Cutlerville East Christian Reformed Church
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Five Undeniable Affirmations
We are a Fore-known people.We are a Predestined people.We are a Called people.We are a Justified people.We are a Glorified people.Scripture: Romans 8:28-37
A Word of Care
Frederick Buechner suggests that “there's no place in the Gospels where [Jesus] speaks some special, loving word or does some special, loving thing for the woman who gave him birth… No place, that is, except at the very end when, cross-eyed wit...
Acts: Pentecost Power
Acts: Pentecost Power – Acts 1-2 We can’t look at Acts without the reminder that it is part of a 2-volume history, written by Luke. As he promised in the first verses of his Gospel, Luke gives us an orderly account of Jesus’ life and ministry; ...
A Word of Suffering – Mark 15:21-41
It is easy to get desensitized to reality of Christ’s death. We view scenes of real violence on TV or the movies—murders, war, torture—as we pass the potatoes & gravy. Crosses and crucifixes have become so much a part of our landscape...
Acts: The Growing Church – Acts 3-8
We saw Jesus’ plan for the disciples in Acts 1: to go from Jerusalem to Judea & Samaria to the ends of the earth, empowered by the Holy Spirit. We now see the church growing in Jerusalem. In that early and short time period (perh...
A Word of Human Need
Thirst is a God-created, human desire that insures we’ll take in enough liquids so as not to dehydrate. It is a gift from God for human beings. Jesus makes seven (recorded) statements from the cross. The first three focused on others (enemies, ...
Acts: Jews and Gentiles
We are part of a denomination that joined then split from another Dutch Reformed Church (RCA) after just 7 years, never to unite again. If two groups with the same ethnic heritage, creeds & confessions, and basic theological beliefs can’t c...
A Word of Triumph
On Palm Sunday, we remember Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem as the crowd cried triumphantly: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” But little did the people know what really awaited Jesus. Their cries of Hosanna, which means “...
The Acts of Paul
Change, especially radical change, is not generally brought about by those in charge. Usually it starts on the fringes, with a radical element (a visionary) who pushes for it. The most radical change in the history of the Christian church came ...
Empty Cross, Empty Tomb
On Easter Sunday, we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. The early church primarily preached two events: the death and resurrection of Jesus, the empty cross and the empty tomb. Paul echoes that in 1 Corinthians 15:3-5: Jesus died (and was buried as...
On the Other Side of Easter Is Spiritual Heartburn
Jesus’ disciples had just gone through radical surgery, the crucifixion of their friend, teacher and Lord. Though the shock had numbed them, it was starting to wear off. They were awakening from the stupor and the pain was hitting them with ful...
Act. Walk. Love.
As we celebrate GEMS Sunday, their theme this year is Act. Love. Walk. It’s always great to pick action words for one’s theme, yet it begs the questions: Act how? Love what? Walk how and with whom? The answers to those questions are what make u...
Romans: The Righteousness of God
As Protestant Christians, we are used to reading Romans through the eyes of Martin Luther. Out of a crisis of faith and in reaction to the legalism of medieval Catholicism, Luther engaged in a very individualistic reading that saw Romans as an ...
Styles of a Contagious Christian #1
What image comes to your mind when you hear the word “evangelist”? Has the popular caricature of an evangelist ever dampened your enthusiasm for sharing your faith, thinking you’ll have to become something that’s contrary to your own pers...
Romans: Salvation by Faith/fulness – Romans 1-8
Heidelberg Catechism Q&A #2 gives us the outline for the entire catechism and, in a sense, the entire Gospel: sin, salvation and service. Where did they get that? Like everything else in the Catechism, directly from the Bible, more sp...
Styles of a Contagious Christian #2
We turn to three more styles of evangelism from Biblical stories: intellectual, testimonial, and invitational. How did the Apostle Paul, a blind man, and the Samaritan woman all serve as evangelists for Jesus in their own way? Scri...
Romans: Righteousness Revealed for Israel & Church
We’ve seen that Romans is not first about individual salvation (although you can find it there) but about God and his plan for salvation history. God’s righteous plan is accomplished through Jesus his Son, and impacts both Jews & Gentiles c...
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A Professor's Prayer for Cutlerville East CRC
The PASSION of the Prayer. The PETITIONS in the Prayer.The PROMISE in the Prayer.The PRAISE in the Prayer.Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21
From Madman to Missionary because of a Miracle
The Madman, The Miracle, The MissionaryScripture: Mark 5:1-20
A Formula for Impact
One of most frustrating experiences is to be told to what to do without being given a clear idea how to do it. Unfortunately it happens all the time. One place where it often is true is in the challenge to reach the community for Christ. The Gr...