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October 30, 2022

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Paul’s message, much like this butterfly, is going to lift our perspectives high above the dark canopy of our own human vantage points so that we can see the majesty of God’s sovereign purposes. And we need to see his perspective so that we can grasp the magnitude of his purposes. And we’ll find that seeing God’s perspective like this lifts our low view of life so that we can see the world how God does and navigate our journeys through this life with eyes firmly fixed on him.

Life is filled with many tragedies. And one of life’s greatest tragedies is the brokenness that separates families. We have all seen this tragedy. Some of us have experienced it first-hand.

Among the major themes contained in the four gospels is how they tell the story of Jesus as the story of Israel, and of Israel’s God, reaching their proper climax, so as thereby to tell the story of how Israel’s God becomes king of the whole world. Paul is bringing together this theme from the four gospels to explain this very point in the theological climax of his letter to Rome. The theological climax of Romans is about how God becomes King of the whole world!

In this lesson we overview the third discourse of Romans and pay attention to the unity of the epistle, the message of chapters nine through eleven, and how the message is developed.

In this lesson we dive deep into the decisive victory that Jesus has accomplished for his people to rescue them from the dominion of sin and death.

In this lesson we see the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the believers life and the hope of salvation that we eagerly anticipate.

In this lesson we see what it means to live by the power of the Holy Spirit and why those who live in the flesh cannot please God.

Join us for this lesson as we step into the “heartland of Romans”, where the story of Christ as the founder of the new humanity begins to take shape.

In this lesson we walk straight up to one of the most controversial passages in Romans to see how Paul explains sin's dominion over the world, its power through the law, and the law's place in God's beautiful redemptive plan, which culminates in the grace of Jesus Christ and the resurrection power of the Holy Spirit.

We come to the crescendo of humanity's plight as we hear the raw emotion unleashed in the outcry "What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?" And from this heart-cry we anticipate the glorious good news of Jesus Christ!

In this lesson we walk straight up to one of the most controversial passages in Romans to see how Paul explains sin's dominion over the world, its power through the law, and the law's place in God's beautiful redemptive plan, which culminates in the grace of Jesus Christ and the resurrection power of the Holy Spirit.

Supposing you could travel two millennia back in time and speak to first century Roman citizens. Suppose you tell them about all the technological advancements. How we can access the whole world’s knowledge to answer almost any question from a tiny device that fits in our pockets. You explain our systems of social safety nets and public education. What kind of world do you think they might imagine we inhabit?

In this lesson we examine how grace ends sin's dominion over our lives by bringing us through death to new life so that we can stand in God's presence.

In this sermon we look at how we are united with Christ through death so that the reign of sin might come to an end and we might share with him in the new life of his resurrection.

In this lesson we talk about how grace has given us victory over the tyranny of sin and death in our life.

In this lesson we talk about how grace has given us victory over the tyranny of sin and death in our life.

Come hear this message about the power of grace to set us free from the reign of sin and death!

Today’s message provides the necessary groundwork for the rest of Paul’s letter to Rome by drawing an important contrast between Adam and Christ. Both stand as key representatives of the whole human race. Adam stands as the representative of fallen humanity, in whom death reigns through sin; Christ stands as the representative of the restored human race, in whom grace reigns through righteousness for eternal life. I believe we need this message today. We need this message because everywhere we turn we hear voices calling our attention to focus on the reign of death, and if we listen to these voices, we find ourselves inwardly consumed by the darkness. But, the good news that resounds from today’s message calls our faith to be fixed on the reign of grace through Jesus’ righteousness for eternal life! And to stand courageously on the grace that is being brought to us from our Lord Jesus Christ!

Are you wandering in a spiritual wilderness, not knowing how to find your way home? Today is the day of grace. Come listen to the unfolding of God's word from Romans 5:6-11 that will lead you back to God through his grace in Jesus Christ! Come hear him calling you into his presence through Christ!