Fourth Street Evangelical Church

06/06/2023

Christ or chaos? Courage or cowardice? You must choose.

03/26/2023

In 1 Samuel 31, Israel suffered a disastrous defeat at the hands of the Philistines.

It would be easy, if you were them, to conclude God has abandoned you, that He is not powerful enough to protect you, or that He is not God and you should give up.

Similarly today, it is easy for Christians to conclude the defeats we have suffered mean we should give in. Many Christians have.

In both cases, we cannot see that God has a purpose in calamities like these and we must look at them with eyes of faith and look beyond what we can see.

03/22/2023

It's easy to find someone who will tell you what you want to hear.

It is easy to find pastors and churches that will tell you that you can come to God on your own terms.

"You don't need to repent of sin."

"You are fine just the way you are."

"Anyone who says you need to change or stop living the way you are is just a legalistic pharisee."

It is the easiest thing in the world to find people to tell you such things.

What is hard is finding those who will tell you what you do not want to hear. Those who will tell you the truth.

02/21/2023

As much fun as it would be telling your great grandchildren how you trudged through 4 feet of snow to sing psalms together during the great Ash Wednesday Blizzard of ‘23 (like we tell our kids about Trick or Treating in ‘91 😉), this Wednesday’s Psalm Sing will be cancelled.

Please stay safe!

01/29/2023

"You might understand that we, in Year of Our Lord 2023 are in a similar position. Much of our land is once-Christian but no longer. We live in an apostate land, that sides with tyrants. Some, like the Keilahites out of compulsion and threats. Others, like the Ziphites totally of their own volition. It is easy to feel alone and betrayed as a faithful Christian today. It is easy to feel surrounded with no way out.
That is why Jonathans are so valuable. A single Jonathan is worth more than tens of thousands of Keilahites. A faithful friend who never loses hope, who trusts that Christ is king and He will never abandon us or forsake us. That one day, despite all the suffering and loneliness, and in fact in large part because of it, God’s people will be exalted to rule, just as Jonathan was certain David would be king. Those are the men you need to have around you. Those are the kind of people you need to be: Jonathans who encourage one another to press on, to keep going because Christ’s kingdom will win."

01/11/2023

12/10/2022

Next Saturday, join us for a cookie exchange!

08/29/2022

When Old Testament books like 1 Samuel are taught, they are often treated like cute, moralistic fables. "little David fought giant Goliath, so you should be courageous like him!"

We act like there is nothing more theologically profound that can help us understand how God wants us to live in the world today.

But that could not be further from the truth. The Book of Samuel is about THE END OF THE WORLD.

The old world God established in the Tabernacle is being torn apart. Because of this, there is chaos, destruction, and disorder. It seems as though all is lost—outside of the eyes of faith.

But to those who know the Triune God, a world of chaos and disorder, a world that feels like everything is falling apart, a world very much like ours(!), is a world where God is remaking things and bringing His people into greater glory.

08/06/2022

Imagine skipping Sunday School at 11:30am tomorrow and missing this!