God's slave is the freest man in the room...  Read More

Biblical Theology and the OrdinancesBaptism and the Lord’s Supper in ContextBig idea: Baptism and the Supper are the gospel told in water and bread. Each one tells the whole story of Jesus, and each o...  Read More

The Protestant Reformation Begins - Martin LutherScripture: Romans 1:16–17.I. Opening: the certificate for sale (indulgences)II. Why the church was ripe for reformA. Renaissance papacy and its debtsB....  Read More

MEMBERS OF ONE ANOTHER | WEEK 3 OF 12Showing Up: Assembly and PresenceTexts: Hebrews 10:24–25; Acts 2:42, 46; Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:2Confession: LBCF 22; 26Big idea: Presence is the first gift a...  Read More

God is building a house, and he builds it out of people....  Read More

Title: Ransomed to Love Text: 1 Peter 1:17–25Central claim: Those redeemed by the precious blood of Christ must spend their exile in reverent fear, confident faith, and fervent love.I. Live in reveren...  Read More

The greatness of salvation revealed in Christ demands disciplined hope, obedient minds, and lives that reflect God's holiness....  Read More

The Crusades fused genuine religious devotion with worldly ambition and violence in a way that should make Christians today think carefully about the difference between the kingdom Christ described and...  Read More

Because God keeps both you and your inheritance, you can rejoice while you grieve....  Read More

Week 20 — Systematic TheologyThe Offices of Christ“Christ”•“Christ” translates Mashiach, Anointed One. Ask: Who was anointed in Israel? Priests (Ex 29:7; Lev 8:12), kings (1 Sam 16:13), prophets (1 Kg...  Read More

Religious activity cannot cleanse us; God’s gracious promise calls us to repentant obedience, and God’s chosen King gives us an unshakable future....  Read More

A member is a limb joined to a living body. Reception is the church’s deliberate act of recognizing Christ’s gift of a person and accepting responsibility for that person by name....  Read More