Sermons from January 2026
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.