The Open Gospel
Day 16 – The Bereans: Testing Everything by Scripture An Open Bible, a Teachable Heart, and a Faith Grounded in God’s Truth Main Scripture Acts 17:10–12 “Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see…
Day 17 – The Faith Once Delivered Receive, Guard, Live, and Proclaim the Gospel God Has Entrusted to His People Main Scripture Jude 3 “Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was…
Day 18 – The Simplicity of the Early Church When Christ and His Word Are at the Centre, the Church Becomes a Community of Faith, Fellowship, Prayer, Worship, and Mission Main Scripture Acts 2:42–47 “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” The Church We…
Day 19 – The Priesthood of All Believers Every Believer Belongs to Christ, Has Direct Access to God Through Him, and Is Called to Serve Main Scripture 1 Peter 2:4–10 “As you come to Him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to Him—you also, like living stones, are being built…
Day 20 – Baptism: Identifying With Christ Baptism Points Us to Christ’s Death, Resurrection, and the New Life We Are Called to Live Main Scripture Romans 6:3–4 “Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptised into Christ Jesus were baptised into His death? We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into…
Day 21 – Remembering Christ at the Lord’s Table Remembering Christ’s Sacrifice, Celebrating His Grace, and Looking Forward to His Return Main Scripture Luke 22:14–20 “And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is My body given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.’ In the…
Day 22 – The Church: A Family of Believers Many Members, One Body, One Lord, One Gospel Main Scripture Romans 12:4–5 “For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member…
Day 23 – Idols of the Heart When Anything Takes the Place That Belongs to God Alone Main Scripture Ezekiel 14:3 “Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces.” The Shepherd Calls Us to Examine Our Hearts Today we come to a difficult…
Day 24 – Do Not Add to God’s Word The Gospel Does Not Need Human Additions — We Are Called to Believe, Obey, Preserve, and Proclaim God’s Word Faithfully Main Scripture Deuteronomy 4:2 “Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the Lord your…