Download the Discovery booklet below and listen to recordings for the songs! Book one helps children discover God through the topics of the Law, prayer, astronomy and geology, atonement, and missions. Each section includes a passage...

Main idea: Because salvation is all by God’s grace, it is therefore all to his glory. This powerful gospel unites the church (local and universal), gives assurance in suffering, and makes us eager to preach the word of grace to all nations....

We are finishing up with our three-week series in Zephaniah this Sunday, July 14. Hopefully, you have been encouraged and challenged by this prophetic book. I encourage you to take some time to read other prophetic books. There is so ...

Introduction Review Main idea: Paul describes two spiritual realities that should give the Christian joyful confidence in their salvation. You should have joyful confidence because the work of Chr...

Main idea: All can be declared righteous by God through faith in Christ because of the Work of Christ. Express Faith (Romans 3:21-22a)Excuse Excuses (Romans 3:22b-24)Exalt Christ (Romans 3:25-26) ...

Rejoice if you are in Christ, because of His work and His position of headship....

1. Certain Resurrection: Be certain that you will be resurrected because Christ was raised from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:12-16). The Corinthians’ problemEvidence of Christ’s resurrection...

The gospel is the best, most important and life changing news you will ever hear: know it, believe it, share it....

Main idea: Keep absorbing and implementing the essential gospel Grasp the fullness of the gospel Acknowledge your relationship to the gospel Prioritize the essential good news Christ...

For I handed down to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures … and if Christ...

Truly good, God-honoring works flow from regeneration and are God's creation. God makes those who were formerly dead alive in him by grace, and he has prepared the good works that his new creations will walk in....

This passage looks at God’s glorious grace in rescuing the spiritually dead from the course of the world and its ruler. He makes the dead come to life and leads them on paths of goodness....

Main idea: Live out the holy calling of the church by representing Christ to the world and the church.  1 Corinthians 1:2, 9 Revelation 4 1. Associate with sinners like Jesus did. Be salt and light in the world. (1 Cor...

Three Gospel realities behind church discipline: Gospel Story (1 Corinthians 15:2, Romans 6:1-2) Gospel Call (Mark 1:15) Gospel Identity (1 Corinthians 1:2)     Main ide...

The believer’s confidence, strength, and hope for daily obedience is anchored in the eternal promise of their salvation. The realities of justification, sanctification, and glorification which are accomplished through the blood of Jesus Christ t...

Our stories of redemption are as varied as individual snowflakes. However, Sam Adams is even more surprising than most. His journey to finding Jesus came by way of Judaism. When Sam was very young, his family attended Christi...

Recently in Faith Weekly I wrote about the necessity of the Bible, which is based upon its origin and delivery: It comes to us from God; and He delivered i...

Main Idea: The wisdom of God makes disunity unthinkable through a unified standard for boasting. Three proofs that God’s wisdom makes disunity unthinkable through a unified standard for boasting: Your ...

This section of Scripture shows us our natural state and that we desperately need new life in Christ, or regeneration. Out natural state is this: we are spiritually dead and unable to save ourselves, nor are we able to resist sin, the world, the D...

Tony Medina is a man who can attest to the change brought about by denying self and following Christ. Tony grew up in a home where he and his five siblings were pretty much left to themselves. His father was in and out of the...

God justly deals with sin and makes a way for sinners to be made right with Him through the atonement. Leviticus 16, Hebrews 10:1-14, John 10:11, 15, Hebrews 9:28, 1 Peter 2:24, Romans 3:25...

God overcomes our sinful condition by first opening our eyes and giving us new understanding. 1 Corinthians 2:6-16; John 6:44; 2 Corinthians 4:4-6...

"For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” -Philippians 1:21 Hymn Story Henri Abraham César Malan was a prolific composer of hymns in the early 19th century, as well as an a...

The effects of sin are so broad and deep, our only hope overcoming and being freed from them is the grace of God. Ephesians 2:1-4; Romans 3:9-18; Isaiah 64:6; Jeremiah 17:9; 1 John 1:8-10....

Main idea: If you are living in obedience, be reassured that you are in true fellowship with God. If you live according to God’s commandments: You are of the truth (1 John 3:19-20)If you live according to Go...

Our study of 1 John continually raises the idea of assurance of eternal life: How do we know we are truly in Christ? There are two errors into which we might fall as we read: (1) looking at our sin and doubting our position...

Our prayer is that as we study the letter of 1 John, we would grow in our enjoyment of fellowship with God and with each other. What a wonderful reality that God wants us to share in His life, the life that the Father, the Son and the Spirit share...

Main Idea: Purify yourself in preparation for Christ’s return. Introduction: Abide in ChristContinuing to trustContinuing to take in God’s WordContinuing to prayContinuing to obey...

Main Idea: John gives three manifestations of a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ that assures the heart of a true Christian. Keep His CommandsJohn 14:23-24a Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he w...

Our prayer is that as we study the letter of 1 John, we would grow in our enjoyment of fellowship with God and with each other. What a wonderful reality that God wants us to share in His life, the life that the Father, the Son and the Spirit share...

Main Idea: The Biblical Covenants between God and his people are the vehicles God uses to advance his kingdom and give us purpose and hope. 1. Biblical Covenants Defined 2. Summary of Biblical Covenants ...

Learn why salvation by works just doesn't work....

Being a teenager is hard, even in a loving and supportive family. For Jennifer Gentry, it was even harder. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Her dad’s claim to faith was her only example of what “Christian" meant—and it ...