In Exodus 25:1, God says,"Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me a contribution. From every man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me." He goes on to give a sort of shopping list of supplies that will be needed for the tabernacle. And he asks for contributions from those whose hearts move them. He wants them to want to give. Later in...

In my seminary class this week, the professor shared a quote from C.S. Lewis that hit me. At LVBC, we often talk about how we're designed to worship God. When we worship other things, we live less than human lives. Here's how Lewis puts it. God made us: invented us as a man invents an engine. A car is made to run on petrol, and it would not run properly on anything else. ...

In our study of Exodus 20:18-21 last week, we read an excerpt from C. S. Lewis' famous work,The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. It's so good I wanted to post it here as well. Lewis depicts Aslan the lion as one representing the Person of Jesus Christ. About halfway through the book, the four Pevensie childrenPeter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucyprepare to meet him for the fir...

A couple weeks back, we looked at the Ninth Commandment from Exodus 20. As God's people, we are not to bear false witness about our neighbor. And one of the applications we drew was that, as Christians, we must not fight exposure. What do I mean by that? Well, think about it. Lying, by its very nature, covers up. We lie because we don't want the truth to be known. But if ...

Approaching the Law as Christians....

We're halfway through our study in the book of Ephesians....

This past Sunday, we celebrated our first gathering as Loudoun Valley Baptist Church. What a joy it was to sing together, hear God's Word, and pray for the Lord's guidance and blessing on this new congregation. We began studying the book of Ephesians and will continue this next Sunday with Ephesians 1:3-14. Our theme for the service will be that God blesses his people in ...

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