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Newsletter — November 5, 2023 November 5th, 2023

People often downplay the importance of worship in our day, as if going into God’s presence is not all that important. Admittedly, while sitting with the saints around you, the visual impression of “heaven” on Sunday morning is not all that different during the service than just before the …

Newsletter — October 29, 2023 October 29th, 2023

The Revelation of Jesus Christ. So says verse one of the book of Revelation. So what do we learn of Jesus, our husband, just in that first chapter? Many revealing things! For instance, Jesus reveals to us in verses 4–5 that he is one person of the three-person Godhead. Jesus is …

Newsletter — October 22, 2023 October 22nd, 2023

The Exodus text of Pastor Thacker’s sermon last week mentioned the Passover lamb, “and you shall not break any of its bones,” (cf Numbers 9:12). This is noteworthy because other sacrificial animals, such as the ascension and peace offerings, did have their bones either broken or cut …

Newsletter — October 15, 2023 October 15th, 2023

How many Christians today can delineate the ways in which New Covenant worship differs from the old, and why? Of course, most would say that we no longer offer bloody sacrifices, and quite right it is to say so. But there’s much here to uncover. We’ve learned this summer from Pastor …

Newsletter — October 8, 2023 October 8th, 2023

The Revelation of Jesus Christ. So says verse one of the book of Revelation. So what do we learn of Jesus, our husband, just in that first chapter? Many revealing things! First, we see that our husband speaks to us, his bride, with symbols, which reach much further into our souls …

Newsletter — October 1, 2023 October 1st, 2023

Peter Leithart, in his Theopolitan Vision book, spends a few pages debunking the idea of the “invisible church,” and for good reason. The scriptures never speak of an “invisible” church; it is always presented as a visible community among the communities of men. The church always …

Newsletter — September 24, 2023 September 24th, 2023

If you are looking for a great paedo-communion passage to talk with your friends about, Exodus 12 is it! First, God invites His people to a feast — a saving feast. The Passover feast! They didn’t earn their place there; they were granted it. Invited! The whole household was …

Newsletter — September 17, 2023 September 17th, 2023

Admittedly, this is a PTL Weekly Perspective. For what am I praising the Lord? For Pastor Thacker! While I was gone for eight weeks I visited four Presbyterian churches. What was good to see at each was weekly communion, though at least two did not pray over the bread and the …

Newsletter — September 10, 2023 September 10th, 2023

Often when you hear a sermon or teaching on Romans 16:3-16, it’s called the “Greet One Another” passage and a lot of hay is made of how we should great one another in the church. You hear this sermon in church plants, encouraging everyone to greet visitors so the church will be …

Newsletter — September 3, 2023 September 3rd, 2023

We have seen in Pastor Thacker’s sermons how God makes a fool of His enemy, Pharaoh. We see how Pharaoh’s schemes make less and less sense. His ramblings seem almost those of a mad-man as he defies God in the face of the plagues bringing greater and greater disaster upon the land.

Newsletter — August 27, 2023 August 27th, 2023

The signs of life abound in our congregation with the births this year both past and upcoming. And what a joy to welcome these dear ones to our midst, as the waters of baptism bear witness that they belong to Christ. This is the life of the church as we look around at our congregation and …

Newsletter — August 20, 2023 August 20th, 2023

The Church’s life is one of hope because all of her activities express and nourish hope. The word gives hope, prayer nourishes hope, singing expresses and builds hope, and baptism certainly nourishes hope as we contemplate the union with Christ that we “hope” will be but the conduit …