Author: Peter Dietsch
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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…
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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 50) – He Descended into Hell
Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered question 50 – specifically, the meaning of the phrase “He descended into hell” from the Apostles’ Creed. Here is a brief review. The WLC describes the last part of Christ’s humiliation (His humiliation, or being…
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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 46-50)
Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered questions 46-50. Here is a brief review. WLC 42 speaks of how the Son of God, as our Mediator, is called “Christ” because He was anointed and set apart to execute the three offices of…
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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 43-45)
Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered questions 43-45. Here is a brief review. WLC 42 speaks of how the Son of God, as our Mediator, is called “Christ” because He was anointed and set apart to execute the three offices of…
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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 38-42)
Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered questions 38-42. Here is a brief review. WLC 38 Why was it requisite that the Mediator should be God?A. It was requisite that the Mediator should be God, that he might sustain and keep the…