The Branch, The Rock and the Serpent

Romans 8:15-17 - Joint Heirs With Jesus

Romans 8:9-14 - Spiritual Potential

Romans 8:5-8 - The Mind of the Flesh and the Mind of the Spirit. After the preliminary introduction to the life lived in the power of the Holy Spirit, the Apostle Paul immediately sets about to contrast for us what life in the Sprit and life in the flesh looks like. We need this understanding, not only to recognize the two states, but in order to understand the great tragedy of living in the realm of the flesh having been born of the Spirit.

Romans 8:3-4 - Walking After the Spirit

Psalm 45 - New Birth and Love for the King. How can a believer be free to love the Lord with all of their heart, soul, mind and stength? How does God facilitate this amazing part of our relationship with him? What does our love relationship look like with the King? These questions are explored through various Biblical texts.

Romans 8:1-4 - We Can't, but God Can. In Romans chapter 8 Paul resumes his explanation of being free from the law. The therefore of Romans 8:1 pick up the thread from Romans 7:6. What he says next ushers in an explanation of the marvelous state in which we now live.

Romans 1:1-7:25 - Understanding Where We Were. One of the great transitions in Romans is from chapter 7 to chapter 8. In the first half of the letter, Paul has been addressing the sin issue and its various ramifications and effects and how the cross of Christ deals with each of them. Beginning in chapter 8 he moves to the experience of living freely in Christ by the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit. This message is a review of what has been covered in Romans 1 through 7 already.

Matt 28:16-20 - Commission of the Church 2008.

Mark 10:45 - Why Jesus Came Into the World. A lot of people have ideas of why Jesus came into the world. This message looks at 10 verses from the gospels where Jesus Himself explicitly says what His purpose for coming is. Grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus as we consider the destiny of Jesus in His own words for his first coming.