Gospels: Week 3 - Jesus' authority to call, heal, forgive, and welcome sinners Mark 2:1–12 (NASB95) 1 above Him; and when they had dug an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying. 5

A Summary of Christian Doctrine, by Louis Berkhof Chapter 1: Religion (Lightly edited and formatted for It is found only four times in our translation of the Bible (Gal. 1:13, 14; Jas. 1:26, 27). Join us each weekday at UnfadingTruth.com as we explore what Scripture and our Reformed Confessions teach

However, verses like 1 Thessalonians 5:18 and Philippians 4:6 remind us that the foundation of a prayerful Then passages like 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 tell us to give thanks in everything. Thess 1:6). momentary sufferings pale in comparison to the eternal glory God has in store for His people (2 Cor. 4:17 ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Hebrews 5

Logos.com Isaiah 64:1–8 (NIV) 64 Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him. 5  Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Point 4 - Irresistible Grace Point 5 - Perseverance of the Saints Article 3: God’s Preservation of the Today: 1 Peter 4

Genesis 1:24-26 (NIV) 24  And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Article 1: The Effect of the Fall on Human Nature Human beings were originally created in the image Summary The summary section is paraphrased from The Expositor's Bible Commentary, by John Sailhamer Today: Philippians 1

Acts 1:21-26 (NIV) CONTEXT: The very first thing the brand new Church did once Jesus ascended into heaven We join into this meeting as Peter speaks to the group: 21  Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us, 22  beginning from John responsibility over to them 4  and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.” 5  Today: John 1

Genesis 6:1-8 CONTEXT: We left off at the end of chapter 3, with man having fallen into sin. Chapters 4 –5 traces the spread of sin and death after the fall - from Cain’s murder of Abel to a world They were the heroes of old, men of renown. 5   The LORD saw how great the wickedness of man had become choose between a God who regrets versus a God who does not change like the shifting shadows ( James 1: 17 ) .

Revelation 1:4–8 (NIV) Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits  before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn Moses says that God “created the world”; and John says that “all things were created by the Word,” which not just a story, but the entire history of man's creation, redemption, salvation and consummation - John But John, along with every other New Testament author, tells it as it is.

The way you worship matters, says Jesus. Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 80 Q. How does the Lord’s Supper differ from the Roman Catholic Mass? A. The Lord’s Supper declares to us that our sins have been completely forgiven through the one sacrifice of Jesus Christ which he himself finished on the cross once for all. It also declares to us that the Holy Spirit grafts us into Christ, who with his very body is now in heaven at the right hand of the Father where he wants us to worship him. But the Mass teaches that the living and the dead do not have their sins forgiven through the suffering of Christ unless Christ is still offered for them daily by the priests. It also teaches that Christ is bodily present in the form of bread and wine where Christ is therefore to be worshiped. Thus the Mass is basically nothing but a denial of the one sacrifice and suffering of Jesus Christ and a condemnable idolatry. Summary One of the most painful consequences of sin is that the one thing that ought to unite all people - worshipping the God who made us - is arguably the thing that creates the most division and angst. Not only do massive divisions exist between the three great monotheistic religions (Judaism, Islam & Christianity), but the Christian Church itself is rent asunder with all sorts of different ideas and practices on how God ought to be worshipped. Division occurs when different expressions in how people worship begin to affect what they worship. The resulting battles shatter communities and even families, causing pain and bitterness that last generations. Our society's current live and let live attitude wants Jesus to come down and declare that all forms of worship, as long as its sincere and heartfelt, are acceptable to God and therefore all criticisms of divergent worship practices ought to cease. That's exactly what the woman at the well was hoping to hear Jesus say. But Jesus doesn't take her bait. One of the Bible's primary themes is that there are right ways and wrong ways to worship. Jesus doesn't pull His punches, telling the Samaritan woman that her countrymen have been worshipping incorrectly and even ignorantly. Certainly Jesus has lots of criticism for Jewish worship practices elsewhere in the gospels, but at least on the question of where true worship must take place, the Jews were getting it right. What a picture of God's grace, that out of all the people Jesus could have discussed true and proper worship with, it wasn't a learned scholar or a popular prophet, but rather it was this sinful, broken woman, and so she becomes one of the first people to truly worship God as He has ordained: in Spirit and truth. Dig Deeper The question of where to worship would soon become moot when Jesus would send His Church out to the nations before triumphantly ascending back to the right hand of the Father. But notice that the primary requirement for acceptable worship remains constant throughout the entire Bible: to properly know God (v22). The Lord's Supper is one of the primary ways you gain this knowledge that's so critical to fulfilling the purpose you were created for: to worship God. The Lord's Supper declares to you that you've been completely forgiven through Christ's one sacrifice on the cross and that you've been grafted into Him so that you can worship Him in Spirit and truth even while He is in heaven and you are on earth. AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: God our Father is spirit; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you will continue to know God more and more, and thank Him for what He teaches you as you come to His table; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Luke 19

these boxes, rather the point here is to be praying often - continually, even, as Paul mentions in 1 Thes. 5:17. will know salvation; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1 John 2