ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who dost govern all things in heaven and earth; Mercifully hear the supplications of thy people, and grant us thy peace all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. – 1662 Book of Common Prayer
Read MoreWe welcome to the pulpit tomorrow Dr. James Hurley, Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, and chairman of that department. Dr. Hurley teaches regularly in churches, frequently conducts marriage seminars and is a practicing Marriage and Family therapist. He has been involved in Prison Fellowship, the Sexual Abuse Coalition, and various counseling associations. His first book, Man and Woman in Biblical Perspective, has become a touchstone volume regarding role relationships for men and women in the church. He and his wife, Phyllis, are members of Redeemer Presbyterian Church of Jackson and reside in Clinton, Mississippi. Click here for Sunday’s bulletin. 1. MORNING WORSHIP (9:30): Dr. James Hurley, preaching Ephesians 4:1-16 “Maintaining Unity in…
Read More“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” (James 1:2-4, NIV) D.A. Carson comments: “[W]e should rejoice because we know that when our faith is tested, the result is perseverance. As an athlete endures in order build up endurance, so a Christian perseveres under trial in order to build up perseverance. Perseverance contributes something important to our character. It ‘must finish its work that [we] may be mature and complete, not lacking anything’ (1:4). The alternative is a personality that may love the Lord when things are going…
Read MorePlease join us for Westminster Presbyterian Church’s annual theology conference, which begins Friday. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Dr. James Hurley (Ph.Ds from Cambridge and Florida State) is Professor of Marriage and Family, Therapy at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS, and chairman of that department. Dr. Hurley teaches regularly in churches, frequently conducts marriage seminars and is a practicing Marriage and Family therapist. He has been involved in Prison Fellowship, the Sexual Abuse Coalition, and various counseling associations. His first book, Man and Woman in Biblical Perspective, has become a touchstone volume regarding role relationships for men and women in the church. He and his wife, Phyllis, are members of Redeemer Presbyterian Church of Jackson and reside in Clinton, MS. ABOUT…
Read More3. From where do you know your misery? From the Law of God. 4. What does the Law of God require of us? Christ teaches us in sum, Matthew 22: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” 5. Can you keep all this perfectly? No,for I am prone by nature to hate God and my neighbor.
Read More“O LORD, we beseech thee mercifully to receive the prayers of thy people which call upon thee; and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” – 1662 Book of Common Prayer
Read MoreOur pleasure and our duty, Though opposite before, Since we have seen His beauty, Are joined to part no more: It is our highest pleasure, No less than duty’s call, To love Him beyond measure, And serve Him with our all. – John Newton
Read MoreClick here for Sunday’s bulletin. 1. MORNING WORSHIP (9:30): Charlie Wingard, preaching Ecclesiastes 9:11-20 “Living Wisely in a Broken World” (8) 2. ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL (11:00): Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands Michael Shipma will be teaching a course based on the book Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands by Paul David Tripp. It will weave video instruction with class discussion on the topic of how God uses people, who themselves are in need of change, to be instruments of change in other people’s lives. Please contact Michael if you would like more info or a copy of the book. (Meets in room 105/106) Christians in Politics 3: Religion and Law in America Nat Causey explores the history of our right to…
Read More“If God had perceived that our greatest need was economic, he would have sent an economist. If he had perceived that our greatest need was entertainment, he would have sent us a comedian or an artist. If God had perceived that our greatest need was political stability, he would have sent us a politician. If he had perceived that our greatest need was health, he would have sent us a doctor. But he perceived that our greatest need involved sin, our alienation from him, our profound rebellion, our death; and he sent us a Savior.” – D.A. Carson, A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers (Baker, 1992), 109.
Read More1. What is your only comfort in life and in death? That I, with body and soul, both in life and in death, am not my own, but belong to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ, who with His precious blood has fully satisfied for all my sins, and redeemed me from all the power of the devil; and so preserves me that without the will of my Father in heaven not a hair can fall from my head; indeed, that all things must work together for my salvation. Wherefore, by His Holy Spirit, He also assures me of eternal life, and makes me heartily willing and ready from now on to live unto Him. 2. How many things are necessary…
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