Sep 25, 2015
Romans 8:18-27. Often the Christian life can feel like slithering down a deep hole. We wonder where we are going. At times, the trials of life can make us anxious and fearful. Has God lost His way with us? Here, the Apostle gives us hope and perspective as we begin to see all the benefits available to those who...
Sep 25, 2015
Romans 8:1-17. You believe God exists. You even believe in heaven. But when you think about your eternal destiny, somehow you see yourself as barricaded from the gates of heaven. If you feel this way, you are not alone. The gospel is the only think that can break down the barricade of heaven and bring us assurance...
Sep 25, 2015
Romans 7:5-25. Do you ever feel like you're supposed to be perfect? What is with that? Our failure to match up to some lofty expectation that either we have or perceive others may have for us can actually make us do some pretty strange things. Here, Paul shows us that perfectionism is incompatible with a true...
Sep 4, 2015
Romans 6:1-14;7:4. Now that our identity is in Christ rather than Adam, we must begin to put into practice what has happened to us in principle. The Christian must begin to think and behave as one who has been brought from death unto life. Do you feel married to Christ?... "Well, you are."
Sep 4, 2015
Romans 5:12-20. John Calvin said of this passage that "We cannot see with so much clearness what we have in Christ, as by having what we have lost in Adam set before us." Adam is the story of everyman and every woman. Sin entered the world through the one man and messed up everything. But here we see that all things...