“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:1 NIV Peace. It’s what we all long for and usually think of as something we experience when everything runs smoothly in our lives or when our household finally quiets down from all the noise and…
Manasseh’s story is an unlikely source illustrating God’s mercy. It may not be very familiar to you. Manasseh was the oldest son of Hezekiah. While Hezekiah was known as a righteous king of Jerusalem, his son, Manasseh, was evil. The author of Chronicles says, “Manasseh led Judah and the people of Jerusalem astray so that…
When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed.Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy.Then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.Restore our fortunes, Lord, like streams in the Negev.Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.Those who go…
“There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry, Mine!” Abraham Kuyper, Abraham Kuyper: A Centennial Reader God is worthy to receive glory and honor and power, for He created all things, and by HIs will, they were created…
Our pastor, Paul Kemp, continued on Sunday with the theme, The King and His Kingdom. He reviewed the past week’s sermon on the pattern of the kingdom established in Genesis 1, God’s rule through God’s people over God’s place. In that review, he shared the creation mandate: We were created to live and thrive under…
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God,to comfort all who mourn,and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them…