Romans 6:11-23 “Everyone Serves Something or Someone”

Message: Romans 6:11-23 “Everyone Serves Something or Someone”

Last week we talked about the two ways that are open to us. There is the Way of Adam and then there is the Way of Christ. This week we continue that discussion in more vivid detail. In Romans 6 Paul essentially says that everyone services something or someone, so who or what do you serve? We were made to serve God, which actually brings us greater freedom. Yet, we often choose to serve lesser beings or ideas, which ultimately place us in bondage and lead to death.

 

  

Romans 5:12-21, 8:1-12 “There’s Another Way”

Message: Romans 5:12-21, 8:1-12 “There’s Another Way”

In these passages, Paul reveals the two ways that are open to humanity. One is the Way of Adam, which is the way of ‘men.’ That way leads to destruction. But a new way has been opened up, which is the Way of Christ. This is the Way of Grace, and is not brought about by anything we can do, but received by faith in what God has done for us. This is a faith requires incredible trust in God rather than taking situations into our own hands by means of control. It is a faith that extends grace to others. 

Romans 4:1-25 “Replacing the Law”

Message: Romans 4:1-25 “Replacing the Law”

The Jewish people replaced Faith with the Torah (right practice). Christians replaced Faith with Theology (right belief). Both are a form of salvation by works. But Faith was never meant to be replaced by anything. Genuine faith ultimately leads to both sound beliefs and good works. Rather than replacing faith, they flow from faith. So the question is, why do we do what we do? Are we seeking to earn something, or does what we do simply flow out of our faith because our faith makes us who we are? Faith does not seek a reward because the life that flows from it is it’s own reward.

  

Romans 3:27-31 “The Path of Descent”

 Message: Romans 3:27-31 “The Path of Descent”

This week we return to our previous series that was cut short by Covid, “Reading Romans Backwards.” In this week’s message we’ll be looking at how the Romans and Jews both thought they had the advantage. Each considered themselves better than the other. But this was based on a misunderstanding of both the intention of Torah and the meaning of being Chosen in Christ. Instead of finding ourselves ‘worthy,’ Jesus invites us to follow him on “The Path of Descent,” where we realize that the only thing we should be boasting about is the Goodness and Grace of God. 

2 Corinthians 7:8-10 “Why Can’t I Forgive Myself?”

Message: 2 Corinthians 7:8-10 “Why Can’t I Forgive Myself?”

In this final message in our series “The Grudge” we’ll be looking at the topic of forgiving ourselves. Sometimes the person that is hardest to forgive is ourselves. In this message we’ll look at the difference between two types of guilt: shame vs conviction. We’ll see how God applies conviction, but we often get trapped in shame. Once we understand the purpose of conviction, we’ll be more ready to forgive ourselves and move into the future God has for us. 

1 Samuel 1:1-20 “Forgiving God?”

Message: 1 Samuel 1:1-20 “Forgiving God?”

In this week’s message, we continue our series “The Grudge.” We’ll be talking about those incredibly difficult things in our lives where God doesn’t seem to show up for us. The desperate prayers that seem to go unanswered. The times when we find ourselves thinking, “God, you could have done something. Why didn’t you?” We’ll see that God’s delays are not necessarily denials. And that though we don’t always get what we want, God always gives more than we knew to ask for. Our call is to trust God even when we don’t understand.

Psalms 119:1-8 “The Gospel of the Law”

 Message: Psalms 119:1-8 “The Gospel of the Law”

Guest: Devon Scott