Biblically Based, Christ Centered, Caring Community in Annapolis, MD
God’s name Yahweh-Shammah – The Lord is There – speaks of God’s desire to be in the midst of his people, chronicled in both the historical and the future prophesied city of Jerusalem.
Revelation 21:1-4; Ezekiel 48:35
Using a catechism is a tried and true method of receiving and passing on the faith once for all delivered to God’s people.
Jude 1:1-4
We have been commissioned and empowered by God to go forth and make disciples, baptizing and teaching them the fullness of the faith.
Matthew 28:18-20
Christ’s actions during Holy Week – His death, burial, and bodily resurrection, bring salvation to all who truly believe.
1 Corinthians 15:1-5
God calls leaders to a godly life and faithfulness to Scripture, and promises a fruitful ministry if they do this. This special teaching was done as part of Garey Walker’s ordination service.
1 Timothy 4:15-16
As the people of God, we are to be a biblically based, Christ-centered, caring community.
1 Peter 2:4-10
When spoken for others to hear in public worship, tongues must be interpreted so that others may benefit from the prayer, blessing, and praise to God.
1 Corinthians 14:1-5; 26-28
The main use of the gift of tongues is for private worship and prayer, and as we use this gift we are built up in our faith so that we can serve God and others.
1 Corinthians 14:13-19
The gift of tongues is the enablement of believers by the Holy Spirit to speak in a language they have not learned & do not understand.
1 Corinthians 14:13-19
Jesus is the True Shepherd Who brings abundant life, and He calls us to reach out to those trapped and oppressed by the thief.
John 10:10
If we are to be successful in this battle that we have been called to fight, we need to know the tools that God has given us to fight the battle, and we need to know how to use those tools in the midst of the battle.
Ephesians 6:10-20
We must be able to discern where the battle lines have been drawn if we have any chance of even entering into the battle.
1 Peter 5:8
Christians live in the New Covenant and are being progressively transformed by the Spirit into the image of God as we consistently behold His glory.
2 Corinthians 3:12-18
The Holy Spirit leads God’s children by revealing God’s will in Scripture, enabling us to understand, giving us a desire to follow, and empowering us to obey.
Romans 8:12-17
We are called to make decisions based on wisdom, which obeys God’s revealed will in Scripture and applies the principles of God’s Word to all of life.
Ephesians 5:15-18
God’s will for my life is not an obscure set of choices that I must divine using various methods, but His revealed plan & commands as found in the Scripture.
Romans 12:1-2; Ephesians 5:15-21
Our love for one another shows the world that we are disciples of Jesus Christ.
John 13:31-35
Let us celebrate the first Advent of Jesus Christ as we anxiously await the celebration of His second Advent.
Luke 2:8-20
Christians are called to be constantly filled with the Holy Spirit, living lives under His control.
Ephesians 5:15-21
The baptism in the Holy Spirit, while theologically distinct from regeneration and justification, occurs at the same time — when we become believers in Christ.
Acts 1:8; 2:38-39; 1 Corinthians 12:13
When we were baptized in the Holy Spirit, we were initiated into the New Covenant, placed into the Church, given spiritual gifts, and empowered to be Christ’s witnesses.
Acts 1:4-5
The Baptism in the Holy Spirit is the promised experience of the Spirit being poured out, coming upon, and filling God’s New Covenant people.
Mark 1:1-8; John 1:29-34
Spiritual gifts are concrete expressions of God’s grace, manifested by the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, given to each believer in order to strengthen the church and enable us to serve others in love.
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
The Spirit is at work in believers to enable them to resist the desires of their fallen nature and to be conformed to Christ.
Galatians 5:13-26
God showed us mercy while we were dead in our trespasses and sins, by making us alive, by raising us up, and by seating us together with Christ; so that, we might walk in those good works God has prepared for us.
Ephesians 2:1-10