Luke 2:25-35 Simeon was a man in-between.  It had been four hundred years since the Prophets fell silent; four hundred years since God had whispered of His coming Messiah.  The echo of that whisper had planted a seed of hope in Simeon’s soul which he could not ignore.  This seed was more than simple hope: [...]

Short answers to big questions: What is worship? Why must Christians gather?   What are the New Testament sacrifices?  Are there worship requirements that can’t be accomplished in solitude?  What is the content of corporate Christian worship? What is worship? What does the word “Worship” mean? -From the Middle English Worthschipe – To show or possesses [...]

Short answers to big questions: What makes Christian worship  Christian?  What makes Christian worship  Worship?  Are there required ingredients for worship?  What separates Christian from pseudo-Christian worship? What makes Christian worship Christian? -Are there essential elements that make worship uniquely Christian? -It acknowledges God as Triune. (Lk 3:22) -It is Christocentric: focused on the person and [...]

Short answers to big questions: What are Symbols, Sacred Actions and Sacraments?  What is the significance of Baptism?  Why do some churches baptize infants?  What is the significance of Communion?  What is Sacred Time?  What are the advantages of observing the Christian Year? What are Symbols, Sacred Actions and Sacraments? -How do symbols and symbolic [...]