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No doubt, reading your Bible is an endeavor in and of itself. Often, I find myself defaulting to Paul’s letters or other “more direct” teaching in the New Testament to fuel my soul. However, in doing so I often lose sight of the broader narr...

We begin Luke 6 as Dan walks us through verses 1-5 which challenges us not to lose our worship and love in our religious activities. Sermon Notes Introduction: Losing Worship and Love in our ‘re...

Read Study Introduction The book of Hebrews has been a cause of confusion, spiritual doubt, and unrest for many Christians. It contains a number of very challenging “warning passages” which seem ...

Jesus shows us in Luke 5:17-26 that He—as God—has the power to forgive sins. Sermon Notes Main idea: Be certain that Jesus forgives sins! 1. Become convinced that Jesus forgives sins (Luke 5:1...

The temptation and victory of Jesus Christ powerfully confirms His deity, and compels us toward three worshipful responses. Sermon Notes Introduction – Jesus, the Son of God Fi...

Proposition: Five foundational realities that magnify Christ, make sense of the world and motivate you for the mission. Foundational reality #1—the glory of the Trinity is the meaning of everything (v. 1)...

Nine unforgettable implications of divine election that magnify Christ, murder pride and motivate you for the Great Commission.John 6 and the Trinitarian gift exchangeJohn 10 and the sheep of the ShepherdThe ...

We just studied the Sabbath together in our Growth Groups. I thought it might be helpful to give some of my insights and conclusions on the topic to help cultivate unity and avoid confusion. There is a lot of liberty in how Christians unde...

Why study the Ten Commandments? Our very brief answer to that significant question is because the law reveals the holy character of God and simultaneously defines how our lives must reflect that holy character. Jesus taught that the law is summed ...

Believers identify with Christ through Baptism and the Lord's Supper (communion) and with the Church through membership in a local church....

The church is the people that Jesus Christ has rescued and is transforming by His death and resurrection. God has given us two ways to express our identity as those saved by Jesus with rich signs.Sermon NotesInitial ide...

Youth Student, Noah Ott speaks about what we mean when we talk about justification and sanctification. Justification means our declared righteousness before God, made possible by Christ’s death and resurrection for us. Sa...

Since we are redeemed by grace alone, through faith alone, where does this faith come from? All the gifts we receive from Christ we receive through the Holy Spirit, including faith itself....

Why is the local church a big deal to God and believers? The Bible answers three questions that will propel us to give our lives to Christ and his Church.Sermon NotesThe Bible answers three questions that will propel us to giv...

Genesis 1, Colossians 1:15-16, Psalm 115:3, John 2:1-12, Philippians 2:5-11, Revelation 4:1-6, 5:6-14Session 2 at Ex Nihilo College Spring Retreat 2018...

Session 3 at Ex Nihilo College Spring Retreat 2018...

Proposition: 10 inadequate worldviews that cannot and will not provide ultimate meaning, significance or satisfaction. The path to the proposition: four features of divine creation that are the foundation to the only consi...

Since death is the punishment for sin, Christ died willingly in our place to deliver us from the power and penalty of sin and bring us back to God. By his substitutionary atoning death, he alone redeems us from hell and gains for us forgiveness of...

Colossians 3:16 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” ...

Since death is the punishment for sin, Christ died willingly in our place to deliver us from the power and penalty of sin and bring us back to God. By his substitutionary atoning death, he alone redeems us from hell and gains for us forgiveness of...

We are all aware of psychology as a mostly secular discipline rooted in a secular view of man and that which excludes God and his word. But psychology literally means the study of the soul. As Christians our psychology is best when we root in our ...

To satisfy his justice, God himself, out of mere mercy, reconciles us to himself and delivers us from sin and from the punishment for sin, by a Redeemer....

God's law requires perfect, personal, and perpetual obedience; that we love God with all our heart soul, mind and strength; and love our neighbor as ourselves. What God forbids should never be done and what God commands should always be done. ...

As a part of our study of the New City Catechism we will be exploring different questions on Wednesday evenings. This week we take a look at the trinity with Question 3: How many persons are there in God? Answer: There are three persons in th...

The Story of Joseph and his brothers shows us how God can intend evil for good. “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.” Genesis...