This week, we begin Romans Season 3 with a stunning passage from Romans 9. In it, Paul seems to imply that God chooses whom to love and chooses others to relegate to destruction. How can a God like this be just or loving? In this sermon, Pastor Justin illustrates how the Apostle Paul explains the gospel in a way that responds to these objections and expounds upon the striking conclusion that God chooses.
God Chooses
Romans 9:1–29
February 2, 2020 • Justin Chapman
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Worshipful Humility
March 1, 2020 • Justin Chapman
In chapter eleven of Romans, Paul builds into a crescendo and breaks into song. We all want his same experience of awe and wonder, but we need to see that he gets there through the most surprising route—by thinking about God's severity and kindness. In this sermon, Pastor Justin unpacks what it is about God's severity and kindness that should lead us to worship and humility.
Simple Gospel
February 16, 2020 • Justin Chapman
We’ve looked at some mind-bending topics over the past two weeks as Paul endeavors to give us a peak into the mind of God. In the rest of chapter ten, however, he’s going to show us that that the while the inner workings of God’s mind may be complicated, His plan is simple. In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores Romans 10 to uncover Paul's conviction that the gospel is simple, has a simple message and a simple method, and calls for a simple response.
A Gospel That Offends Us
February 9, 2020 • Justin Chapman
What does it mean for the gospel to be "a stumbling block of offense?" Is it ever ok for the gospel to be offensive, and, if so, to whom is the gospel meant to be offensive? In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores Romans 9 to unveil how the Gospel is a stumbling block of offense to the self-righteous.