Westminster Shorter Catechism – Lord’s Day 3 4 Q What is God? A God is a Spirit,1 infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being,2 wisdom,3 power,4 holiness,5 justice,6 goodness,7 and truth.8 *1 John 4:24. *2 Psalm 90:2; Malachi 3:6; James 1:17;1 Kings 8:27; Jeremiah 23:24; Isaiah 40:22 *3 Psalm 147:5; Romans 16:27 *4 Genesis 17:1; …
Esau cried out for a blessing he never valued until it was no longer his, lost to his younger brother. The elder brother in Jesus’ parable recorded in Luke 16 accuses his father of wasting a blessing that he alone deserves on his prodigal younger brother. The words that the father speaks to his son …
Songs of preparation: As The Deer, Jesus Shall Reign Where’er The Sun, Consider Christ. Prayer of adoration and confession: in the frailties and uncertainties of life God alone is eternally trustworthy – we pray that frail and limited as we are that God’s Spirit might enable us to shine the power of the Gospel into …
These twelve principles for guiding established churches through change by Sam Rainer make sense. Since every healthy established church is continually changing through growth, these need to be observed everywhere. In my observations, three, five, eight and ten are consistent areas of stumbling in fostering change. If we believe in the body of Christ, then …
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