#4- Christ and the Application of His Redemption
The hope of sinners rests not in ourselves, but in Christ alone.
The only Redeemer, fully God and fully man, who perfectly obeyed, bore the wrath of God, and conquered death.
Salvation is accomplished by Christ and applied by His Spirit—from effectual calling to justification, adoption, sanctification, and finally glorification. All of grace. All of Christ. All to the glory of God.
#3- Sin and the need for a Redeemer
The gospel begins with honesty.
Sin is not just what we do—it is who we are apart from Christ.
But God, in His mercy, did not leave us there.
In Christ, He provides the Redeemer we desperately need.
#2- Who God is and What He has done
Rightly knowing God must come before rightly living for Him—because a small view of God will always lead to a shallow faith. The Triune God—Father, Son, and Spirit—reveals Himself not only in who He is, but in His sovereign works of creation, providence, and redemption. When we submit to His Word, even in its hardest truths, we find a faith that is steadied, humbled, and anchored in His perfect will.
2026 LCM English Theme Message 1: The God Who Speaks And Confronts
God reveals Himself not through human opinion, but through His Word.
To hear Him speak is to be confronted and called to life in Christ.
#1- Why Do We Exist and How Do We Know God?
Catechism isn’t replacing Scripture—it’s helping us rightly understand and faithfully hold on to it. The creeds, confessions, and catechisms serve as a guardrail against error and a guide into deeper, clearer, and more grounded faith. As we begin the Westminster Shorter Catechism, we’re not just learning answers—we’re being shaped to know, glorify, and enjoy God rightly.
The Christian Sanctification
Holiness is not an optional pursuit but the ordained end of salvation.
The Spirit who regenerates also sanctifies, producing real change and a growing desire to please God. Where God grants new life, He also brings forth new obedience.
Sharing in Christ’s Sufferings and Glory
We tend to think of suffering with Christ in this world, yet we did not think about sharing in His glory. Our union with Christ is such a powerful truth that it tells us that as Christians living in this fallen world, our suffering and glory are not separated from Christ. Knowing this truth deeply helps gives us both comfort in weakness and also strength in battling sin.
#6- Living Life for the Glory of God
Ecclesiastes confronts us with life as it truly is—brief, broken, and often filled with suffering. When viewed only “under the sun,” oppression goes unanswered, wealth never satisfies, and even wisdom seems futile. Yet the Preacher does not leave us in despair. He redirects our vision “under heaven,” where suffering is not wasted, joy is received as a gift, and every moment carries eternal weight. In Christ, pain becomes participatory, work becomes meaningful, and simple pleasures become foretastes of glory. The final call of Ecclesiastes is clear and urgent: remember your Creator, fear God, and live all of life before His face, knowing that what is done now echoes into eternity.
How To Await Christ’s Return?
Are you curious about Christ’s return and how He is returning? How would that affect both believers and nonbelievers? Listen to last Sunday’s message on what the Bible says about eschatology.
#5- Live Life Now For Eternity
Ecclesiastes presses us with life’s most unsettling question: Does our brief existence truly matter? When life is viewed only “under the sun,” it ends in vanity—marked by death, injustice, and unfulfilled longing. Yet Scripture shifts our vision “under heaven,” where God orders every season with purpose and has set eternity in the human heart. Nothing is meaningless in His hands. Life gains weight not by its length, but by its orientation toward God. To live wisely, then, is to live with eternal awareness—embracing each season, answering to a holy Judge, and finding true meaning not in what fades, but in what endures forever in Christ.
