Romans 15:14-33 Look closely at what Paul says here and to see that when Paul gives us his travel plans, he’s giving us more than just an itinerary. You see,…
Matthew 25:31-46 This passage depicts Jesus in the role of the judge exercising authority over the nations.[1] Like the previous parables, this vision expresses a division between those who are…
Romans 12:1-8 Now that we are in Christ, we can be renewed and transformed into the new humanity that does God’s will and uses our gifts and abilities for the…
Matthew 28:16-20 Jesus gave directions to the church. Are we remembering our marching orders? Church planting is the ordinary. We can’t separate the church from its mission. In this sermon…
This passage shows us the characteristics that genuine Christians rally around. Therefore, let us this morning develop the second half of our main idea from last week: Christians should display…
It seems that humans are naturally drawn to celebrate in religion the things that are of lesser concern to God. We move towards those things that are visually impressive or…
Deacons are officers in Christ’s church who lead in the area of service. Why do we have deacons, and what do they show us about Jesus? Furthermore, how does the…
In today’s passage, Jesus addresses the root sin of pride. The word “pride” itself never occurs, but in the interactions between Jesus and his disciples, the problem of pride will…