Romans 13:1-14 As we come to Rom 13:1–7, we have one of Paul’s most extended statements about how Christians relate to the governments under which they live. When Paul wrote…
Genesis 3:15; 1 John 3:8 Believers see with their ears, not with their eyes, by listening to the word of God. Do you look at the world through the context…
Matthew 22:23-46 In this sermon, we look at the challenges concern marriage at the resurrection and the greatest commandment.[1] Each challenge comes from a different group, and each raises a…
Matthew 16:21-28 As we continue to look at these passages, we see that there is division and contrast even among the twelve disciples. Tonight, we will look at the different…
Romans 7:13-25 Paul continues to describe our encounter with the law that brings about our death. However, as we have seen time and again in Romans, the bad news always…
Matthew 12:22-37 The true Jesus shines in his authority (as the crowds begin to perceive) and elicits a hostile response from those who are determined to oppose him (Pharisees). Let’s…
Romans 3:9-20 How can we escape God’s wrath that is being revealed against our ungodliness and unrighteousness? As he did in the previous section, Paul will highlight a problem here…
Matthew 11:20-30 Chapters 11–12 provide examples of people who respond in different ways to Jesus the Messiah (positive, negative, and somewhat confused [John the Baptist]).[1] Not only that, but chs.…
Hebrews 10:19-25 There are different kinds of confidence – confidence in the world, self-confidence, and Christian confidence. In this passage we look at Christian confidence and why it is different.
Matthew 10 This chapter may first seem distant because some of the statements relate specifically to the disciple’s initial preaching tour (vv. 5b–6, 9–10). But others indicate a further mission…