Clover Hill Reformed Church

09/07/2026

Assurance of Pardon:
Hear the good news: our hope does not rest in the strength of our courage or the perfection of our faithfulness, but in the steadfast love of God. In Jesus Christ, God meets us in our fear, forgives our sin, and gives us grace to begin again.

Friends, believe the good news. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. May we go forward in the freedom of that forgiveness, trusting the One who is faithful to us always.

Why confess?
In Reformed theology, we recognize both our unrighteousness in the light of God's glory and God's sovereignty and mercy. These are central tenets to us.

In our worship, we have three essential "segments" - the Approach to God, the Word of God, and the Response to God.

In our approach to God, it's important to recognize and admit to our standing - that we are in the state of sin. And it's important to do so in the knowledge and trust that, God, being faithful and just, will forgive us. The worship service really is illustrative of the transformation God makes in us - we come to God in honesty and in confession, we are fed by the Word of God (and by the bread and body of Christ during communion), which changes us, and we then rejoice in God through the Response to God.

Confession is vital to that process, because if we don't come to God in honesty, how can we expect to receive God's grace?

09/07/2026

09/06/2026

Last Sunday we were blessed to share in the baptism of a baby boy with his family and friends.
We are so delighted to welcome this child of God into our Clover Hill family, and to be part of how God marks him as His own forever.

Welcome into God’s arms little one! You will always find love, comfort, and peace in Him.

“We welcome our new brother in Christ. Joyfully we receive you into the body of Christ. Join with us as we give witness in the world to the Good News, for we are all one in Christ Jesus, Alleluia!”

Celebration of Baptism:
Baptism is the sign and seal of God’s promises to his covenant people.
In baptism God promises by grace alone:
to adopt us into the Body of Christ, the Church;
to send the Holy Spirit daily to renew and cleanse us;
and to resurrect us to eternal life.

This promise is made visible in the water of baptism.
Water cleanses;
purifies;
refreshes;
sustains:
Jesus Christ is living water.

Through baptism Christ calls us to new obedience:
to love and trust God completely;
to forsake the evil of the world;
and to live a new and holy life.
Yet, when we fall into the ways of the world,
we must not despair of God’s mercy,
nor continue in sin,
for baptism is the sign and seal
of God’s eternal covenant of grace with us.

09/05/2026

Road tripping always has risks. Flat tires, overheated engines, no vacancy hotels, running out of gas – just to name a few.

Have you ever thought your faith has risks? Have you ever felt that your faith is dangerous to your physical safety?
I suspect most of us would in good conscience answer “no” to both questions. I certainly would. I have never been put in the position Daniel is put in in our reading for this Sunday. He is told, “If you pray to anyone, divine or human, other than the king in the next 30 days, you will be sent to a lion’s den.” It would have been so easy for Daniel to avoid the lion’s den. All he had to do was either stop praying to God for thirty days or hide his prayer.

That’s not what he did. Daniel, to quote the scripture, went to his house to “…pray to his God and praise him, just as he had done previously.” He prayed in front of an open window so anyone could see him, as he had always done. He changed not a thing about how he lived his faith, even under threat of death.

This week, I invite you to consider this question: what are you willing to risk in order to remain faithful to God?

(Spoiler alert: it doesn't have to mean martyrdom.)

The scriptures for this week are: Daniel 6:3–5, 7–12, 16–23 and Acts 5:27–42

Live on YouTube Sunday 9/6/2026 at 10am (you can find our YouTube link on our website: www.cloverhillchurch.org/

09/02/2026

08/29/2026

Love in Action: Romans 12:9-21 (NIV)

Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. On the contrary:

“If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

The scriptures for this week is: Romans 12:9-21.

Live on YouTube Sunday 8/16/2026 at 10am (you can find our YouTube link on our website: www.cloverhillchurch.org/

08/27/2026

Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. Romans 15:7 (NIV)

So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
Genesis 1:27 (NIV)

08/25/2026

08/25/2026

Assurance of Pardon:
With calming words, with a peaceful Spirit, with overflowing love and hope, our God forgives us and fills us with faith.
OUR GOD AFFIRMS US FOR WHO WE ARE—
THOSE WHOSE BROKENNESS IS MADE WHOLE,
WHOSE SIN IS FORGIVEN,
WHOSE LIVES OVERFLOW WITH FAITH.
THANKS BE TO GOD! AMEN.

Why confess?
In Reformed theology, we recognize both our unrighteousness in the light of God's glory and God's sovereignty and mercy. These are central tenets to us.

In our worship, we have three essential "segments" - the Approach to God, the Word of God, and the Response to God.

In our approach to God, it's important to recognize and admit to our standing - that we are in the state of sin. And it's important to do so in the knowledge and trust that, God, being faithful and just, will forgive us. The worship service really is illustrative of the transformation God makes in us - we come to God in honesty and in confession, we are fed by the Word of God (and by the bread and body of Christ during communion), which changes us, and we then rejoice in God through the Response to God.

Confession is vital to that process, because if we don't come to God in honesty, how can we expect to receive God's grace?

08/20/2026

Love is more than being nice to people.
It’s loving God above all else so that you love people as he commands you to.

Love for others really begins, continues, and is daily motivated by love for God. When his purposes are more important than your desires, when his glory is more valuable to you than your temporary moments of glory, and when his agenda activates you more than your plan for you. You will be freed from your bo***ge to self-love and be freed to love others. It really is true. Our relationships need more than horizontal fixing. They need vertical rescue, and for that there is the ever-sufficient grace of a willing and patient Savior.

From: New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional, by Paul David Tripp, August 9 devotional.