First Importance

1 Corinthians 15:3-4 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures   The…

By Grace alone, through Faith alone, in Christ alone!

Ephesians 2:8-9 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. Big Idea The hallmark of the Reformation and the New Testament…

Keep the main thing the main thing!

Acts 2:22-24 22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. 23 This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate…

The Truth of the Gospel

The Truth of the Gospel The good news of the gospel is that Jesus Christ lived a perfect life, died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins and rose victoriously from the dead. We receive this truth of the gospel by…

40 Wresters

There is power in story. Jesus told stories to illustrate timeless Scriptural truth. We still remember His story of the “Good Samaritan” or His story of the “Farmer Sowing the Seed”. These stories stay with us; they speak to us and instruct us. When…

The Gospel is Good News

The gospel is good news. It is the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ (Romans 1:16). It is the good news of forgiveness, transformation and eternal life in Heaven (Titus 3:4-7, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Philippians 3:20-21). The Bible, however, makes it clear that…