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The sermon reorients the understanding of Christian worship from human effort to divine initiative, emphasizing that God serves humanity through grace. By analyzing the Old Testament sacrificial system, the speaker demonstrates how Jesus Christ fulfills the sin, burnt, tribute, and peace offerings in His death, resurrection, and ascension. This theological framework reveals that modern worship elements like confession, preaching, and the Lord's Supper are means by which God cleanses, sanctifies, and communes with believers. The message urges congregants to approach services with a posture of reception rather than performance, recognizing that every act is grounded in Christ's finished work. Ultimately, this covenantal pattern extends beyond Sunday gatherings to shape the believer's daily life and relationship with God.

2 London Baptist Confession Chapter 2 Paragraph 3

The sermon explores the critical Christian duty of spiritual discernment, urging believers to test all teachings against the standard of Scripture. Drawing primarily from 1 John 4, it outlines three principles for evaluating teachers: refusing to believe every spirit, testing claims by their confession of Jesus Christ's incarnation, and recognizing the opposition of the antichrist spirit. The preacher emphasizes that true faith requires examining its object before placing confidence in it, warning against false teachers who distort the gospel or diminish the person and work of Christ. Ultimately, the message calls for a steadfast commitment to the biblical truth of Jesus alone as the sole foundation for salvation and spiritual assurance. In light of the danger of false teaching and the church's experience with false teachers, John commands believers to exercise discernment by testing everything according to the standard of Scripture, and the truths of Jesus Christ.

Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 31:9-13, 24-29; II Timothy 3:10-17 Belgic Confession Articles 4 & 5

Rev. Ophoff The Trinity I. What It Is II. How We Know It III. The Blessedness of Knowing It Scripture Reading: 1 John 5 Other Reading: Belgic Confession art. 8-9; Athanasian Creed art. 1-3, 44 Text: Lord's Day 8 Psalter #s: 86, 287, 302, 360, 197

We are a Southern Baptist Convention church located in Shreveport, Louisiana, committed to the biblical doctrines and historic principles of the founders of the Convention. Thus, we fully subscribe to The London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689 (in particular) and The Baptist Faith and Message (in general).

Wise Counsel for Life (Confession of faith) Read: Proverbs 3 Text: Proverbs 3:5-6 I. The Meaning II. The Reason III. The Comfort

Preaching: Terry Johnson "Confession, Repentance, and Forgiveness - 2" 3. Sober About Humanity XXXVII. Psalms For All of Life Psalm 51:1-19

In this sermon from John 4:15-24, Pastor Rockhill traces Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well as it turns from living water to the heart of true worship. His central burden is that mankind was created to glorify and worship God, yet apart from grace people worship in ignorance, serving the creature rather than the Creator. Pastor Rockhill shows how Jesus compassionately pursues this lost woman, gently exposing her sin and her broken history not to shame her but to bring her into the light, that she might confess, be forgiven, and be restored. He reminds the congregation that Christ still does this for His people today through His Word, His Spirit, and faithful friends who love one another enough to speak the truth. Moving to the woman's diversion about the proper place of worship, Pastor Rockhill unfolds Jesus' declaration that the hour has come when true worshipers must worship the Father in spirit and truth. He stresses that sincerity alone is not enough; acceptable worship requires both the indwelling Holy Spirit and the revealed truth of God's Word, over against man-made, self-imposed religion. Applying this pointedly to the modern church, Pastor Rockhill warns against worship reduced to performance and driven by preference and emotion. He calls hearers to heed Jesus' words, "believe me," to receive the living water of the Spirit, and to offer worship that is both Spirit-led and truth-governed, all to the glory of God alone.