Today, I want to continue our study through the book of Romans and speak on the topic of worship. In my last sermon, I talked about the importance of fixing our eyes on Jesus. He is the only essential thing that ultimately matters and all other non-essentials from our past, present and future need to […]
Sermons
The righteous will live by faith (Part 3 of 3)
1) The unrighteous will live by self-interest. 2) The self-righteous will live by judgment and defensiveness. 3) The righteous will live by faith. 3) The righteous will live by faith The righteous part makes sense. We are made righteous, not by what we do, salvation is not something that can be earned. Rather, we are […]
The righteous will live by faith (Part 2 of 3)
1) The unrighteous will live by self-interest. 2) The self-righteous will live by judgment and defensiveness. 3) The righteous will live by faith. 2) The self-righteous will live by judgment and defensiveness. I think there are 2 kinds of self-righteous people. SELF-righteous, meaning I rely on myself to be righteous. It’s my religion, its my […]
The righteous will live by faith (Part 1 of 3)
16I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 17For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The […]
2 Responses to Jesus: A Sinful Woman and a Pharisee (Part 2 of 2)
Jesus goes on to compare and contrast what the sinful woman did and what Simon didn’t do. 44Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears […]
2 Responses to Jesus: A Sinful Woman and a Pharisee (Part 1 of 2)
Why do we gather every Sunday morning? Is it to learn about God? Well, yes, partially. Is it to fellowship? Yes, but that’s not the only thing. Do we gather because God commands us to? Yes, but hopefully we won’t come every single Sunday with long faces and grit our teeth obedience. “For where two […]