Christians have responsibilities in several areas of their lives: to know true doctrine and not be deceived by false teachers (Colossians 1:1-2:19), to be involved in personal sanctification (2:20-3:12), inter-personal relationships (3:13-15), corporate worship (3:16-17), marriage (3:18-19), family life (3:20-21), and employment (3:22-4:1). All these responsibilities must be combined in a wise and God-honoring way so as to be operational in our lives. But there is another area that, in a way, is foundational to these, and that is prayer. It is impossible to faithfully carry out our Christian responsibilities without praying.

This message explores how we can carry out our duty to pray in our personal lives and for our pastors and missionaries.

Our series in Hosea continues, moving well into chapter 1 with this study.

We studied what is probably the most well-known passage of Ecclesiastes, but not because people study their Bible carefully! The idea of "a time for everything" has gotten into pop culture in America through an old song, but we carefully considered what it means that there is a time for every event in God's wise plan.

Our study of the Bible's "household code" continues with instructions for children, fathers, servants, and masters. The idea of submission and obedience comes up again as it did in the prior message. Pastor Postiff only briefly touches on the issue of slavery in the Bible, reserving a fuller treatment for another time.

The book study in Hosea is still in a very introductory phase, with some review of 1 Kings followed by an examination of the opening verses of chapter 1. A question was raised about the propriety of God's command to Hosea to take a wife of harlotry, or whether it even was a command.

Pastor Postiff reviewed some of the sermon material that was covered during the 2015. Two questions were addressed, regarding the problem of evil and the gospel of the kingdom.

Pastor Postiff deals with the unpopular but important truth dealing with wives submitting to their husbands and husbands loving their wives. If you are having marital problems, this passage is a brief instruction manual that will be a great help to you.

Following on from the study of Psalm 78 in the Adult Bible Study, our teacher, James Widgeon, takes us into a study of 1 Kings to set the stage for Hosea.

A somewhat obscure text, Matthew 2:15, forms the basis of the Christmas Eve message from this worship service. Israel was called out of Egypt; Jesus was called out of Egypt; the believer is figuratively called out of Egypt into the salvation-land of promise. Meditate on that truth with us as you listen in.

The Bible does not command the Christian to celebrate Christmas. We are told rather to remember the Lord's death. His incarnation, however, is still significant because it was on the way to the crucifixion and death that provided forgiveness of sin. In this message, Pastor Postiff takes a tour of the "doctrine of Christmas" and expands upon several key ideas about Christmas--what it means in the secular mind, and what in means in the Christian mind.