted in his coming again to judge the world?A. Christ is to be exalted in his coming again to judge the…
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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 54-55)
Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered questions 54-55. Here is a brief review. WLC 54 How is Christ exalted in his sitting at the right hand of God?A. Christ is exalted in his sitting at the right hand of God, in…
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What Baptism Is Not & What It Is
Dear Church Family, At the beginning of the month, we had the wonderful privilege as a congregation to participate in the baptism of Madeline Brenneman, the daughter of Trevor and Mariah Brenneman. Whenever we partake of the sacrament of baptism in the church, I like to take the opportunity to speak about the meaning of…
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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 51-53)
Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered questions 51-53. Here is a brief review. WLC 51 What was the estate of Christ’s exaltation ?A. The estate of Christ’s exaltation comprehendeth his resurrection, ascension, sitting at the right hand of the Father, and…