Compass Student Ministry Sermons Podcast

01:01 Evil Serves God 02:45 Acts 4 Crucifixion Plan 08:52 Gods Filter for Suffering 12:05 Isaiah 45 Calamity 16:35 Layers of Responsibility 20:48 Defining Good as God 23:41 Evil Reveals God 26:07 Experiential Knowledge 27:06 Joseph and Genesis 50 29:06 Finding God’s Purpose 31:05 Unwrapping From the World 35:17 Don’t Blame God 38:14 Light and Shadow 40:33 Author and Characters 42:35 Turn Toward Go...

00:00 God Solves Evil 03:05 Broken World Expectations 06:40 Hope Beyond The Freeze 09:59 God Will Fix Us 13:58 God Judges Every Sin 16:44 Hell Or The Cross 20:06 Trust Jesus With Sin 22:35 Referee Justice Analogy 25:02 God Rewards Faithfulness 27:53 Bring Doubts To God 29:52 Jesus Understands Weakness 33:51 Habakkuk And Hard Questions 37:05 Keep Praying And Closing

01:10 Law Versus Grace 03:13 Desires Transformed 04:09 Freedom or Slavery 05:20 Two Masters 09:20 Heart Change and Mold 14:13 Serving in Daily Choices 16:12 Two Results 19:47 Your Master Shapes You 21:16 Sin Feels Like Freedom 22:14 Ask Where This Leads 26:46 Two Destinies 28:30 Wages Versus Gift 30:09 Black Widow Picture 34:13 Choose Jesus Final Prayer

00:00 Romans 6 Recap 01:02 Sin and the Castle 03:01 Flesh and Old Habits 04:55 Three Battlefields 05:58 Battle of Belief 08:13 Bullets and the Gun 10:57 Faith as True Sight 14:40 Anxiety Example 16:50 Keep Firing Promises 18:34 Dead to Sin Identity 20:24 Battle of Desire 22:32 Spotting Sinful Wants 24:11 Faith Makes It Worth It 28:35 Feed or Starve Flesh 29:58 Lizard Sin Story 33:24 Battle of the...

00:57 Consequences Reveal Desire 02:11 Grace And Sin Question 06:34 Present Yourself To God 07:38 Two Masters Two Options 11:11 Fortress And Throne Picture 16:28 Slavery And New Desires 18:30 Who Controls My Desires 21:04 God Takes the Throne 22:20 Regeneration and New Desires 23:43 Why Christians Still Sin 26:40 Consider Yourself Dead 28:20 United With Christ 36:40 Athlete Alter Ego Illustration...

00:00 Tacko Fall MVP Snub & Why We Hate Misplaced Credit 01:18 Don’t Snub God: Turning Salvation From ‘About Me’ to ‘About God’ 02:28 Romans 5 Setup: Sin’s Reign, Death, and the Law That Exposes Us 04:25 Jesus the Conquering King: Grace Replaces Sin’s Rule 05:47 See God’s Power: Adam vs. Jesus and the One Who Can Fix It 08:57 Only Jesus Can Save: The Bible’s Long Story of Human Failure 11:35 T...

00:00 Understanding the Depth of Our Sin Problem 00:35 Adam and Jesus: The Two Representatives 01:43 The Universal Consequence of Sin 03:07 Facing Our Biggest Problem: Death and Sin 13:32 Recognizing Our Sinful State 23:02 Trusting Jesus as the Only Solution 26:14 Concluding Prayer and Reflections

0:21 The Scariest Verse in the Bible 03:31 Understanding Justification by Faith 05:25 The Certainty of Salvation 08:28 Confidence in Christ's Righteousness 16:26 God's Unchanging Love and Reconciliation 19:23 Doubting God's Love and Assurance 20:55 God's Love is Self-Generated 22:11 God's Love Through Sin and Repentance 28:24 The True Meaning of Reconciliation 32:25 Enjoying a Relationship with Go...

00:47 Confidence in God's Genuine Love 01:49 Exploring Romans 5: Justified by Faith 02:56 Rejoicing in Sufferings: A Paradox 06:09 The Effects of Suffering: Building Endurance 09:56 Suffering as a Test of Faith 12:47 Hope and Trust in God vs. Worldly Pursuits 19:45 Righteousness Through Jesus 21:36 Experiencing God's Love Through the Holy Spirit 23:48 Christ's Death as a Tangible Expression of God...

00:00 Introduction to Romans Five 00:06 Understanding Justification by Faith 02:26 Three Results of Justification 04:35 Peace with God 06:38 Trust Jesus to Remove God's Wrath 14:15 Trust Jesus for Favor from God 22:12 Trust Jesus to Enjoy Life's Greatest Treasure 27:43 Conclusion and Prayer

00:00 Introduction to the Verses 01:16 The Promise to Abraham 02:10 Faith and Righteousness 05:22 Personal Anecdote on Faith 07:42 Application to Modern Believers 09:50 God's Promise to You 13:39 Understanding True Belief 16:24 Survival Shows and Fiery Serpents 17:36 Belief and Temptations 20:10 The Sin Problem and Righteousness 22:13 The Importance of Resurrection 23:54 God's Kindness and Repenta...

00:00 Introduction to Romans 4 and Faith 02:01 Real Faith: Seeing the World Through God's Eyes 04:06 Abraham's Example of Faith 09:38 Faith as a Way of Seeing God 18:13 Real Faith Endures 27:00 Enduring Faith 31:26 Real Faith and Righteousness 35:11 Trusting Jesus Completely 39:21 Closing Prayer and Reflections

00:24 The Promise to Abraham 01:11 Faith and Righteousness 02:20 Inheritance Through Faith 03:36 The Heir of the World 04:30 Living as Heirs with Christ 11:29 Happy Humility 17:59 Freedom and Security in God's Promise 27:48 Conclusion and Prayer

00:20 The Consistency of God's Salvation 01:13 Abraham's Justification by Faith 02:35 Faith vs. Works: Understanding Righteousness 13:08 The Gift of Forgiveness: Lessons from David 17:49 Immediate Forgiveness Through Faith 18:25 Ineffective Ways to Deal with Sin 21:09 The Joy of Forgiveness 27:03 Faith vs. Signs of Faith 35:29 Closing Prayer and Reflection

00:00 Introduction and Overview of Romans 3:27-31 01:41 The Ongoing Role of Faith in Christian Life 03:25 Faith and Salvation: Making It All About Jesus 04:37 Boasting Excluded by Faith 06:39 Faith as an Admission of Inadequacy 08:47 Faith Focuses on Jesus, Not Us 13:14 Universal Salvation Through Faith 16:37 Understanding Grace and Salvation 19:32 Faith and Obedience 22:09 Living by Faith 27:31 T...

01:36 The Biggest Problem in the History of the World 03:08 God's Forgiveness Through Jesus 05:56 The Concept of Justification 08:02 Understanding Righteousness and Faith 10:15 God's Plan for Forgiveness 19:54 The Uniqueness of Christian Justification 23:35 Redemption and Propitiation Explained 25:53 The Seriousness of Sin 27:13 The Inadequacy of Human Efforts 28:04 The Gift of Justification by Fa...

01:35 Realization of Sinfulness 05:09 The Nature of Sin 06:54 Sin's Control Over Us 10:50 Active Participation in Sin 15:28 Rebellion Against God 18:13 Admit Your Complete Sinfulness 20:19 The Illusion of Good Deeds 24:54 The Law Reveals Our Sin 30:33 Abandon Self-Reliance 36:16 The Danger of Holding Onto Sin 39:47 A Prayer for Repentance and Faith

00:00 Introduction to Romans Chapter Three 02:03 Paul's Audience and Their Reactions 06:34 The Jewish Advantage and God's Words 10:21 The Value of Written Words from God 18:49 Understanding the Bible as a Treasure 20:44 Developing a Love for the Bible 25:46 God's Faithfulness in Judgment 32:33 Avoiding Excuses and Embracing Truth 39:30 Concluding Thoughts and Prayer

01:35 Real Christianity: A Matter of the Heart 03:05 Understanding the Structure of Romans 06:00 Paul's Argument Against Outward Religion 10:45 Outward Signs vs. True Faith 17:52 True Trust in Jesus 22:31 Circumcision and Baptism: Outward Signs 27:26 Depend on God for Heart Transformation 32:14 Dependence on God for Growth 34:27 Concluding Prayer and Reflection

00:00 Introduction to Romans Chapter Two 01:56 Facing God's Judgment 03:01 Understanding God's Just Judgment 04:25 Two Categories of Judgment 09:14 The Reality of God's Wrath 11:11 Christians and Accountability 15:45 No Favoritism in God's Judgment 19:20 Assumptions About God's Favoritism 21:10 God's Impartial Judgment 24:09 The Fate of Those Who Haven't Heard the Gospel 33:34 Universal Sin and Go...

00:12 Paul's Message: Take Your Own Sin Seriously 02:41 Understanding God's Wrath 05:09 Knowledge vs. Righteousness 07:55 Common Lies About Sin and Salvation 13:16 God's Patience and Urgency of Repentance 17:29 The Danger of Presuming on God's Patience 23:21 The Condition of the Heart 30:05 The Need for a New Heart 35:21 Concluding Prayer and Reflection

01:18 Understanding God's Design for Marriage and Gender 02:48 Foundations of Love and Identity 11:32 Defending the Goodness of God's Design 20:05 Addressing the Sinfulness of LGBTQ+ Thinking 26:18 Redefining Goodness and Love 35:49 Common Questions and Answers 46:06 The Gospel for All Sinners 48:45 Conclusion and Prayer

00:00 Introduction to Romans 1:24-32 02:11 The Downward Spiral of Sin 05:03 Three Steps of the Death Spiral 07:02 Exchanging God's Truth for Lies 12:08 Rejecting God's Design 15:24 The Universality of Sin 17:38 Embracing God to Avoid the Spiral 19:57 Understanding God's Wrath 21:25 The Consequences of Sin 29:18 The Deceptive Nature of Sin 33:00 Embracing Sinful Thinking 36:50 The Importance of Hol...

02:30 The Righteousness of God's Wrath 04:02 General Revelation: Evidence of God in Creation 09:54 Suppressing the Truth About God 12:22 No Excuses: Everyone Knows God Exists 15:04 The Heart Issue: Ignoring Evidence of God 17:37 Everyone Worships Something Instead of God 20:25 The Heart of Sin: Devaluing God 22:10 Sin's Personal Offense to God 26:38 The Deceptive Nature of Sin 31:42 Fighting Tempt...

01:42 Understanding Romans 1:16-17 05:11 Confidence in God's Power 05:58 Evangelism and God's Power 11:41 Trusting God's Power for Salvation 16:35 The Struggle with Assurance 18:10 Living by Faith, Not by Effort 19:26 Seeing God Through the Bible 24:00 Faith and Obedience 29:58 Experiencing Eternal Life Now 34:24 Concluding Prayer and Reflection