The Church’s greatest ability to demonstrate God’s power is afforded them in suffering. Pray for strength for that time!

1. Expect Grace

2. Endure Adversity

3. Expand the Church

4. Evangelize the Lost

5. Exalt God

Baptist Catechism Q&A#21:

Q: Into what condition did the fall bring mankind?

A: The fall brought mankind into a condition of sin and misery.

Memory Passage: Ephesians 2:1-3

The gift of God’s grace is granted to believers with a purpose that will often be met with opposition. Believers are to faithfully proclaim the gospel trusting in the power of God to transfer hearts. When difficulty comes, His Word is sufficient for the eternal preservation of His servants who pursue standing on the truth, seeking the salvation of undeserving sinners, and displaying the glory of God among the people.

When conflict arises, there are solutions and then there are right solutions!

God’s power is on display in His church to establish a distinct people. We are not called to attract the world to us, but to be a peculiar people set apart from the world. God will move through His ordinary means to accomplish His purposes through His ordinary people.

We sin because we are sinners! We aren’t sinners because we sin.

Man’s original Declaration of Independence was signed in Genesis 3. The fruit of this independence was felt immediately and subsequently throughout history, even to this day.

We are called together on purpose. If we are to pursue a faithful biblical church, we will do so 1)With One Community 2) With One Heart 3) With One Passion & 4) With One Voice.