Why church membership is biblical, necessary, and loaded with joy.
We've been doing a lot of thinking about the church. But what is a church, and how do these local churches relate to the global church?
Body, temple, and bride—three pictures of the church from the book of Ephesians that help round out our answer to the question, "What is the church?"
The Passover, the Lord's Supper, and the church.
What does the Great Commission have to do with the church?
What are the "keys of the kingdom of heaven," and what does it look like to use them? Answering that question is important, because if you are a member of a church, you—along with the rest of your church—are holding those keys in your hands.
The second time "church" is used in the New Testament, it's found in a setting which tends to surprise us. But it shouldn't, if we understand what we learned last week.
Our series on the church takes us to the very first time the word "church" is used in the New Testament.
If we're supposed to be "devoted to good works," we should know what they are, and what will produce them in our lives.
What do the events of the first Easter Sunday have to say about our status today?
God has promised to provide everything we need to be content. Will we believe that He will keep His promise? And will we be content when He does?
Who God has been for us in the past is the guarantee of who He will be for us in the future.