Catholicity, Orthodoxy, and Lordship
Sermon Audio Sermon: People of God, Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! C.S. Lewis once wrote: that “Symbols are the natural speech of the soul, a language older and more universal than words.”[1] The gospel of St. John is profoundly rooted in symbolic language. Approaching John with an American and Western mindset will minimize …
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From Justin Taylor: Bruce Waltke posted on Facebook a letter he wrote to the RTS/Orlando constituency with the hope that it might serve to unify the church:
I Corinthians 14 ties some significant themes together. It ties musical instruments with battle; Singing with the mind; Amens with Thanksgiving, etc.; all under Paul’s central theme of intelligibility. Hence, music is intelligible, corporate, joyful, and a call to battle. In short, music is intelligible warfare.
Have you ever asked the question: “Why do we go to Church?” or “Why do we gather together?” People will answer this question in various ways. Some will answer that Church provides fellowship with friends; other will say that they come to hear a strong expository sermon; still others will assert that they come to …
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Note: These exhortations are based on Richard Pratt’s study entitled Pray with Your Eyes Open. Exhortation, Part I Exhortation, Part II We come to our last part in our short series of exhortations on praying with our eyes open, that is praying with Biblical eyes. We have learned that we are called to pray with …
Exhortation, Part I Call to Worship: Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands! Salutation: Pastor: In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit! People: Amen! The Lord be with you! …
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Greetings in Christ’s Name. Psalm 14 is the Biblical charge against those who deny the existence of God. According to the Psalmist “the fool says in his heart there is no God.” But this is not just a denial of God’s existence, it is also a denial of his relevance. This is why this verse …
Exhortation Third Sunday in Lent, March 15th Psalm 95:1-3 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great …
Providence Church Epiphany January, 11, 2009 Audio. Prayer: Father, you revealed your Son to the nations by the guidance of a star. We pray that as you guided the magi you may also guide your people to Jesus in whose Name we pray. Amen. On this first day when heav’n and earth Rose at the …
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Before we enter into an analysis of Luther’s view of the Fruit of the Spirit, it is important to quote Paul in Galatians. Galatians 5:22-23 reads: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such there is no law.[1] Here we find the initiation of …