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Guest preacher Kurt Smith opens up John 6:41-47 demonstrating how salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.

Part 4 in our series considering mercy ministry and the office and role of Deacons. Here we consider the ministry of mercy in the early protestant & reformed churches. The Reformed churches sought to restore the biblical ministry of mercy by recovering the office of deacon as an honorable and distinct office of the church, through which the congregation's love for Christ is expressed in the organized, faithful, and compassionate care of those in need.

Guest Preacher Blake Gentry from Reformation Baptist Church in Dalton, GA.

What is it that you have been saying to you? Here we see that, in the face of life's troubles, David intentionally fixed his thoughts upon the Lord, he instructs his heart in the night, as he speaks things he knows to be true even if he doesn't feel them in the moment. For true rest in the midst of life's painful circumstances is only found in the God who hears us and keeps us.

Part 2 in our series considering mercy ministry and the office and role of Deacons. Here we consider how mercy ministry is: rooted in God's revealed will, embodied in the ministry of Jesus Christ, demonstrated throughout Scripture, and given organized expression in the life of the church through the office of deacon.

In Abraham here in Genesis 16 we see that the life of faith is full of ups and downs, testings and temptations, successes and failures. But we also see how the Lord hears and sees even the least, the forgotten, the discarded, in Sarai's servant Hagar.

Part 1 in our series considering mercy ministry and the office and role of Deacons. What is "mercy ministry" and why do churches need to care about it?

Sunday evening service, looking at the Heidelberg Catechism, or the Orthodox Catechism, Lord's Day 8 - #24-25 Q. HOW ARE THESE ARTICLES (THE APOSTLES' CREED) DIVIDED? A. Into three parts: the first is about God the Father and our creation; the second, about God the Son and our redemption; the third, about God the Holy Spirit and our sanctification. Q. SINCE THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD, WHY DO YOU SPEAK OF THREE: FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT? A. Because God has so revealed Himself in His Word, that these three distinct Persons are the one, true, eternal God.

In light of Abraham's waiting and longing, God condescends to him in covenant to assure him of sure and certain promises. By pointing Abraham to the heavens to number the stars, and by walking through the pieces in a covenantal oath ceremony, God points him to the promised offspring to come, Jesus Christ, through whom faith is accounted as righteousness.

In a story all about kingship: what kind of king is Abraham? What about the kingship of the mysterious priest-king, Melchizedek? Pointing toward the kingship of Jesus Christ, here we're faced with the questions: who is our king? Where is our allegiance? In whom do we trust?

Sunday School Hour: studying the John Owen book, Rules for Walking in Fellowship, or The Duties of Christian Fellowship. The current section covers our obligations toward other church members: "keep each other accountable," and "be holy."

Will Abram be shackled by his failures in Egypt? Or, does the Lord use the trial in Egypt to form him and prepare him for the tests to come? Here, we see Abram's growing faith on display, and the fruit of righteousness that comes from God's work in him. It's through this testing that God's servant is vindicated as being the true heir of the promises, pointing forward to the greater savior and king to come.

Sunday School Hour: studying the John Owen book, Rules for Walking in Fellowship, or The Duties of Christian Fellowship. The current section covers our obligations toward other church members: "Praying for the afflicted."

God gave Abram the land as a promise, but now the land is a problem: famine. Here we see that God's promises do not mean that God's people will never experience fear and famine. For often, God uses these things to form and mature our faith. However, this passage also teaches us that God's purposes and promises never depend upon us. For while we may be faithless, He remains faithful. Because the purposes and promises of God rest upon the perfect faithfulness of Jesus Christ.

Our special anniversary service, giving thanks for 10 years as a congregation, where guest preacher John Miller opens up for us: The person of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the work of the Lord Jesus Christ.