Songs of preparation: O Praise The LORD, Jerusalem (Psalm 147), Jesus Is The Name We Honour. Prayer of adoration and confession: recognising God as having gathered the poor and unworthy, taking pleasure in those who hope in his steadfast love; giving thanks that we know continuing freedom from sin and abundance of life in the …
Sinclair Ferguson on the Gospel: I have met some exceptionally intelligent people who cannot understand the Christian gospel. They hear its message as if it were a lecture on morality. Yet the gospel is not difficult to understand. The problem lies within us—in our spiritual blindness. If there is resistance in the heart to loving …
Songs of preparation: Yours Is The Kingdom, The Mighty Power Of His Works (Psalm 111), Salvation Belongs To Our God. Prayer of adoration and confession: praising God for the experiential revelation of Himself to His people in the works of redemption and provision; asking that we His people would ever adorn our lives in a …
I hope if you attend Christian worship tomorrow you won’t be subjected to a lesson in moral improvement, an exhortation about how God can use you by your following a list of steps of moral improvements drawn from Bible narrative turned into object lessons. I trust you’ll hear about God’s redemptive love, which always achieves …
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