Exodus, Lesson 22: God Continues to Furnish His Tabernacle, Pt. 2

Moses is still on top of the mountain getting instructions from God on what is to be in the Tabernacle, the Old-Covenant’s predecessor of the Temple.  So far, we’ve learned about the Ark of the Covenant and the Table of Presence.  Today, we look at the lampstand, which was in the same area of the […]

A Biblical and Historical Look at “The Rapture”

Today, it seems almost impossible to escape the talk of “The Rapture” within the North American Church.  Over the last century, this teaching has become so popular within North-American Protestant thinking that even those outside the Church have heard of the term.  This article and study takes a short look into this happening.  This was […]

Psalm 3: Arise, O LORD! Save me, my God!

People are more likely to pray when life is going badly than when life is going well.  It shouldn’t be that way, but it is.  The Old Testament book of Judges shows that exact pattern of a prayer life.  According to Judges, most people then would chase after what they wanted in life, forgetting about […]

Why December 25th is the Day for Christmas

This is our pastor’s article for the Stone County Gazette.  It should be published on December 26th.   Why is December 25th the day we celebrate Jesus’ birth?   If we are going to let the earliest history in the Christian Church be our guide, then the early Church chose December 25th to help teach that […]

Matthew 11:2-15

John the Baptizer’s disciples knew about depression and darkness.  They had heard their teacher point them to Jesus, proclaiming Him as the long-awaited Messiah.  When they complained to John that Jesus was drawing larger crowds, John told them, “He must increase and I must decrease” (John 3:30).  And when John confronted Herod and challenged him […]

Psalm 27: Wait for the Lord

King David was thinking about the future.  And while the future couldn’t come soon enough for him, he still ended the 27th Psalm with these words: “Wait for the LORD; be strong and courageous.  Wait for the LORD” (Psalm 27:14). Those words of waiting didn’t only challenge David.  They also challenge us.  After all, don’t […]

Exodus, Lesson 21: God Continues to Furnish His Tabernacle

The Table of Presence Moses is still on top of the mounting getting instruction from God.  The people were still at the base of the mountain (perhaps, still seeing the blazing fire of God’s presence).  Part of those instructions dealt with worship and the architecture of where the people of Israel will worship.   In the […]

Church for December 8th is Cancelled

Because of the continuing freezing temperatures, iciness of the roads, and the steep incline to get up to our church building, all church activities for Sunday, Dec 8th have been cancelled.

Exodus, Lesson 20: God Begins to Furnish His Tabernacle–The Ark of the Covenant

With the Covenant now formed between God and His people, God now begins to formalize how His people will come to Him and how they can be in His presence. Read Exodus 25:1-9 –          What does God ask of His people?   –          What stipulation does God put on how they give?   In Exodus […]

Midweek Advent Services to Begin

Our Midweek Advent services will be on December 4th, 11th, and 18th.  We will have two services each Wednesday, with 7:00 PM as the primary time and an afternoon alternate time of 1:00 PM.  The order of service for both services will be Evening Prayer.