Posts by Scott Roberts (Page 20)

Congregational Bible Reading for Week of August 12, 2018 1 Maccabees

For the Week of August 12-18, you will notice that our Congregational Bible reading is entirely in an Apocryphal book.  This is due to the size of this week’s Apocryphal work and the historical bearing is plays into the History immediately before the beginning of the New Testament.  Below are links to the texts to read this week: Belgic Confession Article 6 Apocryphal Book – 1 Maccabees 1-8; 1 Maccabees 9-16 This will take roughly 2.5 hours to read.

Psalm 14 Foolishness POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for theAugust 12, 2018, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on theEmotions in the Psalms.I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Foolishness”The main Scriptures for the day are Psalm 14.   (Pick and choose from the many resources and options, which I have tried to…

Congregational Bible Reading for the Week of August 5, 2018

For the Week of Aug 5-August 11, you will notice that our Congregational Bible reading includes 2 additional elements beyond the Psalms.  We will reread a passage from the Belgic Confession on the Apocrypha and continue with an actual Apocryphal book(s) or section each week for the next few weeks in preparation for a sermon later this summer discussing a number of apocryphal works.  Below are links to the texts to read this week: Psalms 1-14 Belgic Confession Article 6…

Psalm 42 Longing for God POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the August 5, 2018, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on theEmotions in the Psalms.I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Longing for God”The main Scriptures for the day are Psalm 42.   (Pick and choose from the many resources and options, which I…

Birch Bay Church Camping Trip 2018

Here are some pics from our church Camping trip this year. It was great fun with 50 of us in attendance this year and another great craft project thought up by Mike Button.  See the cross below.

Congregational Bible Reading for Week of July 29, 2018

For the Week of July 29-August 4, you will notice that our Congregational Bible reading includes 2 additional elements beyond the Psalms.  We will reread a passage from the Belgic Confession on the Apocrypha and continue with an actual Apocryphal book(s) or section each week for the next few weeks in preparation for a sermon later this summer discussing a number of apocryphal works.  Below are links to the texts to read this week: Psalms 40-52 Belgic Confession Article 6…

Congregational Bible Reading for Week of July 22-28, 2018

For the Week of July 22-28, you will notice that our Congregational Bible reading includes 2 additional elements beyond the Psalms.  We will begin reading a passage from the Belgic Confession on the Apocrypha and continue with an actual Apocryphal book(s) or section each week for the next few weeks in preparation for a sermon later this summer discussing a number of apocryphal works.  Below are links to the texts to read this week: Psalms 15-27 Belgic Confession Article 6…

The Blessings of Knowing God, Psalm 16 POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the July 29, 2018, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on theEmotions in the Psalms.I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “The Blessings of Knowing God”The main Scriptures for the day are Psalm 16.   (Pick and choose from the many resources and options, which…

How to pray Scripture for yourself and others POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the July 22, 2018, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on the Praying the Scripture.I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “How to pray Scripture for yourself and others”The main Scriptures for the day are Phil 1:3-11, Isaiah 1:2-4.   (Pick and choose from the…