Grace Baptist Church

Continue with us through the Book of Romans. In this sermon we consider verse 2 and discover why the book of Romans is so important in the NT Cannon. Be encouraged that the Gospel is what God promised beforehand through Christ the prophets. Glorious Gospel Treasure!

How steady do you feel spiritually? Do you feel weak or strong? The Bible states that God is able to establish us through the Gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ (Romans 16:25). In this message, we continue through the letter of Romans and find how this Gospel can establish us for life and for eternity. As we worship we'll praise God for His work in us through the Gospel!

Let's begin Romans together! I'm so excited to start Romans 1:1! As we do, we consider the questions: What's our identity? What's our calling? What's our mission? We will worship the Lord as Lord as our theme for Sunday as well.

God uses even negative circumstances in our lives to work great and grand purposes in the earth and in our own lives. We find that in the life and ministry of the Apostle Paul as well. He trusted the Lord and was willing to face the most difficult of times, knowing that the Lord's purposes were best. His purposes are eternal. Let's thank the Lord for His work in our lives and trust His ways.

As a church reaches the city, it reaches the world. Look at Paul's ministry in Ephesus as it reaches all of Asia.

A loving family is a beautiful thing! And yet, it is just a picture of what God is in our heavenly relationships. You may not have a supportive earthly Father. But you do have a supportive Heavenly Father! And that relationship with your Father will dispel fear, conquer anxiety and bring an end to worry. That will be our message and text for Sunday as we consider our heavenly Father.

The Gospel message has a huge, life-changing impact on society. As you read the book of Acts, this idea blasts across each page as a primary message. Does it do the same in a culture that has no Judeo Christian background at all? This Sunday, we'll discover how Paul shares this glorious message with a city that was totally secular. What do we do when we approach people who have no knowledge of the Bible at all? Where do we start?

"You shall receive power" . . . Too often we know what to do but we can not find the power to do so. That power comes from God and in our age, God promises enabling power through His Holy Spirit living in us. This Sunday we will examine the first portion of the book of Acts (the power of Pentecost) and how the church exploded from just a few followers huddled in an upper room to a world-changing momentous movement.

One of the marks of a society that is given over to a depraved mind is that they are no longer thankful (Romans 1). When we lose sight of God we lose sight of gratitude. And so this week is a great reminder for the Country and for all of us this week to be thankful. We look forward to having the Bickels joining us this Sunday and Jer will be preaching from Colossians 3 sharing God's appeal for thanks.

What a great example it is before the world when we find in Christ what unifies us rather than what divides us. The things that divide are often surface compared to the heavenly things that tie us… "Bless be the ties that bind!" This Sunday we will look at a few of these things from Philippians 2 and find how the Lord uses our commonness the biblical concept of koinonia.