Aletheia Church, Cambridge

What does it mean for the gospel to be "a stumbling block of offense?" Is it ever ok for the Gospel to be offensive, and, if so, to whom is the Gospel meant to be offensive? In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores Romans 9 to unveil how the Gospel is a stumbling block of offense to the self-righteous so that we may receive the righteousness of God.

This week, we begin Romans Season 3 with a stunning passage from Romans 9. In it, Paul seems to imply that God chooses whom to love and chooses others to relegate to destruction. How can a God like this be just or loving? In this sermon, Pastor Adam illustrates how the Apostle Paul explains the Gospel in a way that responds to these objections and expounds upon the striking conclusion that God cho...

Suffering is an unfortunate fact of life for both Christians and non-Christians. However, those who belong to Jesus have access to a unique solution in the midst of our suffering - access to the intercession of God's Holy Spirit. What does this mean, and how can we access the peace the Spirit provides? In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores the second half of Romans 8 to explain how the Spirit sanct...

Suffering is an unfortunate fact of life for both Christians and non-Christians. However, those who belong to Jesus have access to a unique solution in the midst of our suffering - access to the intercession of God's Holy Spirit. What does this mean, and how can we access the peace the Spirit provides? In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores the second half of Romans 8 to explain how the Spirit sanct...

We're back in Romans Season 2! In Romans 8, Paul begins to expound upon the concept of the Holy Spirit and its role in salvation. How does the Holy Spirit change the way we relate to God? What does the Holy Spirit produce in our lives? In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores the first section of Romans 8 to explain what it means for followers of Jesus to be Spirit-filled sons of God.

We're back in Romans Season 2! In Romans 8, Paul begins to expound upon the concept of the Holy Spirit and its role in salvation. How does the Holy Spirit change the way we relate to God? What does the Holy Spirit produce in our lives? In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores the first section of Romans 8 to explain what it means for followers of Jesus to be Spirit-filled sons of God.

Where can we find the good life? Money? Security? Fitness? Family? How do we discover that which can provide us with an eternal sense of satisfaction? In this sermon from the Promise Kept series, Pastor Adam explores Revelation to show that the good life is positioned between God's promises, amidst His presence.

In this sermon series Promise Kept, we've been examining promises given by God found in Old Testament prophecies and exploring the ways in which God has fulfilled those promises through Jesus! Today, Pastor Donny digs into Zechariah to show that God is building his Holy Temple through Jesus, and we, as followers of Jesus, represent the stones of this temple.

How do we reckon with God's call to perfect holiness? As humans, we know we're imperfect. We know we don't measure up to God's perfect standard, so sometimes we may try to cover up our imperfections like Adam and Eve or ignore the sins that are endemic to our lives. In this sermon from the Promise Kept series, Pastor Adam explores Isaiah 4 to warn us against mistaking "pretty" for "pure" and to ur...

In the book of Jeremiah, God promises that a Righteous One will arise to create a people of righteousness who will spread God's presence throughout the world. As the people of our world search for meaning and satisfaction, who will share God's redeeming and fulfilling presence with our neighbors? In this first sermon of the Promise Kept series, Pastor Adam explains how we, God's people, are the pr...

In a city as academic as Boston, it's easy to think about discipleship in terms of classes or theological and theoretical exercises. However, discipleship in the mold of Jesus is a deeply experiential and practical endeavor. Given that practicing discipleship is important in following Jesus, how is it that Christians should approach generosity? In this sermon on Big Give Sunday, Pastor Adam explor...

In chapter seven of Romans, Paul gets honest about his own experience with sanctification. He wants his fellow disciples to understand why sanctification can be frustrating and slow-going at times, but also how to face it with God's grace. In this sermon, Pastor Adam explains how Paul's own thinking about sanctification can help us walk the road of obedience to Jesus.

What's obedience all about? Is obeying God all about avoiding hell, or could obedience be about something greater? In this sermon, campus minister David Fulton explores Romans 6 to show how obedience is about a lot more than rules. After all, obedience leads to life.

God made us to have dominion over all created things, but we lost our right to rule when the first humans submitted their God-given authorities to Satan. In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores Romans chapters 5 and 6 to illustrate how exactly Jesus's sacrifice restores to us the right to reign.

We normally think of hope as a positive expectations. But what does hope look like when positive expectations are hard to cultivate? Does the gospel provide us with a more durable hope? In this first episode of Romans Season 2, Pastor Adam shows from Romans chapter 5 that the gospel teaches us exactly how to hope.

Each of our elders shared testimonies of God's faithfulness in their lives. In this sermon, Pastor Ron Echols shares his personal experience of what God's faithfulness looks like in action.

Each of our elders shared testimonies of God's faithfulness in their lives. In this sermon, Pastor Tendai Musikavanhu shares his personal experience of what God's faithfulness looks like in action.

Each of our elders shared testimonies of God's faithfulness in their lives. In this sermon, Pastor Joseph Maxwell shares his personal experience of what God's faithfulness looks like in action.

Sometimes, our hard work turns out to not be enough to achieve a desired outcome, and this is never more true than in the story of our salvation. Our salvation is built on trust in God's promises, not in the power of our own works. In this sermon, Pastor Donny explores Romans 4 to uncover what it looks like to have faith to receive the promises of God.

How do we enter into the God's family to become one of His children? Did God change the requirements for salvation between the Old and New Testaments? In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores Romans 4 to illuminate Paul's claim that we find ourselves (and have always found ourselves) in the family of God by faith.

How do we enter into the God's family to become one of His children? Did God change the requirements for salvation between the Old and New Testaments? In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores Romans 4 to illuminate Paul's claim that we find ourselves (and have always found ourselves) in the family of God by faith.

In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores the last half of Romans 3 to unpack how exactly God's grace, shown through Jesus, reconciles us to God and reveals Him to be trustworthy.

In our lives, we love stories that remind us of hope and grace and kindness. And yet, there's a real possibility that we embrace these stories because they distract us from the turmoil of sin that we create ourselves. In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores Romans 3 to illustrate that sin is far more dangerous than we ever imagined, and in the face of our sin, God is far more faithful than we ever ex...

In our lives, we love stories that remind us of hope and grace and kindness. And yet, there's a real possibility that we embrace these stories because they distract us from the turmoil of sin that we create ourselves. In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores Romans 3 to illustrate that sin is far more dangerous than we ever imagined, and in the face of our sin, God is far more faithful than we ever ex...

We love to love our tribes. Families, friends, races, religions, Republicans, Democrats, rich, poor - we tend, as humans, to embrace those things which distinguish us from other groups. Our problem arises when we set ourselves as judges above other groups, because God is the only one in the universe just enough to judge between the groups of the world. How can we abandon our desires to judge those...