One great practical benefit of having both morning and evening worship is that it provides an excellent structure to help families sanctify the Lord’s Day. The two worship services become like bookends on the Sabbath, allowing the Christian to more easily keep the day holy as we are commanded, rather than merely sanctifying a couple... Continue Reading

Point 1 of his overture was: “To take care to elect to positions of the Board of Foreign Missions only persons who are fully aware of the danger in which the Church stands and who are determined to insist on such verities as the full truthfulness of Scripture, the virgin birth of our Lord, His... Continue Reading

“Church order is probably one of the things Presbyterians are best known for. Each church in the PCA has to subscribe to the Book of Church Order, which basically tells each church how the they are to function. Now it is true that having such firm processes in place can be the cause of much... Continue Reading

“Edward Fisher’s book, The Marrow of Modern Divinity, was published in London in the 1640s. It contained a series of dialogues about the law and the gospel, with four suitably named characters: Neophytus, a young Christian; Evangelista, a gospel-preaching pastor; Nomista, a legalist; and Antinomista, an antinomian.”   This is an article about a book... Continue Reading

To be clear, by celebrating our worship style I am not intending to criticize other approaches to  worship.  There are many Biblically faithful, God-centered, Christ-exalting worship orders and styles.  As long as believers are asking the right questions when they plan times of worship, a God-honoring result is likely.  What does God say in His... Continue Reading

“The focus in evangelistic preaching should be laser-like, desiring the hearers to be converted to Christ. That is THE application! In an edification message, the pastor may seek to bring the main theme home with many different applications addressing the varied situations of the congregation.”   In conversations I have had recently with both seasoned... Continue Reading

What hasn’t been publicly seen from Driscoll however, is any show of heartfelt brokenness at, or apology for, mistakes made. I’d argue that as a public figure, any repentance and restoration has to be seen publicly too. Driscoll’s absence from public ministry isn’t about him – it’s about the many, many people who were seriously... Continue Reading

“There is no place on Earth where God’s Word is more urgently needed,” Bruce Smith, president and CEO of Wycliffe Associates, said in a statement shared with The Christian Post Tuesday. “This is a place of terror, oppression, violence, death, and heartache. To be a Christian is to be a target. Yet the few Christians... Continue Reading

The ministry has to help the congregation understand difficult and hard things in Scripture. But without learning this will not be possible. Unless ministers themselves have studied these “difficult” and “hard” things they will not be able to help their congregation understand the scriptures and so grow in grace.   In our first and second... Continue Reading

“At the heart of the biblical answer is the fact that baptism is primarily God’s sign and seal of his covenant of grace rather than an action we perform when we believe.   If a person is baptized in the name of the Triune God, according to the command of Christ, it’s an objective sign that... Continue Reading