We tend to live our relationships through if you do this for me, I will do this for you. But God is not like that. God is 100% for us all the time and God is good all the time. 

What is the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives, and how do we live in the power of the Spirit? Romans 8 describes some of the Holy Spirit's miraculous work in the lives of Christians and the importance of engaging in a relationship with the Spirit. At the end of the service, we walk through the spiritual practice of Lectio Divina— listening to what the Holy Spirit wants to say to us individually through Scripture.

As the Apostle Paul reflects vulnerably on his own struggles with sin, he says to us all that there is now no condemnation! How can that no condemnation be a place in which we all live?

Join us for another thoughtful, practical message designed to strengthen each person's relationship with God, foster enduring relationships, and help us become healthier people. Today, we hear from Sharon Kisiel on what it means to be citizens of God's Kingdom and how to live out empowered lives as His people.

In our pursuit of good and God, we often focus on our sin and failure. In Romans 6 Paul describes a much more powerful reality that empowers growth and good like nothing else - understanding our Identity in Christ.

In Romans 5 Paul begins laying out how justification by faith is lived out in a way that changes us. As he closes out the chapter he highlights two truths that must be held together in tension in order for us to not fall into the heresies of theological legalism or theological liberalism. In so doing Paul provides a powerful description of true Christianity.

If you talk to people about what faith is, you get all sorts of descriptions - some that are compelling and inspiring, and others that feel a bit blah and lukewarm. Join us as the Apostle Paul, in one of the greatest letters ever written, describes a faith that leads us to confidence, joy, peace, and rest in our hearts and minds.

So many of our struggles in life center around areas where we wrestle with defensiveness, needing to feel worth while, loved, valuable...secure. In today's message, Paul describes a security that can be so strong, so deep, so real, that we can walk through life with a new level of confidence and freedom.

In today's message we read one of Paul's most controversial statements. But don't get lost in the weeds or you will miss his main, big point. Paul is showing us we all start on a level playing field. Though the symptoms and expression of our sin may be different, we all sin the same. And only by fully recognizing we all start on a level playing field can we understand the gospel and find true compassion for one another that unifies us instead of dividing us.

Romans is credited by the greatest names in history as the most influential letter ever written. Why? Because it is profoundly deep and powerfully practical at describing reality, who God is, who we are, and how we live in the love and power of God.