Sanctification Our doctrine for this week: Sanctification. It is defined as: “the ongoing supernatural work of God to rescue justified sinners from the disease of sin and to conform them to the image of his Son: holy, Christlike, and empowered to do good works. In sanctification, Christ’s righteousness is imparted: by the power of the […]
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Justification Our doctrine for this week: Justification. It is defined as: “the gracious act of God in forgiving and declaring righteous the sinner who believes in Jesus Christ (Romans 3:24-28). Justification is a “Divine, forensic act of God, based on the work of Christ upon the cross, whereby a sinner is pronounced righteous by the
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Redemption Our doctrine for this week: Redemption. Why does humanity need to be redeemed? Because we are in bondage to sin, and we cannot free ourselves. We cannot pay the price required to purchase our freedom. Since the Fall of humanity (Gen. 3), we have been in need of deliverance. However, that deliverance comes with
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https://media.blubrry.com/anapprovedworkman/www.figueroafinancial.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Mark-Lesson-01-The-Arrival-of-the-Servant-Part-I.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSLesson Summary Jesus arrives to be baptized by John and is led into the wilderness. This is Part I of a two-part teaching series on Mark 1:1-13. This lesson is focused on our first division: The Announcement of the Servant (1:1-3). References Focus Passage: Mark 1:1-3 Watch
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Salvation Our doctrine for this week: Salvation. Humanity is in a desperate situation. After the Fall (Gen. 3), men and women are separated from God. And in their natural state we are destined for God’s Wrath. Because we are all dead in our trespasses and sins. (Eph. 2:1-5). We cannot do anything by our own
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God’s Wrath Our doctrine for this week: God’s Wrath. What is God’s Wrath? Here are a couple of definitions. God’s wrath is the manifestation of His hatred of sin, wickedness and all who defy Him. (BSF) God’s wrath reflects his holy desire and action for justice and righteousness to prevail. (BSF) “The wrath of God”
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Sin Our doctrine for today is Sin. What is sin and how does it affect us? Both the OT and the NT speak to this concept of sin which is our biggest and most urgent problem. In the OT the verb occurs in the form qal “to miss (a mark), fall short,” or “to let
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The Kingdom of God As human beings our default is to reject authority in our lives. We want to go our own way because we think we know best. That is the root cause of the Fall (Gen. 3:6-7). Led by a deceitful enemy, humanity chose to disobey God, the True King and decided that
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