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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 149-151)

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

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Prayer, Sanctification, Affections, and Emotions

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

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2024 PCA General Assembly

Dear Church Family, The 51st General Assembly of our denomination, the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), will be held next week, June 10-14, in Richmond, VA. As the highest court in our church, it is an important part of the health and well-being of our denomination; however, with all the

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Recommended Sermons

Dear Church Family, This past weekend, May 23-25, was the 2024 Ligonier National Conference; the topic was “The Way, the Truth, and the Life.” Tom & Mary Louise attended the conference with their grandson so I’m sure they will be able to provide a more detailed review and more specific

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Divine Rights

Dear Church Family, In our present sermon series in the Ten Commandments, we began with several introductory sermons from Exodus 18:13-20:2 in which we explored the immediate context and setting of God’s delivering the moral law to His people on Mount Sinai. Specifically, the immediate context of the Ten Commandments

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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 146-148)

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we did not have Sunday school; however, two weeks ago we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 146-148 (dealing with the tenth commandment). Here is a brief review. WLC 146  Which is the tenth commandment?A. The tenth

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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 143-145)

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we did not have Sunday school; however, two weeks ago we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 143-145 (dealing with the ninth commandment). Here is a brief review. WLC 143  Which is the ninth commandment?A. The ninth

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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 140-142)

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we did not have Sunday school; however, two weeks ago we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 140-142 (dealing with the eighth commandment). Here is a brief review. WLC 140  Which is the eighth commandment?A. The eighth

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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 139)

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we did not have Sunday school; however, two weeks ago we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 139 (dealing with the seventh commandment). Here is a brief review. WLC 139  What are the sins forbidden in the

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Westminster Larger Catechism (Q 136-138)

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we did not have Sunday school; however, two weeks ago we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 136138 (dealing with the sixth and seventh commandments). Here is a brief review. WLC 136  What are the sins forbidden

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