Messages From Our Pastor

One of the great truths recovered during the Reformation was Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone). But Scripture alone does not mean me alone with my Bible. There is an important difference between Sola Scriptura and what some call Solo Scriptura. Sola...

How did God inspire the men who wrote the Bible? Have you ever wondered whether the biblical authors simply wrote down what God dictated to them? Were they like students taking notes while a teacher spoke, carefully recording every word?...

One of the more discouraging discoveries in the Christian life is that trusting Christ doesn’t end our struggle with sin. Paul describes this conflict in Romans 7: “I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing...

Jesus said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me” (Matthew 28:18). Christ is Lord over the church, every nation, every ruler, and every part of life. Nothing exists outside His authority. Yet Christ governs all...

Jesus is the head of the church. It belongs to Him, not to any pastor or leadership team. He purchased His people with His own blood, and He continues to care for us as our Chief Shepherd. One way He...

Church membership can sound like paperwork, a name on a list, or joining a religious organization. Biblically understood, it’s much richer than that. Membership is a church saying to a believer, “We recognize your profession of faith and receive you...

When we feel spiritually weak or discouraged, we may assume we need something dramatic: a powerful experience, a new method, or some breakthrough. But God ordinarily strengthens His people through simple, familiar gifts: His Word, prayer, the ordinances, and the...

The Bible is the highest and final authority for everything we believe. So why does our church also affirm a confession of faith? A confession doesn’t add to Scripture or stand alongside it as an equal authority. It is simply...

The Bible contains many books, authors, and events, but it tells one unfolding story of God’s grace in Jesus Christ. After Adam sinned, God promised that the offspring of the woman would crush the serpent’s head (Gen. 3:15). That promise...

God speaks to us in His Word through both law and gospel. We need to hear both clearly, but we must never confuse them. The law tells us what God requires: “You shall love the Lord your God with all...