What happens at baptism, why, and the goodness of it all, is so significant that it is one of the last instructions Jesus gives to the church (Matt. 28:18-20).

Like signposts, sacraments point to things, and like a certificate of authenticity, they affirm as true the truths they point to.

The Lord’s Supper is a meal that tells me whose I am.

The Word of God is our only sure source of comfort and courage in this sin impacted and troubled world. Psalm 119:17-24 encourages the people of God to be resilient during troubled times by seeking comfort in God’s works and finding courage in God’s Word.

God uses his word to transform our desires and our delights.

Psalm 119 celebrates the gift of God’s Word, how the God of grace uses his word of grace to promote transformation in the lives of the people he saves.

Effectively, productively, joyfully connected to the vine, and to one another.

God is doing more than we realize in and through us to spread His glory.

Our first, and foremost, core value is to Celebrate the Gospel – that Christ Jesus came into the world to save us from our sin.

“Sing, bless, tell and declare” are all commands in Psalm 96. The good life God gifts to us includes singing songs to declare his greatness and beauty to people who don’t yet know his greatness and beauty.

The kind of blessings God’s people should seek from the King of heaven when the kings of earth are wicked.