Sermons from July 2023
“God, I’ve got a question: Why…?”
“God, I’ve got a question: Why…?” Habakkuk As your true heart is more deeply revealed to yourself, and you struggle to align yourself with God’s heart, it leads you further away from being an enemy of God, and further towards life as a child of God who lives by faith. A faith-filled Christ-follower will bow the knee not just before God’s power, but also before His love and goodness. At its core, fear is overcome by the firm conviction in…
A TALE OF TWO ADAMS
A TALE OF TWO ADAMS Romans 5.12-21 Romans: Redeemed To Flourish – Part 2 of 14 v. 11 “… we … rejoice in … Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.” (esv) ORIGINAL SIN – all people inherit a sinful nature because of Adam’s sin v. 12 “… sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned …” (esv) vv. 13–14 “… before the…
WE HOPE IN THE GLORY OF GOD
WE HOPE IN THE GLORY OF GODRomans 5.1-11Romans: Redeemed To Flourish – Part 1 of 14 vv. 1–2 “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand …” (esv) v. 2 “… we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.” (niv) WE REJOICE IN GLORIOUS HOPE BECAUSE … WE SEE A Process At…
THE FEEL OF FAITH
THE FEEL OF FAITHRomans 4.17-25Romans: How Man Is Made Right – Part 11 of 11 v. 16 “It depends on faith … to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all …” (esv) v. 22 “That is why his faith was ‘counted to him as righteousness.’” (esv) vv. 23–24 “… was not written for Abraham alone, but also for us.” (csb) FAITH FEELS LIKE … LIKE KNOWING Facts About God v. 17b “……
WHO IS IN THE FAMILY OF FAITH?
WHO IS IN THE FAMILY OF FAITH?Romans 4.9-17aRomans: How Man Is Made Right – Part 10 of 11 v. 6 “… the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness …” v. 9a “Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised?” (esv) ABRAHAM IS THE FATHER OF THOSE WHO PUT FAITH IN … GOD’S PROMISE RATHER THAN Our Pedigree v. 12 “… our father Abraham …” (esv) v. 9b “… faith was counted…