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

Because God owns us and everything he entrusts to us, Christians should intentionally use time and money for his glory, our godliness, the good of the church, and the advance of the gospel....  Read More

This text calls discouraged believers to judge the work of God by his presence and promises rather than by visible size, immediate results, or memories of the past....  Read More

God gathers a redeemed people into his presence through Christ; therefore, Christian worship must be governed by the Word, centered on Christ, practiced by the congregation, and shaped by the hope of ...  Read More

God commands the obedience He Himself stirs — and stays with those He stirs. He reminds us that He is with us so that we can go, bring, and build....  Read More

God exposes the futility of self-first living and calls His people to build His house for His pleasure and glory....  Read More

Within a century, Islam conquered much of Christianity’s historic heartland. John of Damascus demonstrates faithful theological engagement from within a conquered church....  Read More

The verdict was already written — and at the cross, it fell on Him....  Read More

Because believers belong to one another under Christ (Rom 12:5; Eph 4:25), an ordinary departure should be completed openly, truthfully, and through the church's recognition....  Read More

Big Idea: The righteous live by faith while waiting on God....  Read More

Week 18The Church's Role in God's Story: Ecclesiology Through the Lens of Biblical TheologyTheme: The church is not God's "Plan B." The church is the covenant people of God, anticipated throughout the...  Read More