Welcome to the newly revised (but still under construction ) website of Ortega Presbyterian Church (PCA), Jacksonville, FL. As changes are incorporated, please do not hesitate to give us your ideas and suggestions.
Ortega Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America. We are committed to the historic Christian faith and practice, expository preaching, and Bible-saturated, confessional worship. It is our goal to be a faithful witness to the gospel in Jacksonville. Please use this website to learn more about us. We extend a warm invitation for you to worship with us.
In Christ, David L. Burke, Pastor
Last Updated ( Sunday, 20 September 2009 03:16 )
What is the responsibility of the church?
What Is the Responsibility of the Church? Here's J. Gresham Machen's answer from the conclusion to his provocative 1933 essay "The Responsibility of the Church in Our New Age":
"The responsibility of the church in the new age is the same as its responsibility in every age. It is to testify that this world is lost in sin; that the span of human life--no, all the length of human history--is an infinitesimal island in the awful depths of eternity; that there is a mysterious, holy, living God, Creator of all, Upholder of all, infinitely beyond all; that he has revealed himself to us in his Word and offered us communion with himself through Jesus Christ the Lord; that there is no other salvation, for individuals or for nations, save this, but that this salvation is full and free, and that whoever possesses it has for himself and for all others to whom he may be the instrument of bringing it a treasure compared with which all the kingdoms of the earth--no, all the wonders of the starry heavens--area as the dust of the street.
"An unpopular message it is--an impractical message, we are told. But it is the message of the Christian church. Neglect it, and you will have destruction; heed it, and you will have life" (in Selected Shorter Writings, edited by D.G. Hart, 376).
Sermons now on-line!
Sermons from Ortega Presbyterian can now be downloaded or listened to on-line at SermonAudio.com. Click here!
Current sermon (Dec. 13, 2009 from Heb. 5:11-6:3, entitled "Spiritual Immaturity")-->
) website of Ortega Presbyterian Church (PCA), Jacksonville, FL. As changes are incorporated, please do not hesitate to give us your ideas and suggestions.