The Creation of the Angels In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1). The angels were part of this creation from the beginning. In Job’s suffering, God told him about the creation of the world. “Who laid [the world’s] cornerstone while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted […]
John 14:1-11: No End Run Around Jesus–the Way
May 1, 2016 by
The Gospel of Jesus Christ offends many people because it excludes all others paths of salvation. Multiple ways to heaven don’t exist; only one does. No other name exists, other than Jesus of Nazareth, in whom we receive life and salvation. Jesus is the only sacrifice for sin, which saves into eternity. Our culture loves […]
Our Life with God, Lesson 5: Serving Your Neighbor: The Doctrine of Vocation
April 30, 2016 by
When we thank God for our food before a meal, we are right to do so. For He does provide our food, and He does so through vocation—regular people doing their everyday jobs. It’s Identity: You Serve Based on Who You Are Imagine you are a son, 14 years old, still living at home. […]
Solus Christus: Christ Alone
April 28, 2016 by
What is “Christ Alone”? Our only source of salvation is the life, death, and resurrection of God’s Son, Jesus Christ. Christianity is inclusive because Jesus died for the sins of the entire world; it is also exclusive, for only one way exists to God: Jesus (John 14:6.) “Salvation is found in no one else [Jesus], […]
Our Life with God, Lesson 4: Living with a Clean Conscience before God
April 24, 2016 by
Corresponding to this [God saving Noah and his family through the water], baptism now saves you, not by removing dirt from the flesh, but by the appeal of a clear conscience toward God through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 3:21 Is a Clean Conscience Possible before God? The Christian’s way of life […]
John 16:12-15: Receiving All–the Deposit of the Faith
April 24, 2016 by
We’ve inherited a strange way of reading the Bible. When someone reads Scripture, he often thinks each passage is a direct line, straight from God, telling him what to do. Such a notion, however, isn’t true. Read the Bible and you will find out otherwise. Here’s an example. Paul writes, “Wives, submit to your husbands […]
Sola Gratia: Grace Alone
April 20, 2016 by
What is “Grace Alone”? At the center of what we believe is the teaching that salvation is an unearned gift of God’s grace. “By grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God; it is not from works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9). […]
Action, Reaction… Overreaction?
April 20, 2016 by
This is our pastor’s newsletter article for May 2016 on the resurrection of the body. We speak of this reality: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In Church history, however, this may be an understatement. For what happens if you define yourself by what you are not, instead of who you are? […]
1 Maccabees 4:36-51, John 10:22-33
April 17, 2016 by
Today, we are following Jesus. We walk behind Him, and He makes His way to the Temple to celebrate a festival. For us, it is spring; for Jesus, the season is now winter. So, Jesus chooses to make His way to the Temple to celebrate a religious festival God never commanded for His people. Why […]
Our Life with God, Lesson 3
April 17, 2016 by
Being More than Beggars, We also Join with the Saints and Angels in Eternity In our Christian lives, as we journey from the font to the grave, we walk before God the Father as beggars. But that isn’t the full story. We may be beggars, but we also associate with the holy angels! In Christ […]
