Sermon Text: Romans 9:1-5
Sermon Title: “Do You Get It?”
Sermon Notes: These verses begin a long “sermon” from Romans 9-11, wherein Paul struggles with the reality that his own people have not come to experience the new life that Christ offers. Paul struggles with issues of who is included in the family of God and offers to trade places [...]
Sunday August 17 Donner Lake Fun Day
After church, everybody should head for Donner Lake. The Persons are about half way down the south side of the lake at 14386 South Shore Drive.
Sermon Text: Romans 8:26-39
Sermon Title: “Persevere through Prayer”
Sermon Notes: Paul understood the age following Christ’s ascension to be an in-between time - a time when Christians enjoy a taste of redemption, yet await the completion of that redemption in Christ’s return. Authentic Christianity is not magical. It doesn’t require creative incantations or clever transactions. God is present to [...]
Sermon Text: Romans 8:12-25
Sermon Title: “God’s Family System”
Sermon Notes: Paul writes with longing of the future glory that God will reveal to God’s children. The Spirit makes us children of God. As children, adopted by God, we are family - family with God, family with Christ, and family with one another. This birthright sets us free from fear [...]
Sermon Text: Romans 8:1-11
Sermon Title: “Flesh in the Presence of the Spirit”
Sermon Notes: Paul delves into a complex explanation of the work of the Spirit of God. Our lives are enhanced not by a rejection of our humanity, but rather by a spiritual presence that informs and shapes our humanity.
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Sermon Text: Romans 7:15-25a
Sermon Title: “When Good Is Not Good”
Paul offers his own life as an example to his readers, as he confesses the difficulty he has in acting on his inner convictions. He recognizes his inability to redeem his own life because of the sin that lives within him. Paul is wrestling with the difference between [...]
