1. God demonstrates his great love for us in the actions of Jesus, who came down into the flesh and soaked up all our sin.
  2. The good news of the Gospel is Jesus has come, and Jesus will come again.
  3. FLAME uses Scripture and church history to argue that baptism is a gospel gift, not our work.
  4. Edward's goal of teaching his people to know the scriptures and to believe that their salvation depended on Christ is also essential for us today.
  5. Today, we begin a short series profiling women in the Bible (Who are not named Ruth or Esther). Both the stories of Ruth and Esther are beautiful, gracious, and profound. We love reading and rereading them. However, in an attempt to bring attention to more stories of more women throughout the Scriptures, we choose now to shift our focus. Our first woman, is, the first woman herself: Eve.
  6. We continue to run the race, knowing the victory has been won and given to us through Christ Jesus.
  7. People are searching for connection, direction, and hope in a troubled world, and we can use their star-shaped questions to point them to the shape of the cross.
  8. This Jesus, Savior of sinners, does not do his work from afar. He comes to dwell with us, humbling himself, taking on flesh, that we might be redeemed.
  9. Saying the words of the prayer together meant that if my voice became too weak or shaky, other voices would be around to support and continue the message.
  10. A change during a time of crisis is nothing new; it's an experience we can see throughout history.