Orthodoxy and Orthopraxy (Joy in Service)
We have continued to preach verse by verse through the book of Philippians. This week’s sermon: “Joy in Service.” Read more
Orthodoxy & Orthopraxy (Joy in Sanctification)
(Guest Blogger: Campus Pastor Gabriel Spence)
Sanctification: partnership with God, joy in the day of Christ
This week our study of Philippians 2:12-18 looks at some very important issues related to our salvation: the danger of living life for ourselves, instead of the day we stand before Christ, and the importance of responding to the Holy Spirit in repentance and pressing into Jesus. Read more
Orthodoxy & Orthopraxy
(A correct response to the message on Sunday)
Each week, I will be endeavoring to write a followup blog post specifically to the members of our church. Sometimes these blog posts will include links to pertinent sermons, material that I could not fit into my sermon, or specific applications of the sermon. These posts will be the basis of our Home Group discussions. Read more
Ecclesiastical Separation, Part 5
While we would not recommend that younger men in our movement spend large amounts of time with the brother who is in error until they have a full and balanced view of theology, we ought to be able to sit across the table from or stand on a platform with someone with whom we are not in complete agreement and proclaim the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ to people who are lost in their sins and headed to an eternal hell. Read more
Ecclesiastical Separation, Part 4
Psalm 119:63 says, “I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.” The esteemed John R. Rice, founding editor of “The Sword of the Lord,” was a man of God who made no bones about the evils of modernist liberalism, yet he said that “on the authority of that verse I decided … that I would be for the man who is for Christ and the Bible. So I work with all people of God who are born again and live like it and believe the Bible and who are willing to work with other Christians.” (Dr. Rice Goes to College) Read more