Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

New Testament

These Are The Ones Christ Died For

ROMANS 5:6-10 – For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, we…

Developing Humility

We cannot produce humility is because it is an exclusive work of the Holy Spirit with our cooperation.  Let’s look at first, our responsibility and then two marks that the Spirit is working humility in our lives.

The Human Race: Two Identities – In Adam, In Christ

This Lord’s Day morning, Pastor Jim continues our journey in the New Testament book of Romans. In this fifth chapter, the Apostle Paul shows us there are only two identities that define the human race: those in Adam under condemnation and those in Christ under grace leading to no condemnation. By showing us what we were in Adam and now in Christ, the Apostle Paul establishes the wonder and awe of the Gospel leading to a rejoicing life for the Christian.

Abandonment to Christ

JOHN 6:66-68 – After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. So Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  ABANDONMENT TO CHRIST.   The context of today’s scripture…