Happy Sabbath Day! This Lord’s Day is not about us, our families, our sports, our pleasures, our work, our recreation, our entertainment, or the false deity of me, myself, and I. But it is everything about our LORD. Although Jesus is the fulfillment of the Sabbath, He is our new Sabbath, and our rest is
For the purpose of providing “pulpit supply” for 1689 Confessional churches, or 1689 churches that unfortunately do not have a plurality of elders, I saw the following post on The Reformed Baptist Coalition Facebook page. After many commented by inserting their States of residency, the author replied with this. I responded with the following comment.
As I visit churches in the Bible Belt looking for a healthy and Biblical church to join, besides egalitarianism, I am consistently seeing this anomaly. The Bible is rarely used in their Bible studies or Sunday schools. And is being replaced by corporate publications. For example. The use of workbooks and study guides published by
Years ago, while visiting my first Reformed church, I asked a fellow, “When and where does your men’s ministry meet?” He replied, “We don’t have one; they’re not Biblical!” That took me aback. But being taken aback is a good thing. I didn’t fight it. I investigated it and learned the difference between my wrong
Recently after visiting another church here in the “Bible Belt,” I posted the following on my Facebook wall. “Visited another church this morning. Immediately upon entering the building it looked like a scene from the movie Jaws. Then the sanctuary looked like the beach, even a surfboard, shorts, and guitars on the stage. I’ve come
The pulpit is not an ornament or a mere piece of furniture. The pulpit exhibits and demonstrates a theological authority (Neh. 8:4). And that authority and pulpit are exclusively reserved for men only, and so women are not to man a pulpit (1 Tim. 2:12). Though it is not politically correct to say this, it
Based on social media posts and conversations I’ve had with some; it is obvious that many are becoming faithlessly desperate for a better nation. And for most of them, their solutions are not Biblical, but rather are carnal, secular, political, and/or pragmatic. Consequently, I’m seeing a rapid increase of bringing nationalism into the church, and a
In this Podcast, I will show a video of Elders Biblically disciplining their fellow Elder in the presence of the congregation. It’s bitter-sweet to watch, but this is a good witness before the Church and a good and testimony to the world. Most importantly, please pray for the departing Pastor and all others involved.
Country music singer Dolly Parton has died. Naked she came into this world, and butt naked she will stand before a Holy, just God to give an account (Heb 9:27). Yes, according to the world's standards, Parton was an excellent singer and great entertainer. But according to Biblical standards, a Christian will love what God
Sadly, many institutionalized “churches” and/or church establishments have succumbed to the ways of the world, demanding face diapers and vaccines. In this video I expose a local “church” and call them (as well as the others) to repent, not repeat or “reset.” Disclaimer: Regarding the verse “Greet one another with a Holy kiss.” As I
I wish professing Christians would stop using the mention of Phoebe to wrongfully justify their unbiblical installations of female Deacons. When the Apostle Paul called Phoebe a “deacon” in Romans 16:1, he was not referring to, nor calling her by a title or office. The word “deacon” in Romans 16:1 is the Greek word diakonos, which means
The signs of a healthy & biblical Church & how I used my COVID stimulus funds to resist socialism – Podcast #41 When a Christian applies for membership at a local church. It becomes a solemn duty of that church to investigate the candidate before extending their right hand of fellowship to him or her.
Disclaimer: Though architecture can be important, I am not speaking in the context of a building’s architecture. Nonetheless, I am speaking of how the congregation meets. Let me first say what a sanctuary is not. The sanctuary of a church is not a country club, a social club, a recreational room, a community center, a
For the purposes of this blog post I will call the church we visited “This church.” Recently my wife and I were searching for a new church closer to home. While we were visiting churches, we had heard of a newly planted church here in Redlands, that being [name snipped]. This church was a church
