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Commencement 2010

May 29, 2010

Central to the Apostle Paul's ministerial focus is encouraging other leaders in the church to above all minister to the saints.

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2010 Graduate Charge

May 28, 2010

Christians are sent out by Christ as stewards of the kingdom.

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The Christian Club

March 3, 2010

It is by having the word of Christ dwell in us richly that churches may escape being a mess and become the radiant body of Christ as God intended.

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Matthew 5:13-16

November 17, 2009

Our calling helps us to understand our identity because we are those who, because of the Gospel, are kept in fellowship with Christ.

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Semper Reformada

October 1, 2009

When we invoke the whole phrase — “the church Reformed and always being reformed according to the Word of God” — we confess that we belong to the church and not simply to ourselves and that this church is always created and renewed by the Word of God rather than by the spirit of the age.

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1 Corinthians 16:1-4

April 2, 2009

The Church is not a natural community but an outpost of God's Kingdom in this present evil age.

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The Evolution of Evergreen Church Planting

March 19, 2009

The trials and joys of church planting in the northwest region of the United States.

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The Church Good for the World

March 17, 2009

God has established the church to enhance the world.

 

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TV Church

February 1, 2009

Other Christian organizations must remain subordinate to and supportive of the Christian's commitment to the local church.

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Why the Marks of the Church Need the Mission

January 19, 2009

You cannot have a theology that is completely determined by God’s sovereign grace and a practice that views salvation as a cooperative venture between God and human beings.

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Why the Mission Needs the Marks of the Church

January 18, 2009

An analysis of what it means to be missional in light of the emergent church movement.

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1 Corinthians 3:1-7

November 13, 2008

There is today a great temptation in the church to dispense the christological foundation laid by the Apostle Paul.

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The Holiness of the Church

November 1, 2008

We must focus our attention on the church's local and visible manifestations in the light of its catholic and invisible reality.

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1 Corinthians 11:17-34

September 11, 2008

An exegetical analysis of the Apostle Paul's theology of the Lord's Supper and its implications for life in the covenant community.

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Marketing the Church

January 2, 2008

Covenant families are increasingly broken up according to the demographic niches that have been created and enforced by a culture of marketing.

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Coming in From the Outside

June 2, 2006

What the Orthodox Presbyterian Church has to offer to those who come from outside of the denomination.

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Faithful Vigilance

March 1, 2006

The Apostle Paul's warning to the Ephesian church of their need to be vigilant is a warning that is necessary for every church in every age.

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Proclaimers or Persuaders?: A Friendly Critic Challenges the Church Growth Movement

May 24, 2005

An analysis of the church growth movement and the implications for our own philosophy of ministry and efforts in serving Christ and his church.

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