Romans | Season 1
Providence, RI
Faith to Receive The Promises Of God
October 27, 2019 • Adam Mabry
Sometimes, our hard work turns out to not be enough to achieve a desired outcome, and this is never more true than in the story of our salvation. Our salvation is built on trust in God's promises, not in the power of our own works. In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores Romans 4 to uncover what it looks like to have faith to receive the promises of God.
The Family of God By Faith
October 27, 2019 • Jonathan Cothron
How do we enter into the God's family to become one of His children? Did God change the requirements for salvation between the Old and New Testaments? In this sermon, Jonathan Cothron explores Romans 4 to illuminate Paul's claim that we find ourselves (and have always found ourselves) in the family of God by faith.
Sinful Humans, Faithful God
October 6, 2019 • Justin Chapman
In our lives, we love stories that remind us of hope and grace and kindness. And yet, there's a real possibility that we embrace these stories because they distract us from the turmoil of sin that we create ourselves. In this sermon, Pastor Justin explores Romans 3 to illustrate that sin is far more dangerous than we ever imagined, and in the face of our sin, God is far more faithful than we ever expected.
God, the Righteous Judge
September 29, 2019 • Justin Chapman
We love to love our tribes. Families, friends, races, religions, Republicans, Democrats, rich, poor — we tend, as humans, to embrace those things which distinguish us from other groups. Our problem arises when we set ourselves as judges above other groups, because God is the only one in the universe just enough to judge between the groups of the world. How can we abandon our desires to judge those around us? In this passage, Pastor Justin unpacks our false group identities and shows from Romans 2 that our judging attitudes condemn us when we fail to see that God will judge everyone equally.
The Wrath of God
September 22, 2019 • Justin Chapman
When you love someone, but you're watching them hurtle towards self-destruction, you might find yourself filled with anger about the situation. This is something of the substance of the wrath of God. In this sermon on the second half of Romans 1, Pastor Justin tackles the topic of God's wrath and challenges us to respond with repentant obedience at the idea of God's wrath.