(Cross-posted from New Year Essentials series) Today we are continuing a set of annual sermons we refer to as our new year essentials. These sermons address subjects to which we must repeatedly return for the glory of God and the transformation of lives. These are different sermons, taking different angles, on issues we need to come back to again-and-again. Today, we consider the question, “Does Christianity diminish women?” Is Christianity ‘anti-woman’ used to ‘control women’ with little concern for their well-being?
Does Christianity Diminish Women?
Romans 12:1-2
January 23, 2022 • Pastor Adam Sinnett • Romans 12:1–2
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March 20, 2022 • Pastor Adam Sinnett • Romans 16:25–27
This morning we conclude our study of the most influential, life-changing, worldview-shaping letter ever written: Romans. It is a timeless, divinely-inspired masterpiece on the joy-filled-life-as-it-should-be freedom found in Jesus alone. We have immersed our hearts and lives in this letter for the past two and a half years. Today, in 16:25-27, Paul bursts into a fitting doxology (praise of God) that not only summarizes the main themes of his letter but sets our hearts aflame in worship.
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March 6, 2022 • Pastor Adam Sinnett • Romans 16:1–23
We continue our study of the most influential, life-changing, worldview-shaping letter ever written: Romans. It is a timeless, divinely-inspired masterpiece on the joy-filled-life-as-it-should-be freedom found in Jesus alone. For eleven chapters, Paul unfolds the heights and depths of the gospel of Jesus. Today, in Romans 16:1-23, Paul closes with a lengthy personal greeting paired with a final warning and a powerful promise. Here he is getting us to consider the nature of Jesus’ local church and our role in His ongoing unfolding purposes.
What Jesus' Gospel Does to People
February 27, 2022 • Pastor Adam Sinnett • Romans 15:25–33
We continue our study of the most influential, life-changing, worldview-shaping letter ever written: Romans. It is a timeless, divinely-inspired masterpiece on the joy-filled-life-as-it-should-be freedom found in Jesus alone. Today, in Romans 15:25-33, Paul continues his short, personal, affectionate biographical word as he brings his letter to a close. Here he emphasizes what drives him and, by his example, what Jesus’ gospel should do to us.