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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 174-176)

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, in our weekly Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), we studied and discussed questions 174-176. Here is a brief review. WLC 174  What is required of them that receive the sacrament of the Lord’s supper in the time of the administration

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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 171-173)

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, in our weekly Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), we studied and discussed question 171-173. Here is a brief review. WLC 171  How are they that receive the sacrament of the Lord’s supper to prepare themselves before they come unto it?A.

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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 170)

Dear Church Family, I hope everyone has a happy and restful Thanksgiving! This past Sunday, in our weekly Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), we studied and discussed question 170. Here is a brief review. WLC 170  How do they that worthily communicate in the Lord’s supper

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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 168-169)

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, in our weekly Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), we studied and discussed questions 168-169. Here is a brief review. WLC 168  What is the Lord’s supper?A. The Lord’s supper is a sacrament of the New Testament, wherein, by giving and

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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 166-167)

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

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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 162-165)

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

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Political Endorsements and Scripture

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.

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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 160-161)

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

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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 158-159)

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

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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 156-157)

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

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