Scripture is full of images to help us understand the important truths it reveals. One of my favorite images for pastoral ministry is that of the shepherd. This is the image Christ uses to describe his own loving care of us, his sheep. It's also an image used to describe the work of pastors (in fact, the title "pastor" reflects this shepherding nature of the work). Another...
Keep ReadingClick here to view this week's Order of Worship. Join us for Sunday School at 9 a.m. and worship at 10 a.m. this Sunday at Lipscomb Elementary! Lipscomb is located at 8011 Concord Rd, Brentwood, TN 37027. We will consider Psalm 22:2231 in Sunday School this week.Our sermon text for this Sunday will be Ruth 3, Rest for the Weary. Our first Scripture Lesson will be Ezeki...
Keep ReadingClick hereto view this week's Order of Worship. Join us for Sunday School at 9 a.m. and worship at 10 a.m. this Sunday at Lipscomb Elementary! Lipscomb is located at 8011 Concord Rd, Brentwood, TN 37027. We will consider Psalm 23 in Sunday School this week.Our sermon text for this Sunday will be Ruth 4:112, A Complete Redemption. Our first Scripture Lesson will be Ezek...
Keep Reading"Jesus is King" indeed, and if he is able to rescue and redeem those of us worshipping at All Saints in Brentwood, he is equally capable of bringing Kanye West from death to life. Praise God for this profession of faith!Are you skeptical? That's fair. As I think of my own spiritual walk, I can think of many who could rightfully be skeptical of my personal testimony of fait...
Keep ReadingUnlike my wife,Alex, I am not prone to nostalgia. However, she knows that our roles reverse periodically. On Christmas Eve and Christmas morning, times of long-standing traditions in my family growing up, she expects the mild bouts of melancholy that regularly arrive. Why? Likely homesickness.Home. We long to get home after long trips or busy days at work. Our childhood ho...
Keep ReadingClick here to view this week's Order of Worship. Join us for Sunday School at 9 a.m. and worship at 10 a.m. this Sunday at Lipscomb Elementary! Lipscomb is located at 8011 Concord Rd, Brentwood, TN 37027. We will consider Psalm 22 in Sunday School this week.Our sermon text for this Sunday will be Ruth 2, The Wings of Refuge. Our first Scripture Lesson will be Ezekiel 4...
Keep ReadingAs we come to that time of year when we ask the congregation to nominate elder and deacon candidates, I thought it would be helpful to remind you of a few things. The PCA understands that the right to nominate ruling elders and deacons is in the hands of the members of the church. It's an important function you perform when you nominate men to serve in these offices. Those...
Keep ReadingClick here to view this week's Order of Worship. Join us for Sunday School at 9 a.m. and worship at 10 a.m. this Sunday at Lipscomb Elementary! Lipscomb is located at 8011 Concord Rd, Brentwood, TN 37027. We will consider Psalm 21 in Sunday School this week.Our sermon text for this Sunday will be Ruth 1:622, Prodigal Daughters. Our first Scripture Lesson will be Ezekie...
Keep ReadingIt hangs above my mantle. I see it every time I leave my house or enter my living room. I need to see it. I need to be reminded. The word is seared into the old barn woodtetelestai.The full reality of this Greek word can't be expressed in the English language. What Christ announced in his final breaths has everlasting implications for mankind. We read it in the English, "i...
Keep ReadingClick here forthis week's order of worship. Join us for Sunday School at 9 a.m. and worship at 10 a.m. this Sunday at Lipscomb Elementary! Lipscomb is located at 8011 Concord Rd, Brentwood, TN 37027. We will consider Psalm 20 in Sunday School this week.Our sermon text for this Sunday will be Ruth 1:15, Fleeing Famine. Our first Scripture Lesson will be Ezekiel 39:1729,...
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