There is a form of remembering the goodness and grace of God that can kill faith in the present. Ralph Davis, from a study on Ezra: The Disappointment We Must Control – Ezra 3:12-13 What a mixed response! From Ezra 3:12b it looks like the memory of the first temple clouded the day for some …
Jason Helopoulos provides counsel to guard against prayerless worship services, which will contribute toward prayerless Christian lives. …worship services should be filled with prayer. It’s insufficient to sing a few songs, read a text of Scripture, sing another song, and close the service. Though songs can be understood as a form of prayer, they’re not …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 35 96. Q. What does God require in the second commandment? A. That we should not represent him or worship him in any other manner than he has commanded in his word. 97. Q. Should we, then, not make any images at all? A. God cannot and should not be …
Dan Darling points out that if every week at church aims to be a mountain top experience, those who are in the valleys are going to be left behind. …our spiritual lives are formed by a lifetime of small moments. We grow, not from one big epic church service, but by a series of weekly, …
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