Paul now addresses the Thessalonians on the topic of grief. Why should the Thessalonians be told to temper their grieving over the Christian dead? In short, because they are not truly dead. The resurrection of Christ tramples death underfoot and...

Paul guides Christians not to take their moral cues from the broader cultural landscape. Our direction in sexual ethics comes from God who judges, but also who calls us to become like him in Christ. What if the use of our bodies could bring us...

This week we take a break from our current series to hear from guest preacher, Mark Larson, Lead Pastor of Center Church in Libertyville. Mark will be preaching from Psalm 121.

Paul moves into moral instruction, but moral instruction grounded in the imitation of God, that we might be holy as the Spirit be gives us.

The Thessalonians find themselves in the midst of persecution, but also in the midst of the Church, a people who walk arm in arm through suffering. Paul encourages them to recognize God's work in their midst, and remember that God will set all...

Paul begins his letter to the Thessalonians with a sigh of relief. Despite having to leave them in the middle of persecution, the fledgling church is alive and well. Paul opens his letter with thanksgiving, pouring forth all the ways in which he...

The sufficiency of Scripture may be the only doctrine in this series which is unique to Protestants. We hold that Scripture is the only infallible source of doctrine, and therefore whatever other authorities we may consult, all of them are brought...

The Bible is not just true. It is the means by which God brings us into encounter with himself, and it is by hearing that he stirs in his people the gift of faith. When Christians say the Bible is infallible, it is not just that the Bible will not...

Christians believe that God is true. He is faithful to deliver the truth to his people and follow through on all he says. If this was true of a friend, we would say "He is true to his word." God is true to his word, and therefore his Word...