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From the Heidelberg Catechism for the Lord’s Day, October 27

By Charlie Wingard · October 27, 2013 · 0 Comments
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Ninth Commandment “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” 112. What does the ninth Commandment require? That I bear false witness against no one, twist no one’s words, be no backbiter or slanderer, join in condemning no one unheard or rashly; but that on pain of God’s heavy wrath, I avoid all lying and deceit as the very works of the devil; and that in matters of judgment and justice and in all other affairs, I love, speak honestly, and confess the truth; also, insofar as I can, defend and promote my neighbor’s good name.

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Imitating Christ’s Courage

By Charlie Wingard · October 26, 2013 · 0 Comments
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One of the virtues almost universally associated with heroism has been courage. For example, it is almost impossible for most of us to consider its opposite, cowardice, as heroic. Although Christian heroism is far broader than courage alone, certainly courage is an indispensable part of it. The writer of Hebrews tells us to look to Jesus, who ‘endured the cross’ (Hebrews 12:2), and to ‘consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted’ (12:3). The endurance described here is courage over time. This is not the single-act heroism of a daring exploit that might be over in a few seconds. This is the long-term refusal to give in to fear,…

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Sunday, October 27, at Westminster

By Charlie Wingard · October 26, 2013 · 0 Comments
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REFORMATION SUNDAY Click here for tomorrow’s bulletin. MORNING WORSHIP (9:30):  Charlie Wingard, preaching: Romans 5:1-11 “Justification by Faith Alone in Christ Alone” ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL (11:00): READING THE BIBLE BIBLICALLY A study of how to use the structure, genres, and themes of the Bible to read it with more wonder, depth and understanding. Having considered how these aspects are seen throughout Scripture as a whole, we will apply them to reading select books of the Old and New Testaments. 3. EVENING WORSHIP (6:00):  Nathan Eldridge, preaching: Ephesians 1:1-2 “All of Grace”

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From the Heidelberg Catechism, for the Lord’s Day, October 6

By Charlie Wingard · October 6, 2013 · 0 Comments
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The Sixth Commandment “You shall not murder. 105. What does God require in the sixth Commandment? That I do not revile, hate, insult, or kill my neighbor either in thought, word, or gesture, much less in deed, whether by myself or by another, but lay aside all desire of revenge; moreover, that I do not harm myself, nor willfully run into any danger. Wherefore also to restrain murder the magistrate is armed with the sword.

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