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Old News Is Good News

June 4, 2017 • Pastor Mike

We are all desperate for good news, for something more than the temporary high of another text or last-second victory. We want what people used to call “gospel,” the kind of good news that goes on and one. That is exactly what Paul is offering to the Romans and to us in the introduction to his famous letter.

The Good Thing About Bad News

June 11, 2017 • Pastor Mike

As much as we hate to be judged, that is what we do all day long. Judging other people’s character, choices, clothes, personality, driving, parenting, and pretty much everything else. In this section of Romans, Paul gives us an honest, unchanging standard for thinking about ourselves and for other people. (Warning: This message is not for the faint of heart!)

Christ Makes Us Right With God

June 18, 2017 • Pastor Mike

How does a person get right with God? By doing right? By not doing wrong? Romans 3 answers those questions in one of the most famous sections in the entire Bible.

The Word's Best Words

June 25, 2017 • Pastor Mike

When so much changes in our lives, we long for peace. We ache for something certain that we can stand firm upon, even in times of pain and suffering. We find that very thing in Romans 5, an unfailing love that inspires us to rejoice even when life is tough.

Christ's Love Compels Us

July 2, 2017 • Pastor Mike

Is Jesus the best excuse to be bad? If he loves us unconditionally and forgives us for every sin, why not enjoy sin? Why not do what is easy and convenient? Romans 6 answers those logically questions clearly and powerfully.

Jesus Saves Those Who Struggle

July 9, 2017 • Pastor Jim

Do real Christians really sin? Do real Christians want to sin? If Christians love Jesus, why do they keep doing the stuff Jesus hates? Is their faith fake? Romans 7 is a transparent answer to those essential questions.

We Love The Holy Spirit

July 16, 2017 • Pastor Tim

What’s up with the Holy Spirit? What is it? Or who is he? And what difference does that make for me today? Romans 8 introduces us to the unchanging Holy Spirit, the one who inspires and empowers us in these changing times.

Life On The New Earth

July 23, 2017 • Pastor Mike

Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do we suffer if God is so powerful and so loving? Why believe in God in a broken world like this? Romans 8 provides us with solid answers to the questions which have long troubled Christians and non-Christians alike.

Understanding Election

July 30, 2017 • Pastor Mike

Does God choose people to go to heaven? Some people? All people? Why would God ever choose me after all the mess I have made? What about people who don’t believe in God? Is their lack of faith God’s fault? Romans spends three chapters trying to answer the challenging questions about God’s choices.

Love In The Grey Areas

August 6, 2017 • Pastor Mike

Why do church people chip away at each other? Why is everything an argument—from the song selection to the color of the carpet? How can we get back to the unity and love that Jesus intended for his church? Romans ends with an urgent encouragement to seek peace with those who call upon Jesus’ name.

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