Category Archives: Ask RC

Should Lord’s Day Worship Be Designed for Evangelism?

Posted on January 20, 2025 by RC

No. We must not confuse worship with evangelism. All those opposed to evangelism raise your hands. It would be, if it even existed, a rather lonely clique, the “Christians against evangelism” club. Every believer believes in evangelism. And when we … Continue reading →

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How can professed believers not go or belong to a church?

Posted on January 13, 2025 by RC

Sin. The book of Hebrews commands of us both that we not neglect the gathering together of the saints (10:25) and that we remember those who rule over us in the church (13:7). If you don’t go to church, you … Continue reading →

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Encore Podcast- Elisha and the Bears; Shannon Sproul, Hero

Posted on January 8, 2025 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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What are the three stages of church planting?

Posted on January 6, 2025 by RC

I am a veteran of church planting, having planted three churches over the past thirty years. I have as well given counsel to others planting churches. One thing I am quick to explain is that there are two difficult phases … Continue reading →

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How can the church best bless future generations?

Posted on December 30, 2024 by RC

We must pass down strong churches. A friend once told me about his first day at seminary. All the young men were gathered together and the president of the institution came to address them. He began, as one might imagine, … Continue reading →

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What should I look for in finding a church?

Posted on December 16, 2024 by RC

A Church First, that it be a church. The Reformers argued that there are three distinguishing marks of the church- the Word, sacraments and discipline. That means your campus ministry isn’t the church; your podcasts are not the church; your … Continue reading →

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What’s wrong with expositional preaching?

Posted on December 9, 2024 by RC

Not much. Here is yet another place where we ought both to define our terms and to put the question in context. The majority of pulpits in this nation are filled with people sharing their own personal thoughts, with sprinklings … Continue reading →

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Why did God chose us? 1st Church of the Base and Foolish

Posted on December 2, 2024 by RC

One complaint against the doctrine of unconditional election is that it seems to make God out to be capricious. The late great John Gerstner, in trying to emphasize the sovereign grace of God in election once, with his tongue firmly … Continue reading →

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For what should the church be thankful?

Posted on November 25, 2024 by RC

While one could argue that Thanksgiving began with the church, in that it was celebrated by our spiritual fathers who came to these shores, it has become more of a family holiday. Families always have much for which to give … Continue reading →

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Why is the church so biblically illiterate?

Posted on November 18, 2024 by RC

Because we in the pulpits do not preach God’s Word, and we in the pews neither read nor study God’s Word. There is no great mystery. We have not because we ask not. And when we do ask, we ask … Continue reading →

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