SCRIPTURE ACTS 1:6-11 6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon […]
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THE PROMISE OF A GREATER KING: Daniel 7:1-28
SCRIPTURE DANIEL 7:1-28 1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter.2 Daniel declared,[a]“I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were […]
THE PROMISE OF A GREATER PRIEST: Zechariah 3:1-10
SCRIPTURE ZECHARIAH 3:1-10 1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.2 And the Lordsaid to Satan, “The Lordrebuke you, O Satan! The Lordwho has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?”3 Now Joshua was standing […]
THE PROMISE OF A GREATER PROPHET: Deuteronomy 18:15-22
SCRIPTURE DEUTERONOMY 18:15-22 15 “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen—16 just as you desired of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God […]
WE EXIST TO PLANT CHURCHES: Matthew 28:18-20
SCRIPTURE MATTHEW 28:18-20 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And […]
PROMISED BEFOREHAND: the promise of a greater prophet, priest, and king
In the beginning of his letter to the Romans, Paul introduces himself as one “set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son.” We want to find these promises. So join us this Advent as we look at what God promised beforehand about […]
WE EXIST TO LOVE CITIES: Luke 10:25-37
SCRIPTURE LUKE 10:25-37 25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?”27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your […]
WE EXIST TO MAKE DISCIPLES: John 8:31-36
SCRIPTURE JOHN 8:31-36 31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”33 They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, […]
THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH: Make Disciples, Love Cities, Plant Churches
We believe local churches exist to make disciples, love cities, and plant churches that share the same vision. We seek to make disciples of Jesus, in obedience to his commands. “And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all […]
CAN I LOSE MY SALVATION? PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS: Romans 8:28-30
SCRIPTURE ROMANS 8:28-30 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.30 And those whom […]