Song: Rescuer Welcome: Call to Worship Song: In Tenderness Prayer Of Confession Song: Praise My Soul, The King Of Heaven Affirming our Faith: New City Catechism 32 Song: Now To Him Who Loved Us, Gave Us Bible Reading: Luke 9: 1-27 – Jesus heals the Gerasene demoniac, a woman with an affliction of 12 years …
Some words of reflection about a pastoral ministry philosophy that is firm, but gentle; and does not come communicate disappointment and demand. Passion for growth of the kingdom can result as God’s people being seen as the means to implement a vision, rather than being the sphere in which the pastor serves. From Peter Bogert: …
Disciples of Jesus are not subversives, we are not rebels, we are not anarchists; disciples of Jesus are light. That is how we are the means by which God changes the world.
Worship on Sunday is Christ’s demonstration to the world that salvation is a corporate experience with individual responsibilities, not an individual experience with corporate responsibilities. From Tabletalk Magazine: Our worship is meant to be the chief place where we demonstrate love for God and for each other. It is the clearest place where Jesus’ prayer …
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