MEMORY VERSE(S)
“But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one” (2 Thessalonians 3:3, ESV).
CATECHISM QUESTION(S) Baptist Catechism #15: Q. What special act of providence did God exercise towards man, in the estate wherein he was created? A. When God had created man, He entered into a covenant of life with him upon condition of perfect obedience: forbidding him to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, upon pain of death.
Posted inWeekly Passages Comments Off on Week of March 6th, 2016 Posted by Mike
MEMORY VERSE(S)
“The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made” (Psalm 145:9, ESV).
CATECHISM QUESTION(S) Baptist Catechism #14: Q. What are God’s works of providence? A. God’s works of providence are His most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all His creatures, and all their actions.
Posted inWeekly Passages Comments Off on Week of February 28th, 2016 Posted by Mike
MEMORY VERSE(S)
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27,ESV).
CATECHISM QUESTION(S) Baptist Catechism #13: Q. How did God create man? A. God created man male and female, after His own image, in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, with dominion over the creatures.
Posted inWeekly Passages Comments Off on Week of February 21st, 2016 Posted by Mike
Can a person know that they have eternal life? After doing pastoral ministry for some time I have grown convinced that this is a question of tremendous importance to the people of God. While it is true that there are some who have a sense of assurance who should not (unbelievers, false believers), our concern here is to encourage those who are in Christ to lay ahold of assurance. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” (Romans 15:13, ESV)
WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > Gen 45, Mark 15, Job 11, Rom 15
MONDAY > Gen 46, Mark 16, Job 12, Rom 16
TUESDAY > Gen 47, Luke 1:1–38, Job 13, 1 Cor 1
WEDNESDAY > Gen 48, Luke 1:39–80, Job 14, 1 Cor 2
THURSDAY > Gen 49, Luke 2, Job 15, 1 Cor 3
FRIDAY > Gen 50, Luke 3, Job 16–17, 1 Cor 4
SATURDAY > Exod 1, Luke 4, Job 18, 1 Cor 5
MEMORY VERSE(S)
“And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him” (Hebrews 11:6, ESV).
CATECHISM QUESTION(S) Baptist Catechism #11-12: Q. How doth God execute His decrees? A. God executeth (executes) His decrees in the works of creation and providence. Q. What is the work of creation? A. The work of creation is God’s making all things of nothing, by the Word of His power, in the space of six days, and all very good.
Posted inWeekly Passages Comments Off on Week of February 14th, 2016 Posted by Mike
In this episode of Confessing the Faith, Mike Thezier and Joe Anady discuss the doctrine of preservation, or perseverance. The question at hand is, if someone is truly a Christian – if they possess true faith, have been justified, and adopted into the family of God, etc. – is it possible for them to lose all of that by falling away from the faith? We do hope that this episode brings some clarity to the subject. As usual, we welcome questions!
WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > Gen 38, Mark 8, Job 4, Rom 8
MONDAY > Gen 39, Mark 9, Job 5, Rom 9
TUESDAY > Gen 40, Mark 10, Job 6, Rom 10
WEDNESDAY > Gen 41, Mark 11, Job 7, Rom 11
THURSDAY > Gen 42, Mark 12, Job 8, Rom 12
FRIDAY > Gen 43, Mark 13, Job 9, Rom 13
SATURDAY > Gen 44, Mark 14, Job 10, Rom 14
MEMORY VERSE(S)
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him”(Ephesians 1:3-4, ESV).
CATECHISM QUESTION(S) Baptist Catechism #10: Q. What are the decrees of God? A. The decrees of God are His eternal purpose, according to the counsel of His will, whereby for His own glory, He has foreordained whatsoever comes to pass.
Posted inWeekly Passages Comments Off on Week of February 7th, 2016 Posted by Mike
