“He can no longer have God for his Father, who has not the Church for his mother.”—Cyprian of Carthage —Preparing For Sunday Morning WorshipSermon Text: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31Sermon Title: “The Body, Diverse and United”Songs we’ll sing:How Firm A FoundationPsalm 23Isaiah 43Behold The…
“the biggest protection against the Kingdom of Self…its a heart that’s so blown away by the right here, right now glories of the grace of Jesus Christ that we’re not easily seduced by the lessor temporary glories of that claustrophobic…
“the biggest protection against the Kingdom of Self…its a heart that’s so blown away by the right here, right now glories of the grace of Jesus Christ that we’re not easily seduced by the lessor temporary glories of that claustrophobic…
“Being grasped by the gospel as Paul has expounded it … means worshipping the true God, and so reflecting this God by becoming a more complete human being. Genuine humanness resulting from true worship: that is Paul’s vision.”—NT Wright —Preparing…
“I am not asking whether you know things about Him but do you know God, are you enjoying God, is God the centre of your life, the soul of your being, the source of your greatest joy? He is meant…
“But if we are lifted up to heaven with our eyes and minds, to seek Christ there in the glory of his Kingdom, as the symbols invite us to him in his wholeness, so under the symbol of bread we…
“When the devil casts up to us our sin and declares that we deserve death and hell, we ought to say: I confess that I deserve death and hell. What of it? Does this mean that I shall be sentenced…
“For a close, remember this, that your life is short, your duties many, your assistance great, and your reward sure; therefore faint not, hold on and hold up, in ways of well-doing, and heaven shall make amends for all.”— Thomas…
“We forget that God’s primary goal is not changing our situations or relationships so that we can be happy, but changing us through our situations and relationships so that we will be holy.”— Paul Tripp —Preparing For SundayMorning WorshipSermon Text: 1…
“We forget that God’s primary goal is not changing our situations or relationships so that we can be happy, but changing us through our situations and relationships so that we will be holy.”— Paul Tripp —Preparing For Sunday Morning WorshipSermon…
“We should ask God to increase our hope when it is small, awaken it when it is dormant, confirm it when it is wavering, strengthen it when it is weak, and raise it up when it is overthrown.”— John Calvin…
“The Son of GOD came into the world, not to make GOD less holy, but to make us holy, that we might please and enjoy him”— Thomas Manton —Preparing For SundaySermon Text: 1 Corinthians 7:1-16Sermon Title: “Bodily Reaction” A pastoral…