The Lord Jesus has entrusted the leadership of the local church to a plurality of qualified male elders who are to lead with Christ-like humility and teach the whole counsel of God so that all will be built up in their faith and equipped to share in the work of the ministry.

The New Testament assumes that every Christian should be a committed member of a local church.

The New Testament assumes that every Christian should be a committed member of a local church.

The local church is a community of regenerated believers in Jesus Christ. In obedience to Scripture they organize under qualified leadership, gather regularly for preaching and worship, observe the biblical ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, practice church discipline, are unified by the Spirit, marked by love, and by the power of the Spirit seek to fulfill the great commission for God’s glory and their joy.

The local church is a community of regenerated believers in Jesus Christ. In obedience to Scripture they organize under qualified leadership, gather regularly for preaching and worship, observe the biblical ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, practice church discipline, are unified by the Spirit, marked by love, and by the power of the Spirit seek to fulfill the great commission for God’s glory and their joy.

Those who believe the promises of God will orient their entire lives around them, just as Jacob and Joseph did.

Those who believe the promises of God will orient their entire lives around them, just as Jacob and Joseph did.

As Jacob nears death, the author of Genesis reminds us that the plan of redemption begun in the garden will continue and Christ will be King.

As Jacob nears death, the author of Genesis reminds us that the plan of redemption begun in the garden will continue and Christ will be King.

We grow in our love for God when we reflect on, and then respond to, God’s unconditional, personal, irresistible, relentless, and eternal love for us.