As Christ has welcomed you, welcome one another for the glory of God.

"It's all about Jesus" is a motto of ours at Harbor Church. In this sermon by Pastor Seth Winterhalter, we learn about the reformation cry of "Sola Christus" or "Christ Alone." What does "Christ Alone" mean for your life? Do you know who Jesus is? What he has done? And what he is doing today? May our lives be all about Jesus.

The Bible tells us that faith alone is what saves us and justifies us before a holy God and that this faith is by grace alone, the unmerited, unearned, and undeserved favor of God.

‘Justification by Faith Alone’ is to believe that your faith in Jesus Christ, which was a gift you received from the Spirit of God, is the only source for your forgiveness of sin and right standing before God the Father as a redeemed and reconciled child of God. No works of your own can be added to the completed works of Jesus Christ. To think so or act so is to make a mockery of the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross and to toil in vain with no hope or assurance of your salvation.

The Bible is the foundation of truth, specifically for salvation and Christian living. All other wisdom such as human reason, tradition, or experience sits on top of this foundation and must therefore be filtered through its truth.

When Jesus saves us by the power of the Holy Spirit, He makes us witnesses of the truth and transformation of the Gospel. The entire book of Acts is a picture of what the life of Jesus’ church looks like living as witnesses.

In the midst of storms and shipwreck, Paul's Godly character and practice shine through. Paul's character was formed in places of hardship and comfort. His character shaped his practice, which prepared him for hardship. How is your character? How is your practice?

What sets the Christian apart from an unbelieving world? For Paul, it was his hope in Jesus. Without the life transformation that Jesus gives to us in the free gift of salvation, our hope will be set on worldly things that will falter and fail. Is your hope in Jesus, and is that hope evident in your life?

Christians can be a confident and cheerful witnesses to the gospel by placing their hope in the perfect living hope that is in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

As you faithfully bear witness to the truth of the gospel, take heart and be courageous for the Spirit of Christ is with you.