Christ Church (Moscow, ID)

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

Preacher: Ben ZornesOne of Scripture’s most poignant statements is: “fear hath torment (1 Jn. 4:18).” Fear is perhaps the most visceral sensation we humans experience. It chokes us with its force in the dark of midnight. It freezes us with its presence in the midst of hardships. It paralyzes us with its threats when surrounded by the might of wicked men.

Preacher: Douglas WilsonText: Lk. 12:32Our attitude toward the future reveals, as few others things do, our actual doctrine of God, our actual theology. It is perilously to have our catechism truths down pat, there on the paper, but then to have the slightest threat or disturbance or turmoil or ominous cloud unsettle everything for us. We can’t sleep, it wrecks our appetite, and so our worries creep into all our conversations. This is a sin, and we must learn how to mortify it.

Preacher: Toby SumpterText: Isa. 65:17The theme of creation and new creation is a significant one in Scripture, but sometimes we may forget where God has determined to begin that new work. The new birth is not merely a significant improvement of who we are. It is a new creation; it is heaven breaking into this world. And this is what makes the Christian Church tick. This is what makes Moscow tick. This is the center of who we are and what we’re about.

Preacher: Ben ZornesTrue repentance can be described as grace restoring nature. We are fallen, but by grace God is restoring us–both male and female–to His created design. So whether it be the sins of men or the sins of women, grace is not only the washing of those sins away, but it is also the restoration of us as male and female to God’s purpose for us as male and female.

Preacher: Douglas WilsonSermon: The Prophecy of Micah #1The worst it gets the harder it is to see what’s going on. Our culture is standing on the lip of an abyss and we don’t know where we are.

Preacher: Toby SumpterText: 1 Thess. 4:9–12Another one of the ways God is blessing our community immensely is through the explosion of businesses and industry. As this grows, the opportunity for business bumps will increase. Of course it’s often a great gift to be able to do business together as believers, but there is no guarantee that Christians will not sin, make mistakes, or botch projects. These are challenges that we must embrace, and work through as Christians. And this process is essential to growing up into a mature Christian city.

Preacher: Douglas WilsonText: Micah 1Remember that the book of Micah can be loosely grouped as three sections that each follow the same three-part pattern—and that internal pattern is warning, judgment, and hope. The text this morning is the first part of the first group. This passage is therefore one of warning.

Preacher: Ben ZornesThe gospel, however, is more than just an aid for you to cope better with life’s ebbs and flows. The gospel makes dead men live. Not only that, it takes those dead men and makes them more than conquerors in Christ.

Preacher: Douglas WilsonSermon: The Prophecy of Micah #1Loving your nation is not inconsistent with pointing out that your nation deserves the judgment of God.