ct|church Sermon Podcast

The law is good, but we are sinful—and only Jesus, through the power of the Holy Spirit, can make sinful people holy. (Romans 7:7–14)

We are bound to Christ and live to please Him as Lord. (Romans 7:1-6)

We are either slaves to sin, which leads to death, or slaves to obedience, which leads to life. (Romans 6:15–23)

Believers are called to live every day in the reality that the old self has been crucified with Christ and a new life has begun.

The curse of Adam is overcome by the redemption of Christ. (Romans 5:15-21)

We are all sinners who have inherited the guilt of Adam and are in need of a savior.

Christians are called to love God and love people—including our enemies, which involves offering peace and seeking reconciliation. (Romans 5:6–11)

The present benefits of justification makes every difference - not only to where we are heading, but to how we act and feel in our present, in both good times and in bad. (Romans 5:1-5)

Our justification is not predicated upon the potency and efficacy of our faith, but upon the potency and efficacy of the faithfulness of Christ. (Romans 4:18–25)

God’s immense and lavish grace naturally creates the potential for abuse. (Romans 4:13-17)

Christians must be willing to critique their own traditions on the basis of the criterion of Christ and his chosen apostles. (Romans 4:9–12)

Abraham is the historical prototype of justification by faith as imputed righteousness. (Romans 4:1–8)

Both Jews and gentiles alike are justified by grace through faith on the basis of the work of Christ on the cross. (Romans 3:21–31)

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most significant event in human history and the beginning of God's restoration of all things corrupted by sin.

God desires obedience and punishes disobedience.

The Holy Spirit directs the church to send out people for God’s mission, and the church responds with prayerful commissioning and support.

Adult & Teen Challenge provides Christ-centered, residential addiction recovery programs designed to transform the lives of men, women, families, and teens.

Missionary to Japan, Chris Carter, explains that we must take action because Jesus commands us to make disciples of all nations, and because God desires worshippers from every people group. The Church must engage prayerfully and persistently in sharing the Gospel, even in spiritually resistant nations like Japan.

Mark Cox, with Convey of Hope, shares how disruptive compassion will change your plans, move you to action, and it will cost you something!

All people, both Jew and gentile alike, stand corrupt, guilty, and condemned before a holy and righteous God. (Romans 3:9–20)

The law is good, even though it reveals that we are not. (Romans 3:1–8)

Right standing before God is not a matter of appearances and external characteristics, but a matter of the heart. (Romans 2:17–29)

Even though knowledge and opportunity may vary, God judges all people by the same moral and ethical standards. (Romans 2:12–16)

We all stand morally responsible and spiritually accountable before a just and righteous God. (Romans 2:1–11)

We find ourselves under God's judgment when we choose to suppress the truth about God and worship anyone or anything other than God. (Romans 1:18–32)