Archive for the 'Church' Category

Communion of the Saints - Pastor Oliver Heywood

Posted by Robin Eckhardt on June 30th, 2008

Gather yourselves together in solemn exercises of religion; especially in times of public calamity and common danger. Persons may be helpful one to another, God sometimes expects unanimous votes which make a great sound in His ears. Many combustibles make a great blaze; grapes put together ripen one another. Is communion of saints good in [...]

Thomas Manton’s Illustrations

Posted by Robin Eckhardt on June 29th, 2008

When the sun is gone all the candles in the world cannot make it day.
Sin is a ill guest, for it always sets its lodging on fire.
To fix our confidence upon a dying world is folly. It is as if we were building our nests when the tree is being cut down, or decorating our [...]

Local Church

Posted by Robin Eckhardt on June 9th, 2008

Its funny how, when looking for instruction in the faith, we tend to favor remote sources while neglecting our local brothers and sisters in Christ. No doubt, RC Sproul, McArthur, Ligon Duncan, and other famous teacher/preachers are gifted and we can learn from them but two questions seem obvious:
1) Who holds these ‘remote’ sources accountable, [...]

Regulative Principle

Posted by Robin Eckhardt on May 24th, 2008

In our evangelistic zeal we are looking for programs that will attract people. We think we have put honey on the lip of the bitter cup of salvation. It is the story of the wedding of Cana all over again but with this difference. At the crucial moment when the wine failed, we took matters [...]

Real Family

Posted by Barry on May 14th, 2008

Tonight our church gathered for a time of prayer. There was adoration and praise, confession, thanksgiving, intercession, and supplication. What a glorious time it was to gather with my brothers and sisters in Christ to go to our Father God. The prayers were edifying as we in unison lifted up our voices [...]