Posts by Keith

We’re spending so much time together in Romans 12 because God wants to tell us here what kind of “A Transformed People” He wants us to become: A community of Christians who have been changed and are being changed by the gospel. Are you changing? Transformed people will be marked by 1. Generosity, 2. Unity,…

Pastor Matt asked a fundamental question on Sunday: “Can People Change?” To answer this, we turn to Romans 12. Romans 12 calls for all Christians to be conformed, and there are two ways how the people of God are to be transformed and to keep being transformed. A Transformed People Needs to 1. Stay on…

Last week, we said that the transformation of our mind includes our thinking about everything, including our thinking about ourselves. We should think of ourselves humbly, as belonging to the body, and as gifted for the body of Christ. But the transformation doesn’t stop there.It affects everything in our life. Just as the world wants…

Last week, Paul gave us a great big “THEREFORE” that tied the first 11 chapters together. We said that the next 4 chapters were going to be full of great asks. Picking up in verse 3, we focus on how we are to think of ourselves. Think of yourself soberly (levelheadedly), as belonging (and beloved)…

Today, we are turning a major corner in our sermon series that we’re calling “All Roads Lead to Romans.” Chapter 12 is the beginning of the last major section of the letter. And it’s very connected to the first eleven chapters of the book, but it’s very different from them, as well. It’s what we…

For the past several weeks, we have been focusing on Paul’s response to a situation that was troubling him. We have closely examined the answers Paul has given. That God did not promise that every Israelite would inherit the promises and that Israel stumbled in that they rejected the Messiah. In Chapter 11, Paul offers…

We are more than half way through Romans and are continuing our series, All Roads Lead to Romans. Paul is troubled with a problem he sees within Israel. We covered the first answer to the problem. This week, we look at a second answer: Israel Stumbled. Paul explores how the people of Israel (and us…

Moving on in our series, All Roads Lead to Romans, we see that Paul has a dramatic change of tone as we enter into chapter 9. You see, Paul is troubled by something, tortured by something. He’s got a big problem. He’s got what he calls “great sorrow and unceasing anguish in [his] heart.” As…

We continue our sermon series, All Roads lead to Romans, and our walk through The Great Eight. In verses 33-39, Paul asks some more key questions to make his points. All three questions begin with the same little word: “Who?” 1. Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? 2. Who is…

Earlier in this series, All Roads Lead To Romans, we pondered the bad news. That God’s wrath will be satisfied. This week, we ponder some of the good news: Because of the gospel, God is for us!. Because he is for us, nothing will beat us and everything will be given to us. Though at…

Returning to the great 8, we spend some time this week pondering what We Know. We know that all things will be worked to our good, and We know that we will be remade to be like Jesus. In light of this: First, Rejoice in what you know. Second, Trust in what you know. Third,…