May 17, 2022
by Lyn Whitcomb
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Sunday School
A group of nine youth and three adult chaperones from our church attended the Riverside Youth Conference at California Baptist University and the Reformed Baptist Church of Riverside during June 24-26, 2011. The guest speaker was Pastor Jonathan Christman of Heritage Baptist Church, Owensboro, KY. Pastor Christman spoke on the subject of "Exposing Idols." The Cornerston...
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January 1, 2021
by Lyn Whitcomb
Many people make New Year's resolutions. If you are considering what New Year's resolutions to make for 2021, consider the resolutions that Jonathan Edwards, perhaps America's most famous pastor who lived from 1703-1758, made not just for a new year, but for his life....
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November 17, 2020
by Abraham Lincoln
This is the proclamation which set the precedent for America's national day of Thanksgiving. It was issued on October 3, 1863, at the height of America's civil war.
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August 23, 2019
by John Cooper
Ok I’m saying it. Because it’s too important not to. What is happening in Christianity? More and more of our outspoken leaders or influencers who were once “faces” of the faith are falling away. And at the same time they are being very vocal and bold about it. Shockingly they still want to influence others (for what purpose?)as they announce that they are leaving t...
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June 30, 2019
by Lyn Whitcomb
| Tags: freedom, liberty, gospel, Bible, reformed, christian
Every fourth of July Americans celebrate the blessings of freedom that we enjoy as a nation. The founders of our country recognized that freedom is a gift from God: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happines...
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May 12, 2019
by Sarah Walton
| Tags: Weak Moms, Strong God, mother's day, christian, reformed
Mother’s Day can be painful. I often look at my children and feel crushed by the weight of responsibility to raise them with the obstacles we face. Living with Lyme Disease makes motherhood physically painful, and having passed Lyme on to my four children is emotionally painful. Our circumstances often feel overwhelming and impossible to overcome....
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April 23, 2019
by Lyn Whitcomb
| Tags: jesus christ, Resurrection, death, Easter, gospel
April 21 was Easter Sunday, the day that millions of Christians traditionally celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most important event in the Bible, indeed the most important event in human history. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is what sets Christianity apart from all other religions. Christian scholar He...
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March 16, 2019
by Joe Carter
| Tags: mosque, shooting, new zealand, mass murder
On Friday (March 15) a man in his late 20s was charged with murdering at least 49 people and seriously injuring 20 more in a terror attack targeting two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch....
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January 12, 2019
by Desiring God
| Tags: abortion, prolife, desiring God
A Christian call to pro-life action is a call for the children of light to be who they are in Christ. Christians who walk in the light must expose the dark and fruitless works of abortion. The murder of pre-born children is a dark and barren work, and God calls his people to expose it....
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July 14, 2018
by Matthew Troupe
| Tags: Evangelism, Matt Troupe, Relationships, reformed
These are some principles that scripture teaches and that you can use to help love people and make disciples. And I am not saying this is the only way to do it! But the good news is that you don’t need any special training or degree to do this. If you are a Christian, you can do this!...
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