The grace of God should produce sober mindedness, seriousness about life, self-control (self control), and soundness in faith, love and perseverance in real men. References to Proverbs 25:28, Romans 12:2, Philippians 3:7-8, Philippians 3:14-15, He...

Psalm 96:1-2 “Oh sing to the Lord a new song;     sing to the Lord, all the earth!     Sing to the Lord, bless his name; ...

Three pursuits of the Christian who desires to stand firm in the Lord: maintaining harmony, cultivating joy, generous in your assessment of othersSermon NotesIntroduction Main Idea: Paul outline...

Homosexuality, transgenderism, gender fluidity and more are becoming normalized in American culture. Christians must respond to the sexual revolution in a loving, compassionate way, yet without compromising truth. ...

Shortly after God led the nation of Israel out of captivity in Egypt, He expressed this desire for them—“You shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.”1 Likewise, Jesus repeats this call to those who foll...

Three keys to obtaining the prize of Christ and the New Creation: Imitate good examples, watch out for evil influences and eagerly await your savior!Sermon NotesMain idea: Three keys to obtaining the prize of Christ and...

Four essential features of supernatural love that exalt Christ, advance the plan and change the world: love is the catalyst for a global mission, Christian love is cutting-edge in nature, the unparalleled standard for Christian love, the chain rea...

I parked in front of the all-too-familiar place, and willed myself to enter. Once again I was at the hospital, a place that represented great turmoil and sadness for me. I walked through the all-too-familiar lobby, past the receptionist, who alway...

Psalm 911He who dwells in the shelter of the Most HighWill abide in the shadow of the Almighty. Who is protected from enemies and tragedies? W...

“I love your hair! I love that outfit! I love your necklace!” In part one of this article, I wrote about the use of these kinds of expressions that have become normal in our language and can cheapen the word love, and maybe even affect our abi...

Two days after I had my heart broken, many years ago, I typed these words into my computer journal: “The world is frost-bitten today. It feels kind of like my heart, I’d imagine. Numb, frozen … life hidden behind the death that has ...

Have you ever gone to Cabelas and seen all of the animals on display? While the critters are beautiful and interesting to look at, there is something missing: life. They were once living creatures but now only their shells are left and they will n...

Use these songs and printouts to help your children get excited about the Resurrection leading up to Easter Sunday! ...

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David's Reign is established and God promises in the Davidic covenant, a seed of David's would rule the Kingdom forever, but even he, a man after God's own heart, falls into sin with Bathsheba. David's dysfunctional family has much conflict and Ab...

As believers, Christ is not just our ticket to the prize, Christ is our prize! Sermon NotesPaul gives us 4 encouragements to pursue the prize of Christ!1. Rejoice in the prize of Christ (3...

In this last week, an awfully familiar event came flooding through our news and social media. Again, another school shooting. Again, debates raged predictably along political lines. However, we as a people of America have responded in two directio...

Jesus, knowing that his hour had come, loves His disciples to the end, teaching them, serving them, even on the night before his death....

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. ...

 Guest Speaker Bill Shannon from Grace Community Church in California joins us this morning to exposit 2 Peter 1:3-4...

As a dad, the question concerning my children’s salvation has been a constant companion of mine. As I have searched for solid resources on the subject I have found precious little and what I have found has left me wanting more. It truly is start...

The process of sanctification is completed by the Holy Spirit’s working in our lives, but he uses means to accomplish our growth. These means all lead us back to beholding the glory of Christ. In other words, seeing Christ’s glory in scripture...

The process of sanctification is completed by the Holy Spirit’s working in our lives, but he uses means to accomplish our growth. These means all lead us back to beholding the glory of Christ. In other words, seeing Christ’s glory in scripture...

The truth about the process of sanctification is that it is indeed completed by the Holy Spirit’s working in our lives, but he uses means to accomplish our growth. These means all lead us back to beholding the glory of Christ. In other words, se...

As believers we should be able to look back at our former lives and see a difference. God has changed our nature, do we live consistently with that change? Ephesians 4:17-19 gives us a picture of what our former lives looked like, keeping this in ...

I would like to invite you to join us next Sunday morning, February 18, for the grand opening and tour of the newly expanded Faith Biblical Counseling Center! Maybe you have seen some construction happening in the old library?...

Sermon Notes Main Idea: Know Christ! He is of Surpassing Worth 1. Count your liabilities (3:7-8) 2. Consider Christ’s Worth (3:8) 3. Count your gain...

God's power over the human heart is an imponderable mystery. The gospel of John unfolds the power of God over who believes, and who disbelieves. ...

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...

Sermon NotesMain idea: Know Christ! There is nothing of more surpassing worth. 1. Rejoice in Christ (3:1) 2. Look out for threats to knowing Christ (3:2) 3...

Where Truth and Beauty Meet  “Now that is beautiful!” You have no doubt experienced the moment. The sun emerging from the horizon, the symphony coming to a majestic climax, the movie resolving just right. Or perhaps it was more ...