Springs Church PCA

05/28/2026

Samantha texted me earlier this week a got a great report from her oncologist. Cancer is retreating and at this point surgery not necessary. She sends thanks for all the prayers!

05/26/2026

05/26/2026

Please be in prayer for Carole Kemper and family as they mourn the passing of her sister Elaine. Praise the Lord Elaine is in heaven with our heavenly Father. But hearts are still heavy. We love you Carole and are here for you.

05/25/2026

When you proclaim the good news of what God has done, something profound happens in the room. The imperatives begin to flow—not as the heavy edicts of the old covenant LAW, but as the directions of life in the Lord.

This is the deep architecture of the New Covenant:
The indicative creates the world; the imperative simply names the way life works inside that world. The commands don’t arrive as conditions for belonging but as the shape of resurrection existence for those already united to Christ.

Preach Christ crucified and risen, and the congregation is not crushed under demands—they are reoriented by reality. The Spirit internalizes what Sinai externalized. The commands cease to be threats and become the grain of the new creation.

This is why the apostolic imperatives sound like oxygen rather than obligation: walk in the light, put on the new self, love one another, abide. These are not rungs on a ladder; they are descriptions of the air the saints now breathe.

Proclaim the mighty acts of God, and the people discover that obedience is not a burden but the logic of their new identity. The gospel doesn’t merely announce forgiveness; it establishes a realm—and the imperatives are simply the coordinates of life within it.

The preacher’s task is not to manufacture moral pressure but to herald the reality that generates holiness. When Christ is proclaimed, the commands come alive—not as law‑thunder but as resurrection‑light.

05/18/2026

Forgot microphone today for FB. Sorry, we have the video, but no audio. You can get a CD from the sound booth if you would like to hear the sermon.

05/16/2026

And then there is precious