We affirm the Baptist Faith & Message 2000. Below is our Church Covenant, our discipleship values, and the doctrine we hold — each opening to the Scriptures and resources behind it.
We have entered into covenant with one another as one body in Christ.
Having been led by the Spirit of God to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, we have most solemnly and joyfully entered into covenant with one another as one body in Christ. We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love.
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John 13 · 34–35
A new commandment — that we love one another, and so be known as His disciples.
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Ephesians 4 · 2–3
Bear with one another in love, eager to keep the unity of the Spirit.
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Colossians 3 · 14–15
Above all, put on love, which binds everything together in harmony.
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Life Together
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A classic on what real Christian community looks like.
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The Gospel Coalition Podcast
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Love (Word Study)
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We labor for this church in knowledge, holiness, and comfort.
We engage to strive for the advancement of this church in knowledge, holiness, and comfort; to promote its prosperity and spirituality; and to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines.
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Acts 2 · 42
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, the fellowship, the breaking of bread, and prayer.
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Ephesians 4 · 11–12
He gave shepherds and teachers to equip the saints for the work of ministry.
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Hebrews 10 · 24–25
Stir one another to love and good works; do not neglect to meet together.
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The Compelling Community
Mark Dever & Jamie Dunlop
On a church bound together by more than common interests.
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Knowing Faith
JT English & friends · Working through Christian doctrine together.
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The Church
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We engage to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember each other in prayer; to aid each other in sickness and distress; to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and courtesy in speech; to be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation.
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Galatians 6 · 1–2
Restore gently, and bear one another’s burdens.
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James 5 · 16
Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another.
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Matthew 18 · 15
If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you alone.
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The Gospel Comes with a House Key
Rosaria Butterfield
On radically ordinary hospitality.
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Desiring God · Short, pastoral answers on caring for others.
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Justice & Peace
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We support the ministry, the church, the poor, and the gospel.
We engage to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of the gospel through all nations.
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2 Corinthians 9 · 6–8
God loves a cheerful giver, and is able to make all grace abound to you.
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Galatians 2 · 10
Only that we remember the poor — the very thing we were eager to do.
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1 Peter 4 · 10
Use whatever gift you have received to serve others.
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The Treasure Principle
Randy Alcorn
A short, freeing book on generosity.
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The Gospel Coalition Podcast
TGC · On money, generosity, and the heart.
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Generosity
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We seek lives that are devout, just, faithful, and exemplary.
We engage to maintain family and secret devotions; to religiously educate our children; to walk circumspectly in the world; to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportment.
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Ephesians 5 · 15–16
Look carefully then how you walk, making the best use of the time.
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Deuteronomy 6 · 6–7
Teach these words diligently to your children, at home and along the way.
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Titus 2 · 11–12
Grace trains us to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives.
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Family Worship
Donald S. Whitney
A short, doable guide to worship at home.
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Family Discipleship
The Village Church · Helping parents disciple their kids.
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Family of God
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We seek the salvation of our kindred, neighbors, and the nations.
We engage to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances, and to be zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our Savior — carrying the gospel to Yoakum and to all nations.
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Matthew 28 · 18–20
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.
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Luke 24 · 46–47
Repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed to all nations.
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Acts 1 · 8
You will be My witnesses to the end of the earth.
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Let the Nations Be Glad
John Piper
On worship as the goal and fuel of missions.
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Desiring God · Episodes on evangelism and witness.
▶11 min
Gospel of the Kingdom
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Discipleship begins with a new heart. Conversion is the work of God that turns us from darkness to light and from death to life — the change Jesus makes in everyone who trusts Him.
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Acts 26 · 18
To open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light.
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1 John 3 · 14
We know we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers.
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Colossians 1 · 13
He has delivered us and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son.
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Born Again
Charles W. Colson
A modern account of a life remade by Christ.
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Desiring God · On conversion and the new birth.
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The Gospel
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Baptism is the believer’s first public step of obedience — a picture of dying and rising with Christ, and a confession before the church and the world that we belong to Him.
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Matthew 28 · 19
Make disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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Acts 2 · 38
Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ.
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Acts 19 · 4–5
On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
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Understanding Baptism
Bobby Jamieson
A short guide to believer’s baptism.
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Knowing Faith
JT English & friends · Episodes on the ordinances.
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Baptism
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Having received good news, we share it. Evangelism is simply telling others about Jesus — His death and resurrection — and inviting them to follow Him, always ready to give a reason for our hope.
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Matthew 28 · 19–20
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.
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Acts 1 · 8
You will be My witnesses to the end of the earth.
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1 Peter 3 · 15
Always be prepared to give a reason for the hope that is in you.
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Honest Evangelism
Rico Tice
How to talk about Jesus, even when it’s tough.
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Ask Pastor John
Desiring God · Episodes on evangelism and witness.
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Gospel of the Kingdom
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We were not made to follow Jesus alone. Membership is committing to a body of believers — one another’s in love, care, and accountability — as members of one another in Christ.
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1 Corinthians 12 · 12
The body is one and has many members, and all are one body.
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Romans 12 · 5
We, though many, are one body in Christ, and members one of another.
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1 Corinthians 12 · 25
That the members may have the same care for one another.
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Church Membership
Jonathan Leeman
Why joining a local church matters.
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Pastors Talk
9Marks · On membership and the local church.
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The Church
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Everything we have is a trust from God. As good stewards we use our time, gifts, and resources faithfully — cheerful and accountable, longing to hear, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
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1 Peter 4 · 10
Use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as good stewards.
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Matthew 25 · 21
Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of your master.
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2 Corinthians 9 · 6–7
Each one as he has decided in his heart — God loves a cheerful giver.
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The Treasure Principle
Randy Alcorn
A short, freeing book on generosity.
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The Gospel Coalition Podcast
TGC · On money, work, and stewardship.
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Generosity
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We gather as a church to behold God together — stirring one another to love and good works, singing His praise, and rehearsing the day when every nation will worship the Lamb.
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Hebrews 10 · 24–25
Do not neglect to meet together, but encourage one another.
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Ephesians 5 · 19
Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs.
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Revelation 5 · 9
Worthy are You — by Your blood You ransomed people for God from every nation.
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Rhythms of Grace
Mike Cosper
How worship forms us as God’s people.
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Knowing Faith
JT English & friends · On worship and the gathered church.
▶7 min
Temple
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Disciples make disciples. We walk with one another in the Word — teaching, correcting, and encouraging — so that together we grow up into maturity in Christ.
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Matthew 28 · 20
Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.
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2 Timothy 4 · 2
Preach the word; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with patience and teaching.
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Matthew 18 · 15
If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you alone.
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Growing Up
Robby Gallaty
A practical path to making disciples.
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Knowing Faith
JT English & friends · A guided path through the faith.
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Discipleship
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By the Spirit we put sin to death. Mortification is the daily work of laying aside the old self and what is not of Christ, pressing on toward what lies ahead.
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Romans 8 · 12–13
If by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
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Colossians 3 · 5
Put to death therefore what is earthly in you.
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Philippians 3 · 13
Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead.
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The Mortification of Sin
John Owen
The classic on putting sin to death (abridged editions available).
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Ask Pastor John
Desiring God · On fighting sin by the Spirit.
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Sacrifice & Atonement
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As the Father sent the Son, so He sends us. Missions is crossing boundaries — of place, language, and culture — to carry the gospel to those who have not yet heard.
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John 20 · 21
As the Father has sent Me, even so I am sending you.
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Acts 1 · 8
You will be My witnesses to the end of the earth.
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Romans 10 · 14–15
How are they to hear without someone preaching?
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Let the Nations Be Glad
John Piper
On worship as the goal and fuel of missions.
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The Gospel Coalition Podcast
TGC · On missions and the nations.
▶8 min
Holy Spirit
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Christ gives His church leaders to equip and serve it. We recognize the biblical offices of elder and deacon — qualified, servant-hearted men appointed to shepherd and support the body.
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1 Timothy 3 · 1–13
The qualifications for those who serve as overseers and deacons.
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Titus 1 · 5
Appoint elders in every town as I directed you.
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Ephesians 4 · 11–13
He gave shepherds and teachers to equip the saints for ministry.
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Nine Marks of a Healthy Church
Mark Dever
Including biblical church leadership.
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Pastors Talk
9Marks · On elders, deacons, and church health.
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The Church
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The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction, with God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. It is our supreme standard for all we believe and do. We affirm the Baptist Faith & Message 2000.
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2 Timothy 3 · 16–17
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching and training in righteousness.
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2 Peter 1 · 20–21
Men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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Psalm 119 · 105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
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Taking God at His Word
Kevin DeYoung
A clear case for why we trust the Bible.
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Knowing Faith
JT English & friends · Episodes on the doctrine of Scripture.
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What is the Bible?
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There is one and only one living and true God. The eternal triune God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being. To Him we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience.
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Deuteronomy 6 · 4
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
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Matthew 28 · 19
Baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
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2 Corinthians 13 · 14
The grace of the Lord Jesus, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.
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Delighting in the Trinity
Michael Reeves
A warm introduction to the triune God.
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Knowing Faith
JT English & friends · Episodes on the doctrine of God.
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God
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Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary — fully God and fully man. He honored the law by His obedience, died on the cross for our sins, was raised bodily, ascended to the Father, and will return in power and glory.
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John 1 · 1, 14
The Word was God… and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.
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1 Corinthians 15 · 3–4
Christ died for our sins… was buried… and was raised on the third day.
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Philippians 2 · 9–11
God highly exalted Him, that every tongue confess Jesus Christ is Lord.
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The Incomparable Christ
John Stott
On the person and work of Jesus.
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Jesus, Messiah
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The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, fully divine. He convicts the world of sin, gives spiritual rebirth, indwells every believer, and seals us for the day of redemption. He cultivates Christian character, comforts believers, and empowers the church for worship, witness, and service.
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John 16 · 8, 13
He will convict the world… and guide you into all the truth.
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Romans 8 · 9, 11
The Spirit of God dwells in you… and gives life to your mortal bodies.
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Galatians 5 · 22–23
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness…
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Keep in Step with the Spirit
J. I. Packer
A trusted guide to the Spirit’s work.
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Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier / R.C. Sproul · On the person and work of the Spirit.
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Holy Spirit
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By grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
Salvation involves the redemption of the whole person and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. It is wholly a work of God’s grace, received through faith — not by works — and includes regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification. There is no salvation apart from personal faith in Jesus Christ.
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Ephesians 2 · 8–9
By grace you have been saved through faith… not a result of works.
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Romans 10 · 9
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord… you will be saved.
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Titus 3 · 5
He saved us… by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.
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The Cross of Christ
John Stott
A rich treatment of what the cross accomplished.
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Desiring God · Episodes on grace and salvation.
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The Gospel
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A New Testament church is a local body of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel. It observes the two ordinances of Christ, is governed by His laws, and seeks to extend the gospel to the ends of the earth. Each congregation operates under the lordship of Christ, led by pastors/elders and served by deacons.
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Acts 2 · 41–42
Those who received the word were baptized… and devoted themselves to the fellowship.
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Ephesians 1 · 22–23
God gave Christ as head over all things to the church, which is His body.
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1 Timothy 3 · 1–13
Qualifications for those who serve as overseers and deacons.
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Nine Marks of a Healthy Church
Mark Dever
What a biblical church looks like.
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Pastors Talk
9Marks · On the local church and its health.
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The Church
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Christ gave His church two ordinances. Baptism is the immersion of a believer in water, picturing death to sin and new life in Christ, and is prerequisite to church membership. The Lord’s Supper is a memorial in which members, through bread and cup, remember the death of Christ and anticipate His return.
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Romans 6 · 4
We were buried with Him by baptism into death… to walk in newness of life.
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1 Corinthians 11 · 23–26
Do this in remembrance of Me… until He comes.
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Matthew 28 · 19
Make disciples… baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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Understanding the Lord’s Supper
Bobby Jamieson
A short guide to the table.
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Knowing Faith
JT English & friends · Episodes on the ordinances.
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Baptism
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God, in His own time and way, will bring the world to its appointed end. Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly in glory. The dead will be raised, and Christ will judge all people in righteousness. The unrighteous will be consigned to eternal punishment, and the righteous, in their resurrected and glorified bodies, will receive their reward and dwell forever with the Lord.
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Acts 1 · 11
This Jesus… will come in the same way as you saw Him go into heaven.
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1 Thessalonians 4 · 16–17
The Lord will descend… and the dead in Christ will rise first.
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Revelation 21 · 3–4
He will dwell with them… and death shall be no more.
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Heaven
Randy Alcorn
A thorough, hope-filled look at the life to come.
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Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier / R.C. Sproul · On the return of Christ and eternity.
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Day of the Lord
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