The goal of the Christian life is Transformation, being conformed to the image of Christ. God's desire is for every person to grow up into the fullness of his character.

What actions can we exercise in our lives to place ourselves in the optimum position for God to do his transforming work in our lives? Today we are looking at spiritual disciplines, or practices.

The Apostle Paul is very clear that we are not saved by our works, but by God's grace. But in this passage he addresses an important question: What is the place of works in a covenant of grace?

Romans 6:15-23

The Ragman, written by Walter Wangerin, Jr, is an allegory of the life, death and resurrection of Christ.

Dramatic presentation of the story The Ragman - an allegory of the life of Christ.

In Acts 10:9-23, Peter had a dream that a sheet filled with foods that were forbidden, and therefore detestable to any Jew.  Three times the voice from heaven said, “Get up and eat.”  Three times Peter refused.  And three times the voice responded, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”  What does this incident teach us about our calling?

Ephesians 2:8-10 What do we mean when we use the word 'saved'? Let's get at that quetion by looking at four prepositional phrases found in Ephesians 2:8-10.

What is the best news you ever received? Abraham and Sarah received unbelievable news. But their faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness. Today we'll look at characteristics of Biblical Faith.

Forgiveness and Grace - two subjects which are not easy to understand, but are closely related, and together make up the very essence of the Christian faith.

In Galatians 3:1-5, Paul points out a recurring problem in the church: many Christ-followers start out as the Prodigal Son, and turn into the Older Brother.  This is called falling from grace.