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Learning to Live In the Spirit of Christ Is all about what it means to come from death to life. It means living out the gift of grace by the Spirit of Christ and finding out what it means to not be the “walking dead” but to be those who walk with the Spirit of Christ, which is also called the Spirit…

We pick up our study through the Letter to the believers in Rome in Romans 8 . Today we will be looking at the first 17 verses. Romans 1:1-17 : This letter is about the Gospel - the righteousness of God Romans 1:18-32 : God’s wrath against mankind who rejected righteousness and God Romans 2:1-3:20 :…

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming. In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice,…

Good News Well, we’ve reached the end of our journey thru the Gospel of Luke. It has been a journey of Good News for the poor, broken, weak, burdened, hopeful, longing, needful. It’s been Good News for men and women, young and old, black, white, brown, and every shade and hue. It’s Good News. It’s Good…

Introduction New theme for the month of February: The Truth About Salvation Annual theme reminder “Spiritually Mature in Truth” In Spirit and Truth, We Mature; In His Word, We Stand Secure! Days Message of The Cost of Salvation will cover three key points: What is Salvation The Cost of Salvation for…

Revive Us Oh Lord God is looking for those who wish to serve Him. How many of you believe we are in a process. We call it sanctification - moving from glory to glory. How many of you have felt like me, I was in YWAM and i felt like I was lagging behind. It seemed the train was going a hundred miles an…

Well Good Morning. As our year comes to a close I believe that it is so vital for us as God’s children to set some spiritual goals for ourselves. While the world around sets physical goals for themselves we should have some godly goals for the new year. In the Gospel of Matthew chapter 4 Christ gives…

3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to…

If you had to sum up the theme of Romans 8 in one word perhaps the best word you could choose would be the word ASSURANCE. 1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Paul’s main aim is to prove to us why there is no possibility of condemnation for the believer. If we…

I Need Rescue I’m still a captive of my sin! 24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? God Made a Way for Me Romans 7:25 (ESV) 25a Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! Sinners by Nature Saved by Grace Believe the Lie Believe the Lord Rest in Christ War with God…

Last week we used these words of Jesus as a springboard for our message: Luke 10:20 (ESV) 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven .” Matthew 11:28–29 (ESV) 28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will…

We are surviving birthday season at our house. Jan 30th was Grace’s birthday. This past Monday was David’s birthday. This week is Valentine’s Day. The following week is my birthday. Crazy season. It’s a time of celebrating what God has done in each person’s life and remembering the journey to this point.…

Introduction Romans = Doctrine. This is the notion in the Christian world when they hear about the book of Romans. In other words, the belief in the Church today is that the book of Romans is full of doctrine. It is true that Romans teach us about doctrine. But it is not a book about doctrine itself.…

Welcome... Introduce self... Pray... This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these…

Last week I gave an invitation for you to find joy and rest in your salvation, in your position of being united to Christ. What truths do we need to understand about grace in order to find joy and have rest for our souls? I. For those who are in Christ there is a binding authority or power at work which…

Welcome- Prepare hearts and Worship Call to Worship see Phil 4:6-9 Prayer Worship through Song Sermon Introduction Let us pray this morning. I hope each of your families had a wonderful time reflecting on the resurrection of Jesus this last week. Before we turned to reflection on Jesus’ journey to the…

Christ is Risen He is still risen! This morning I want to look at a verse that I have overlooked in the past In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? As I read this verse, it got me thinking about where…

Listening to Your Conscience Romans 14:5-9 , 22-23 Introduction Ask for prayers Review of the book 4 reasons you should listen to YOUR conscience 1) Your conscience is a gift from God, so appreciate it ( Rom 1-13 ) Explanation The conscience speaks to us It is part of the image of God, which reflects…

We’re going to start off a little differently today. I need at least 4 volunteers. Did you ever play follow the leader? I’m the leader and you will follow me. Great fun! I enjoy making people do things that they probably would not do on their own initiative. What is the basic rule of Follow the Leader?…

Romans 8:4-27 We continue this morning in our study of the Great Life. God has promised us a life that is abundant, not just routine. Like living in the Promised Land, a land flowing with milk and honey…the Spiritual life is a life full of promise and blessing. We have learned that there are three types…

As we proceed through the new year, we want to prepare you for live the life God has for you in 2024. So let me ask, How many of you beside me would like to change something this year in your life? Your situation? If you can’t think of anything that needs to change, ask your spouse. We all need to change…

1 T here is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten…

“Foundations Series” Well Good Morning, today we are continuing in our Foundations Series. There is nothing worse that walking down a stairway in the dark and missing a step or thinking there is a step there and falling down and hurting ourself. We so desperately need a firm foundation. And the same…

For those who are paying close attention, you will notice that we changed up translations this morning... This is mostly to keeps us from getting in a heated debate from the congregation and pulpit.... Nah, the reason we switched it up is so that I don’t have to spend a long time unpacking the word debt…

There are many gospels out there that could be preached. Ultimately false gospels. We probably don’t have to worry too much about the prosperity gospel. What about the forgiveness only gospel. God wants to forgive your sin and give you eternal live. The forgiveness gospel is a consumer gospel. Not really…