Our Work, God’s Grace

Philippians 2:12-13 Key Idea: We should see hard work as an act of faith to live in the reality of God’s grace.  Three ways to work hard as an act of faith in God’s grace:  1. Work in light of Christ’s greatnessa. Challenge: Live Coram Deob. Comfort: Our exalted Savior promises to exalt us 2. […]

Under Grace (Romans 6:1-14)

Key Idea: Our union with Christ informs how we fight against sin and how we relate to God. A Sinister Thought (vv. 1-2) A Symbol of Grace (vv. 3-4) A Solidarity with Christ (vv. 5-10) A Strategy Against Sin (vv. 11-14)

Episode 44: Strengthening and Growing Community

“As a church family, we have to fight the pressures of the culture and the deceitfulness of our hearts that tell us not to get too close right now and not to share too much right now. But if we are truly to love one another and look out for their greatest good, then we […]

His Poverty, Our Riches (2 Corinthians 8:9)

Key Idea: Grace means that through the poverty of Christ, we become rich. I. We will appreciate Grace when we understand the necessity of it II. We will appreciate Grace when we understand the costliness of it Jesus’ poverty refers to becoming human Jesus’ poverty refers to the cross III. We will appreciate Grace when […]