The doctrine of election is never an easy one to approach, but Paul tackles it directly in Romans Chapter 9. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley breaks down the first part of this argument, showing how God’s election is gracious towards sinners who do not deserve it.

Many Christians are familiar with the story of Noah and the ark, so much so that many churches never teach on it. There is much more in this story than meets the eye, however. IN this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister explains how the story of Noah relates to us today.

In the midst of life’s trials, it can be easy to wonder if everyone has abandoned us, even God, In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley breaks down Paul’s arguments in the close of Romans chapter 8 that God never has and never will abandon us.

In this broken world, suffering is a reality. While some claim that Christians should never suffer, Paul argues in Romans that suffering with Christ is part of how we know we are His. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares how our suffering points to the glorification to come.

 

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Adoption. It is something with which most of us are familiar, but we rarely think about the implications of the Doctrine of Adoption. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley breaks down what it means to be adopted by Christ.

Many people believe that they are responsible for their growth in Christ. They strive and strive to follow all the rules, and very often this leaves them tired and unfulfilled. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shows us through Romans that the only way to be sanctified is to rely on the Spirit to work in us.

Have you found yourself trying to share they truth of the Gospel with someone, but no matter how true it is or how much it makes sense to you, they refuse to listen? Paul would argue this is because they are unable to accept it without the Spirit opening their eyes. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley unwraps just what that means and explains how it is the Spirit that beings new life.

We may know intellectually as Christians that we are saved by grace, but we often live our lives as if we have to save ourselves by following God’s commands. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shows us that the Law cannot save, only Christ can.

As we continue in Romans, Paul explains just what it means that we are now no longer slaves to the Law. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley breaks down how we have died to the Law and are now living in Christ.

As we dive back into Romans, we come to the pivot point in the letter where Paul starts advising the church of Rome how to live in light of what Christ has done. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley advises us how we can live in the truth that we are no longer ruled by sin thanks to Christ.