Romans 4:1-25 (HCSB)Abraham Justified by Faith4 What then can we say that Abraham, our physical ancestor, has found? 2 If Abraham was justified by works, he has something to brag about—but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness. 4 Now to the one who works, pay is not considered as a gift, but as something owed. 5 But to...  Read More

Genesis 15:1-6 (HCSB)The Abrahamic Covenant15 After these events, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield; your reward will be very great. 2 But Abram said, “Lord God, what can You give me, since I am childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 Abram continued, “Look, You have given me no offspring, so a slave born in my house wil...  Read More

Genesis 12:1-9 (HCSB)The Call of Abram12 The Lord said to Abram: Go out from your land, your relatives, and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, I will curse those who treat you with contempt, and all the peoples on earth will be ble...  Read More

1.  Matthew 19:3-6 paints marriage in a strictly one-flesh union between a man and a woman. Why is that important in relation to the fact that God made man and woman? Why can’t any other version of marriage meet the one-flesh union that God designated from the beginning?2.  How does Ephesians 5:22-33 only really make sense if you buy into God’s design for gender and marriage? In Ephesians, Paul se...  Read More

1.  Matthew 19:3-6 paints marriage in a strictly one-flesh union between a man and a woman. Why is that important in relation to the fact that God made man and woman? Why can’t any other version of marriage meet the one-flesh union that God designated from the beginning? 2.  How does Ephesians 5:22-33 only really make sense if you buy into God’s design for gender and marriage? In Ephesians, Paul s...  Read More

Romans 1:18-32 (HCSB)God’s Wrath Against Sinful Humanity18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—h...  Read More

Ephesians 5:22-33 (HCSB)22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for ...  Read More

Matthew 19:3-6 (HCSB)3 Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?” 4 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? 6 So they are no longer t...  Read More

Genesis 2:18-24 (HCSB)18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” 19 Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. 20 So the man gave names to all the livestock, ...  Read More

Tis the Season to be Jolly… Fa la la la la! Did you know that this is not just a bunch of silly words but in Renaissance England, they were used to advance a song’s satirical critique of society or as a lyrical surrogate for something that couldn’t be expressed explicitly? At least that is what “the Google” says. This is totally different than… Ooh la la …which is a French phrase to express a stro...  Read More

Genesis 1:26-28 (HCSB)26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” 27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them ...  Read More

Let it RainStudy The Word: Put life lessons from Noah into action.Key Truth: Righteous Noah was called to build an ark (Genesis 6:9-22).Key Truth: Noah, his family, and the animals were safe in the ark when the flood came (Genesis 7:1-8:19).Key Truth: Noah worshiped God and received promises and instructions (Genesis 8:20-9:17).Family Connection: Continue the discussion after church!How was Noah d...  Read More