Daily we hear the wrong messages: you have to do more, you have to do better, you have to find the strength within yourself, by yourself, to do better for yourself. When the truth is, we can't -- not by ourselves. Pastor Jon gets into the details of Romans 9 and points us to the words of God that show us how surrendering our efforts and instead relying on the power of the Holy Spirit can bring the rest and freedom we need.
Rooted - Week 14 - Surrendering Into Rest
February 5, 2023 • Jon Thompson • Romans 9
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Rooted - Week 18 - Unity Not Uniformity
March 5, 2023 • Joel Penney • Romans 14
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Rooted - Week 17 - Joyful Allegiance
February 26, 2023 • Jon Thompson • Romans
Recent years have seen Christians engaging with the political in ways that do not represent their responsibilities well. Pastor Jon tackles the difficult subject of how Christians are to be loyal and enthusiastic citizens of our temporal government and how we are to love our neighbours -- regardless of their political or social opinions -- with acts of horizontal grace.