Some people choose to avoid the Old Testament. Instead of avoiding the it, we need to spend more time studying it. We need to dig in and when we do, we’ll discover unexpected gems hiding in the pages of the first 39 books of scripture. I think you’ll be surprised by what we find!

You were saved by grace alone and the good news is that God’s grace never stands alone—grace always produces the results of God’s intention! You were saved by God’s good work so that you would live out your life of good works for His glory!

We are each called by God. This sounds simple, but it addresses a huge misunderstanding in the traditional church that must be addressed—the calling of God is not limited to being a pastor or missionary.

Faith is a gift given to you by God. It is His invitation to us to be in relationship with Him.

Grace is the essential power source, the "divine power", of the Christian life.

There are two types of covenants in the Bible: between two people and between God and Man. One such covenant, the Law, is a tutor that taught us two things: (1) God is holy and expects His people to be holy, and (2) we cannot live up to His standards. The Law makes it clear that we need a savior.

The promise of security was given to us to become our assurance of salvation, which then dictates how we live our lives—how we think and feel!

We are starting with the promise that, in many ways, is the greatest evidence of our Christianity: nothing demonstrates to us and the world the tangible reality of Jesus Christ crucified, risen and coming again more than our ability to forgive as we have first been forgiven

The heart of today’s message is to reinforce the bedrock of the promises of God as being God’s spoken Word to us.

We have the promise of eternity. This is an overarching truth for living a victorious life because this is the foundation of all our hope.