The goal of this site is this: to help you become formed and shaped by Gods Word to the point where you can test everything that you see and hear and hold on only to that which is good.
Serve the Church
John 13:1-17
Jesus and His disciples have gathered for the Passover. Jesus, knowing full well who He was and what was in store for Him, demonstrates the full extent of His love (13:1) and strips to His underwear, wraps a towel around His waist and begins to wash His disciples feet.
Core Classes
Hosea 4:1-16
Hosea was a prophet who was active, primarily in the northern kingdom of Israel in the second half of the eighth century B.C. (c.755-715). The Lord has commanded Hosea to marry an ‘adulterous’ wife (Hosea 1:2). When Gomer, the wife that Hosea marries, continues in her adulterous ways, Hosea divorces her (Hosea 2:2) and then buys her back out of slavery (Hosea 3:1-3), all of which the Lord uses to make a point about Israel’s behavior in regards to Him and His love for His people. As we pick up our story in chapter four, the Lord is specifying His charge against Israel; ‘There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land. There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.’
Life Groups
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work. If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!”
Life Groups are a vital part of the Body of Christ known as Flatland Church. They provide additional times when we can serve one another and grow in the Lord. They are a continuation of the Sunday morning service and its purposes.
Weekend Services
Hebrews 10:24-25 “Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.” (NLT)
Many question the value of the traditional Sunday morning church service. It is often called an old boring ritual that has long out lived its purpose. There is some truth to that statement. Many Sunday morning services are just that, a ritual that has no purpose or meaning. One attends because one “is suppose to” and nothing more, it is a religious duty to perform. It turns the Sunday service into an empty, meaningless act.
Jeff Baker explains the purpose of Church Activities at Flatland, and how you can get the most out of them. Involvement + Motives = Spiritual Growth.
The Authority of the Bible
2Timothy 3:10-17
To follow is to submit to authority. We hire a guide in an unknown city to show us the sights or get us to our destination and we accept that he knows where he is going and knows how to get there, and we follow because we want to get to our destination. We submit to his authority and trust that he will get us where we are going.
Identity In Christ
When we accept Jesus as our savior, everything changes as we pass from spiritual death to life. We become a new creature, the old has gone, and the new has come (2 Corinthians 5:17). We have a new heart and a new spirit (Ezekiel 11:19), and with it a new identity.
The Trinity
Matthew 3:13-17
Jesus is being baptized by John the Baptist. As He emerges from the Jordan, the Holy Spirit comes down on Him like a dove and the Father speaks, saying ‘This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.’ In these verses we see all three Persons of the Trinity together in finite time and space, with both Father and Spirit witnessing to the Son. There is nothing here that proves the Trinity, but the foundation is certainly laid for the step of faith needed to accept Father, Son and Holy Spirit as One in the same.
