by Gary Prickett | Jan 26, 2022 | Announcements
“I can resist anything except temptation.” ~Oscar Wilde Most temptation comes in the form of something good. For example, I am never tempted to indulge in mushy green peas. Perhaps someday farmers will grow peas that taste like chocolate or pizza! Isn’t it interesting...
by Gary Prickett | Jan 25, 2022 | Announcements
“All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.” ~ Leo Tolstoy The opening to Matthew 4 offers us both of these plot lines: “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” Jesus...
by Gary Prickett | Jan 24, 2022 | Announcements
Remember, in His Word, God has: Something to see – what does the text saySomething to understand – what does it meanSomething to apply – what does it mean to meSomething to praise – for what are you thankful? (1) Through the Bible Day 1: Matthew...
by Gary Prickett | Jan 21, 2022 | Announcements
The list of essential ceremonial-style practices of the Christian faith is rather short, and surely would include baptism. Jesus, for example, identified it as one of the marks of discipleship (Mt 28:18-20). Peter’s landmark sermon of Acts 2 tells us the response to...
by Gary Prickett | Jan 20, 2022 | Announcements
If the preaching of John the Baptist’s ministry was marked by the call to repentance, certainly the activity of his ministry was marked by baptism – hence the moniker. As we think about baptism it is easiest to think of it as religious ceremony or rite of passage into...
by Gary Prickett | Jan 18, 2022 | Announcements
This Sunday, Pastor Andrew’s preaching text is Matthew 3, and our theme is baptism. This chapter is Matthew’s introduction to John the Baptist, and by the end of it we read of the baptism of Jesus. What can we see, understand, apply, and praise regarding baptism as we...
