God is praised through mission. On this first day in our new Worship Hall, we praise God for the glory of his grace in Christ Jesus. We commit ourselves anew to the mission of making Christ known to the nations. May Christ be worshiped and...
At the close of Romans 8, we hear five questions asked which are answered in the cross of Christ. What about our enemies, needs, accusations and the condemnation we face? Are we really loved by God? The death of Christ on our behalf provides the...
"God is for us," we have heard in a sermon or a song. But, wouldn’t it be good to know how? This passage takes us from the eternal mind of God, into our history, and onto the final state of glory to come, to show...
The Holy Spirit prays for us. He knows our weakness in prayer, but he will not let it hinder the purpose of God in our lives. So, he intercedes for us according to the will of God. Here is our confidence that the will of...
Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! He has given us the Holy Spirit to bear witness with our spirits that we are the children of God, so we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Holy Spirit also produces the early signs of the revelation...
Romans 8 begins with the great declaration that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. It ends with another declaration that nothing will separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus. And in the middle, this chapter...
We have already heard the devastating news that through sin death spread to all people because all have sinned. We know from experience the power of sin in our lives. Now we cry with the Apostle Paul, “Who will deliver us from this body of...
Christ has made the way to God. He has brought us with him into God’s presence by his death on our behalf. Now Christ stands with us before God and over us as the people of God. We have come to Christ by faith as...
Rob Tims preaches on Romans 7:7-24. When the law of God outside our hearts and the sin inside our hearts collide, an epic battle rages that we simply cannot win. God’s law exposes our sin, and sin exploits the law and stirs us up to...
The book of Romans has laid before us God’s gracious plan of salvation. Now, in the sixth chapter, we read the first direct commands. We are called to engage our minds and use our bodies to live in obedience to God. In our minds we...
