Posts from August 2017

What is the Gospel? POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship In an effort to help you prepare for the September 3, 2017, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on the The Gospel. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “What is The Gospel?”. The main Scripture for the day is Titus 3:4-7. The other passages are either referenced in the message or…

Bulletin – Week of August 27, 2017

Order of Worship Opening Song    Here I Am to Worship Greeting                Songs of Praise    Forever,   Agnus Dei,    Holy, Holy (Lift up His Name) Call to Worship Romans 8:10-17 Song of Response Holy Spirit You are Welcome Here Offering General (Kingdom Advancement) Fund  Offering Song Be Thou My Vision Prayer Scripture 2 Kings 2:1-14 Message Ministering Like the Master Song of Response Christ is Enough Closing Song  

Bulletin – Week of August 20, 2017

  We are very glad to welcome all who have come to praise our loving Creator. Let us each make an effort to reflect God’s love in our approach to one another. Message: Beware How You Walk Scripture: 2 Chronicles 21 Offering: Outreach Fund Order of Worship Opening Song –  Name of Jesus Medley Call to Worship – Proverbs 3:5-6;  Psalm 1 Songs of Praise – Lord I Need You;  O Great God Offering Song –  Thy Word Prayer Scripture…

Beware how you walk POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the August 20th, 2017, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on the Life of Elijah. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Beware how you walk?”. The main Scripture for the day is 2Chronicles 21. The other passages are either referenced in the…

A thought on glorifying God

“We glorify God when we show the world the goodness of his attributes and the goodness of his gospel, including our unity in Christ.”   Vanhoozer, Kevin. Biblical Authority After Babel: Retrieving the Solas in the Spirit of Mere Protestant Christianity (Brazos Press: Grand Rapids, MI, 2016). 180.

Rules and outcomes for Theological debate

Theological debate is a necessary part of the the church’s existence, unfortunately not every debate is useful, nor carried on with the right motives.  John Webster provides 4 purposes for which a theological debate must aim: “Theological debate must (1) be within the communion of saints and have as its aim the furtherance of communion; (2) magnify the truth of the gospel; (3) have an eye to the catholicity of Christian confession; and (4) trust in the illuminating power of…

Bulletin – Week of August 13, 2017

 We welcome with pleasure all who have come to worship. Let us joyfully open our hearts to God and to one another. Order of Worship Opening Song   Lord, Our Lord, Your Glorious Name Call to Worship  Isaiah 43:1-3, 25 Songs of Praise Praise to the Lord, the Almighty God is our Refuge and our Strength Dwell in Me, O Blessed Spirit Litany of Confession  Isaiah 44:6-9 Song of  Response  I Sought the Lord, and Afterward I Knew Offering  General…

To whom will you turn? POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the August 13th, 2017, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on the Life of Elijah. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “To whom will you turn?”. The main Scripture for the day is 2Kings 1. The other passages are either referenced in…

Bulletin – Week of August 6, 2017

We delight in your presence at worship. May we all grow in our love for God and for one another as we present ourselves before our Lord. Welcome. Order of Worship Opening Song:            All Creation Sings Call to Worship: Psalm 116 Songs of Praise:  Be Thou My Vision   What A Beautiful Name   Jesus Lamb of God Offering:  General Fund Offering Song:  My Worth Is Not In What I Own Prayer Baptism of Zachariah K. Scripture: 1 Kings 21…
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