On this first Sunday of Advent, we begin to see a picture of Christmas. The world around us is painting it with Santa Clauses, elves, reindeer, and a plethora of red and green. But, we know there is a bigger picture in view.
Here is a list of five fundamentals, five things we affirm, five things we are for. They are memorable because each one starts with the letter “V.” They are gifts afforded to us by the grace of Almighty God.
Ordination is a high and holy day in the church. It is the formal recognition and installation of a member of the church to a special office.
Philippians 2:5-11 in the original language is typographically set as a poem or hymn. It could have been an original verse written by Paul, or something the Apostle picked up while singing with the early church.
On this Reformation Day we take the first pillar, or sola, “Sola Scriptura,” to let God speak on the vital issue of salvation.
“Solus Christus,” or Christ Alone, is the fourth of the five pillars of the Great Reformation. To recount them all, “Sola Scriptura” (Scripture Alone) teaches that salvation is by “Sola Gratia” (Grace Alone) through...
“Sola Scriptura” (Scripture Alone) teaches that salvation is by “Sola Gratia” (Grace Alone) through “Sola Fide” (Faith Alone) in “Solus Christos” (Christ Alone) for “Soli Deo Gloria” (the Glory of God Alone).
“Sola Scriptura” (Scripture Alone) teaches that salvation is by “Sola Gratia” (Grace Alone) through “Sola Fide” (Faith Alone) in “Solus Christos” (Christ Alone) for “Soli Deo Gloria” (the Glory of God Alone). Today we will focus on grace.
The Bible is the word of God because it is inspired (“living and active”). In 2 Timothy 3:16 the word “inspired” is the translation of a key Greek word which literally means “God-breathed.”
If we could time travel between the Greco-Roman world of the first century and the modern western world of the twenty-first century we would be amazed at a couple of great similarities and one peculiar difference.
