J.C. Ryle “On the other hand, there are certain great truths of which some knowledge, by common consent, appears essential to salvation. Such truths are the immortality of the soul, the sinfulness of human nature, the work of Christ for us as our Redeemer, the work of the Holy Ghost in us, forgiveness, justification, conversion, faith, repentance, the marks of a right heart, Christ’s invitations, Christ’s intercession,…
Call to Worship November 1, 2026
The True Bread Matthew Henry stated this in a portion of his writing on John 6:28-59, “(1.) He here shows that he is the true bread; this he repeats again and again, v. 33, 35, 48–51. Observe, [1.] That Christ is bread is that to the soul which bread is to the body, nourishes and supports the spiritual life (is the staff of it) as bread does…
Call to Worship October 25, 2026
Chapter 22: Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day 1._____ The light of nature shews that there is a God, who hath lordship and sovereignty over all; is just, good and doth good unto all; and is therefore to be feared, loved, praised, called upon, trusted in, and served, with all the heart and all the soul, and with all the might. But the acceptable way of…
Call to Worship October 18, 2026
1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith Chapter 2: Paragraph 3 “In this divine and infinite Being there are three subsistences, the Father, the Word or Son, and Holy Spirit, of one substance, power, and eternity, each having the whole divine essence, yet the essence undivided: the Father is of none, neither begotten nor proceeding; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father; the Holy Spirit proceeding from…
Call to Worship October 11, 2026
Chapter 32: Of the Last Judgment 1._____ God hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in righteousness, by Jesus Christ; to whom all power and judgment is given of the Father; in which day, not only the apostate angels shall be judged, but likewise all persons that have lived upon the earth shall appear before the tribunal of Christ, to give an account of…
Call to Worship October 4, 2026
Chapter 31: Of the State of Man after Death and Of the Resurrection of the Dead 1._____ The bodies of men after death return to dust, and see corruption; but their souls, which neither die nor sleep, having an immortal subsistence, immediately return to God who gave them. The souls of the righteous being then made perfect in holiness, are received into paradise, where they are with…
Call to Worship September 27, 2026
Chapter 30: Of the Lord’s Supper 1._____ The supper of the Lord Jesus was instituted by him the same night wherein he was betrayed, to be observed in his churches, unto the end of the world, for the perpetual remembrance, and shewing forth the sacrifice of himself in his death, confirmation of the faith of believers in all the benefits thereof, their spiritual nourishment, and growth in…
Call to Worship September 20, 2026
Chapter 30: Of the Lord’s Supper 1._____ The supper of the Lord Jesus was instituted by him the same night wherein he was betrayed, to be observed in his churches, unto the end of the world, for the perpetual remembrance, and shewing forth the sacrifice of himself in his death, confirmation of the faith of believers in all the benefits thereof, their spiritual nourishment, and growth in…
Call to Worship September 13, 2026
Baptism Chapter 28: Of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper 1. Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances of positive and sovereign institution, appointed by the Lord Jesus, the only lawgiver, to be continued in his church to the end of the world. (Matthew 28:19, 20; 1 Corinthians 11:26) 2. These holy appointments are to be administered by those only who are qualified and thereunto called, according to the commission of…
Call to Worship September 6, 2026
Chapter 27: Of the Communion of Saints 1._____ All saints that are united to Jesus Christ, their head, by his Spirit, and faith, although they are not made thereby one person with him, have fellowship in his graces, sufferings, death, resurrection, and glory; and, being united to one another in love, they have communion in each others gifts and graces, and are obliged to the performance of…