What does justification have to do with the Holy Spirit? What is justification in the first place? Justification can be defined simply as God's act of declaring the believing sinner righteous. And righteousness is obtained through faith, through the New Covenant, and through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. So we see that there is a direct connection between the two, and we see that if Jesus had not gone away, believers could not have been counted as righteous.

What is the ministry of the Holy Spirit? Jesus said that it is to our advantage for him to return to the Father because, if he didn't, he would not be able to send the Helper - the Holy Spirit. The ministry of the Spirit is part of the New Covenant; but to understand the New Covenant, we need to understand what the Old Testament says. What we see is that if Jesus did not leave (meaning, his death, burial, resurrection and ascension), the blessings of the new covenant would remain at bay and many of the promises are yet to be fulfilled.

Why are people in our culture not responding to gospel presentations and calls to believe? It is possible that, as we share the gospel with them, they do not understand exactly who Jesus is. Today we look at calls to believe in Scripture to ascertain how our gospel presentations ought to look.

Today we again look at the person of Jesus and his confrontation with the Pharisees. The Pharisees accused Jesus of being the Son of Satan, not the Son of God. In this interaction, we see a couple of strange passage. When Jesus speaks about binding up a strong man, what is he meaning? What is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? What does it mean that we will be judged for every careless word we have spoken?

The Articles of Faith of a church are not independent statements of what a church believes, but an interwoven system of not only what we teach, but how we live day to day. Today, Pastor Randal speaks about what we believe regarding Jesus Christ by looking at a pivotal interaction Jesus had with the Pharisees. Why is this so conversation so important? And how does what we believe about Jesus impact our lives today?

What is the role of a father? There are a variety of opinions, but as Christians, we need to look at the Bible and see what God says. And when we do, we find that Jesus has set the example for how a father ought to live. This Father's Day we explore how fathers are to lead through servant leadership.

How do we inherit the kingdom of God? And how do we please God? When we try to keep the law, then what we find is that we will always fail miserably. But when we are led by the Spirit, we live in a way that honors and glorifies God. So, how does that look?

Bennet Bedaiko teaches Mark 8:1-21.