Pastor Steve Jeffery talks about Calvin’s Institutes III.9-10, about the Future Life of the Christian. Calvin’s opposition between physical life and “heavenly” life Fixing our eyes on heaven? But Paul finds significance in our interactions with this world The world and the body a prison? The body is not a prison to be released from! […]
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Do it well.This week, Pastor Steve Jeffery talks about Calvin’s Institutes III.8.7-10, especially what it says about suffering well in persecution. Being conformed to the life of Jesus Suffering is the badge of being a soldier of Jesus Christ Going with the current (which is bad) What attitude should we have toward suffering? No hardship
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The beginning of November means that a new season is nearly upon us, and in that theme, we joyously anticipate eating and visiting with you all this Lord’s Day. Feel free to try out any new recipes on us you are considering for your Thanksgiving family meal, or bring along an old favorite! We ask that you bring one
(Short answer: because God wants to show his glory through you.) This week, pastor Steve Jeffery talks about suffering in the Christian Life in Calvin’s Institutes III.8. The structure of Mark’s gospel Fear of persecution Following Jesus, self-denial, and carrying one’s cross Godliness central to the Christian life Christian life lived in time: perpetual cross
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Pastor Steve Jeffery talks about the end of Chapter III.7 of Calvin’s Institutes, which covers the relation of our self-denial to God. Worldly pragmatism Dealing with hard providences Sinful comforts Do not use evil means to acheive God’s blessing Do not blaspheme when life hurts The twin sins of despair and lack of gratitude opposed
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Our Reformation Celebration is THIS weekend! Join us for teaching, fellowship, food, and dancing! For more details and to sign up, click here.
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Due to our pastors being out of town this week for denominational meetings, there will be no bible study this week. We look forward to seeing you next week!
Our pastors will be traveling to West Monroe, LA to attend Wycliffe Presbytery & CREC Council meetings this week. Due to their absence we will not be having our normal classes. However, if you are enrolled in these classes please see last week’s email with assignments to work on.
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Pastor Steve Jeffery talks about the practical issues of self-denial in our relationship with God and with other men. Self-deception about our own self-regard Sin as privation of Good Outward appearances leaking into the life of the church Examining our faults without prejudice Proper helpfulness Our blessings are for the Church We must see the
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Pastor Steve reads through and comments on Calvin’s Institutes, Book III, Chapters 6-10, with an eye toward denial of self. Self-denial Will and reason in submission to the will of God Giving of oneself to slavery to God Seeking the Lord’s will How to discern evidence of progress in holiness The benefit of Scripture Primary
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