After we pray at our Wednesday Evening Prayer Meetings, we spend some time looking together at a passage of Scripture. Lately we’ve been working our way through John’s Gospel, taking one passage at a time. Last week we looked at John 7:25-52. And so the next passage naturally would be John 7:53-8:11. But rather than speaking on that passage, I focused on…
Posts from June 2020
It’s hard to be content. This past Lord’s Day I preached on Philippians 4:10-13, in which the apostle Paul says “I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content” (v.11). I didn’t address this detail, but it’s telling that Paul says he “… learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, …” (v.12). He wasn’t naturally content in all circumstances;…
What is “From the Pastor’s Study?” This will be a (hopefully) weekly newsletter of sorts for the congregation of Mt. Rose, but also for anyone who finds it on our website. I plan to include brief comments on my sermon or other teaching from the past week, thoughts on issues facing the church, quotes or insights from my weekly study and reading,…
God cares about our thoughts as much as he cares about our actions. The most important commandment, according to Jesus, is to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind (Mark 12:30). In Philippians we are told what should occupy our thoughts: “… whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is…
Praise the Lord, starting on June 7th the congregation of Mt. Rose will again meet together for worship at the church building. Because of ongoing restrictions however, we need to limit the number of people at each service to under 50. To do that, we’ll be conducting two services, one at 9 a.m. and one at 11 a.m. The services will be…