Dearly baptized into Christ, As our celebration of Christ’s resurrection continues in this Easter season, so we also magnify the truth from God revealed to us in Romans 6:3-4: Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?  We were buried therefore with Him […]

Christ is risen!  He is risen indeed!  Alleluia! We had such a wonderful attendance for Holy Week.  Praise to God! One of our dear members shared with me this morning: “And isn’t every Sunday a celebration of Easter?”  And I said, “Yes, it is!” The celebration of Christ’s resurrection is all about His work as […]

Beloved in Christ, As Christians, this Holy Week is a time for us to draw our focus–our eyes of faith–upon God’s works for us. Take note of the special theme-focus of each of these days of Holy Week. Palm Sunday–Sunday of the Passion Shouts of triumph draw us to the streets of Jerusalem. “Blessed is […]

Dear friends in Christ, Worship flows from faith.  You cannot worship the Triune God without faith–that is, faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.  Faith is not just of the head (knowledge)–faith is also of the heart (trust, dependence on God, stuck to Him and His Word like glue).  Faith desires the gifts […]

Dear redeemed in Christ, As we draw near to Holy Week and the Hope-packed Easter season, I encourage you to make an extra effort to pay very close attention to the words in our hymns.  Our rich hymnody provides us with many, many hymns that are not only a joy to sing (I know we are still getting used to […]