Join us as we discuss: What is Presbyterianism?

Topics considered include:

The Name
-Greek word for elder - "presbeuteros"
-Indicates the form of government
-Rule of Elders

History
-Old Testament Church–Tribal Elders and City Elders
-New Testament Church–Acts and Epistles

Distinctives
-Plurality of Leadership
-Connectionalism

Form in PCA
Session
Presbytery
General Assembly
Teaching and Ruling Elders
Tribes?
National Partnership–Progressives
Gospel Reformation Network–Conservatives
Two Kingdoms Ethics
Culturally Progressive Ethics
Christian Nation Ethics
Covenanters
Christian Nationalists
Mere Christendom
General Equity of OT Civil Law

Where are most PCA ministers trained?

How are pastors called to a local church?

How are Ruling Elders and Deacons elected?

How do Presbyterians deal with sin in officers and members?

Worship in the PCA.

Recommended Resources:
Book of Church Order 2023-BCO-PCA.pdf

Reformed Worship: Worship That Is According to Scripture - Terry L Johnson

Your hosts:
TE Josh Owen
TE Aaron Garriott
RE Gabe Williams

Produced by: RE Gabe Williams
Music by: RE James Powers
Logo design: RE Gabe Williams and TE Aaron Garriott

The Three Presbyteers is a ministry of Spruce Creek PCA in Port Orange FL.
If you're in the area, please join us for worship every Lord's Day morning at 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM and in the evening at 6:00 PM. Education Hour is at 10:00 AM.

www.Sprucecreekpca.org

Join us as we discuss: Lost Virtues: Courage

Topics considered include:

Examples of Courage
-Hebrew Midwives (Ex. 1:17)
-Joshua
-Daniel
-John the Baptist
-Jesus Christ

Examples of Cowardice
-Saul
-The Ten Spies (Num. 13–14)
-Jonah
-Judas
-Pilate

What Is Christian Courage?
Definition: "Courage is the resolve to do what faithfulness requires even when fear and peril press hardest."

John Wayne: "Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway."

The Call to Christian Courage

-Courage requires preparation—it does not suddenly appear in the moment of decision; it grows quietly over time as the soul rehearses God's call and faithfulness

-Courage is practiced daily—even in the mundane

-Courage is fueled by God's promises, presence, and power

Promises: Courage is a steadfast confidence in the covenant promises of God

Presence: Courage is not the absence of fear, but the presence of the Holy Spirit

Power: Courage is fearing God more than man. Fearing others more than God ascribes divine attributes to them

Recommended Resources:

Courage: How the Gospel Creates Christian Fortitude (Joe Rigney)

Bold as a Lion: Christian Courage in an Age of Cowards (Matthew Everhard)

Holy War (John Bunyan)

Your hosts:
TE Josh Owen
TE Aaron Garriott
RE Gabe Williams

Produced by: RE Gabe Williams
Music by: RE James Powers
Logo design: Beth Cragg

The Three Presbyteers is a ministry of Spruce Creek PCA in Port Orange FL.
If you're in the area, please join us for worship every Lord's Day morning at 8:30AM and 11:00AM and in the evening at 6:00 PM. Education Hour is at 10:00 AM.

www.Sprucecreekpca.org

Join us as we discuss: CHRISTMAS

Topics considered include:

EVANGELICAL FEAST DAYS:
THE PERSON AND WORK OF CHRIST
REDEMPTIVE EVENTS
ALTERNATIVE SEASONAL MARKERS

NICHOLAS OF MYRA :
LIFE AND TIMES (JUST NICHOLAS)
LEGEND
COMMERCIALIZATION

CHRISTIAN LIBERTY:
REGULATIVE PRINCIPLE OF WORSHIP
CHURCH TRADITIONS
FAMILY TRADITIONS

Recommended Resources:

Annie Kratzsch and Tessa Jane, Just Nicholas (Matthias Media, 2015).

William J. Bennett, The True Saint Nicholas: Why He Matters to Christmas (Simon & Schuster, 2009).

Jonathan Gibson, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: A Liturgy for Daily Worship from Advent to Epiphany (Crossway, 2023).

Your hosts:
TE Josh Owen
TE Aaron Garriott
RE Gabe Williams

Produced by: RE Gabe Williams
Music by: RE James Powers
Logo design: Beth Cragg

The Three Presbyteers is a ministry of Spruce Creek PCA in Port Orange FL.
If you're in the area, please join us for worship every Lord's Day morning at 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM and in the evening at 6:00 PM. Education Hour is at 10:00 AM and we have a church planting prayer meeting every Lord's Day at 4:30 PM.

www.Sprucecreekpca.org