Pastor’s Text Message
Have you ever thought about why you hate your driver’s license photo? Don’t you dismiss it as a one-inch-square lie told against your person? You don’t REALLY look like this, do you? Do you find yourself irrationally anxious for the passing of four years simply so you can try for a better photo?
Rationally, though, you know it really does identify you. It’s you, documented under a harsh governmental glare and held accountable to an unflinching official standard applied to each one of us. The unposed you simply feels like the exposed you.
Then why are you willing to show that naked self to the world? It allows you to drive!
It’s because you know that the small shame of that self-exposure will bring the greater reward of freedom. We remember being teenagers—driving represents freedom, zooming across the countryside on a beautiful day.
And now you’re beginning to see what it feels like to be a Christian. [READ ON]
What’s happening at New Life?
Keep abreast of special events and other items of interest at our News Blog. A list of sermons (with podcast links), articles, and other messages from Pastor Paul Browne may be found here.
Who are we?
New Life Orthodox Presbyterian Church is a community of people joined together by faith in Jesus Christ, the one sent by the Father to die for our sins. In Jesus, we have… a new Savior and Friend; a new Father in heaven; a new Spirit of love and boldness; a new family in other believers; a new task while here on earth; a new hope for eternity… a new life!
Living as God’s new creation is not a momentary, one-time act, but a life-changing passion. We at New Life are committed to serving Christ—being and making faithful disciples. It is an exhilarating, life-long calling.
We invite you to share it with us.
What is the Reformed faith?
The Reformed faith takes the Bible with the utmost seriousness. It is but another way of saying that “from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen” (Rom. 11:36). The Reformed faith seeks to maintain the entire teaching of the Bible, rightly understood… (continued at Orthodox Presbyterian Church website—our denomination)
A Brief and Untechnical Statement of the Reformed Faith by Benjamin B. Warfield
I believe that my one aim in life and death should be to glorify God and enjoy him forever; and that God teaches me how to glorify him in his holy Word, that is, the Bible, which he had given by the infallible inspiration of this Holy Spirit in order that I may certainly know what I am to believe concerning him and what duty he requires of me. [Read on...]
Who are those old guys at the top of the page?
Just six of the many people who have preceded us in making an impact for the Christian faith. Although they were fallible humans, their devotion to knowing Christ, promoting His gospel, and teaching it clearly is inspiring to us all in carrying out our own callings.
Learn about them here: Martin Luther (1483-1546); J. Gresham Machen (1881-1937); John Calvin (1520-67); Charles Spurgeon (1834-92); Jonathan Edwards (1703-58); and Augustine (354-430).
Westminster Larger Catechism Question 23: Into what estate did the fall bring mankind?
Answer: The The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery.[y]
y. Gen. 3:16–19. Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. Rom. 5:12. Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned … Eph. 2:1. And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins. Rom. 3:16, 23. Destruction and misery are in their ways…. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
[Read the complete Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms here.]
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