Peters Creek United Presbyterian Church (EPC)

There are times when the Church is called to go through testing, even captivity,. But God always makes a way for the Church to survive and live for another day. Even if the Church is underground, it will continue to grow and flourish.

How is the Christian Church to respond to events like we have seen in Charlottsville, Virginia this past summer? What must the Church do in times of political turmoil?

All kinds of different people are called to Christ's Church. Each has a personality, a gift, a contribution to make. We are called to use what God has given us so that together the Church reflects the image of Jesus Christ in the world. In that respect the Church acts like a well coordinated team or as Paul would describe it, a healthy functioning body.

R.C. Sproul wrote a book entitled, Surprised by Suffering. He wasn’t surprised in a bad way but a good way. God used his suffering to make his faith stronger. Trials and challenges often focus our attention and provide a certain clarity about what is real in life and what is true. Only God can cause suffering to have this end result.

Every year we host VBS, Bible lessons for our children. Sometimes we can benefit from the lessons of VBS.

The Gospel while it is sublime, is simple. Our lives get complicated because of sin. Laying hold of God's "simple" is always better than the world's complex.