A Reformed Church in Wasilla, Alaska

Posts from November 2017

From the Pastor’s Study – November 30th, 2017

November 30, 2017
Curtis Moleterno
Blog/News, From the Pastor's Study, Luke

Sunday worship At the adult Sunday School, currently doubling as a New Members/Inquirers’ class, we worked our way through chapter 2 of Presbytopia. This excellent little book provides a concise but thorough overview of basic Christian doctrine and Reformed theology and practice. Our focus this Sunday was on God and his attributes, including the biblical…

From the Pastor’s Study – November 24th, 2017

Thanksgiving Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Psalm 136:1 I hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving Day. Our family celebrated Thanksgiving with friends, fellowship, and feasting. I was grateful for some small blessings, such as the turkey breasts I grilled being exactly the right temperature at…

From the Pastor’s Study – November 17th, 2017

November 17, 2017
Curtis Moleterno
Blog/News, From the Pastor's Study, Lord's Day, Stewardship, Sunday School

Sunday worship We began a new New Members’/Inquirers class this past Sunday. Rather than making it a separate class, however, we (the elders and I) are teaching the material to the whole adult Sunday School class. I thought the first class went well – many thoughtful questions were asked as we learned about the nature…

From the Pastor’s Study – November 10th, 2017

Sunday worship Last Sunday I preached from Luke 5:33-39. The people observing Jesus and his disciples noticed a curious thing: they didn’t fast. This was odd because everyone knew that if you were serious about your faith, if you were a truly pious and devout Jew, you would spend regular times in fasting and prayer.…

From the Pastor’s Study – November 3rd, 2017

At Grace we celebrated the 500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation in the way the Reformers would have wanted, by meeting on the Lord’s Day to worship God together. The first Protestants had a myriad of reasons for wanting to reform the Church, but at the heart of them all was a desire…