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Calling on the Name of the Lord (Romans 10:9-15) Casey Gray Download There are words I hear a lot in my house, “Daddy, please help me.” Those words get old sometimes, and I expect the kids to use them less and less as they get older. But I love the words because they mean that I am relied on. There may come a time in my life where my kids become self-reliant and don’t call me for help when they ne...

Beset With Weakness (The Life of Aaron) Casey Gray Download Have you ever known someone whose life seems eclipsed by one colossal mistake? Think of Bobby Petrino's scandalous motorcycle crash with his mistress, or Richard Nixon's Watergate unraveling. These stories haunt us, don't they? We reduce people to their failures. Tonight, we meet Aaron—a man forever linked to a golden calf. But let's look...

God's Open Hand (Romans 10:5-24) Casey Gray Download Imagine offering a gift to someone you love, only to have them push it away. That’s what God experiences with His people. In Romans 10:21, Paul writes, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.” God extends His grace to Israel, yet they reject it. Today, we’ll explore Romans 10:5-21 to understand why Paul makes...

Rejected By His Own (Numbers) Casey Gray Download Moses had devoted his life to God and to his people. He gave up the palace for the desert. He gave up the comfort for a calling. He faced down Pharaoh, led Israel through the sea, and met with God on Sinai until his face glowed. He wasn’t perfect, but he was faithful. He carried the burden of a nation on his shoulders — a people who never seemed to...

Who Will Be Saved (Romans 9:14-10:4) Casey Gray Download Who will be saved? That’s the question every soul eventually faces. You can ignore it for a while, you can debate it endlessly, but at the end of the day, everything comes down to that one question. Last week, we heard Paul’s heart break for his people. He said he would trade his own salvation if it meant Israel could be saved. He loved them...

Lawgiver & Priest (Exodus 16-Leviticus) Casey Gray Download When we look at the life of Moses, it can be broken up into three forty year periods. The first forty year period is when he was in Egypt living in Pharaoh’s palace. The second forty year period was after he murdered an Egyptian and escaped to the wilderness, living as a shepherd. In the third period we have seen God empower Moses to save...

A Heart For The Lost (Romans 9:1-24) Casey Gray Download How much time do you lose sleep over the lost souls around you? Do their names echo in your prayers like a relentless ache? When we first grasp the truth of salvation, it ignites a fire: we share it boldly, only to feel the sting of rejection. Our joy in Christ clashes with heartache for those blind to it—their coming judgment weighs heavy,...

Submit To One Another (Ephesians 5:21) Casey Gray Download Today, we are looking at a command that might get a lot of funny looks. Ephesians 5:21 (ESV) — 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. Paul tells us all to submit to one another. Jesus and Peter tell us the same thing in different ways. Do you struggle to submit to someone else? Is the thought of submission cringe to you?...

The Savior (Exodus 1-15) Casey Gray Download The Opportunity and Failure of Moses (1-2) After the death of Joseph and all his brothers the people of Israel, (Hebrews), multiplied greatly in number. God was making them, in a short amount of time, into a great nation. They keep having babies to the point where the Egyptians start getting nervous. So, Pharaoh commanded all the midwives to kill all th...

Convinced (Romans 8:31-39) Casey Gray Download Have you ever doubted God’s love for you or spoken to someone who has? Typically, the root of our concern is that He lets bad things happen. If God is all good and all powerful, why did He let me suffer this tragedy or let me experience this extreme pain? It just doesn’t seem like the type of thing a loving God would do. Then, someone tries to explain...

Groaning For Glory (Romans 8:15-30) Casey Gray Download What does it mean to be a son of God? How many of us consider ourselves sons and daughters of the creator of the universe and everything in it? People around us might hear that and think we are crazy. Surely, this is a figment of our imagination. We are finite, weak, helpless, and ignorant. How could the creator want us in that way? But, the...

The New Spirit (Romans 8:9-17) Casey Gray Download When we talk about our "spirit," what comes to mind? It’s that inner part of you—the real you. It’s your thoughts, feelings, values, and what makes you unique. Picture it as the spark that defines who you are deep down. There’s the you everyone sees, your flesh, and the you that no one can see except for you, your spirit. So, what’s your spirit li...

Learning To Live (Romans 8:1-11) Casey Gray Download For weeks, we’ve been wrestling with the challenge of change. We’ve seen how sin fights to sit on the throne of our hearts, pulling us toward desires that lead us away from God. Our spirits long to do what’s right, but our flesh—those cravings, emotions, and urges—often feels like an anchor dragging us down. Romans 7:21–23 paints this struggle v...

Real Freedom (Romans 7:1-8:4) Casey Gray Download Have you ever tried to change something deep within yourself—maybe a habit, a mindset, or a way of living—only to find it feels impossible? Last week, we talked about how true change starts from the inside out, like reformatting a computer to run a new program. Our hearts need that kind of transformation. But two big questions arise: Why is this ch...

Who's In Control (Romans 6:12-23) Casey Gray Download When I first came to the faith, I needed to change. I didn’t know how much I needed to change, but I definitely needed to change. It wasn’t really until I started studying Romans 6-8 that I came to understand how much I needed to change. Did you know that sin, and I mean every form of sin (lying, slothfulness, gossipping, lashing out with our t...

Dying To Live (Romans 6:1-11) Casey Gray Download Some people think Christianity is just a self-improvement program, but it’s not. It’s a death and a resurrection. We aren’t just turning over a new leaf. We are chopping an old tree down, and planting a new seed to grow a new tree, free of disease and sure to last forever. Christianity is not a refreshing of the old you. It’s a rewriting of the sof...

Where Grace Reigns (Romans 5:12-21) Casey Gray Download Thus far in Romans, we have seen how God sent Jesus to redeem us. This act of love and grace wasn’t based on how righteous we are, but based on how righteous and faithful God is to His promises. All we have done is respond to the gospel with faith and confidence in God’s provisions. In Chapter 5 thus far, we have seen that we should be rejoic...

Forgive One Another (Ephesians 4:32) Casey Gray Download Proverbs 18:19 - "A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a castle." This proverb describes how our words and actions create a very difficult situation, full of pain and suffering for both parties. It speaks of the difficulty in repairing broken relationships. How many of us have lost a re...

A Christian's Joy (Romans 5:1-11) Casey Gray Download This week, I met a teenager shattered by loss and poor choices, realizing her pursuits offered no true joy. Whether that's your story or a subtler struggle—like lingering anxiety or unmet expectations—many of us chase fleeting happiness only to find emptiness. Does this resonate with you? Are you grappling with where true joy comes from and how...

Why Faith? (Romans 4:9-25) Casey Gray Download Why Faith? (Romans 4:9-25) Last time, we saw that God chose faith as the criterion for salvation. He did not choose works of the law, for fear that man would boast about his accomplishments instead of seeing the enormity of God’s grace. When we look back at the Old Testament, we see that it has always depended on faith. Abraham was told that his faith...

Through Faith (Romans 4:9-25) Casey Gray Download If someone wrongs us, we feel like they are indebted to us. If someone breaks the law, they owe time, money, or community service to pay for what they’ve done. This is normal and natural to us. But God has a way of shaking up what is normal and natural to us. He makes it clear that he’s not like us. We have studied Romans 1-3 and understood our nee...

Confidence In The Lord (Habakkuk 3) Casey Gray Download What would it mean for us to have confidence in God? It’s one thing for us to believe that God can do something amazing, and it’s another thing to live faithfully while the world is crumbling around you. Habakkuk has revealed how terrible the world has become in His lifetime. The Law is paralyzed, justice is perverted, and the innocent are in...

Life Or Death (Habakkuk 2) Casey Gray Download When something doesn’t make sense to us, we ask questions and try to understand it better. That’s normal. Kids ask a lot of questions. They struggle to fully grasp or accept what we say, so they ask more questions. This questioning can go on for hours. So, we might be tempted to say, “Because I said so, now be quiet!” But at some point, our children h...

Faith & Confusion (Habakkuk 1:1-2:1) Casey Gray Download We are going to take a few Sundays break from our study of Romans to look at an Old Testament book, Habakkuk. This is a shorter book, but it contains an idea that is at the core of the New Testament. This morning we will look at Chapter 1. Have you ever called out to God, asking Him to do something? Do you find yourself discontented with the...

Bear With One Another (Colossians 3:12-17) Casey Gray Download Have you ever been annoyed, discouraged, or hurt by someone? Perhaps their words or actions felt judgmental, cold, or hateful. This experience is often compounded when it comes from fellow believers. Now, consider the reverse: Have you ever annoyed, discouraged, or hurt someone else? We all, intentionally or not, cause irritation or pa...