by Domenic | Jun 5, 2020 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup
What is the purpose of the Sabbath? Raymond Ortland explain how God is “calling us to schedule our weekly routines” around delighting in Him. “The Sabbath is meant to structure our weekly schedules around glorifying and enjoying God together. The Sabbath is God’s...
by Domenic | May 29, 2020 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup
Does it ever seem like God is being unfair? Like you pray and pray, but God doesn’t seem to pay attention? This is exactly what was happening in ancient Israel, in the days of Isaiah. Continue reading to hear an insightful explanation by Pastor Raymond Ortland Jr,...
by Domenic | May 22, 2020 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup
Would it hurt us to lower ourselves? Adapted from Isaiah: God Saves Sinners by Raymond Ortland, Jr. “Would it hurt us to lower ourselves? Not if God is there. Lowliness is the humility that admits, “Where I really belong is at the bottom. What I deserve to be is a...
by Domenic | May 15, 2020 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup
What is a covenant, and what place does a covenant have in the life of Christians today? See below to read a description of God’s covenants with us, as explained by the historic Westminster Confession of Faith: Of God’s Covenant with Man 1. The distance between God...
by Domenic | May 8, 2020 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup
Do you ever feel unwanted? Hesitant about coming to the Lord or coming to church? Not sure if you’ll fit in or feel accepted? Consider the following words from Pastor Raymond Ortland, based on Isaiah 56:1-8 “Foreigners and emasculated men were, among others, barred...
by Domenic | May 5, 2020 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup
Something to Think About Imagine a conversation between the Father and the Son in eternity past: Father: My Son, here is a company of poor miserable souls, that have utterly undone themselves, and now lie open to my justice. Justice demands satisfaction for them or...
