Christ Pres - Sermons

Scripture Reference: Romans 9:1-8, 14-20, 30-33

Paul entertains a question about God's faithfulness to "bring us all the way home" that is potentially undone by Jewish rejection of the Gospel. The answer takes us deep into the mind of God and his purposes in election and a "love that will not let me go."

Sermon Points:

A Question About Jews

A Question About Election

A Question About Faith

Scripture Reference: Romans 8:28-39

Insecurities plague us everyday and are often the root cause of the anxieties that shorten our lives. But Paul's exposition at the end of Romans 8 gives us a picture of a totally secure and convinced life, resting in the certainty of the Christian vision of the future.

Sermon Points:

God's Sovereignty

God's Efficiency

God's Adequacy

Scripture Reference: John 20:1-18

Sermon Points:

The resurrection is the answer to our grief.

The resurrection is the reason for our hope.

The resurrection is the fuel for our mission.

Scripture Reference: Romans 8:1-17

Romans 8 is a chapter that is preoccupied with the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of Christians. But what exactly does the Spirit do? How does he drive home the "no condemnation" that Paul pronounces at the beginning of this magnificent chapter?

Sermon Points:

The Spirit Brings Sanctification

The Spirit Brings Resurrection

The Spirit Brings Sonship

Scripture Reference: John 13:1-17

Scripture Reference: Romans 7:7-25

The law of God has picked a fight with believing people. Because what was started by grace can never be completed by law. This inevitably leads to conflict. Understanding and locating this conflict is THE key to Christian growth and sanctification.

Sermon Points:

The Reality of the Fight

The Location of the Fight

Les Newsom

Scripture Reference: Romans 6:1-14

It is the express intention of the Christian faith to bring about a change of life in the believer. The whole forward motion of the Bible is to fix the world from sin's destruction. HOW Paul leads us through that in Romans 6 is revolutionary for the doctrine of sanctification.

Sermon Points:

Our Connection to Jesus

The Transformation that Results

The Implications for a New Life

Scripture Reference: Romans 5:1-11

Justification by grace through faith is the medicine that cures believing people of doubting lives. Paul wants the Romans to live assured lives. So in Chapter 5 he unpacks the logic of assurance of salvation and how we can really know that we are standing in his grace.

Sermon Points:

What Faith Delivers

Why Justification Works

How You Know You've Received It

Les Newsom