I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. This powerful, biblical statement of confession of faith is the opening of the Apostles' Creed. That creed is a summary of the gospel which must be believed. It...
Continue ReadingNew Sermon Series Beginning Sunday – The Apostle’s CreedAuthor: Jeff Crippen
I am the pastor of Christ Reformation Church in Tillamook, Oregon, arriving here in 1993. I have been a pastor since 1983 and was a police officer for 12 years before that. My wife and I have been married since 1971. Verla is a medical assistant at a local clinic and in our spare time we like to hunt, fish, and ride our motorcycle.
An Abuser is not Beloved, Called, nor a Saint
Rom 1:7 To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I have written many times over these past 12...
Continue ReadingAn Abuser is not Beloved, Called, nor a SaintSatan is a Destroyer, and so are his Servants
Rev 12:10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown...
Continue ReadingSatan is a Destroyer, and so are his ServantsI Didn’t Know What I was Dealing With – In Fact, I Didn’t Know such a Person Existed
Psa 73:6 Therefore pride is their necklace; violence covers them as a garment. In my years as a pastor (and no doubt even before), I have had to deal with RASNs (Revilers, Abusers, Sociopaths, Narcissists) many times. But for years...
Continue ReadingI Didn’t Know What I was Dealing With – In Fact, I Didn’t Know such a Person ExistedWould You Believe This was Written in the 1600’s?
The following was written by John Bunyan in part 2 of his Pilgrim's Progress. I think it is quite remarkable AND very biblical. The character making these statements is one Gaius, a wise old Christian fashioned after the Gaius of...
Continue ReadingWould You Believe This was Written in the 1600’s?An Acid Test to Reveal the Counterfeit
"In my lifetime I did not care to hear that word that cut me most, and showed me my lost estate aright. I was vexed to hear my sins mentioned, and laid to my charge. I loved him best, who...
Continue ReadingAn Acid Test to Reveal the CounterfeitIshmael is Still Mocking Isaac
Gal 4:29-31 But just as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now. (30) But what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the...
Continue ReadingIshmael is Still Mocking IsaacThe Greater Condemnation
1Co 9:27 But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified. The Apostle Paul here warns us of hypocrisy. Of preaching to others while not preaching to ourselves. Of...
Continue ReadingThe Greater CondemnationThe Lord is My Shepherd
Psa 23:1-6 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. (2) He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. (3) He restores my soul. He leads me in paths...
Continue ReadingThe Lord is My ShepherdIt is Not Enough to Know the Facts of Doctrine
"Paul says that ministers must not only be learned and instructed in doctrine, but also powerful both to resist the attacks of the enemies of God and his word and to uproot the seeds the devil has sown for a...
Continue ReadingIt is Not Enough to Know the Facts of Doctrine