God is the creator of all things visible and invisible. He is the Father Almighty who loves each one of us. (Genesis 1:1; John 4:24)
Jesus Christ is the only-begotten, virgin-born Son of God who died for our sins, was buried, and was raised on the third day, according to the Scriptures. He ascended into Heaven and will return to earth to judge both the living and the dead. (John 1:14; John 3:16; Luke 1:26-38; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8)
The Holy Spirit is an active and operating part of the Trinity who dwells in every Christian. (John 16:5-16; 2 Timothy 1:14) Salvation (the free gift of God) comes by Grace through the blood of Christ and the pattern to follow to receive that Grace is through faith in Christ, repentance of personal sin, confessing that Jesus is Lord and by being immersed in Christian baptism. (Matthew 26:28; Ephesians 2:8; Luke 24:45-47; Acts 2:38; Romans 6:1-7; 1 Peter 3:21; 2 Peter 3:9)
The Bible is the inspired Word of God, given to “make you wise for salvation”. It is infallible in the original documents and the final authority in all matters of faith and practice. It gives the perfect pattern of Christ’s Church and every effort should be made to restore it. (Isaiah 40:8; Hebrews 4:12, 13; 2 Timothy 3:16)
Contrite, repentant believers observed the Lord’s Supper in remembrance of Christ’s sacrifice for our sins. The pattern of the early Christians was to observe this Supper on the first day of the week. (Matthew 26:26-29; 1 Corinthians 11:23-29; Acts 20:7)
Although the date or time of the Second Coming of the Lord to gather His Church and to judge the world is unknown, it is certain. (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18; Titus 2:11-13; John 14:1-6; 2 Peter 3:10; Revelation 22:20)
Ready to read through the Bible in 2010? Below are two reading plans, one for the whole Bible and one for just the New Testament. You can use this article to link directly to each week's readings (on BibleGateway.com) or you can download the entire year's list to print out and use away from your computer. Download the entire Bible plan or the New Testament plan.
The Elder Leadership Team is making available the new Governance Manual. The download is a ZIP file and contains Microsoft Word documents. You will need an unzipping program (such as WinZIP or 7-Zip) and a program to read Word documents (such as MS Word or OpenOffice.org).
Free programs for opening ZIP files and reading Word documents: