Reasons to believe in Jesus Christ
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”— Genesis 1:1 “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”— Isaiah 6:3 If you’re honestly searching for truth, you can’t start with yourself. You must start with God. Part 1 asked: Can we really know the truth?Part…
Dear friends, it is easy to look at the evening news or scroll through social media and feel a profound sense of despair. The world can often feel like a dark, decaying place. When faced with this reality, our natural instinct as Christians is sometimes to retreat—to pull up the drawbridge, isolate ourselves in safe…
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Baptism is one of the foundational practices in the Christian faith, commanded by Jesus Christ Himself and observed by believers since the earliest days of the church. While traditions and interpretations may vary, baptism holds deep spiritual meaning for all who follow Christ, marking a vital step in the journey of faith. Biblical Basis The…
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” — Romans 3:23 Many people are willing to hear the good news of the gospel, but far fewer are willing to face the bad news that makes the good news necessary. Scripture is clear: God’s standard is not “try harder,” “be sincere,” or…
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“For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”— Jesus (John 18:37) We live in a world drowning in information but starving for truth. People speak confidently about politics, science, and society, yet…
Dear friends, if there is one universal human experience we would all prefer to avoid, it is suffering. Pain, grief, disappointment, and sickness are unwelcome guests in our lives. When the storm hits, our immediate and natural reaction is to ask God for a way out. Yet, if we look closely at Scripture and the…
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The Story’s Climax and Our Place in It We’ve walked from creation to catastrophe, from promise to people, through law, sacrifice, and presence, into the age of prophets and kings, and inside the heart-cries of wisdom, worship, and suffering. All along, the Old Testament has been building tension and expectation: The New Testament opens and…
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Dear friends, imagine someone hands you a beautifully wrapped gift. You thank them, take it home, and place it on a shelf in your closet. Years go by, and the box gathers dust, unopened. It sounds absurd, doesn’t it? Yet, this is precisely what many of us do with the spiritual gifts God has graciously…
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How the Gospels Present Christ as the Culmination of God’s Story Up to this point in the series we’ve been moving through the Old Testament, watching God’s plan unfold: Now, in this blog, we finally arrive at the point where all the threads converge:the coming of Jesus in the Gospels. The New Testament does not…
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Dear friends, if we were to sit down over a cup of coffee and talk honestly about our greatest daily struggles, I imagine many of us wouldn’t point to outward circumstances. Instead, we would point to the invisible, relentless battlefield of the mind. Anxiety, comparison, insecurity, and fear often camp out in our thoughts, slowly…
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