May 30, 2021
Here at the beginning of 1 Corinthians 11, Paul’s letter begins to focus on some specific controversies in the Corinthian church that may seem rather puzzling in our 21st century context. But as in the earlier portion of the book, often the issue at hand isn’t the root issue at all. Perhaps Paul isn’t concerned so...
May 23, 2021
Suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit… —Acts 2:2-4—Acts 2:2-4
This morning, along with the rest of the...
May 16, 2021
Have you ever noticed how often the Psalter calls us to look back on the past? Many of the Scripture passages in this morning’s bulletin are taken from the Psalter, and each one refers to God’s working out His providence in history. We are called to hear “dark sayings from of old” that our fathers told us and...
May 9, 2021
O may His love, immortal flame, tune every heart and tongue. —Anne Steel
Each of the hymns in this morning’s service elaborates on some aspect of the call for the Christian to be witnesses for the Gospel “in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8). In the opening and...
May 3, 2021
After spending 11 verses establishing his authority as an
apostle and the accompanying rights and privileges to which
he is entitled, Paul makes what could be an unexpected turn:
refusing the comforts of material gain. He does not assert
his rights, preferring instead to “endure anything rather than put
an obstacle in...