Worship God with Sacrifices

September 10, 2019September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchburnt offering, fellowship offering, Lord's Supper, Mount Sinai, pleasing aroma, sin offering

What is the general order of worship? You can remember it this way: Confession, Consecration, and Communion. We see the same order of worship at Mount Sinai and in the Book of Revelation.

Matthew Sermons

Jesus, Ruler of All Nature

February 12, 2019September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchCrossing the Red Sea, Feeding the 5000, Lord's Supper, Matthew 14, Psalm 77, Walking on Water

Jesus is also a powerful God who is sovereign over all nature, because he is also the Creator. He creates faith in unbelieving and rebellious hearts. Let us therefore worship Jesus, the Son of God, Ruler of all nature, King of all creation, Savior of the world!

First Covenant Services in the Promised Land

July 3, 2017September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchbaptism, circumcision, covenant of grace, covenant of works, Joshua, Lord's Supper, new covenant, old covenant, Passover

Joshua 5:1-12; Acts 2:38-47; Heidelberg Catechism 75 & 76 July 2, 2017 ● Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: As we continue our study of the Book of Joshua, we found the Israelites crossing the Jordan River. God stopped the flow of the river upstream so the people made it safely across on dry ground. And God melted the hearts of the Canaanites on the other side in fear so they did not oppose the crossing. Today, we come to the scene at Gilgal where Israel camped after…

Sermons

How to celebrate Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday on the same day

November 27, 2015September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchBlack Friday, Lord's Supper, Thanksgiving Day, true gospel

Today, hordes of turkey-stuffed shoppers in America will flood the stores in the early morning hours of what’s commonly called “Black Friday.” How did this day come to be known as “Black Friday?” History Channel’s story about its origin makes the most sense. Back in the 1950s, police in the city of Philadelphia used the term to describe the chaos that ensued on the day after Thanksgiving, when hordes of suburban shoppers and tourists flooded into the city in advance of the big Army-Navy football game held on that…

Visiting Our Church Worship

Things to Read & Know Before Partaking of the Lord’s Supper With Us

September 28, 2014October 28, 2015 bigspringschurchBelgic Confession, Big Springs, California, Calvinism, Canons of Dort, Eucharist, Heidelberg Catechism, Holy Communion, liturgy, Lord's Day, Lord's Supper, Montague, Presbyterian, reformed, Reformed worship, regulative principle, sacrament, Siskiyou, Three Forms of Unity, URCNA, Weed, worship, Yreka

On the first Lord’s Day every two months, we have a holy feast for our souls as we partake of the Lord’s Supper. You are invited to partake of this holy food with us if you read—and agree with—the following articles: “Four Views of the Lord’s Supper.” Our view is the last one presented. (Download PDF) We practice close communion. Find out what we mean by this in “Open, Closed, or Close Communion?” (Download PDF) When you come and desire to join us, please read “A Word to Visitors About the Lord’s Supper,” a brief summary…