Service of Installation – The Rev. Nathaniel H. Gutierrez
On Sunday evening, Dec 1, the Rev. Nathaniel H. Gutierrez was installed as Assistant Pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church. You can download the bulletin for the Service of Installation here.
The Advents of Christ and the Humility of God, Genesis 3:1-6; Psalm 8; Philippians 2:1-11
“The astounding claim of the incarnation – the astounding claim of the Nativity – is that Jesus Christ, the Maker of all things, the One who is over all of creation, lowered himself so much that he took on the form of his creatures. And as he did, he arrived not as a strong and […]
Studies in the Trinity, Pt. 1
Mike Pfefferle starts a new adult Sunday School class, “Studies in the Trinity.” You might think that you only need to know about the Trinity when “those people” ring your doorbell. J.I. Packer would disagree; he writes in Knowing God that “the heart of the Christian faith in God is the revealed mystery of the […]
Identifying Our True Helper, 1 Samuel 26
“We must draw close to the Lord in order to see what is good and what is not, so that we can truly discern who is our helper and who is our enemy. That means that at root we must rely on our truest and most faithful helper, the Lord. It means that, judging by […]
Comfort for the Afflicted, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
“As we find comfort in God from our afflictions, and find hope in him and in his church, we who were comforted by others are now called to comfort others who have gone through similar afflictions… it is as he heals us and restores us through the relief and refuge he has given us, that […]
Egypt: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, Pt. 2
Pastor Rayburn concludes his short, two-week series on Egypt.
Principal David Miller – Remarks on Christian Education
Covenant High School Principal David Miller gave some remarks on Christian Education during our 2019 CHS Service on Sunday evening, November 17.
Christian Education & Growing Solid, Rooted Christians
“Properly equipped by an education that is rooted in God’s Word, filled with the truths of our world that God has made, and engaged with the challenges of the culture around us, Christian education is to equip each generation of the people of God to press into the world, make disciples, and extend the kingdom […]
Conduits of the Holy Spirit, John 7:37-39
“We show love and kindness to those who are spiritually thirsty around us, we help them to see their spiritual thirst, and then we lovingly speak the truth of Christ and the gospel to them. And as we do, the living water that is the Holy Spirit will flow like a river from Christ, through […]
The Sanctifying School of Silent Listening, James 1:19-21
“Our life in this world will always include suffering. Don’t let this world tell you otherwise. But in God’s word there is wisdom to be found, and when we are willing to listen to it, it brings us hope in the midst of the anguish and grief. For that reason, James calls us to stop, […]