Calvary Monument

09/21/2024

https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/assume-the-best-of-others

In societies soaked with suspicion, Christians set ourselves apart by being refreshingly ready to hope for the best in others.

09/19/2024

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09/19/2024

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09/15/2024

Amen! Church, see you at 4:00 on Sunday!

09/13/2024

Psalm 115:1-3

09/08/2024

09/06/2024

One reason why God usually doesn’t give us specific guidance in our sometimes perplexing decisions is that he places a higher priority on our being transformed than our being informed in order that we will be conformed to the image of Jesus (Romans 8:29). That’s why Paul writes, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect” (Romans 12:2).

What does this mean? It means that God has a design in the difficulty of our discerning. The motives and affections of our hearts, or “renewed minds,” are more clearly revealed in the testing of ambiguous decision-making.

In Scripture, God reveals to us everything we need to know to live godly lives (2 Peter 1:3) and to “be complete [and] equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16–17). But the Father is not seeking workers, but worshipers (John 4:23). And he knows that if he made his will for our specific decisions more explicit more often, we would tend to focus more on what we do rather than what we love. Like the Pharisees, we would tend to focus more on our actions, rather than our affections.

But in decisions that require discernment, the wheat is distinguished from the tares. When we’re not quite sure, we end up making decisions based on what we really love. If deep down we love the world, this will become apparent in the pattern of decisions that we make over time — we will conform to this world.

But if we really love Jesus, we will increasingly love what he loves — we will be transformed by renewed minds. And our love for him and his kingdom will be revealed in the pattern of small and large decisions that we make.

—Jon Bloom

09/04/2024

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The first meeting for the cohort is September 16th so be sure to get your application in soon!

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08/30/2024

“Born again” is not a brand name for Christians who take their faith a little more seriously than the mainstream; it is a God-wrought miracle in every true believer. In real time and space, God creates a new creature from the old (2 Corinthians 5:17), transfers us from the demonic realm to his Son’s kingdom of light (Colossians 1:13), and raises the spiritually dead to life (Romans 6:4). He gives new affections, new loves, new joys. Sin becomes odious. Holiness becomes attractive. We become servants of joy with a new mission and a new King.

No longer are we imprisoned in the line of Adam. No longer do we live according to the flesh and its desires. No longer are we bad trees bearing rotten fruit. We have traded sin’s harsh slavery for the freedom of bo***ge to Christ and righteousness (Romans 6:20–23). We are heirs of life, heirs of glory, heirs of the world to come.

With new birth comes almighty power. Peter lets us in on one of the most scandalous truths for Christian living: “His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness” (2 Peter 1:3).

Christians have all we need, in every circumstance, at every moment, to live a godly life. God himself dwells in us (Romans 8:9–11) and is at work in us (Philippians 2:13). In Christ, we are powerful. We are finally free to conquer po*******hy. Finally free to say, “No!” to lying, stealing, and laziness (Titus 2:11–13). We are not left helpless to lie around and booze all day — we have the might to renounce every and any temptation through the Spirit that dwells in us (Romans 8:13).

We have the very weapon of God in hand: his Word. The very presence of God in us: his Spirit. And the very army of God to war with us: his church.”

—Greg Morse

08/24/2024

At 4:00 on Sunday, Lord willing, we’ll be joyfully singing to our great God together, continuing our time in his Word (Philippians 2:19-30), and encouraging one another as fellow servants of the King! Let’s be in prayer now as well as before our gathering (at 3:30). Love you all!

08/20/2024

August 18, 2024 Worship Gathering