Scripture as Source

This week we’ll begin a new sermon series. This series will show us ways that we all deal with stress in our lives and how we might deal with it better. We’re calling it Stressed Out: a study of the book of Habakkuk. We’ll begin with a look at Habakkuk 1:1-11. In this opening part of the Read more

This coming Sunday is Easter Sunday. We will take a careful look at the Resurrection of Jesus and what role it plays in our faith. We will turn to the book immediately following Romans to study through much of 1 Corinthians 15. Clearly Easter has become a trademark of the Christian faith, but why? What makes Read more

This past Sunday we studied Romans 14 and learned about the proper way Christians are to view their liberty in areas where the Scripture is not explicity black or white. We saw that even more than personal freedom and ultimate personal accountability to God, it is our attitude toward those who may not share our position Read more

Last week Romans chapter 12 helped us think about what it means to “be being transformed”… a constant changing (process) that helps us articulate what it looks like to continue to be more like Jesus. This week’s text is Romans 13. Here the text continues with the theme begun last week – that as followers of Read more

Last week in Romans chapter 11 we focused on the long-suffering mercy of God. This week’s text is Romans 12. This passage challenges status quo thinking about what it looks like to be a follower of Jesus. It begs the question, “What changes come to one that is following Christ?” The text seems to break the Read more

Last week in chapter 10 of Romans, we focused on the fact that God offers salvation to anyone who will receive it. This week’s text is Romans 11 and will help us to see the very nature of God’s great mercy. Someone has defined mercy as “not getting what you do deserve”… in the context of Read more

After a week of difficult wrestling with the realities of the doctrine of election in chapter 9, this week we are greeted by the best of the Good News that is the gospel. As great as the burden was to understand chapter 9, the strength resulting from the truth of chapter 10 is even greater. Read more

In chapter 8, Paul made a strong case that God knows in advance and chooses those who will become followers of Jesus. Throughout time there have been individuals and religious systems built around the idea that this thought is simple and understandable. I have always found it interesting that those with such surety conveniently happen Read more

This week we will study the magnificent centerpiece of the book of Romans… chapter 8. This is the longest chapter in the book, yet it tells a singular story. Its language is strong and direct. It is a comparison of sorts, but to say it is only that, is to sell it short. Romans 8 Read more

This week we will look at Romans 7:14-25. Last week we saw that for those of us who are following Jesus, sin’s power over us has been broken. This week’s text gives the balancing reality of how we yet struggle against our propensity to sin. So though we need not be bound to sin, we Read more

This week we’ll continue our series called ABC’s: The Basics of Faith… a study of the book of Romans. Because of some good feedback, we’re going to experiment with having the group study first on Tuesdays & Thursdays and then Sundays will be the postscript. That said, this coming week we will be working through Romans 5. Read more

We’ll be working through Romans 3:9-12, 19-31 which tell us that every person ever born was/is someone who commits sin. This encourages us to know that the load we bear is carried by all of mankind. We will be challenged to see that it is this very sin that (without a bridge) keeps us separated from Read more