As we celebrate the beginning of a new year, we consider what lies ahead and count the cost of following Jesus in 2014. What will it cost us, both as…
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Are new year’s resolutions biblical? The changing of the calendar is a helpful benchmark for us in our lives. So what does true, God-glorifying resolve look like? The book of…
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Our response to the gift of Christmas is nothing less than everything we have and everything we are. Jesus may have been born a baby, but he’s still the…
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Christmas spirit is such a common idea, but what does it really mean? What is the true Christmas spirit? Jesus tells us and shows us through the Christmas story….
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Every year we recount the Christmas Story and celebrate the events on that night. It’s the author of that story that deserves our full attention and puts His heart on…
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The book of Romans gives us plenty of reasons to be thankful. According to Paul, that thankfulness doesn’t just live in the past, but propels us with confidence into the…
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Paul’s message in Romans 10 is clear: The gospel goes forward by the witness of God’s people. We are sent with the good news of the gospel into a broken…
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Do sovereignty and evangelism contradict? Does Romans 10 contradict Romans 9? In this sermon, Tony teaches from Paul’s exhortation in Romans 10 to take the good news to everyone, that…
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God shows grace to whom he pleases. This truth creates many questions both in Paul’s day and now. In chapter 10, Paul addresses the nature of the gospel and the…
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In Chapter 9 of Romans, Paul sets out to make a central point…and it’s all about grace. Jesus is the center and our salvation is a mystery to all. How…
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Is God justified in showing us grace? Can God dispense grace however he wants? Paul sets out to show that God is God and he is free to act in…
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Paul shifts from his emotional conclusion in chapter 8 to answering objections to these truths in chapter 9. In doing so, he wades into deep waters to challenge our ideas…
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God’s work in our lives is a rock solid promise that provides an anchor for our lives. We conclude Chapter 8 with Paul’s powerful proclamation that nothing can separate us…
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God works all things for our good…a precious promise in the storms of life. But what does “our good” mean and how can we be certain that he will do…
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What do you expect out of life? What do you think this life should be like? And what happens when it doesn’t work out as you planned? According to scripture,…
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Romans 8 continues to explain the working of the Holy Spirit in our lives. He enables us to fight against the sin in our lives and confirms our adoption as…
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Romans 8 gives a powerful picture of the Christian life and the role of the Holy Spirit. It is clear that you can’t fake your way through this life as…
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The law continues to drive Paul’s argument but leads him to exasperation at his inability to keep it, despite his best efforts. Where do we turn when the law is…
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After defining how Christian’s should relate to sin, Paul now begins to define our relationship to the law. Is it ours to keep, reject, or ignore? http://media.blubrry.com/provjeff/providencejeffcity.com/media/The_Christians_relationship_to_the_law_part_1.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts |…
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Paul continues to teach about what grace does in the Christian life and how grace not only provides our means for justification, but also for sanctification. http://media.blubrry.com/provjeff/providencejeffcity.com/media/Christians_relationship_to_sin_part_3.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts |…
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