Statement of Faith
We believe the Bible is the inerrant word of God and has supreme authority in faith and conduct. We believe there is one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God who died for our sins and rose from the dead. We believe salvation is through faith in Christ alone. We believe in the visible return of Christ, the eternal happiness of those who belong to Christ, and the endless suffering of those who do not.
Sample Lesson
Sample Lesson One
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
The book of Genesis was written by Moses for the people of God around 1445 BC. He began with the best explanation of who God is: the creator of the universe.
Notice first, the universe began to exist. There was a time the universe did not exist, and this is powerful evidence for the existence of God. If anything is clear to us, it’s that something cannot come from nothing. If there was nothing more than a single grain of sand in the entire universe, it would still prove that God exists, since out of nothing, nothing comes.
Nevertheless, some have argued that the universe is eternal. And if it always existed, then it did not need to be created. But in the last century scientists discovered the universe is expanding and, therefore, had a beginning.
If you play the movie of an expanding universe backward, you will see it become smaller and smaller, until it no longer exists. And if you play the movie forward again, you will see the universe pop into existence at a particular point in time. An expanding universe proves that it is not eternal, but had a beginning—just as the Bible teaches.
Notice second, the greatness of God who exists outside time and space, and is the best explanation for both. When I was a child I tried to imagine the beginning of time. I traveled back to the very first moment when everything began. But then I wondered, What was before then? Then I traveled to the edge of space where I could only imagine a massive brick wall. But then I wondered, What’s on the other side of that wall?
We cannot imagine the beginning of time or space, but we can easily think of the God who made them both. Time and space find their source in God, and lead us back to him.
Notice third, nothing is impossible with God. Unbelievers scoff at biblical miracles like the virgin birth of Christ (Luke 1:35), and the resurrection of Christ (Matthew 28:1-7). This is understandable, since by their very nature, miracles are rare and hard to believe.