Sovereign over all creation, the Lord our God reigns and rules, his providence guiding all things. Does he care about you—individually? Jesus, the image of the invisible God, reveals not only the power of God over life and death but his steadfast love and willingness to enter our pains as we live for him!

Outline:

• Answering the Call

• Our Compassionate Savior

• Believing Is Seeing

Suffering may expose the weakness of our faith and thelimitations we place on God, but weak faith is still faith. Through his revelation to Martha, Jesus draws us back to truth in the good confession of faith.

Outline:

• Faith in Challenging Times

• The Comforting Truth

• The Right Answer

With the great privilege of worshiping the Lord Jesus byopening with baptism at the church today, we took this opportunity to consider baptism through a biblical and historical lens.

Outline:

• The Biblical Warrant for Baptism

• Faith Precedes Baptism

• The Spiritual Significance of Baptism

Circumstances of life or comparisons with others can make us question whether we are in the place God wants us. We can only know by trusting in the word of Christ and following him. He has given us work to do and the time to do it. While we live for Christ in this life, we should do so without fear and look eagerly toward a glorious eternity with him.

Outline:

• A Time to Go

• A Time to Work

• A Time to Sleep

Christians are not sparred the trials and pains of life that all people experience in a world groaning under the weight of sin. Yet, the hope and promise of the Lord Jesus fills sorrowful hearts with peace and joy as we pray to him and wait with eyes fixed on his glory and our eternal destiny. Why can we have such confidence in prayer? The sisters’ simple prayer provides an answer in this text.

Outline:

• Bring Your Cares to Jesus

• The Christian Hope

• All for His Glory

• Waiting on the Lord

Who is Jesus? That is the most important question for all people to get right. As eternal God, from, through and to whom all things were created, and as the Son who became man to purchase and secure the salvation of all who will trust and follow him, Jesus is worthy of our highest affections, worship, and obedience. There is no denying the amazing truth revealed in the text this week and the implications for all of life.

Outline:

• God the Son Incarnate

• Authority of Scripture

• Affirmation of Works

• Salvation in the Word of Truth

God not only saves, he keeps for all eternity those who belong to him by their repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. What a joyous truth that salvation and our eternal security is not dependent on our strength or ability, but rests entirely in the hands of the all-powerful God.

Outline:

• Never Enough

• God’s Grace

• Blessed Assurance

o The Gift

o The Promise

o The Promise-Keeper

A comforting fact to all Christians is that Jesus is the Good Shepherd, caring for and protecting his flock now and for all eternity. The imagery reminds us that we have a personal relationship with our Lord and are known individually by him. Additionally, it means we have community as part of the flock, his church. All is due to the saving work of the Good Shepherd who laid down his life for his sheep.

Outline:

• The Good Shepherd

• The Life-Giving Sacrifice

• One Flock, One Shepherd