Pastor Jon Payne is providing weekly devotionals through "The Way of Life: Christian Belief and Experience" by Charles Hodge (1797-1878). In this doctrinal gem, first published in 1841, Hodge clearly explains the doctrine of Scripture as well as the essential doctrines of sin, justification, faith, repentance, and holy living. Hodge was one of the most esteemed Reformed an...

Christ Church, please join us this Sunday for Lord's Day Worship! Both our morning and our evening services will be live-streamed on our Facebook page, as well as on SermonAudio and YouTube. Our evening service will also be in-person! We warmly invite you to join us as we gather together at St. Paul's Lutheran Church (604 Pitt St. in Mt. Pleasant) for our evening worship ...

Five minute video tour of the renovation project at Christ Church's future location -- 486 Wando Park Blvd., Mount Pleasant, SC. ...

Over the next several weeks Pastor Jon will be working through "The Way of Life: Christian Belief Experience" by Charles Hodge (1797-1878). This little doctrinal gem was first published in 1841, and provides a clear explanation of the nature of Scripture as objective revelation from God, as well as essential doctrines of the faith -- sin, justification, faith, repentance,...

Dearest Members and Regular Attenders of Christ Church, What would you say to a large group of believers if you were about to die? What encouragement and warnings would you give? Shortly before Joshua died, the eminent general gave a memorable charge to Israel and her leaders (Joshua 23:1-16). After reminding them of God's steadfast faithfulness, he exhorts them (and us!)...

THE WAY OF LIFE Over the next several weeks Pastor Jon will be working through "The Way of Life: Christian Belief Experience" by Charles Hodge (1797-1878). This little doctrinal gem was first published in 1841, and provides a clear explanation of the nature of Scripture as objective revelation from God, as well as essential doctrines of the faith -- sin, justification, f...

Parenthetical page numbers are taken from the Puritan Paperback edition of this work, published by the Banner of Truth Trust. Last time we looked at the beginning of the first chapter of Jeremiah Burroughs' The Rare Jewel of Christ Contentment. There we expounded the first part of the definition of contentment which Burroughs uses throughout the entire book. Christian con...

Parenthetical page numbers are taken from the Puritan Paperback edition of this work, published by the Banner of Truth Trust. We began this study with an introduction to the work, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment, and a brief biography of its author, Jeremiah Burroughs. Throughout this classic Puritan book Burroughs seeks to show his readers the joy of Christian co...

Dearest Christ Church Family, These are dark and challenging times for our nation. The same is true for the church. This perfect storm, a tempest fueled by Covid-19, racial tensions, violent riots, media hysteria, unbelief, and a massively consequential election cycle, has fostered considerable fear and confusion in our day. Anxiety, depression, and suicide have skyrocket...

Dearest Christ Church Family, Please make plans to join us this evening (Tuesday) at 7:45 p.m. on Zoom for a special time of devotion and congregational prayer. The meeting will last one hour. After I lead us in a brief devotional, together we will "confidently draw near to the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need" (Heb. 4:16). Similar t...