Reformation Baptist Church

John 20:23You need the Church. Many Christians never join a church or refuse to go to church at all forsaking the blessings Christ has given us in committing ourselves to a local church body. Why do you need the church and why is the church such a gift from Christ to you?

John 20:19-29The church is sent in the power of the Holy Spirit on Christ's mission to preach the good news of eternal life to the world.

John 20:17What blessings do we have in Christ with God as our Heavenly Father? In Christ we are adopted as beloved sons and daughters and have the blessings of the Father's: 1. Love and ProvidentialCare, 2. Ear in Prayer, and 3. Discipline.

John 20:17-18Through the Death and Resurrection of Christ Christians receive Grace in the New Covenant and Adoption as beloved sons and daughters of God.

John 20:11-16What does the Resurrection have to do with Ark of the Covenant… the Temple… and the Garden of Eden and what does it mean for Christians today?In the Resurrection, Jesus is the True and Better Mercy Seat and the True and Better Adam who atones for our sin and redeems us from the Fall.

John 20:1-10By His Resurrection God declared once and for all that Jesus Christ truly is the Resurrection and the Life and the dawn of a New Creation redeemed from sin and death and the curse for all who trust in Him.

John 19:38-42By His death Christ the King conquered the Death and reconciled us to God once and for all. 

By His death Jesus became the Fountain Eternal Life for all who trust in Him. The blood and water that flowed from Jesus' side show us that Jesus delivers, atones for, and cleanses us of all our sin.

John 19:16-30Jesus' last words from the cross give us a full picture of the Gospel and the hope of salvation we have in Him.

John 18:38-19:16What makes the cross and crucifixion of Jesus such good news? We literally call the Gospel good news and preach at its center Christ and Him crucified. How can such a gruesome and horrible death be good news for anyone?

John 18:37-38What is Truth? The whole world is searching for truth and meaning and is looking everywhere to find it but Christ. He is the Truth and the only one who can save us from the lie of living for ourselves.

John 18:28-36Jesus came preaching, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel." The Kingdom of God is directly tied to the good news of the Gospel, but what is it? What is the Kingdom of God and what does Jesus expect for His Kingdom?

John 18:12-27All of us have some fear of failure. Fear that we are not strong enough, good enough, faithful enough, or devoted enough one way or another. Fear of falling back into that sin that we resolved to never fall into again. In our weakness in the midst of our failures, we need to remember that Jesus is the Good Shepherd who gives grace to weak and weary sinners.

John 18:1-11Jesus offered himself as a sacrifice for our sins and drank the cup of God's wrath our sins deserved out of His great love for us. 

How do we handle conflict biblically and not let our anger boil over into ungodliness and works of the flesh? How do we fight for unity and peace even in the midst of argument so that our marriages, family, and churches are not torn apart by sin and division?

John 17:20-26Why is it so important for a church to fight for unity? Jesus prays that we would be one that the world would believe that the Father sent Him. What does Christian unity look like and why is it essential for a healthy, vibrant church?

John 17:11-19What does Jesus pray for the Church and in His prayer what does He want us as the Church to strive for and be?

John 17:6-10All who trusting Christ are God's own chosen and precious people purchased by Christ and free in Him.

John 17:4-6In eternity past the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit covenanted together as the One Triune God to glorify His name and save the elect.

John 17:1-3Who is God? What is Man? What is the Ultimate Purpose of Life? These are the Big Questions and how you answer them is key to the joy of your soul, and the only way to have true joy and the hunger and thirst of our soul's satisfied is if we find our joy in knowing and worshiping the only true God through Jesus Christ.‌

John 16:25-33With the last words of His farewell address to the Disciples the night before His crucifixion, Jesus gives us a great promise and a great hope. Words to encourage us and help us persevere no matter what we might face in the world.

John 16:16-24Through the Death and Resurrection of Christ we have the fullness of joy and peace with God in Eternal Life.

How do you read the Word of God for the most spiritual profit? The Word is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword and at work in the Believer. How do we read it to make it most effective for our spiritual life?

How do you read the Bible to grow in your love and faith in Jesus Christ?

Today we look at God's gift of peace, our Savior, in Luke 2:13-14.

John 16:12-15The Bible is the inspired, inerrant, and infallible Word of God and the only sure and certain rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedience. The Holy Spirit inspired Scripture and illuminates Scripture today to guide us in all truth and lead us to know and live out God's Word.

John 16:4-15The Holy Spirit dwells in the believer to glorify Christ and bear witness to His person and work as our Prophet, Priest, and King.

John 15:25-16:4The Church is empowered with the Holy Spirit to bear witness and endure the hatred and persecution of the world. Therefore we should have every hope that our labor will not be in vain because the Church is not fighting for victory but fighting from victory.

Today we look at Psalm 138 and how David models for us how to be a thankful people.

John 15:18-25Why does the world hate the Church and what comfort and encouragement does this give us to persevere?

What is the God given role and purpose of government? Christians need to recapture a robust biblical political theology that we might be a prophetic voice to the culture and know how to pray for our leaders as God has commanded us to.

What does Jesus want His Church to be and do? What should we be aiming for as a Christian Church? Jesus calls His Church to love one another as He has loved us and to proclaim His gospel carrying out the Great Commission.

True joy is found in abiding in Christ and living all of our lives for Him.

What is Covenant Theology and how does Jesus fulfill all the covenants to give us the Covenant of Grace?

Through His death, Jesus gives believers peace with God and victory from the Devil with all his accusations.

How do we grow in sanctification by the Holy Spirit's strength and power?

Where do you get the strength and power to live a godly life? Most Christian think the answer for living a godly life is to try harder and do better looking to our own strength and power. But the power for a holy life is not in white knuckling our own holiness. The power for a holy life is love; a love for Christ that flows out of the new affections of the new heart worked in us by the Holy Spirit.

What does it mean that the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever?

What is the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Believer?The Holy Spirit dwells in us to wash us clean from all sin, sanctify us in power to live a holy and godly life, and seal us eternally for redemption by His almighty power.

Who is the Holy Spirit and what is His work and Ministry in the life of the Believer?

Today, we look at what the scripture has to say about the glory of work.

How do you develop a more powerful and effective prayer life that results in greater intimacy with God and prayers that are actually answered?

In dark and uncertain days Christians can have hope by looking to Christ and the promises of His victorious Kingdom.

Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life and the only way to the Father is through faith in Him.

What comfort does faith give when we have troubled hearts in troubled times? Where can we go? Where can we turn in times of stress and anxiety?

What does it mean to love one another just as Christ has loved us?

In the betrayal of Christ, we see the glory of Christ's person and work. How Christ is the Long-Promised Messiah, One True God, and Victorious Triumphant King who alone can save us from all our sins.

The washing of the disciples feet reveals the glory of Christ's person and work in laying down His life to cleanse us from all sin.

As Prophet Christ was sent by God with a sure and true word of salvation for all who believe in Him and to worship Christ as Prophet we must believe in Him and hold fast to all His word.

Proverbs 1:1-7