Roman’s 10 Paul is still drawing to this point that neither the Jewish nor the Gentile should get arrogant. Paul speaks in Romans 10 that the heart and the mind/ mouth should be in alignment. Drawing that thought out farther how will people know about God if they aren’t being the Kingdom of Priests they are called to be?

Romans 9 Paul is telling the Israelites they might have thought about this wrong. They might have missed the larger story of what God is doing. They shouldn’t get arrogant. We should take that same lesson.

We are more than conquerors! Not because things will go wonderfully in our life, but even when things aren’t going well, we are more than conquerors! Praise God!

The middle section of Romans chapter 8 Paul gives us this image of adoption. Adoption in his time was into a family by a male that would become an heir. When we think about our adoption into sonship in that way it shapes the way we should see the Gospel message.

Romans chapter 8 is a theologically rich chapter so we will take it in small bites. Paul is still following this line of thought that we are either living life in the flesh or life in the Spirit. We will be chained to one or the other. We can’t live in an in between.

Romans Chapter 7 what is Paul talking about? I do what I don’t want to do and don’t do what I want to do? Join us today and learn what the Wesleyan tradition tells us this passage means.

Chapter 6 in Roman’s Paul tells the church in Rome that they are either instruments of wickedness or instruments of righteousness. There is no in between. We have to ask ourselves are we trying to live in this in between? Are we being used as instruments of righteousness or instruments of wickedness?

In Chapter 5 Paul is expanding his argument. Going back through and pulling in some “strings” that he has already talked about. He states that because of all these things we have talked about before we should boast in this hope. God has a plan and He will continue this plan forward of reconciliation. Amen!

The Gospel is simple. Paul is telling the church in Rome that Abraham was credited Righteousness through faith. Not through the symbol of the covenant but the covenant itself. So the question we are left with is who is in control of our lives?

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Romans 3 Paul explains that both Gentiles and Jewish alike have not fulfilled the vocation. At one point we have all been far from the path. We do have a vocation we are still called to. Are we stepping into that call?

In Roman’s 2 Paul is telling the Jewish they have missed the point if they think the law is going to save them. They needed to understand where they stood in all of this. This larger plan of what God had. Paul sets up this argument that comes to in Romans Chapter 3.

Paul wrote an amazing letter to the church in Rome. He gives us this great framework of theology, how the Gospel is to be understood. Sometimes we narrow that down, but we shouldn’t. Let’s look at what Paul writes how he writes it and see this symphony that he orchestrates.

Elijah is one of my favorite characters in the Bible. He seems like a real life superhero! And there is a moment we witness where he seems so human. That is one of the reasons he is one of my favorites. We can learn some lessons from Elijah’s story.

Paul has an experience on the way to Damascus. He comes face-to-face with Jesus. It changes his whole outlook. He has a resurrection experience. May we also have face-to-face experiences and really see who God is.

Philips encounter with the Ethiopian Eunuch is Spirit led. We see the advancement of the Gospel to the “ends of the earth” through the encounter. May we always be just as Spirit led with the things we do!

Peter explains through a sermon what Pentecost means through a passage in Joel and a Psalm of David. Those around were cut to the heart and repented. There was a restoration that happened. There is always hope for restoration.

What happens in Acts 2 is an amazing story of transformation. The transformation that happens when a group of people allow the Holy Spirit to guide them in what they are doing. On this day of Pentecost we are reminded of the transformation that has happened in our lives. We are reminded of the promise God gave of transformation. Thank you Lord for the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Ezekiel 37 gives us this vision of resurrection. That God will bring a transformation of the heart. No longer do we have a heart of stone but a heart of flesh when there is that transformation. There is a difference in the Bible between a resurrection and a resuscitation. Resurrection means transformation. Lord help guide us in that transformation.