Are you are exploring Christianity? Looking for a church home? Come worship with us. We gather each Lord's Day to worship our Lord.
We are ordinary sinners finding our hope in an extraordinary Savior.
Worship 10:00 AM & 6:00 PM
11:15 AM (Education)
Location
17333 Frontage Rd Belgrade, MT
(Frontage Road between Belgrade and Manhattan)
Paul warns the Philippians not to place their confidence in their heritage, accomplishments, obedience, or religious credentials. Instead, he counts everything as loss compared with the surpassing value of knowing Christ. Our righteousness is not found in what we do, but in Christ and Christ alone.
Jesus teaches that those who understand the depth of their forgiveness will love him deeply. In Luke 7, a sinful woman responds to Christ with humble worship, while Simon the Pharisee fails to recognize his own need for grace.
Baptism does not ultimately point us to water or to ourselves. It points us to Christ and the promises of his covenant. In this message, we consider infant baptism, 1 Corinthians 7:14, the place of children in the covenant community, and the comfort and warning found in the sacrament.
How can the church trust someone who once sought to destroy it? In Acts 9:19–31, Saul goes from persecutor to preacher, hunter to hunted, and feared enemy to a brother eventually embraced by the church. His credibility, however, is not found in his personality, intelligence, or gifts, but in Christ who called him and the gospel he faithfully proclaims.
Baptism is more than a mere symbol, but it is not a magical act that automatically regenerates everyone who receives it. As the Heidelberg Catechism reminds us, baptism visibly communicates and confirms the promises of the gospel. Through the sign of water, we are pointed to the cleansing found in Christ’s blood and the renewing work of the Holy Spirit.
Baptism calls us to remember who we are in Christ. We have passed from death to life, have been set apart as his people, and are called to walk in the new life he has given us. We do not pursue holiness to prove ourselves worthy of Christ. We pursue holiness because Christ has redeemed us, made us his own, and continues to work in us by his Spirit.
God is faithful and sovereign even when his purposes are hidden. Genesis 39 follows Joseph through blessing, temptation, injustice, and imprisonment, showing that God is with his people in every circumstance. Joseph's story ultimately points us to Jesus Christ, the better Joseph, who is with his people by his Spirit.