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Resources

Our programs are only the beginning. PCPC seeks to provide life shaping, habit forming resources for Christians to grow profoundly in everyday life.

Compelled by Christ to Serve

Did you miss Patrick's talk. Listen to how he encourages us how to be Compelled by Christ to Serve others as we worship Him.

Pornography Seminar

Pornography Program presented by PCPC Pastor Patrick Lafferty and Youth Intern Brent Baker.

Resources on Pornography and Healthy Sexuality

recommended by PCPC Pastors Patrick Lafferty, Bill Lamberth, and Jeff White

Purity and Passion: Authentic Male Sexuality
by James Childerston and Rick Ghent

Sexual Intimacy in Marriage; Sexuality and Reproductive Technologies
by William Cutrer

Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction
by Mark Laaser

A Celebration of Sex
by Douglas Rosenau

Real Sex
by Lauren Winner

False Intimacy: Understanding the Struggle of Sexual Addiction
by Harry Schaumburg

Sexual Sanity: Breaking Free from Uncontrolled Habits
by Earl Wilson

Every Man’s Battle: Winning the War on Sexual Temptation One Victory at a Time
by Stephen Arterburn

Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave: Finding Hope in the Power of the Gospel
by Edward Welch

No Stones: Women Redeemed from Sexual Sham
by Marnie C. Ferree

On-line Resources:

www.pureonline.com an online series of messages designed to aid one in escaping the pull of pornography (fee charged)

www.covenanteyes.com an accountability software program with which you enlist people to whom the software sends periodic updates of your internet usage (fee charged)

www.internetsafety.com a customizable filter of internet sites as well as an accountability-feature that sends periodic updates of your internet usage to friends you select (fee charged)

www.xxxchurch.com (xxxchurch is the distributor of xxxwatch.com) another accountability software program (both free and paid versions)

groups.yahoo.com/group/PCPCParentChat a newly-established forum for PCPC parents who’d like to stay in touch with one another on the matter of protecting their kids from pornography, and offer insights, share resources, solicit prayers (no charge, just enroll at the site)

Follow-up on "Sooner Than You Think" Seminar

Hopefully you were able to join us last Sunday at Mary Flo Ridley's seminar "Sooner Than You Think." For more information on Mary Flo Ridley's resources go to www.maryflo.org.  Send any additional questions to www.maryfloblog.com and she will respond with a private email.

Infant Baptism

A class for parents on baptism is held at 4:30 pm in the church the Wednesday prior to baptism Sunday. Generally, baptisms are the 3rd Sunday of each month. Please contact Becky McCamey to coordinate a baptism 214-522-8335 and BEFORE you fill out the baptism form below.

PCPC Baptism Form

"The Directory of Worship" on baptism
(Chapter 56 from The Book of Church Order of the Presbyterian Church in America)

Baptism is to be administered by a minister of Christ, not privately, but in the presence of the congregation under the supervision of the Session.
It is instituted by our Lord Jesus Christ.

It is a seal of the Covenant of Grace, of our in grafting into Christ, and of our union with Him, of remission of sins, regeneration, adoption and life eternal.

The water represents and signifies both the blood of Christ, which takes away all guilt of sin, original and actual, and the sanctifying virtue of the Spirit of Christ against the dominion of sin, and the corruption of our sinful nature.

The sprinkling and washing of water signifies the cleansing from sin by the blood and for the merit of Christ, together with the mortification of sin, and rising from sin to newness of life, by virtue of the death and resurrection of Christ.

The promises made are to believers and their children. Their children have an interest in the covenant, and right to the seal of it, and to the outward privileges of the church, under the Gospel, no less than the children of Abraham in the time of the Old Testament; the Covenant of Grace, for substance, being the same; and the grace of God and the consolation of believers being more plentiful than before.

Jesus admitted little children into His presence, embracing and blessing them saying, “For such is the kingdom of God.”

Children, by baptism, are solemnly received into the bosom of the visible Church, distinguished from the world and united with believers. All who are baptized in the name of Christ, renounce and are bound to fight against the devil, the world and the flesh.

They are federally holy before baptism, and therefore are they baptized.
The inward grace and virtue of baptism is not tied to the very moment of time when one is baptized—the fruit and power of it reaches to the whole course of life, and outward baptism is not so necessary that without it an infant is in danger of damnation.

By virtue of being children of believing parents they are, because of God’s covenant ordinance, made members of the church, but this not sufficient to make them continue members of the Church. When they have reached the age of discretion, they become subject to obligations of the covenant: faith, repentance and obedience. They then make public confession of their faith in Christ, or become covenant breakers, and subject to the discipline of the Church.

All who are present during baptisms are to look to their own baptism and repent of their sins against their covenant with God, to stir up their faith, to improve and make right use of their baptism, and of the covenant sealed between God and their soul.

For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call unto Him. And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your seed after you. Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved, you and your house. Acts 2.39; Genesis 17.7; Acts 16.31

For more information and to obtain a copy of Your Baby’s Baptism by Dr. W. Wilson Benton, Jr., Pastor Emeritus, Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church, please contact Mary Beth Sibley 214-224-2560.

Pastoral Counseling

Bill Lamberth, Pastor to Young Families, seeks to serve as a source of biblical encouragement and guidance to individuals and young couples. Bill has a business degree from SMU and a Masters of Divinity degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, with extensive experience in the church and business communities. For more information or to set up an appointment for counsel and prayer, please call the Young Families Ministry office at 214-224-2560.

Jeff White, Director of Pastoral Care and Counseling, serves as a new staff resource available to help members, pastors and staff assess and guide decisions for counseling assistance. Jeff is available for limited direct counseling of individuals and couples, and is developing a referral network of skilled professionals and lay counselors from both within and outside the church.

Jeff has an MA in Marriage and Family Therapy and is a candidate for a Ph.D in Marriage and Family from Drexel University. He has a Masters of Divinity degree from Reformed Theological Seminary. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call the Pastoral Care and Counseling office at 214-224-2693.

For Women Only

Additionally, PCPC Women's Ministry has four female staff counselors with particular emphasis and sensitivity to concerns for girls and women of all ages: Kari Stainback, Shannon Geiger, and Laurie Butterfield. For more information and to schedule an appointment, please call the Women's Ministry office at 214-224-2738.