THE CHURCH: It’s hard for most of us to think of the church as a “real” family.  But it is! And this week we’ll read more New Testament letters, this time of Paul and Peter. These letters were written to help Christians know what it means to be a family under our Father in heaven—both [...]

THE CHURCH: By Faith Alone If the long history of mankind’s failure to keep God’s law, from Adam to us, were not enough to prove it, Paul shows us today that it is faith alone in Christ that saves us.  And what a salvation it is! Study Guides: pdf. download,Ages 4-8, Week 47 pdf. download, [...]

THE CHURCH: Christ the Center We’ve moved now from Acts to the Epistles, and this week we’ll talk about how Paul, Peter and the other New Testament writers used letters to encourage and teach early Christians.  Specifically, we’re talking this week about Christ’s offices of Prophet, Priest, and King.  Perfect timing for one of this [...]

MESSIAH:  The Lamb of God ​By the end of the week, the worst thing that they could ever imagine had happened.  And they were right: it was the worst thing that ever happened.  But it became the best. And now, with the Holy Spirit’s help, we understand Jesus’s words, words that both Satan and the [...]

MESSIAH:  Signs and Wonders ​When Jesus brought the Kingdom of Heaven near, he did more than teach.  He healed the sick and raised the dead.  He put children, healed and whole, back in their mothers’ and fathers’ arms.  He cast out demons and commanded the wind and waves.  He wasn’t just a charismatic teacher, but [...]