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April 10–If You Lack Wisdom, Ask
James 1:5 (NKJV) “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” “The beginning of wisdom is the discovery of our own ignorance.” — William Temple James does not begin his letter gently. The opening verses drop the Continue reading
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April 9–The Lord Is My Shepherd
Psalm 23:1 (NKJV) “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” “The LORD is my shepherd — not was, not will be, not might be. He is. Right now, in this moment, He is.” — F.B. Meyer Six words in Hebrew. Seven in English. And in those seven words, David collapses the entire theology Continue reading
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April 8–Ask, Seek, Knock
Matthew 7:7–8 (NKJV) “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” “Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance; it is laying hold of His Continue reading
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Love Is the Engine of Sanctification
Most conversations about sanctification start in the wrong place. They start with behavior. Stop doing this. Start doing that. Try harder. Pray more. Read your Bible with more consistency. White-knuckle your way toward holiness and hope God is impressed by the effort. And look, none of those things are bad. Prayer matters. Scripture matters. Discipline Continue reading
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April 7–He Shall Supply All Your Need
Philippians 4:19 (NKJV) “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” “God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supply.” — Hudson Taylor Two words in this verse deserve to be read slowly before anything else is said about them. My God. Not “God Continue reading
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April 6–He Collects Every Tear
Psalm 56:8 (NKJV) “You number my wanderings; put my tears into Your bottle; are they not in Your book?” “God wept. He wept at a graveside. He wept over a city. He has never been indifferent to human pain.” — Philip Yancey David wrote Psalm 56 from one of the most frightening places of his Continue reading
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What Happened Between Good Friday and Resurrection Morning
There is a silence in the Christian story that most of us rush past. We know the cross. We know the empty tomb. We have songs for Friday and songs for Sunday. But Saturday sits between them like a held breath, and most believers have never stopped long enough to ask what was actually happening Continue reading
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April 3 — Peace That Passes Understanding
Philippians 4:6–7 (NKJV) “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” “Anxiety is the natural result when our hopes are centered in anything short Continue reading
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April 2 — He Renews the Weary
Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV) “But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” “God never gives strength for tomorrow, or for the next hour, but only for the strain of the minute.” — Continue reading
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April 1 — Come to Me and Rest
Matthew 11:28–30 (NKJV) “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Continue reading
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He Became the Curse:
How the Cross Answered Eden Every Easter, Christians around the world gather to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. We sing about the empty tomb, we proclaim that He is risen, and we receive the proclamation with joy. All of that is right and good. But most of us, if we are honest, have a Continue reading
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March 31–Nothing Can Separate Us
Romans 8:38–39 (NKJV) “For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” “There is no Continue reading
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March 30–Justified by Faith
Romans 5:1 (NKJV) “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” “To be justified means that God has declared, once and for all, that you are not guilty. The verdict is in. The gavel has fallen. Court is adjourned.” — R.C. Sproul The first word of Romans Continue reading
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Called To
Reframing Salvation from Escape to Purpose Key Texts: Ephesians 2:8–10; 2 Timothy 1:9; 1 Peter 2:9–10; Romans 8:28–30; Jeremiah 1:4–5 Central Truth: Salvation is not merely deliverance from something—it is a calling to something. God does not save us so that we can sit in the safety of rescue; He saves us so that we Continue reading
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THE BLOOD THAT SPEAKS
From Egypt’s Broken Gods to the Table of the Risen Christ Exodus 2; 12 · 1 Corinthians 5:7; 10:16 · John 6:53–56 · Romans 8:11 · Ephesians 1:19–20 There is a verse tucked into the middle of the Exodus narrative that reframes everything. God is about to strike Egypt with the final, climactic plague, and Continue reading
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March 27–The Promise of Forgiveness
1 John 1:9 (NKJV) “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” “God does not forgive us because we are good. He forgives us because He is good.” — Oswald Chambers There is a word at the center of this verse Continue reading
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Anchored
Why Every Doctrine Must Be Tested by Scripture There is a wind blowing through the modern church. You can feel it on Sunday mornings, hear it in popular podcasts, and read it across social media feeds. It carries phrases that sound deeply spiritual — phrases about inner light, cosmic alignment, personal truth, and divine energy Continue reading
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March 26–He Who Began a Good Work
Philippians 1:6 (NKJV) “Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” “God is not disillusioned with us. He never had any illusions to begin with.” — J.I. Packer Paul wrote Philippians from a prison cell. That detail matters Continue reading
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March 25–The Yes and Amen
2 Corinthians 1:20 (NKJV) “For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.” “The whole Bible is one long promise, and Jesus is the answer to every page of it.” — R.C. Sproul Over the last two days we have been building a Continue reading
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March 24–His Covenant Stands Forever
Psalm 89:34 (NKJV) “My covenant I will not break, nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.” “God’s promises are like the stars; the darker the night, the brighter they shine.” — David Nicholas There is a word in the Hebrew Old Testament that English can barely contain. Chesed. (Strong’s H2617) Your Continue reading
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The Myth of the Fragmented Soul
What Scripture Actually Says About Soul Fragments, Soul Ties, and the Pagan Worldview Behind Them by Hank’s Bible Study Resources The language is everywhere now. You will hear it in counseling offices, wellness podcasts, Instagram captions, and increasingly — with only slight modification — in Christian small groups and even from pulpits. Someone went through Continue reading
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March 23–A God Who Cannot Lie
Numbers 23:19 (NKJV) “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?” “Every promise God has ever made finds its fulfillment in Jesus.” — Joni Eareckson Tada Continue reading
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God’s Promises for His People
56 Scripture Promises Arranged by Theme | New King James VersionThe Bible is not primarily a book of principles, though principles are certainly found throughout its pages. It is not fundamentally a book of history, theology, or moral instruction, though it is all of those things as well. At its deepest level, the Bible is Continue reading
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The Power of Your Confession
Speaking the Word in Alignment with God’s Will A Bible Study on Positive Confession, Covenant Promises, and the Power of Agreement Romans 10:8 (NKJV)“But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach). James 5:16 NKJV Confess [your] trespasses Continue reading
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Released from the Torture Chamber:
Unforgiveness, the Miracle of Forgiveness, and How the Holy Spirit Helps Us Forgive the Unforgivable There is a prison that has no bars. It has no guards and no locks. No judge sentenced you to it. You walked in yourself — and in many cases, you have no idea you’re still inside. Jesus described it Continue reading
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Rightly Divided — Part 5: The Whole Story
This is the final post in a five-part series on how to study the Bible. Parts 1 through 4 covered posture, the OIA method, literary genre, and Greek and Hebrew word study. This session zooms out to the largest possible view — the Bible as a single, unified story — and closes with a practical Continue reading
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Rightly Divided — Part 4: Mining the Words
This is the fourth post in a five-part series on how to study the Bible. Parts 1 through 3 covered posture, the OIA method, and literary genre. This session goes deeper into the text itself — into the original languages that Scripture was written in and the tools that make them accessible to every serious Continue reading
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Rightly Divided — Part 3: Reading the Map
This is the third post in a five-part series on how to study the Bible. Parts 1 and 2 covered posture and the Observation-Interpretation-Application method. This session builds on both by addressing one of the most commonly overlooked skills in Bible reading: recognizing literary genre. Imagine picking up a newspaper and reading the editorial page Continue reading
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Rightly Divided — Part 2: Learning to See
This is the second post in a five-part series on how to study the Bible. If you missed Part 1, start there — it lays the foundation of posture and theology that everything in this series builds on. There is a particular kind of frustration that comes from reading a passage you have read many Continue reading
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Rightly Divided — Part 1: The Book That Reads You
This is the first post in a five-part series on how to study the Bible. Whether you have been reading Scripture for decades or you are just beginning, this series is designed to help you engage the biblical text with greater confidence, depth, and joy. There is a moment that every serious Bible reader eventually Continue reading
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What Did John Mean by ‘Light’?
A Deep Dive into One of Scripture’s Most Powerful Metaphors Most of us read past it. John says Jesus is the light of the world, and we nod. We’ve heard it so many times that it lands like a familiar phrase rather than an earthquake. But when you slow down and trace John’s use of Continue reading
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The Same Power That Raised Jesus Lives in You
Romans 8:11 and the New Covenant Gift of the Indwelling Spirit But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.Romans 8:11, NKJV INTRODUCTION: A QUESTION WORTH ASKING Continue reading
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Tongues in the Believer’s Life:
When to Use It, When to Hold Back, and What It Actually Does for Your Faith and Prayer LifeFew questions in the practical Christian life are more tangled than this one: what am I actually supposed to do with tongues? If I have the gift, when do I use it? When should I keep quiet? Continue reading
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God’s Love Letter To You: The Minor Prophets
Hosea • Joel • Amos • Obadiah • Jonah • Micah • Nahum • Habakkuk • Zephaniah • Haggai • Zechariah • Malachi Introduction: Twelve Voices, One Message In our previous installment, we surveyed the Major Prophets—Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel—and heard God speak through His messengers to a covenant people in crisis. Those Continue reading
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God’s Love Letter To You: The Major Prophets
Isaiah • Jeremiah • Lamentations • Ezekiel • Daniel Introduction: When God Speaks Through His Messengers In our previous installment, we walked through the wisdom and poetry books of the Old Testament—Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon. Those books taught us how to live: how to worship, how to grieve, how to think Continue reading
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God’s Love Letter To You: The Wisdom & Poetry Books
Job • Psalms • Proverbs • Ecclesiastes • Song of Solomon INTRODUCTION: FROM NARRATIVE TO REFLECTION—HOW ISRAEL WORSHIPED, WEPT, AND WRESTLED The historical books told us what happened. The wisdom and poetry books tell us how to live—and how to process life with God when the answers don’t come easily. These five books step out Continue reading
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God’s Love Letter To You: The Pentateuch
Big Concepts, Theology & the Unified Story of Scripture Genesis • Exodus • Leviticus • Numbers • Deuteronomy INTRODUCTION: THE FOUNDATION OF EVERYTHING The Pentateuch—Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy—is the foundation upon which every other book of the Bible rests. The Hebrew name for these five books is Torah, which means not merely “law” Continue reading
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God’s Love Letter To You: The Historical Books, Part 2
1–2 Kings • 1–2 Chronicles • Ezra • Nehemiah • Esther INTRODUCTION: THE RISE, THE FALL, AND THE FAITHFUL REMNANT The last installment ended with David’s kingdom established, God’s covenant secured, and an eternal throne promised. Now the question shifts from “Will God keep His promise?” to “What happens when His people fail to keep Continue reading
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God’s Love Letter To You: The Historical Books, Part 1
Joshua • Judges • Ruth • 1 Samuel • 2 Samuel INTRODUCTION: FROM PROMISE TO POSSESSION—AND THE LONG STRUGGLE TO REMAIN FAITHFUL The Pentateuch ended with Israel poised on the eastern bank of the Jordan, the promised land visible across the river, and Moses buried in an unmarked grave. Everything was in place: God’s covenant, Continue reading
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Ask, and It Shall Be Given
Developing a Healthy, Biblical Understanding of Petitionary Prayer Most Christians live somewhere between two ditches when it comes to asking God for things. In the first ditch, you’ll find the timid under-askers — believers who love God deeply but have quietly decided that bringing their personal requests to Him feels presumptuous. They’ll pray worship. They’ll Continue reading
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Baptized in the Spirit:
What the Bible Actually Teaches About Spirit-Baptism, Tongues, and the Spirit’s Work in Every Believer If you grew up in a Pentecostal or charismatic congregation, you’ve likely heard it stated as settled fact: the evidence of Spirit-baptism is speaking in tongues. You either have it or you don’t. And if you don’t, you need to Continue reading
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God’s Love Letter To You: The Revelation
The Book of Revelation The Lamb Who Conquers: God’s Ultimate Victory and the New Creation INTRODUCTION: THE BIBLE’S GRAND FINALE Every great story drives toward a resolution. The Bible is no exception. Genesis opens with God creating the heavens and the earth, placing humanity in a garden, and walking with them in the cool of Continue reading
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God’s Love Letter To You: The General Epistles
Hebrews • James • 1 & 2 Peter • 1, 2 & 3 John • Jude INTRODUCTION: VOICES BEYOND PAUL The General Epistles—Hebrews, James, 1–2 Peter, 1–3 John, and Jude—are called “general” or “catholic” because most are addressed to wide audiences rather than specific churches. They provide perspectives beyond Paul: a Jewish-Christian emphasis on practical Continue reading
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God’s Love Letter To You: Paul’s Shorter Epistles
INSTALLMENT FOUR Paul’s Shorter Epistles 1 & 2 Thessalonians • 1 & 2 Timothy • Titus • Philemon INTRODUCTION: THE PRACTICAL EDGE OF PAUL’S THEOLOGY Paul’s shorter epistles represent theology meeting the ground. Where Romans and Ephesians soar to doctrinal heights, these six letters bring the gospel into the trenches of daily ministry: a young Continue reading
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God’s Love Letter To You: Paul’s Major Epistles
Big Concepts, Theology & the Unified Story of Scripture INSTALLMENT THREE Paul’s Major Epistles Romans • 1 & 2 Corinthians • Galatians • Ephesians • Philippians • Colossians INTRODUCTION: THE HEART OF PAUL’S THEOLOGY Paul’s major epistles—Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians—form the theological backbone of the New Testament. Together they Continue reading
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God’s Love Letter to You: Insights From Acts
The Spirit Unleashed: From Jerusalem to the Ends of the Earth INTRODUCTION: THE BRIDGE BOOK If the Gospels tell us what Jesus began to do, Acts tells us what He continued to do through His Spirit-empowered church. Without Acts, we would have no idea how a handful of frightened Galileans in an upper room became Continue reading
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God’s Love Letter to You: Insights from the Gospels, Part One
Big Concepts, Theology & the Unified Story of Scripture INSTALLMENT ONE The Four Gospels – Matthew • Mark • Luke • John Whether you are a new believer, or a more seasoned church goer, we all have our struggles with knowing we /should/ read our bibles and seek the Lord, but sadly we are experiencing Continue reading
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Unpacking Manifestation: A Christian Perspective
The Difference Between Faith in God and Faith in YourselfPrimary Text: Psalm 37:3–7 (NKJV) Supporting Texts: Romans 4:17–21 | Mark 11:22–24 | John 15:7 | James 4:1–3 | 1 John 5:14–15 Central Truth: God absolutely promises to give us the desires of our hearts — but only when our hearts are first given to Him Continue reading
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Recovering the Early Church’s Mission Approach
SENT TO BRING, NOT SEATED TO WATCH Recovering the New Testament Model of Every-Member Evangelism Primary Texts: Acts 2:42–47; Acts 8:1–4; Ephesians 4:11–16 Supporting Texts: Acts 5:42; Acts 11:19–21; John 1:40–46; John 4:28–30, 39–42; 2 Timothy 4:5; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 Peter 3:15; John 15:26–27; John 16:8–11 THE GREAT REVERSAL IN THE MODERN CHURCH Imagine Continue reading
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Understanding the Link Between Identity and Love
Introduction: Two Verses, One Truth Every believer has passages of Scripture that anchor their soul. For some, it is Rom 8:28 NKJV 28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to [His] purpose. For others, Phl 4:13 NKJV 13 I Continue reading
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The Believer’s Creed
I believe in the eternal God—
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—
One in essence, infinite in glory,
the Maker of heaven and earth,
whose wisdom shaped all things seen and unseen.
I believe in Jesus Christ,
the only begotten Son of God,
conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
holy and humble, yet Lord of all.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
He descended into the depths of hell,
and on the third day He rose victorious.
He ascended into heaven,
and now reigns at the right hand of the Father,
from where He will come again
to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the breath and power of God within us,
who gives life, convicts hearts, and sustains faith.
Through the Spirit, the Church is made holy,
a communion of saints across all generations.
I believe in the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting in the presence of God.
I believe in the sacred mystery of the Trinity—
not three gods, but one holy unity:
Father, Son, and Spirit—eternal, unchanging, divine.
I believe in the sacred story revealed in Scripture:
that from the beginning, light has warred against darkness,
and though the enemy rose in pride,
God’s promise prevailed through the Seed—
Christ Jesus, born of a woman,
who triumphed through His cross and empty tomb.
I believe salvation is a gift of grace—
received by faith, sealed by repentance,
and made real through the transforming love of God.
I believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God,
a lamp for our path and truth for every soul.
I believe in the call of baptism—
a burial of the old, a rising to new life in Christ.
I believe the Holy Spirit empowers believers
with gifts of healing, wisdom, and tongues,
that we may glorify God and serve the world in love.
I believe in divine healing,
for the power that raised Christ from the grave
still moves with mercy among His people.
The Believer’s Charge
We believe that we are called and anointed—
not as spectators, but as servants of the living God.
We are His witnesses in all the earth,
ambassadors of reconciliation and bearers of His light.
We believe that Christ has commissioned us
to go into the world and proclaim His gospel,
to speak truth to the lost and hope to the broken,
to open blind eyes and set captives free.
In His name we move without fear,
for the Spirit goes before us with power and signs.
We believe the promise of our Lord:
that these signs will follow those who believe—
we shall cast out demons in His name,
speak with new tongues of heavenly fire,
lay hands upon the sick and see them restored,
tread upon the works of the enemy,
and walk in the authority of the risen Christ.
We believe that the Spirit within us
confirms the Word with power and grace—
that we are vessels of His love,
agents of His mercy,
and temples of His presence.
We choose to live as those sent by God,
our hearts aflame with His gospel,
our hands ready to serve,
our voices lifted in praise,
our lives poured out for His glory.
The Blessed Hope
I believe in the glorious return of Jesus Christ,
who will restore all things
and reign in righteousness and peace.
And I believe in eternal life—
the home prepared for the redeemed,
and the solemn truth of judgment for the unrepentant.
This is our faith, our confession, our calling, and our hope.
To God be the glory—forever and ever.
Amen.
