Devotionals

Bulletin devotionals written by our elders will be republished here.

  • Infant Baptism – James Bannerman

    What, then, is the bearing of Scripture, doctrine, and practice on the question of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of infant baptism? The following five propositions, I shall endeavor to establish in connection with this subject; and the discussion of these will very nearly exhaust the question. First, the Covenant of Grace, as revealed by God…

  • The Great Sabbath To Come

    The following message was delivered at Westminster Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Bartlesville Oklahoma on 9-17-2023. The speaker is Mr. James Hieter. The message is based upon Hebrews 4:1-13. And it is titled, “The Great Sabbath To Come.” Visit us at WestminsterBartlesville.org

  • The Son

    The following message was delivered at Westminster Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Bartlesville Oklahoma on 7-30-2023. The speaker is Mr. James Hieter, a ruling elder. The message is based upon Hebrews 1:1-3. And it is titled, “The Son.”

  • The Three Sabbaths – James Bannerman

    Three Sabbaths – James Bannerman – “The Church of Christ” pg 426 “There are three sabbath referred to in scripture, each excelling, the other in glory, as they occur in their order, because each one, as it occurs, comprehend, as it were, all the former. There is a Sabbath of creation, when God the Father…

  • True Seeking After God

    Jonathan Edwards used to say that the chief business of the Christian was the seeking of the Kingdom of God. And what he meant by that was the chief business of the Christian is seeking after God. We have such a superficial understanding of seeking that we attribute it to non-believers when the non-believer is…

  • What is Evangelism?

    “And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” Romans 10:15 ESV R.C. Sproul – “What is Evangelism?” April 22, 2008 “Now that we have defined the Gospel, we will begin looking at what it means to spread…