Have you got big questions?

God’s Word has big answers!

And we dive deep in that Word Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m.

The program is called “The Essential 100,” and includes a carefully selected list of Bible passages — 50 from the Old Testament and 50 from the New Testament.

These Scriptures and corresponding teaching will help you get a deeper understanding of Biblical truths, and a better grasp on the Bible as a whole.

The Essential 100 Challenge is simple and achievable, and engages the entire congregation. Here’s how it works: You read that week’s selected passage. These typically are one to two chapters long and can be read in 10 minutes or less. Then, come in Wednesday night and we will discuss the Scripture, perhaps reveal a few hidden truths, and identify how these Scriptures are to be applied in our daily lives.

And there is no greater time than now to read and understand God’s Word. Scripture clearly warns us that Satan empowers false prophets and apostles. They teach destructive heresies and slander Christ with such skill that even the strongest believers are fooled. In their greed, these “deceitful workers” make up clever lies to lay hold of your money. They promise liberty, but are themselves slaves of corruption. Their words are as empty as wells without water; their doctrine as fleeting as clouds carried away by the wind (2 Peter 2).

And they’re not alone in this quest.

Satan hinders the preaching and impact of the Gospel. The god of this age disguises himself as an angel of light to lead the sheep astray (2 Cor. 11:13-14; 1 John 4:1), and he blinds the unbeliever so the gospel’s glorious light cannot shine upon their sin (1 Cor. 1:18; 2 Cor. 4:3-4).

Through the blind indifference and disbelief that follows, Satan ensnares the wicked and deceives the world. The result, as Paul describes it, are people who become “lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power” (2 Timothy 2:2-5; Revelation 12:9).

The only weapon you have to defend yourself from such defeat is the Word of God. Sadly, those weapons remain unused in the lives of many Christians. According to The Barna Research Group:

·     Fewer than half of adults can name the four gospels.

·     Many Christians cannot identify more than three disciples.

·     60 percent of Americans can’t name five of the 10 Commandments.

Bible sales are strong; recent research has shown that 90% of U.S. households own at least one Bible. But surveys show that fewer than 20% of those who own a Bible will ever read it through.

This lack of Bible reading is not limited to “nominal” Christians, either. According to surveys by the Barna Research Group, only 14% of evangelicals read the Bible at least once per week.

This research indicates that what is needed is not more Bible sales or distribution but more actual Bible engagement; the regular reading of the Bible and application of its message to one's life.

That’s what we’ve set out to do on Wednesday nights — and we pray that you’ll join us on this great journey!