We close our series for prospective members today with a call- Whatever reason you have for attending a church, allow the Word of God to inform it. In Scripture, we find that God wants us to be committed and participating members of a local church. Let's break that fact down and consider each point. As we do, you'll find that we are not only reviewing everything we learned together until this point, but we're also applying it to what your next steps ought to be.

From our Sunday morning Bible readings, we begin a read-through of the 119th Psalm.

We're continuing our series for new members. Last week, we began giving the broad strokes of our distinctive markers, and we're finishing that today, covering gender roles, evangelism and apologetics, spiritual gifts, biblical counseling, youth involvement, end times, and grace itself.

From our Sunday morning Bible readings

A statement of faith doesn't answer every question about what you can expect from a church you're going to join. As such, about a year ago, we engaged in a sermon series on the distinctive qualities of Grace Bible Church. Today, we give an overview of the first seven of those points, saving the remaining seven for next week. We discuss the role of Scripture in our church, the sovereignty of God in salvation, Lordship salvation, a biblical view of public worship, church government, church membership, and finally, church discipline.

From our Sunday morning Bible readings.

Don't let theology intimidate you, for the truth is, you're already engaged in it. Obviously, so is the church you attend. However, you have the responsibility to know whether that church's theology means they are trustworthy in their handling of the Bible. In this message, we give an overview of our church's theology so both those attending and those thinking of attending are not surprised by what we teach.

From our Sunday morning Bible readings.

Baptism is a clear command in Scripture, but many Christians either ignore it or are mystified by it. What makes baptism significant- Why and how should we practice it- In this first message in our new members series, we learn about the first command for new Christians.