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In Romans chapter 8, Paul is beginning to explain our new life in Christ. But what does this new life in Christ look like? What happens to us once the Holy Spirit begins to take over our lives?

Tonight we begin one of the most beloved chapters in the entire Bible. Romans 8 begins by Paul taking a closer look at Jesus Christ coming to Earth to take our place on the Cross.

One of the most controversial and confusing sections of the entire Bible has one of the deepest and most important messages for not only all Christians, but for all humanity.

Paul has spent a lot of time talking about how Sin and the Law create death for us. But is that the Law's fault? Paul shows us in this very important section that Law + Us = Death. And the ultimate problem is not with the Law...

Paul begins Romans 7 with another analogy connecting us to Romans 6. In the same way that we are always either serving Christ or our Sinful desire, we will also always either be married to Jesus Christ or our own sinful desires.

Paul concludes Romans 6 the same way he started it: by reminding us of the dangers of a life of sin, and showing us the glorious gift of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Since we are no longer under the Law (V.14), do we still have to obey it? Paul shows believers that if they wander away from God's Law, they will not find freedom, but slavery instead.

What does it mean for Christians to be "dead to sin" (Romans 6.2)? How does the Gospel change our actions and our hearts? Paul unpacks this incredible truth in the sixth chapter of Romans.

In Acts 27 and 28 the Apostle Paul goes through deep trouble. While on his way to Rome he encounters a storm that is beyond his control. So often this happens in our lives. Ryan walks us through three ways Paul finds hope in his storm, and ultimately how we can find hope in ours. (Sunday Morning Sermon)

Bryon Schirner helps us finish out our look at life in Adam and life in Christ.

Jesus is the New and Better Adam. But what does this mean? How is what Jesus did better than the first Adam? Paul tells us in this important passage.

How can the death of one man 2,000 years ago be important for me today? Paul walks us through one of the most important concepts in the entire Bible: Jesus Christ is the New and Better Adam.

How can we know that God loves us? How does Paul know? What is the anchor of his theology? It is Christ crucified.

What does the Gospel do for us in suffering? At the beginning of Romans chapter 5, Paul begins to unpack what being saved by faith in Jesus does for us not only in eternity, but in the here and now.

What is faith? What does it look like? In this last section of Romans, Paul writes to the Church about the nature of Abraham's faith, and how we can grow in our own faith today.

Why can't we be saved by works? Is that just the rule? Or is there more to the story. In this important section of Romans, the apostle Paul walks us through why Abraham was saved apart from works, and why grace through faith in Jesus is the only way. NOTE: Below is the Tim Keller quote in its entirety: If you can't dance and you long to dance, in the resurrection you'll dance perfectly...

Being saved by faith alone is not a new invention. Paul goes all the way back to Abraham to show that it has always been this way. Abraham is not the father of the Israelites only. He is the father of all people; Jew and Gentile, throughout all history, who have turned to God Almighty not with works, but with faith.

Paul has been making his case throughout his letter that we are saved by faith, apart from works, thanks to the righteous life of Jesus. But what does the Old Testament say about these things? Paul begins his Old Testament journey by showing us the faith of Israel's founder: Abraham.

What does the Cross say about how God feels? What does the Cross say about the Old Testament? What does the Cross say about the Law? This massively important text tells us so many important things.

What is the most important thing to understand in our lives? What is the biggest problem every single human being faces? The Apostle Paul explains through one of the most important passages of scripture.

In a second look at this important passage, we see what exactly the modern chruch has in common with the Jews in Paul's day. The connection is shocking, and Paul's words here are just as helpful today as they were nearly 2,000 years ago.

Paul's Gospel is popular today, but it has not always been this way. As the book of Romans is being written, Paul encounters pushback from various places and people. He is misrepresented by those who do not know or trust his Gospel. But Paul takes on each argument here at the beginning of Romans chapter 3.

If religion can't save us, does that make religion a bad thing? Paul now turns his attention back to the Jewish people he has come to know and love. He shares with them their strengths and their weaknesses, and shows them a way out of both.

What happens to the man who has never heard the Gospel? Why is it so important to get the Gospel to the nations as soon as we can? Paul helps us see how God's Law works in all of human nature, even among those who have never heard of Him. And then we learn why there is so much hope in this news.

Paul has told us that just because we are more religious than our neighbors, that may not necessarily mean that our hearts are different than our neighbors. So what is the difference? What does a changed heart really look like? Paul shows us in this next section of the greatest letter ever written.