General Announcement Please join us tonight at 6:30pm for the first of our Summer Worship Nights. It will be a special night of worship and prayer together. The next Equip Seminar is this Wednesday, June 14 at 6:30pm in the Conference Room. The title is [...]
Catechism Question 24: Why was it necessary for Christ, the Redeemer, to die? Since death is the punishment for sin, Christ died willingly in our place to deliver us from the power and penalty of sin and bring us back to God. By his substitutionary [...]
General Announcement We would like to introduce our new Worship Intern, Joshua Gloates. Joshua is a junior at Lancaster Bible College and will be assisting Noah Reber in various worship and technical activities. If you see Joshua around, be sure to say “hi” and make [...]
Catechism Question 22: Why must the Redeemer be truly human? That in human nature he might on our behalf perfectly obey the whole law and suffer the punishment for human sin; and also that he might sympathize with our weaknesses. A Soldiers Psalm [...]
Catechism Question 21: What sort of Redeemer is needed to bring us back to God? One who is truly human and also truly God. The Persistence of God Genesis 48-50 (ESV) Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh 48:1-22 Jacob became ill and was at [...]
Catechism Question 20: Who is the Redeemer? The only Redeemer is the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, in whom God became man and bore the penalty for sin himself.
Catechism Question 19: Is there any way to escape punishment and be brought back into God’s favor? Yes, to satisfy his justice, God himself, out of mere mercy, reconciles us to himself and delivers us from sin and from the punishment for sin, by [...]
Catechism Question 18: Will God allow our disobedience and idolatry to go unpunished? No, every sin is against the sovereignty, holiness, and goodness of God, and against his righteous law, and God is righteously angry with our sins and will punish them in his [...]
Catechism Question 17: What is idolatry? Idolatry is trusting in created things rather than the Creator for our hope and happiness, significance and security. God’s Preparation for the Good Life Genesis 42-44 Introduction: Joseph distinguished himself with hard work and efficiency. Now he is [...]
Catechism Question 16: What is sin? Sin is rejecting or ignoring God in the world he created, rebelling against him by living without reference to him, not being or doing what he requires in his law - resulting in our death and the disintegration [...]
