Aligning with God's Truth
Here's a 275-word abridgment of Section V of The Seoul Statement from the Fourth Lausanne Congress convened in Korea in 2024 which is over 1,100 words long (see lausanne.org/statement/the-seoul-statement), intended for use as a creed or affirmation of faith in a worship service: We
Bible
Here are the big ideas from 30 psalms from a preaching series in 2024, as our congregation read through the 150 psalms in 30 Sundays: 3 — When your own flesh & blood want you dead. 9 — I can praise Yahweh even when suffering disrupts the basic alphabet of my life.
Liturgy
1. What does the word advent mean? The English word advent derives from the Latin ad “toward” + venīre “come”. So, advent indicates something coming (or approaching or proceeding) toward us. Most often, advent refers to the Messiah (Jesus Christ) coming to us. 2. When does the Messiah come to us?
creed
This is a selection of verses from Ezekiel chapters 3, 5, 7, 16, 33, 34, 36, based on the NLT and ESV, arranged as a responsive confession of faith. God says: If I warn the wicked, saying, ‘You are under the penalty of death,’ but you fail to deliver the
creed
Here's my translation Deuteronomy 6:4 and some key verses from 1 Corinthians chapters 8 and 12, arranged into a responsive confession of faith. Parts of my translation are informed by or drawing upon the Names of God Bible and the NLT. Listen: There is only one Yahweh