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October 29, 2015

Catechism // Questions 5 & 6

Q5 // Are there more Gods than one? A // There is only one God, the living and true God. Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 44:6; Isaiah 45:21-22; 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 Jeremiah 10:10; John 17:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; 1 John 5:20 Q6 // How many persons are there in the Godhead? A // There are three persons […]

October 22, 2015

Catechism // Question 4

Q. 4 // What is God? A // God is a Spirit[a],  infinite[b], eternal[c], and unchangeable[d] in his being[e], wisdom[f], power[g], holiness[h], justice[i], goodness[j], and truth[k]. [a]. Deu 4:15-19; Luk 24:39; John 1:18; John 4:24; Acts 17:29 [b]1 Ki 8:27; Psa 139:7-10; Psa 145:3; Psa 147:5; Jer 23:24; Rom 11:33-36 [c]. Deu 33:27; Psa 90:2; […]

October 15, 2015

Catechism // Question 3

Q. 3 // What do the Scriptures principally teach? A // The Scriptures principally teach, what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man. Genesis 1:1; John 5:39; John 20:31; Romans 10:17; 2 Timothy 3:15 Deuteronomy 10:12-13; Joshua 1:8; Psalm 119:105; Micah 6:8; 2 Timothy 3:16-17 When we come to […]

October 14, 2015

Be a Steward // Build a Legacy

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind: a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity; […]

October 9, 2015

God hits pause

There is a bed in my office. That is not a metaphorical statement, nor is it a comment on my laziness; rather, I am making the observation that currently, where my chairs usually are, I have a cot set up for people to sleep on. This is because we are hosting families in our basement […]

October 8, 2015

Catechism // Question 2

Q.2 // What authority from God directs us how to glorify and enjoy him? A // The only authority for glorifying and enjoying Him is the Bible, which is the Word of God and is made up of the Old and New Testaments. Deut. 4:2, Ps. 19:7–11, Isa. 8:20, John 15:11, John 20:30–31, Acts 17:11, […]

October 1, 2015

Catechism // Question 1

Today we started Thursday Theology, which is a journey through the Westminster Shorter Catechism using the verses that developed the answers. In other words, the questions and answers that make up the catechism are derived from large portions of Biblical truth. We will spend our time working through Scripture to determine if the answers given […]

September 16, 2015

Do justice, Love kindness, Walk humbly

On Sunday we talked about the injustice in the world and the responsibility we have as Christians to do measured mediation: absorbing some of the pain and brokenness of others. We can do this because of what we have been given in relationship with God and the promise of future peace. This is what God […]

September 12, 2015

Capital Punishment and the Bible

In the sermon Sunday, I took on the task of describing when was a time to kill in the rhythm that God has set for His creation (taken from Ecclesiastes 3.3: a time to kill, and a time to heal). I could have gone with a time to hate, or a time for war, but […]

September 10, 2015

Doing something about the refugee crisis

Last week a picture went viral that showed the lifeless body of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi washed up on a Turkish beach. This alerted the world to a crisis that has been building for some time as over a million people have sought asylum in Europe from war torn countries like Syria, Afghanistan, and many others […]

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