The Death of Sin

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The Death of Sin

Romans 6:1-11

April 12, 2020 • Pastor Bill Riedel

As we gather from scattered places this Easter Sunday, we will continue in our series with Romans 6:1-11. This passage gives us a clear calling with its foundations in the death and resurrection of Jesus. If we have come to God by grace through faith in Jesus, we are united with Jesus in His death, burial, and resurrection. Our baptism joins us to Him in unity. Then we are called and freed to live in the newness of life, free from the dominion of sin. This is the beauty of what we celebrate on Easter. Not just that these are true historical events, and they are, but that we enter into the story by the work of God’s Spirit in our redemption.

More from Romans: The Assurance of the Gospel

Who Can Be Against Us?

June 28, 2020 • Pastor Bill Riedel

Building on the theological foundation that secures the reality that we know that God is working all things for our good, this passage goes on to raise the questions that plague every one of us. What about opposition we face? What about our unmet needs? What about accusations? What about condemnation? What about the dangers and suffering all around us that threaten us? Can any of this threaten to separate us from God’s love? Can anything take His love away from us?

All Things For Our Good

June 21, 2020 • Pastor Bill Riedel

This Sunday we continue our series with Romans 8:28-30. In the context of suffering, Paul makes the strong statement that God works all things for our good. How can that be? And what does that mean? This is an often quoted and misapplied verse. The context is key for us to understand it. The assurance we have that it can be true that all things work together for our good lies in what many have called the golden chain of our salvation. This passage is timely and hope-filled.

Suffering and Glory

June 14, 2020 • Pastor Bill Riedel

Suffering is one of the only universal human experiences, and it messes us up. Even more than suffering personally, it's hard to know how to make sense of the world around us. God's Word doesn't ignore the reality of suffering. It makes sense of the world and helps us to see that all of creation is groaning, but redemption is coming.