Teaching at a Valentine’s Dinner
God created us to build up and benefit the world. Originally it was in the garden of Eden, but now it’s in the Body of Christ.
Acts of Love, Where They Start and Stop
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them. Romans 10:4–5 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one…
Romans Chapter 3 Sermon
Romans 3 talks about Justification and Righteousness. Righteousness is when God says you are alright. Justification is when God says that the things you do are the right things.
The Attributes of God
Download MP3: The Attributes of God This is a sermon I was able to preach about “The Attributes of God” as the church is going over the foundational teachings of Christianity. Mainly I talked about how Jesus said and did everything so that we would know about the Father. Here are my speaking notes, not necessarily…
NT Wright Comment on Matthew 22, Wedding Party
“But what he is saying, as he does in one way or another throughout, is that just because God’s wedding party has been thrown open to all and sundry — to Gentiles as well as Jews, as Paul never tired of insisting — that doesn’t mean that once they’ve accepted the invitation they can carry…
Leaving Room for God or Bumping Him Out of Vengence
Romans 12:19-21 NET 19 Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. 20 Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning…
Righteousness and Rightness from God
Romans 3:21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it The model of rightness, of what people aught to be, was shown through the Law. It WASN’T the Law, but it was shown through the Law. It was never intended…
A Chance to Boast
So now here we are in a state that we can’t boast or celebrate any of our good deeds, because it’s not the outward deed that matters, but what you are on the inside. On Saturday, a guy was raking leaves at my neighbor’s house. I sat in my car, about to drive away, and…