Song: The Love Of The Father Welcome: Call to Worship Song: In Christ Alone Prayer Of Confession Song: What A Wonderful Change Affirming our Faith: New City Catechism 19 Song: May The Grace Of Christ Our Saviour Bible Reading: Luke 2: 1-21 – The birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, its announcement to shepherds, and the …
Finding security in our ability to successfully construct a life is destructive of relationship because others who do not conform to that from which we derive security detract from our assurance of security. In the Bible it’s as old as Cain and Abel. From J.D. Greear. St. Augustine said that before they sinned, Adam and …
An observation from Fleming Rutledge about the Gospel of John and how it demonstrates that while Jesus was relating to individuals, he was creating a community, a family, a body, branches joined to a common vine. Taking the Gospel and the Epistles of John together, no writings in the New Testament are more concerned with …
Fleming Rutledge observes that the execution method which Jesus suffered was one that was carried out upon those guilty of a particular crime against the state. His execution marked him as an enemy of the state. It served as a warning to any who might resist its authority. This is the means by which Jesus …
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