Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 26 Chapter 16 – Of Good Works (Cont.) (Paragraphs 1-4) V. We can not, by our best works, merit pardon of sin, or eternal life, at the hand of God, because of the great disproportion that is between them and the glory to come, and the infinite distance …

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Peter Ko explains that ‘tiger parenting’ is what happens when parents push their children hard to succeed. He goes on to add that church leadership could fall into ‘tiger pastoring’ and create, either directly or indirectly, thoughts in a congregations minds that they constantly have to strive hard to grow. Usually in a pattern of …

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Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 24 Chapter 15 – Of Repentance Unto Life (Cont.) (Paragraphs 4-6) IV. As there is no sin so small but it deserves damnation; so there is no sin so great that it can bring damnation upon those who truly repent. V. Men ought not to content themselves with …

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Why as a church would we be expressing an aim for two worship services on a Sunday morning instead of one? It’s a question we’re working through at MGPC. Steve McAlpine writes about the struggle of the church (his and others) to break through a growth barrier that does more than simply keep pace with …

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