Worship in Spirit and Truth

Pastor Martin opens a thirteen-week series intended as a manifesto of Trinity Baptist Church under the banner 'Here We Stand.' After recounting Luther's stand at Worms, he explains the nature and substance of the series and lays out six goals: three categorized goals (confirm old-timers, initiate newcomers, inform onlookers) and three generalized goals (compulsion to praise and worship, immunization against error, provocation to love and good works).

The third assertion about God in the Here We Stand series: that He is the God of infinite goodness. After surveying Old and New Testament assertions of God's goodness and offering a working definition (God's disposition to deal well and bountifully with all His creation), Pastor Martin traces the manifestations of divine goodness in creation, providence (preservation, provision, and pity toward creatures), and grace. He applies the doctrine to worship, daily attitude, and Paul's warning in Romans 2:4 that the goodness of God is meant to lead sinners to repentance.