My 11/23/14AM sermon, Gospel Welcome, from Romans 14:1-12 is now online. The sermon got into the big section of Romans 14-15 and how people relate in the church. The big theme of this passage is that because God’s welcomed us, we ought to welcome others. Specifically, because of who God is, Jesus being Lord and God being the final judge, we should stop quarreling over secondary matters. I hope this sermon is an encouragement to you.
Weekend Recap – Loving Our Neighbor
My sermon from 11/16/14AM entitled Loving Our Neighbor from Romans 13:8-14 is now online. Among other things, this sermon helped show some reasons why we should love our neighbor, especially as a people who are shaped by grace. My hope is that this sermon leads to persistent and diligent application from all who hear. I hope it encourages you, too.
Weekend Recap – Loving The State
My 11/9/14 sermon, Loving the State from Romans 13:1-7, is now online. This sermon, while very convicting, did attempt to chart a positive course on how Christians in this world relate to their government. God has called on us to submit. He’s called us to this because He’s the One who gives government its authority, He’s the One who’s given government its purpose and He’s the One calling citizens to live in an honorable way in society. I hope this sermon helps you make progress as you live your faith in this world.
Weekend Recap – Genuine Love
My 11/2/14AM sermon, Genuine Love from Romans 12:9-21, is now online. Many of us think that we’re much more loving that we actually are. And the Bible is like a mirror that we hold up to show us our true selves. In this passage, we see that genuine love is on the move, acting in ways that are challenging for many of us. We are demonstrating love to believers. This is the call at the first part of our passage and it’s difficult. But, towards the end of the passage, we’re called to love our enemies, which is impossible for us apart from the mobilizing grace of God. So, I hope this sermon is helpful as you seek to love the way God’s called you to love.
Shaped by Grace
My 10/26/14AM sermon, Shaped by Grace from Romans 12:1-8 is now online. This sermon honed in on how God’s grace is on the move to shape our relationships with God, ourselves and one another. I personally felt it exposed some areas of my life that had grown stale or cold and needed reshaped by grace. So, I’m hoping God was at work through His Word to give you encouragement through this. Have a terrific week.
Weekend Recap – Glory of Overflowing Grace
My 10/19/14AM sermon, Glory of Overflowing Grace from Romans 11:33-36, is now online. In this sermon, on one level I try to showcase God who is rich in mercy and how that mercy demonstrates that He is the most glorious being in the world. On another level, I’m engaging my hearers to reckon with the God of the Bible who is the most unique person of all. He’s is categories all to Himself and His actions call for all that we are. All things are to the glory of God. I hope this sermon helps you awe God in deeper ways and glorify Him as the supreme one in your life.
Weekend Recap – Strong In Grace
My 10/5/14AM sermon, Strong In Grace from Romans 11:11-32, is now online. This sermon teased out how God strengthens His church by grace. Specifically, that middle section highlighted how God calls us to humility as a response to His kindness. It’s difficult to talk about humility because we often don’t prize this as a virtue, but God has a different way of doing things than we might envision. I tweeted out this AM: “How are you demonstrating humility in what you text, post, and say today? (hint: try not using ALL CAPS as a start)”. If you don’t know using all caps online is like screaming. At any rate, it’s easy for me to be prideful in speaking of the pride in others, but often more difficult to recognize the pride in my own heart. Pray for me in this regard that I would model humility in my words and actions. Listen to this sermon and see if it encourages you. Blessings.
Weekend Recap – Mercy
My 9/28/14 sermon, More Merciful from Romans 11:1-10, is now online. In this sermon, I tried to demonstrate how God’s mercy is often more than we could imagine. It’s expressed more widely and shown to more people and probably revealed in ways that surprise us. I hope it was encouraging to those who heard it. Have a great week thinking about God’s mercy.
Weekend Recap – Gospel Response
My 9/21/14AM sermon, Gospel Response from Romans 10:14-21, is now online. In this sermon, I sought to show how neither God’s Word nor His saving intentions had failed, but that the God who is overflowing in mercy demands a response to the good news that He’s made known to others. This sermon helped call for a response from both believers and unbelievers to the message of the Bible.
Weekend Recap – Christ Is The End
My 9/7/14AM sermon, Christ The End, from Romans 9:30-10:4 is now online. This sermon was a deep one for me, one that I care about. I think Romans 10:4 is close to what some may call a life verse. It speaks of Christ being the point, the destination, the signpost of everything. He’s the end of righteousness (the destination of what it means to be in a right relationship with God) for those who believe. Having Him is everything. I hope this sermon helps you (should you choose to listen) and encourages you to more deeply glorify the God who made you for Himself.