Singing and telling

This past Sunday, we considered Psalm 96. This psalm is a call to do two things: 1) to sing joyfully to God, and 2) to tell of the glory of God. In other words, worship and evangelism. But we’re not just talking about formal activities in the life of the church. We’re...

Quotes from John Piper’s Providence

The theme of our sermon series through Ruth and Esther is God’s providence. Our series title comes from Romans 8:28: “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” This and numerous other...

To create a praising people

For our Easter gathering yesterday, we looked at 1 Peter 1:3-9, where Peter speaks in heightened, celebratory, exuberant terms about the salvation that God has secured in Jesus. But the thrust of the sermon was to notice that Peter’s fascination and joy does not stop...

Today starts in grief

By Anlee Fekkes Today starts in grief. I know joy comes in the morning, but today mourning comes in the morning. Yesterday a horrific tragedy took place. A person entered a school with a purpose to end other’s lives. We’re familiar with this story. It seems to be on...

Christ and his benefits

For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.  1 Corinthians 15:21-22 At the heart of Christianity is a coming to Christ, or more specifically, coming to God in...

You are the church

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. 1...