Since most of the practical benefits of church membership seem to be available to those who might be termed “regular attenders”, especially those who are very involved in what the church is doing (serving on a team, part of a small group, etc…), what is the point of having a formal, covenant church membership?
The covenant […]
I had the privilege of teaching on the Worship value of Peine Ridge Church on Feb 07, 2010. By God’s grace, I learned an incredible amount as I prepared to give this message.
Below are a couple of excerpts from it, and the full manuscript is here. I pray that God uses your reading of this […]
“I have been charged with being a mere echo of the Puritans, but I had rather be the echo of truth, than the voice of falsehood.”
“Rest assured that there is nothing new in theology except that which is false; and that the facts of theology are today what they were eighteen hundred years ago.”
Well, God continues to push, prod, lead, and force me out of my comfort zones. The latest is that I’ve taken a couple of opportunities to preach/teach for Mosaic- the college ministry at Calvary Church where I lead musical worship- over the last month or so. It’s definitely not something that I feel comfortable with, […]
As I read through Ephesians 5 this morning, something stuck out to me that never has before. To be honest, I was kind of skimming through the classic “marriage” section, because I’ve heard and read it a thousand times. Then… the Holy Spirit convicted me of my light treatment of God’s Word and I went […]