How do we evaluate and apply the law and the commandments of God in matters where scripture is silent? We do so through the over-arching principles of Love of God, Love of Neighbor, and our Freedom in Christ.

Here we see the vital connection between the Lord's Supper and Christian living. The real presence of Christ in the supper and the union it brings about with other believers is a doctrine and practice that have a direct result on how we should then live.

Sunday School Hour: The 1689 London Baptist Confession chapter 29: Of Baptism

God speaks to us through history, and particularly the history of Israel. Here, on the basis of the judgment that fell upon the Exodus generation, the Corinthian church is warned about the dangers of idolatry, sexual immorality, ingratitude, and tempting Christ. And yet, their hope for perseverance isn't in themselves, but in our faithful God.

Sunday School Hour: The 1689 London Baptist Confession chapter 27-28: Of communion of saints, the ordinances of baptism and the Lord's Supper, and the administration thereof.

Sunday School Hour: The 1689 London Baptist Confession chapter 26 paragraphs 12-15: Of the Church. Christ's power exercised in church membership, church discipline, and church associationalism.

Special ordination service: the service and role of a deacon, following the example of Jesus Christ, the deacon of deacons.