Theme: The Scriptures Witness to Believers Being Saved While Sinners, Prior to Any Works I. Abraham Believed God and it Was Accounted to Him for Righteousness – vv. 1-4 A. If Justified by Works, we Have something to Boast About – vv. 1-2; Ro 3:20; Is 64:6; I Co 1:31 B. Belief Accounted for Righteousness – v. 3; Gen 15:6 C. If Salvation were by works, it would not be grace – v. 4; Lk 17:7-10 II. God Justifies the Ungo
Theme: Jesus Succeeds in Answering Satan's Temptations where Adam Failed. I. The Son of God Tempted by Physical Needs – vv. 1-4 A. The Son of God Lead by the Spirit to be Tempted by the Devil – v. 1 B. Jesus was Hungry after Fasting 40 days and nights – v. 2 C. The Devil Tempts Jesus to Supernaturally Fulfill His Physical Needs – v. 3 D. Jesus Responds that God's Word is More Necessary than Daily Food – v. 4 II. The
The Canons of Dort The Fifth Head of Doctrine – The Perseverance of the Saints ARTICLE 12 – This doctrine of perseverance (that the saints may never be lost) does not work pride in man, but works humility, reverence, piety, patience, prayer, endurance in suffering, confession of the truth, and rejoicing. This certainty of perseverance, however, is so far from exciting in believers a spirit of pride, or of rendering t
The Canons of Dort The Fifth Head of Doctrine – The Perseverance of the Saints ARTICLE 11 – Believers struggle with various carnal doubts and do not always feel the full force of this assurance, but God will never tempt them above their ability to bear it, but makes for them a way of escape; also the Holy Spirit works assurance in us. The Scripture moreover testifies that believers in this life have to struggle with
Theme: In the Midst of a World Full of Death, God's People Live Looking to the Comfort and the Hope of Eternal Life with God! I. A Seed in Adam's Likeness – vv. 1-3 A. God Moving History forward – v. 1 B. Adam's Image Both Good and Bad – vv. 1-3 II. Death Rules from Adam to Noah – vv. 3-20, 25-28, 30-31 III. Hope in the Midst of Death – vv. 21-24, 29, 32 A. Enoch Walked with God and Was Taken to God after 365 Years –
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Christian Vigilance
Matthew Dawn
John writes to a church under pressure from false teaching. Do not believe every spirit. Test them. Many false prophets have gone out. The test is clear: every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God. Every spirit that denies this is of the Antichrist. The church is not defined by walls. It is defined by souls God has joined together. It will always face attack, but it will not be overcome
The children of believers belong to God’s covenant from conception (1 Corinthians 7:14; Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 74). For that reason we baptize them and begin teaching them the things of God while they are young.
Marriage is defined by God as the lifelong union of one man and one woman before God (Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:5). It is not a human arrangement that we may redefine.
There will be a day of judgment when Christ returns physically. Believers deserve the same judgment as unbelievers; our only hope is that we are seen in Christ’s righteousness and not our own (Matt. 25:31-46).
All human beings are created in God’s image (Gen. 1:26-27). We stand for the abolition of all abortion and euthanasia, and we proclaim forgiveness in Christ to all who repent.
We gather each Lord’s Day at 6524 County Road C, Manitowoc, WI 54220, in the Town of Newton, south of Manitowoc. Visitors are welcome. The service is ordered around the Word of God, Confession of Faith, Singing, and Prayer.
