Preparing for the Lord's Day How are we to have peace in a world filled with storms? I remember moving from Washington State, where we had plenty of rain but very few storms, to Georgia, where an evening lighting storm was almost a nightly occurrence in the summer. Following a particularly bad storm in Columbus, Georgia my father and I went out to investigate the damage. ...
Keep Reading Preparing for the Lord's Day What does it mean to trust? It can be easy to believe that you trust in something or someone until that trust is tested by times of trouble. Pastor Ron shared of a situation in which he was sailing off the coast of Maine when dense fog rolled in. He could barely see ten feet in front of the bow of the vessel. Numerous times he had trusted his ...
Keep Reading Preparing for the Lord's Day It has become increasingly clear that we are living in a world of uncertainty and confusion. Nothing is a given any more. How then are we to find focus and peace? In Psalm 19:14 we read this prayer, "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer." (Psalm 19:14 ESV) This ...
Keep Reading Preparing for the Lord's Day Why do we practice infant baptism at Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church? I assume that many of you have a Baptist background, like myself. Therefore, you have many questions concerning the reasons why we baptize children who are not yet old enough to personally profess faith in Christ. First, four reasons we do not baptize infants. We d...
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