A few weeks ago in Sunday School, Pastor Matt made reference to this abrupt, beautiful turning point in the Shorter Catechism: Q. 20.Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery? A.God, having out of his mere good pleasure, from all eternity, elected some to everlasting life, did enter into a covenant of grace to deliver them out of the estate ...
Keep ReadingWorship Location for May 30th THE MARTIN CENTER 960 Heritage Way Brentwood TN 37027 IMPORTANT COVID-19 UPDATE: We will worship in person (The Martin Center in Brentwood) and via live stream at 9am. Children's Sunday school and adult Sunday schoolwill begin at 10:30am following worship. The following links will enable you to join us for our Worship live stream this S...
Keep ReadingThis title sounds very academic, doesn't it? But if you were challenged to defend it, could you? It is one of many things that is so commonly accepted by Christ-followers that we are seldom ready to show the truth of this statement. Recently I had a very sad conversation with a close friend about this topic. He strongly claims to be a Christian yet was quite aggressive in...
Keep ReadingWorship Location for May 23rd THE MARTIN CENTER 960 Heritage Way Brentwood TN 37027 IMPORTANT COVID-19 UPDATE: We will worship in person (The Martin Center in Brentwood) and via live stream at 9am. Children's Sunday school and adult Sunday schoolwill begin at 10:30am following worship. The following links will enable you to join us for our Worship live stream this S...
Keep ReadingOne of the most fundamental understandings of the Christian Faith is that the world we see is not all there is. In fact, because we believe that this world will be burned up in the judgment of God and transformed into the New Heavens and the New Earth, one might even say that the world we see isn't the most important thing there is. Paul reminds us of this when he says,...
Keep ReadingWorship Location for May 16th THE MARTIN CENTER 960 Heritage Way Brentwood TN 37027 IMPORTANT COVID-19 UPDATE: We will worship in person (The Martin Center in Brentwood) and via live stream at 9am. Children's Sunday school and adult Sunday schoolwill begin at 10:30am following worship. The following links will enable you to join us for our Worship live stream this S...
Keep Reading"Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil."Ephesians 5:1516 ESV Paul gives this instruction in this middle of a passage in which he is calling the Ephesians to holy living and warning them against sin and foolishness. Look at how he ties the first three clauses together. How you walkPaul i...
Keep ReadingWorship Location for May 9th THE MARTIN CENTER 960 Heritage Way Brentwood TN 37027 IMPORTANT COVID-19 UPDATE: We will worship in person (The Martin Center in Brentwood) and via live stream at 9am. Children's Sunday school and adult Sunday schoolwill begin at 10:30am following worship. The following links will enable you to join us for our Worship live stream this Su...
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