Celina First Church Sermon Podcast

In this week’s message from Romans 6:15-23, we look at Paul’s reminder that grace is not permission to keep living in sin. Grace is the power of God that sets us free. Paul uses the language of slavery to show us that everyone serves something. We were created to worship God, but sin bends our worship toward things like money, pleasure, reputation, success, comfort, or self. Sin may start small, b...

In this week’s message from Romans 6:1-14, we continued our series through Romans by looking at Paul’s response to one of the natural misunderstandings of grace. If God’s grace increases where sin increases, does that mean we should just keep sinning? Paul’s answer is clear. By no means. The Christian has not only been forgiven of sin, but has died to sin. In Christ, we are made new. The old self...

In this week’s message from Romans 5:12-21, Pastor Craig walks through one of the clearest passages in Scripture on Adam, original sin, and the greater grace we have in Jesus Christ. Paul shows us that sin is not just a series of bad choices, but a condition that entered the world through Adam and spread to all people. Because sin entered, death entered too. But the good news of the gospel is that...

This week we continue our study through Romans by looking at Romans 5:6–11, where Paul brings us back to the heart of the gospel. At just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. That means Jesus did not come for people who had already cleaned themselves up, proven themselves worthy, or found a way to save themselves. He came for sinners. He came for enemies. He c...

In this week’s sermon, we continue our journey through Romans by looking at Romans 5:1 to 5. Paul begins with the good news that, because we have been justified through faith, we now have peace with God through Jesus Christ. That peace changes how we understand everything else, including suffering. In this passage, Paul gives us a progression that is both difficult and deeply hopeful. Suffering pr...

Welcome to the Celina First sermon podcast. Today we continue our walk through Romans with Romans 4, where Paul points back to Abraham to show that salvation by faith is not a new idea. God has always made people right with Himself by faith, and righteousness is credited, not achieved. In this message, we look at why that matters for both the original Roman church and for us today. Faith is not ju...

This week in Romans 3:21–31 we arrived at the heart of the gospel message. After spending several chapters showing that all people have sinned and fall short of God’s standard, Paul now points us to the cure found in Jesus Christ. In this sermon we walk through what the cross actually accomplished. Christ redeemed us from sin and death, offered salvation freely by grace, and atoned for our sins th...

Welcome to the Celina First podcast. This week we continue our verse by verse walk through the book of Romans as we come to one of the most important truths in the entire Christian faith: all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. In Romans 3, Paul brings both the “good kids” and the obvious sinners into the same boat. Religious people, irreligious people, moral people, broken people, all...

This week’s message continues our walk through the book of Romans as we move into chapter 2. After looking at the brokenness of culture in chapter 1, Paul turns the focus inward and addresses those who know the truth but are not always living it out. In this sermon, we explore how knowledge of the gospel was never meant to produce pride or judgment, but obedience, humility, and a deep gratitude fo...

Welcome to the sermon podcast of Celina First Church of God. This week we continue through Romans by looking at Paul’s argument in Romans 1:16–32. Paul declares that the gospel is powerful enough to save both Jew and Gentile, then explains how the brokenness of culture can actually be evidence of God giving people over to their own desires. We also address why this passage speaks about sexual sin...

This is the sermon podcast from Celina First Church of God. Thanks for taking a few minutes to listen in. This week we continue our walk through Romans, looking at what it means to have a faith that is actually known. Not just something we claim, but something that shows up when life gets hard. In this passage, Paul points to a group of believers whose faith was being talked about everywhere, and...

Welcome to the sermon podcast from Celina First Church of God. We are glad you are listening along. This week we begin a brand new series walking through the book of Romans. This is not a quick series. It is a slow and intentional journey through one of the most important and theologically rich books in all of Scripture. In this opening message from Romans 1:1–7, we take time to set the table. We...

If you missed Easter at Celina First, this message walks through why the resurrection of Jesus matters far beyond just the promise of heaven. We look at how the empty tomb confirms that it is finished, and how that same power shows up in our lives right now. Using the story of Lazarus, this sermon challenges us to consider where we may still be stuck and what it looks like to step into new life. I...

In today’s message, we continue our Final Week series by looking at the cross and Jesus’ words, “It is finished.” This sermon walks through what Jesus meant by that statement, tracing the problem of sin from the beginning, the role of the sacrificial system, and how Jesus fulfills it completely. We also wrestle with the tension of why life can still feel unfinished, even though Christ has paid the...

In this message, we take a close look at what we are calling “the Peter problem.” Peter was bold and confident in his faith, yet he quickly fell into denial and disobedience when things became difficult. His story exposes two struggles we all face, spiritual pride and selective obedience. But Peter’s story does not end in failure. The resurrection of Jesus changes everything, showing us that Chris...

Wednesday Night Bible Study: The Gospel of Luke 15-16

Today’s sermon comes from the final week of Jesus’ life and focuses on a powerful moment that took place during the Last Supper. Pastor Dean Calvin walks through the scene where Jesus washes the feet of His disciples and shows what true humility and service look like. In a moment that surprised the disciples, Jesus demonstrated that greatness in the kingdom of God is not about status but about ser...

Wednesday Night Bible Study: The Gospel of Luke 12:35-14

In today’s sermon we continue our series The Final Week: The Days That Changed Everything by following the story right after Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The passage looks at two connected moments from Matthew 21. First, Jesus enters the temple and confronts the corruption that had taken over a place meant for prayer and worship. Then we see the unusual moment where Jesus curses a fig tr...