Why do we worship? Some of us may be asking that question for different reasons than we may have several weeks ago. Some of us today are asking because we ar...

Over the past week, everything seems to have changed. Our daily schedules are different. Our relational connectivity is different. Many of us don’t know what...

We often use these midweek devotionals to connect with an upcoming sermon passage. This week, however, I’d like to take us to the psalms, not to interact wit...

This Sunday we will take a week off from 1 John and look to Titus 3. In Titus 3:3-8, Paul outlines for us the foundation of a Christian testimony. In prepara...

What is the role of love in the Christian life? In 1 John, we repeatedly see love as an indicator of new birth and new life. But what kind of love is the Chr...

First John 3 puts a rather shocking contrast before us. We are either children of God, or we are children of the devil. For some, maybe for many, that sounds...

Who is the antichrist? We ask the question for different reasons. Some of us have a fixation on end times guessing games and have come to associate “the Anti...

This week at Christ Church PCA, we will celebrate our annual missions Sunday. Reverend Al Baker will join us and will preach from Zechariah 2:6-13. In verses...

First John 2:15 warns or rather commands Christians not to love the world or the things of the world. But what does it mean to love the things of the world? ...

Our time in 1 John has turned the recent focus of my heart to our union with Christ. At the same time, I’ve been feasting on a book with the same name (Union...

I am so excited for us to begin 2020 by journeying through 1 John together. We began the journey last week and were reminded of John’s purpose in writing: “I...

In anticipation of our time in Luke 2:8-16 and the Angels’ Song, I’ve been reflecting on the glory of the Lord. As I ponder “glory” in anticipation of Christ...

Continuing this Advent Season through the Songs of Christmas, this week we will look to Zechariah’s Song in Luke 1:67-79. Zechariah was a proud papa singing ...

“Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten string...

During Sunday School this week we will hold our annual ministry team fair. This is an opportunity for you to learn about the various ministry teams at Christ...

Perhaps you have heard that on December 8th we will be having our Ministry Teams Fair. We find ourselves in a season of stewardship. On Nov 17th we presented...

This week we will spend time exploring our core value of LOVE. When we speak of love, we place a big (Biblical) emphasis on valuing life, ultimately by valui...

This week in Proverbs we come to the topic of wealth. In our better moments, we actually want to know God’s wisdom when it comes to wealth. In those other mo...

We often miss (or maybe always miss) the fact that the 10 Commandments have a preface. That preface, contained in Exodus 20:2, reminds us that the Lord our G...

The language barrier could not have been greater. But then again, she really had no need for words. Her smile said it all. She came from a simple family. She...