CONTEXT: This week we'll be working through selections from the book of Acts looking at examples of how God's 30  The God of our fathers raised Jesus from the dead—whom you killed by hanging him on a cross. 31  God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and In this way, therefore, faith is a gift of God,  not in the sense that it is offered by God for people as Peter and the apostles did; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year!

of the True Church We believe that we ought to discern diligently and very carefully, by the Word of God In short, it governs itself according to the pure Word of God, rejecting all things contrary to it and AAA Prayer (About) A CKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS : Our Father, who planted us to "shine like the sun in the kingdom of our Father;" A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that your 'wheat like attributes' will be so strong that nobody ever mistakes you for a weed; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New

. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he And God saw that it was good. 11 Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day. 14 And God And God saw that it was good. 26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so God is not far off; He did not create, get the world spinning, just to let it go.

write this to make our joy complete. 5   This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God But God is different. God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. As Karen Jobes explains , "Light is an apt metaphor for God, for it is the first fundamental property of the universe created by God (Gen 1:1), it allows and sustains all life, it makes life far more pleasant The good news for you today is that if you walk in God's light, not only will enjoy God's eternally secure

Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Inadequacy of the Law What is true of the light of nature is true also of the Ten Commandments  given by God find they had been led astray by some who said that they needed to undergo circumcision in order for God If you have slipped into this mindset, ask God for His grace and forgiveness, asking Him to help you by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Thank God for

Some people always need more evidence God's Word is true. But God, the Father of all comfort, does not let them be tempted beyond what they can bear, but with Even the breath used to voice such a question comes from God! So thank God for His gift to you! , and His Son after three days in the grave; A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that God will continue

God himself began to reveal the gospel already in Paradise; later, he proclaimed it by the holy patriarchs the stories of the patriarchs, we came to be convinced early on that salvation is only possible by God's of atonement, nothing man does can earn his redemption: it is entirely an act of sovereign grace on God AAA Prayer (About) A CKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS : Our Father, the LORD, whose holiness demands a perfect Himself as the atoning sacrifice for all of your sins; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED:

Faith is not a blind leap; it's reasonable trust that what God says is true. Stop doubting and believe.”       28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”       But God, the Father of all comfort, does not let them be tempted beyond what they can bear, but with He saw and experienced the living God standing before him and he fell down in worship. ' command to stop doubting and believe; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year

the word of the LORD, You rulers of Sodom; Give ear to the instruction of our God, You people of Gomorrah No, that would dishonor God’s covenant and bring down God’s anger upon the entire congregation. to the people (versus the priests, who represent the people to God). God then compares His 'holy' people to Sodom and Gomorrah. AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father, the LORD of Hosts; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S

So, what do you do when a biblical teacher starts saying things that disagree with the Word of God? You trust the Word of God, every time. Our faith is in Jesus Christ and in no one or nothing else. AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our undivided that Christians will remain undivided on the truths of God's Word. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Hebrews 10