PRAYER Introduction and Review The entire NT teaches the humiliated and exalted Christ as the core of the gospel. His Humiliation includes his incarnation, sinless life, and atoning death. His Exaltation includes his resurrection, ascension, session, intercession, and second coming. Last week we spent…

O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. Did…

Why Do We Believe That? The Doctrine of the Word of God Lord , I really love your law! All day long I spend time thinking about it. Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, because your commands are always in my heart. I know more than all of my teachers do, because I spend time thinking about your…

*Listening Guides Prayer Intro & Summary For several weeks now, we’ve taken a broad look at the Person and the Work of the Holy Spirit. We started with the Person of the Holy Spirit and His relationship to the Father and the Son, and his attributes and personal activities. Then we moved on to the Work…

1. The Church - Invisible and V isible But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.” You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?…

1. The Marks of the Church 1. The right preaching of the Word of God, the Bible and 2. The right administration of the ordinances (the ordinances include Baptism, the Lord’s Supper, and, indirectly, church discipline). A. Right Preaching of the Word of God For it is no empty word for you, but your very…

1. The Lord’s Supper (Communion) Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of…