“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:21).

Substitutionary Atonement.

Ever hear of it? This is one of the most essential doctrines of the Christian faith. This is how Jesus’ death was able to pay our debt of sin. This is how we – who are sinners – are able to stand before a holy God.

Just as the word says, Jesus pays the wages of sin for us. When sinners are judged before a holy God, Jesus steps in our place to declare He has paid the wages of our sin by dying on the cross instead of us and by descending into hell instead of us.

And because Jesus did so, we are able to stand before a holy God because Jesus has made atonement for us.

Simply put, substitutionary atonement means: We stand before God as if we were Christ, because Christ stood before God as if He were us.

Substitutionary atonement.

Awesome!

Thank You, Jesus!!!

Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstance; for this is Gods will for you in Christ Jesus (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18)

Why be anxious when we can pray?

The very essence of anxiety is pride imagining we know better than God. That’s ludicrous! If God is for us, fear is irrational. God’s got this. That’s all we need to know.

So what is the secret to rejoicing always, giving thanks in all circumstances?

The pathway is prayer.

Pray and let God handle it.

Speaking of prayer…did you know that there is a group that gathers in the sanctuary library on Sunday mornings at 9:30am to pray for the Sunday worship, for our world, city, and congregation?

It’s a great way to start of the Sunday. Pray. Fellowship. Worship.

See you there!

“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12)

God’s word is all we need. We don’t need more revelation. We don’t need new revelation.

What we do need is to seek to know, understand, and love the scriptures more. We already have everything we need in the Bible God has given us.

Small Groups are still signing up. They will begin the first week of October. There is no better way to dive deeper into the Sunday scriptures than the Small Groups.

God’s Word is all we need.