C4 | Calvary Young Adults

God has always made choices within Israel, even in the area of salvation, and God's choices never change. Paul explains that God is not unjust in giving mercy as He pleases, and he challenges us to remember that God is sovereign and we are not. Passage: Romans 9

Through Christ we have a physical hope to be had, a spiritual reality to be lived, and everlasting love to be preserved Passage: Romans 8:18-39

There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ! This is proven true by the work of the Spirit who gives us true life by setting us free from sin and death, helping us to live obedient lives, changing our nature, battling with us to overcome sin, and securing our adoption as children of God.

In life, we fight against sin and selfishness. Why should we keep fighting? Who is to blame for this fight? What does it mean that we are in this fight? Come learn from the riches of Romans 7 how God is renewing us and empowering us to fight against the sin that so easily entangles and discourages us. Passage: Romans 7

Some believe the lie that because of the grace of God we can continue in our sin. Paul counteracts that lie with the truth and timely encouragement that because of the grace of God we are FREED from the power of sin. Passage: Romans 6

Human effort/work leads to brokenness and death, but the work of Christ brings life and hope. Chasing the kingdom without the King is futile and exhausting, but even suffering can be rewarding when we are deeply rooted in Christ. Scripture: Romans 5

After defining justification, Paul uses Abraham to prove his thesis that we are justified by faith alone just like Abraham, and shows how faith interacts with works, circumcision, the law, and the promise. Scripture: Romans 4

We run into the danger of getting the gospel wrong. The rich text of Romans 3 reminds us of the importance and centrality of the doctrines of imputation and propitiation. It also highlights for us that Jesus in the only way and has always been so. Scripture Passage: Romans 3:21-31

As Paul exposes the Jews need for heart transformation, each of us must examine our hearts against charges to hypocrisy and determine whether our lives are marked by present obedience to Christ. Scripture: Romans 2:17 - 3:20

Paul continues to set up the universal need for divine rescue by revealing that even the religious and moral person falls short of the law of God. Paul warns against the temptation toward self-righteousness by reminding us that God is impartial in judgment and the guilt of the law is inescapable. Scripture: Romans 2:1-16

Paul sets up the universal need for divine rescue by revealing that the wrath of God is against willful sinners for their rejection of the evidence for God and choice to replace God as Creator, ultimately leading God to release those people into the depths of their own sin. Scripture: Romans 1:18-32

Good news is the heart of Christianity. Good news is the heart of Romans. The gospel is about salvation by grace for everyone for the glory of God. Scripture: Romans 1

God has called each of us to be doers of His Word, not simply hearers. As we conclude an examination of God's justice, we are exhorted to mirror Christ by modeling Godly Justice toward others every single day.

Godly justice hates oppression, Godly justice destroys oppression, and Godly justice brings hope.

We examine Judah's sins of idolatry and societal corruption which have roused the justice of God, and consider how we can learn from the mistakes in Judah's past so we are not condemned to repeat them ourselves.

What rules your world? People or God? God tells us that life is found in Him and Him alone.

God has brought upon Habakkuk Godly justice through the Chaldeans. Habakkuk prays a prayer where he recalls the character of God and the actions of God to have full confidence in God no matter the circumstance. As we look through the final chapter of the book of Habakkuk we find that through submissive faith in the will of God and knowing who God is, we can know that regardless of the circumstance...

God promises justice for the oppressed. He taunts his enemies. In our sinfulness and oppression of others, this would bring us fear and lead us to repentance. In our being oppressed by sin and others, it should give us great hope to persevere because God will set all things right through his death and resurrection.

The prophet Habakkuk engages in a Q&A with God, asking the hard questions on his heart. As Habakkuk tries to understand when and how God will bring judgment, we see the importance of recognizing sin, believing in God's sovereignty, and going to God in prayer.

God, in His goodness and mercy, has entrusted us with something more valuable than the whole world. Have we been living like that? Learn what it means to co-labor with God and be His ambassador.

Jesus left us with a simple command, make disciples. So what does it look like to be a disciple-maker? We examine Paul's relationship with Philemon to find discipleship principles that can help us live out our calling to be healthy disciple-makers.

The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. We need more laborers. We need more disciple-makers. To be a disciple-maker, we must first be a disciple. So, what is a disciple? Find out the marks of a true disciple of Jesus!

All of human history is lived between the tree in the garden, the tree on Calvary, and the Tree of Life in eternity. In this third message we examine the Tree of Life, which symbolizes the hope of eternal life offered to all who believe in Jesus.

All of human history is lived between the tree in the garden, the tree on Calvary, and the Tree of Life in eternity. In this second message, we examine the cross of Jesus Christ which offers up a solution to the monumental problem of the Fall that began at the First Tree.

All of human history is lived between the Trees, from the Garden of Eden to Calvary to the New Jerusalem. Three trees chart the narrative of redemption, from the Fall to the Solution to the Promise. In this first message, we focus on the world-altering events surrounding the first tree.