Pastor’s Weekly Update

doctrine to doxology

“The doctrines of grace humble a man without degrading him and exalt a man without inflating him.” —Charles Hodge October 25, 2024 We are continuing to prayerfully and logistically move forward with the prospective property. As mentioned last week we need to…

celebrating the gospel

“If Christians do not rejoice it is not because they are Christians, but because they are not Christian enough. Joy is the rational state of the Christian in view of his spiritual position in Christ.” —Alistair Begg  October 18, 2024 Below…

blessings in Christ

“The marvel of marvels is not that God, in His infinite love, has not elected all this guilty race to be saved, but that He has elected any.” —B.B. Warfield  October 11, 2024 “The ‘gift’ or ‘baptism’ of the Spirit, one…

the satisfaction of grace

“Behavior modification that’s not empowered by God’s heart-changing grace is self-righteousness, as repugnant to God as the worst sins people gossip about.” —Randy Alcorn September 20, 2024 “A Christian finds satisfaction in every circumstance by get­ting strength from another, by going…

the body and its place

“Autonomous Christianity never works, because our spiritual life was designed by God to be a community project.” —Paul Tripp September 12, 2024 There’s been much thinking, praying, planning, considering, and discussion about a potential new church property for our congregation. I…

Two important announcements for Sunday

“Autonomous Christianity never works, because our spiritual life was designed by God to be a community project.” —Paul Tripp September 6, 2024 We are continuing to prayerfully and humbly move forward with potentially purchasing a building — and to that end…

preparing for Sunday

“The promises of the Bible are nothing more than God’s covenant to be faithful to His people. It is His character that makes these promises valid.” —Jerry Bridges August 29, 2024 “The historical manifestations of the covenant of redemption can…

preparing for Sunday

“He became what we are that He might make us what He is.”  —Athanasius August 16, 2024 “At a time when offenses abound, we should take great care to nurture peace — namely, public church peace, or unity in the…

restiveness and stiff necks

“Quarry me deep, dear Lord,  and then fill me to overflowing    with living water.”  — “The Deeps” from The Valley of Vision Prayers  August 8, 2024 Here’s a hot take: I am generally very pro reading. We should all do it, and we…