We wait and live for Jesus
Scripture References:
John 15:4–5 – “Abide in me, and I in you…”
Galatians 2:20 – “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me…”
Romans 6:5 – “We have been united with him in a death like his…”
Philippians 2:5–11 – “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus…”
Colossians 3:1–4 – “Your life is hidden with Christ in God…”
1 Peter 2:9–12 – “That you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you…”
Hebrews 2:8–9 – “At present, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him…”
1 Corinthians 13:12 – “Now we see in a mirror dimly… then face to face.”
Romans 8:18–25 – Groaning with creation in hope for full redemption.
Acts 2:42 – “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship…”
Luke 24:30–32 – Known “in the breaking of the bread.”
Ephesians 4:11–16 – The body builds itself up in love through shared ministry.
Jude 20–21 – “Build yourselves up… pray in the Holy Spirit… keep yourselves in the love of God…”
Creed and Confession references from PCUSA:
Westminster Confession of Faith (1647)
Ch. 13 – On sanctification: “They… grow up in grace, perfecting holiness…”
Ch. 16 – Good works are “the fruits and evidences of a true and lively faith…”
Ch. 21 – On worship and the means of grace: Word, sacraments, prayer.
Heidelberg Catechism (1563)
Q&A 1 – “What is your only comfort in life and death?” – “That I am not my own, but belong… to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ…”
Q&A 65–68, 75–82 – On the means of grace: Word and Sacrament as ongoing encounters with Christ.
Confession of 1967
§9.16, 9.22, 9.32 – The Christian life is one of “daily dying and rising with Christ,” marked by worship, hope, and obedience.
A Brief Statement of Faith (1983)
“We trust in God the Holy Spirit… who engages us through the Word proclaimed, and claims us in the waters of baptism, feeds us with the bread of life and the cup of salvation…”
John 15:4–5 – “Abide in me, and I in you…”
Galatians 2:20 – “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me…”
Romans 6:5 – “We have been united with him in a death like his…”
Philippians 2:5–11 – “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus…”
Colossians 3:1–4 – “Your life is hidden with Christ in God…”
1 Peter 2:9–12 – “That you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you…”
Hebrews 2:8–9 – “At present, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him…”
1 Corinthians 13:12 – “Now we see in a mirror dimly… then face to face.”
Romans 8:18–25 – Groaning with creation in hope for full redemption.
Acts 2:42 – “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship…”
Luke 24:30–32 – Known “in the breaking of the bread.”
Ephesians 4:11–16 – The body builds itself up in love through shared ministry.
Jude 20–21 – “Build yourselves up… pray in the Holy Spirit… keep yourselves in the love of God…”
Creed and Confession references from PCUSA:
Westminster Confession of Faith (1647)
Ch. 13 – On sanctification: “They… grow up in grace, perfecting holiness…”
Ch. 16 – Good works are “the fruits and evidences of a true and lively faith…”
Ch. 21 – On worship and the means of grace: Word, sacraments, prayer.
Heidelberg Catechism (1563)
Q&A 1 – “What is your only comfort in life and death?” – “That I am not my own, but belong… to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ…”
Q&A 65–68, 75–82 – On the means of grace: Word and Sacrament as ongoing encounters with Christ.
Confession of 1967
§9.16, 9.22, 9.32 – The Christian life is one of “daily dying and rising with Christ,” marked by worship, hope, and obedience.
A Brief Statement of Faith (1983)
“We trust in God the Holy Spirit… who engages us through the Word proclaimed, and claims us in the waters of baptism, feeds us with the bread of life and the cup of salvation…”