Welcome to the website of Ortega Presbyterian Church (PCA), Jacksonville, FL.
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
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Running the Race of Faith! |
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Vacation Bible School June 25-29
Olympion —an action filled Vacation Bible School from June 25 to 29, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, at Ortega Presbyterian Church at 4406 Longfellow Street near Roosevelt Blvd. For children ages 4 through sixth grade. Call 389-4043 or email us at
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Take your mark, get set, and come!
Run with Olympion 2012, the exciting, fun-filled VBS creating champions for life! Join God’s Team with other “Athletes” and follow Joshua’s heroic example of wholehearted obedience to God! Costumed Storytellers, personalized “Training Manual,” lively singing, theme-related crafts and outdoor recreation, tasty “Training Table,” and more create an exciting and significant summertime experience.
ALL CHILDREN ARE WELCOME, SO INVITE YOUR NEIGHBORS, COUSINS, AND FRIENDS! Mail in or drop off your completed registration form to our Registrar and you’re set to go.
Sign up today! Just e-mail mail your registration to
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, mail to: Ortega Presbyterian Church, 4406 Longfellow Street, Jacksonville, FL 32210, or call at (904)389-4043. Click the following 'Read more' link below for required registration info which you may copy and paste into your e-mail or hard-copy document.
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Read more: Running the Race of Faith!
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Praying Beyond the Sick List |
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By David Powlison (From byFaith Magazine)
It sounds so simple. Pastors could so easily pray for the sick—pointedly and intelligently—couldn’t they? But so often these prayers from the pulpit sound like a nursing report at shift change in your local hospital: "The colon cancer in room 103 with uncertain prognosis … the lady in 110 with a gall bladder that’s not yielding to treatment … the broken leg that’s mending well … the heart patient going into surgery on Tuesday under Dr. Jones’s skilled hands … .”
Visitors to many of our churches might understandably conclude that God isn’t very good at doing what we ask, that He is just there to perk up our health. Chronic illnesses gradually fill up our prayer lists, and deep down we know that every person in every pew will die sooner or later. Pastoral prayers, prayer meetings, and prayer lists can have the net effect of actually disheartening and distracting the faith of God’s people. Prayer becomes either a dreary litany of familiar words, or a magical superstition verging on hysteria. This kind of prayer either dulls our expectations of God, or hypes up fantasy presumptions.
Prayers for the sick can even become a breeding ground for cynicism: those who improve would have gotten better anyway, right? This is easy to believe as nature takes its course or as medical interventions bring about predictable results. Or those who don’t improve may be questioned about their faith. Prayer can become a breeding ground for bizarre ideas and practices—a spiritually sanctioned version of the exact same obsession with health and medicine that characterizes the wider culture, naming and claiming your healing, a superstitious belief that the quantity or the fervency of prayer is decisive in getting God’s ear; the notion that prayer has some intrinsic “power.”
Changing How We Pray Read more |
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