Preparing for the Lord's Day Thy Kingdom Come Throughout the Fall our attention has been given to the teachings of Jesus on the Kingdom of God. We have seen that the Kingdom is like a seed that is planted. We have reflected upon the promise that the Kingdom is like a treasure hidden in a field. We have been encouraged by the hope that the Kingdom is like a wedding feast ...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Thy Kingdom Come Waiting for the cousins to arrive has become an annual tradition in our home each Christmas season. My sister's family lives in Atlanta, Georgia and each year they drive up to Lynchburg to spend a few days following Christmas. Bringing five extra people into our home means that we must prepare. We must switch around rooms, ge...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Thy Kingdom Come This time of year is truly the season for parties and gatherings. As April and I began to fill-out our monthly calendar the number of Christmas events was overwhelming. We have tree-lightings, music at the church, music for the schools. We have classroom parties. We have team parties. We have office parties. We have family ge...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Thy Kingdom Come:"The Beloved Son and His Kingdom" Giving thanks to God for His goodness to us in all things is always appropriate for Thanksgiving and Advent. Pastor Shane will be taking up the theme of "All the Benefits of Knowing the Lord" from Psalm 103:1-5. The Thanksgiving Day devotional will be posted to our website early on Thanksgivi...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Thy Kingdom Come Sin and righteousness can be complicated matters. We tend to see the sins of others very clearly and demand their repentance. Nevertheless, we fail to see the severity of our own sin and demand grace when we give in or slip up. On the other hand, in matters of righteousness, we are very quick to see the mixed motives of oth...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Thy Kingdom Come Every nation needs laws because without law there is no justice or peace. For the first several years after independence from England, the federal law of the United States was the Articles of Confederation. It served as the foundation for federal law, however, it did not give the federal government the ability to levy taxes o...

Preparing for the Lord's Day The Kingdom of God It has happened more times than I would like to admit. April says, "Make sure to pick up the kids from school today." And I respond, "What? I didn't know I was going to be picking up the kids today?" Of course, April is very patient when she reminds me, "David, we talked about this last night. You said that you would be fin...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Thy Kingdom Come This Sunday we begin a study through the Gospel of Matthew, in which we will study Christ's teaching on the coming Kingdom of Heaven. The Kingdom is at the very center of Jesus' preaching ministry. His ministry is summarized in Matthew 4, "And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the...

Preparing for the Lord's Day In preparing the sermon this week I found myself asking, "Is it right to speak of the reward of discipleship?" It feels wrong to think of following and learning the way of Jesus because we want a prize at the end. Shouldn't the Christian desire to follow Jesus merely because it is the right thing to do? Because the Bible tells us so? Does disc...

Preparing for the Lord's Day With humble and steadfast faith, praise God that we have abiding anchors in Christ, His word, prayer, and His love. His love spills over into our lives and into our love for one another, our community, and the world around us. As we continue to face the strains of the Delta Variant of Covid-19, the sadness of the collapse of Afghanistan, the i...