The gospel is not just the good news of God saving us, it is good news which affects all of life. In Romans 5, Paul returns to the gospel message and sharing how believers can rejoice (boast) and put their hope in the gospel and so transform their approach to all of life. The implications […]

All have sinned and fall short of God’s glory–we are under his just judgment and cannot save ourselves. But God the just and justifier of those whom he loves saves us, taking the judgment for us in his son Jesus Christ. God offers this to all humanity by his grace, as a gift to be […]

In Romans, Paul explains the message of the gospel to the church in rome. He begins by explaining the problem of humanity–we are under sin and God’s wrath. But our Sin Problem, as Paul shows is really a worship issue–something or someone besides God is our ultimate and controlling desire.

Who is Lord, Caesar or Jesus? As the book of Acts finishes, Paul is under house arrest in Rome and for two years he preaches the gospel to all. In the heart of the empire controlled by Caesar–the high priest & king–Paul shares the good news that Jesus the true priest and king is savior […]

In Acts 26, Paul is brought in chains before Governor Festus, King Agrippa and all the leading men of the Caesarea. Instead of a defense, Paul shares his testimony–how the gospel transformed him and how he now desires all to be transformed too.

On his journey to Jerusalem, Paul meets with the leaders of the Ephesian one last time and shares his heart for them and the church he helped to found.

As Paul and the early church sought to carry out the mission of Christ they began with prayer. Seeking the Spirit they were directed into action, bringing the gospel into Europe and seeing the transformation of rich and poor, slave and free, Jew and Gentile–God’s plan through Christ to make for himself one people of […]

At the Confirmation service, Patrick Berry, shares about his faith growing up and the impact his own dad’s cancer and death had on his trust in Christ.

On Confirmation Sunday, Bishop John Guernsey shared 8 marks of the church in Antioch from Acts 11 that should be cultivated in every church community. Unfortunately, the audio files were corrupted so this secondary recording is not as clear as usual.

How does the gospel not only challenge our implicit bias and prejudices, but also call us to active love for and interaction with those with whom we most disagree? As Peter discovers in Acts 10, the gospel is not for any one race or culture–it is good news even for the Gentiles. The gospel is […]