The Shepherd's Church

One of the aspects of a true church is unity. God made us for unity, Christ died to bring us in union with God, the Holy Spirit is working for unity in the church, and when the church is in unity the world gets to see the glory of the Gospel. Join us this week as we examine how, why, and where unity comes from! 

Every church has a government, but not every church government is Biblical. Today, we examine what a Biblical church government is, what officers can serve, and what that requires of a congregation. 

The Bible begins with God making humans and putting them under a masculine and feminine commission. And while sin damaged that commission, it has been restored in Jesus Christ! Join us as we explore our great commission in light of the home together. 

When we look at the Bible, more than seventy-five percent of its pages are comprise of the Old Testament. And yet, of the two testaments, this one if the most neglected. What we will see today is that there is great continuity between the two testaments, especially when it comes to the Lord's Supper, which comes directly out of the Passover. Join us as we explore these things together. 

What role does the "law" have in the life of the believer? Do we obey it? Or, do we scrap it? Are we saved by it? Or has it been abolished? Join us this week as we look at the ongoing ministry of the law of God on the people of God. 

A true church practices a true and faithful liturgy. This includes prioritizing confession. 

The Lord has not only called us to give Him worship, praise, and participation on the Sabbath, but the Sabbath is also a gift to God's people. In the Scriptures we learn that the Sabbath was made for man, which was by design and by the love and mercy of God. Join us as we examine how we are called into worship by being called into the Sabbath. 

Why does the church gather on Sundays? Is it to entertain the ones who come? To educate? To evangelize? To evaluate secular culture?  Or is there a deeper, more Biblical, and even more covenantal reason for why we gather and what we do when we gather? Join us today as we will see the covenantal underpinning that undergird our worship!  

One of the most spiritually consequential behaviors that you can implement in your life is to remember your baptism. When you sin, when you doubt, when you are broken, remember your baptism. Why? Because your baptism signifies all of God's good promises that have been made available to you! 

One of the most spiritually consequential decisions of our lives is finding a faithful church and attending that church faithfully. Today we looked at three ways we can be faithful when it comes to the Lord's gathering. 1) We can Prepare to be in the presence of God. 2) We can participate in the Lord's gathering. and 3) We must practice obedience in the community of the saints! Join us as we exami...

One of the most spiritually consequential decisions of your life is finding a faithful church and attending a faithful church. Because in the Church, God has covenanted to share His glorious presence, in ways that cannot be replicated anywhere else on earth. Join us for week two of this series called True Church, where we discuss the life-changing spiritual blessings that await the soul who makes...

What is the church? Why does she exist? And what is she called to be and do in this world? These are the questions that we will be asking over the next couple of weeks in this series called "True Church". 

All throughout the Scriptures, the family of God exists as a mixed multitude. There are true believers and false ones. There are lambs and goats, wheat and tares, authentic and fake Christians mingling together on this side of eternity. Join us as we close out John 12, and examine 3 counterfeit characteristics of the fake Christian and how true Christians must live differently. 

Over the last few weeks, we have been discussion the dominion of Christ and how that will positively effect the world to the glory of God. But today, we see the other side of dominion, how unbelievers will be prevented from believing, blinded, and damned for God's glory. And while these topics are difficult for mere mortals to comprehend, we must talk about them because Scripture talks about them....

As Jesus drew near unto His death, He announced that judgment was coming upon the world. That judgment was first unleashed upon Christ Himself, who would be judged on behalf of His people, and then also upon the nations who rejected Him. That judgment, often in the Old Testament, is communicated as covenantal "shaking", "quaking", and "earth-trembling" catastrophic cursing. Join us as we explore t...

Last week we learned that Christ will have world-wide dominion over all the nations. This week we learn how Christ will work to accomplish this. He not only chooses us for salvation but also empowers us to be His witnesses. Join us today as we explore these things together. 

One of the major themes that develops across the Scriptures is that God will have dominion over the whole earth. In Adam, that plan looked lost. In Christ, we see it's redemption. Today we will see how Christ has begun and is leading a Kingdom that will eventually bless all the families on the earth! 

After the feast at Bethany, Jesus rode into the city of Jerusalem under the weight of a heavy Jewish messianic expectation. For six centuries the Jews were expecting a messianic King, and when that King finally came they missed Him. 

When we consider where the church is in the present culture, we find that we are, obviously, the 'tail' and not the 'head'. So, what should we do? By God's kind and wise providence we are told through the prophet, Jeremiah, how to avoid the stunted existence of waiting for change--but to effect change from within--to show the strength of the Good News when we are weak; for we are always weak...

From the Old Testament sacrificial system, to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, God receives true sacrifice as a pleasing and sweet-smelling aroma unto Him. Now, on the basis of Christ's finished work, we too have been made the aroma of Christ and like Lazarus get to share that aroma with the world. Join us as we explore this theme in John 12:8-11. 

As the narrative turns to the Kingship of Christ, it narrows onto a exquisite banquet that Lazarus, Martha, and Mary are throwing for Jesus. In this passage, we get a beautiful picture of how to worship, serve, and give everything to Christ. We also get a vivid example of how to rob from God. Join us as we explore these truths together. 

John's Gospel is the story of how Jesus becomes our Prophet, Priest, and King. He was rejected by the Jews as true prophet in John 11. He was rejected as true king in John 12. And He was rejected as true priest in John 18. But, with His death, burial, and resurrection, He has become all of this and more for us who have believed! Join us as we consider these things this morning. 

As soon as Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, a deadly council was convened to eliminate Christ. At the head of this clandestine killer arrangement was none other than the High Priest of Israel, who ignorantly uttered the greatest prophesy ever spoken about the atonement of Christ. Join us as we examine this strange prophesy and how it will result in the peculiar glory of God and the salvation of...

When we consider how God feels about human death, one of the last emotions we may expect Him to feel is righteous fury. Yet, in our text today, Jesus not only showcases an indignation for death, but also that human death will redound to redound to the glory of God. In this passage, we see the very essence of the Gospel, that by the power of Christ alone fallen man will be raised. There is no other...

Faith is about so much more than a set of facts, emotive esperiences, or social activism. Faith penetrates every facet of our lives and transforms us into the image of Christ. Join us as we examine what Biblical faith is, what it produces in us, and what it will require from us.