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…

What do you believe about the Bible?

We believe the Bible, consisting of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired, authoritative and inerrant Word of God. It is the final rule for faith and practice.   Isaiah 40:8 8 The grass withers and the flowers…

You got to have faith!

  1. The Example of Abraham 6Consider Abraham: “He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”7Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham. 8The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in…

Facing Your Goliath in the Lord's Strength

Facing Goliath 1 Samuel 17:2-11, 16, 23-24 2 Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah and drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines. 3 The Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelites another, with the valley between…

Mark 1:9-11 and the Trinity

The Life and Teaching of Jesus the Messiah Mark 1:9-11 9 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn…

The Habit of Generosity

  The Scriptural Basis Psalm 37:21 The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives; Proverbs 14:21 Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor. Proverbs 14:31 Whoever oppresses…

Doing greater things through prayer

The Promise of Prayer John 14:12-14 12 “I assure you: The one who believes in Me will also do the works that I do. And he will do even greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 Whatever you ask…

The truest thing about us is what God says is true

We have the Spirit of Jesus living in us John 14:16-26 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither…

Salvation by grace through faith

Introduction • Wouldn’t it be great if God gave you a holy zap and everything was made new! • We have been saved by grace through faith and in salvation everything has been made new Eph. 2:1-10 1As for you, you were dead in…

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ: Fact or Fiction?

  People believe all kinds of things today. In fact, there are a lot of smart people who believe stupid things! Many subscribe to a philosophy like this, “It doesn’t matter what you believe or if it’s true, as long as you believe it’s…