At Patrick Gardens we believe in the power of God’s word. It is through the words of scripture that we learn about the message of salvation through Jesus. We also believe that God’s word is powerful and relevant to the issues of today.
The story of Zacchaeus forms the backdrop for a lesson on the salvation and how the convicted sinner responds to him. Zacchaeus was an outcast from society because of his life choices. Yet a single encounter with Jesus was enough for him to change his life. His encounter with Jesus, his receiving Him into his […]
The story of Peter’s denial of Jesus Christ forms the backdrop for this lesson that calls us to examine our relationship with Jesus Christ. We like Peter claim to be followers of Christ. We claim faithfulness and a readiness to be with Christ through thick and thin, good times and bad. The question comes though, […]
Following on the previous lessons examination of salvation. We continue looking at the things we must do to comply with the terms of salvation. The first lesson looked at faith and repentance. This lesson examines the relevance of confession and baptism to the salvation process. What is confession? What must I confess? Why is confession […]
There is salvation only in Jesus. All Christianity will agree that there is salvation in Jesus Christ. Where churches part company is on what is required to gain this salvation. This lesson examines two items the Bible reveals as being relevant and essential to salvation – faith and repentance. What is faith? The religious world […]
How do you respond to the word of God? Jesus preached a parable about a sower and the seed – Luke 8 vs 4-8. The seed sowed fell in different places. Depending on the type of soil where the seed fell a different result was achieved. Jesus would have us know that the seed is […]