by Christopher Kirwan | Jul 10, 2017 | From the Pastor
Responding to a “pew to pulpit” question: Why do some churches perform water immersion baptism while others just do the “sprinkling” on the forehead or head? Is there a theological reason for choosing the method of baptism? Let’s break this down into three parts: Why...
by Christopher Kirwan | Jul 2, 2017 | From the Pastor
Responding to a “pew to pulpit” question: Why do we have to go through a man (Jesus) to get to God? We should be able to go straight to God and not through Jesus first. Before Jesus, there was already a line of communication with God. But God realized it wasn’t...
by Christopher Kirwan | Jun 25, 2017 | From the Pastor
Responding to a “pew to pulpit” question: What does it mean to “fear God”? Are we to be afraid of Him? Fear is very real and it is often psychologically and physically stronger than we may even realize. Sometimes fear grows out of respect. When we genuinely respect...
by Christopher Kirwan | Jun 19, 2017 | From the Pastor
Responding to a “pew to pulpit” question: Does God give us tests (hardships or sufferings) to pull us closer in a relationship with Him? In Paul’s letter to the Romans, he writes that we should “Take pride in our problems, because we know that trouble produces...
by Christopher Kirwan | Jun 11, 2017 | From the Pastor
Responding to a “pew to pulpit” question: Why do we read passages from both the Old and New Testaments each Sunday during worship? First of all, it allows people to get exposure to greater portions of the Bible. If I were to read only one passage per Sunday, that...
