The Way Church

- Jesus is the Only Answer to the Big Problem faced by Us all—Sin - Jesus is for us the Great High Priest and King - Jesus is our Eternal King our High Priest and our Salvation

With Jesus as our great forerunner, Christians have every confidence that God’s promises will be fulfilled, and Christians have every reason to endure with faith with patience until they are

Spiritual maturity is our responsibility to pursue, and the importance of our maturing cannot be overstated.

There is no greater high priest than Jesus, who met us in our deep need to lead us into God’s mercy and grace 

In Jesus, a greater rest has been made known which we can only enter by enduring faith in Him and obedience to Him

As the greater Moses, Jesus is worthy of our undivided attention, enduring devotion, and faithful obedience

We must not neglect the salvation provided by Jesus Christ because there is no greater salvation and no greater Savior

Because Jesus is the greater messenger, His message of salvation demands the greatest attention

Of all the ways God has spoken in history, Jesus is His greatest Word of all time. - So, we preach His name and no other - So, we call each other to faith in Him

The truth and love of the Gospel unite us as participants and partners in the mission of God - So imitate John's good example

Truth and love are the Gospel threads that unite Christians and secure us in Christ - so we must walk in them - so we must reject lies and those who teach lies

Jesus faithfully endured the cross, shame, and hostility from sinners because His endurance would give way to great joy for Him and us

Jesus faithfully endured the cross, its shame, and the hostility He received from sinners who rejected rather than received Him

There is no greater priority that comes at a greater cost with the promise of a greater reward than enduring to follow Jesus until the end

Without the cross, there would be no crown, the path to eternal life passes through death A. Jesus’ death as the payment for our sin and victory over death B. Our death in repentance from sin to follow Jesus in faith

By God’s power, the Gospel preserves us in this present moment as it prepares us for our glorious future - Our Faith is in God’s power and His Gospel

All that can be gained through the flesh is great loss, but what we are given through faith in Jesus Christ is great gain - Religious systems can’t make our worship acceptable to God

Christian, it is in our affliction that we can finally see that God alone is the source of our comfort and mercy. - Affliction teaches us to look to God alone for comfort - God's comfort teaches us that He is the Father of mercy

We were created to feast in the presence of our Lord, but today we fast as we anticipate our reunion with Him - As Christians there is a time for feasting

Because we know and believe the truth about Jesus, we know we have eternal life and all of its abundant blessings

Three witnesses – water, blood, and Spirit – affirm the truthfulness of God’s already trustworthy testimony to Jesus’ divine identity and mission Three-fold Witness to Jesus

- Everyone born of God has faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God - Everyone born of God has faith in Jesus that is accompanied by love and obedience - Everyone born of God has faith in Jesus that makes His victory our victory

- When Christians love one another, we are assured of God’s presence in and among us - When Christians love one another, we are assured of God’s forgiveness and acceptance of us - When Christians love one another, we are assured of God’s love for us and our love for God

Christians love one another because God is love and we know God and His love

Christian, we must remain cautious because there are two spirits at work in the world; the Spirit of God that affirms the truth and the spirit of the antichrist that spreads lies