We believe that God speaks today most clearly through His Word by the Holy Spirit (e.g. 2 Tim 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21).
We believe that we best hear His voice when we understand what He inspired the original authors to say (e.g. 2 Tim 2:7) to their original audience.
Therefore, we will give significant time during most of our gatherings to reading God’s Word and trying, with the help of His Spirit, to understand what the original author’s intent was, and through this to hear God speak to us for our lives today.
Think about it: why is it important that we listen attentively to God’s Word?
2 Tim 3:15-17 “The holy Scriptures .. are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
2 Peter 1:20-21 “Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”
