Fall Series Trailer

Hello friends.
Long time no see.
We are back with the Pastor Talk podcast excited as the fall is coming up to give you just a short little teaser preview of what we expect to kick off here this fall.
We’re going to be beginning two things simultaneously next week.
On Monday we’re going to begin our Bible study of Exodus.
That will happen every day at two o’clock as it has in the past.
We would love for you to join us for that study as we continue on following the book of Genesis and continuing on with the story of the people of Israel.
That’ll start next Monday at two o’clock.
We’re here to talk also though about this next study that we’re going to begin every week on Thursday.
We’re going to be releasing a larger study throughout the fall in which we study the Westminster Confession.
We’re going to be looking at some of the history of that but more so the theology.
Looking at what it has to say as we are Presbyterians and what it has to say about our understanding of God.
We’ll spare you all the introduction.
I just wanted to say I was struck in beginning to study this confession a little bit more.
How it was forged in a moment of massive cultural upheaval in the country of England.
It was a moment in which they were seeking to clarify the core of what it meant to be Christian and maybe even more so to clarify the core of what they believed to be the most important things in life.
And they created which now stands to be one of the most important guiding documents of the Reformed movement, particularly Presbyterianism.
And as we turn to it,
I think we’re going to discover both a substance of what our historic brothers and sisters in the faith have identified as the core of the Christian gospel.
But if we are humble to listen,
we will also discover a substantial voice as to what we might as Christians today need to hold on to as the center of the gospel and in our pursuit of the faith in the 21st century.
I think of all the confessions in our book of confessions,
if you are Presbyterian,
you may know this,
that we have a book that we highlight historic confessions and statements of the faith.
And of all those,
there are 11 in total.
Westminster has been without a doubt by far the most influential for Presbyterians,
both in Europe, particularly Scotland, and then in America as Presbyterianism took root here and grew.
And it continues to be important to this day.
It’s used in different ways than it was historically,
and we’ll talk about that.
But if you are my age or older,
you may remember if you were confirmed in a Presbyterian church learning some of the Westminster Catechisms.
So it gives us a great opportunity to look at where we’ve been,
what we believe, and where we are now.
We hope you’ll join us.
I know that working your way through a Catechism may not sound like the most exciting way you could spend your podcast time.
But I do think if you care about the church and if you are interested in the Presbyterian faith,
you will learn something here.
I think this will be worth your time,
and I’m glad we get the chance to do it together.
Thanks so much for tuning in,
getting a sense for what’s coming around the corner.
We hope you’ll join us shortly next Monday, next Thursday, respectively.
And we hope until then that you’re blessed.