For Lord’s Day, August 7, 2022 Dear Saints, During our Westminster Confession of Faith Membership/Enquirer’s Class this week we studied chapter 29, “Of the Lord’s Supper,” together. In that class we discussed the Biblical warrant and practical benefit of weekly…
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: ) Many agreed that the public execution typified by the flaying off of…
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…
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.…
For Lord’s Day, January 18, 2015 [Photo source: ] Dear Saints, Thomas Watson writes, “There is no receiving a crucified Christ but to a consecrated heart.” Watson is speaking to the vital need of preparing ourselves properly for our effectual taking of the Lord…
For Lord’s Day, February 2, 2014 Dear Saints, Several thematic elements continue out of Exodus 15 into chapters 16 and 17 this Lord’s Day. One of the main and very sad themes is that the people keep murmuring against and…
For Lord’s Day, April 7, 2013 Dear Saints, As we prepare to partake of the Lord’s Supper tomorrow evening, I want to challenge us to check and prepare our disposition with this comment from Geerhardus Vos (father of J.G. whose…
For Lord’s Day, March 3, 2013 Dear Saints, Why do we cry? We cry when something hurts either on the outside or on the inside so much that it has overwhelmed us to the point of expressing our deep need…
For Lord’s July 1, 2012 Dear Saints, Thank you for your prayers for our safe travels on our vacation trip to and from Atlanta. We just returned last night, and it is great to enjoy the cool ocean breeze of…
For Lord’s Day, August 5, 2012 Dear Saints, Tomorrow evening we celebrate the Lord’s Supper together. Following is another excerpt from Gordon J. Keddie’s book, The Lord’s Supper is a Celebration of Grace, to prepare your soul: “A seal pledges…
Dear Saints, We celebrate the Lord’s Supper tomorrow evening. Please prepare your souls with these thoughts from Gordon J. Keddie in his book, The Lord’s Supper is a Celebration of Grace: “There is nothing more miserable in the life of the…
(For September 2, 2012 weekly email church devotion) Dear Saints, This Lord’s Day, we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper after the evening service. In preparation for the Supper, I’d like to encourage us all to reflect on the “horizontal” aspect…