In the account of the rich young ruler, people get caught up in what he was asked to give up; that is probably a commentary on how deep a hold…
Peter wraps up his first letter with a call to be watchful, resist the devil, and stand firm in the faith. He does this because we have a real enemy…
The air that we breathe is hostile towards humility. Peter concludes his first book by making clear that humility is the key to finding real rest in the chaos that…
We all spend a lot of time trying to justify ourselves. Sometime believers get discouraged because they aren't getting better faster. That can lead them to run away from God…
In this second part of Romans 6, Pastor Dave lays out in 5 practical steps how we defeat sin. The steps include knowing our position in Christ and then responding…
Part Three of Romans is about living the Christian life. So far we have looked at condemnation and justification. Today we start sanctification. Sanctification is God's work of making us…
This Easter we are celebrating via the internet. Our theme is Jesus' victory over death. In this Easter message we see that death is unnatural. We weren't created to die…
The results of Adam and Eve's disobedience have reached through the centuries. Two of those consequences are a broken relationship with God and the decay and death of all creation.…
Living by faith is the point of Romans 4. It is by faith alone, in Christ alone, for His glory alone. In this text, Pastor Dave reminds us that Old…
How can anyone be righteous apart from their behavior? The answer is in Romans 3:21 and following. There is a righteousness that was promised 430 years before the Law of…
Many Jews thought their place in heaven was reserved because they were Jewish, and because they had been circumcised. Once Paul explains that neither will save them, they are left…
What happens to people who have no access to a Bible? Paul anticipates the question as he shares how people are judged who have the law and how they are…
When David sinned against God with Bathsheba, his greatest fear was God removing His Spirit from Him. In this message in Romans we see the consequences of not repenting quickly.…