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• The Vision (7/29/10): Like a man going over a narrow bridge
  “Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger forever, because he delighteth in mercy” (Micah 7:18).Someone told me after the morning service last Sunday that they enjoyed the message, but it lacked a quote from Thomas Watson. I’ll try to make up for lost gro […]
• CRBC Sermon Topics August 2010
  Highlights: We will host our first baptismal service on August 8th (note the early time). We will also have two special guest preachers in August (Rob Stovall on August 8th and Steve Clevenger on August 15th). We will be completing our verse by verse series through 1 Peter on August 22nd and our series through the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) on August 29t […]
• The Directory for the Publick Worship of God: Part 5 of 16
  Of the Preaching of the Word.PREACHING of the word, being the power of God unto salvation, and one of the greatest and most excellent works belonging to the ministry of the gospel, should be so performed, that the workman need not be ashamed, but may save himself, and those that hear him.It is presupposed, (according to the rules for ordination,) that the mi […]
• Textual Notes on 1 Peter 5:5-6
  Image:  An ancient manuscript with the ending of 1 PeterA few more textual gleanings from 1 Peter 5:5-6 (after preaching last Lord's Day on “Clothed with Humility” from 1 Peter 5:5-7:First, in v. 5 after the initial adverb homoios (“likewise”) some texts add a post-positive conjunction etc. Variations:1. Add de: original hand of Sinaiticus, Psi2. Add de […]