Pastor Chris Gordon and Dr. Robert Godfrey ask what’s really motivating people to go to church on Sunday. They discuss Reformed worship and how its God-focused structure isn’t particularly attractive to many. They look at modern culture and how it has led some churches to focus on entertainment and emotion,Continue Reading
These are notes from an adult Sunday school class taught by Dr W. Robert Godfrey at Escondido United Reformed Church, California, this month. You can listen to the teaching at Abounding Grace Radio. We have come to a time of dramatic change in the West. We are experiencing the endContinue Reading
In this video, W. Robert Godfrey explains the importance of the Psalms. Godfrey is President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Church History at Westminster Seminary California, and he is chairman of the board of Ligonier Ministries.Continue Reading
R. Scott Clark writes: Much of modern evangelical theology, piety and practice is not driven by Scripture as much as it is driven by history. Many evangelicals assume, as I once did, that the altar call is a biblical practice. They do not know, as I did not, that theContinue Reading
Pastor Robert Godfrey writes: The privilege and blessing of meeting with God in public worship is seriously undervalued in our time. Too often it is thought that small prayer meetings or Bible studies, missionary reports or musical presentations can replace public worship as activities that are more spiritually profitable. SuchContinue Reading
Can we benefit from these words of Rev. Robert Godfrey from over a decade ago written in the North American context? I think so… The Westminster Directory of Publick Worship has a significant section on the preaching of the Word. It begins by stressing the spiritual importance of preaching andContinue Reading
Pastor and President of Westminster Seminary, CA, Robert Godfrey, once wrote: One area in which the differences between evangelical and Reformed can be examined is the matter of worship. At first glance, we may see more similarities than differences. The orders of worship in Reformed and evangelical churches can beContinue Reading
Increasingly, Christians are using “Reformed” to describe what they believe concerning the teachings of the Bible and the practices of the church. On one level, I think this is encouraging. More and more folk are being exposed to the doctrines of grace, which means there is a deepening understanding ofContinue Reading
The latest on the venue front is that we should be in the Scout Hall in Rondebosch on November 4, 2012. So, this means that we will be meeting, once again, at the Reformed Church in the city bowl this coming Sunday. The following are the details: Date: October 28Continue Reading
You are invited to join the Reformed Church of the southern suburbs (RCSS) for our second worship service this coming Sunday evening. Until we find a more permanent venue in the southern suburbs, we will be meeting at the Reformed Church in the city bowl. If you live in theContinue Reading