Posts with the category “main-blog”

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Declaration on Children in Worship and the Family Integrated Church Movement
May 30th, 2023
Family integrated church (FIC) has become a movement within contemporary evangelicalism that crosses denominational lines. As with any church reform, disagreements and divisions have arisen among be...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Confessions of a Church: Joy in the Word
February 28th, 2023
The Psalm writer wrote:  Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law. As we come before a Holy God and hear his word, may we have eyes open to the wonderful and fearful things from ...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Family Integrated Only Church?
January 19th, 2023
There are plenty of other reasons why a father in keeping with his duty to be the primary disciple-maker would see age/sex-segregated ministries as helpful for his family. Family-integrated teaching t...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Is Church Attendance Required?
December 19th, 2022
The following is an essay by Aaron Sabie, an elder at Sovereign King Church. It was written for a class at New Geneva Academy, a pastor's college associated with Evangel Presbtery. I thought it was ...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Ten Arguments For Christmas
December 1st, 2022
Ten Arguments for ChristmasIt's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go… Your heart is all aglow with the yearly tradition of putting up the Christmas tree, affixing the star or ange...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Confessions of a Church: Differing Weights
November 14th, 2022
The Psalm writer wrote:  Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law. As we come before a Holy God and hear his word, may we have eyes open to the wonderful and fearful things from ...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Confessions of a Church: Scourging
November 7th, 2022
The Psalm writer wrote, "Open my eyes that I might behold Wonderful things from Your Law." As we come before a Holy God to hear his word, may we have eyes open to the wonderful and fearful things from...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Confessions of a Church: Excrement
October 18th, 2022
The Psalm writer wrote:  Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law. As we come before a Holy God and hear his word, may we have eyes open to the wonderful and fearful things from ...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Confessions of a Church: Emasculated
October 18th, 2022
The Psalm writer wrote:  Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law. As we come before a Holy God and hear his word, may we have eyes open to the wonderful and fearful things from ...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Confessions of a Church: Purge the Sin
October 4th, 2022
The Psalm writer wrote:  Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law. As we come before a Holy God and hear his word, may we have eyes open to the wonderful and fearful things from ...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Confessions of a Church: Purge the Sin
October 4th, 2022
The Psalm writer wrote:  Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law. As we come before a Holy God and hear his word, may we have eyes open to the wonderful and fearful things from ...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Confessions of a Church: Purge the Sin
October 4th, 2022
The Psalm writer wrote:  Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law. As we come before a Holy God and hear his word, may we have eyes open to the wonderful and fearful things from ...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Confessions of a Church: Rejoice
August 26th, 2022
The Psalm writer wrote: Open my eyes, that I may beholdWonderful things from Your law. As we come before a Holy God and hearhis word, may we have eyes open to the wonderful and fearful things fromhis ...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Confessions of a Church: Tattoos for the Dead
August 24th, 2022
 The Psalm writer wrote: Open my eyes, that I may beholdWonderful things from Your law. As we come before a Holy God and hearhis word, may we have eyes open to the wonderful and fearful things fromhis...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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How To Interpret Revelation 20
August 23rd, 2022
Eschatology means the study of the end things. It includes what life will be like after death, the final judgement, and the events leading up to the final judgement in history. There is a lot of inter...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Confessions of a Church: Tell The Future
August 23rd, 2022
The Psalm writer wrote: Open my eyes, that I may beholdWonderful things from Your law. As we come before a Holy God and hearhis word, may we have eyes open to the wonderful and fearful things fromhis ...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Confessions of a Church: City of Refuge
August 23rd, 2022
 The Psalm writer wrote: Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law. As we come before a Holy God and hear his word, may we have eyes open to the wonderful and fearful things from ...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Confessions of a Church: Priests
August 9th, 2022
Deuteronomy 18:1-8 New American Standard Bible 1995“The Levitical priests, the whole tribe of Levi, shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel; they shall eat the Lord’s offerings by fire and Hi...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Parenting on Sundays
August 5th, 2022
Sure, there are many tools for parenting to be found on the belts of faithful Christian parents, but not all tools brings about the desired end result of parenting, which is, a child who loves the Lor...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Church Membership Expectations
August 4th, 2022
We live in a time when people change churches like they change t-shirts. Churches often expect little of their members and members respond in kind. But Church membership has its privileges and respo...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Be a Member of a Church!
August 4th, 2022
Being a part of a local church is of primary importance for the growth and health of a Christian. A Christian who is not a part of the church is an oxymoron. As one wise church father said, "you can'...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Sovereign King Church Committments While Growing
August 3rd, 2022
The Lord is blessing Sovereign King Church with growth and we thank God for this growth. It is important, though, in times of growth to remind ourselves of our commitments as a church so that we do no...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Confessions of a Church: Authority and Responsibility
August 3rd, 2022
The principle that authority should be limited and that no one is above the law is found in this passage. Ben Franklin didn’t come up with it. Thomas Jefferson didn’t write Deuteronomy. God’s Word tea...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Confessions of a Church:Justice and Gossip
July 28th, 2022
Deuteronomy 17:1-7 New American Standard Bible 1995 1 “You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or a sheep which has a blemish or any defect, for that is a detestable thing to the Lord your ...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Confessions of a Church: Idolatry
July 19th, 2022
When we read the Old Testament’s warnings against idolatry, it’s important for us to apply the passage to ourselves, in our own context, to “keep it real....  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Five Memories for the Lord's Day
July 13th, 2022
A gospel memory ,however, not only needs to remember, it needs to forget as well. It forgets sins that have been repented. It forgets the offenses of others. It forgets past hurts. Rather it remembers...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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How to Lead Your Wife Through Changes
July 13th, 2022
So you have been studying the word of God and you realize that there are some changes that need to be made in the way you and your household do things. Perhaps you need to start implementing family w...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Doubting Towards Jesus
July 7th, 2022
During suffering, we are tempted to doubt. Even the best have doubts. They struggle to let go of past sin, to forgive others and to hold fast when hard times hit. Even the disciples who saw Jesus do m...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Letter to Govenor Holcomb
July 6th, 2022
This is a copy of a letter sent from elders of Sovereign King Church to Governor Holcomb calling upon him to work with the State Legislature to end abortion in Indiana. ...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Answering Those Who Say the Bible Supports Abortion
July 6th, 2022
I have seen this comment copied and pasted by a ton of proabortion advocates saying that the Bible supposedly is for abortion. Just like the homosexuals do, once again those who hate God still want ...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Confessions of a Church: Go to Church
July 6th, 2022
Do you trifle with the things of God? Do you miss church for frivolous reasons? In the New Covenant, God’s Name is not tied to any special physical place or Temple, yet the New Testament does call the...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Benefits of Being a Covenant Child
July 1st, 2022
Being a visible part of the covenant has a lot of benefits. For example, in the time of Christ, being born Jew came with a lot of benefits. The Apostle Paul, in Romans 3, after saying that both Jews ...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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A Theology of Wine
July 1st, 2022
A Theology of Wine(This is an article Pastor Joseph wrote which was original published in the Fight Laugh Feast Magazine.  You can subscribe to it here. )Hans Boersma, in his book Heavenly Participati...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Christian Beauty and Symbolism
July 1st, 2022
Psalm 96:6 Splendor and majesty are before Him, Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary. You have hard the cliché “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” which is meant to say that beauty is complete...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Beyond Authority- Review
July 1st, 2022
Rachel Miller's main proposition in her book "Beyond Authority and Submission" is that the church has adopted pagan views of sexuality to enforce patriarchy causing women to be relegated to the sphere...  Read More
by Joseph Spurgeon
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Confessions of a Church: Have No Pity on Idolatry
June 7th, 2022
The Psalm writer wrote:  Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law. As we come before a Holy God and hear his word, may we have eyes open to the wonderful and fearful things from ...  Read More
by Christofer Mix
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Confessions of a Church: Be Different
June 7th, 2022
The Psalm writer wrote:  Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law. As we come before a Holy God and hear his word, may we have eyes open to the wonderful and fearful things from ...  Read More
by Christofer Mix
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Placentophagy - A Christian Perspective
April 5th, 2022
Deuteronomy 28:56-57 The refined and delicate woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground for delicateness and refinement, shall be hostile toward the husband she ...  Read More
by Christofer Mix
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10 Tips for Young Men to prepare for Marriage
March 22nd, 2022
Martin Luther in preaching on the Bible’s command to be fruitful and multiply said “As it is not within my power not to be a man, so it is not my prerogative to be without a woman. Again, as it is not...  Read More
by Christofer Mix
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10 Tips for Young Women in Preparing for Marriage
March 22nd, 2022
Voddie Baucham says that whenever a young person asks what he or she can do to be serious about serving the Lord, he always says the same thing.  When young men say, “How can I enter ministry?” or you...  Read More
by Christofer Mix