"Can We Trust the Bible?"

Setting the Table: Scripture | Matthew 5:17-19 - "Can we trust the Bible?"

What if the Bible is more than a collection of stories—but the very Word of God, preserved for you?

In this sermon, we kick off a new year and a new series on spiritual practices by starting where every practice begins: Scripture. From a child’s innocent misunderstanding of Bible stories, to the high cost paid by men like William Tyndale, to Jesus’ own words in Matthew 5:17–19, we’re invited to wrestle with a foundational question:Can we trust the Bible?

Together, we explore:
How Jesus viewed Scripture—and why that matters for His followers
Why people once risked their lives just to read the Bible in their own language
What textual criticism is (and why it actually strengthens our confidence in Scripture)
How the New Testament compares to every other ancient document we trust
Why the Bible hasn’t been corrupted—but carefully preserved
And why trusting Scripture ultimately comes down to trusting Jesus

This message is both pastoral and practical, thoughtful and faith-building—designed not just to inspire confidence in God’s Word, but to move us to actually open it, sit under it, and be changed by it.

If Jesus treated Scripture as God’s Word and authority for life, then following Jesus means trusting Scripture the same way.