On this sunny day in Georgia, you might wish you could walk freely through the grocery store, meet face-to-face with coworkers, or invite friendsover for a cookout. Please take a few moments to read this article by Aaron Denlinger and find comfort in the truth and look forward to the reality that there will be no social distancing in heaven....
Keep ReadingHope in the Resurrection Last week our family began reading I Corinthians 15 on the resurrection of Christ. I particularly have been encouraged by Paul's words in verses one and two: "Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to youunl...
Keep ReadingPlease click here to access our Lord's Day page, where Pastors David and Clif have prepared worship for us, both morning and evening, for Resurrection Sunday. This page contains the order of worship, hymn/psalm links, and sermon links....
Keep ReadingThe Session invites you to gather at 7:00 this evening to commemorate and meditate upon the sacrificial death of our Savior. Please click here to access the Good Friday order of worship, which includes hymn/psalm links and the link to Pastor David's sermon, "A Darkness Like No Other."...
Keep ReadingA Word of Victory"He said, 'It is finished.'" (John 19:30) These three English words translate as just one word in the Greek: tetelestai. The connotation of this word indicates that a task has been carried out, that obligations have been met. What task has been completed? Everything that God required for the salvation of our souls has been finished. Our sins demanded a c...
Keep ReadingCOVID-19 news, social restrictions, and alterations to our lifestyles may be starting to get to us. As this race turns into a marathon, some of us may be discovering that we are better sprinters. Rev. Dr. Richard Phillips, Senior Pastor of Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC, penned a few words of encouragement from Psalm 42. Words to the Downcast Soul Psalm...
Keep ReadingIn my Christian experience, one of the things that stirs my soul, keeps me focused on spiritual truth, and helps me maintain a faith-filled perspective is the singing of hymns rich with biblical truth. John Newton is perhaps my favorite hymn writer. He's not as poetically skilled as Cowper, Watts, or Wesley, but there is something indelibly powerful in his simple proclamat...
Keep ReadingWe all probably would agree that worship is weird right now. We are still wrapping our heads around "worshiping remotely" and all of itsimplications. Pastor Andy Young has written a timelyarticle, "Worship and Coronavirus," which encourages us to think biblically about worship in the midst of and after the pandemic....
Keep ReadingA Means of Escape Pastor David recently explained that, as believers undergo times of distress, we can be assured that God is at work, alert to the needs of his children, and supernaturally "working things together for good" (Romans 8:28; 1Peter 1:7-8; Hebrews 12:6-12). What the Lord is seeking to accomplish in the lives of people and nations through the coronavirus may n...
Keep ReadingPastors Clif and David have prepared both morning and evening worship for us this week. Please click here to access our Lord's Day page, which contains the liturgies, hymn/psalm links, and sermon links....
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