Rafiki Africa Ministries Service

MARK SUNDAY January 9, 2022: We will have our first Missions Sunday, with Dr. Breno Macedo, Adjunct Professor of Homiletics at Greenville Seminary as our guest preacher. Along with this, recently retired Rafiki missionaries Kent and Peggy Martin will lead our Sunday School and Sunday afternoon discussion times. All are welcome.

The Light TO The World

This Sunday Pastor Barron’s sermon is from the book of  Ephesians 5:1-21, entitled “We Are the Light to the World”. The word ‘Christian’ means ‘Christ follower’, more literally, a follower of Christ. First coined by the gentiles as a label of derision in the early years of the church, by the second century, the title … [Read more…]

Adult Sunday School Begins A New Book

Lesson 1 for September 5 is titled “Sacrifices,” a study of Leviticus 1. We’ll look at the purpose of sacrifices under both Old and New Covenants. Adult Sunday School meets Sunday mornings at 9:30, and is a time of study with open discussion. Copies of the new Fall/Winter 2021 Adult Quarterly are available on the … [Read more…]

A Priesthood For The Ages

This Sunday Pastor Barron brings a message from the book of Hebrews, chapter 5, verses 1-10, entitled “Jesus: The Great High Priest.” The initial call of Aaron as High Priest was confirmed through the budding of Aaron’s staff (in response to a challenge by dissenters, see Numbers 17:1-10). The priestly right of approaching God is … [Read more…]

Faith Tested By Trials

We’re happy to have Dr. Sid Dyer preaching for us again this Sunday. Sid is a professor of Greek and Church New Testament at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. This Sunday Dr. Sid Dyer brings a message from the book of James, chapter 1, verses 2-8, entitled, “Faith Tested by Trials.” Suffering and troubles can be … [Read more…]

A Great High Priest Who Knows Our Needs

This Sunday Pastor Barron brings a message from Hebrews 4:14-16 entitled “God’s Throne of Grace”. In ancient times, most of the monarchs wielding power were unapproachable, with the exception of their closest inner circle or highest advisors (see Esther, 4:11). So, if a subject wished to make a request of his sovereign king, he or … [Read more…]

Finding Rest

This Sunday Pastor Barron brings a message from Hebrews 3:7-4:13 entitled “Entering God’s Rest”. The theme of this study in Hebrews is an emphasis on how the Scriptures authoritatively point to the supremacy of Christ. “God’s true rest did not come through Joshua or Moses, but through Jesus Christ, who is greater than either one. … [Read more…]

A Greater Shepherd Over His People

This Sunday Pastor Barron brings a message from Hebrews 3:1-6 entitled “Christ-Greater than Moses”. The theme of this study in Hebrews is an emphasis on how the Scriptures authoritatively point to the supremacy of Christ. Who is greater, a servant, or a son? When it comes to a household’s position, one is either ‘in’, or … [Read more…]