For Lord’s Day, April 5, 2015 Dear Saints, We were all struck by the typology of the Burnt Offering in Leviticus 1:6-7 last Lord’s Day. (Image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissection) Many agreed that the public execution typified by the flaying off of the animal’s skin and the deliberate dissection of it into pieces to be meticulously laid […]
For Lord’s Day, March 15, 2015 Dear Saints, I ended up getting the cold that has been going around my family and I didn’t sleep Friday night, so I took to reading through our family’s collection of Mark Twain writings. I like to read him a lot for a lot of reasons, but one for sure […]
For Lord’s Day, March 8, 2015 Dear Saints, Physical trainer Steve Conley says: “I live by this quote: ‘If you want something you never had, you’ve got to do something you’ve never done.’” This is such a great “proverb” to think through while analyzing our daily walk. It’s just so true and practical. What do […]
For Lord’s Day, February 22, 2015 Dear Saints, In Exodus 32-33, we have seen God’s frightening judgment upon horrible, idolatrous (and adulterous) sin. And we have learned that our repentance is the only means of being restored to the LORD through the work of our Mediator, Jesus Christ. Tomorrow, we will see God forgives and […]
For the Lord’s Day, February 15, 2015 Dear Saints, Last Lord’s Day evening, we were reminded to approach God in worship and during the Lord’s Supper with reverent attention: Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: For our God […]
For Lord’s Day, February 8, 2015 Dear Saints, It’s another tough Scripture to look at tomorrow as we continue hearing about the terrible Golden Calf incident at the foot of Mount Sinai (Ex. 32:15-25). We will see the need for “tough love” by strong men like Moses if the Church will survive God’s judgment for […]
For Lord’s Day, February 1, 2015 Dear Saints, Led by the Westminster Larger Catechism in the evening sermons, we have been considering the need to examine ourselves and prepare our hearts for proper worship and partaking of the Lord’s Supper. Elder Renner and I recently were reminded of what that needs to “look like”, as […]