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Leave Judging to the Judge Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. 1 Corinthians 4:5a Recommended Reading Matthew 7:1-6 In a 1993 Christianity Today article (April 5, p. 17), Stephen…

Communion Order taken largely from a Communion Liturgy published by R. Kent Hughes. (Hughes, R. Kent. The Pastor's Book (pp. 447-449). Crossway.)

As the Passover Celebration approached, Israel’s Chief Rabbinate warned Israeli citizens to be on the lookout for pirated boxes of Matzah bread. A week before the holiday began; police raided a warehouse containing a stockpile of 7 tons of Matzah marked with fake Kosher certificates. Matzah is the flat,…

The defining event of the NT is the resurrection of Christ. Jesus, the Lamb of God, died at 3:00 PM (9th hour). This was the same exact time when the lamb was sacrificed in the Temple. Traditionally the priest would blow the shofar at this time to let the whole city know that the lamb died for their…

And His sacrifice was a suffering sacrifice. Notice He says, “This is my body which was broken for you.” A medical doctor, Truman Davis, contemplated the cross to determine what it was that caused Christ to die. Here’s what he wrote about the suffering of Christ: The preliminary scourging was done with…

Dallas Willard writes about a 2-and-a-half-year-old girl in her backyard who one day discovered the secret to making mud (which she called "warm chocolate"). Her grandmother had been reading and was facing away from the action, but after cleaning up what was to her a mess, she told little Larissa not…

We are looking this morning at the second sign of the cross. Last week we spoke of Baptism. This week, we will talk about Communion. At least that’s what we Baptists call it. If you were from another denomination, you might call it “The Lord’s Table,” or “The Eucharist.” Regardless of the title, I bet…

BROKENNESS "Going once, going twice, sold for $7,000.00!" The auctioneer said right before his gavel hit the table. Rita Coors was elated. She'd just purchased a porcelain mask, hand painted by John Denver. She couldn't wait to hold it in her hands. As the auctioneer at the 1997 Charity Celebrity Ball…

The Eucharist is the ultimate participation in something greater than myself, and the fact that it requires participation reminds me that, much as I'd often like to, I can't trod the spiritual path alone. I'm pretty sure that when Jesus said, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to…

Pat Novak was a hospital chaplain intern who discovered the great power of God’s forgiving grace. He was making his rounds one summer morning when he was called to visit a patient admitted with an undiagnosed ailment. John was a man in his sixties who was not responding to treatment at all. His tests…

LORD'S SUPPER After serving the cup, ask the congregation, "What did God just say?" God speaks to us through our senses if we will pay attention. Not only does the smell and the taste take us back to the upper room, it pulls us back to this place, to the church Like it did with Abby, who is seven. She…

Communion For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes. [27] Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. [28] But let a man examine himself, and so let…

Broken I was "rough housing" in the living room with my brother when I knocked over one of my mother's ornamental coal-oil lamps off of the mantle. I tried to catch it, but couldn't, and it shattered into a zillion pieces. I cleaned up the mess, but knew I could never replace the broken lamp. I can still…

Defining The Church I. Defining The Church Louis Berkoff - “The Church consists of those who are partakers of Christ and of the blessings of salvation that are in Him.” Wayne Grudem - “The church is the community of all true believers for all time.” A. Key Biblical Words 1. Hebrew - qahal - a gathering…

SECTION OUTLINE FOURTEEN (ROMANS 14) Paul discusses the believer’s responsibilities toward those Christians who are weak in the faith. I. No Believer Should Be Judged by Another Believer Down Here (14:1–8). A. We are not to criticize others’ legalism (14:1–8). 1. The rules (14:1–6) a. Don’t judge in…

Some congregations, I understand, have even dropped the communion service from the regular morning worship hour, just inviting those who wish to partake to go to another room for the Lord’s Supper after the service or serving it during the week. The reasoning, I’m told, is that the strange practice of…

A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…

3TF-343 _ WHEN DOES PRAYINi If you have found yourself proving repeatedly about some 'How long should I persist? Why doesn't He answer? G eorge Mueller shocked the wealthy widow as he shook his head, refusing her generous offer. Even Mrs. Mueller was sur­prised—both she and George knew that 500 pounds…