Christ Church (Moscow, ID)

One of the common mistakes that Christians make as they think about the Holy Spirit—who was poured out upon the Church at Pentecost—is the mistake of depersonalizing Him. But the Spirit is no impersonal force, like gravity or electricity. The Holy Spirit is an eternal person, and is so personal that He is the one who shapes a collection of individuals into a personal Bride for the Son of Man. This...

Preacher: Douglas Wilson Texts: Matt. 2:11, Rev. 21:24–26, Isa. 49:23 The progress of the gospel throughout the world is certainly going to have the effect of making your neighborhood a lot nicer, but that should not be considered as the extent of it. We look forward to the time when every son of Israel is at peace under his own fig tree, but there are also larger geopolitical issues involved. And...

In Galatians, Paul says that the Jerusalem above is free and is the mother of us all. As we are seeking to receive the staggering growth of our church, we are wanting to do so with real wisdom and grace and honor. In Proverbs it says that the law of our mother is to be like a crown on our heads. This applies to sons and daughters in families, but it also applies to churches and church planting.

Preacher: Douglas Wilson Remember that the Spirit moves throughout the earth, converting and restoring individuals, fashioning them into saints, into believers. As His fruit is manifested in them, one of those fruits is self-control, self-government, or self-mastery. This self-government is the basic building block for establishing non-tyrannical governments in the other spheres that God has estab...

Preacher: Douglas Wilson Text: 2 Thess. 2:13–17 This is a passage in which we can clearly see the basic Pauline cast of mind. How does the apostle Paul think about the relationship of gospel truth and gospel living? How do the two fit together? SUMMARY OF THE TEXT Paul acknowledges that he has an obligation to be grateful for the Thessalonians (v. 13). They were brothers who were beloved of the Lo...

Preacher: Joshua Dockter Text: Romans 8:1–10

Preacher: Toby Sumpter One of the most important factors in establishing fellowship in a family is the fellowship of husband and wife. As you welcome children into your home, you are either welcoming them into a healthy fellowship and warm friendship or else you are bringing them into the middle of controversy, striving, bitterness, and rivalry. This is how children can either be a great blessing...

Preacher: Douglas Wilson Text: 1 John 5:10–13 Last week you were exhorted to be prepared to give a reason for the hope that is in you. But whenever we give our testimony, we will be cross-examined by somebody, and we will be asked, “How can you be sure...?” Perhaps you sometimes ask yourself these questions. And so we come to the matter of assurance. SUMMARY OF THE TEXT We can see from John 3:32 t...

Preacher: Douglas Wilson Text: 2 Thess. 2:1–12 And now we come to the challenging passage, the one I have been warning you about. Who is the man of sin? What temple are we talking about? Who is the one who prevents this from happening? Good questions all. SUMMARY OF THE TEXT Paul pleads with the Thessalonians in the name of the Lord’s coming (v. 1), that they not be unsettled through thinking that...

Preacher: Shawn Paterson Do you wish to see God’s goodness in your life—upon your work, in your family, and in this church? Then pursue first a greater fear of the Lord, so that He may indeed visit you and your household with blessing.

Preacher: Chase Fluhart In times of great learning, when the Lord pours out on His people a hunger for knowledge, it does not take long before seasons of great pride follow closely behind.

Some sins are out in the open, and everybody in the church knows that they are sins. I am thinking about theft, drunkenness, adultery, and the like. But there are other sins that are harder to identify, and because of this they can even function openly in Christian circles. I am thinking here about things like desire, envy, competition, and ambition. Now there are some situations where some of the...

Preacher: Toby Sumpter Text: 1 Pet. 3:15-16 The message today is on being ready to give an answer for the hope that is in you, and in particular, being ready to give your testimony. By God’s grace we are seeking to live together in this place and time such that we provoke questions and accusations, and we want the center of our answer to be a testimony of Christ in us. Summary of the Text The firs...

Preacher: Ben Zornes A polluted land must be cleansed.

This is session 2 of 6 in our Discipleship Seminar on Parenting Little Ones.

This is session 3 of 6 of our Discipleship Seminar on Parenting Little Ones.

This is session 4 of 6 in our Discipleship Series on Parenting Little Ones.

This is session 5 of 6 in our Discipleship Series on Parenting Little Ones.

This is session 6 of 6 in our Discipleship Seminar on Parenting Little Ones.

Preacher: Douglas Wilson Text: 1 John 1:8–10 Confession of sin is a basic activity that all Christians need to understand and practice. It is the most fundamental form of spiritual housekeeping. There is no way for us to maintain covenant life together without this sort of understanding being woven into the fabric of our community. SUMMARY OF THE TEXT If we decide to lie to ourselves, then obvious...

Preacher: Douglas Wilson Text: 2 Thess. 2 The letter of Second Thessalonians was written shortly after the first letter. The purpose of the letter was to correct certain misunderstandings that the Thessalonians had about eschatology, and some might argue, to create some new misunderstandings for us. There are some challenges here. SUMMARY OF THE TEXT The steadfastness of the Thessalonians while fa...

Preacher: Toby Sumpter Christ is risen, and He rose in this world with a human body in order that all things might be made new. The center of this new creation is the forgiveness of sins, but that is merely the great and glorious foundation. Remember that Jesus Christ is the Creator of the Universe, and so it is no accident that Jesus is the One re-creating the universe in history.

Preacher: Douglas Wilson Text: Ps. 25:9-10, 14 One of the things that happens when you move into Reformed or Presbyterian settings is that you start hearing the word *covenant* a lot. I had a friend who once accused us of talking about covenant peanut butter and covenant jelly. He wasn’t wrong, but then again, neither were we.

Preacher: Douglas Wilson Text: 2 Thess. 1 One of the more difficult things for us to learn concerning our sanctification is the difference between repairs and growth. Both are involved in sanctification, but they are not at all the same thing. Imagine a potted flower that you have sitting on the window sill, flourishing there in the sunlight. Let us say that the cat knocks it over, shattering the...

Preacher: Ben Zornes False gods are mute. They can’t express their will, they can’t proclaim their delight in their worshippers, they can’t speak a single word, let alone a performative word of power. In contrast, the God of Abraham speaks continually. He speaks generally in the words of creation, and leaves every last soul without excuse, for even the stars hum their assigned tune of Triune glory...