Alleluia, Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed, Alleluia! This acclamation is the summary statement of what happened more than 2,000 years ago – our Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins but God raised him from the dead on the third day. For many people the resurrection of Jesus is something that happened several centuries ago that we…
Good Friday April 19, 2019 Collect For Good Friday “Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy…
Continuing our study of WH Griffith-Thomas’ Methods of Bible Study, in which we discuss biblical and systematic theology in the New Testament. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12
One of my favorite passages of Scripture is the Road to Emmaus from Luke 24, in which our Lord appears incognito to two disciples, “and beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.” I’ve often wished that St. Luke would have preserved our Lord’s…
“There is no holiness without warfare” Bishop J.C. Ryle We will once again be brought face to face this Holy Week with the enormity of our sins, the cost of our redemption, and the worst conflict with Satan and the flesh that our Lord Jesus faced and endured in Gethsemane and on the Cross in…
In which we discuss prayer in general, and the first three petitions of the Lord’s Prayer. The Catechism Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11
Text: John 8 Today is the fifth Sunday in Lent, which has been known as “Passion Sunday” in the Western Church for many centuries. When we think of passion nowadays, we usually think of that for which we have strong feelings or affection, something we really care about. Someone might say that they have a…
We continue our study of WH Griffith-Thomas’ Methods of Bible Study with Chapter 9, New Testament Topics. We discuss some potential topical studies within the New Testament, with a rabbit trail on 19th and 20th century revisionism. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9…
In which we discuss the 2nd Table of the Law, the difference between the moral implications of God’s Laws and adding our own rules to God’s Laws, and the “positive” counterparts to the “negative” commandments. The Catechism Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9…
April 3, 2019 Lent “We may depend upon it—that knowledge of Christ, obedience to Christ, and the fruits of the Spirit—are the only tests by which God weighs and measures any Church. If these are absent, He cares nothing for beautiful buildings, fine singing, and a pompous ceremonial.” Bishop J. C. Ryle The grace of our Lord…