Worship Jesus for Real Rest
For Lord’s Day, July 13, 2014 Dear Saints, Tomorrow we will be reminded about the importance of rest to provide for and protect God’s people in this life to make it to the next life. And that rest is connected…
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Christian Profession Has its Expression
For Lord’s Day, March 30, 2014 Dear Saints, Tomorrow in our morning worship, the text will be Exodus 20:18-22, where Moses says in verse 20 that God caused His people to fear Him in such a way as to reverently…
Be Ready to Properly Approach the LORD
For Lord’s Day, March 2, 2014 Dear Saints, The powerful winds and rain today had to get your attention. You’d have to be dead not to be moved by such a storm; let it drive your attention to the LORD…
Drink of Jesus Again
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…
Know God in the Now
For Lord’s Day, January 19, 2014 Dear Saints, I have been very blessed recently by listening to and meditating on Michael Card’s song, “Know You in the Now”. It has come to mind with our sermon texts for the Lord’s…
God’s Gracious Sovereignty
For Lord’s Day, October 20, 2013 Dear Saints, When my family recently volunteered for the annual Creation & Earth History Museum Day in Santee at the end of September, we had the opportunity to listen to an opening ceremony message…
Prepare to be Holy
For Lord’s Day, August 11, 2013 (Image Source: versaday.com) Dear Saints, One of our brothers from the East who (with his family) worshiped with us earlier this year while in San Diego on business recently shared this quote: “The reason…
Going Out of Our Way to Get to Church
For Lord’s Day April 28, 2013 Dear Saints, What is “Baca”? That’s what one of my daughter’s asked after singing Psalm 84 together this week in family worship. I have often meant to look it up, and so we did. …
Watch Your Sabbath Attitude
For Lord’s Day April 14, 2013. Dear Saints, In preparation study for sermons the next few weeks on the heart of the fourth commandment, I was very challenged by Chuck Baynard’s commentary on the Westminster Larger Catechism regarding its sections…
Cheerfully Celebrate
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…
Carefully Hallowing God’s Name — Watch the Euphemisms
Dear Saints, This week, I heard a sermon by a fine, nationally known Reformed pastor, in which he said several times something like, “Holy smoke”, and it was a euphemism, not an exultation of prayer or praise. Frankly, after our…
Worship the Sovereign God of All Things
For Lord’s Day, February 17, 2013 Dear Saints, The heat hasn’t worked all week at the manse, so we had someone stop by Friday afternoon to take a look. It’s now fixed, although thankfully God has made the weather warm…