Romans

On Guard!

July 30, 2017 • Robert Glenn Smith

One of the most dreaded jobs in the military is guard duty. It requires a lot of discipline of the mind and the body to remain aware of possible danger. Paul understands that no matter how much theology we get right we can still be defeated. So, we need to be ON GUARD!

In All Things Love

July 9, 2017 • Robert Glenn Smith

Should you drink alcohol? Should you have a second helping of mashed potatoes? Are you always afraid of making others stumble? Join us as we look at Romans 14 and 15 for answers to these and more.

Now What? Part 1

July 2, 2017 • Robert Glenn Smith

Paul has covered some pretty heavy and heady stuff in his letter to the Romans, but he ends with a flourish as if he was about to run out of room in order to make sure that the Romans understand that he just doesn't want them to think about it.

Timeless Mercy

June 25, 2017 • Robert Glenn Smith

God has a plan. He has a plan for your life, but that plan fits into and must submit to a much bigger plan. So, His Big Plan is the plan that we should be planning on.

Salvation

June 11, 2017 • Robert Glenn Smith

Romans 9 with all of the talk of predestination and election can leave one with more questions than answers. Thank God there is Romans 10.

Chosen

June 4, 2017 • Robert Glenn Smith

Our experience at Recess and the rules of the playground may help us understand what Paul is communicating here.

Inseparable

May 28, 2017 • Robert Glenn Smith

When life gets tough we can often lose sight of what we used to see with ease. But we have a hope.

Back To The Future

May 21, 2017 • Robert Glenn Smith

It is very easy for us to despair about our future. The news is awash with the impact of sin on the world. When we face new challenges like graduation, birth, marriage, and death we can become anxious. But as Christians we have a hope in the future.

New Mind, New Life, New Family

May 14, 2017 • Robert Glenn Smith

How should the results of Christ's work on the cross impact our daily lives?

The War Within

May 7, 2017 • Robert Glenn Smith

If you aren't fighting, then you are already lost.

What is Baptism?

April 30, 2017 • Robert Glenn Smith

Baptism is not taking a very public bath or going for a very private swim in a very public way. Like the wedding is to a marriage baptism is a mysterious inauguration of a covenant where two become united.

Before and After

April 23, 2017 • Robert Glenn Smith

Your life should look like a reality television makeover show. Do you have a before and after Christ moment?

While

April 16, 2017 • Robert Glenn Smith

Hard Times

April 9, 2017 • Robert Glenn Smith

We can take three paths in life. Only one of them promises to to help us rejoice in suffering.

Faith: Romans 4

April 2, 2017 • Robert Glenn Smith

Paul draws on his OT resources to proclaim that being saved apart from the Law is not a new thing. Faith has always been a necessary part of the equation.