Today we received Catherine Marie as a member of the visible church through the sacrament of baptism.

In order to explain the importance of sacramental means of grace, Pastor McShaffrey preached the following sermon: “Jesus’ Third Sign” (John 5:1-15)

How are they that receive the sacrament of the Lord’s supper to prepare themselves before they come unto it?

They that receive the sacrament of the Lord’s supper are, before they come, to prepare themselves thereunto, by (more…)

Thank you for your willingness to consider whether you should partake of the Lord’s Supper with us.  God has commanded all of us to examine ourselves [1] before coming  to his table and this  article was written to help you obey that commandment (more…)

As Christians we all ought to be concerned to do all those things which God has commanded us and to avoid those things God has forbidden. This should be true in every endeavor of life (1 Cor. 10:31; Matt. 4:4), thus it should obviously be true in our formal worship of the Lord in the Church.

Church practices must be defensible from the Bible, which is the Word of the Living God and the only rule God has given for faith and life  (2 Tim. 8:16,17).

It is often alleged by many who are not of the Reformed heritage that it is improper to baptize infants.  Some see infant baptism as a vestige of Roman Catholicism, expressive of an undue concern for historic tradition rather than a concern for Biblical fidelity.

Others deem infant baptism to be a mere dedicatory rite “for the benefit of the parents and grandparents” which is not a true baptism at all. Such positions are greatly misinformed.

As Bible-believing Presbyterians we see infant baptism as a Christian duty firmly rooted in Scriptural precept and principle. We deem its neglect a serious failure of Christian duty before the Lord of the Covenant. (more…)