The Way of Cain
In this sermon Pastor Shawn looks at the fourth chapter of Genesis and the familiar story of Cain and Abel. Here we find the continuation of the war between the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman....
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The first in our series reviewing "The Triune God" by Chapel Library...
Semper Reformanda and a new blog series
A review of the Semper Reformanda conference and plans for a new blog series...
A history of false teachers in the church
John MacArthur has just started a new series of blogs on the false teaching coming in the form of “social justice” that I would highly recommend everyone read. Of note for our sermon tomorrow is this entry on the history of false teachers in the church that I think is very pertinent to our sermon series through Jude....
Is the Bible Enough?
While many of us believe the Bible is inerrant and true in all it says we often live as if the Bible is not sufficient or enough to teach us how to live and worship as Christians....
Registration for our 2018 Rooted Conference is now open!
Registration is now open for our 2018 Rooted Conference! We are blessed to have Pastor Tom Ascol come and speak with us on “Life in the Family of God” for our second annual conference. Make sure to check out our conference page at www.therootedconference.com and get tickets now. We look forward to seeing everyone there! ...
New Sunday School Series
This week in Sunday School we will be starting a new series teaching through our church confession, the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith. This is a series that Pastor Shawn and I have been desiring to start for some time and are excited to finally begin! We will not being trying to teach through the entire confession in a single go. To do that and give justice to the entire document would take years. Our approach will be to take small sections, a chapter or part of a chapter, and teach through these sections for a few weeks. We will then alternate back and forth with the other regular teaching topics that make up our usual Sunday School curriculum. Our hope is to slowly, as a church, become more familiar with the riches and insights of our Confession of Faith. We will seek to grow in our knowledge of the truths of scripture so plainly laid out in the Confession and gain a more firm grounding for our faith. We will be trying to continue our recent practice of recording the Sunday School so that those who are unable to attend every meeting will be able to follow and learn along as we embark on this exciting endeavor. See you all Sunday! ~Pastor Joshua ...
Armed to Battle Worldly Philosophies
Reflections on a talk by Nancy Pearcey, author of "Finding Truth"...
Mercy and Judgement
In this sermon Pastor Shawn looks at the end of Genesis 3 and the expulsion from the garden. Here we see side by side the judgement of God and his great mercy toward those who repent and believe in his promises....
Keep ReadingSin and Redemption
Pastor Joshua shows how the sin of Adam and Eve marks our world and our hearts. Yet even in judgement God promises hope!...
Keep ReadingImago Dei
Pastor Shawn looks at the creation of man in God's image. In this passage we see the Divine Plan, the Divine Pattern, the Divine Purpose, and the Divine Rest....
Keep ReadingThe Perfection of Paradise
In today's sermon Pastor Shawn looks at Genesis 2 and the account of God creating Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden....
Keep ReadingGenesis - A Book of Beginnings
Pastor Joshua introduces the book of Genesis and sets a groundwork for how to approach and understand this often disputed book of the Bible. One of the guiding principles set forth is 'If God wrote it then God gets to interpret it!'...
Keep ReadingThe Gospel and Doxology
In this sermon Pastor Joshua looks at the final verses of Romans and asks what Paul's conclusion is concerning the gospel. We are reminded that the gospel is necessary to save the lost and strengthen the saints. All this is ultimately for the glory of God....
Keep ReadingSpiritually dry or spiritually rich?
Although I hope we all desire to live a life of deep spiritual joy, many of us know people who have gone through a time of spiritual dryness or have experienced that dryness ourselves. To some extent, spiritual ups and downs may be part of the Christian life, but could it be possible to avoid or at least minimize these spells of spiritual dryness?...
Keep ReadingFalse Teachers
Pastor Shawn takes a careful look at Paul's warning to avoid false teachers and suggests how we can prepare ourselves to face the many false teachings prevalent in our day....
Keep ReadingA List of Names
In this sermon Pastor Shawn looks at chapter 16 of Romans and asks what we can learn from a list of names. It's more than you think!...
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