Church Life
Each According to the Measure — Romans 12:3-8
Reverend Anthony R. Locke September 5th, 2010 www.FirstPresTucker.org at the First Presbyterian Church of Tucker. Romans 12:3-8 Spiritual Gifts English Standard Version 3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the…
Read MoreInfant Baptism: How My Mind Has Changed by Dennis E. Johnson
In 1994 one of our daughters, while away from home attending college, asked me to explain the rationale I saw in God’s Word for baptizing the infant children of believers. Since I was a minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church when she and her siblings were born, they had all been baptized as infants; but…
Read MoreWhy We Baptize the Children of Believers
“Why does your church baptize infants?” This is a question that is often asked by visitors to Reformed and Presbyterian churches. Since the historic practice of baptizing the children of believers is largely a foreign concept to the vast majority of evangelicals today, accepting this doctrine can be a difficult hurdle for a family that…
Read MoreJesus Died for Me
Reverend Anthony R. Locke October 03rd, 2010 at the First Presbyterian Church of Tucker John 15:1-17 (This sermon was a prelude to a Communion Service) English Standard Version 1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch…
Read MoreFinding Our Place in Ministry
Reverend Anthony R. Locke September 26th, 2010 www.FirstPresTucker.org at the First Presbyterian Church of Tucker Acts 13:1-12 English Standard Version 1 Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a member of the court of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were…
Read MoreFaithful Heroes: A Tribute to the Previous Pastor John Little
Reverend Anthony R. Locke September 12th, 2010 www.FirstPresTucker.org at the First Presbyterian Church of Tucker This sermon was preached on the one year anniversary of the passing of the previous minister Reverend John Little as a tribute to His life and ministry. Hebrews 11:1 – 12:3 Communion of Faith English Standard Version We are united together into Jesus…
Read MoreWomen’s Ministry: Leading Us Into Family Life
Reverend Anthony R. Locke August 29th, 2010 www.FirstPresTucker.org at the First Presbyterian Church of Tucker Proverbs 31:10-31 Communion of Saints Series English Standard Version I haven’t listened to country music in a while, but I remember a funny song that had a line about going to the lost and found in a trailer park and asking if…
Read MoreDeacons: Leading Us Into Mercy
Reverend Anthony R. Locke August 22nd, 2010 www.FirstPresTucker.org at the First Presbyterian Church of Tucker . 1 Timothy 3:8-13 Elder / Deacon Series English Standard Version 8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. 9 They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. 10 …
Read MoreElders: Leading Us Into the Light
Reverend Anthony R. Locke August 15th, 2010 www.FirstPresTucker.org at the First Presbyterian Church of Tucker. Titus 1:5-2:2 Apostle’s Creed Series 16 English Standard Version 5This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you— 6 if anyone is above reproach,…
Read MoreWhy Does God Give a Double Portion? — Isaiah 40:2
August 4, 2010 Isaiah 40:2 & Isaiah 61:5-9 Isaiah 40:2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. Isaiah 61:5-9 5 Strangers shall stand and tend your flocks; foreigners shall be…
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