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From November 21, 2021 “One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.” (Psalm 27:4)  “God is beautiful, and so worship of God is a matter of beauty.”

From November 14, 2021  International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church “Do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.” (1 Peter 4:12)  

“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (Jesus in John 16:33)

From November 7, 2021  

“We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?” (Romans 6:2)  “Our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.” (Philippians 3:20-21)

From October 31, 2021 

“Here it is in a nutshell: Just as one person did it wrong and got us all in trouble with sin and death, another person did it right and got us out of it. But more than just getting us out of trouble, he got us into life! One man said no to God and put many people in the wrong; one man said yes to God and put many people in the right.” (Romans 5:18, 19. The Message)  

“That one single misdeed should be answered by judgment, this is perfectly understandable; that the accumulated sins and guilt of all the ages should be answered by God’s free gift, this is the miracle of miracles, utterly beyond human comprehension.” (Cranfield, The Epistle to the Romans, 286)

From October 24, 2021 “God demonstrates his love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)  “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13)

From October 17, 2021  “Hope does not disappoint us.” (Romans 5:5)  “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13)

From October 10, 2021  

This sermon we begin a series, “New Life in Christ,” based on Romans 5-8. “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:1)  

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says that He did not come to do away with the law. In Romans, Paul says that the law was not an end in itself but served to bring us to Christ. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus stresses the importance of obedience. In Romans, Paul stresses that we are not made right with God by our obedience. These two parts of Scripture are not contradictory; God knows that we need both emphases. So as we shift from a study of “The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached” to “The Greatest Letter Ever Written,” let’s ask God’s help in living a balanced theology.

From October 3, 2021  “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.” (Romans 1:16)

From September 26, 2021  

I am not ashamed of the gospel because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.” Romans 1:16  

This worship service is the beginning of Convocation, a week-long celebration of what God has done in proclaiming the message of the Gospel in our community and around the world.

From September 19, 2021

This sermon concludes a series, “Christian Counter-Culture,” on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.

“The crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority.”