Sleater Kinney Road Baptist Church

Christians around the world celebrate the day when Mary and Joseph brought the child Jesus, only 40 days old, to the temple to present Him to the Lord. This Old Covenant law has deep significance when we see who God arranged to meet the parents when they arrived. Pastor Tyler preaches from Luke 2:22-40. Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/ Sermons on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqmJgl YouTube: https:...

Paul wishes the Jewish people would accept Jesus as their Messiah. In Romans ch. 9, he defended God's character and essentially said "God can do what He wants because He's God." Then, lest we think this means we're all puppets dancing helplessly to God's tune, Paul closed the chapter by declaring that Israel didn't believe in Jesus because they pursued righteousness b...

The Apostle Paul worries about the Jewish people. He wishes with all his heart that Israel would accept Jesus as its Messiah. But, most haven't done it. Why? Paul asks three rhetorical questions and answers each. Then, he offers up his explanation for why Israel hasn't accepted Christ. This is one of the most famous passages in the Bible, and it peels back a bit of the divine curtain about...

Epiphany celebrates that God's good news isn't only for the Jeweish people--it's for the Gentiles, too! Today, we'll study the familiar story of the wise men from who traveled from the East, following a mysterious star which led them to the house where the Christ-child was staying with his mother and Joseph. We'll explore God's promises to the Gentiles from the Old Covenant...

"Christmastide" celebrates the time between Christmas and the arrival of the magi from the East (Matthew 2), celebrated on 06 January. These are the "twelve days of Christmas" from the famous song. Traditionally, churches did not celebrate Christ's first advent until Christmas Day. Instead, churches used the month of December to celebrate God's promises that the Messiah...

On our fourth and last Advent Sunday, we see Solomon's prayer for the king of Israel. Christians have always read this prayer as operating at two levels--the deeper of which is a prayer about what God's true king will do when He rules over the world. This is a beautiful and moving portrait of what God has in store for those who love Him. Pastor Tyler preaches from Psalm 72. Gospel: https:/...

On our third Advent Sunday, we see how John the Baptist explains the Good News about the Messiah to people in his day. Why is the Good News so "good"? If we decide to embrace and accept the Good News, what should that look like in our hearts and lives? Pastor Tyler preaches from Luke 3:7-19. Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/ Sermons on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqmJgl YouTube: https://...

On our second Advent Sunday, we see God's beautiful metaphor of a "highway" which will pave the way for God to come to us, at long last. Pastor Tyler preaches from Isaiah 40:1-11. Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/ Sermons on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqmJgl YouTube: https://bit.ly/3f3PeDA Website: https://skrbc.org/ Facebook: https://bit.ly/33o2yQH​​ Instagram: https://www.instagra...

On this first Advent Sunday, we look at a special promise from God about a servant whom He would send to be a rescuer---to be "a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles," (Isa 42:6). Pastor Tyler preaches from Isaiah 42:1-9. Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/ Sermons on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqmJgl YouTube: https://bit.ly/3f3PeDA Website: https://skrbc.org/ Facebook: ht...

The world is full of leaders who are certain they control their own destinies. That they steer the ship of state. That God is meaningless. In democratic countries, this is usually never an explicit attitude--you can't be elected by hating God! But, it's sometimes an unspoken and implicit mindset that results in the same thing. Psalm 2 opens by showing us political authorities that openly h...

Rather than begin Paul's long discussion about Israel (Rom 9-11), and stopping for Advent, we'll break from Romans and take a two-week detour before Advent begins! This detour will take us through the first two Psalms. This morning, the scripture asks us to think about the kind of person whom God blesses. What does his life look like? Her attitude? Thoughts? Heart? Pastor Tyler preaches fr...

The Holy Spirit comforts us, encourages us, and gives us assurance that we belong to Christ. Nothing can break that bond---no matter what lies Satan manufactures. Pastor Tyler preaches from Romans 8:18-39. If you're looking for a good book to guide you through the letter to the Romans, one of the best is by the late theologian and pastor John Stott: https://tinyurl.com/39w5attn Gospel: https:/...

Some Christians are tortured by guilt. By shame. By failing to be what they ought to be. Yes, critical self-reflection is good. But God doesn't want believers to wallow in despair, without hope. Yes, we're each a work in progress and we must ask God to help us be holy people (1 Peter 1:13-16). But, God wants us to live with bold, joyful confidence because He's adopted us. Pastor Tyler...

Sometimes events or trends of the day dominate everything. Today, worries about politics and cultural craziness dominate a lot of Christian conversation--it shapes our sermons, or books, our worries. In the Apostle Paul's day, confusion about the distinction between grace and legalism was the topic. It's why he talked about it all the time. He probably wished he could talk about other stuf...

Romans 6 is the most detailed analogy Scripture gives us about what really happens when we accept Jesus as our Rescuer. It has life-changing implications for everyday life. Pastor Tyler preaches from Romans 6. If you're looking for a good book to guide you through the letter to the Romans, one of the best is by the late theologian and pastor John Stott: https://tinyurl.com/39w5attn Gospel: htt...

The bible presents the incarnate Jesus as the better of two delegates who represent us before God. Each delegate is faced with a test which determines the fate of his followers. The Apostle Paul asks us to consider the delegate to whom we'd like to belong--who do we want to represent us? Obviously, we should want the better one--the successful one. Paul explains why Jesus is that better repres...

Now that he's finished his discussion about how God rescues us---we're justified by faith and trust in Jesus alone--the Apostle Paul now pauses to explain a bit more about the results. Salvation is a gift of righteousness from God that Paul says brings peace. We'll spend our time this morning thinking about what Paul has to say about this. Pastor Tyler preaches from Romans 5:1-11. If y...

By default, we want to come to God with our "resume." We want to bring our efforts to God and say "this is why I deserve to be part of your community." In the last sermon (see Romans no. 6), the Apostle Paul showed us that this isn't true. In this passage, Paul does the same thing he also did in the letter to the churches in Galatia---he uses Abraham as an example to showca...

If nobody has an advantage with God, if nobody has an inside track to being part of His family, then what's the solution? The Apostle Paul explains how and why Jesus' righteousness is offered as a gift to those who want it. Pastor Tyler preaches from Romans 3:21-31. If you're looking for a good book to guide you through the letter to the Romans, one of the best is by the late theologia...

Paul turns his attention to religious hypocrites. These are the hardest people to reach with the truth, because they already think they have their golden ticket. But, Paul warns, some of these people are actually outsiders to God's family. Pastor Tyler preaches from Romans 2:17 - 3:8. If you're looking for a good book to guide you through the letter to the Romans, one of the best is by the...

Paul turns his attention to religious hypocrites. These are the hardest people to reach with the truth, because they already think they have their golden ticket. But, Paul warns, some of these people are actually outsiders to God's family. Pastor Tyler preaches from Romans 2:17 - 3:8. If you're looking for a good book to guide you through the letter to the Romans, one of the best is by the...

Paul now shifts his focus to the second group of people who need to know that they (yes---even them!) need this power from God, this divine rescue that God is offering through Jesus of Nazareth. This group is the folks who think of themselves as "good people," without any reference to God. They think highly of themselves. They think they're moral, proper, and upright. They think they...

Now that he's explained that the Good News is power from God for salvation for EVERYONE who believes (Rom 1:16), the Apostle Paul tackles the question of WHY everyone needs this power from God that Jesus is offering. To do this, Paul addresses three generic groups of people---and we all fit into one of these groups---and shows how and why each group's relationship with God is broken. Paul...

In this introduction to his letter to the congregation in Rome, the apostle Paul writes something that people have wondered about for nearly 2000 years. He talks about how "in the Gospel the righteousness of God has been revealed ..." (Romans 1:17). What does this mean? What is the righteousness of God? Is it a good thing? A scary thing? How has it been revealed? What are we supposed to...

Micah is upset, depressed. The news of future rescue seems to distant in the face of present difficulties. The Assyrians threaten invasion and the nation stands no chance--God even promises that they'll go into exile! This last chapter is Micah's attempt to wrestle hope from the despair of now. He says something that even Jesus later quotes and applies to His own situation. What can we lea...