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We love to talk about grace when we think of forgiveness—when we need mercy, when we fall short. Is that all grace is? A pass to live however you want, thinking God will forgive you? That kind of grace is cheap & boring. Shouldn’t real grace be powerful, exciting, Shouldn’t grace have a massive impact? Shouldn’t it actually change you? Has grace made you different? Or do you still struggle with the same sins, the same compromises, the same habits? Has whatever you have defined as grace enabled you to make peace with sinfulness? “Well, nobody’s perfect,” or “God is love, He understands “At least I’m forgiven”… This sermon is about the power of grace—not just to wipe your slate clean, but to write a whole new story. Not just to pardon you, but to transform you. Because if grace is real in your life, something should be different. And if nothing has changed? Then maybe you don’t understand grace at all. Today, Romans 6 will wake us up. We’re going to shake off the lies & the impotency of cheap grace, learn how to be dead to sin and alive to God. Because the greatest evidence that Jesus conquered sin is a transformed life. Are you ready for that? Let’s dive in.…
Look around. The world is broken, and not just in small ways. Everything dies. Everything decays. Everything falls apart. No matter how much we try to fix it, history keeps proving that we cannot escape corruption, suffering, and death. But this isn’t just bad luck, it’s not random. The chaos, pain, deep ache inside every human heart all trace back to a single moment, a single man. And everything that was lost—everything sin has stolen—can only be restored by 1 man. Today, we’re not just asking why the world is this way. We’re asking where you stand in it. Because whether you realize it or not, your entire life is bound to 1 of 2 men. One brought sin, the other salvation. One brings death, the other gives life. One man ruins, one man restores. In the end, you’re either in Adam, or in Christ.…
Have you ever needed a fresh start, a new beginning that provided some hope, just the potential for joy or satisfaction? Maybe it was a job, a relationship, new form of self-discipline that might provide that fulfillment or peace you long for. This world constantly offers false hope for peace, but none of them will ever bear the weight, the price of real peace. What happens when those things you’ve pinned your hope for peace on unravel or collapses? It’s the opposite of peace. Scripture calls it shame. That feeling of not measuring up, feeling unworthy or defective. These false hopes always fail, leaving their victims in shame, still searching, & even more restless than we were before. Shame is one of the worst experiences of human nature. I think all of us desire its opposite… Peace. But what is peace really? How do you know if you have attained it? If you have, how can you keep it or maintain it?…
Many “spiritual” voices promise formulas for a blessed life: pray this way, keep these rules, support that cause. The blessed life isn’t a life of ease, comfort, or financial prosperity. If it were, Jesus and Paul missed it entirely. As a pastor, I’ve watched countless people pour their hearts into these fraudulent “blessing systems,” bending over backwards for every supposed “secret” hidden knowledge, instead of simply trusting Jesus. From rigid legalism & bogus prosperity gospels to incense, crystals or mushroom “journeys”, every alternative to faith alone in the gospel of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection is a lie, and all of them are destined to disappoint. I’ve seen so many left feeling crushed and empty from things like this, asking, “Did God fail me, or did I fail Him?” Have you ever been broken, worn out, left for dead spiritually, by fraudulent blessing systems that failed to deliver? If you’ve been let down by anything that tried to replace or supplement the Gospel this sermon is for you today. Our God specializes in raising the dead, breathing life into the most barren places, where you least expect it.…
As you know, I’m a rule follower. I could talk company policies for hours! I love instruction booklets & directions. Actually, I hate instruction manuals. If I buy something that needs assembly, I’m not flipping through pages of tiny print. I’d rather just look at the picture on the box, assume I can figure it out, and start putting it together. And if something doesn’t fit? That’s what duct tape is for! Leftover parts? Toss them in the junk drawer! But imagine a rule follower, an instruction booklet reader carefully following each step, only to see this on the last page: “Oh, by the way, no matter how closely you followed these steps, you are never going to put this together correctly." “These instructions weren’t written to help you succeed; they’re designed to reveal that you can’t do it on your own.” "The only way is to have someone else do it for you.” The 1st question would be, “Then what’s the point of these instructions at all?” Well, without them you would never realize how desperately you need someone to put this thing together for you. You would just keep trying to do it on your own, and you would never be able to get it done. That’s exactly what many Jewish Christians in Rome were feeling when Paul told them the Law couldn’t save them.…
Last week is what I will call the “hopelessness climax” in Paul’s letter to the Romans. The case he makes is airtight. Humanity is drowning in idolatry, enslaved to impurity, consumed by arrogance, corrupted by deceit, driven by malice. Humanity is blind to truth, utterly incapable of righteousness; religion, human spirituality, or philosophy can’t save us. In fact, Paul provides a summary statement in today’s section: “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”. If Romans ended there, it’s pretty hopeless. So where does that leave us? If humanity is totally depraved, what next? Thankfully Paul is about to make a drastic shift in tone It starts with “But now…”. This next section focuses on something we call “Justification”, a critical piece of the foundation of Christian Doctrine. I could preach the next 30 verses all together, but it’s so important we’ll walk through it together for the next 2 weeks.…
Who gets to decide what is good and what is evil? Who has the authority to declare what is righteous and what is sin? If there is a God, why does He have the right to judge us? These are intense philosophical, deeply personal questions. In today’s world, people will try anything to explain away God’s right to judge, while inserting themselves in His place. Some hide behind religious heritage. Others trust in their own morality, sincerity, or self-made spirituality. And when confronted with the reality of divine judgment & eternal accountability, boy the excuses come fast! What if each time humanity tries to come up with an excuse against God’s moral law actually seals our condemnation? That’s the question we’ll wrestle with today as Paul dismantles every human argument against God’s right to judge.…
Have you ever noticed that we church people tend to be blind to our own spiritual deficiencies? Even at GraceLife where we want to love one another, we’re constantly judging each other without even realizing it. Confident in our own superiority, we pass moral, cultural, and political judgment on others without hesitation. We gossip, lash out with passive aggression, and unleash self-righteous social media rants over society’s latest controversies. What if the very thing you’re most confident in—your supposed superiority—is the very thing that condemns you? Are you really so sure that, while you admit you’re not perfect, you’ve got this part all figured out? Having a false sense of superiority or security in any area of life is a very dangerous spiritual place to be. It blinds us to our need for grace, keeps us from examining our own hearts, and leads us further from the truth. We are all in the same boat together. Any “superiority” over anyone else in any area is a false sense of spiritual security. This isn’t about pointing fingers but facing truth together, finding real security in the life-changing grace of the Gospel.…
How do you think God looks at your spiritual life right now? Do you have confidence because you assume you’re doing better than others? I mean nobody’s perfect, but you’re certainly doing better than someone like, Randy, or Scotty right? Imagine you’re sitting in the back of a packed courtroom with a despicable criminal on trial for despicable crimes. The prosecutor has just finished his airtight case against the defendant, detailing every crime, misstep, and even private sin. You find yourself stunned by the evil this criminal has committed, and that the prosecutor has exposed. You’re nodding in agreement with the prosecutor, shaking your head in disgust at the guilty party. Then the judge points at you & asks the prosecutor, “Yeah that’s bad but isn’t this person over here just as bad?” Romans 2 is that moment. After Paul’s indictment of the pagan world in Romans 1, it’s easy for us to point fingers. We agree w/his condemnation of sexual immorality, murder, lying, slander etc., All of that is bad, all of us are guilty. But in chapter 2, Paul flips the script. The spotlight shifts, & now Paul puts religion & spirituality on trial! Whether you wear the mask of the religious, the enlightened, the spiritual, or see yourself as somehow politically, culturally, or intellectually superior in God’s eyes to anyone else, Paul deconstructs that folly completely.…
Today we’re talking about a topic you’ve probably heard before at GraceLife called Human Depravity. I know, Fun right? Depravity is about how sin has polluted every part of your life. That is a harsh reality, but it’s also beautiful in this way. Because without understanding this truth, you will never grasp your desperate, urgent need for the Gospel. You will never be able to grasp why God had to send His son, Jesus, to die on the cross for your depravity. You see, when it comes to depravity, we all tend to judge it on a curve. That is what makes it such a tough topic. Because when it comes to having our depravity singled out, 2 things normally, naturally happen. One, we resent the one that points it out, and two, we immediately defend ourselves, justify ourselves, etc. That’s why I’m anxious about preaching today’s passage, cause I don’t want you to judge me. These aren’t my words. They’re God’s Words. Because I’m your pastor & I love you; we can’t skip over uncomfortable portions of scripture. As a church family who loves each other, we can wrestle w/these truths together, so they lead us closer to God’s grace. This is Paul’s provocative opening statement about the desperate condition of every human ever born. Be patient ok?…
I’ve wrestled with how to approach Romans. Because it’s a long, tough book with so much packed in it. Instead of dissecting every phrase we’ll approach it how Paul’s readers would have, in community, in larger sections. Because Romans wasn’t just for theological geeks. It was for everyone. But I’m nervous. Let me tell you why. Have you ever had to have a hard conversation with someone you love that you know will sting, but they need to hear it? You don’t care about being right or winning an argument, it’s being vulnerable enough to tell someone you love the truth. It’s tempting to go soft, to make it taste better, or worse, avoid it all altogether & hope the results aren’t catastrophic. But real love will risk discomfort, say the hard things because their well-being matters more than your comfort. The best way to start is to make sure they know you really do love them. That’s what Paul does first, let's look at Romans 1:1-17.…
Why do we celebrate birthdays, weddings, promotions, or other milestones? Is it because we see them as turning points that provide some kind of hope in the midst of ordinary life? Maybe it’s just tradition, or an excuse to gather and indulge in unhealthy foods we otherwise wouldn’t eat? But how often do we celebrate our redemption, and acknowledge how God’s grace has turned our despair into hope? Or have these eternal moments been overshadowed by fleeting, lesser celebrations? Here is something actually worth celebrating… What God is doing in your heart and lives! Do we proclaim the quiet ways He redeems what we thought was lost, or are we too busy celebrating what won’t last? This last sermon in this series, “Power for Ordinary People,” is about a celebration that points to one far greater.…
Have you ever been in a situation where you desperately needed someone to step up for you—but no one did? How did it feel to be left standing alone, knowing that there is no one willing to come to your defense? Maybe you let people down so often they’ve stopped believing in you, or the cost of standing w/you is just too high. Maybe you looked around so ordinary and felt so unseen that no one noticed you were in trouble; you didn’t matter. What about a time when someone noticed, took the risk, stood up for you & paid the price no one else would? And it reminds you that you’re seen, valued, and loved. Today’s passage is a story where redemption hung in the balance. A moment that reflects the greater story of the Redeemer who stepped forward for us, when no one else could. If you’ve ever doubted your worth or wondered if anyone truly sees you, this sermon is exactly what you need today.…
What is loyalty? Why is it a virtue? Is loyalty always a good thing? What if you’re loyal to the wrong person or thing? If someone asked you, “How loyal are you to Jesus, His Kingdom, and His people, what would you answer?” What does real loyalty to God and His people look like? How can we know it when we see it? Does it come with a cost? These are all questions that pierce deep if we’re willing to ask it. Assessing your Kingdom loyalty is important though. What happens when it demands courage in a moment of fear, or grace in a moment of pain? I’m not talking about convenient loyalty when it's easy, fashionable, or socially acceptable. Kingdom loyalty isn't cheap. It’s bold, risky, and costly, & anything less than complete loyalty to Jesus & His people is really just different levels of compromise.…
One day, as Jesus was approaching Jericho, a blind beggar on the roadside, heard Jesus was passing close by. Immediately, he began crying out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! His boldness offended everyone around him. They rebuked him. You’re rude! Leave Jesus alone! Be quiet, shut up! His bold desperation was seen by others as inappropriate, but he wouldn’t be silenced. He cried out even louder! Jesus stopped, called him forward, & asked, “What do you want me to do for you?” “Lord, let me recover my sight.” Jesus was impressed by his desperate, bold faith! He loved It! He commended his faith & healed him on the spot! Have you ever been so spiritually desperate for Jesus that you became so bold you didn’t care what others might think? I’m not talking about selfish desperation or arrogant boldness driven by a desire for something in this world. I’m talking about a bold, spiritual desperation for something this world could never provide even in its best moments. Would you be humble & bold enough to risk earthly misunderstanding in pursuit of grace, mercy, and redemption? What brings a soul to a place where they take such audacious steps that others might see as ridiculous, or even rude? Imagine a moment of desperation for redemption that leads to a humble boldness that risks others misjudging you. Could it be that the redemption you’re desperate for will require humble boldness? Would you take that step?…
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