Jesus and Paul both lay down some pretty serious challenges about discipleship. What does it mean to truly follow Jesus? What is a disciple and what does it mean to live like one? Paul challenges and urges us to build our lives on God’s mercies and to give our lives to Christ and his mission. Have you done that? Are you a disciple?
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The Christian life is built upon a rock solid foundation. As Paul transitions into chapter 12, he reminds us that the gospel is the driving force for the Christian life. Discipleship doesn’t begin with our efforts, but Christ’s work.
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God’s promises are true and he is faithful, and Paul wants to make sure the Jew and Gentile both understand that. In Romans 11, Paul answers the question that he has left open for most of the book: Is God done with Israel? In so doing, Paul shows us a picture of a God that is sovereign, gracious, and faithful. Can we trust God? Paul’s answer reverberates with praise.
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God’s call on our lives requires us to lay it all at his feet, but we won’t do that if we don’t trust him. As we get back into the book of Romans, Paul teaches about why God’s faithfulness to Israel is evidence for his faithfulness today.
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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 a church and as individuals? Is He worth it?
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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 Philippians gives us a helpful model.
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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 King of Kings.
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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. It’s all about humility.
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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 display through the story of Christmas.
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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 future.
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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 world. What does that look like and how do we do that?
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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 they may believe.
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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 hope available to anyone that calls on the Lord.
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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 and why does God do the things he does: It’s grace.
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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 any way he pleases, after all he is God.
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