 HAT IS THE GOSPEL?
Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. ( II Cor 1:2-5)
The manner in which the Gospel is understood
and taught is the life-blood of any congregation.
What is the Gospel? |
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| Call to Worship.
Psalm 113:1–4
Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord,
Praise the name of the Lord.
Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forever.
From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the Lord is to be praised.
The Lord is high above all nations;
His glory is above the heavens.
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Morning Sermon Series
Covenant Theology
27 Doctrine of the Church - Worship
I believe this sermon series is necessary for two reasons: first, Covenant Theology is the most significant theological formulation in history (I make this declaration without apology and with the belief that all other interpretive schemes are unbiblical.); second, a large portion of the modern evangelical Church is completely ignorant of Covenant Theology and, regrettably, has been denied the manifold benefits that come from this wonderful interpretive perspective on the Bible. Covenant Theology, as we will see, incorporates every facet of our Christian experience, from our conversion to the daily fulfillment of our duties before God.
James Bordwine, ThD
Westminster ConfessionChapter VII, Paragraph I:
The distance between God and the creature is so great, that although reasonable creatures do owe obedience unto Him as their Creator, yet they could never have any fruition of Him as their blessedness and reward, but by some voluntary condescension on God’s part, which He has been pleased to express by way of covenant.
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