Sermons
Romans 8 Part 4: How Come Jesus Didn’t Have Original Sin?
Autonomy is choosing exposure over protection. Romans 8:3 The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control…
Ready to Speak the Truth
We build up the church with speech that considers another, honors another and establishes another. Ephesians 4:15 – Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.
Ready to Hear the Truth
Reconciliation requires repentance – expressed as humility when receiving correction and love when offering it. John 16: 7-13 – But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don’t, the Advocate won’t come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the…
Where the Law Failed
The law could command obedience, but only God could empower it. Romans 8:2-4 – And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the…
Romans 8 part 2 – Who does the tyrant work for?
As the tyrant plots my ruin, God uses him unwittingly for my sanctification. Romans 7:15-8:1I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good. So I…
Romans 8 Part one: No Condemnation
The deepest human struggle is not sin itself but living under condemnation. Romans 8:1-2- Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
Protecting the Heart from Itself!
A heart that demands the throne cannot be trusted with it. Romans 7:15-Romans 8:2, 7-8 – I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. For I know that good itself does…
The Loud Heart & Spiritual Liability
The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape. Proverbs 28:26 – Those who trust their own insight are foolish, but anyone who walks in wisdom is safe.
Reflections on Jesus: Merry Christmas
The light shines in the darkness, And the darkness can never extinguish it! John 1:5 – “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.”