Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, in our weekly Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), we studied and discussed questions 166-167. Here is a brief review. WLC 166 Unto whom is baptism to be administered?A. Baptism is not to be administered to any that are out of
Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, in our weekly Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), we studied and discussed questions 162-165. Here is a brief review. As these catechism questions define and describe the parts of sacraments, it would be helpful to begin with a better understanding
Dear Church Family, The Scripture text for the sermon this coming Sunday is Philippians 3:12-4:3, in which the Apostle Paul uses two different images to speak about the Christian life: as a foot-race and as citizenship. I’ve been thinking about the latter image, specifically as a citizen of the U.S.
Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, in our weekly Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), we studied and discussed questions 160-161. Here is a brief review. WLC 160 What is required of those that hear the word preached?A. It is required of those that hear the word
Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, in our weekly Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), we studied and discussed question 158-159. Here is a brief review. WLC 158 By whom is the word of God to be preached?A. The word of God is to be preached only
Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, in our weekly Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), we studied and discussed question 156-157. Here is a brief review. WLC 156 Is the word of God to be read by all?A. Although all are not to be permitted to read
Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, in our weekly Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), we studied and discussed question 155. Here is a brief review. WLC 155 How is the word made effectual to salvation ?A. The spirit of God maketh the reading, but especially the
Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, in our weekly Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), we studied and discussed questions 152-154. Here is a brief review. WLC 152 What doth every sin deserve at the hands of God?A. Every sin, even the least, being against the sovereignty,
Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we resumed our weekly Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 149-151. All three of these questions and answers deal with hamartiology, the study of the doctrine of sin. Here is a brief review. WLC 149 Is any man able
Dear Church Family, This coming Sunday, September 1st, we will resume our sermon preaching series in the book of Philippians. Our text will be Philippians 1:3-11. The title of the sermon is “The Prayer of the Saints” because in these verses, the Apostle Paul writes to the church in Philippi