“No one gives grace better than the person who is deeply persuaded that he needs it himself. Self-righteous people tend to be critical, dismissive, and impatient with others.” —Paul Tripp You can probably picture someone who you think is beyond…
“The law orders; grace supplies the power of acting.”—Augustine Announcements —Chili and Game Night You are cordially invited to a chili and game night hosted by Mercy Church at South Middle School on Sunday, March 23 at 5PM. Please bring a…
“God’s guidance will require patience on our part. His leading is not usually a direct assurance, a revelation, but His sovereign controlling of the circumstances of our lives, with the Word of God as our rule. It is therefore, inevitable…
“We would very soon become contemptuous of a god whom we could figure out like a puzzle or learn to use like a tool.” —Eugene Peterson All, You have been troopers to say the least. For the past year we…
“We do have a responsibility to make wise decisions or to discover the will of God, whichever term we may prefer to use. But God’s plan for us is not contingent upon our decisions. God’s plan is not contingent at…
“Christ’s atoning work does not change God’s wrath to love, for God’s love is itself the source of the atonement.” —George Eldon Ladd January 2, 2025 As it was announced, and as you can see from the property update on our website,…
“Christmas is based on an exchange of gifts, the gift of God to man — His unspeakable gift of His Son, and the gift of man to God — when we present our bodies a living sacrifice.” —Rod Rogers December…
“The amount of your giving may not be large in comparison to someone else’s gift, but if your heart is generous, and your gift is sacrificial, God is pleased.” —Rod Rogers December 12, 2024 In Acts 20 the apostle Paul…
“Missions is not so much going somewhere as it is in following Someone.”—Tim Keesee December 7, 2024 Everybody has a mission. The real question then is how intentional is your mission, and where is your mission going to take you? Our culture…
“We don’t come to church, to be a church. We come to Christ, and then we are built up as a church. If we come to church just to be with one another, one another is all we’ll get. And…
“Everyone united with Christ by faith is also united with everyone else united with Christ. The same Holy Spirit indwells all believers and gives each a common share in the body of Christ, the church. As the apostle Paul put…
“Of course we do not get a different or better Christ in the sacraments than we do in the Word. But we may get the same Christ better, with a firmer grasp of his grace through seeing, touching, feeling, and tasting…