David Prince on the essence of “Christ-centered, Gospel-focused expository preaching” that does not fall into an overall message of moralism and ‘try harder’. The meta-genre of Scripture is gospel story and we must read the entire Bible with that genre awareness. Christ-centered, Gospel-focused expository preaching will not mute the call to obey the moral and …

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Songs of preparation: O LORD, Our Lord, In All The Earth (Psalm 8) and He Walked On Earth (Behold The Lamb Of God) . Call to worship: Praise: Holy, Holy, Holy. Corporate Prayer of Confession: Song of assurance, confession of faith, doxology: Lord I Come Before Your Throne Of Grace (What A Faithful God); The …

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John Newton on the spirit with which another believer in grave error should be corrected: If you account him a believer, though greatly mistaken in the subject of debate between you, the words of David to Joab, concerning Absalom, are very applicable: “Deal gently with him for my sake.” The Lord loves him and bears …

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