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Where could the idea of "Saved by grace alone" come from? Can we work and earn our way to Heaven? Are there any works we have to do to be saved?

You may have done something wrong in your life before and you were sorry for what you have done. There are times when guilt keeps you from moving forward!

Skeletons in the closet. We’ve all got some. The question is how to find relief when struggling with them. The great assurance of God through Joseph here in Genesis 50:15–21 will be of immense help for those who struggle. Listen in to find out more.

Jesus comments on two tragedies showing that it is not guilt and sin which lead to them, but at the same time warning that "unless you repent you too will perish." Only this bad news prepares us for the good news that Jesus came in order that no-one should perish.

Pastor Marvin speaks about Simon from Bethany and his friendship with Jesus and his hospitality toward Him.

Our society is constantly bombarding us with messages on how we are to be perfect. And if you do not match up to those messages or actually make a mistake, shame and guilt can rush in. This sets us up to judge others according to these social rules in order to build up our own image. There are people today who feel like the church is not a safe place for them, especially if their secrets were known. What kind of church do we want to be? How can we be real with ourselves as well as real with others? What are we willing to do to be the church for the broken? If we are honest with ourselves, we are all broken people. Listen for what Jesus says about those who are broken beyond repair in the eyes of others...

We excercise judgement about many things every day. Jesus asks us to be wise in judgement and not to simply judge the outside or cursory things. We need wisdom and we need to be asking, seeking, and knocking that we might know how to treat others the way we want to be treated. It is possible to be decieved and so good judgement is of vital importance seeing that Jesus' way is narrow and there are few who find it. LORD, give us wisdom. Help us to be merciful to others. Help us to love each other enough to hold each other accountable with mercy and grace and love. Recorded at Refuge TLH on Sunday, August 5, 2019.

If your dog is like ours, you can always tell when she has done something wrong. As son as we walk into the house we will find Ariel looking at us with her head down and with her tail literally between her legs. If we find a torn up piece of paper on the floor (her way of expressing anger) all we have…

In this Sunday’s message Associate Pastor Todd Rice addresses an issue that many Christians face while running the race of faith in their lives: we allow guilt and self-condemnation to hinder our joy and our witness. His message is taken from Hebrews 12:1-2.

Ephesians 5:25-27; Romans 6:23; John 19:28-30 (evening worship) Candidating weekend Sermon details: Have you ever considered just how much Christ earned on your behalf by dying on the cross for your individual specific sins? This sermon was preached during the evening service at FBC Gallatin during the candidating weekend. Preacher: Daniel Pelichowski

We must... 1. Recognize our need for confession (1 John 1:8-10). 2. Rely on God's character (1 John 1:9-10, 1 John 2:1-2). 3. Respond to God's cleansing (1 John 1:9-10, 1 John 2:1-2).

We should... 1. Rejoice in the mercy of our Master (vs. 1-2). 2. Recommit ourselves to righteous living (vs. 1, 3-4). 3. Treat God's Word like a treasure (vs. 3-5). 4. Walk like the Lord Jesus walked (vs. 6).

Jesus Christ can help us like no one else can! 1. He can sweep away our shame (vs. 1-4). 2. He can save us from our sins (vs. 3-9). 3. He can stay with us forever (vs. 9). 4. He can send our lives in a new direction (vs. 10-11).

By Pastor Glenn Pease Arthur Miller's play, All My Sons, is about a manufacturer of airplane engines during World War II. He knowingly allows defective engines to leave his factory, and the result is pilots die in the airplanes with his engines. When he is charged with the crime he cleverly manages to…

God isn’t interested in blaming or shaming to change our behaviour. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit reached out to humanity in loving sacrifice, “once for all,” so that we could be transformed by love and then extend that transforming love to one another.

By Pastor Glenn Pease The one thing all people have in common is guilt. Ever since Adam and Eve hid from God, because they were afraid, out of a sense of guilt, man has had to bear the burden, and suffer the effects of guilt, and these effects are enormous. Modern psychiatry is discovering that guilt…

Do You Love Jesus? John 21:1-22 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - Feb. 10, 2008 *Do you love me? I suppose everybody has asked -- or at least thought about that question sometime in their life. Jesus asked Peter and He is asking us today, “Do you love me?” *Of course we have every reason…

Intro – In the movie, Ben-Hur, set in the time of Christ, the hero, believes his sister and mother have died while he’s wrongly imprisoned. But he finds they’ve become lepers and are living in the Valley of the Lepers. In a touching scene he visits them, but without touching or even seeing them – hiding…