Safe To Be Me May 30, 2025 “Safe To Be Me” was the name of a conference the UK government organised to promote LGBT rights around the world. The conference title was ingenuous. In just four words, it united two
family devotions Know Your Target + Household Worship Guide Esther 6-7 May 29, 2025 Obviously if this is a household worship guide for your congregation, then you must keep your congregation in mind as you prepare. If you have small children in your congregation, then I suggest you prepare the weekly material with at least an aim toward the hearts of these little ones.
money The Temptations of Treasure May 29, 2025 As a Dutch Reformed person, I’ve never considered myself greedy. I know how to scrimp and save money. Growing up, we raised a garden, butchered our own meat, and drank milk from
The Lord's Supper Remember Jesus! May 27, 2025 In every place and at every time but especially in the Lord’s Supper, remember Jesus.
family worship "Doing" Sabbath+ Household Worship Guide Luke 24 May 21, 2025 Ironically, as I comment on "doing" Sabbath, I didn't until part-way into this series have a Lord's Day guide for my weekly household worship guide (more in Thoughts for Pastors).
3GT Episode 333: God's Lesser Knowns with Brian Coombs May 21, 2025 Do you know Agur? Rhoda? How about Mnason? Perhaps these Biblical names appear vaguely familiar to you. Yet do you know their stories? If not, you will want to listen to this podcast
Not One Iota: Nicea at 1700 May 19, 2025 “Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.” 2 Timothy 1:13 Happy Birthday to the Council of Nicea.
Evangelism Reaching Outsiders With our Lives May 16, 2025 Evangelism is not just for the ‘professionals’. In Colossians 4.5-6, Paul tells his readers how they are to relate towards ‘outsiders’—non-Christians who know nothing about the gospel.
Worship Connected Worship Connected Family Worship Guide Nehemiah 8 May 15, 2025 We are considering Bring the Book and The Joy of the Lord is Your Strength in Nehemiah 8
The Solid and True Foundation May 13, 2025 A few years ago, a friend was moving into Lancaster to take a call in another ARP church. He had found a house, but after the inspection, it was found to have a
comfort I Long to Be Comforted, But Where Will I Find Comfort? May 10, 2025 Life has a way of making us feel uncomfortable. I once attended a summer wedding in a farm meadow. It was oppressively hot and humid that day. It wasn’t the best day
family devotions Enhancing the Lord's Day through Worship Connected + Household Worship Guide Ezra 1 May 08, 2025 Friday’s here. Jump and cheer. Shabbat is coming. … Hurray! Shabbat is here! So begins the children’s book, Shabbat is Coming! Do we have that attitude about Sunday, the Lord’s Day? It’s Thursday, Sunday’s coming!
Living between D-Day and VE Day May 08, 2025 Christians have often used the gap between D-Day and VE Day as an illustration of the time in which we're living now
Nearer, My God, to Thee: Why I Sing Only Psalms in Worship May 06, 2025 J. Gresham Machen, a hymn singing Presbyterian, is best known for his battle for orthodoxy in the early twentieth century Presbyterian Church. Machen wrote concerning “Nearer, My God, to Thee” and noted that
family devotions What was the sermon about yesterday? + Household Worship Guide 2 Chronicles 36 May 01, 2025 A key aim of this Worship Connected Household Worship Guide is preparation. How much better prepared would one be to hear and respond to the Word preached than to have reviewed the text to be preached and to have considered some of the areas to be addressed for three days prior to the preaching?
The Wrong Template April 30, 2025 Recently, at a seminary event, I was seated at a table with a missionary and his family. We were honoring the man, who was from Northern Ireland and had an Irish surname. Although
family worship Why Promote Household Worship + Household Worship Guide 2 Samuel 7 April 23, 2025 Fathers have over 6,500 opportunities to call their children, in their first 18 years, to come, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord (Psalm 34:11).
debt Forgive us our Debts April 22, 2025 While some forms and conditions of employment can approximate slavery, an especially clear case of bondage in our current culture is debt slavery.
Bid Adieu. Machen Was Right. April 22, 2025 The Presbyterian Church (USA) is the old mother Kirk of American Presbyterianism. In her lie all the treasures of the great names and institutions that made up American Presbyterianism and its powerful influence
Westminster's Antichrist Defended April 21, 2025 In I John 2:18 the word "antichrist" is used for the first time the Bible: “Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming,
Picture This... April 18, 2025 I wonder how many children grow up with completely wrong ideas about Scripture simply because of a misleading picture in a story book. How often do they end up distorting what the text actually says?
The Cry of Forsakenness April 17, 2025 Mt. 27:46-49; Mk. 15:34-35 Text 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my
3GT Episode 332: The Great Depastoring April 17, 2025 Finally, the boys are all back behind their mics! Though it has been some time since they were all together, they pick right back up where they left off. After some banter and
family devotions Worship Connected takes too much time? + Household Worship Guide 1 Samuel 17 April 16, 2025 I'm convinced that a pastor can find it doable to add the weekly preparation of Worship Connected for the congregation, alongside the preparation for his preaching plan.
Lord's Day A Superstitious Easter April 16, 2025 In the Areopagus, the Apostle Paul criticized the Athenians for being “very religious” or “superstitious” because their worship was directed toward the unknown—their worship was shaped by ignorance rather than the revelation of God.
