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Church Family, I'm looking forward to reading through the New Testament with many of you beginning on September 1 and concluding on December 31. In this email, I wanted to give you the schedule and some tips to help you make it through the New Testament Reading Challenge (or NTRC from here on out).  SCHEDULE Here is a spreadshee... Keep Reading

Church Family, Do you love God's Word? Part of the reason that I'd like for us to undertake this challenge to read through the New Testament is because I want each of us to grow in love for God's Word. That happens, in part, by reading God's Word, and remembering afresh the love of God toward us. Take 10 minutes and watch this testimo... Keep Reading

Church Family, Beginning in September I'd like for as many of us as possible to read through the New Testament together. In about 15 minutes a day, we can read through the whole New Testament from September through December (and that includes a break on Sundays, and only one chapter on Wednesdays).  I was struck by the ease with which... Keep Reading

Church Family, I have long believed that in order to live well it is important to look death in the eye. One of the most useful little resources on this subject is Marcus Nodder’s book What Happens When I Die? In it he examines Jesus’ words, especially his words from the Gospel of John. Consider this brief meditation on Jesus as... Keep Reading

Church Family, What motivated the Lord Jesus Christ to leave heaven, become incarnate, and bear our curse? One word, love. Consider how Donald Macleod describes the pactum salutus (the pact of salvation) in his book Christ Crucified: The most important of these is that Christ takes our place voluntarily, and behind this lies the fact, al... Keep Reading

Church Family,            How do you look at your life? How do you think about when and where God has placed you? Do you think your life, with your background, experience, and present location are an accident or full of purpose? What if God has been at work from the beginning? What if God is at work in the pres... Keep Reading

Arlington Baptist ChurchOrder of WorshipOctober 20, 2019   Prelude   Welcome   Scriptural Call to Worship Psalm 103:1-5 Congregational Singing Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (14) Prayer of Praise   Congregational Singing Ten Thousand Re... Keep Reading

Arlington Baptist ChurchOrder of WorshipAugust 18, 2019   Prelude   Welcome   Scriptural Call to Worship Psalm 9:11 Congregational Singing All People That on Earth Do Dwell (5) Prayer of Praise   Congregational Singing Come Behold the Won... Keep Reading

Brothers and Sisters,             A few weeks ago, during the membership course, I was asked a difficult question about one of the thorniest areas of Christian theology – how do we relate to the law of God?  I did not have a straightforward or succinct answer. There are two t... Keep Reading

Arlington Baptist ChurchOrder of WorshipAugust 11, 2019       Prelude   Welcome   Scriptural Call to Worship Psalm 9:1-2 Congregational Singing All Praise to God Who Reigns Above (Insert)   Come Praise and Glorify (Insert) ... Keep Reading