by Andy Aikens | Jul 29, 2021 | Blogs
In our July hymn of the month Gregory Wilbur helped us sing lines like, “Love will make obedience sweet,” and “your commands become our happy choice.” These lines get at the heart of the Lord’s Prayer and its third petition, “Thy will be done, on earth as it is in...
by Caleb | Jul 2, 2021 | Blogs
Come, ye souls by sin afflicted,Bowed with fruitless sorrow down;By the broken law convicted,Through the cross behold the crown;Look to Jesus;Mercy flows through him alone. Take his easy yoke and wear it;Love will make obedience sweet;Christ will give you strength to...
by Andy Aikens | Jun 23, 2021 | Blogs
The Lord’s prayer is a powerful tool for shaping our prayers, for our Lord instructed us that thisis how we should pray. He did not say this is necessarily what we pray but how we pray. Thisdoesn’t mean we are wrong to pray the Lord’s Prayer, but it is a reminder that...
by Andy Aikens | Jun 1, 2021 | Blogs
Question 88 of the Westminster Shorter Catechism speaks of the ordinary means of grace,which are the Word, the sacraments, and prayer. In Acts 2 we see the early church expressingabundant confidence in these gifts of God for their protection and for the building of...
by Andy Aikens | May 1, 2021 | Blogs
Last month we examined how the ordinary means of grace – the Word, the sacraments, andprayer – grow the people of God. In the article we saw how Acts 2 provided us with the patternof the early church. These believers submitted to the Apostles’...
by Andy Aikens | Jul 3, 2018 | Blogs
Hospitality is a key aspect to an effective witness. Scripture calls us to practice hospitality, which is defined as a spirit of welcoming born out in displays of kindness and care to others. Hebrews 13:2 says, “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for...
