Sermons
O, Immanuel! – 14 December 2014
In the weeks leading up to Christmas, we pause from our study of Romans to focus on the coming of our Messiah. Our advent readings have been focusing on Immanuel – God with us. Jesus is found all through the Old Testament, but often in types and shadows, prefigurements and patterns. Listen to the story…
Read MoreWho Is This Jesus? – 7 December 2014
Allegheny District Superintended Jeff Powell joined us Sunday and urged us to be prepared to share Christ this Christmas. As our culture is ever changing and people are actively trying to remove Christ from Christmas, we have the unique opportunity to speak the Gospel into these situations. To do this, we must be prepared to…
Read MoreHow Much More – 30 November 2014
Last week, we studied the first half of Romans 5 and learned about the incredible blessings of justification: peace, grace, hope, love, salvation, God Himself. In the second half of chapter 5, the apostle Paul tells the story of how it could be so good. How the gospel could be such astonishingly good news for…
Read MoreThe Blessings of Justification – 23 November 2014
Pastor Matt continues to walk us through the book of Romans, and shows us that Chapter 5 is the next step in Paul’s argument. He hasn’t left his explanation of the gospel of grace. He’s taking it to the next level. There is a shift going from chapters 1-4 to chapters 5-8, but the thing…
Read MoreFour Characteristics of Real Presence – 16 November 2014
Kim Cone, Missionary to Central Africa Republic, joined us this week to share with us how things are going in his missions work with the Fulani people. He shared with us his thoughts on what it means to be present. Real presence takes time, means sharing in sufferings, implies building relationships, and seeks to share…
Read MoreFather Abraham – 9 November 2014
Faith. That is the foundation for this next section of Romans as we continue our series “All Roads Lead to Romans.” But what is Faith? Faith focuses on God. Faith faces facts. Faith takes God at His word. Faith gives glory to God. Faith leads to life. Pastor Matt preaching on Romans 3:27 – 4:25.…
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