The Cross and the Kingdom of Christ
MCPC Pastor's Blog
Reflections on Singing Brahms
Dear Congregation,On Saturday evening I had the opportunity to sing in the Brahms' Requiem at Notre Dame with all seven of my children (and around 100 other singers!). (A link to the video is below) Rehearsing and performing the Requiem has been good for my soul in...
New Song in Concert
Michiana Covenant Presbyterian Church is pleased to announce a summer concert featuring the New Song group, a music and drama ministry sponsored by Geneva College. We will be hosting New Song for a special musical event in July -- please join us! Monday, July...
Catechism Quiz: Question #1
Q. 1. What is the chief end of man?
A. Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.
Catechism Question #60
How is the sabbath to be sanctified? A. The sabbath is to be sanctified by a holy resting all that day, even from such worldly employments and recreations as are lawful on other days; and spending the whole time in the public and private exercises of God's worship,...
Pastor’s Notes for Sunday, October 8, 2017
Dear Congregation, This week's Pastoral Notes are being sent by the Pastor's wife! Peter is spending the next few days with Rex in Yushu, and can't send the notes from there. I'll let him tell of his experience when he returns. Becca and I are hanging out at home...
Pastor’s Notes – Sunday, September 24, 2017
Dear Congregation, The Great Lakes Presbytery had a profitable meeting in Traverse City last weekend. It was especially good to see how the wives of the pastors and elders have been building connections. I am hopeful that this will also help us develop better our...
Catechism Question #56
Q. 56. What is the reason annexed to the third commandment? A. The reason annexed to the third commandment is that however the breakers of this commandment may escape punishment from men, yet the Lord our God will not suffer them to escape his righteous judgment....
Pastoral Notes & Order of Worship | September 10, 2017
Dear Congregation, It will be good to have some time to relax together at the Fall Retreat tomorrow and Saturday. One advantage of the retreat format is that many of the distractions of daily life are set aside (maybe someday we'll ban electronic devices as well!)....
Catechism Question #55
What is forbidden in the third commandment? A. The third commandment forbids all profaning or abusing of anything whereby God makes himself known Leviticus 19:12 You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD. James 5:12 But...
Pastoral Notes for Sunday, September 3, 2017
Dear Congregation, The Deacons have asked me to announce that this Sunday's diaconal offering will be devoted to relief efforts in Houston after Hurricane Harvey. Breckinridge Update Tonight at Village I will be making my first presentation (out of four) on R. J....
Pastoral Notes for Sunday, August 27, 2017
Dear Congregation, We heard back from Lilly and we did not receive a grant from the Clergy Renewal Program. But as the session talked about it, we agreed that we didn't care for the part of the sabbatical that would send the Wallace family away for four months. If...
Q. 48 What are we specially taught by these words before me in the first commandment?
A. These words "before me" in the first commandment teach us that God, who sees all things, takes notice of, and is much displeased with, the sin of having any other god. (Psalm 44:20, 21; Romans 1:24, 25)