A reminder of who we are and why we exist.
A Christ-Centered, Bible-Believing Fellowship
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
A reminder of who we are and why we exist.
The answer to both legalism and antinomianism is living in light of the gospel.
Though this appears to only be a list of names, these greetings from Paul to the saints at Rome give us a glimpse into the level of commitment that should be true of every Christian today -- commitment that centers on faithful service through the local church.
In a unique way, the Bible presents the imagery of "smell" and "aroma" to teach truth related to worship, sin, atonement, and service.
Women have important roles in the home and church. But according to this text (as well as 1 Timothy 2), speaking roles in corporate worship services of New Testament churches are reserved for men and not women.
Paul continues to emphasize the true purpose of the "gift of tongues" and its proper function in the early days of the church. In addition, the Apostle includes a clear explanation of what happens when a lost person is genuinely converted.
What kind of life pleases God? A life willfully dedicated to serving Him as a response to what He has already done for us.
Paul unveils four contributing factors that enable believers to magnify Christ with their lives.
Isaiah prophesied that deliverance from the bondage of sin would come. This passage presents four encouraging facts about this divine plan of deliverance that should help Christians keep the proper worship focus during the Christmas season.
At the outset of his letter to these elect exiles, Peter breaks into doxology by pronouncing a blessing on God and declaring that God is infinitely praiseworthy. We see what caused Peter to worship and how we can worship in the midst of trying circumstances.
Prayer is like breathing for the Christian, yet so often it is neglected. The author of Hebrews provides some encouraging reminders that not only stimulate prayer, but also reveal the great privilege it is.
Coming to terms with the way we should worship and praise our Lord may seem like aiming at a constantly changing target. But in Psalm 145 David provides some much needed education for God-honoring, biblically-based exaltation.
Often times in our Christian life we willfully allow Jesus Christ to be dethroned. Paul explains to the Philippians what they must be meditating upon so that they might be people who are God glorifying and Christ exalting.
The believer has been redeemed so that he might live life with wisdom and insight, that he might live life with an illumined state of mind of who God is. God ordained this specifically that He might be worshiped.
In his closing words of his journal, Solomon the Preacher gives a final warning against pagan counsel and an exhortation of true worship.
In spite of all the vanity of earthly existence, Solomon has told of a sovereign God who gives a life of joy and pleasure. But how can this God be approached? Solomon inserts a proverbial unit that deals with the proper way to approach God.
You can have peace when in your innermost being you, by God's sovereign grace, resolve to live in accordance with something objective -- the word of Christ. These rich verses comprise the result of fulfilling the command to let the word dwell richly in us.
This passage stands unsurpassed in its description of Christ. It is part of the core of Paul's answer to heretical teachings; it proclaims the unqualified supremacy -- the pre-eminance -- of our Savior.
The Psalmist notes that worship involves adoration of who God is, and expectant hope.
Psalm 92's primary theme is worship and is an appropriate to glean perspective about worship. One important statement that it makes is that worship involves celebration.
When it comes to the intentional private and corporate times of worship, we find various components to worship as we examine various instances of worship. We see definite activities that make up intentional times of worship.
In the book of Romans, Paul shows how it is now possible for all to engage with God in a new way, on the basis of Christ's sacrifice, offering the worship that is pleasing to Him. He suggests a radically new understanding of worship in terms of a right response to the gospel.
There are three primary purposes that the church exists: to exalt God, to edify the saints, and evangelize the lost.
New Testament worship is decidedly Christocentric -- loving and serving the Lord Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of all that Old Testament worship foreshadowed. The book of Acts has a lot to say about worship in the early church -- a group distinct from Israel in God's economy.
We see the biblical meaning behind the idea of "worship" when we look at key Greek terms in the Septuagint and the New Testament. These terms fall into three major categories: paying homage, service, and reverence.
We observe three more characteristics about Old Testament worship, including its basis in the reality and recognition of God's presence and rule, and the role of external actions.
Worship of the living and true God is essentially an engagement with Him on the terms that He proposes and in the way that He alone makes possible. In the Old Testament, true worship depended on God's self-revelation of Himself and His act of redemption.
Unlike Old Testament saints, believers today are are able to draw near to God as worshipers because of what Christ has accomplished on the cross.
A brief overview of the main topics and themes in the book of Philippians.
As Paul closes his letter to the church at Philippi, he reminds them plainly of four aspects of the cross that should draw their attention towards Jesus Christ.
The continual emotion of joy that is rooted in Christ is expected for all believers. It is the natural overflow of a heart that has responded to the Gospel.
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