More on John 15 & relationships- Connecting by Confessing

Posted by Eric on 17 November 2008 | 0 Comments

Tags: Sermons, Gospel of John, Relationships, Vision, Connecting

In John 15:12-17 that we looked at on Sunday, we saw how friendship with God through Christ leads to Christ-like friendship with one another.  One part of such Christ-like friendships is intimacy (Jn. 15:15).  We talked about a few Scriptural examples of such intimacy, but didn't have time to get to the place of confession in building (or destroying) intimacy in our relationships.  Confession is key for such intimacy, but only the right kind of confession will do...

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The Truly Good Life, Part 1

Posted by Eric on 11 November 2008 | 0 Comments

Tags: Piety, Reformed Theology, Worldview

WARNING- ADULT DISCUSSION FOLLOWS (well, no more adult than what the Bible does...)-

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An Encouraging Beginning!

Posted by Eric on 4 November 2008 | 0 Comments

Tags: WPC, Ministry, Trinity, Reformed Theology

An Encouraging Day...

Sunday was an encouraging beginning for us as we move towards doing church as a team.  I talked with many of you individually during our time together and your response was truly humbling and encouraging.  Whether a long-time member or a brand new visitor, you expressed enthusiasm to help our common vision become a reality by getting involved in our new Wellington Presbyterian Church teams.  Thank you to all for your enthusiasm and desire to see Christ glorified through our ministry together!

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Unction needed for new Function

Posted by Eric on 3 November 2008 | 0 Comments

Tags: Preaching, Holy Spirit, Reformed Theology, Worship

Every week in our services, we pray right before the sermon begins.  Why?  Well, while most of us are convinced at a basic level that we should do this, our reasons are a bit "sketchy"- so we don't appear prideful, because we are supposed to, etc.  Really, when it come down to it, we're not really sure why, but we know we should.

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