This week, we look at the reasons for and implications of calling God "Father" and describing him as "Almighty." Too often, both are abstracted from their biblical contexts and the revelation that God gives us through Jesus. If we are going to be true to the original message, we must come to an understanding of God that is rooted in the Biblical text and the witness of the earliest Christians.

Research sources:

Michael F. Bird, "What Christians ought to Believe"

Myers, Ben, "The Apostle's Creed: A Guide to the Ancient Catechism"

We begin a look at the core, ancient, and orthodox beliefs of the Church - those things that define Christianity. We're using the Apostle's Creed as the basis of our discussion and today we talk about the implications of declaring that "We believe"

Research sources:

Michael F. Bird, "What Christians ought to Believe"

Myers, Ben, "The Apostle's Creed: A Guide to the Ancient Catechism"

For most Protestants, we have inherited a view of Romans from Luther and the Reformation that focuses on justification. But justification is not the point of Romans. It is the premise on which Paul builds his larger, more important point - The Unity of the Church.

Today we discuss The Pastoral Epistles and the thrust of their message, which is to ensure that the truth of the Gospel remains pure.

There is much misunderstanding, and misinformation about what happened on Pentecost. Today, we look at how Luke employs the term "filled with the Holy Spirit" and what the experience is that he describes.

A discussion of 2 Corinthians and its implications for the church today.

A discussion of Paul's first letter to the Corinthian Church and its implications for us today.

We take this week to review the texts we have been looking at and how they work together to give us not only the message of the cross, but also the purpose God has been working in the world since the beginning.

This week, we dive deep into the Biblical understanding and usage of "righteousness." This is one that you might have to listen to more than once, but once you understand will change the way you see God, His purpose in the world, and what we as His people are called to be and do.

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Today, we look at both letters from Paul to his church at Thessalonica.