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Baptized into knowing God

September 20, 2019 by David Schrock

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How Joshua Teaches Us to Find True and Everlasting Life

September 7, 2019 by David Schrock

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Why Do We Sing During Worship?

August 23, 2019 by Ron Comoglio

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The Hole In Our Praise (and Lamentation) and Worship

July 26, 2019 by David Schrock

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On Earth as It Is in Heaven: Seeking a Biblical Pattern for Worship

July 19, 2019 by David Schrock

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A Mid-Year Check-Up

July 12, 2019 by Ben Purves

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Worship By the Book: Or, Why Sincerity Is Insufficient for True Worship

July 5, 2019 by David Schrock

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Glorifying God in the Grind of Life

June 28, 2019 by David Schrock

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Disciple Your Children by Serving Together

June 21, 2019 by Ben Purves

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Learning from the Past to Be Faithful in the Present: Four Reasons Why Church History Matters

June 14, 2019 by David Schrock

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Everybody Deacon Now: The Call for all Christians to Serve in the Church

May 17, 2019 by David Schrock

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Child Dedication or Parent Commissioning?

May 9, 2019 by Ben Purves

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The Resurrection Changes Everything

April 19, 2019 by David Schrock

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End of School Year Thanksgiving and Summer Time Fun and Fellowship

April 12, 2019 by David Schrock

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Can I Get A Witness?!? Why Gospel-Centered Churches Need Faithful Deacons

April 5, 2019 by David Schrock

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Life Together

March 14, 2019 by Ben Purves

Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer is this March’s book for “Theology Thursday.” ...

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Love Your Neighbors

March 1, 2019 by Ben Purves

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True Religion Defends Life Against Abortion (James 1:19-27)

January 23, 2018 by David Schrock

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Abortion: The Witness of the Church throughout History

January 19, 2018 by David Schrock

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Growing in Prayer: Six Books on Prayer

January 12, 2018 by David Schrock

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The Church’s One Foundation: Spiritual Gifts and the Universal Church (1 Corinthians 12:1

February 28, 2017 by David Schrock | Category: Sermon Notes

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The Church's One Foundation: Spiritual Gifts and the Universal Church (Sermon Audio) This week's sermon looked more closely at the spiritual gifts listed in 1 Corinthians 12:810. I argued that the sign gifts were given to the apostles and prophets to "lay the foundation" of the universal church, which is described as Christ's body in 1 Corinthians 12:13. Just as Paul des...

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The Final Days of Jesus: A 40 Day Reading Guide

February 25, 2017 by David Schrock | Category: Elder Blog

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It has been said of Mark's Gospel that it is a passion narrative with an extended introduction. The same could be said of all the Gospels. In each account, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John introduce Jesus of Nazareth as the long-awaited Messiah of Israel. In various ways they display his divine power and human personality. Yet, with each evangelist, the focus of each Gospel t...

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Holy Spirit Power: The Gift, the Giver, the Goal, and the Gifts (1 Corinthians 12:1-11)

February 21, 2017 by David Schrock | Category: Sermon Notes

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Holy Spirit Power: The Gift, the Giver, the Goal, and the Gifts (sermon audio) Despite their obvious flaws, Paul loved the church at Corinth. And in his section on spiritual gifts in 1 Corinthians 1214, he aims to help his spiritual children come to a true understanding of the Holy Spirit and the purpose of the spiritual gifts. Important for us standing twenty centuries ...

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Pray for our Youth Ministry

February 17, 2017 by Ben Purves | Category: Elder Blog | Tags: Youth Ministry, Retreat, 5 Solas

This afternoon we are taking 35 youth and leaders up to Pennsylvania for our annual winter retreat which is one of our favorite ministry events of the year. We are driving up this afternoon for a weekend filled with fellowship and teaching at the Greenwood Hills Retreat Center. From Friday evening to Sunday morning we will gather for five sessions of singing, teaching,...

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Rightly Dividing the Cultural Background to 1 Corinthians 11

February 7, 2017 by David Schrock | Category: Elder Blog

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There are a lot of cultural challenges to 1 Corinthians 11:216, a passage that invites discussion about the trinity, gender roles, the use of head coverings, and the role of angels in public worship. Tomorrow I will preach on this passage, but today I share a number of quotations from various commentaries related to various cultural and theological challenges in this passa...

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You Are What You Eat: A Lord’s Supper Meditation

February 3, 2017 by David Schrock | Category: Elder Blog

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"Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,not like the covenant that I made with their fatherson the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt.For they did not continue in my covenant,and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord.For this ...

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