Sermons
Given to God – Mother’s Day 2024
1 Samuel 1:4-2:11 On this Mother’s Day, we look at the birth of Samuel and the simple faith of his mother Hannah. This is a well known story. Our goal here is not to say something new, but to say something old. This story encourages moms, and everyone...
Where Christ Has Not Been Named – Romans, Week 23
Romans 15:14-21 What is it that you are supposed to be doing with your life beyond the work maintaining your existence? In this text, look for 4 important facts about Paul’s ministry that we can apply to ourselves today. His ministry was initiated by God (v15)...
Four Hopes in Suffering
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God’s Call to Unity – Romans, Week 22
Romans 15:7-13 Our love for one another is a direct result of our being made righteous by Jesus. We are not only saved from something, we are saved into something. We are saved from our sin, and we are saved into a spiritual family on a mission together....
Why Baptism?
Baptism has been contested for centuries, but mainly because it is connected to our understand of the gospel and what exactly “saves” us. There are also questions about the mode of baptism, but those are very much secondary and not something I’m going to delve...
Disciples
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From Earth to Heaven & Back Again (Easter 2024)
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Self-Restricting Love – Romans, Week 21
Romans 14:13-15:7 We are rounding out this section in Romans that is dealing with the theme of our relationships with one another that result from our reconciliation with God through the righteousness of Jesus given to us. Last week, we heard the command...
Do Not Pass Judgment – Romans, Week 20
Romans 14:1-12 The Holy Spirit, through Paul’s letter to the Roman church, has been instructing us to love one another. In our text this morning, we will see Paul address some specific issues that were dividing the church in Rome. Disagreement over these issues...