Being a Living Sacrifice is hard but so worth it in light of eternity and the example of Christ and Paul. In the context of a series of commands, Paul urges living sacrifices to choose humility, choose love, and choose peacemaking. Is your life marked by sacrifice?

Passage: Romans 12

Grace is a priceless treasure, and so often we don't realize the magnitude of what we have.

Passage: Romans 11

How are we saved? Just being near or around Jesus and his followers isn't enough. Passion for God isn't enough. We need a faith that rests. How do we get that faith? By hearing the Word of Christ. Come learn how we are saved!

Passage: Romans 9:30 - 10:21

God has always made choices within Israel, even in the area of salvation, and God's choices never change. Paul explains that God is not unjust in giving mercy as He pleases, and he challenges us to remember that God is sovereign and we are not.

Passage: Romans 9

Through Christ we have a physical hope to be had, a spiritual reality to be lived, and everlasting love to be preserved

Passage: Romans 8:18-39

There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ! This is proven true by the work of the Spirit who gives us true life by setting us free from sin and death, helping us to live obedient lives, changing our nature, battling with us to overcome sin, and securing our adoption as children of God.

In life, we fight against sin and selfishness. Why should we keep fighting? Who is to blame for this fight? What does it mean that we are in this fight? Come learn from the riches of Romans 7 how God is renewing us and empowering us to fight against the sin that so easily entangles and discourages us.

Passage: Romans 7

Some believe the lie that because of the grace of God we can continue in our sin. Paul counteracts that lie with the truth and timely encouragement that because of the grace of God we are FREED from the power of sin.

Passage: Romans 6

Human effort/work leads to brokenness and death, but the work of Christ brings life and hope. Chasing the kingdom without the King is futile and exhausting, but even suffering can be rewarding when we are deeply rooted in Christ.

Scripture: Romans 5

After defining justification, Paul uses Abraham to prove his thesis that we are justified by faith alone just like Abraham, and shows how faith interacts with works, circumcision, the law, and the promise.

Scripture: Romans 4