Sovereign Grace Greenwood

Why did the Jews persecute the early church? Jesus is wither stone of stumbling or the firm foundation.

What does Peter's sermon on Acts 3 reveal about the nature and work of God?

The Holy Spirit works in conjunction with the gospel and the result is devotion to the church.

What are the implications of Christ's resurrection?

What did Christ's death accomplish? Listen in as we open Romans 5 to better understand Christ's work for sinners and be moved to worship Him with our lives.

What is the gospel as delivered by Peter on the day of Pentecost? Listen in to how Peter reasoned with his hearers, revealed Christ's deity and their guilt, and led them to Spiritual life!

Pentecost was the day the Jews celebrated God's provision and is the day God poured out His Spirit on His people.

When will the kingdom of Israel be restored and what does Israel mean?

What is the over-arching theme of Acts? Throughout these events we see God doing what Jesus promised in Acts 1:4, fulfilling His promise.

What sin, what rebellion, what anger is beyond God's mercy? God's mercy is displayed by the sin o humans.

Jonah proclaims God's message of judgment on Nineveh which leads to their repentance and God's mercy. The events of Jonah are prophetically layered with near and distant prophetic fulfillment.

What purposes are revealed for Jonah being swallowed by a big fish? His prayer reveals God's determination to fulfill His plan, God's mercy, God teaching Jonah, God warning Israel, and God pointing us to Jesus.

The ironic plot thickens a bit as Jonah attempts to run from God's presence. The irony will reveal a deeper plot and meaning for the story, but for today we explore some historical background and see God, the omnipotent ruler extend grace to polytheistic pagans.

Who is the story of Jonah about? Why is it so weird? Did these things really happen? What is the point? Join in as we begin our journey through this little book of the Bible.

John's final words of the letter solidify our confidence in God as the one we are in an eternal relationship with, as the one we pray to, and the one who protects us!

Our faith is to be in Christ, and John points us to the external and internal witnesses of Christ to increase our faith.

Our confidence in Christ is rooted in God's sovereign work for His children and the evidences that flow from life in Christ.

What does Scripture mean when it says "God is love?"

Through John, God commands all His children to test the spirits, and encourages us that He will lead His children to truth.

What does the New Testament mean when it says Jesus is the Son of God? Is there more to the meaning than Him being deity? Does it reveal God's grand plan?

What if Jesus never came to earth? What if God's light had never burst through the darkness?

Is there peace and rest for man? What can we see from creation to the Exodus to the Sabbath, to Christ that will help us understand what the angels meant when they proclaim, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom He is pleased?"

What do the Garden of Eden and the Tabernacle have in common? What does it mean for God to be with us?

John truly expects God's children, those in His covenant family to obey His commandments. Listen to understand how God's grace, covenant, and commandments work alongside one another in God's grand purpose and why John is able to point us to our actions as evidence of God's work in us.

Following his repeated pattern of emphasizing truth, obedience, and love, John urges us to consider our loving actions for our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ as evidence of being in fellowship with God.