Cindy and I walk in our neighborhood. Recently I waved to an older neighbor whom I often wave to, but we’ve never spoken. This time, he asked me if we had seen about the latest mall shooting – “My wife and I are afraid to go anywhere!” – that is really understandable. We live in a violent world. We cannot deny it.

I’m going to spend some time over the next couple weeks talking about ...

Bible Project – Psalm 148

3 Creation Psalms – I might not be the best person to do this – but it is very important.

So, in order to, before we look at these Creation Psalms, let’s go to the very beginning.

In Genesis, there are 2 Creation accounts – and there are numerous more in the Psalms, Prophets, Job, etc. – we don’t think about it much – but these 2 accounts have some differences! There are a ...

We’re going to go back a bit to last week.

Psalm 46: 1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,

This is a precious psalm – and it closes with this:

10 "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be ...

Psalm 46: God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; 3 Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah. 4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, The holy dwelling places of the Most High. 5 God ...

Last week, Dick had an announcement, which was really about his small group and living life together – and that is really what Romans 16 is about.

In Romans 16, Paul greets over 2 dozen people! These are a very diverse group of people – and when you’re reading it, you usually just zip over those names you can’t pronounce anyway…

18 men – 8 women – at least 4 married couples – some slave – some very poor ...

Speak, Lord, to our hearts this morning!

I am TRYING to finish Romans this morning. I realized I needed to go back a little bit.

Paul is showing, through the Old Testament – that this unity between Jew and Gentile is not new – it flows from the first book to the last – and is a theme that runs throughout.

I mentioned that we need to learn to read the Bible in its context – as Paul and ...

We are approaching the end of Romans! Paul is talking about this conflict in Rome – in the very beginning, one of the key things is PEACE – and that is where Paul will bring us. How to have peace where there is conflict, strife, and disputes. How can the weak and strong find unity? How can WE, as a Church, not only our church, but as a CHURCH – across this nation (and the world) find peace ...

We’re going to back up a little bit to Friday…

Matthew 27: 50 Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit. 51 Just then the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks were split apart. 52 And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died were raised. 53 (They came out of the tombs after ...

This is Paul’s greatest concern – and he is about to address it. He has laid out in detail what the gospel of Jesus is.

The famous theologian, Dave Brenner, told me this – This is the most important book in the Bible because it lays out the gospel.

Paul has been talking about the weak and the strong. The weak are not those who have been disadvantaged here in Rome, or the poor, or the ...

Romans 13:1 Let every person be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. 2 Therefore he who resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. 3 For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority ...