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We meet for worship at 214 Spencer Street NE. Directions.
Service begins Sundays at 10:00AM.

Shepherd’s Pen (Page 40)

one day soon

A few weeks ago I shared from the prophet Zephaniah about God singing over his people. The love and joy and delight God has for us is extraordinary and is something we must rejoice in. This truth, this reality of God’s love to us in Christ ought to cause us to rest in him, for…

let’s keep our feasts

The kings of ancient Assyria were particularly brutal and violent. In the 9th century BC Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II bragged about defeating his enemies, flaying them, and then covering his walls. He bragged about cutting off hands and feet, noses and ears, lips and fingers. He bragged about the garland of heads he strung around…

spirit of antichrist

In popular literature we have become accustomed to thinking of “antichrist” as a specific person. In the apostle John’s first letter he wrote of many antichrists. For example, in 1 John 2 he wrote, Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come.…

worship — May 10, 2020

What an incredible privilege we have that we can worship God even while sitting in our living rooms! Follow along with the videos, sing and listen to the Scripture reading and the childrens’ story and the message. Give and then join us at 10:30AM on Zoom for a church-wide meeting. Our God is truly great.…

ordinary people, extraordinary Savior

Throughout church history there has been some sort of clergy / laity distinction. That is, in every era of church history there has been a recognition between those who are set apart for vocational ministry (ie, elders / pastors) and “ordinary” church members. Some traditions have maintained a strong separation and reserve various responsibilities and…