God’s Righteousness Lived Out – Romans 14 Study
Honoring Convictions While Extending Grace. In Romans 14, Paul provides categories and principles to foster unity among brothers with different consciences. He outlines that we believers, proceeding from faith, welcome and honor one another, put off passing judgment on one another in matters of conscience–because we live and die to the Lord–and instead, we pursue […]
God’s Righteousness in Future Restoration – Romans 11
God’s Righteousness in Future Restoration. Here in chapter 11, Paul proves God’s righteous plan for future restoration with an argument that shows the intricacy, reveals at least some of the mystery, and underscores God’s sovereignty in his election plan for his people. Paul’s intention in writing this passage was to show us that God is […]
Fellow Sufferers, Fellow Heirs in Christ – Romans 8:12–17 Study
Paul reminds us that it is by the Spirit you have been freed from your sinful flesh, found as adopted sons of God whom you now call Abba! Father!, and have been made co-heirs with Christ by the fellowship of his suffering for the fruit of eternal glory with him.
Grace Over the Power of Sin – Romans 6:12–23 Study
This week in Romans 6:12–23, Paul reminds us that because of what Christ did, we are not slaves to sin and our passions anymore. Instead, we have a new master, a master Paul calls Obedience, Righteousness, and finally, God. And what a gracious master God is! Under this new master, we have become obedient from […]
The Promise Rests On Grace – Romans 4 Study
This week Paul offered Father Abraham as an example of how to obtain righteousness with God—through Christ by faith alone. We learned that Abraham’s faith was counted to him as righteousness BEFORE he was circumcised. God made a promise to and covenant with Abraham to redeem the world—both the circumcised AND the uncircumcised—and it would […]
Judges Week 9: A Priesthood in Decline – Judges 17 & 18 Study
Sometimes, in order to repent and worship God, we have to take a long hard look at what life apart from him looks like. This week in Judges 17 and 18, we saw the ironic and devastating effects of Israel’s rejection of the one true God: “There was no king in Israel, and everyone did right […]
Glory! Lesson 2 – Revelation 21:1-5
Heaven is about God, his sovereignty over all things, and his being our God and we living as his people. In other words, we will be present with God! In Revelation, God through John shows that the promises he made in Genesis, and throughout all of scripture, are coming true for his people! Most spectacularly, […]
Turning from Fear to Love – MOMS
Turning From Fear to Love Fear can trip us in so many ways: fear of being left out, fear that we are wrecking our kids, fear that our sin is more powerful than Christ’s blood… “God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of love, power, and a sound/self-controlled mind” (2 Timothy 1:7) Let’s […]