From a devotion by Steve Brown about Christians who suffer from false feelings of guilt. As a pastor, I have performed hundreds of marriage ceremonies. Often newly married people say something like, “I don’t feel married.” And I often reply, “Stay with it. It takes a bit of getting used to. Eventually the truth will …

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Westminster Shorter Catechism – Lord’s Day 41 Q & A 94 Q What is baptism? A Baptism is a sacrament, wherein the washing with water in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,1 does signify and seal our ingrafting into Christ, and partaking of the benefits of the …

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Song of preparation: My God, My God To You I Cry (Psalm 22). Call to worship: Praise: God, Whose Almighty Word. Corporate prayer of Confession: Song of assurance, confession of faith, doxology: Father, We Come To You Now (Revive Us); The Apostle’s Creed; Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow. Consecutive reading: Ezekiel 26:1-22 – …

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