Paul says that saved people worship by the Spirit. Why "by the Spirit"? Because true worship can only happen by the work of the Spirit. So what is this work, and what can we do to experience this wonderful work?

Sometimes we think we can skip over closing paragraphs like this one. But in this paragraph we see nine crucial traits of early church community. Listen closely to them, and then work on living them even more.

In this passage Paul calls us to tell people about Jesus with wisdom and grace. In this message Pastor Steve gives an overview of the gospel, and encourages us to share this good news with our friends.

The Bible absolutely condemns all involuntary slavery. But much of the slavery in the Roman Empire was voluntary; sort of like jobs, today, right? In this passage Paul calls us to obey our bosses in everything, all the time, and with all our heart...

It’s true: parenting drives us to our knees in prayer and dependence on Jesus. But Jesus will give us grace and wisdom to parent our children so they see and learn about His love, His gentleness, and His authority.

Jesus transforms every area of our lives, including marriage. He calls husbands to loving, sacrificial leadership, and He calls wives to loving, respectful followership.

Let’s not be idealistic: this side of heaven community will mean not just love and companionship and encouragement, but also hurt and disappointment and aggravation. In this passage Paul gives six commands to help us deal with the downsides of...

Paul pulls no punches. In this passage he lays out seven sins which will bring God’s wrath on those who continue in them without repentance or change. But he also lays out the good news of the Gospel, which will bring us increasing freedom from...

Last week we learned how not to follow Jesus. This week Paul shows us how to follow Jesus – by understanding that we’ve been raised with Christ, by seeing that Jesus has freed us from sin’s domination, and by setting our minds on Christ Himself.

It’s a startling truth that we can actually have Jesus Christ living inside us. And not living inside us incognito, but giving us such a taste of His glory that we are full of hope in being with Him forever. But this is not automatic. The gospel...