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Today, we will begin our journey through the book of Genesis. It is the foundation for everything else the Bible says. The more we understand Genesis, the more we can understand the rest of the Bible. The book’s authorship is traditionally attributed to Moses. We hold that Moses is the author of the…

This morning we have gathered to worship the Lord in multiple facets. In one way, today is like any other Sunday where we gather to glorify God for everything he has done in our lives. But today is Father’s Day, where we also give thanks to God for the men in our church, for the role fathers play in…

We have talked extensively about membership and what we mean when we use that term. I don’t want you to be confused. Every Christian born again by the Spirit of God is part of the church in the global sense. But God also calls us to participate in the church locally. Because we can’t occupy multiple…

What does it mean to be part of a local church? Why should anyone join a church? We have previously stated that part of the church’s responsibility is to certify passports from people who claim to be Christian, and therefore part of the church. There is a testing of one’s confession that is necessary…

In the first sermon I preached a few weeks back, Jesus gave Peter his new name. Before he was called Peter, he was called Simon. Jesus says, “You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church. And I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven.…

The church is the body of Christ. This is the metaphor being used in 1 Corinthians to help us understand how the church is structured. While you and I are not literally body parts, we are designed to function as a body functions. The arm does things a leg can’t do. A foot does things an ear can never…

A guy goes to to his doctor one day, struggling to get healthy, and asks his doctor for some advice on diet and exercise so he can lose weight. The doctor gives him some pointers and some resources to formulate a meal plan and exercise routine. The man goes home and over the next several weeks begins…

I’ve learned over the years that it doesn’t matter which denomination you grew up in. Every one of them have something that everybody loves: a potluck. The joke is, “Where Baptists meet, Baptists eat.” It turns out that can be applied no matter the denomination you substitute. Potlucks have probably…

What is a church? What is its purpose? We are going to spend a few weeks talking about the church and its members. How are we supposed to understand it? What is a church member? How does one become a church member? What does it mean to be a church member? And perhaps more importantly, does it matter?…

If someone walked up to you and asked, “What is the gospel?”—how would you answer? Would you talk about Jesus? Church? Heaven? Maybe you'd say something like, "It’s about being forgiven," or "It’s about God’s love." And you wouldn’t be wrong. But the Bible actually gives us the gospel in one clear, concise…