Notes from the Pastor
Ambushing the Innocent
During our study of Proverbs 1:8-19 the other night, we were considering various applications of the text in our modern context. As you read through the text below, think about how applicable it is to abortion. The shedding of blood described here is coldly calculated.
[8] Hear, my son, your father’s instruction,
and forsake not your mother’s ...
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Why the Church Is Central
“The Church is the nursery of the Kingdom, and the principles we learn in the Church are to be carried forth in the transformation of family, state, and other institutions.” – James B. Jordan....
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Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3 is terrific. It has just the right amount of nods to the past two movies, while telling a fresh story with depth. I had heard that it was good and getting great reviews across the board, but really wondered if it would live up to the hype. Amazingly, it exceeded my expectations. ...
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An Appropriate Prayer
O Lord, let this Your little flock,
Your name alone confessing,
Continue in Your loving care,
True unity possessing.
Your sacraments, O Lord,
And your saving Word
To us, Lord, pure retain.
Grant that they may remain
Our only strength and comfort....
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Help us to serve You evermore
With hearts both pure and lowly;
And may Your Word, that light divine,
Shine on in splendor holy
That we ...
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Family Prayer
“For the benefit of man, You, Father of mercies, instituted holy wedlock, and have promised Your blessing to every house in which dwells Your fear. Yes, even You sit at the fireside of them that love You, as at Your own hearth and home. Cause your peace to dwell under our roof, ...
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Thanksgiving for Baptism
“According to Your mercy, You, O God, have established a covenant with us in Holy Baptism in which You have obligated Yourself to be our God and to forgive our sins for Christ’s sake. Thanks, everlasting thanks, be unto You [for] this gracious covenant. And now grant us grace to believe Your Word, and strength ...
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Ascension Application
Today marks the ascension of the Lord Jesus to His throne in Heaven where He reigns as the King of Kings. In Ephesians 4:1-16, Paul provides an interesting list of gifts given to the Church as a result of Christ’s ascension. He writes,
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in ...
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As the Waters Recede
May 1st & 2nd in Nashville were interesting, to say the least, and as we have experienced a historic event, the overwhelming nature of what has taken place causes one to reflect and consider.
Starting reflection: “What is the Lord teaching us?” The Bible is clear that the Lord is in control of His creation, and ...
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Contending for the Faith
In his insightful work, Contending for the Faith, Ralph Wood writes, “H. Richard Niebuhr once said that it is much easier to declare what we oppose than what we propose, and yet that the latter is the far more important task. It’s easy enough to condemn and point out faults, but another thing entirely to ...
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The Church’s Mission from the Empty Tomb
“The answer to the challenge of postmodernism is not to run back tearfully into the arms of modernism. It is to hear in postmodernity God’s judgment on the follies and failings, the sheer selfish arrogance, of modernity and to look and pray and work for the resurrection into God’s new world out beyond. We live ...
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