Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalIt has been said, “God made us in His image, and we’ve been trying to return the favor ever since.”  In his excellent and increasingly-relevant book, Ten Lies About God...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalThis coming Sunday, June 2nd, is “Communion Sunday” at our church.  In his letter to the Corinthians church, the apostle Paul reiterated the instructions given by the L...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalMortification.  Not a word you hear very often, if at all, nowadays.  In fact, the concept of mortification is not very popular today – even among some evangelicals. Th...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalIn the sermon he preached on January 7, 1855, at the age of twenty, Charles Spurgeon wisely stated: It has been said by someone that “the proper study of mankind is man...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalConfession is not merely the admission of wrongdoing, it is falling before the Lord in humility and contrition – knowing that we have sinned against Him, are deserving ...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalOver the past couple weeks, we have been looking at practical guidelines for Bible reading from J.C. Ryle (written in the nineteenth century).  We ought to regularly ex...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalLast week we began looking at J.C. Ryle’s practical guidelines for Bible reading.  While these may not be revolutionary, they are all incredibly important to know and i...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalOne of my favorite “dead guys” is John Charles (J.C.) Ryle.  I have gained much from reading his commentaries and books.  In 1880, J.C. Ryle became the first bishop of ...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalAs we have seen over the last several weeks, the book of “1 John” is a book of certainties – a short epistle full of “black-and-white” truths.  Here is the last one tha...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalFor several weeks now, we have been studying some of the main truths found in the book of “1 John.”  These are certainties that we must believe and by which we must liv...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalContinuing our study of the book of 1 John, we now identify a sixth truth that we must know:1.   We need to know that Jesus Christ is the incarnate, one and only, Son o...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalWhere most of the New Testament books (which are actually letters) begin with a salutation, and end with benediction, the book of “1 John” does neither.  1 John is conv...  Read More