We worship our God who raised His Son from the grave and will raise His people from the dead. He will not only raise His people but in the final accomplishment of redemption he will glorify them with Christ. “Each saint of God who dies has his own appointed season and therefore his own time to depart and be with Christ. We can see that this event…
Call to Worship March 29, 2015
We worship our one God in three persons giving praise and thanks for the work of the Holy Spirit. He is not seen in visible form, yet He is not absent. He is often misunderstood, yet He is never complacent. The Holy Spirit was present and working at creation and His work is necessary for the soul’s regeneration. God glories in the work of the Spirit in…
Call to Worship March 22 2015
We worship our God in thanksgiving of His grace toward sinners. Charles Spurgeon said, “What an honor to have been among the first to hope in Christ.” Quoting Paul, in Ephesians 1, Spurgeon reminds us of this great honor and blessing granted us by the Father, in the Son, through the Spirit. We come today in thanksgiving and praise remembering this honor. The honor reminds us of…
Call to Worship – March 15 2015
We worship the true God who works all things unto His glory. Every form of matter, creature, happening and occurrence on the earth exists for the glory of God, including sin. Troubles will mount up against us in nature and by humanity. Sin and failures will amass in us and around us every day. Yet, one day, all of creation will be reconciled to God and a…
Call to Worship March 8 2015
We worship the one God who commanded order even among a fallen generation. He lavished grace upon sinners by His purpose set before the beginning of time. His mystery of salvation was made known in all wisdom and insight through our Lord Jesus. The summation of all things are purposed and consummated in the person and work of the Lord Jesus by the kind intention of the…
Call to Worship – March 1 2015
We worship, to the glory of the Father, our Redeemer the Lord Jesus Christ. God our Rock and Fortress sent His beloved Son Jesus as the Rock of Ages. He shed His blood as the necessary and perfect sacrifice to pay the wage due for sin. His work of perfectly living the Law of God and dying a sinner’s death fixed the very problem of the ransom…
Call to Worship February 22 2015
We worship our God who redeemed His people. The glorious works of God throughout the ages have been vital, vast, and virtuous, but the reality of the fall of man has vacuously promoted vainglory. Man rebelliously sinned against God to glory in self as an affront to the Creator/creature distinction. God knowing this reality before time, purposed to redeem a people to Himself for His glory. In…
Call to Worship – February 15 2015
We give praise to our glorious God for His glorious grace. Our Father chose us in His Son Jesus before time to be holy before Him. Also, He predestined His people to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ. We, as believers, are granted the spirit of adoption and sealed with the Holy Spirit as a pledge of our inheritance. Truly our God is great and greatly to…
Call to Worship – February 8 2015
We worship our God the Father of His people. In the Old Testament the Israelites were called the people of God. They were recognized as His children. They sang songs of praise to God for His sovereign ways and mighty works (Psalm 138). They praised Him whose lovingkindness is everlasting (Psalm 136). Yet, in the trials and struggles of life induced by sin and the sinful nature,…
Call To Worship, February 1st 2015
We worship God our Father who adopted us as His children. The heavenly Father conferred upon us the status of adoption through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit applies the spirit of adoption to us. This Trinitarian work gives us good reason to rejoice; not only are we justified and regenerated, but we are predestined to become the sons and daughters of the Father as fellow heirs…