Stand in the Storm
What parting words will the Apostle John leave us with? Join Dr. Marty Baker as we wrap up our 1 John series. Closing words for a key person in your life are ones you don’t, and shouldn’t, forget. My father’s mother and my grandmother, Lilly, had eleven children: ten girls and one boy. She […]
Supplication and Sin
What are sins that lead to death? What are sins that don’t lead to death? 1 John 5:16-17 is one of the most challenging (and even confusing) passages in the Bible. Join Dr. Marty Baker as he helps us understand this passage, and more importantly, apply it to our own lives. Years ago a Christian […]
“P” is for Prayer
How much confidence do you have in approaching God? Can you share your needs, worries, wants, fears, hopes, etc. with boldness and honesty? Join Dr. Marty Baker as we take a look at 1 John 5:14-15 and understand what Jesus Christ has done for our confidence in approaching God. During the wicked, spiritually compromised reign […]
“F” is for Faith
Who do we trust? How we answer this question makes a world of difference. Join Dr. Marty Baker as we look at 1 John 5:6-13 and unpack how faith in Jesus Christ makes all the difference in our life.
“V” is for Victory
What does it look like to have victory in Jesus Christ? It can often seem like we’re fighting an uphill battle in this world. Join Dr. Marty Baker as we unpack 1 John 5:1-5 and understand that in Jesus, we have overcome the world. Some twenty years after I graduated from High School, I received […]
Bold Faith Loves Radically
Love. All of us hunger for it. Its power changes everything. Join Dr. Marty Baker as we look at 1 John 4:7-21 and learn how the power of a bold faith empowers us to love radically. What does the watching world need to see in the local church? In a word: love. Note well, in […]
Bold Belief Constantly Searches for Truth
What is truth? Join Dr. Marty Baker as he takes us through 1 John 4:1-6 and helps us understand how bold belief constantly searches to get at the heart of what is true. Prior to Judah’s final fall as a nation in 586 B.C., the people were divided into two camps. Politicians, priests, and prophets, […]
Bold Belief is Sacrificial
Jesus sacrificially gave his life for us…what does it look like for us to sacrificially give our life for others? Join Dr. Marty Baker as we take a look at 1 John 3:16-24 and unpack the ways that bold belief impacts the way we love the people around us. From the inception of the Church, […]
Bold Belief and Brotherly Love
What difference does it make when we show others the love of Jesus? Join Dr. Marty Baker as we take a look at 1 John 3:10-15 and the principles behind bold belief and brotherly love. In his book Renaissance: The Power of the Gospel However Dark the Time, Os Guinness reminds Christians of just how culturally […]
Bold Belief in Tough Times – Part 3
How does being a child of God transform our understanding of who we are and how we live? How do righteousness and sin fit into the picture? Join Dr. Marty Baker as we take a look at 1 John 3:4-9 and discover what Christ has done to set us free from sin. In 605 B.C., […]
Bold Belief in Tough Times – Part 2
What if we were to live in light of who Christ is and who He says we really are? What difference would it make? Join Dr. Marty Baker as we take a look at 1 John 2:29-3:3 and continue to unpack what it means to have bold belief in tough times. As false, devious, and […]
Bold Belief in Tough Times – Part 1
What does it look like to remain in Jesus, even when things get hard? Join Dr. Marty Baker as we take a look at 1 John 2:28 and discover together what it means to have bold belief in tough times. In light of the seemingly perpetual gains of wickedness, lawlessness, and outright perversion masquerading as […]
