After years of prayer and process, Resurrection Life Church formally joined the PCA as a particularized body in Eastern Carolina Presbytery.

King of All the Earth Psalm 47:1–9 For the Lord, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth. Psalm 47:2 From the very beginning God had said that he purposed to bless all nations and all peoples through Abraham and his descendants, particularly through his one great descendant, the…

Our Refuge Psalm 46:1–11 The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Psalm 46:11 (NIV) The conclusion and proper application of Psalm 46 is this statement in verse 11. Who is he, this God who is his people’s refuge? The answer is given in the two names of God in…

In this episode of What Christians Believe, Derek Rishmawy and guest Drew Martin discuss the Apostolic Church, the significance of baptism, and the work of the Holy Spirit.

There is a prosecutor within each of us who knows just when to press “play” on regret.

Up from the Pit Psalm 40:1–17 He drew me up . . . out of the miry bog. Psalm 40:2 What is your miry bog? Some people are caught in the mud and mire of sin. David himself was an example of this at one point in his life. He began his descent into this pit by…

Wait for the Lord Psalm 37:32–40 Wait for the Lord and keep his way. Psalm 37:34 In the long run the righteous will be exalted and protected, and the wicked will be brought down. Therefore, the psalmist commands us to: “Wait for the Lord and keep his way.” In Psalm 1 the author used an…

What can we say about the notoriously challenging Genesis 6:1–4 and the related question of the Nephilim?

Four Blessings Psalm 36:1–12 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light. Psalm 36:9 David lists four ways in Psalm 36 in which the righteous are uniquely blessed. Satisfaction. David does not use the word satisfaction, but this is what he means when he speaks of the righteous…

Preaching, the microphone and microscope of ministry, is the area where pastors get the most feedback. However, it’s not exactly clear what “great” preaching is and how one can “grow” in this area.