November 4, 2018 – All Saints’
We remember the saints of the church who are now a part of the great cloud of witnesses.
We remember the saints of the church who are now a part of the great cloud of witnesses.
First Presbyterian Church Rummage Sale Saturday August 18, 2018, 8:00AM to 2:00PM 1200 S. Carbon Street, Marion, Illinois
We sing much of our theology. In the American Protestant Church, much of that is thanks to the work of Isaac Watts. We explore how his faith shaped his music, and how his music shapes our faith.
Each year, our kids reflect on the past year and what they’ve learned. They teach us in worship.
How is it that we understand the Trinity? Our theology speaks in one way, and our sung theology speaks in another. As we sing, we proclaim what it is that we believe.
Acts 2:1-21 Gift of the Spirit as miracle of communication (Acts) Philippians 4:4-7 . Rejoice in the Lord always. The peace of God (Phil). John 14:16-17 the Father will give the Spirit Pentecost can be a lot of fun. We use languages, and we hear languages that we often don’t hear in our day to day lives. We can imagine the chaos of the…
Philippians 2:1-13 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who became obedient to death. Luke 6:43-45 We are taught to accumulate. We are taught that in order to be secure, we must accumulate. We are taught that our greatest fear is to not have enough, or to run out. Churches with more members are better churches, and more successful.…
Philippians 1:1-18a Paul in prison, thankful for the Philippians’ partnership in the gospel. Luke 9:46-48 Paul gets a lot of attention. Perhaps, too much. That’s why I find it interesting how Paul starts off this letter to the church at Philippi. He celebrates all the people who are sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ, how they have live their faiths, even that they do so for…
Acts 17:16-31 Sermon at Athens: What you worship as unknown, I proclaim to you. John 1:16-18 The people in Athens like to CYA. They just want to be safe, and they just want to be sure. That plays out in that they have a lot of temples. They have temples to this god and to that god, the god who’s in charge of big stuff…