The Sanctuary Church Podcast

Pastor Rod Collins resumes the Book of Romans series by reading the first two verses and then unpacks each sentence in relation to the motivation, manner, and mind of a new you.

Pastor Rod Collins concludes the "Say Yes" series with scriptures from Luke 5:27-31 and Luke 14:16-23 which talk about inviting people to meet Jesus, and encourages us each to invite five people this year to meet Jesus in some way.

Pastor Rod Collins continues the series Say Yes with some views and examples on serving, while asking a few questions about letting God shape us through it.

Pastor Rod Collins continues the series of saying "Yes" to God and community in various ways, and this week he encourages us to say yes to Scripture by loving it, learning it, and living it.

Pastor Rod Collins kicks off a new four week series titled "Say Yes", in which the church will explore different ways to say yes to community, serving, and other things which can change our destination and purpose in life. Pastor Steve Mason talks about saying yes to community in the form of small groups, and has a few guest speakers share their experiences as small group leaders.

Pastor Ron Williams begins the new year by jumping back into Romans chapter 13, verses 8 through 14, and breaks the passage into three ways in which we can live Christ-like: by loving obediently, thinking soberly, and being godly.

Pastor Rod Collins invites four pastors and two staff members to speak about their thoughts and reflections on Christmas this year and what they are looking forward to in the next year.

Pastor Rod Collins approaches the Christmas story in Luke 2:1-7 from a different angle by describing the three different people who missed Christ at his birth and talks about how we can avoid being like them.

Pastor Rod Collins talks about the greatest story ever told this week, the story of Christmas, from Matthew 1:18-23 and Luke 2:1-9, and sums up the story with a few powerful points.

Pastor Rod Collins runs through Romans chapter 8, verses 31 through 39, explaining what it means to be more than conquerors and the five things which cannot separate us from God. He also invites pastor Danny Thompson to share a remarkable story about how Romans 8:31 recently played out in his life.

Pastor Rod Collins expounds Romans chapter 8, verses 26 through 30, describing how the Holy Spirit helps us and how God chose people to become like His Son Jesus, and shares a life story which illustrates this passage.

Pastor Rod Collins covers a single verse, Romans 8:28, which contains the "greatest promise ever", and provides five ways that describe this promise.

Pastor Rod Collins shares the service with Pastor Ron Williams by giving a short sermon on God's design for us being a lifestyle of thanksgiving, while Pastor Ron talks about the three golden nuggets of gratitude (atonement, adoption, and assurance) which are found within Romans chapter 8.

Pastor Rod Collins begins a short series on the "best chapter ever", the eighth chapter of Romans, by reading the first four verses, and then explains the reality, the result, and the route through which God has freed us from the power of sin and death.

Pastor Ron Williams preaches an important message from Romans 7:21 through 8:4 about how those who are in Christ Jesus have been unleashed from the peril, penalty, and power of sin by means of the love of God, union with Christ, and the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Pastor Rod Collins teaches from Romans chapter 6, verses 1 through 14, about what being dead to sin and alive in Christ means, how you get a new start in Christ, and how God changes your desires for sin.

Guest speaker Matt Higgins shares the word from Romans 5:1-5 that through Jesus we can have peace and friendship with God, and also through tribulations God has a plan to build character, produce hope, and grow our faith and understanding of His love.

Pastor Rod Collins jumps into chapter 4 of Romans, reading verses 17 through 25, which talks about the faith of Abraham, and how even though his faith wasn't perfect, he did not ignore reality and believed God had the power to do what was promised, and he was credited righteousness, and how the same righteousness applies for those who believe God raised Jesus from the dead.

Pastor Ron Williams explains how redemption is crucial, costly, certain, and comforting as he expounds Romans chapter 3, verses 21 through 26.

Guest speaker Garrett Castro takes a detour into the book of Jonah to talk about how Jonah's assignment to preach to Nineveh relates to how we might view the lost within these last days and how we should be focused on the assignment the Lord has placed in front of us as His Church to reach them.

Pastor Ron Williams begins Romans chapter 2 and reads the first five verses, and talks about three main points about the passage: the Plaintiff's (God's) indictment against humanity, the Judge before whom we all must appear, and the Liberator (Jesus) to whom the repentant may appeal.

Pastor Rod Collins finishes up Romans chapter 1 by reading verses 28 through 32, then does a bit of review with previous verses to show why God gave up on the people who suppressed the truth, who were full of wickedness, and who were heartless.

Pastor Rod Collins teaches from Romans 1 verses 18 through 27 about how people reject and worship things other than God, even though creation reveals Him, which causes Him to give them up to their sinful desires.

Pastor Rod Collins finishes Romans chapter 1 by explaining a few reasons why people do not accept the Gospel, and also a few reasons why we are not ashamed of the Gospel.

Pastor Rod Collins continues in the book of Romans, teaching from chapter 1, verses 8 through 17, and giving several ways we can serve God such as by having a personal relationship with Him, being thankful, prayerful, worshipful, and submissive, and with a holy obligation.