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Our purpose in these lessons on our Confession of Faith is to be well "grounded and settled" in the truth of God. Then we want to understand how these truths will change our life and equip us to serve God.

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

What does it mean to truly love Jesus Christ? In a culture where Christianity can easily become comfortable, convenient, and merely outward, 1 Peter calls us back to something deeper: a living faith in Jesus Christ that produces love, conviction, perseverance, and joy. "Though you have not seen Him, you love Him." Peter wrote to believers who had never physically seen Christ, yet they loved Him, trusted Him, and rejoiced in Him—even in the midst of suffering. Their faith was not built upon comfort or convenience, but upon the living Christ. This sermon challenges us to examine our own hearts. Do we love Christ Himself, or simply identify as Christian? Has comfort become more important to us than conviction? Would Jesus Christ still be enough if our possessions, relationships, health, security, and worldly comforts were taken away? Are we willing to follow Christ when faithfulness comes with a cost? Through the example of English martyr John Rogers and the teaching of Scripture, we are reminded that love for Christ is not merely an emotion or an intellectual confession. True love for Christ changes what we treasure, how we respond to suffering, how we view sin, and how we live before God. The world will disappoint us. People will leave us. Possessions will fade. Entertainment will become empty. Our bodies will become fragile. But Jesus Christ remains. If you are searching for a Christianity rooted not in cultural expectations or religious tradition, but in the authority of Scripture and the glory of Jesus Christ, this message invites you to look again at the Savior who gave Himself completely for His people. "Though you have not seen Him, you love Him." — 1 Peter

This sermon explores the doctrine of the church by connecting the despair of Elijah in 1 Kings 19 with Article 27 of the Belgic Confession. It addresses modern skepticism toward institutional Christianity and clarifies that the church is one, holy, catholic, and apostolic, existing as a universal body preserved by Christ despite worldly opposition. The preacher argues that believers must look beyond their immediate circumstances and personal failures to trust in God's sovereign preservation of His people. By highlighting Elijah's realization that 7,000 faithful remained unseen, the message encourages the congregation to find hope in the enduring nature of the church. Ultimately, it calls for confidence in Christ as the head of the church, assuring believers of its future glory and their mission within it.

Grace Covenant Baptist Church is a Reformed Baptist Church in Monroe, Louisiana. We are a confessional church subscribing to the Second London Baptist Confession of 1689. We adhere to the Five Solas of the Protestant Reformation; Sola Scriptura, Solus Christus, Sola Gratia, Sola Fide, and Soli Deo Gloria. Find more information about or listen to past sermons from Grace Covenant Baptist Church at https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/gcbcwm/

It is Christ that is made to us wisdom, and he the author and cause of all spiritual wisdom. He is made unto us righteousness, that is he satisfied the righteous law of God and made satisfaction to it that we might be justified from all sin, discharged from all condemnation and brought into the holiness of his nature. Christ's righteousness being reckoned, accounted to us as our justification. He is our sanctification, that by the imputation of the holiness of his nature, the merits of his blood, and the efficacy of his grace in a covenant relationship we are set aside and kept holy and brought to perfection. Christ is our redemption having obtained eternal redemption from sin, Satan, the law, and this present evil world.

Scripture: Acts 8:9-24; Ephesians 2:1-10 Belgic Confession, Article 17 Sermon Title: Grace Alone Sermon Theme: Only God's grace rescues us Sermon Points: I. Man's Inability II. Man's Attempts III. God's Solution

Theme: If we are to uphold the honour of God's name, then God himself must be our greatest delight. When he is... 1) We confess his name 2) We call upon him 3) We praise him in all things