Matt Fortunato

Follower of Jesus? The short answer is, if you believe in Jesus based on the true gospel, whereby you are joyfully eager to commit your life to Him, then you are ready for baptism. That means you will be dipped in water as a symbol of cleansing and new

Jesus taught that sinners need to be born again to be forgiven and enter a restored relationship with God. “You must be born again” (John 3:7). Being born again happens through the work of the Holy Spirit when a person believes in Jesus as Savior and Lord

If we forget our purpose, we will be like a car with bad alignment, always drifting to one side or the other. Our purpose is not entertainment, socializing, tradition, or any variety of manufactured emotional experiences. Our purpose is to live for Jesus

Christians in the Bible The word “Christian” is used three times in the Bible. It is used in the book of Acts of the Apostles in 11:26 and 26:28. Many believe that the term was first used as an insult to those who followed Christ rather than the

Finding God and His Will “How do I seek God?” “How can I know God’s will for my life?” Lots of people have these questions, and the world offers all kinds of answers. In this article, I point you to two simple and practical things that God tells us for

Today we look at 1 Corinthians 15:42-44, which outlines four differences between our current mortal bodies and our future resurrection bodies. These differences show us what it will mean for us to be raised like Christ was raised, to have a new body that

Biblical Ethics “How do we know what is right and wrong?” is one of the most important questions for humanity. What is the standard of morality? Who decides what is good and evil? Who says whether something is pure or defiled, ethical or unethical. As God

Last week we summarized true Christian living. We saw that the heart of true Christian living is our union with Christ, the spiritual bond we have with Jesus through faith in Him. Jesus teaches, “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit

This is the first in a short series of articles on biblical Christian living. My prayer is that you would be a true Christian joined to a true church, one who renders true worship to God and daily experiences fellowship with God through faith in Jesus and

Continuing our look at the way of love for children of God, we come to the final two attributes of Christlike love in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. Besides what we have observed in previous weeks, we now see that Christlike love “hopes all things, [and] endures

Introduction I am writing this series of articles to remind you, child of God in Christ, that you will be risen to be like Jesus was risen when He returns to wrap up history as we know it. My purpose is to prove the various aspects of this hope directly

We continue with Paul’s description of genuine Christian love in the church. He writes that love “...rejoices with the truth. [7] Love bears all things, believes all things...” (1 Corinthians 13:6b-7a). Love Rejoices with the Truth To love each other in

This week we continue looking at the way of Christian love from 1 Corinthians 13. Verses 5-6a teach that love is not “rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; [6] it does not rejoice at wrongdoing.”  Love is Not Rude.

In my last article, I discussed the supremacy of love in the local church. As God’s children, we are called to love each other with the love of Christ for the glory of God. In this article, I want to discuss what that looks like in our lives. What is the

If you know a member who has wandered from the worship and fellowship of the church, please reach out to them in love to bring them back into the fold. Those closest to a wanderer are typically the best candidates for reaching out. Remember that God has a

A true biblical church is a group of people joined to Christ and filled with His love. Because of the Holy Spirit’s work in their lives, the love of Christ shines through them. We are not yet perfected in love, but we are filled with Christ’s love and

Everyone who is a member of this church has done two things. First, we have read our church covenant and sincerely agreed to the commitments it expresses, which are the basic duties of biblical Christian living. Second, we have stood before the church and