Remember who we are in Christ. Live as one who is free, do not use your freedom for evil. God has called us to be his servants, we are not called to serve our own lusts.--Remember Jesus has told us that the truth will set us free. The one who sins is a slave to sin, but we have liberty in Christ.

the Holy Spirit makes the teaching of the Scriptures clear. Our culture is in a rapid moral decline. The christian has a firm solid foundation-built upon the Rock. We need a vision for life

We are all called to be witnesses of the Gospel. 500 years ago Martin Luther posted his 95 thesises. He challanged the church of his day to return to the Word of God and that word alone. The gospel had been turned into the traditions of men.--The world is increasingly polarized against the Gospel and against the Word. We need to stand our ground, with Luther, proclaming the gospel and the authority of Scripture.--the world is incre

Parable of the Good Samaritan We need to have a heart for the widow and the orphan in their distress, there is great need in the world, look at the great disaster in the world

The Church needs continuous reformation to the word of God. We must struggle as did Luther, concluding that the Word of God is the only Authority, not the Pope or Man or tradition.

What is reformed worship- why do we need reformed worship- How do we worship- Jesus tells us to worship in spirit and truth.--Luther was the one of the first to realize that worship in the church was broken.

The church is not just a social club. Communion or the Lord's supper is not just another ritual. Jesus gave himself that we might live, we do this as he commanded by faith.

The righteous live by faith, God judges the unrighteous.

Humility-a quality sorely lacking in today's world. There is a great hardness in people today, esp. in the way we treat each other. Pride does not accomplish the work of God.

Israel doubts God will do as Isaiah foretells. Isaiah then shows them who God is---I. God has power over creation--II. God is sovereign over creation--III. God is Glorious over creation