Posts from October 2021

Weekly Update – October 28th, 2021 George Whitfield was a famous traveling evangelist in the mid 1700s. In fact, it could be said that aside from the apostle Paul, the church has never seen an evangelist quite like George Whitfield. A key point that he proclaimed in almost every message was the necessity of being born again. In fact, one time, a friend approached him after he spoke and asked him, “Sir, why do you tell us over and over…

Weekly Update – October 1st, 2021 Typically when the average church goer thinks of membership, it is usually with the idea of having your name put on an official role at the church in which you attend.  Some would agree that it is necessary, whereas others would see it as something completely optional.  There seems to be a sense among Christians (and rightly so) that being a part of a church is good, but yet as long as they are in a church,…

Weekly Update – October 14th, 2021 Many times the worship service may seem as a sort of break for tired and weary parents.  The worship service provides an hour for parents to refresh, listen and fellowship with others while their children are being cared for and taught by a loving teacher.  That is why on the outset, the idea of having children in the worship service may not always seem that appealing.  Some may think that it is an inconvenience to parents and…

Weekly Update – October 7th, 2021 Over the last few weeks, we have been asking different questions about who we are and what it is that we do as a church. So far we have asked, “Why Gather?”, “Why Preach?”, and “Why Pray?” All of these questions are meant to fit under the larger question of “Why Church?” Now we won’t be able to ask every single question, because if we did, our series would extend way beyond 12 weeks.…