The Curse - If you rely on anything that you do in order to be right with God you are under a curse. God will not look kindly at you, God will not wink at your sin, God will not stay his hand of judgment against you. If you insist on relating to God...

The Gospel Is for Christians, Too - You either hear by faith or you do it on your own. Hearing by faith means that you stop trying to attain salvation by what you do. It’s either all of you being perfected by your flesh or it's all of Jesus, and...

God Justifies the Ungodly - This Sunday, we turn to Galatians 2:1–21, which many theologians recognize as the heart of Paul’s argument. Using his experience with Peter in Antioch as the foil, Paul explains that righteousness before God does not...

In Your Face - Our understanding of the gospel needs to be validated by God’s word, not by what someone else tells you or adds to it or takes away from it. For all of those who have trusted in Christ we need to see the gospel worked out in the...

The Gospel Shaped Life - Growing up, I would often hear people give their testimonies. Sometimes before baptisms or as part of an evangelistic service, men and women would regale the congregation with stories of sin and worldliness building to a...

Paul’s Accusation - We’re one week into our new sermon series in Galatians. This Sunday, we turn to Paul’s formal charge against the church he planted: they are deserters. They are turning away from the grace of God in Christ and embracing a...

First Principles - In this first sermon, we’ll start with Paul’s appeal to his apostolic authority and summary of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Those two topics are the first principles on which the rest of his argument is based. Take a listen to...

Step Three, Part Two - Give to the World - In the final sermon of our spring series, “Next Steps,” we’ll turn our attention to the world: how do we give ourselves in love to the world? Too many of us live divided lives. We think we have a...

Step Three, Part One - Give to the Church - We’re nearing the end of our special topical sermon series, “Next Steps.” I hope that you have been encouraged and challenged to take these steps toward greater faithfulness as a disciple of Jesus and...

Step Two, Part Two - Grow Together - We’re in the middle of a short sermon series on the three most important steps each one of us must take in order to be faithful disciples of Jesus: gather, grow, and give. Last week, Pastor Bryce introduced us...