By Father Toms
All churches have a distinctive manner of worship. Even those that claim to have no order of service, are very liturgical in their own way. Their so-called spontaneous prayers use the same expressions over and over. Certain movements and postures become standardized even in those churches which claim that they are most [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Teaching Your Child to Worship in the Reformed Episcopal Church
Posted in Frequently Asked Questions on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Why Does St. Paul’s Observe Holy Communion Each Sunday?
Posted in Frequently Asked Questions on November 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
By Father Toms
Many people believe that the weekly observance of the Lord’s Supper is not taught in the Scriptures. Some think that the observance of the Holy Communion on a weekly basis is an invention of the Roman Catholic Church. Both of these assumptions are false. A study of Scripture and early Church history reveals [...]
Why Do We Call our Pastors “Father”?
Posted in Frequently Asked Questions on November 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
by Father Toms
Many conservative evangelicals have resisted the practice of calling their pastor “Father,” by an appeal to Matthew 23:8-10, which reads, “But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father which [...]
Bethlehem
Posted in Calendar - Advent, Sermons on November 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Preached on Lord’s Day Morning, November 30, 2008, by
The Rev. Dr. S. Randall Toms
At St. Paul’s Reformed Episcopal Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have [...]
Peace and Thanksgiving
Posted in Sermons on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Rev. Dr. S. Randall Toms
At St. Paul’s Reformed Episcopal Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Preached on Lord’s Day Morning, November 23, 2008
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. (Col. 3:15)
During the season of Thanksgiving, we celebrate the harvest. For [...]
