Teaching Why the Minor Prophets Still Matter: Our New Study Discover the Minor Prophets—twelve powerful Old Testament books that reveal God’s justice, mercy, and promises fulfilled in Christ.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord's Day 35 Lord’s Day 35 of the Heidelberg Catechism explains the second commandment, warning against idols while affirming that true worship rests on God’s Word and Christ, the true image of God.
The Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg Catechism: Lord's Day 34 Lord’s Day 34 of the Heidelberg Catechism shows how the Ten Commandments guide redeemed people into a life of gratitude, beginning with the call to love God alone and turn from every idol.
Teaching The Financial Secretary: Faithful Stewardship Behind the Scenes At First Free, the Financial Secretary safeguards the congregation’s gifts through faithful oversight, accurate counting, and secure deposits, ensuring integrity in church stewardship.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 33 Lord’s Day 33 of the Heidelberg Catechism teaches that true repentance is the daily rhythm of dying to sin and rising to new life in Christ, confirmed in baptism, nourished at the Lord’s Table, and expressed through good works of faith.
The Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 32 Lord’s Day 32 of the Heidelberg Catechism shows how salvation by grace leads to a life of gratitude, where good works flow as evidence of faith and a witness to the world.
Teaching Elders: Shepherd and Servants Discover the biblical role of elders at First Free and how their quiet, faithful leadership helps the whole church flourish.
The Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg Catechism: Lord's Day 31 Who should come to the Lord’s Table—and who shouldn’t? This week’s Heidelberg Catechism devotion explores the pastoral wisdom behind fencing the Table with grace and truth.
Articles Can a Christian Be Demon-Possessed? No. This article explores what the Bible teaches about spiritual warfare, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and the believer’s security in Christ.
The Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg Catechism: Lord's Day 30 Explore Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 30 and how it distinguishes the Lord’s Supper from the Roman Catholic Mass, clarifying the sufficiency of Christ’s once-for-all sacrifice.
Teaching Trustees: Faithful Stewards Discover the vital role of church trustees—faithful stewards who oversee finances, facilities, and policies to support gospel ministry with wisdom and integrity. Learn how this behind-the-scenes leadership strengthens the whole body.
The Heidelberg Catechism Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 29 How should we understand Christ's words, “This is My body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.” (1 Corinthians 11:24)?
Teaching Deacons and Deaconesses: Lead Servants within the Church A Quiet Office with a Remarkable Impact
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 28 There’s a sacred simplicity to bread and wine. But in the hands of Jesus, they do something astonishing: they become a sign and seal of the gospel.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 27 The goal is never to elevate baptism above the gospel, but to show how baptism points us to the gospel.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 26 We’ve seen how God gives faith through His Word and confirms it through the sacraments. But what does that actually look like?
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 25 Faith saves. But where does that faith come from? And once it begins, how does it grow?
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 24 We’ve just heard the beautiful news that we are made right with God by faith alone in Christ alone. Not by merit. Not by effort. Not by our own righteousness, but entirely by the grace of God.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 23 After walking through the Creed, the Catechism pauses to ask a deeply personal question: So what? What good does it do to believe all this? And its answer is clear: everything.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 22 Most people believe in some kind of afterlife. But Christian hope is different. It doesn’t rest on sentiment or speculation. It is grounded in a Person—the risen Christ—and in a promise: what happened to Him will one day happen to us.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 21 It’s easy to think of “the church” as an institution, a building, or a calendar full of events. But in the Apostles’ Creed, we confess belief in the holy catholic (universal) church—not as an organization we attend, but a living body we belong to.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 20 So far, the Catechism has led us through the Father’s creative power and the Son’s redeeming work. But now it shifts to the third Person of the Trinity—the Holy Spirit.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 19 It’s one thing to believe that Jesus is alive. It’s another to believe that He rules.
Teaching Heidelberg Catechism: Lord’s Day 18 We don’t talk about the ascension nearly as often as the cross or the resurrection. But the Catechism reminds us: the gospel story doesn’t end with an empty tomb. It continues with a lifted Savior.
