July 6, 2012
by Thomas Rydland
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culture
The leadership of CRC is "Complementarian," and we try to live and teach and counsel and preach accordingly. What does is it mean to be "complementarian" anyway?
Mary Kassian is one of the people responsible for coining the term. She wrote a helpful primer article on the idea: Complementarianism for Dummies. Read the entire article here. Read some excerpts below:
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July 3, 2012
by Thomas Rydland
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Category:
Sermon-related
12 Ways To Engage In Practical Missional Living...
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June 22, 2012
by Thomas Rydland
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Sermon-related
The Word, God-the-Son, the second person of the Trinity became a man around 2000 years ago and took the name, "Jesus." Why did he become a man? There are several ways to answer, and lots(!) of implications for the fact.
Hebrews 2:14 answers: "[Jesus] himself likewise partook of the same things [namely, flesh and blood] that through death he might destroy the one who has t...
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June 21, 2012
by Thomas Rydland
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Category:
culture
Are Mormons Christians? No. Here's some helpful clarification - ...
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June 20, 2012
by Thomas Rydland
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Uncategorized
The Gospel Coalition's inagural women's conference is taking place in Orlando this weekend (June 22-24), and it will actually be broadcast live!...
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June 19, 2012
by Thomas Rydland
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Category:
Sermon-related
As mysterious as it may be, we believe that Jesus is rightly identified with Yahweh God of the Old Testament. ...
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June 15, 2012
by Thomas Rydland
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Uncategorized
"Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day" (Ps.119:97).
"I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts" (Ps.119:99-100).
Those in Christ naturally want to understand him and his ways and his will for us more deeply. How? Psalm 119 helps us to know at lea...
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June 5, 2012
by Thomas Rydland
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Category:
Uncategorized
There is a positive correlation in a Christian's life between his memory that he is forgiven of his sins, and the fruitfulness of his life. If you are in Christ, there will be a positive correlation in your life between your memory that you are forgiven of your sins, and the fruitfulness of your life.
In 2Peter 1, the Apostle Peter mentions godly qualities like self contr...
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June 1, 2012
by Thomas Rydland
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Category:
quote
Why do we preach in our Sunday worship services? What is preaching, anyway?...
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May 15, 2012
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Category:
quote
In light of Pastor Brett's message last week on believing what God tells us, this is a great quote that points us to living out our faith as the church of Jesus Christ in light of the future hope that we have.
"The new community of Jesus is an eschatological community which lives already in the new age he inaugurated. For justification is an eschatological event. It br...
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