Episodes

  • Romans- Are You Right?

    Romans- Are You Right?
    Nov 18 2024
    Romans 4:1-8 Themes: Faith Alone | Imputed Righteousness | Forgiveness Is being a good person the end goal of faith? Is it even attainable? As Paul launches into chapter 4, he addresses how a person is actually considered “good” before God. It is surprisingly not how most might imagine it. Goodness is not achieved, it’s received. On our own, we could never become good enough to match God’s standard of perfection. But, through Christ, we graciously receive the goodness He has to offer.
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    41 mins
  • Romans- But Wait There's More

    Romans- But Wait There's More
    Nov 12 2024
    Pastor DJ Uithoven Romans 3:21-31 Themes: Forgiveness | Sacrifice | Cross | Faith Since religious practices and upholding the Law are unable to remedy our sin-problem and make us right with our Creator, God does what we can’t do for ourselves. Only through Jesus are we made right before God. Through His perfect obedience of God’s Law and His sacrifice on the cross are we able to experience freedom and forgiveness from our sin. Through faith in Him, and Him alone, we find salvation.
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    34 mins
  • Romans- Coldest Before the Dawn

    Romans- Coldest Before the Dawn
    Nov 4 2024
    Romans 3:1-20 Themes: Humility | Grace | Forgiveness In light of our sinful state, God uses the Law to show us how sinful we have become. When we measure our lives against what God has asked of us, it becomes clear that none of us is righteous. Which means we will need something outside of ourselves to reunite us with God. We will need something (or someone) to save us.
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    31 mins
  • Romans- Religion Don't Work

    Romans- Religion Don't Work
    Oct 28 2024
    Romans 2:17-29 Themes: God, the Father | Relationship | Life Change Some will try to achieve salvation through religion (the following of the Law). But, as Paul has personally discovered, chasing salvation through religion is an empty pursuit. Not only are we unable to follow the Law perfectly, but God doesn’t expect us to. Instead, His desire is for us to experience a changed life through an intimate, dynamic relationship with Him.
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    32 mins
  • Romans- Everyone Wants to Go to Heaven

    Romans- Everyone Wants to Go to Heaven
    Oct 22 2024
    Romans 2:5-16 Themes: Salvation | God’s Holiness | Heaven/Hell While God remains patient and kind to us, there is a day of judgment coming. When that day comes all people will be judged according to what they have done with their lives—including what’s occurred in secret. Those who have surrendered their life to Jesus will be given eternal life. Those who haven’t will experience eternal separation.
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    35 mins
  • Romans- It's All Messed Up

    Romans- It's All Messed Up
    Oct 8 2024
    As Paul concludes Romans 1, he addresses the various ways our sinful desires have disordered our lives and the world we live in, including our own self-righteousness. In the end, we are all in the same boat and are called to the only response that can lead to freedom and new life.
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    38 mins
  • Romans- We Got What We Wanted

    Romans- We Got What We Wanted
    Sep 30 2024
    Romans 1:24-25 One critique of God is, “How could God allow such terrible things to happen in the world?” The truth, however, is that God simply gave us what we wanted. We have chosen sin and the worship of ourselves and the things of this world over Him. Instead of forcing Himself upon us, He lovingly allowed us to simply choose what we wanted most. He gave us over to our hearts’ desires.
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    29 mins
  • Romans- Good News, Bad News

    Romans- Good News, Bad News
    Sep 23 2024
    Romans 1:16-23 The good news of Jesus can’t be fully understood until we understand the bad news. Yes, the good news tells us how to be made right with God. But, we must first understand that, apart from it, we are not in a right relationship with God. Because of sin, our minds and hearts have become corrupt, leading us to worship the things of this world instead of our Creator. And, no one is exempt from the penalty for our rebellion.
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    35 mins