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March 2018 – Come, Praise and Glorify
Words and Music: Tim Chester and Bob Kauflin (2011 Sovereign Grace Music) VERSE 1 Come praise and glorify our God The Father of our Lord In Christ He has in heav’nly realms His blessings on us poured For pure and blameless in His sight He destined us to be And now we’ve been adopted through His Son eternally CHORUS To the praise of Your glory To the praise of Your mercy and grace To the praise of Your glory You…
November 2017 – Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted
Words: Thomas Kelly, 1804. Music: O Mein Jesu, Ich Muss Sterben Stricken, smitten, and afflicted, see him dying on the tree! ‘Tis the Christ by man rejected; yes, my soul, ’tis he, ’tis he! ‘Tis the long expected Prophet, David’s son, yet David’s Lord; by his Son God now has spoken: ’tis the true and faithful Word. Tell me ye who hear him groaning, was there ever grief like his? Friends thro’ fear his cause disowning, foes insulting his distress;…
October 2017 – Reformation Hymn
Words and Music: Chris Anderson and Bob Kauflin. Copyright 2016 Sovereign Grace Music and ChurchWorksMedia.com. VERSE 1 We will trust God’s Word alone, Where his perfect will is known; Our traditions shift like sand While his Truth forever stands. We will live by faith alone, Clothed in merit not our own; All we claim is Jesus Christ And his finished sacrifice. REFRAIN Glory be, glory be to God alone, Through the church he redeemed and made his own. He has…
August 2017 – Give to Our God Immortal Praise
Words: Isaac Watts, Music: John Hatton, Public Domain. VERSE 1 Give to our God immortal praise; Mercy and truth are all His ways; Wonders of grace to God belong; Repeat His mercies in your song. VERSE 2 He built the earth, He spread the sky, And fixed the starry lights on high; Wonders of grace to God belong; Repeat His mercies in your song. VERSE 3 He fills the sun with morning light, He bids the moon direct the night;…
July 2017 – Not In Me
Words and Music: Eric Schumacher and David L. Ward © 2012 ThousandTongues.org (adm. by Thousand Tongues) VERSE 1 No list of sins I have not done, No list of virtues I pursue, No list of those I am not like Can earn myself a place with You. O God, be merciful to me– I am a sinner through and through! My only hope of righteousness Is not in me, but only You. VERSE 2 No humble dress, no fervent prayer,…
Why We Don’t Baptize Infants
The following four reasons give sufficient warrant to tell us that baptism should only be given to those who repent and believe and not infants. For a fuller treatment than the summary here, see the essay on the proper recipients of baptism here. 1. The “newness” of the new covenant Baptism is the sign of entrance into the new covenant. This is agreed to by both those who baptize infants and those who just baptize believers. Those who baptize infants…
The Proper Recipients of Baptism
Introduction From the time of the Reformation, the dispute has risen, sometimes to fever pitch, regarding the proper recipients of Christian baptism. The magisterial reformer, John Calvin, gave theological expression to the protestant practice of infant baptism, and on the other hand, the radical reformers argued that believer’s baptism is the proper expression of baptism in the Christian era. Today the debate still continues, and while it is regarded as a more intramural debate than it has in previous generations,…
How We Worship at Fairview
A practical guide to our weekly Sunday gatherings. Scripture Reading We begin and end our time of worship with the reading of Scripture. The Bible is the very word of God and therefore is authoritative, sufficient, necessary, clear and without error. When we worship, we want God to speak, so we start and end with his words. In addition to the opening and close of Scripture, we typically read an entire chapter of Scripture before the pastoral prayer. Hymns The…
Preparing for Baptism
To be a member at Fairview Baptist Church you must be baptized as a believer. The New Testament pattern is faith and repentance towards Christ followed by being baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Spirit. For those desiring baptism, this is the procedure we follow at Fairview: Some Practical Considerations to Keep in Mind
Deacons
Our church is led by a plurality of elders or pastors. A question sometimes raised is, “What about deacons?” In the New Testament we have many references to elders, but just a few references are made to the role of deacon within the church. In fact, they are only mentioned by name in two places in the New Testament (1 Timothy 3 and Philippians 1:1, and arguably Romans 16:1). First Timothy 3 mentions the qualifications for deacons but nothing about…
Elders and the Congregation
One aspect to consider with regard to elders and the life of the church is to understand how elders should be selected. The second is to understand where authority rests: the eldership or the congregation. In other words, who rules who? It’s these two matters that this article addresses. Selection of Elders In Acts 14:23 it says, “And when [Paul and Barnabas] had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord…
Elders: New or Old?
Elders? Aren’t elders a Presbyterian thing? Don’t the Mormons have elders too? What do elders have to do with a Baptist church? These questions are understandable. Especially since elders are a new thing for our church. What may surprise you is that elders aren’t just a modern church fad, but rather are an historical form of church governance, even for Baptists! Historic Baptist Position Arguably the most famous and influential confession of faith among Baptists is the London Baptist Confession…